Welcom in the White Crane pt. 1

Tsuruhime was beyond excited. It had been a few years since she'd last seen Ieyasu, now the current ruler of Japan. Her Twilight Ninja had still been apart of his army, oh how she missed him and his silent ways. After the defeat of Ishida Mitsunari at the battle of Sekigahara, Tsuruhime had returned to protecting the seas of Kyushu and hadn't seen either man since, so her returning to this place once again, she hoped her ninja was still here. She was led through the giant doors to the training grounds and immediately spotted Ieyasu. He still wore all that bright yellow material he wasn't hard to miss.
"Ah, Lord Ieyasu!" she called out waving her arm and grabbing his attention. He smiled warmly and dismissed the solider he'd been talking to and made his way across the grounds and towards her.
"Well if it isn't Little Crane, It's good to see you my friend, I'm happy you've come and so quickly too." he said taking the young women in to a fierce hug. Many would have looked at his forwardness to this women as something to be looked down upon, but everyone knew Little Crane. She was like the sister everyone wished they had and ended up adopting, their Lord included. Tsuruhime laughed as she was crushed in a bear hug.
"It's good to see you too my Lord, but as you can see, I'm not a Little Crane anymore." Ieyasu held her out at arms length and looked her over. Indeed the young priestess had grown and blossomed into quite the lovely flower. Her sparkling eyes and personality still held the same innocent purity, but what stood before him now wasn't a naive girl just waking up to the world, but a seasoned warrior who had seen many battles. She'd forgone her former outfit for the proper garb of a priestess, something that would better flatter her now curvaceous figure. She'd even allowed her hair to grow out. The short bob she'd been sporting now hung down her back. Ieyasu was impressed, and just a bit perturbed. She'd grown up so fast! Twas the fate of those who adopted her as a little sister.
"I can see. You've grown into quite a fine women Tsuruhime. I'm sure even Kotaro would admire you for your beauty." Tsuruhime's cheeks flushed a bright red.
"Oh stop it my Lord!" she giggled like a school girl and tried to suppress her embarrassment. She was such a sucker when it came to her twilight ninja. "You're words are sweet, but you know my heart belongs to my ninja. By the way..." twiddling her fingers she peered around the grounds.
"You're wondering if Kotaro i s still under my employment, yes?" Ieyasu asked quickly diverting his attention to one of his men who'd approached him with paperwork and to admire the lovely visage Tsuruhime made, who was actually quite shocked that Ieyasu had guessed her question. "H..How did you know I was going to ask about him?" Had he become a mind reader since she'd last seen him?! Ieyasu laughed at her expression.
"Because my dear Crane, when it comes to Kotaro, you're an open book."

Prolog

Unification. This was Tokugawa Ieyasu's ultimate dream. To bring the land together under his banner and bring about a new era of peace and prosperity for all. Many battles were fought for this dream. Many bonds were formed and many more lives were lost. The final conferntation, the Battle of Sekigahara, took the most lives, but was eventually won by the Western Army. Ieyasu had been victorious.  A few years pasted, and the land was florishing under Tokugawa rule, and the young Shogun decided to call on ther services of the oracal, Tsuruhime. to read him a fortune. For a new battle was on the horizion.