Episode 4

**A Long Road** (果てなき道, *Hatenaki Michi*) is the 4th episode of the Yasuke anime.

## Synopsis

Back in the village, Saki asks Yasuke to bring her to Doctor Morisuke — and she won’t take no for an answer. But there are new enemies in pursuit.

## Plot

Kurosaka is summoned by the Daimyo. She informs her that she has been feasting on the land for a long time and now it had become her prison. But as the world seeks balance, a power capable of opposing her had appeared and orders Kurosaka to find that power and bring it to her. Daimyo then gives Kurosaka more power.

Yasuke awakens in his house and is surprised by Saki wearing his helmet, which surprises her and she ends up splashing water on him. Yasuke tells her that he owe his life to her, but their fight with Abraham would have caught the eye of the Daimyo and he will take her somewhere safe. Saki insist they go visit the doctor Morisuke and Yasuke is surprised to hear Morisuke's name. Meanwhile, Kurosaka's group find the temple where Abraham was killed and order his men to burn it down.

Yasuke realizes that Saki's illness is a side of effect on her power manifesting and that only Morisuke could help her, but not to be healed, but trained. Yasuke reveals he knew Morisuke from the past and that he earned the title of "the Doctor" in battle, as he attacks with surgeon's precision. He agrees to take her to Morisuke, but will travel by land and not by river. After shaving his beard and cutting his hair, Yasuke takes his blade and leaves with Saki. Meanwhile, Kurosaka's group find the village and ask about Saki.

Yasuke and Saki reach a village, where the villagers are being beaten by Kurosaka's men, who are looking for them. As the villagers were to be killed, Saki asks Yasuke to save them and he attacks and kills them with ease, but the large man captures a villager as a hostage. Yasuke turns and throws his blade, piercing the man's head and kills him. Kurosaka appears and states Yasuke did her a favor as its the end of the month and she needed to pay her men. Kurosaka summons a spear from her mouth using the Daimyo's powers and attacks Yasuke, who leads her in the forest to allow Saki to escape. In their fight, Yasuke manages to injure her, but using the Daimyo's powers she summons blades from her wound and continues to fight. Kurosaka manages to disarm Yasuke and while he attempts to get his blade back, she hits him with magic. As she is about to finish him, Yasuke stands up and pierces her chest and gets reminded of Natsumaru's death. Kurosaka summons a small blade, but as she tries to strike Yasuke, Saki appears and breaks the blade with her power. Seeing how powerful Saki is, Kurosaka pulls Yasuke's blade and runs away. Yasuke comments she saved him yet again. Saki states she doesn't need protection as she has superpowers, but didn't want to travel alone.

Yasuke and Saki reach another village, but no one knows Morisuke. However, Yasuke notices some of his men and waits for Morisuke while drinking tea. Later Morisuke's men take Yasuke and Saki to Morisuke, and Saki is surprised to learn that Yasuke is a legendary samurai and wonders if he had seen Nobunaga Oda. Morisuke wonders what has Yasuke been doing as last he recalls he joined Nobunaga's son Nobutada and continued to fight. As they lost, he got captured by Mitsuhide, but later escaped and no one heard of him after that. Morisuke reveals that he is training young people in secret in hopes one day they will lead a rebellion. Yasuke reveals that Saki has powers, stronger than even Morisuke. Using his powers, Morisuke throws wood planks, but Saki blocks them. He then throws a bokken, but Saki breaks it into pieces and then combines it again. Morisuke is surprised of her power and everyone including him bow to Saki.

Kurosaka returns to the Daimyo, stating that Saki is too powerful and she needs more power. However, the Daimyo extracts her power from Kurosaka and gives it to Mitsuhide.

Yasuke leaves Saki to Morisuke and leaves. As he exits the town, he sees Daimyo's army approaching and prepares for a battle.

## Characters

* Daimyo
* Kurosaka
* Yasuke
* Saki
* Abraham
* Natsumaru
* Morisuke
* Mitsuhide