Sengoku Basara meets Samurai Warriors: The rise of the Toyotomi

Chapter 16

A/N:

Disclaimer: I don't own Samurai Warriors or Sengoku Basara, only this story.

Chapter 16: The King of Misfortune

"The One-Eyed Dragon, Date Masamune!", shouted the Toyotomi troops as Masamune unleashed an energy boost at them.

Itsuki looked at him with a hopeful smile. "You came…"

Masamune grinned at her. "Of course I did." He then smiled fondly at the girl. "Itsuki, you protected them well."

The girl smiled and blushed at the compliment. Masamune then turned at the enemy leader. He had called his strongest men to come at the front and they had surrounded him. "Ha! Call out all you want, but I'll fight them all.", said Masamune smirking at them.

Itsuki stood up. "I can help-"

"You stand back.", said Masamune without looking at her. "It's my time to fight as the leader of Oshu." He moved with extreme speed and sliced down most of the enemy soldiers. "Magnum Step! Let's party!" He then took out all of his swords and slashed at the rest of them. "Death Fang!"

"He is amazing, although the enemies really outnumber him!", shouted the villagers that had regained their courage and had come outside to watch the fight.

Masamune was once again surrounded by enemy soldiers. Itsuki tried to run to his aid. "I can assist you! I-"

"I don't doubt it.", said Masamune once again without looking at the girl. He slowly turned at her with his usual smirk on his lips. "But if I want to unite the land myself, I'll have to prove to this stupid monkey that I am better than him. Do you believe in me Itsuki?"

Itsuki gasped but smiled at him. "You are the only one that can truly rule Japan, Blue samurai!"

Masamune grinned and raised one of his swords. "All right! You heard that guys?"

Before anyone could react, the rest of the Date army surrounded the whole village, managing to surround the Toyotomi.

"Our Toyotomi troop is completely surrounded by the Date troop?", asked the Toyotomi leader shocked.

Masamune had asked Kojouro to surround the village with the whole of their army, while he would stall the enemy. Masamune smiled at Itsuki once again. "No need to worry, Itsuki. I, the One-Eyed Dragon, Date Masamune, vow to create a world where all can enjoy our lives together."

Itsuki felt tears of joy flood her eyes. Masamune jumped high, above the Toyotomi leader.

"Kuh! Don't care about those fries!", shouted the Toyotomi leader to his men that were trying to defend themselves from the Date army. "All we need is the One-Eyed Dargon's head…! Someone get that One-Eyed Dragon-"

Masamune had landed amongst the strongest men of that army. One of the men, a bulk samurai, approached Masamune enraged. He was holding a huge hammer. "That tiny child was the one to challenge us. She has to grab her weapon and fight."

"The one who made her like that are none other than samurais.", said Masamune. "You might be different from me, but on the surface, we are both samurais. So why not fight a real samurai?" It didn't take long for Masamune to cut him down.

The fight didn't last long and before they knew it, the remaining Toyotomi soldiers had started retreating. Masamune glared at them but sighed. "The Toyotomis may be able to conquer the entire land, but they can never create a world of harmony."

Kojouro smirked at Masamune. "If that is so, please use your power to bring the land under your rule."

Itsuki cheered at them. Masamune smirked. "Sure thing. We are heading back to Oshu! We need to plan our next moves!"

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The Uesugi army had all gathered at the palace in Echigo. They had surrendered and they would soon depart with the Toyotomi to surround Oshu, but first they had to have a huge ceremony. A funeral to be exact. The casket with Kagetora's body was placed in the middle. Right behind it a huge hole had been dug up. Kenshin was next to the casket from the left side, while Kagekatsu was sitting on its right side.

"We have gathered here today to say our goodbyes to a great man and warrior.", said Kenshin. "My adoptive son, Uesugi Kagetora, fought bravely for what was rightfully his and proved to all of us that strength doesn't equal wisdom." He then turned to look at the casket. There was a small window where the face of the boy was visible. "Farewell, my son. I'm sorry I didn't protect you. Until we meet again. In another life."

