Ep. 7: Namenba infiltrates Edo Castle while Tadanaga recounts his past conflict with Joujin to Hachiro.

Namenba enters Edo Castle to confront the shogun, killing Iga Kurokuwa ninjas who intercept her. She suspects a hidden ally aided her escape and administers a truth potion to the sleeping shogun, learning that Joujin acts independently of his authority. Later, she meets her mysterious helper, Hadaebou. At Jison'in village, ninja girls discuss the dark imperial carriage, the houren, which Hibiki believes carries the Joujinshuu. Meanwhile, at Takasaki Castle, Tadanaga reveals to Hachiro that Joujin manipulated him six years ago into killing monkeys at Sengen Shrine and used Tadanaga’s funds to build the Murakumo. Tadanaga demands Hachiro destroy the vessel and its occupants, but Hachiro refuses to let ninjas serve Tokugawa political aims. Enraged, Tadanaga orders his samurai to kill Hachiro. The attackers wear eye-shades, but Shaizou enables Hachiro to use his Dojutsu technique via Shaizou’s moving eyes, causing the samurai to kill one another. Hachiro departs, though Tadanaga commands his men to follow and eliminate him.

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