This chapter opens with a description of a man who looks like a high priest. It's Ashina Dohaku, who helped convert Takeda shingen. He's about a hundred and seven years old, and he's super-human. Some people think that he is a reincarnation of Ashikaga shogun yoshizumi , and others think he is the son of akemitsuhide , who betrayed his father at the battle at Honnji and was defeated by his own son ten days later. This chapter ends with a splash, which is a kind of greeting to the audience. The narrator asks the audience if they'd like to wash their socks or underwear today, and they all agree.