I am a wandering samurai sword master of Satsuma, I am here to serve. If any of you are in need of a swordsman, or an instructor to teach your children kendo, I am happily at your service. My Lord was once Shimazu Yoshihisa, but now I have been accepted into the services of Lord Takeda. I often ponder Hagakure and the Way of the Samurai, and hope to die a noble death. AS is said in Hagakure, "Samurai best flourish as moss, under the shadow of leaves." I have found in Lord Takeda the leaves to make shadow.