The Saica alliance would join with little fuss as the terrain had been prepped and favours had been traded. Despite the fact that Magoichi regarded the One-Eyed Dragon as "reckless and crazy". But every event had proved that despite that he was the one that kept surviving and moving forward without wavering on his goals. He had survived. He had eliminated rivals. And he had secured one of the most key military forces in the land.

Saki observed as the soldiers as they settled away from Osaka. They needed to rest before entering Saica territory and finalizing the alliance. Only five losses. The soldiers that had managed to come that far wold be the best. At least fifty wounded with some degree of concern. The rest was virtually unscathed. It was unsurprising at that point.

They would stop for a few days.

Saki had questioned the wisdom of simply leaving Osaka, a leaderless, unclaimed place but it was not her decision to make. As Katakura-dono said nothing of it either she just allowed the issue to be forgotten.

So far the plans involved crossing the Seto Sea, after securing Magoichi as an ally and gathering news of the Land's warring status, and securing an alliance with Chosokabe Motochika. Which would immediately put them at odds with Mori Motonari. The easiest way was to assassinate him directly as it was known that his people and soldiers had no love for his "rule of the sun". Then it would either be easy pickings, weakened soldiers, or men eager to join with the newest force.

It was a bit of a gamble but the prize could outweigh the risks.

There was also a stirring in a small hidden part of the Land of the Rising Sun. Deep within Kanegasaki the remnants of the Oda faction and the rumours of Oichi were once again gaining strength. Those were the ones who worried Saki at the moment. Years of inaction and silence and then an outburst of action and whispers… so as the party raged on she vanished into the shadows.