"Psst, Otsuya" I break the silence as me and Otsuya head towards shibuya.
"What is it Kai?" She looks at me like I am about to say something annoying "I just wanted to ask about the Shinsengumi, are they as strong as the rumours say?" I ask.
"I fought one once, they are ferocious, yet somehow maintain elegance, if we were to fight too many at once, our chances of surviving the encounter are minimal" she says that but the expression on her face doesn't show any signs of worry, I can't tell if she really believes it or not.
"Well in case we face more than we can handle we'll need a way to even the odds" I say to her
"You obviously have an idea, speak your mind" she says coldly not making eye contact
"Hard to believe how playful you are in the castle, you're so serious on our little quests it's almost no fun" I say as I poke her head to get her attention
"Are you gonna tell me your idea or should I take your head and pick your brain?" She says pointing a small blade to my neck.
"There's that sense of humour, much more interesting" I say grinning at her.
"You're so annoying Yasuke" she says withdrawing her blade.
"Hehe, how much of that itching powder do you have?" I ask
"A lot"
"Do you have any with you?"
"Yeah, what are you thinking?"
"Bombs"
"Bombs?"
"Kayuni bombs, I bet if we blasted them with this they'd barely be able to fight, easy kill" I say as I gesture an explosion
"Why not just hit them with normal bombs to kill them?" She asks looking at me as if confused.
"What would be the fun in that?" I reply
"You make a valid point" she says as she lets out a a subtle smile.
We stop where we are and begin to pick apart gun powder and other materials to make a few kayuni bombs, it didnt take us long but we did waste a few minutes.
"Alright from here on i'm following you from the trees" i say to Lady Otsuya, she nods in agreement.
We scout the area till we hear the sounds of swords clashing due north, we aproach the area with caution, the sound of metal clashing getting louder as we get closer, its a bit dark so we can't make out the figures, only the sparks flying from the clashing swords.
"If thats the best you can do, You'll never get pass Nobunagas subordinates, much less Nobunaga himself" says one of the Men as he kicks his opponent to the ground. One by one they attack him simultaneously but he parries them all with ease.
"Its them, how do you wanna do this Yasuke" Otsuya says as she looks towards me only to discover i am not there ".....Yasuke?"
I rush into the fight, while they are all distracted attacking their leader by syncing my movement  with theirs and blending with the dark so they dont catch wind of me in time, 3 of them try to attack him at once, this is my chance once he parries i'll strike before he can get his footing.
They attack him full force but he parries all 3 effortlessly knocking them to the ground, i jump in quickly and slash at him but he dodges me blade "and who are you?" He says as he attempts to retaliate but i reply with a smile as i see Otsuya lunge towards him with her sword but he avoids her attack, i try to catch him off guard with a slash towards his neck but  i am parried by one of his subordinates "You dare parry my blade you dirty wolf?" I say to the bastard before getting kicked to the ground by the man next to me.
"State your business" he says to me as he and his men hold me and Otsuya at blade point. "Would you believe me if i told you we just came for the tea?" I reply as they glare down at me, their states cold and filled with murderous intent "Yall are so serious here, is it cause of the itchy clothes?" I ask.
"What itchy clothes?" He asks. I kick outsuya out of harms way, the muddy ground aides me in helping her slide away. They attempt to attack me but i throw a kayuni bomb in the air which redirects their attention, i quickly cover the exposed parts of my skin in mud before it explodes to avoid the itching powder. "Boom!" I yell as it blows up in their faces, they begin to scream and yell as the itching powder seeps into their skin.
Some experience more agony as it made its way in their eyes, ears, mouth and nostrils. I have rendered them unable to fight, i see Otsuya pick up her blade as she throws mine to me, we pick of the ones with their sences blocked first to reduce their numbers, hacking and slashing with Efficient, the others in whom only their skin were touched were just 3, struggle as they may they just couldnt parry our attacks, their pain was too excrutiating and we removed 2 of them from the equation.
The last of course was their leader who had seemed to have calmed himself, its obvious the powder has an effect over him but he stays calm and takes a stance with his sword, shaking ever so slightly that we barely notice. "Quite impressive" i say to him with a slow clap, "how are you doing that?".
"The mind... is much stronger than the body" he replies as he steadies himself for attack, i can barely see any openings.
"Well lets test that theory" i say as Otsuya rushes towards him with no hesitation, their swords begin to clash and miss each other ever so slightly, otsuya's offence is rivaled by few but he is able to defend against her efficiently.
I rush to her aide, jumping over her and steering my blade towards his head "Dont count me out of the fun" i yell as he ducks down avoiding my attack, then blocked otsuya's only to grab a sword from the ground and aim to cut her stomach open, i throw my kunai at his blade as hard as i can from above to ruin his momentum, it works perfectly and Otsuya sends a kick towards his head, he replies by headbutting her foot and knocking her off balance leaving her vulnerable to attack, i throw my blade in front of him and it stabs the ground blocking his next attack towards her, i waste no time running towards him with no blade.
He turns his attention and his blade to me, but i take a boxing stance and begin to avoid all his attacks, landing a blow on him for evey slash he misses, i hit him so hard in the gut he steps back to breathe and vomits a bit "what kind of fighting style is that?" He asks, "Where i am from, its called boxing" i say before i knock him out with a right hook.
"Well that was a bit harder and easier than i expected" Otsuya says.
"Yeah but we only got one alive and we need 2" i reply.
The sound of loud bells had filled the air as we heard people yelling in the background and saw light in the distance. "Shit" Otsuya says "When they screamed it must have allerted the whole town" i say.
"We need to leave Yasuke, like right now" She says
"We might not get to our horses in time, and there is still the problem of only leaving one alive i will not return to Lord Nobunaga with a half done job" i reply
"Dont be dumb Yasuke the mission is failed we have to go we will figure it out later" she insists.
"Take him and go Otsuya, one of ys has to stay and distract them, they dont know how many we are so if they see me they wont bother chasing you" i reply
"Do you really think you can fight the whole town on your own? Are you stupid, stop trying to play some noble hero bullshit and lets escape toge-" she tries to say but i interrupt by grabbing her neck amd putting a blade to her eye.
"Who the fuck do you think your talking to? Noble hero? Dont be a fucking retard, i am going to do one thing and one thing only, murder every adversary that theirs to step within my sites, noble hero? You think i am sacrificing myself for you? I have no intentions of dying and they couldnt kill me if their gods were fighting right next to them, i am completing the mission and you should do the same, our job is to follow Nobunagas orders not worry about eachother, so if you plan on dissapointing Nobunaga let me know now so i can take out your eyes as penance" i say to Otsuya as she stares at me with fear struggling to breathe, i release my grasp and she falls to the ground grasping for air.
"Leave and take him with you, i wont say it again" i order her once more, she stairs at me with disdain as she places him over her shoulder and makes her exit.
"Dumb bitch" i say underneath my breath as i prepare myself for whats to come and charge towards them.