Oh my, where do I begin? xP =DSo Yukimura finally asked for Hagoromo’s assistance. I;m glad that Hagoromo accepted and revenge is taking full bloom within him! Yeah, I was kind of wondering about that, supposedly Hagoromo should’ve been acting towards peace but his hatred has taken control much like Sasuke. I didn’t expect the Azai clansmen to demand exiling the Sanada clan! I liked that Yukimura took charge the way that he did and ordered his people to remain silent. I was glad to see that Nagamasa chose to keep the Sanada clan with them ^^ It was also nice to discover that Nagamasa was a benevolent leaderOh, my bad, so it’s not completely decided then if the Azai would assist Sanada. I was surprised that Yukimura collapsed as a result of his wound worsening. To me, it kind of feels like he’s going to die but hopefully that doesn’t occur. It’s too bad that Hagoromo in that moment of weakness did he reveal important information about himself that should’ve only been shared with the people he deemed most trusted, if anybody. And of course, a spy took advantage. I was glad to see that Yukimura recovered ^^ It’s very unfortunate that it took for the Oda clan to attack the Asakura clan before accepting the Sanada. So Hagoromo is finally familiarizing himself with chakra =D Hagoromo’s resurrecting Trea was him only further giving in to hi weakness. Wow, this technique out him out for a whole month and by that time, the war was almost over! So much had changed throughout that month as well via the war. Thankfully, Hagoromo was able to help out rather than burden Yukimura ^^ It’s crazy how Hagoromo finally encountered the one responsible for his misery and he was unfortunately unable to fight him. However, it was wonderful to see that this alliance was able to more or less defeat Oda’s ally. And now, the Oda clan was their focus =D Yukimura’s last words before the decisive battle began were very deep indeed. So the cunning Oda thought ahead and used the fire as a means of distraction in order to escape. What a really phenomenal ending to this chapter!
About your fun facts & author’s notes:
1: I was thinking in the beginning of this chapter how would you be able to end it all with just a couple of chapters remaining and then as I read on, I saw that the story was heading in a fast paced motion and now I see why. Yeah, I was kind of expecting Oichi to speak but I completely understand why you decided to go that route and that was perfectly fine.
2: Yeah, I could see this and I was completely acceptant of it all
3: Oh so that’s what this link is about lol An anime, I had no idea and since you posted it I will attempt to check it out as soon as I can
4: As always, I look forward to the next one! lol
At this part of the story, you can clearly see that it's not his previous path of peace that he learned during his stay at the Sacred Sect that is driving him. That change in character and that change in determination is really what will set the stone for what comes next. I needed to have a struggle in Hagoromo's character, ever since the beginning. And seeing how mentally messed up he has become due to all the pain inflicted upon him over the years, it is easy to understand why he gives in under to the pressure, neglecting his previous established path. The next chapter will focus even more on this as he remembers his past self and the path he promised he would take to claim peace. The wizard did warn him to not go for selfish desires, and having already revived Trea, what more will he do in order to complete his goals, and what will be the result of this? Next chapter is going to be long for sure!
Something else that I can reveal is that I'm going to name two upcoming characters after two honorable readers, haha. I've already talked through this with Dani, and I'm glad to announce that you are one of them, haha. Whether their role will be big or small, impact-full or not, good or evil, that is yet to see. Also, I will be having some deaths coming up, that will conflict Hagoromo even more, which should be great.
Thanks for the read and for the great review my friend
You know how much I appreciate it ^^1: Indeed. The thing is that, if you go by the background story provided by the Jubi In TLSoK Returns, it really hit the halfway mark after it was done explaining what happened up until the next chapter. After that he only briefly mentioned their battle, and the Rise of the Titans. So one thing is that I got less content to work with, another is that it's becoming less original, less samurai, and less Sengoku Jidai, and more Naruto and overpowered techniques starting with the 7th one. That is also why I'll be picking up the pace, as the concluding parts of this story doesn't hold as much interest to me as the first half. Still gonna try my best to make it decent enough to read though
