text: Ogami and Daigorō journey on, never stopping in one place for very long as the Shogun's ninjas are always following them. As they wander, Daigorō recalls how the Shogun's other son Lord Bizen (Taketoshi Naitô) and his men were given orders to kill him. Even though Bizen's men are wearing armor beneath their robes, Ogami's skill and blade are too powerful. Ogami lures Lord Bizen into the middle of a stream, concealing his sword underwater within his left hand while pretending it is clutched in his right, prompting Bizen to strike at his right hand, while Ogami counters with his concealed blade, killing him. Ogami sees the Yagyu daimyo watching from a distance and he will destroy him and all of his ninjas.
  The self-titled "Supreme Ninja", a female (Kayo Matsuo), receives orders from the Shogun to kill Ogami and Daigorō. Lord Kurogawa (Akiji Kobayashi) does not believe the "Supreme Ninja's" women are up to the task, so she has her ninjas kill Kurogawa's strongest ninja, Junai...although it was actually an unfair match, as he was forced to fight several at the same time.
  Ogami and Daigorō meet secretly with a client to discuss an assassination request. Ogami is asked to kill Lord Kiru (the Shogun's brother), and in return he will receive a thousand pieces of gold. Ogami accepts the mission and is told that Lord Kiru is being escorted by a three-brother team known as the 'Masters of Death.'
  During Ogami and Daigorō's journey, they are attacked several times by The "Supreme Ninja's" women, but Ogami kills them each time. Ogami finally faces the "Supreme Ninja" herself. She attacks Ogami with a weighted net that contains fishhooks, but Ogami cuts himself free and the "Supreme Ninja" flees by running away backwards.