 Yashamaru was even able to gain the upper hand on Kisaragi Saemon before being killed by Gyoubu.Unlike most of the Iga clan, the easygoing Yashamaru had begun to consider the Hattori truce beneficial as it allowed him a chance to live a peaceful and quiet life with his lover and comrade Hotarubi, whom he planned to marry before the treaty's cancellation resulted in all out war between the clans.The possibility of his death sends Hotarubi into recklessness, which proves to be her undoing later.