this chapter will start like the Gintama movie. the flash back and stuff since we're going to be going into the Benizakura arc/movie. ENJOY!

"Everyone, after this, you will be forced to shoulder a great responsibility. If you merely continue walking, you will find many hardships you may face. what you do when that happens is..." Shouyou Sensei looked at each and every one of us, "is entirely up to you.

"I will not be able to guide you forever." He stopped pacing then smiled. "So for now, I will offer you these words..."

I looked up at the cloudy sky, ignoring the rain that poured on my face.

A rainy day.

How ironic.

It's a rainy day when I heard the news that Zura had been slaughtered by Okada Nizou with Benizakura.

He was one of my friends after all so I feel a small amount of sorrow.

I wonder what Gintoki and Sakamoto is thinking after they heard about our friend's death.

"Shineko. A girl was captured last night. She seems to be Katsura's comrade."

My head snapped to the person who stood behind me, which was my brother. "Katsura had a girlfriend?"

He let out a chuckle. "She seems to be too young to be his lover."

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Then who...?"

"...I don't who she is, but she seems familiar."

"Hmm..." I looked down at the ocean.

I entered the room where this girl was kept in, to see Takechi Henpei staring at her.

My eyes widened when I saw the girl.

"Oh lord..." I mumbled when her eyes also laid on mine.

"You're...!" she cried when she saw me, then suddenly, her eyes showed much fear.

"You two know each other?" Takechi Henpei asked us.

Neither of us answered but just stared at each other.

Then I walked closer to her. I stopped a few feet away from her and stared blankly at her face.

"What the hell are you doing here?" she cried, her voice shaking a little. "Aren't you with Harusame?"

"Ironicly, Kiheitai had made a treaty with Harusame's 7th squad. And also, ironically, your brother is Harusame's 7th squad's captain and my brother is Kiheitai's leader so... I'm here," I had answered with a shrug.

"What...?" she said in disbelief.

"Yes, your brother, Kamui, and my brother, Takasugi Shinsuke. Ain't it weird?"

She just stared up at me with wide, fear-filled eyes.

"Well, I'm going," I said, turning around and walking toward the door, "tell Gintoki I said hi when you get out of this pits of hell."

"Shineko-san!" one of the unknown Kiheitai members came barging into my room, interrupting my peaceful time of reading.

"What's with all the yelling? What happened?" I asked with a groan.

"A group of Jouishishi has come to attack us! We need more people to help us win this fight! And Takasugi-san told me to tell you to help us!" he yelled.

I groaned again and sat up, putting my book in my pocket and took my katana, putting it in place. "Dumbass," I mumbled, cursing at my brother.

As I got to the top/outer part of the flying ship, my eyes widened in surprise at the amount of blood paining the place. An explosion was heard from the inner part of the ship.

"What the hell is happening to this place?" I mumbled to myself.

"Who are you?" someone cried from behind.

I turned around to see a familiar person standing behind me. "Oooh... you're the boy with glasses I had met in Yoshiwara!"

His eyes twitched. "I have a name."

"Well, don't know you're name."

"What are you doing here?" he cried.

"To help my-"

A battle cry was heard from behind and my head snapped toward the cry. Another familiar face was there.

I pulled out my katana and blocked his attack with ease then kicked the person where it hurts the most.

"Zura...what are you doing here?" I asked, amused.

"It's not Zura, it's Katsura," he answered then he looked like something clicked inside his mind, "how did you..."

I smirked. "I guess you were alive, then." I jumped away from him when I saw a Harusame ship beside me. "See ya soon."

"Wait! Shineko! How are you alive?" he yelled.

"Saa," I answered and was going to run away when someone stood before my path.

I looked up to see his face then my eyes. "Kintoki..."

"Yaaa, Shineko. Long time no see," he said with a smirk. "And my name is Gintoki."

"What are you doing here?" I asked through my gritted teeth.

"Saa."