Harano took up the role of Oda Nobunaga's vanguard on the mission to rescue his father-in-law, leading a team of over five hundred men straight north along the main road. After camping for a night at Upper Songkou, they soon entered the territory controlled by Owari's Upper Four Provinces.
Currently, the master of the Owari Upper Four Provinces was Oda Nobuyasu, Nobunaga's own uncle by marriage and an allied relative of the Oda Danjo Chonosuke Family. Along the way, the checkpoints were only appropriately vigilant but did not obstruct them. Naturally, Harano's party had no intention of causing trouble, choosing to stick to the main road and skirt around any castles, completely uninterested in provoking side issues.
This was Harano's first time entering the Upper Four Provinces of Owari, so he couldn't help but look around curiously as they marched.