Kagekatsu lifted the casket on his own and with the help of some of his men, he lowered it into the hole. Kenshin looked at the scene with a pained expression. I'm sorry Ujiyasu…

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Ujiyasu Hojo had heard what happened. He really wanted to blame Kenshin, he really did. But he could only blame himself. On his own, not being able to be near to his hurt family any longer, he had gone to the rice fields, up one of the hills where they usually all gathered to relax. He used to bring his children there to play when they were younger. His wife would join him back then and so would his daughters. Now, his wife would stay to their castle to supervise some projects and his daughters, besides Hayakawa, would focus on their studies.

Ujiyasu missed the old times. He took a drag from his pipe and looked at the fields, imagining a young Hayakawa running with a slightly older Kai and the boys brawling. Saburo would be too scared to partake in this and would usually spend time with his other sisters or stay by his father's side. And now, Saburo was no longer in this world. Ujiyasu looked up in the sky. "A demon, huh?" Maybe Kotaro was right.

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Hideyoshi arrived at the camp near Echigo with a huge smile on his face. Keiji, who was standing very close to the man wasn't sharing his excitement, but he still looked in awe at the size of the army. He saw many familiar faces approaching him and he had to admit that he was happy to see some of them.

"Oi, Maeda Keiji!" That was Motochika. "You joined too, huh?"

"Not yet, Motochika.", replied the man while Yumekichi squeaked sadly.

"He soon will, though.", said Nene cheerfully. She then looked at the crowd that had gathered, obviously looking for someone. "I need to teach the boys some manners! I arrive back after being gone for so long and none of them is here to greet me!"

Suddenly, three young men led by a tall man clad in purple made their way towards Hideyoshi and Nene. The two men behind him seemed happy to see them, while the one leading them had a neutral expression. Nene jumped and hugged all three of them, something obviously uncomfortable for the boys since they were all wearing their armor. "Mitsunari! Kiyomasa! Masanori! It's so good to see you!"

"Good to see you too, lady Nene", said Kiyomasa, obviously in pain since a piece of armor from the other boys was stabbing his shoulder.

"I've missed you as well…", said Masanori, though it was hard to speak since Nene had hugged him from his throat.

"Let go…", mumbled Mitsunari who was being crushed between the other two bulkier men.

Nene did as she was told and pouted at Mitsunari. "Is this the greeting I get? And look at you Mitsunari! You've grown thinner!"

"I'm pretty certain I haven't.", replied Mitsunari with a bored expression. "You're just making excuses so that you can cook us some of your food."

"I don't know, Mitsunari. Maybe you've lost some weight.", said Kiyomasa. "Are you thinking that much about that girl that you stopped eating?", he asked with an innocent expression.

Mitsunari paled and turned at Kiyomasa with a deadly look in his eyes, while Masanori snickered. Nene on the other hand grew serious. "Wait… What girl?"

"Kiyomasa…", growled Mitsunari in a warning tone.

Kiyomasa ignored Mitsunari and smiled at Nene. "One of the Hojo. She is the daughter of the lion of Shagami."

Nene's eyes widened and Mitsunari sighed while clenching his fists. Keiji looked at the scene feeling very confused at what on earth was going on. "Mitsunari, is that true?", asked Nene .

Mitsunari growled a "No", while Masanori chuckled and said "Yes." Nene's eyes lit up. "I must meet this girl! There might be a chance we win over the Hojo with an arranged marriage this way!"

Mitsunari groaned in frustration. "There is nothing going on between me and that girl! It's all in Kiyomasa's imagination!"

Nene though ignored him. "I must speak with Hideyoshi immediately about this. Mitsunari you will have to tell me everything about her!"

Masanori and Kiyomasa snickered behind Mitsunari who looked like he was about to have an aneurysm. The whole ordeal was interrupted by a man clad in gold armor, approaching. Tokugawa Ieyasu, realized Keiji in awe of the young man.

Ieyasu stared at Keiji and smiled. "It's good to see you, Maeda Keiji."

"It's good to see you too, Ieyasu.", replied the man. "I'm a little confused about what on earth is going on though…"

Nene pushed Keiji away and looked at Ieyasu with a serious expression. "First of all, you are late in greeting me! Second, is what Kiyomasa says true?"

