Hideyoshi Toyotomi, an extraordinary warlord seeking unification,
launched a large offensive to defeat his greatest enemy, Nobunaga Oda.
There is no path to unification unless we win this battle!
We are after Nobunaga's head!
Move out!
Our goal is the Oda Army's camp! Charge!
Nobunaga!
Run!
However, the battlefield fell into chaos
with the sudden appearance of the yakuma.
Each army was forced to withdraw,
and the curtain fell on the battle without a decisive victor.
The cost of the battle was great.
The Toyotomi Army's village was utterly devastated
and Toshiie was injured as a result of Hideyoshi's own actions.
Upon reconsidering everything that had happened,
Hideyoshi prioritized the reconstruction of the village.
Everyone! Here we go!
And now he is off to reclaim Yuzuki, who has been captured by the Oda Army.
We will make preparations to leave immediately.
No, I'm going alone.
Just you wait...
Nobunaga!
I am Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Let me pass.
This way.
I'm familiar enough with this place. I don't need your guidance.
What did you come here for?
Oh, it's just you. Katsuie, Nagahide.
Thanks for the welcome.
What welcome?
I'm not letting you set one foot past here.
I was thinking it was about time I got my bride back.
Sorry, but won't you let me through?
What?!
No way that's happening!
Nobunaga-sama has said to let him through.
There you have it.
Hideyoshi-san...
Let's go, Yuzuki-san.
But...
The flowers in the garden are blooming really beautifully right now.
Come on.
Now then...
Do not let anyone through.
Understood.
Coming here on your own...
You are as reckless as ever, Monkey.
I will take that as a compliment, Nobunaga-sama.
Return her to me.
Are you concerned?
You do know, don't you?
That Hideyoshi was once a retainer of Nobunaga-sama.
Yes.
Hideyoshi served Nobunaga-sama in his quest for unification.
But then something happened, and Hideyoshi left the Oda Army.
What happened?
I wonder if Hideyoshi has already met with Nobunaga?
I can't imagine that Nobunaga would just chase Hideyoshi-sama off
after he went straight there all by himself.
But it's not going to be so easy to get her back.
How does Hideyoshi intend to negotiate this?
I am not sure...
Hideyoshi-sama is different than he was before.
Yes, that's true.
I feel like Hideyoshi-sama has changed, too.
What do you think?
This is something I ordered from a trader.
You always did have an eye for the newest things, Nobunaga-sama.
I always obtain superior things.
I take it you are also referring to people.
So long as they have some kind of value,
I guess you'll keep even traitors by your side.
What? Mitsuhide-san betrayed Nobunaga-san?
Yes.
At the time, Nobunaga-sama had given secret orders to only Hideyoshi.
He had been ordered to seize the land from people
living in the mountain region for the Oda Army.
Seize the land?
And to do it as quickly as possible.
Hideyoshi obeyed Nobunaga-sama and carried out his orders.
Why would he do such a horrible thing?
Realizing what Hideyoshi was doing, Mitsuhide-san went to Nobunaga-sama
to ask him what his true intentions were,
but he couldn't get him to say anything.
Because of this, the discontent of the people grew
and it started to affect the Oda Army's rule in the area.
Mitsuhide-san, having his misgivings,
risked his life to warn Nobunaga-sama against such actions.
Even if that could be taken as treason, he didn't care...
He was determined.
And so Mitsuhide-san went on to betray Nobunaga-san?
You never cared about my upbringing or that I wasn't from a samurai family.
You simply valued my strength.
I am grateful to you.
And because of that,
I thought I wanted to help you in your unification efforts.
But I'll be frank with you now.
The path I'm following is different from yours.
I won't do anything like that now.
Sacrificing the livelihood of such a large number of people
and the lives of so many comrades...
I will never do that.
Sacrifices must be made in order to achieve your goal.
Even still, I want to protect them. The people and my comrades.
I'm going to do things my way.
But even I realized something after all of this.
Nobunaga-sama had actually ordered Hideyoshi to seize the land
in order to protect the villagers.
To protect them?
One day, Nobunaga-sama was looking over
the yakuma distribution map one of his vassals had made,
and as he analyzed it he estimated the places
where the yakuma were most likely to appear.
Thus, he considered evacuating the land where the people lived
so they would not be in danger.
