Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pasina nguva refu pashure pacho, uto rehondo reAmerica rinorwisa richishandisa Doolittle Raid. Zvichitevera ikoku, Yamamoto anorayira kurwisa kukuru kwechikepe chengarava pachitsuwa cheAmerica chinonzi Midway
, asi uto rinotakura zvikepe reJapan rinosangana nevanotakura zvikepe vokuUnited States vorinyudza. Mwedzi inoverengeka gare gare, pashure pokurwisa kweGuadalcanal, Yamamoto anourawa sezvo vatyairi vendege vokuAmerica vanovhiringidza ndokupfura ndege yake. Eiichi anodzokera kumusha kuJapan ndokuroora musikana wake, asi nokukurumidza anoyeukwa kuti atore chikamu muHondo yeLeyte Gulf. Kunze kweCape Engaño, "Zuikaku" yakanyura, uye Eiichi ari pakati pevakakuvadzwa sezvo akanga apa bhachi rake rokuponesa kuna Shinji, munun'una waMasato, uyo akapiwa chikepe somufambisi wengarava. Kumwewo, "Yamato", zvino inoshanda senhumbi huru yeCenter Force yaTakeo Kurita, inodzoka kubva kuLeyte isina kupinda muhondo.