The battle in Sado concludes with Uesugi's victory. As Kanetsugu and Keiji recall wrapping things up in Sado, they then remember another incident that threatened the fate of the Uesugi clan. When Kanetsugu was younger, he had visited Oda Nobunaga. Nobunaga gives him a folding fan, but also gives Kanetsugu some startling news...
Swearing a lifetime of celibacy,
 becoming the avatar of Bishamonten,
Juró llevar una vida de celibato, se hizo 
llamar "la reencarnación de Bishamonten" y
Juró llevar una vida de celibato, se hizo 
llamar "la reencarnación de Bishamonten"
Il a fait vœu de célibat,
 et est devenu l’incarnation de Bishamon,