Chapter 6: Plan in Action-Aname.
"Why?" Aname's eye opened and she saw boss Masamune trying to sit up. Karia quickly moved to help him. The boss looked straight at Aname. "Why am I alive?" All of the Date men were shocked. "You're alive because you have an army who cares for their leader and you have a country to conquer. You didn't think that we would just up and leave you to die at Toyotomi Hideyoshi's hand did you?"
Boss Masamune looked at her for a long moment before he smirked. "I guess you're right. If I were to die now then everything I've done so far would be for nothing. I sure as hell have to wait for Kojuro to come back around before I die." Masamune looked up at Karia who had been at his side ever since they arrived back at Ōshū. Aname watched as the two looked at each other as if in a silent conversation. There was something going on between her best friend and the Dragon but she wasn't quite sure what.
When boss Masamune finally looked back to Aname he said, "So when do you want to leave?" Aname wasn't sure what he meant so she gave him a questioning look. "What do you mean leave?" He pointed up to the eye patch over his right eye. "I mean when do you plan on getting this back. I want Kojuro back here as soon as possible. That is if you think your back wound is up to the task." Aname stood up quickly ignoring the pain. "Of course! I will leave as soon as possible!" Boss Masamune shook his head. "Now cool down a minuet will you. I didn't mean I wanted you to rush out immediately. First off you're still injured and coming to that battlefield didn't help. Second we need a plan and I can't believe I'm the one telling you this."
Aname rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "Please my lord you give me too little credit! Do you honestly think I'd rush out to Odawara without a plan or any kind of rational course of action?!" The boss just stared up at her blinking a few times. He looked down and smiled; no grin, no smirk, just a smile. "It doesn't matter who you are….. if someone you love is in trouble you tend to do the stupidest of things and that's why I'm telling you to make sure your wound is healed enough and that you have a plan." Aname and everyone else in the room froze speechless. All of the Date men including Karia looked back and forth between the boss and Aname.
Aname didn't know what to think or even what to say! Of course she loved Kojuro but she had only ever told her father that. She hadn't even told Karia! "Wh-What do you mean boss Masamune?" Boss Masamune gave her a look of disbelief. When he looked around to see the rest of his men staring he realized what he had said wasn't meant for all ears. Considering that he had already blown that secret there was no point in keeping the rest of the story in the dark. the way you look at him but the way you act and how you sound….. any idiot could figure out your in love with him."
Aname's cheeks were red and she couldn't come up with anything to say. He was right she was in love with Kojuro but then again there was one comeback she could make. "Yea and any idiot can see you're in love with Karia!" Everyone in the room was in complete shock. All of the Date men continued to look back and forth between Aname and the now red faced boss of Ōshū. After a long awkward moment it was Masamune who broke the silence. "Well yea I do love Karia. I'm not going to try and hide it. And well I didn't mean to just go out and say it in front of the guys but I wasn't thinking." Aname sighed. "Well going back and forth on this isn't going to help Kojuro at all. I do have a plan though."
Boss Masamune nodded for her to continue. "Well as soon as I leave I plan on heading straight for Kai then to Echigo so that I can have the help of Sasuke and Kasuga. Depending on what kind of time I make and what the situation looks like I might just go and find Kotaro Fuma to make our chances of success easier. I've have actually been in contact with Sasuke recently and he is already aware of my plan and he's been getting me information. Within Odawara neither Hanbei nor Hideyoshi stay for very long at a time. There are many time when the castle is left with only simple guards to protect it. So really things should work out quite nicely for us. We get to Odawara scout around to see if anyone's home and if there is we wait if not we take out the guards quickly and quietly slip in get Kojuro and slip out before anyone has a chance to know what's going on."
The boss thought the plan over for a minute and nodded. "Alright it sounds good. Now I want one of the doctors to take a look at your back and I want them to, to tell me how much longer you need to stay here and rest. When you start off take a break between here and Kai and take a break between Kai and Echigo. Hanbe wants Kojuro alive that we know for sure so you don't need to rush anything. As soon as you leave for Kai I plan on heading out myself with the army. We will follow you to Kai and we will need to borrow one of the other Takeda ninja. We can use that ninja to communicate so that when you get Kojuro I will be in position to attack Odawara when you give the signal." Aname nodded. "Alright then it sounds like a plan."
Aname left to go find one of the doctors and after the doctor was done checking the wound she wrapped it back up and Aname pulled her shirt back on. "Well lady Kino I think you should be ready for travel in about two days as long as your promise me that you won't push yourself any harder than you need to." Aname smiled and nodded. "Don't worry I won't do anything stupid." Aname left and made her way back to where boss Masamune was resting. She came in and sat down. "I can be ready to leave in two days." The boss nodded. "two days then. Only two days until be kick some serious ass." Aname smiled and Masamune got one of his cocky smirks on. IT wouldn't be too long until she saw Kojuro again.
MasamuneUchiha: sorry I haven't updated in soo very long but with it being summer and family and school is starting up again I've been busy but I finally got he newest chapter up so I hope you all enjoy and I will have the next chapter not to far away I hope.