Hida Sakamoto

Bravado
Hida Sakamoto was one of the mos seasoned warriors of the Crab. A proud student of the Sunda Mizu Dojo he, like all others who trained there, carved his name on the dojo walls. On the day when he carved his name he chose and blank wall far from the other names that had been carved before him. When his sensei asked what was wrong, if he was too ashamed to put his name beside the others Sakamoto replied. "Not at all. I do this so that when I become a great hero there will be room for hundreds of names to crowd near mine." For his bravado he was given extra exercises and harsh labor, but he went on to become one of the finest Crab warriors, serving as a military advisor to Hida O-Ushi, Hida Kuroda and Hida Kuon. His only regret was that he was unable to protect O-Ushi and Kuroda well enough, and has sworn he will not fail Kuon. (Samurai p. 17)