Kongō creates a diversion to draw Tonbei away while he talks to Shintarō. He wants to warn him about Tarōbō who is not part of the challenge and over whom he has no control . He, too, wants to kill Shintarō but is not playing according to the rules. He says he will not let Tarōbō lay a finger on him. Shintarō. decides Kongō is a very strange man. He and Tonbei stop at an inn to dry off Tonbei's clothes and Tarōbō warns them ninja have infiltrated the inn. These are the Yūgasumi. Shintarō suggests they all leave the inn and fight outside so as not to endanger anyone. He kills them all out in the forest and follows a ninja who turns out to be Tarōbō. He tells him that the Yūgasumi betrayed Kongō and joined him. He tells Shintarō to throw down his swords but Kongō appears and tosses him one of his own. Tarōbō finds himself between the two armed men and disappears, swearing to do the same to Kongō. Kongō tells Shintarō he did not want him to die by Tarōbō's hands, that was all and not to get the wrong idea. He then walks away.
