The time was the Warring States period, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi was still known as Kinoshita Tokichiro. A mysterious religion called Kinmekyo, led by Koga Genyousai, is spreading in the streets. The Kinme Sect is working behind the scenes to mislead the people and aim for the world. In order to counter the Kinme cult, Tokichiro orders Takenaka Hanbei to search for the ``head of the Kage clan, Akakage'', but...