Yasuke and Rusu Yuki were talking about some basic things like what do you like to do what do you want in the future. In which Yuki responded with "I'm doing alright and for my future id like to become a smart woman that is able to help her husband not just be known for being the wife of"
Yasuke was shocked after all-in this age it wasn't uncommon for women to just be there for sex or other pleasures. Yet here before him stood a young girl around his age that said she wanted to achieve something.
He saw this as a plus he would be gone a lot in his life to fight and to explore the world and he didn't want a wife that depends on him so much.
For a long time, they talked about many things Yasuke started to enjoy her company it wasn't that he saw her as a potential wife he just saw her as a friend around his age.
He didn't know yet if that would change in the future, but he would just go with the flow.
Just like the water, he wanted to be a calm individual that just went with the flow his goal right now was to achieve not worrying about every single thing. He just had to accept everything that went wrong and look for an answer to fix it or accept it and move on.
At Night
Yasuke laid on the grass watching the stars he couldn't sleep and was thinking about many things since the fateful day that he met Yuki his training continued and it was hard, but he loved it. He loved the feeling of learning new things and enjoyed the feeling of putting his body through immense pain to improve himself.
Right now he was thinking about what he knew about the Date clan and what would happen in the near future his older brother was 2 years older than him. He had met him a few times, and they respected each other.
He also knew his father would soon start them training together to help them develop a better bond after all both their everyday lives were so busy how could they find time to bond together.
Right now Yasuke had to improve himself after all-in 1581 would be the year Masamune would lead a battle against the Soma clan and Yasuke was sure that his father would send him with his older brother. He would be 12 years old when he would first see a real battlefield with the corpses and the blood stench. A tender age to be fighting against fully grown man this is also why he wanted to improve himself as much as possible.
And one thing he wanted to do was to prove he was worth something he wanted to make a small name in this war he wanted to show his Clan that there was not only Date Masamune but also Date Yasuke.
There would be many more battles to come in the future so starting at 12 was maybe a good thing but it could also mean that he could die there and never achieve anything. After all, he would be only 12? Not even fully grown any full-grown man will have more strength than him.
He decided not to worry too much and just go to bed tomorrow would be a big day after all at least that's what his Master told him.
Flashback
"Master do you think I'm doing all right I can now swing my sword for over one hour without getting tired," Yasuke said while breathing heavily and sitting on the grass while he looked over at his master.
"Yes my dear disciple you are doing well I guess its time to move on to the next stage of your training," He said while smiling.
Yasuke was excited even if he didn't know what he would be doing he was interested, so he asked with a happy voice "what is it that we are doing tomorrow Master."
His master looked at him with love and care and told him "I will be teaching you horse riding after all you are a samurai you will ride horses and need to be able to fight while on your horse we will start with the basic things without fighting"
"Alright master I'm excited," Yasuke said with that look in his eyes that said 'i love this' it was a cute look his master thought after all this disciple of him sometimes seemed too much like a teenager or an adult. But as soon as he could learn new things his eyes would shine with excitement something only a kid would have.
And like this, the next day came, and Yasuke woke up even before sunrise and went into the courtyard to do some stretching and meditation while waiting on his Master to bring him to the horses and teach him how to ride them.
After an hour his Master walked towards him and woke him from his meditation and told him "Let's go meet your horse" they walked towards a place Yasuke had never been after all-in his 6 years of life he had never even left his clans compound he was like a caged bird. But he knew that when he started to ride on his very own horse that would change.
After walking for a few minutes, they came to the place where the horses were kept it was a simple place many workers could be seen brushing the horses and giving them food and water.
One of the workers came up and asked: "Sir what is it that you desire from us."
Master looked at him and said "This is Date Yasuke I guess you know enough now yes" he asked with a face that basically screamed 'you know what to do.'
"Oh yes hello young master Yasuke I will show you to your horse," the man said with a slight bow to show his respect towards the second son of the lord of the clan.
They walked in the stalls before the man stopped by a horse that was smaller than all the other horses and told Yasuke.
"this will be your very own horse young master it just turned one year old and would most likely go with you in many battles."
Yasuke looked over at the horse it was indeed quite smaller than the other horses, but it was the most beautiful horse he had ever seen.
Fully black expect his mane it was a beautiful white color indeed a horse of the highest standing.
He knew that the horse before him would become his life partner he would make sure that this horse wouldn't die on the battlefield. After all, if your horse trusts you unconditionally, he would be at a peak state to protect you.
"Your task is simple you will brush him and spend time with him also you may name him," His master said straightforward.
Yasuke turned around and asked with a face full of disappointment, "wasn't i going to learn how to ride horse why do I need to take care of it all of a sudden"
His Master looked at him like he was a straight up idiot and said with slight irritation in his voice
"you think horse is that easy first try to get a connection with your horse and you may name him so what will you name him?" he had calmed down a lot and his irritation went away he sometimes just couldn't understand his disciple he was smart at times, and sometimes he asked dumb questions.
Yasuke could be seen contemplating before he said: "I will call him Gama (god of longevity) because I hope he will live a long life and that he will accompany me to all my battles" he proudly declared.
And in response to his name the horse started to grunt like it approved of the name.
"Good that's definitely a good name I hope he will have a good life and just like my horse that he will save you in the times you need it," he said while smiling.
"Master what is your horse called," Yasuke asked with interest he wanted to know more about his Master after all he was the person he spent the most time with. He saw his family every day, yes but they at most spent 30 minutes together, but he spends the majority of the time with his Master.
"haha, I will tell you if you want to know it so bad I named my horse also after a god he is named Haya-yi (god of the whirlwind) I named it like that because I wanted it to be as fast as the whirlwinds." He said while laughing he was reminiscing about those innocent days when he hadn't seen any blood the life of a samurai was dark. But that all changed when he was asked by Terumunu 2 years ago.
Flashback
Terumune could be seen walking towards a young looking man this man was known as Date Hachiman. His Parents were one of the strongest samurais in the generation of the Date clan and named their first born son after the god of war Hachiman had achieved a lot in his short-lived life. He went to many battles and conquered battle after battle he was one of the war generals of the Date clan.
And like this Terumune had asked Hachiman to teach his second son the art of the sword. At first, Hachiman didn't want too he had lost too much his younger brother killed while he was there with him in that battle defeated by the man that killed his younger brother. The same man who gave him this scar on his chest.
But he, after all, he went to meet this young master, and after spending time with him, he started to get fond of him and started to see him as a younger brother.
He was honored when he became the official master of him for the first time in a long time he was happy.
He was brought out of his thoughts when Yasuke said "that's quite a smart name for your horse Master" he said while smiling.
"Yes thank you well let's start with cleaning your horse," Hachiman said while smiling.
He vowed to himself to try to protect his disciple's innocence as long as possible.
And like that, a man and a young boy could be seen laughing while cleaning a horse if one didn't know any better they looked like a father-son duo or a brother duo. Hachiman thought 'happiness is truly found in the small things in life this little boy here brings me so much joy.'
Yasuke didn't even know what his master was thinking but if he knew he would most likely cry because he felt the same his master was one of his light points after all. A person that would always bring him happiness.
And like this, the rest of the day passed while laughing and talking to each other.