Ieyasu sweatdropped. "I apologize for the first and as for the second…" Ieyasu glanced at a fuming Mitsunari. "… I have no idea. I only arrived here a few days ago, lady Nene."

Hideyoshi, who had been watching the exchange with amusement while he conversed with two men that Keiji recognized as Hanbei and Kanbei decided to speak as well. "I'm glad that everyone succeeded in their missions. Good job both to Ieyasu and to Mitsunari."

Both men bowed at Hideyoshi and Mitsunari for the first time since Keiji met him seemed pleased. Hideyoshi continued. "We managed to convince Keiji here to come and see our army's way of things and we also destroyed the remaining Oda forces led by Shibata Katsuie."

"That leaves the Date of Oshu and the Hojo of Odawara remaining.", said Hanbei with a smirk.

"And the Maeda.", said Kanbei, surprising everyone. "He technically hasn't surrendered.

"Yeah, yeah. We know the technicalities, Kanbei.", said Hideyoshi dismissing the man. Still that didn't stop Mitsunari from glaring at Keiji. Keiji stared at him strongly while Yumekichi hid in his clothes.

"Anyway", said Hanbei, "We are considering sending Mitsunari and Ieyasu ahead to conquer the villages surrounding Oshu faster, since the men we have sent there are facing some difficulties."

Mitsunari immediately nodded his agreement and rose up to get his men. Ieyasu nodded as well. "It's a good plan. We will go."

Hideyoshi grinned at them. "Great! And we will soon join you. We hope that the One-Eyes Dragon of Oshu will decide that the best course of action is to surrender after your combined attacks."

Nene sighed in frustration. "Such a pity. Mitsunari's questioning will have to wait now."

Hideyoshi laughed. "You can ask Kiyomasa and Masanori, dear. I'm pretty sure Mitsunari wouldn't tell you anything anyway."

Kiyomasa and Masanori chuckled and stared at each other grinning. Keiji looked at the whole scene and started wondering whether he was going crazy.

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Shibata Katsuie stared at Oichi as she mumbled to herself. "Are you sure it is a good idea to be in these lands?"

The man the question was directed at was sitting not very far from him and he was cleaning one of his two scythes. "Hideaki Kobayakawa is a fool. He won't attack us because he is a coward. And I'm planning on using his stupidity to our advantage."

Shibata finally glanced at Tenkai. "You promise that you will protect her?"

Tenkai offered him a smile, not that it was visible due to his mask. "Of course. After all I need her for my plans. And I will have to repay you as well."

Shibata turned at Oichi again. "How considerate of you."

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Yukimura was talking with Nobuyuki, mainly asking questions about the Toyotomi army, when Ieyasu approached them. "Nobuyuki, we got to go. We are heading to Oshu."

Nobuyuki's eyes widened. "Ahead of lord Hideyoshi?"

Ieyasu nodded. "Our army and Mitsunari's troop are to move ahead and take down the villages surrounding Oshu. We need to hurry considering Mitsunari is about to depart without us." He said the last part sweatdropping a little.

Yukimura stared at them surprised. "You are going to face the One-Eyed Dragon, Date Masamune."

Nobuyuki smiled at him. "Any advice on him?"

Yukimura shook his head. "He is a very fierce opponent. There is fire in his heart and he fights like a dragon would. You will enjoy fighting him."

Nobuyuki nodded. "Since you two first met, I always wanted to face him one on one. You always seem to have a good time when you two are fighting."

Yukimura smiled. "Enjoy yourself then. Good luck." As Nobuyuki left him to join the rest of the Tokugawa army, Yukimura's smile faded. He felt uneasy about the whole scenario. Fighting to win over Oshu and he wasn't there himself to do it for his lord. It felt wrong.

Kunoichi jumped next to him from a nearby tree, making him realize that she had been listening to their conversation. She didn't seem in her usual mood either though. Tsukimaru was on her shoulder with a pout on his little face. "It feels weird, doesn't it?"

So they were on the same page. "Yes, it does. It seems wrong in a way."

Kunoichi sighed and stretched. "Lord Shingen wants you to come meet lord Hideyoshi. He just arrived apparently and everyone is greeting him."

