Episode 6

**Balance** (調和, *Chōwa*) is the 6th episode of the Yasuke anime.

## Synopsis

While Morisuke and his men create a protective shield around the temple, Yasuke and Saki face off with the Daimyo in Azuchi Castle.

## Plot

Yasuke and Saki approach Azuchi Castle. Meanwhile, the Dark Army launches an attack on the temple, but Morisuke and his men create a barrier. Morisuke states that Achoja has great spiritual power, but he only uses it as a weapon, even when its better to be used as a shield. Achoja states that from where he comes there is a saying that no matter how hard a shield is, a blade will pierce it eventually. Yasuke attacks a power armor mech and Saki uses her power to make him attack his comrades. Moments later the army starts fighting between themselves and Yasuke uses the moment to carry Saki across the battlefield, while cutting down opponents. They reach the only bridge leading to Azuchi Castle, but a giant mech stands in their way, while troops are behind them. Saki lifts the mech and throws it behind them, breaking the bridge and defeating their opponents.

Yasuke and Saki enter the Azuchi Castle, and Saki states the Daimyo is everywhere. Yasuke hides Saki and goes to look around. The Daimyo sneaks behind him and hits him with her magic. Yasuke awakens, hallucinating, he sees Iga monster soldiers and starts cutting them down. He then sees Nobunaga Oda ghost who tells him he is there to help him defeat the Daimyo and asks him to follow him, leaving Saki to wonder to who he is speaking. He follows the ghost up the stairs and finds Nobunaga still alive, but in pieces. Nobunaga, in reality the Daimyo, tells him that he needs to free him and kill Masako Hojo, the Daimyo. Saki also reaches the top and Nobunaga tells Yasuke that Saki is the Daimyo. Seeing her as the Daimyo, Yasuke rushes towards her, drawing his blade.

Meanwhile, the Daimyo uses her soldiers to create a large monster which attacks the temple's barriers. Achoja decides to join the fight and takes over the barrier, turning it into a large spirit fighter and fights back the monster. Saki blocks Yasuke's attacks, she holds him and the Daimyo tells her she must kill him to stop him. Saki refuses to kill her friend and stops fighting, but before piercing her, Yasuke stops as he sees Natsumaru in Saki's place as she repeats words told by Natsumaru. He realizes this is some sort of trick and turns around and attacks Nobunaga, who then turns to the Daimyo and retreats.

The lights goes off and the Daimyo returns as a large monster. Yasuke suggests they fight it together and Saki surrounds Yasuke with her power. Yasuke fights the Daimyo, but she eventually outpowers them. Achoja also loses the battle against the monster and they prepare to be killed. The Daimyo decides to absorb Saki, however Yasuke protects her with his body. The Daimyo pierces his chest and engulfs Saki in a cocoon and starts absorbing her power. A light comes from Yasuke to Saki and she emerges from the cocoon with butterfly wings and instantly defeats the Daimyo. As the monster breaks apart, Morisuke and Achoja realizes they have won.

Saki is happy that they won, but then sees the dead Yasuke. While crying over his body, she ends up activating her magic, which heals him and brings him back to life. Saki feels she is no longer sick. The weak Daimyo tells her that won't last for long as soon she will want more and more and will need the whole world to sustain her. But Saki states she isn't like her and she has friends. The Daimyo asks Yasuke to finish her off, but he states the people will decide her fate. Saki and Yasuke return to Morisuke and see Achoja happy as he has been paid tons of gold.

Yasuke and Saki return to their village, where the villagers welcome them as they are happy Saki took down the Daimyo. Ichiro's father offers Saki to stay at their place, which makes her happy. Yasuke states this isn't his home, but will stay a while until Ichiro's training is complete. Saki gives him Ichika's necklace, telling him to return it one day when she is older.

Sometime later, Yasuke visits Natsumaru's grave and sees her little brother there. He recognizes Yasuke, as he was the one that saved him Gyuichi Ota at the docs. He is sure that Yasuke was the one that send his family a chest of Nobunaga's gold as he was the only one talking to his sister. Yasuke reveals he should have returned something else too and hands him Natsumaru's sword and states Natsumaru died in honor, fighting for her clan. Yasuke then leaves and starts wandering.

## Characters

* Morisuke
* Achoja
* Yasuke
* Saki
* Daimyo
* Nobunaga Oda
* Natsumaru
* Ichiro