Determined to fulfill the plans of the Owari family, to topple the shogunate, Genkuro uses mind tricks on Sannosuke to defeat and capture Shintaro.

Shintaro also has to deal with Okei, who seeks revenge for the death of her brother Koheita.

However there is danger in every corner, the life of our hero will hang in the balance and help will come from a most surprising quarter.