Nobukatsu agrees to a cowardly ploy by Tsuzuki to draw Nobunaga outside the safety of his castle. Choosing loyalty over his personal safety, Nobunaga takes the bait, and the brothers face off at last, with the fate of Owari in the balance.
歸蝶自織田家銷聲匿跡後過了數日,吉乃前來拜訪信長。信長聽到吉乃說的話感到震驚不已。另一方面,在末森城裡,一段時日沒見到信勝的林秀貞與柴田勝家等家臣齊聚一堂,商討用兵之事。柴田不贊同津津木提出的卑鄙計謀,但是卻因信勝的請託而接受率領軍隊的職務。
Erneut versucht Tsuzuki, die beiden Brüder gegeneinander auszuspielen, um Nobunaga loszuwerden. Nobukatsu ist für ihn nur noch eine Marionette …