Without her sword, Jinza and his ninjas surround Yagyu Jubei. With both eyes closed, she blocks every attack. The assassin and his ninjas retreat. Jubei looks up at the sky and finds the star she was looking for earlier, this time without looking. Koinosuke sneaks into Jubei's room late at night and does something to Jubei while she is asleep. The next morning, she wakes to find an iron mask, coincidentally in the shape of a urinal, with the left eye covered, attached to her head and she cant get it off. She yells for Koinosuke who says it can not be removed and it there to help her overcome her weakness. She is furious, but goes to school anyway. At school, the students tell her there is a zipper in the back and she removes the mask to much laughter from her class. She calls Koinosuke and tells him she's overcome her handicap by learning "mutadori" or "winning without a sword". She heads off for her duel with Shiro. After Jubei transforms, she closes her eyes and Shiro is confused. In the shadows, Hajime and an army of ninjas await. Shiro attacks, but misses every time. Jinza and the ninjas surround them and Jubei fights and takes the sword from Jinza and defeats the ninjas. She throws the sword away and once again stands in front of Shiro, eyes closed. Shiro charges and cuts the lovely eye-patch from her face. Jubei de-transforms, but falls to the ground, unconscious. Bantaro, Oozaru (one of the Ruffians) and Koinosuke race Jubei to a doctor while Kozaru (the other Ruffian) runs to get Jubei's dad. Hajime and more ninjas attack Shiro and injure him severely and Hajime takes the lovely eye-patch. |