Jirobo, Sagen, Ieyasu, and Shima Sakon: All men with different motives, but they all have one thing in common - they are in pursuit of KenshinÕs Jizo-Bodhisattva statue. Jirobo gets closest to the clue of its whereabouts, and he sends Kanetsugu a report. Jirobo had been on the verge of death, but was saved by White Cloud; now he goes to Daiyoin, TaehimeÕs sister, where he is told a shocking fact by Daiyoin. Kanetsugu reads JiroboÕs report, and sighs ... Oda Nobunaga was in possession of the Jizo Bodhisattva!