[He glances over his shoulder at Saitou] ...indeed, we will. I have fought him and defeated him before, but it was a hard battle and cost too much in time and stamina. We don't have much time before the demon army overruns the guard posts. Together, then!

[Inwardly he's thinking Yukimura, why are you serving Kiyomori? This is wrong! but on the outside, he shows no sign of how much this hurts. He will fight until Yukimura comes to his senses, just like Chengdu. He charges first, striking to engage the spear and try to force an opening]