Der Tod zweier Gefolgsleute hat dafür gesorgt, dass Nobunas Geist das Land heimsucht und ihren Eroberungsfeldzug vorantreibt. Doch ist das der richtige Weg?
As the Asai/Asakura armies continue to chase after the remnants of Yoshiharu's forces, he mourns for the men who died for his sake but is convinced by Hanzō and Zenki to continue living. As he is cornered by Yoshitatsu near a cliff, Yoshiharu begs him to spare his men in exchange for his life which the former agrees. As Yoshitatsu is about to shoot him with his cannon, Jubei, Inuchiyo and Motoyasu arrive to save him only for Hanzō to blow up Yoshiharu with a bomb to save him the humiliation of being killed by the enemy. Angered by Yoshiharu's death, Jubei attacks but is blow off the cliff by Yoshitatsu's cannon. Meanwhile, Nobuna survived her assassination thanks to Yoshiharu's phone which stopped the bullet but remains unconscious while she dreams worrying about Yoshiharu. In order for Nobuna to live and wake up, she must accept Yoshiharu's death which Danjyou gives her a potion.
信奈を逃がす為、敵を引きつける囮り役となった良晴。3万もの大軍に対し、良晴と残ったのは川並衆ら5百名。数の差は歴然、共に戦ってきた仲間たちは一人、また一人と倒れていった。敵は大将の良晴を狙い、味方は大将を守る為に進んで命を投げ捨てていく。この状況に良晴は上に立つ者、信奈の心境を痛感する。「重い…重過ぎるぜ……」
朝倉軍の猛攻に万策尽きた良晴はついに断崖へと追い詰められてしまう。