In 1630, four years later, in edo castle tokugawa hidetada strips tadanaga of his lands and privilege for killing monkeys at sengen shrine at suruga. Later that year, hidetada passes away from illness, and his funeral is held in secret according to his wishes. A year later, tadanaga is exiled at takasaki castle in the distant land of joushuu (kozuke province). Several years later, the young ninjas have grown while continuing their training in preparation for the day their enemies reappear. They have not seen hachiro since the battle with joujin and his agents, ...