Ep. 6: Irako endures rigged trials and mutilation while losing his inheritance dreams to Fujiki.
Aired on August 30, 2007
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Ushimata informs Lady Iku, imprisoned at the Kogan dojo, that Irako will face punishment. At the Kontake Shrine, Irako must fight Ushimata with wooden blades before learning the Nagare Boshi technique. The match is rigged, and Irako takes two heavy blows after withholding his winning move. He then fights Fujiki, who is evenly matched but ultimately defeats him. Irako attacks Fujiki from behind, imagining inheriting the Kogan dojo, marrying Mie, and receiving Fujiki’s respect. Fujiki retaliates, nearly beating Irako to death. While injured, Lady Iku is forced to mutilate Irako with a hot iron but burns her own breast instead. Finally, Sensai Kogan blinds Irako, ending his inheritance hopes and naming Fujiki as his successor.
Episodes
- Ep. 2 · Iwamata Kogan tests Irako with a yodare-azuki ritual to decide dojo acceptance
- Ep. 3 · Irako advances as Kogan's successor candidate while challenging rivals to retrieve the heads of the Funaki twins.
- Ep. 4 · Lady Iku faces rumors while Irako is named heir and Fujiki defeats a revenge seeker
- Ep. 5 · Irako Ends Relationship With Lady Iku and Receives Technique Instruction
- Ep. 6 · Irako endures rigged trials and mutilation while losing his inheritance dreams to Fujiki.
- Ep. 7 · Tokugawa Tadanaga's cruelty and Fujiki's bare-handed duel with ronin samurai
- Ep. 8 · Instructors target Hikagi Jingorou as scapegoat for Suzunosuke's death.
- Ep. 9 · Mie flees with her father's sword while Fujiki confronts Okitsu in the woods.
- Ep. 10 · Kogan faces Kengyou's rapier duel and Irako's threats after recovering from dementia.