Kakita Toruo

Kakita Toruo was a bushi of the Crane Clan.

Kakita Dueling Academy
Toruo trained in the Kakita Dueling Academy and became one of the favorest student of its sensei, the Kakita Daimyo Kakita Noritoshi.

Guilty as murdered
A merchant was found death, while he was transporting Liquid Void. The magistrates found tracks of the murderer which led to the Academy. Noritoshi asked the students if anyone had heard or seen something strange. The student on guard was dismissed when he said a fellow student entered the garden through the exterior entrance without checking who was. Kakita Kensho-in stepped in and stated Toruo was the man who saw entered the Academy during night while she was practicing her kata. Despite Toruo claimed his innocency the magistrates found Liquid Void in his chambers and was convicted for the crime.

Kensho-in
He never knew Kensho-in had killed the merchant, allowed the guard to see her at the gate, and planted the beverage, to take Toruo's place as Noritoshi's favored student.