Three highly dangerous and highly skilled Negoro ninja monks arrive in Nabari and take Tonbei prisoner as bait to lure Shintarō into the pine forest. There he is wounded in the leg but escapes. Hanadayū's daughter, Kumeno, binds his wound and goes to help Tonbei on his instructions while he stays to fight the monks who are coming. He succeeds in killing them and Kumeno rescues Tonbei.
