Kakeru: Shonen Kiba Yugekitai is a historical adventure set in the Sengoku-era Chugoku region, following the boy Koroku and Yamanaka Yukimori, who seeks to restore the Amago clan.

After bandits destroy his village and leave him alone, Koroku's skill with horses is discovered and he begins to distinguish himself as a cavalryman in Kikkawa Motoharu's army.