Synopsis

Following Kirara’s rescue from Ukyo’s clutches, Kambei resolves to assist them, becoming the first samurai to join their ranks. Simultaneously, Katsushiro and Kikuchiyo begin their return to the main group. They encounter Gorobei, a traveling performer, who tells Katsushiro that a game of arrows is in order. Should Katsushiro prevail, Gorobei’s life will end. Is there more to Gorobei's words than meets the eye? And what fate awaits the samurai when Ayamaro, Ukyo’s father, dispatches assassins in