As the battle rages on, nishiki and the other members of the orochi attack the shrine lord sorama. chutaro tries to stop them, but soramaru insists that he has to protect the shrine. He says that if he wants to get back the old shrine, then he'll have to help the other orochi. Soramaru says that he's either with the Fuuma or the Kumo, so he'd rather be with the latter. .