Shintarō fights his way out of the temple and is pursued by the Fūma through thick sedge and grass. Wounded, he collapses and hides but as Kitobō nears, he dives into the river. Meantime, 5 days have passed since Shintarō went out and Tonbei and Shūsaku are worried. Outside the house, Tonbei challenges a komusō (type of itinerant priest) whom he thinks is a spy. This turns out to be Shintarō who leads him to the boat which belongs to the man who rescued him. He says he can't return home just yet because for the first time he has lost a fight. They are interrupted by the arrival of the boat-owner's daughter, Kaori. Shintarō says she was the one who saved his life. He tells him he was fighting Fūma ninja. Tonbei returns and tells his group to search for the temple of Marishiten. Meanwhile Kotarō repeats his chant, Water calls wind, etc. before the Water Tiger mirror in order to find the Wind Thunder mirror. He is successful for he sees Kaori's face in his mirror, just as she sees his in hers, which had belonged to her mother. Tonbei comes to the temple of Marishiten unknowing and asks a priest (Kitobō in disguise) if that is what it is and is captured.
