Picking up where Episode 4 left off, Mahiru is in a fit of rage and seeking revenge for what Kyo did to her sister. He breaks the binds that are holding him and stops the bullets with his sword. He tells her that she must decide the truth herself. There is a flashback to Mahiru’s past. Mahiru and her sister, Mayumi, were the daughters of the legendary swordsmith, Muramasa. Muramasa made five types of swords, the first was made at Isl Kuwana during the mid-Muromachi period (1336-1573). The swords are said to have been possessed, and that three Tokugawa leaders suffered diseases because of Muramasa’s swords. Kyo had gone to Muramasa for a sword, and as he waited under a tree outside their house, Mayumi cared for him and brought him food. When Mayumi went to him to give him his newly crafted Muramasa, he killed her with it as Mahiru watched. For that, Mahiru seeks revenge. Kyo escapes.
Yukimura meets up with Kyo to persuade him to enter the Gozen Jiai. The Neguro warriors attack, and together, Yukimura and Kyo kill them all with smiles on their faces. Sanada Yukimura is the one person who Shogun Tokugawa fears most, and as they kill his protectors, they are smiling. After the battle, Kyo runs forth into a trap set up by Shadow Genzou. He calls forth Air and Ground spiders to trap Kyo and sets Mahiru as his opponent. As Mahiru attacks, Shadow Genzou creates an explosion knocking Mahiru down. He performs his Curse of the Spider attack, the same attack he used on Mahiru’s sister. He explains that on that day, he had come to the land to kill Muramasa, but Kyo was there. Mayumi begged him to slay her to protect her father. After Genzou had gone, Mayumi lay dying. She asked Kyo to end her life with his hands, trusted by her father, Muramasa, and the sword her father had made for him. It was this part that Mahiru witnessed. Ashamed that she sought revenge without knowing her sister’s true intentions and that she worked for the man who killed her sister, she asks Kyo to kill her. He attacks Genzou, slicing Mahiru free in the process. It was Iegasu’s order to kill Muramasa. If Genzou would have succeeded with his mission, he would have become the Shogun’s ninja. Kyo does his Kaze no Koe (Voice of the Wind) and Genzou explodes. Mahiru asks why he saved her. Kyo replies that no matter the reason, he did kill her sister. She should live until she is able to kill him.
Red Tiger nurses Mahiru’s wounds. She recognizes him as Tokugawa Hidetada, who will one day succeed his father to become the next Shogun. He asks her if she will obey his request, and she agrees. He then tells her never to go after Kyo or Yuya again, and that Yuya is his loved one.
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