Yukimura nodded. "Thanks for informing me. Let's go then."

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Kojouro's injury was definitely much better but it was still bothering him. He was grateful to Masamune for taking the lead in their previous battle, even though it was a little bit reckless of him in his opinion. But he soon would be forced to fight again. His fight with the War God had definitely done more harm than good and he needed to keep his hand on a sling more often than he considered acceptable.

The Date army had been split in order to get to every village surrounding Oshu before the Toyotomi troops attacked them. The plan the Toyotomi had was obvious to both Kojouro and Masamune since taking down their villages would leave them completely surrounded by the enemy.

Right now they were facing another Toyotomi troop that was on its way to another village not very far from the one Itsuki was.

"Crazy Storm!", shouted Masamune as he use all six of his swords to take down the enemy. "You guys may be cute, but our vanguard won't go easy on you."

The Toyotomi soldiers started to realize that they were up against the ruler of Oshu and they were obviously terrified. Some of them tried to attack him from his blind spot, but Kojouro wouldn't have it. He jumped at them and cut them all down. He stood back to back with Masamune focused on the enemy. "Have more spirit guys!", he shouted to their men.

They all let out a war cry as they charged at the enemy. Kojouro turned to Masamune with a scowl. "Please be on your guard. Your rear was wide open, lord Masamune."

"Huh? Aren't you going to guard my back, Kojouro?", asked Masamune with a smirk on his lips.

Kojouro smirked back. "Certainly. I, Kojouro, will be the one to protect your rear."

Masamune smirked. "All right. Here we go! Boost your morale and keep up with me, Kojouro!"

"Yes, sir!" Despite his injury, Kojouro would always fight for his lord.

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A small team from Masamune's army was heading to another village closer to Echigo. "This is where the Toyotomi are trying to build their base. If we take them down, we will hold them back a lot!", shouted the leader of the troop.

Suddenly a figure clad in purple appeared in front of them. The men halted in shock. "Hey, out of the way! If not-"

"I'll slice all of you down.", said the man unsheathing his sword.

"Hold it, Mitsunari!", shouted another figure, clad in gold. He jumped from very high and landed with his fist to the ground, pushing the men back. "Sorry, but we're going to take all of you captive. We won't kill you, so just wait patiently until the war's over-"

"Ieyasu!", shouted Mitsunari enraged. "Don't be stupid. Those are lord Hideyoshi's enemies. Surely, they should not be allowed to live."

Ieyasu shook his head and smiled at Mitsunari. "Mitsunari, those people also have families. It's no different … from how you treasure lord Hideyoshi…. These people also have people precious to them."

Mitsunari glared at Ieyasu. "Ieyasu! Don't you dare equate lord Hideyoshi to other people." Mitsunari then glared at the men and turned to leave. "I told the others to create a camp to the Oumi village. I went ahead to stop these pests."

Ieyasu chuckled. "I thought you would do that and thus came to join you. My men are also heading to Oumi. See you there soon."

Mitsunari didn't answer and left, leaving Ieyasu alone with his prisoners.

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Masamune had managed to defeat his opponents and was heading for the following village. He spotted the bridge they would have to pass to get there and smirked. But then as he was approaching, he noticed fire not very far from it.

"Lord Masamune!", said Kojouro approaching him. Now that he finally had visibility of the village he could see that everything was burning.

"With the wind coming from that direction, the whole village will soon burn down.", said Masamune seriously. "You're going to stop me if I say I'll go?"

Kojouro smirked. "Please advance as you please. I, Kojouro, shall protect you." Masamune smirked back. "And let heaven help you press forward.", said Kojouro in a more serious tone.

Masamune drew one of his sword and pointed towards the village. "Let's have a party! Let's make this gaudy."

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"The Date army won the battle at Hitottori bridge.", said Ieyasu while eating a rice ball. "I would expect no less from the One-Eyed Dragon."

Ieyasu had been talking with some of the Toyotomi generals that had been assigned the task of attacking the village. His loyal retainers were sitting with him and having a good time as well. "Don't speak while you're still eating, lord Ieyasu.", said Naotora sweatdroping.

