Yarimato left, not even suspecting what he would have to face.
Meanwhile, Takatoshi, left alone, was very frightened for the Ito family, as he was one of Ito Kato’s students.
But Takatoshi could no longer cover for these scoundrels, so he gathered his courage and decided to tell Ito about it and confess his crimes, because he could not betray his teacher.
Takatoshi ran to the city as fast as he could so that Ito would have time to save his family.
When Yarimato approached the house, he heard the commotion inside and his mother screaming and crying.
Yarimato was frightened; he didn’t know what to do or what was going on.
Yarimato: What?
What’s going on there?
Are we being attacked by bandits?
Or have thieves come to steal jewelry?
Or are my father’s old enemies here for revenge?
What should I do?
Yarimato was only 10 years old, but even at that age, he did not give in to fear.
Despite his weakness and lack of understanding of what was happening, he ran towards the house to stop the villains.
Yarimato crept up to the window and looked inside.
He saw a young samurai standing over his mother, who was lying on the floor in tears, holding a katana in his hands.
Yarimato: Is that a samurai?
How can I fight a samurai?!
Yarimato was scared, his body was shaking, his mind was clouded, but suddenly Yarimato grabbed Bakken tightly and jumped through the window, attacking the samurai.
Yarimato pushed off from the window, swung his stick above his head, and took aim.
While in the air, Yarimato remembered how he had been practicing this strike for the last three years.
He gripped the stick tighter, gathered his strength, and struck his opponent’s head with a powerful blow.
The samurai fell face down on the floor, and Yarimato quickly helped his mother up.
Yarimato: Get up, Mom!
I’ll save you!
Suddenly, another samurai appeared, breaking through the wall.
Taku: Damn it, Tatsu, are you okay?
You little bastard!
Damn Kato family, I’ll cut you to pieces!
Taku attacks Yarimato and starts swinging his sword wildly.
Yarimato runs away and, running into the corridor, Taku loses sight of him.
Taku: Where did you go, you brat!
Taku cuts through the wall with his sword and, passing through it, is not even prepared for the fact that Yarimato is already waiting for him on the other side.
Yarimato swings from bottom to top, and as soon as Taku appears from behind the wall, Yarimato strikes his enemy’s face with all his might, delivering a blow from bottom to top.
Taku throws his head back from the blow and then falls to the floor.
Yarimato, having dealt with his opponents, runs to his mother and lifts her up, and together they head for the exit, when suddenly Tatsu regains consciousness.
Sometime later, Takatoshi runs to Ito Kato’s dojo and, before he can tell him everything, Ito grabs his sword and runs to help his family.
Takatoshi decides to run after Ito because he can’t stand by and do nothing, but Ito is very fast, and Takatoshi loses sight of him.
Meanwhile, Yarimato went out into the street with his mother when suddenly he heard that one of the samurai had already gotten to his feet.
Tatsu: Damn, my head is splitting!
I’ll kill that son of Ito!
Tatsu went out into the hallway and saw Taku lying on the floor with a broken nose and knocked-out teeth.
Tatsu: Damn, bro!
Did that little guy beat you up?
Taku opened his eyes, grabbed his nose, which was covered in blood, got to his feet, and replied angrily.
Taku: Damn it, he broke my nose and knocked out my teeth!
How could you not keep an eye on that guy?
Tatsu: I didn’t keep an eye on him?
I don’t even know where he came from, I didn’t even notice him!
Taku: You stupid bastard!
Ito’s son beat us up!
I’ll chop him up!
Tatsu: Yeah, right, you got more than you gave him!
By the way, where is he?
Yarimato’s mother could barely stand because Tatsu had hit her in the face and she had lost consciousness, but Yarimato carried her anyway.
However, he didn’t get far from the house before Taku and Tatsu came out and slowly approached him.
Yarimato saw this and panicked.
He put his mother on the ground, picked up the wooden sword again with both hands, and turned toward them.
Taku: Tatsu, look, this guy is brave, unlike you!
Tatsu: Shut up, you idiot!
