▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁someone ▁else ▁to ▁deliver ▁them , ▁but ▁Hij ik ata ▁threatened ▁to ▁kill ▁him ▁should ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁obey ▁him . ▁ ▁Ich im ura ▁rel uct antly ▁carried ▁out ▁his ▁orders ▁and ▁left . ▁As ▁he ▁depart ed ▁from ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁G ory ō k aku , ▁he ▁looked ▁back ▁and ▁saw ▁someone ▁who ▁he ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁Hij ik ata ▁watching ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁distance ▁through ▁a ▁small ▁opening ▁in ▁the ▁gate . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁learned ▁of ▁his ▁master ' s ▁death ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁Y ok oh ama . ▁ ▁Ich im ura ▁arrived ▁in ▁H ino ▁three ▁months ▁later . ▁When ▁he ▁arrived ▁at ▁Sat ō ' s ▁home ▁he ▁reported ▁the ▁news , ▁and ▁later ▁rec ount ed ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁none ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁we ep . ▁Ich im ura ▁stayed ▁at ▁S ato ' s ▁house ▁for ▁two ▁to ▁three ▁years . ▁Later , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁ Ō g aki , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁T ats unos u ke . ▁ ▁Death ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁theories ▁regarding ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁Ich im ura ▁T ets unos u ke ' s ▁death . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁he ▁died ▁from ▁an ▁ill ness ▁in ▁his ▁house ▁in ▁ Ō g aki ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁relatives ▁of ▁Sh im ada ▁K ai ▁and ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁K ishi ▁family , ▁T ets unos u