text: Ogami and Daigorō board a ship which is carrying the 'Masters of Death' to their rendezvous with Lord Kiru. Also on board is the unobtrusive "Supreme Ninja". Rebels attack the 'Masters of Death', but are easily dispatched. During the night, the sole remaining rebel starts a fire onboard the ship. In the ensuing inferno, the 'Masters of Death' tell Ogami that they recognize him, but that they will not attack him...as long as he makes no move against them and Lord Kiru, and then leave him. The companionway is blocked by flames, so he cuts through the deck planking. Ogami then puts Daigorō in his cart and throws both overboard to safety, before pole-vaulting himself into the sea. The "Supreme Ninja" attacks Ogami from underwater but he overpowers her. Getting Daigorō, himself, and the "Supreme Ninja" to shore and then to the shelter of a fisherman's hut, he strips all three of them naked and gathers them close together, telling the "Supreme Ninja" that they must share their body heat or die. The "Supreme Ninja" does not understand why he would save her and then realizes she cannot kill Ogami or his son. The next day, Ogami and Daigorō leave her there, knowing that she will have to return to the Shogun, report her failure and commit suicide.