Let’s finish him off quickly.
Taku: No, wait, I want to torment them a little longer.
Tatsu: Whatever you want, I just want to kill them and get out of here before Ito shows up.
Yarimato stood in horror with his stick in front of him.
He didn’t know what to do, because he was facing two young samurai with real swords, and he was a skinny ten-year-old boy who didn’t even know how to fight.
Taku and Tatsu, holding swords in their hands, began to approach Yarimato, but suddenly they stopped, and Yarimato saw fear in their eyes.
Yarimato thought that they were afraid of him, when suddenly his father’s huge hand fell on Yarimato’s shoulder.
Ito: Well done, Yarimato, now leave it to me.
Yarimato was shocked that his father had come for them, and stepping aside, Ito prepared for battle.
Ito stepped forward and stood ten meters away from Tatsu and Taku, whose eyes were already filled with anger.
Taku: You old bastard!
How dare you show up here!
Tatsu: You came here for nothing.
This time we will definitely finish you off, and you will no longer disgrace our name!
Taku: Yes, because we are from the Usoku clan, and our names are Taku Usoku.
Tatsu: And I am Tatsu Usoku.
Remember these names, for we are the ones who will kill you!
Ito understood that if he killed them, he would have serious problems, but he could not accept that they had decided to attack his family, and therefore Ito was not ready to forgive them for this.
Taku and Tatsu ran at Ito with a shout, but Ito, holding his sword in its sheath, waited for the moment, and as Tatsu approached him, Ito lightning-fast drew his sword from its sheath and struck Tatsu in the torso.
Blood spurted from his back toward Taku, splattering him with his own brother’s blood.
Taku was distracted by this, and Ito, already close to him, delivered a powerful horizontal blow with his right side.
Ito cut through Taku’s torso, and he fell to the ground.
Ito killed the two Usoku brothers with just one blow each.
Wiping the blood from his sword, Ito returned it to its sheath and went back to Yarimato and his wife, when suddenly Takatoshi ran up to them.
Ito told Takatoshi what had happened and asked him to tell the others that the Usoku children were dead.
A couple of hours later, Ito Kato and Kotoro Usoku were summoned to clarify the situation.
Judge: So, Ito Kato killed Kotoro Usoku’s children because they attacked his family, and therefore Ito had to kill them.
Ito-san, do you have anything to say about what happened?
Ito: A couple of days ago, Kotoro’s sons were already charged with murder and rape.
That day, when they found out that I was going to report it, they tried to kill me, but I stopped them, so they decided to take revenge for me humiliating their family name.
So, they broke into my house, ransacked it, and injured my wife, but Takatoshi managed to notify me, and when I arrived, I saw my son holding a wooden sword, ready to defend his mother.
So I stood up for my family, and this time I, Ito Kato, killed Taku and Tatsu Usoku.
Ito replied.
Kotoro: That’s a lie!
My sons were always good children, and they would never hurt anyone.
Therefore, I believe that Ito-san decided to frame my children the first time, and the second time to kill them!
I demand the execution of this samurai!
Objected Kotoro, the father of the murdered sons.
Judge: But Ito is right, we already pardoned Taku and Tatsu for what they did, but it happened again, and so Ito had to protect his family because he knew what Taku and Tatsu were capable of.
Kotoro: Well, why do you believe that?
Judge: Takatoshi was an accomplice in Taku and Tatsu’s crimes, but he came to his senses and confessed everything, and thanks to him, Ito was able to come to his family’s rescue.
Therefore, Takatoshi will be forgiven because he managed to prevent terrible consequences, but he will still receive punishment in the form of a beating.
Ito Kato will be pardoned because he did everything, he could to protect his family.
Kotoro was angry because he was already old and these were his only children.
Usoku left the meeting, Ito was pardoned, and Takatoshi was punished and beaten with sticks while tied to a pole.
Returning home in the evening, Ito was glad that everything had turned out well and his family was safe.
But that was not the end, as Kotoro gathered his strongest warriors and went to Ito’s house late at night to take revenge for his sons.