Ep. 16: Sasuke negocia a paz entre Hideyoshi e Ieyasu enquanto cuida de suas novas responsabilidades como guardião.

October 1584, a tea ceremony in Kyoto with Sasuke, Soueki, Hosokawa Tadaoki, Gamon Matsuhide, Takayama Ukon. Soueki advises them to have an aesthete's heart like Sasuke. Ukon shows Sasuke a new cloth from Nanban: its colour is called "olive". A memorial is held for Kiyohide, who has been dead for a year. Sasuke is the guardian of his eldest son Nakagawa Hidemasa, and earns 12,000 koku now. Hidemasa is currently fighting the Tokugawa. November 1584, Kobe, Hideyoshi has been sieging Tokugawa (ally of Nobukatsu) for six months, with Ishida Mitsunari as his aide. He now sends Sasuke to tell Ieyasu that he is about to make peace with Nobukatsu. Ieyasu won't then have a reason to fight and will retreat. When Hideyoshi defeated Shibata, Ieyasu gave him the Hatsuhana, which he will know lend to Sasuke for his services. Ieyasu has Nagamasu at his side. Almost having a fit of rage during the banquet, Sasuke ends the negotiations well and the armistice is decided. Sasuke also purloined an Iga stone plate. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episódios
- Ep. 12 · Sasuke informa Hideyoshi da decisão de Kiyohide enquanto Mitsuhide manobra pelo poder.
- Ep. 13 · Mitsuhide percebe a traição enquanto as forças superiores de Hideyoshi se aproximam de Kyoto para um confronto decisivo.
- Ep. 14 · Akechi Mitsuhide enfrenta traição e morte durante o cerco ao Castelo de Sakamoto.
- Ep. 15 · Nobukatsu concede guardas de Azuchi enquanto Hideyoshi segura reféns e negocia a liberdade de Sasuke
- Ep. 16 · Sasuke negocia a paz entre Hideyoshi e Ieyasu enquanto cuida de suas novas responsabilidades como guardião.
- Ep. 17 · Sasuke recebe promoção e adota o nome Oribe após disputas na cerimônia do chá
- Ep. 18 · Sasuke entrega um quimono a Osen enquanto Soueki enfrenta turbulência política e a ira de Hideyoshi
- Ep. 19 · Sasuke e Sataro procuram por uma sala de chá dourada enquanto Hideyoshi planeja o controle político.
- Ep. 20 · O grande Buraco da Imperfeição