The four ninja, rui, shichigen, shaizou and utsutsu, leave to implement gorone's plan to destroy the murakumo. A short while later, hachisu and shikibu return to the village. The four ninja approach the murakumo by boat and rui and shichigen prepare to engage the defending rain fighters. In a flashback, the young shichigen recalls how he began to control insects. Outside the murakumo, rui distracts a group of the rain while shichigen cuts them down. However, it's a trap and they come under heavy rifle fire from the rain and shichigen is shot in the thigh. Meanwhile, ...