But there was no guarantee that, if we suddenly told the villagers about the yakuma,
they would quickly evacuate.
There was also the chance that the yakuma
would attack in the time it would take to evacuate.
So, prepared to accept the damage to his reputation,
Nobunaga-sama had their lands seized.
Then... Nobunaga-san actually thinks more about others.
But not being made aware of any of this,
Mitsuhide-san gathered soldiers in secret and made preparations.
It was a precise and perfect plan, like Mitsuhide-san is known for.
And then what happened?
As Mitsuhide-san planned, they tracked down Nobunaga-sama, but...
Mitsuhide, well done.
Your strength and ability to strategize
are clearly indispensable to my army.
But then, something unexpected happened.
Hideyoshi came running to help.
Hideyoshi-san did?
Mitsuhide! Don't get any closer to Nobunaga-sama!
You traitor!
Stop this.
But!
If you're going to kill Mitsuhide, then...
Why...?
Nobunaga-sama!
Hideyoshi... what are you doing?
After that, Hideyoshi left the castle.
So that's what happened...
Nobunaga, I'll say this one more time.
Give her back.
It is the way of the world that the superior person wins.
The person who unifies this world must be superior to everyone else.
The most important thing is not that you win battles,
but that you are always capable of winning.
How are you going to take over the world?
How are you going to steal that girl from me?
What will you do, Monkey?
Hideyoshi-sama is probably with Mitsuhide about now...
It's the first time since that incident
that Hideyoshi-sama has come face-to-face with the two of them.
Ever since then, Hideyoshi has only focused on moving towards unification.
In other words, that means he has to defeat Nobunaga as well.
But Hideyoshi-sama is no longer fighting for the sake of unification alone.
Please look at this.
Not too long ago, this was just some lakeside wasteland.
Nobunaga-sama turned all of it into this lively city.
If it hadn't been for Nobunaga-sama, I'm sure none of this could have happened.
Nobunaga-sama is an extremely considerate person,
and his eyes can see straight through to the true feelings of others.
Nobunaga-sama saw ambition deep within Hideyoshi's eyes.
In fact, Hideyoshi is before Nobunaga-sama now, trying to take over...
But I believe in him.
Nobunaga-sama thinks about Shinga more than anyone else,
and his judgment is more correct than anyone else's.
If escape is too difficult, I'll just have to find clues to Himemiko-sama!
Th-This is...
Nobunaga-sama!
What happened?!
Mitsuhide! Out of the way!
Let us through!
Mitsuhide-san, we heard a gunshot!
These are Nobunaga-sama's orders.
But!
This isn't the time for that crap!
Don't you believe in Nobunaga-sama?
I came to talk to you as a supreme commander.
To protect her and my people...
I didn't come here to fight!
Did you know?
The yakuma's nest.
I have managed to pinpoint it.
The yakuma's nest?
If we attack it, we'll be able to wipe out the yakuma in one decisive blow.
I will return the girl to you.
In return, lend me a hand.
Hideyoshi, work for me.
I refuse.
I don't intend to join forces with you.
I told you before, didn't I? I'm going to do things my way.
Sorry for making you wait, Yuzuki.
Huh?
Let's go home.
Stop screwing around, Hideyoshi!
What in the world is going on?
These are the orders of your supreme commander.
Nobunaga-sama said I could take her back with me.
Man, I'm hungry!
Come on, let's go.
Hideyoshi, that bastard...
Always so damn full of himself!
This is Nobunaga-sama we're talking about.
I'm sure he has something in mind.
Hideyoshi has departed with the girl.
I see.
Hold on tight!
This is bad! I have to hurry and tell Yuzuki-san!
Hideyoshi is pretty late...
Knowing who his opponent is,
I hope he hasn't been caught in some strange trap.
We just have to believe in Hideyoshi-sama for now.
I brought her back, just like I said.
Yuzuki-chan!
I'm sorry for worrying you all.
You're amazing, Hideyoshi!
Pretty much.
But why did he let her go?
Who knows?
There seems to be something else.
We should take precautions...
I know. Oh, also...
While at Oda's castle, I found out the yakuma have a nest.
What should I do? Yuzuki-san!
Now then, Nobunaga-sama. How shall we proceed?
According to the plan.
Understood.
I will conquer the yakuma.