"Daigoro, young son of the slain sword master "Lone Wolf" Ogami Itto, begins his own training at the hands of Togo Shigekata, Daigoro's benefactor and warrior of the Satsuma clan. Togo carries a secret letter to Satsuma, but the message is a fraud, and dark forces have aligned to ensure the planted missive's delivery...and the delivery of Daigoro to certain death!"