Having come to Kisegawa from Oushu with his followers, Yoshitsune finally sees his brother Yoritomo. Yoritomo orders Yoshitsune to watch over the Heike troops on the other side of Fujigawa River. Yoshitsune’s followers complain about the triviality of the assignment but Yoshitsune calms them down and urges them to work hard. Their accomplishment impresses Yoritomo. One night, the Heike troops at Fujigawa River mistake the sound of the flock of waterfowl for an attack by the Genji and quickly retreat. After they are gone, Yoshitsune finds a dancer who could not move because of her wounded foot. The dancer is Shizuka who once saved Yoshitsune in Kyoto when he was being pursued by the Heike. Back in Kamakura, Yoshitsune, for the first time, meets Masako who is dazzled by his presence. In Kyoto, Kiyomori is furious with Koremori as he led the troop which was scared away of a flock of waterfowl at Fujigawa. Yoritomo asks Yoshitsune how he feels about turning against Kiyomori who he once looked upon as father.
家来を伴って黄瀬川に参上し、念願の兄・頼朝（中井貴一）との対面を果たした義経（滝沢秀明）。だが、最初に命じられた任務は、富士川を隔てた平家陣の見張り役だった。突然飛び立った水鳥の羽音に恐れをなして逃げ帰った平家軍の陣の跡で、義経は、足をけがして動けなくなった静（石原さとみ）と再会する。鎌倉へ静を連れ帰った義経は、頼朝に「かつては清盛を父と思っていたのではないか」とその心中を聞かれる。
