The next day, Sasuke waited patiently for Yukimura to be ready to depart.
"Laaand ho!" The sailor in the crows nest shouted, spotting the port. Akihime looked and ran to the front of the bow, looking out at distant Kai. She began to tremble with excitement and she ran to get her things ready
Yukimura was setting out with a small fleet, only doing recon, and hopefully trying to find any evidence of who killed Akihime. Mounting his horse and putting his spears on his back, they started off down the road.
Ren was standing next to Akihime as most of the men nearly cried for the loss of their newest member. "Are ya sure ya don' wan' me ta go with ya? I don' wan' ya goin' alone 'n gettin' hurt.." Ren said.
"Hai, I think we'll find something, even if it be the smallest piece of information..!" Yukimura said
"I'm not expecting to find anything today, so I might return..." She answered, looking up at him with a small smile, "If you wish to come with me, you may...!"
Sasuke nodded, "I'll scout ahead and see if I can find anything.." He said and vanished
Ren nodded, no doubtly going with Akihime, and after waving goodbye, the two set off. Ren carried his club on his back, as well as a small pack that held some food and water. "So where should we start first?"
"I feel like...someone is following us..." She muttered. Sasuke vanished silently and appeared by Yukimura, "Master, you aren't going to believe this..."
"No, but..." Akihime groaned and held her head, dropping to her knees, "I-I was attacked here...by one of M-Motonari-sama's men...th-that's how I ended up in the ocean..."
"Whoa!" Sasuke hurried after Yukimura, "W-Wait up, Master!"
"Aki-chan!" Ren knelt down beside her, looking worried. "Wha's wrong..!?"
Yukimura sped down the hill as fast as he could, he didn't know if Akihime was still alive, but by the sound of Sasuke's shock, she was. His heart swelled as he rounded a corner, men on his heals, seeing two figures on the road ahead of him.