Kakita Hitoshi

Kakita Hitoshi was a minor nobleman of the Crane Clan.

Faked Death
Afraid of a small contingent of Yasuki businessmen who had carried Hitoshi's considerable gambling debt for long enough, Hitoshi decided to fake his death. He paid a ronin shugenja named Nanko to cast Fiery Wrath burning a inn he is staying at one night, and supposedly Hitoshi was the only one unable to flee to safety. Aided by his yojimbo Hitoshi was hid in a nearby farmhouse, owned by the farmer Futoi. A group of samurai investigated his death and found him alive, shortly before a large group of thugs surrounded and attacked the house. The farm was set to fire, but the samurai managed to escape.