Dōhaku, Kagehiko and Yamizō have captured Maya and Taimon and are using them as bait in a trap. Sumie, a young Iga ninja, claiming to be Kansai's sister, rescues Shintarō and Tonbei rescues Maya and Taimon.. Shintarō resolves to get into the castle to "talk sense" into Lord Shiranui. Maya lends him her cross so he can pass as one of the Christians forced to carry the smuggled guns into the castle.
