Masaatsu Naito (Kuranosuke Sasaki) efficiently finishes Sankin-kotai (required ritual to visit the shogun). On his way residence, he listens to that an insurrection by peasants has occurred in his hometown of Yunagaya. Masaatsu Naito recognizes that it is a counterattack by Matsudaira. He returns to Yunagaya, however discovers that his castle is gone.