Ep. 13: Mitsuhide realizes betrayal as Hideyoshi's superior forces approach Kyoto for a decisive clash.

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In June 1582, Akechi Mitsuhide discovers Toyotomi Hideyoshi has tricked him into a trap near Kyoto. While Tokugawa Ieyasu prepares to aid Mitsuhide with 15,000 men, Hideyoshi arrives with 40,000 troops. His army, led by Hidenaga, Nobutaka, and Niwa, positions Takayama at the vanguard and Kiyohide’s forces at Mount Tenno. Amidst the tension, Ueda Satarou, known for killing Mitsuhide’s son Tsuda Nobusumi, raises a revenge banner. Sasuke joins Takayama for a meal and consumes potent tea, an act observed by Satarou. As Hideyoshi’s overwhelming numbers attack, Mitsuhide’s sole hope lies in capturing Mount Tenno, a suicide mission assigned to his retainer Saitou. During the fighting, Yasuke saves Sasuke and reveals Hideyoshi killed Nobunaga. Sasuke initially doubts this but eventually abandons his quest for vengeance to survive the battle.