While Manji and Shira stake out the byway through Naito Shinjuku, waiting to ambush Anotsu Kagehisa on his journey out of Edo, Rin grills the servant girl on ways to get past the strict government checkpoints. Suddenly, right in front of their inn, a fight breaks out between a passing ronin, and a samurai calling himself Anotsu Kagehisa, head of the Itto-ryu!