Hideyoshi hasn't given up on trying to get his hands on Echigo. This time, he tries to use Maeda Keiji to bring down the Uesugi clan and get his hands on the province. Kanetsugu is informed of this by an unlikely source, and he plans to head into another battle of wits with Hideyoshi and Keiji joins him, despite their lives being at stake once again...
The cut of that bamboo 
is the work of a skilled swordsman.
Ese corte de bambú demuestra que 
tienes gran técnica con la espada.
Ese corte de bambú demuestra que 
eres muy hábil con la espada.
La coupe nette de ce bambou
 est digne d’un sabreur expérimenté.
Só um grande espadachim cortaria
 aquele bambu daquela maneira.