Kanzen Unikai earns his clan's great honor: proprietorship of a revered sword, a gift from the shogun. Shintaro and Tadasuke now chase across Japan to retrieve the object, fired up by the resolve of stern Heishiro. The Three Stooges-like team meet with early misfortune and realize that Unikai isn't a man to be trifled with, even he obscure about his motives. Meanwhile, the clan lord is overcome with pressure to quiet things up, at least until there's a solution; but as long as Unikai holds the cards, they're at wits end to beat this unbeatable swordsman. Until an unconventional possibility emerges....
Who travels with Shintaro on his journey?
Tadasuke