In this chapter, we learn that the master's dog has been badly wounded in battle, and that he is going to run away to the back of the house with his loyal servant oshina, but that is not likely to happen. The dog's injuries will make him go to hell, but the master hopes that he will be allowed to purge his sins and become a "buddha" . Three days later, however, she is still not well, and the dog is still missing. The master orders that the heads of his enemies be brought to him before he leaves for the aizu, but he does not order that they be shown to him until after he has defeated the enemy.