While being carried in a Kago, Magatsu is ambushed, but he kills his two attackers, although not before one reveals his employer was Akagi. Magatsu arrives at the Ittö-ryü dojo by foot just as Kagimura Habaki, a member of Daimyo's guard, is leaving. Anotsu reveals that soon the Ittö-ryü will be retained by the Shogunate, so Magatsu decides to leave Ittö-ryü because of his hatred of the samurai. Meanwhile, Chogo Morozumi of the IttÅ-ryÅ« is attacked by Giichi who extracts from him number of masters within the dojo before killing Morozumi with his chained double blade. Elsewhere, the Ittö-ryü vice-captain, Ken'ei Fusano is poisoned by Hyakurin posing as a geisha...