As entire armies stand poised to attack, Takeda and Uesugi offer Tokugawa a final chance to join forces against Oda - but once his loyalties are decided, a ruthless betrayal soaks the battlefield in blood.

Katakura, Sanada, and Sarutobi arrive with the treasures requested by Matsunaga, who betrays his word and attacks the hostages.

Date and Sanada arrive at Honnoji, but the showdown with evil will have to wait - the Demon Lord has set a trap. Meanwhile, a voice from beyond the grave encourages Ichi to take action against Oda.

While Motochika is successful at his defence on Shikokou, Keiji returns to Kaga and meets with Toshiie and Matsu. They reveal that the Toyotomi clan wants the Maeda forces to attack Kai, which has surprised Keiji, but Toshiie commented about his understanding of Keiji's path to peace. In the battle on Setouchi, Motochika's forces have reduced the number of Mori's boat forces, however Motonari plans to lure Fugaku to allow Toyotomi's forces to attack. Hideyoshi appeared and reduces the area's sea with his fits, allowing the Fugaku to be unmovable on dry surface, however Motochika ordered his forces to fire the cannon at him, only for Hideyoshi to block the cannonball with his bare hands. A large number of Toyotomi and Mori's forces have surrounded the Fugaku but Motochika had gotten it moving on land and head towards Hideyoishi, however Hideyoshi had stopped it and confront Motochika. The two fight, with Hideyoshi easily gaining the upper hand on Motochika, leading to Sanada who had arrived and witness the battle to go and support Motochika and his forces, despite Sasuke's warning. With Sanada's forces managing to defeat a large number of Toyotomi and Mori soldiers they were however outnumbered, with Oyamada trying to clear a path to retreat but was killed in the process. With Motochika's last stand he had manage to defeat most of Toyotomi and Mori's forces but failed to defeat Hideyoshi as the Fugaku breaks down and destroyed, with Motochika seen falling and Toyotomi's victory secured.

As Date and Chosokabe confront each other in Owari the two fought with both forces cheering for the lords, only to end in a tie. In Aki, Motonari and his general, Akagawa Motoyasu, witness the remaining pieces of the fortress Fugaku is being rebuild as is being named as the Nichirin. In Satsuma, Toyotomi's forces have arrived and both Satsuma's forces and Sanada's Takeda forces are prepared for battle, with Sanada still in doubt, but unknown to them Mori's forces have also appeared with Motonari in charge. In Osaka, Hideyoshi and Hanbei begin their next plan to conquer the East, with both of them knew of Motonari's plan. Later Keiji is woken up by Kasuga who arrive to bring a message from Kenshin but also tells him of Toshiie joining enshin to defend Echigo, which shocked Keiji due to Toshiie's wounds not healed yet. Kasuga then tells Keiji to go and thell them about Hideyoshi's movements, and Keiji's surprised as Yumekichi disappeared with Keiji's pendant. As both Date's forces and Motochika's forces discuss their plan to attack Wasaka and Yamashiro, a throwing dart appeared with a not ont it and Date recognize it as Matsunaga Hisahide.