Hachiro attacks joujin, and hadaebou takes the opportunity to continue his mission. Joujin easily defeats hachiro, but then surprisingly sheathes his sword. The group of ninja regroup and shaizou tries to analyse kujaku's inverted halberd of time technique by firing test cannon balls at the murakumo. Hadaebou gains entry to the murakumo but realizes that tadanaga no intention of returning and has fully allied himself with joijin. Meanwhile joijin tries to convince hachiro to join him, but hachiro refuses and then escapes when hibiki and shikibu create a diversion. ...