In the winter of 1583, Katsuie is defeated by Hideyoshi after a month-long battle in Omi and flees to the Kitanosho Castle where he urges Ichi and her daughters to leave the castle in order to evade Hideyoshi's attack. Ichi, however, says that she will stay with Katsuie till the end which shocks her daughters. Later, Ishida Mitsunari, Hideyoshi's aide, gathers the three sisters as hostages to the Azuchi Castle.
