Story by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller.
Like leaves circling a maelstrom, Ogami Itto and his mortal enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, are drawn inexorably toward their final confrontation. As torrential rains pound Edo, Yagyu's forces race to find Ogami before a boatload of explosives reaches him and provides the means to destroy the Yagyu, once and for all.