A/N: My second attempt at SDK fanfiction. I couldn't finish the last one..This is about what the people in SDK were like before the manga and anime begins. I'm going to focus primarily on the Shiseiten, Sanada, and Yuya. Sorry Benitora lovers! Just in case, the Shiseiten is the group Onime no Kyo was allied with before Mibu Kyoshiro defeated him. It consisted of Akira, Hotaru, Akari, and Botenmaru. The Sanada part will focus on the already known fact about Yukimura's hatred for the Tokugawa and his past with Mizuki. The part on Yuya will focus on her and her brother. this story is like MY version of what happened to these groups before the manga (because I can only read the Tokyopop manga and I can't read full Japanese yet) so please forgive me it I'm wrong on a few details. Just R/R telling me what's wrong or give me any ideas.

Chapter 1

A sword came slicing down on a man, splitting him in half. A young boy stood with his swords crossed in front of him. " 50! I win!" said Akira smiling.

" Man, and I was beating you too." Hotaru complained, brushing himself off. Akari laughed, " Little Akira's growing up!"

" Hey!" Akira said. Botenmaru laughed loudly while Kyo's mouth curled up into a small smile. Around the Shiseiten group, the ground was littered with countless bodies. Many powerful men had sent armies to defeat the Shiseiten, but none could prevail. Every time a Tokugawa, Toyotomi, or anyone else would send an army, the Shiseiten would strike down all as if it were nothing. Akira looked at Kyo. Akari was trying to smack him in the face, again. (A/N: In case you didn't know, Kyo told Akari that if " she" could hit him in the face, he would marry " her") Akira rolled his eyes and just laughed. Nothing could destroy their group. Nothing. And it was a good thought to think about.

Yuya skipped along the road down to her home. Her parents had died awhile ago, so it was just her and her older brother. " I wonder if that man is going to be there again.." Yuya asked aloud to herself. Recently there had been a big man at her house. He was tall, big, and had the kanji word for Gold on the right side of his neck. She didn't know why he was there, but she knew he had started coming every other week or so. As she walked up to the house, she heard voices of the man and her brother in the middle of a heated exchange. " —haku, I do not want any part of this anymore. Endangering Yuya is not something I promised myself to do!" her brother yelled.

" It's too late!" said the man, equally loud. You already know too much! We can accommodate her if we have to, but you can't turn away now."

Yuya still didn't know what was going or what this man's name was. But what she did know, is that they seemed to know each other well and that she had never heard her brother so angry before. Suddenly she heard someone stand up and walk toward the shoji. Yuya quickly hid from view as the door slid open. Out stepped the tall man, but behind him was another person. Yuya could not see who it was because he was wearing a big robe and a tall hat that covered his face. The robed person turned to face Yuya's hiding place and she thought that the person bowed slightly. The pair turned and walked away down the road.

A young man was sitting on a ledge overlooking the forest. Next to him was a small clay bottle of sake. Suddenly two men dropped down next to him. "Sasuke, Saizo." Said the man.

" Yes Yukimura-sama?" Saizo answered.

" Any news of the Tokugawa report?" asked Yukimura.

" No they seem to be idle at the moment." Sasuke answered (A/N: if you haven't read volume 11 yet, Sasuke in this time period of my story is going to be Shindara) Saizo looked bothered that he didn't get to answer Yukimura's question. Yukimura smiled and took a drink from his bottle. " Good. Hopefully they'll keep their distance. That's all for now, you may go."

" Yes, sir!" Saizo said and the two disappeared. Yukimura sighed. All this war was getting to him. Then another figure appeared next to Yukimura. " Hello Yukimura-san." Said the girl.

" Hello Mizuki."

A/N: Ok, for people not far into the series, Akari is really a guy, but dresses like a girl, because he says he's a girl at heart. But I usually call Akari, " she" because it's easier to think of him as a girl. Another note, is that Shindara used to be a Sanda Juyushi. But I don't know why he left and that's why the 12-year old kid is the new Sasuke.

So what do you guys think? Any suggestions appreciated. I'm kinda stuck. ^ ^;; flames or praise is welcome too. ^_^ thanks for reading!