竹林の里の人々が竹の子を掘っていると、突然、刃物が猛スピードで飛んできて、一瞬にして竹を全て切り倒した！竹林の奥には、目を光らせた謎の生物が潜んでいた…。一方、バートンとベレッカは、ジエンに村に残る理由を問いただすが、ジエンは曖昧な答えでその場から逃げ去ってしまう。村に着いたロン三郎は、人を騙すのがくノ一の得意技だからジエンには気をつけろと警告する…。
While the villagers of the Bamboo Grove Village are digging up bamboo shoots, a blade suddenly flies past them at a fast speed, cutting down all the bamboo in the blink of an eye! In the depths of the bamboo grove, there lurks a mysterious creature with gleaming eyes…. Meanwhile, Burton and Berecca question Jien on why she has decided to remain in the village, only for her to reply with vague answers and brush off the question by fleeing the scene. Upon arriving at the village, Ronzaburo warns the two to be careful of Jien because deceiving others is a kunoichi’s forte…