He chuckled and rubbed the back of his head. Next to him Nobuyuki and Ina were talking about something concerning the quality of the food. Some Toyotomi soldiers looked at them annoyed. "The leader of Mikawa, Tokugawa Ieyasu…", they whispered. "He degraded himself to a servant of his enemy not only once but twice if we consider his alliance with the Oda. Yet he is still acting cheerful…"

"He isn't as strong as we are and thus joined our army.", replied another man. He was about to say something else when Mitsunari passed by them and approached Ieyasu.

Ieyasu was still talking about Date Masamune with some input from both Naotora and Nobuyuki. "The One-Eyed Dragon must be a marvelous commander. He holds strong bonds-"

"Bonds? Nonsense.", said Mitsunari as he finally was close to Ieyasu. "If you have time to be rambling, use your time for lord Hideyoshi instead."

Most of the generals cowered at the Dark King, but Ieyasu beamed at him. "Oh, relax Mitsunari! We are just eating and having small talk."

Mitsunari glared at him and ignored what he said. "What I said goes for all of you. I cannot accept you guys dawdling and wasting time." He turned and glared at the soldiers that had been badmouthing Ieyasu. They immediately bowed at him.

"Why not be a bit gentler with your words, Mitsunari? Your coercive speech will only work against you.", said Ieyasu.

Mitsunari turned around annoyed. "Go ahead and rephrase it yourself, then! Hmph, so stupid!"

"Mitsunari!" Ieyasu followed him outside.

Mitsunaris stopped without looking at Ieyasu. "I want to ask you something. Why did you follow lord Hideyoshi? You wanted to unite the land yourself, so why did you do it?"

Ieyasu smiled. Mitsunari had never questioned his motives in the past but Ieyasu was certain that the other man was curious. "I can feel the future lord Hideyoshi attempts to create. I wanted to try to place my wager on the results. I'm tired of seeing so much bloodshed for no reason. I believe that both the Tokugawa and the Toyotomis cannot allow the loss of any more soldiers and bonds, so I decided to join the Toyotomis. Lord Hideyoshi accepted me, implying that he understands how I feel. If lord Hideyoshi can create the world I long for, then it's reasonable that we don't battle pointlessly… Also, I prefer this position, so that I can hear everyone's thoughts."

Mitsunari huffed. "Don't try to act like you understand lord Hideyoshi. He is far more complex than you that believes in bonds."

"Mitsunari, we both are working towards the same thing. That's what I believe.", said Ieyasu with a serious expression.

"Working towards the same thing…?", questioned Mitsunari.

"A world where all may bond.", explained Ieyasu.

Mitsunari's eyes widened for a second before he moved to leave. Hayakawa's image flashed for a moment in his head and he growled annoyed. "Nonsense."

Suddenly Hanzo appeared next to them. "I have reports of betrayal amongst our ranks."

Mitsunari's eyes widened. "What?!"

"The forts at Mt. Oiwa and Mt. Iwasaki have been taken over by the traitors. And now they are moving toward fort Shizugatake."

"What did you say….?!", growled Mitsunari. Suddenly Mitsunari charged at the gate of the keep they had been staying in while shouting at Sakon and some of his men that were on the gate to move out.

Ieyasu gasped in shock. "Mitsunari!" He had to catch up to him fast. After all, he was called the King of Misfortune for a reason.

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Yukimura looked at the Uesugi army that had created a small camp next to the rest of the Toyotomi army. Shingen was looking at them as well. "I suppose we can go greet them. We are in a similar state after all."

Yukimura followed his lord to their camp. Kenshin looked tired. Kagekatsu was conversing with Aya quietly with a serious expression and Kanetsugu was looking at a map of Oshu. Kanetsugu looked up and immediately his eyes locked with Yukimura's. "You! I need to talk to you."

That was a first. Yukimura sweatdropped. He looked at Shingen to make certain he had his lord's approval, but his lord was already conversing with Kenshin about how foolish they both were. He sighed and approached Kanetsugu. "What is it?"

"I want to ask you about the One-Eyed Dragon. What kind of man is he?"

Yukimura blinked in surprise. "Well, he is a great warrior that has fire in his heart and a very strong will."

