Thanks to Saito, who had hidden himself within the Ito faction, the Shinsengumi have information that Ito is planning to assassinate Kondo. Hijikata orders Nagakura and Harada to go and kill Ito and the rest of the Goryo-eishi. And, if he stands against them, to cut down Todo as well. Chizuru speaks up out of worry for Todo, but Hijikata doesn't listen.
Then, one night, the Shinsengumi and the Goryo-eishi finally confront each other. Amidst the fighting, Nagakura and Harada run into Todo, but...!
Nagakura-san and the others, 
and the Goryo-eishi,
،ناغاكورا-سان والآخرون والغوريو-إيشي
Nagakura-san und seine Männer
sowie die Goryo-eiji
Nagakura y el resto, así como
los Goryo Eishi, están rodeados.
Nagakura y el resto, así como
los Goryo Eishi, están rodeados.
Nos hommes et les gardes de l’empereur
se sont fait encercler.
Nagakura-san, gli altri e i Goryou-Eji
Enquanto enfrentavam o Goryo-eishi, o grupo
do Nagakura-san foi vítima de uma cilada.
Нагакура с отрядом
и гвардейцами были окружены.