Origin Of The Species: New Blood
Episode 12
A band of soldiers ride along a road in the moonlight. Their leader turns to his lieutenant and says, �Well Tetsubou, if we keep this pace we shall reach the castle by day break.� Tetsubou says, �Indeed m�lord, and with most welcome news. Thanks to your gallantry, the bandits shall no longer prey upon the villages of lord Todo�s domain. Truly you m�lord, lord Yarimaru Todo, are lord Todo�s most trustworthy warrior.� Yarimaru says, �Come now my friend, there is credit for all in our company�look there.� he points to a man standing in the roadway, blocking their path. �Ho! Greeting traveler, have you business in the domain of the Todo clan or are you on your way elsewhere?� The man wears no armor, but his two finely crafted swords declare him a samurai. He says, �My name is Yuukanmaru, and I have no quarrel with you. However�� he raises his hand to his sword hilt, ��by my masters orders I must kill you.� �You dare! Impudent fool�� Yarimaru cuts off his vassal�s outburst. He says, �You did not choose this battle, and we who live by the sword must also die thereby. I shall fight you; but first, I must know the name of he who has decreed my death.� Yuukanmaru says, �You do not understand. I am to kill, not only you, but your entire company. As for my master�s name, he is known as Naraku��