"And do you believe that he would have an ulterior motive when it comes to sparing an enemy?"

Yukimura was a little shocked with that question. Nevertheless he answered. "I don't believe that lord Masamune would do that for any reason other than to fight another day with that person.

It was Kanetsugu's turn to blink in surprise. He looked away for a moment before mumbling "I see."

Yukimura scratched his head awkwardly. "You know you are a decent fighter. Probably that caught his eye."

Kanetsugu didn't seem convinced and neither surprised that Yukimura realized that the question was about him. "I'm not as strong as you two."

Yukimura smiled at him reassuringly. "You are stronger than you think. In fact, are you in for a friendly spar?"

Kanetsugu was surprised but nodded positively nevertheless. Neither of the men realized that they had been watched by their lords. Both Kenshin and Shingen were smiling at the two youngsters.

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"Ugh…", murmured Ieyasu unable to look at the scene in front of him. He remembered 3 years ago when he had first explained to Nobuyuki his reasons for joining the Toyotomi. "We must put an end to the endless battles. What has been going on all this time is the eradication of each other's bonds. You may think of me however you want but I don't want the land of Japan to be tainted by any more unnecessary blood. Also I want to see lord Hideyoshi's real intentions."

That's what he had said back then. He fell to his knees and forced himself to look. "Hah… Mitsu… nari…"

The way to the Shizugatake fort had been filled with corpses of the men that had once been on Toyotomi's side. Ieyasu wasn't okay with the betrayal himself, but he would never go to such extremes. There were bodies everywhere and it was obvious from their wounds that not all of them had been granted quick deaths. Some of the bodies were even hanging from trees.

"You can't do this, Mitsunari!", he shouted as he chased after the man, who by now would definitely have made it to the fort. He indeed found him at the gate, slicing down five more soldiers, who were probably the guards. "Mitsunari!"

Mitsunari ignored him and instead looked up at the top of the fort where the man that had betrayed Hideyoshi was. The man looked terrified and Ieyasu couldn't blame him. "Mitsunari! Don't fight for fury! The enemies are already afraid. You mustn't shed… anymore blood!"

"Those fools betrayed lord Hideyoshi.", replied Mitsunari without looking at him. "I will never forgive them, ever."

Suddenly the remaining army came out of the fort charging at them. Mitsunari grabbed the hilt of his sword. "Mitsunari! You can't! Don't!"

With one swift movement, Mitsunari sliced down them men in the front row with ease. The bodies of the men were thrown in the air by the force of Mitsunari's blow. Realization hit Ieyasu like a brick wall and he tried to get a hold of Mitsunari but Mitsunari was far more agile than him. He jumped on the bodies, one by one and reached the top floor, where the general was. The bodies fell around Ieyasu filling the courtyard with blood. "Mitsunari!"

"Beg for forgiveness, then die.", said Mitsunari as he was face to face with the traitor and his remaining soldiers.

"That's enough! Mitsunari!", shouted Ieyasu.

Mitsunari clenched his sword. "My blade exists for lord Hideyoshi." He attacked full force.

It didn't take long for Ieyasu to hear Mitsunari speaking again. He was trying to reach him, but he knew he was too late. "The enemy's general is down! The enemy has retreated. Victory goes to our Toyotomi army!"

Ieyasu finally reached the top floor, completely out of breath. "Mitsuna-" The whole room was red from the blood of the men Mitsunari had slaughtered.

"The Toyotomis have won. My victory shall go to that man. Lord Hideyoshi…"

Ieyasu stared in horror at the whole room that had been completely destroyed. Even the balcony had collapsed. Mitsunari was standing in the middle looking up with a smile on his face. Ieyasu gagged. In front of him was the King of Misfortune.

End of Chapter 16

A/N: And it's done! Bigger chapter this time, but I really wanted to write this one. The scenes with Masamune and Ieyasu and Mitsunari are all taken/inspired by the sengoku basara manga; Roar of Dragon. Mainly chapter 3 if you are interested for some visualization. A guest noticed that Mitsunari finally met, but it will take some time for them to form a bond since Mitsunari is really difficult XD. Anyway, I would love to hear your comments on this chapter. Till next time!