If any saniwa were to die by other hands than our enemies tonight, who do you think would notice?

[It's such an efficient set-up, really. Simple but effective. If any of the saniwa dies, or any of their swords get broken, it'll be virtually impossible to prove they didn't die by enemy hands.

Ookurikara will defend their master with his life if he has to, but still...]

We need to find Aruji.

[Sure, he'll still cut down any enemy in his path, but he is also clearly not necessarily getting out of his way to save the hide of any government officials. They created this situation, they can deal with some losses in their ranks to make up for it.]