Tsuji Kirihito has joined the club as a supervisor. The club's first step on the road to the national tournament is facing Eiga University High School in a practice match. The club members don't fully trust Kirihito, but they still go to Eiga High. There, Hinomaru encounters his former rival, National Treasure Kusunagi Sword, Kuze Sosuke.
The slumbering national treasure, 
the Kusanagi Sword:
،الكنز الوطنيّ النّائم، سيف كوساناغي
Das des schlafenden nationalen Schatzes
„Das Schwert Kusanagi“: Sōsuke Kuze.
El tesoro nacional durmiente,
la espada Kusanagi.
El tesoro nacional durmiente,
la espada Kusanagi.
Au trésor national endormi,
Kusanagi no Tsurugi… Sôsuke Kuze.
Il tesoro nazionale dormiente, 
la spada Kusanagi.
A Espada Kusanagi...
O tesouro nacional dormente.
Дремлющее
национальное достояние,