The Kōga Must Die is the third episode of Basilisk ~Ōka Ninpō Chō~.
Synopsis[]
A dark force descends upon the Five Treasures as they are attacked by a mysterious ninja... or is he a ninja at all?
Summary[]
Namenba brings the Iga girls for a training and they get attacked by Kōga's boys with snowbacks. The girls quickly engage them and one uses rock hidden in the snowback. As they boys get annoyed, Gorone Negoro reminds them that they are not fighting for Iga or Kōga, but for their leaders. The girls are taken to Hibiki Iga and Utsutsu decides to test her, but Hibiki turns and uses her dojutsu, making Utsutsu give up. Gorone explains that Hibiki sense enemies' antagonism and neutralizes it. Kōga boys then see a boy and guess that's their leader, Hachirō Kōga. Saizō Ishi decides to test him too, but Gorone quickly stops him as Hachirō's dojutsu activates. Gorone explains that he almost died and that even if he planned on missing with the kunai, Hachirō's eyes detect the slightest intent to kill and turn that antagonism back upon the enemy.
Geiin and Kasō go out to look for Kazuma. Hearing his ability, they go towards its direction and see Kazuma being tied by his whip blade to a watermill wheel. Kazuma tells them he is about to produce his ultimate melody and tightens his whip, cutting himself to pieces and making a melody. A man then shows up and mocks them that their leader is missing and it must be cause its a child and he had run away. Kasō gets angry and jumps at the enemy releasing his technique, but the man reverse it and turns it back at Kasō, making him burng himself. The man introduces himself as Tsuibamu Kujaku, one of the Joujinshuu. He informs him that not only the Five Treasures of Kōga are going to die tonight, but also the Fire Flowers of Iga. Geiin, releases his technique Fire Squad, revealing it also contains poison. Tsuibamu starts to laughs and mocks him he is the fool and he still haven't noticed that he is flying and his sweet didn't touch his feet. Geiin turns green, revealing his power comes from young age as he had been filling his body with many different poisons. As Geiin releases his poison, Tsuibamu reverses it again and returns it to him, making Geiin comment he was right. Tsuibamu comments that he must have realized it that the time flow turned backwards, but Geiin refuses to believe such technique exists. As he fells down dying from his own poison, Tsuibamu leaves.
Hachirō had heard Geiin's voice and realizes the Five Treasures were dead and goes to inform Gorone. Gorone informs Hachirō that he can't let him leave now and guesses the next are the Five Flowers. Shichigen and Rui are send to inform them, while Utsutsu and Saizō are send to watch for enemies.
A man then questions Tadanaga if he is Suruga Dainagon and enters the house. He tells him he is the third most important person after his brother and former Lord Hidetada, but also the most unfortunate among them. The man tells Tadanaga that he will be executed by his own brother, Shogun Iemitsu, and introduces himself as Joujin.