>One's the Masho, for instance. Having looked up their Japanese names,
>and with the reference to Anubishu's no-daichi, I was suprised to find
>out he's in charge. Admittedly, it's been years since I saw Ronin
>Warriors, but he never struck me as the most intelligent of the four.
>Is Shuten still around, or are they the Three Masho again? It also
>makes sense Rajura would be the one to suspsect Saionjii's mixed
>loyalties.

Shuten's still around. But what makes you think the most intelligent Masho would automatically be their leader? ;) There is something to be said for experience. Also remember, this is UF. We're not necessarily going to be absolutely true to the original series.