I got the moon
I got the cheese
I got the whole damn nation on my knees
I got the rooster, got the crow
I got the hill, got the flow

I got the powder not the gun
I got the dog not the bun
I got the clouds not the sky
I got the stripes not the tie
But hey I'm big in Japan I'm big in Japan
I'm big in Japan I'm big in Japan...

Chapter Three: Bloodbath

Swarms of men marched upriver to get to their destination: the foundry. This was it. The fate of the Kurou Family and the Akadama Clan would be decided once and for all. Kenji could hear their piercing battle cries from miles away. They wanted to sound cool when they were chopped up into little pieces. Kenji thought it might be fun to chop off a few limbs before heading straight for Tokyo, but first he needed something to eat. Since Don was dead and Suzu terrified of him, Kenji thought he'd just threaten her with death and get a first class meal out of it.

He slowly approached Amaguri where a considerably large man who he had seen just the night before stood in front of the restaurant. He must've been waiting for something.

"Are you Kenji-san?" He asked him.
"Yes, I am." Kenji replied.
"I need to speak with you urgently."
"What is your name?"
"Forgive me. I am Dojima, the swordsmith."
"What is it you want?"
"Let's go inside."

Suzu dropped a plate upon their entrance.

"W-w-w-what do you want?" Suzu stuttered.
"May we sit down?" Dojima asked politely. "Don't worry. We won't hurt you." "Right away."

Suzu ran in the back. Dojima and Kenji sat down.

"She is certainly nervous about something," Dojima wondered. "Do you know what's wrong with her?"
"I haven't the slightest idea." Kenji lied.
"Must be the fight."
"Fight?"
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about. As you may already know, the Kurou family and the Akadama Clan do not get on well."
"Yes, I noticed that when I saw them dismember each other last night."
"Yes. The two groups are in a territorial dispute. The Kurou family wants to sell the pass to the Meiji government but the Akadama Clan won't allow it. So this afternoon they are going to battle each other to the death. But I've just learned that the Meiji government intends to take over the pass while the armies have weakened each other. This means that someone on one of these sides is an informant. And I think I know who. A ninja recently arrived and swore allegiance to the Akadama Clan but I've seen him before. He is definitely working for the Meiji government."
"So, what does the government want with Rokkotsu Pass?"
"I don't know."

Kenji realized something right there. The ninja Dojima spoke of was the same creep who raped Tsubohachi and was going to do the same to him. At last, a chance for vengeance.

"I will help you." Kenji said.
"Good. We can start right now."

They got up and left right before Suzu arrived with their meals. The two headed for the shrine where Dojima had seen Hyuga head for. They were stopped at Ipponmatsu by several ninjas and Hyuga himself. However, Hyuga didn't look the same as Kenji remembered him. Something was off about his appearance.

"You!" Hyuga shouted.
"I was about to say the same thing."
"You're the bastard who stabbed me up against the wall leaving me to lose all the blood from my left arm" Hyuga's left arm was hanging loose.
"That's what's wrong with you!"
"Shut up! You may have been lucky yesterday, but this time you're dead!"

The battle began. Dojima, gripping his iron hammer, smashed in the faces of the ninjas while Kenji cut them up into the main course at Amaguri. Hyuga was the only one left.

"You're a fool, Kenji."
"What?"
"We needed you for our plan to work. With you on the Kurou family or the Akadama Clan's side, we could've easily weakened the other side. But now, Kenji, you are responsible for one of the biggest genocides this country has ever--"

Kenji threw the same katana into Hyuga's neck.

"Oh, shut up."
"We have to head for the foundry before it's too late!"

They ran to the foundry with all speed.

They arrived at the foundry to discover Tesshin, Shiretoko, Chelsea, and Kitcho of the Akadama Clan still alive and fighting each other at the top of the tower. Kenji and Dojima carefully climbed up until they reached the very top. Chelsea turned and noticed Kenji.

"Kitcho-san, that's him! That's the man!" The fighting briefly stopped.
"So you're the bastard who left poor Chelsea here for dead." Kitcho said.
"And I thought I told you never to return here again." Shiretoko scolded.
"Kenji, what have you been doing to all these people?" Dojima asked in all seriousness.
"They had it coming."
"Listen, stop the fighting at once." Dojima protested. "You've all been fooled. Kitcho, Hyuga was just using you. He was a spy for the Meiji government. They're going to attack at once."
"That's ridiculous," Tesshin laughed. "Do you expect me to believe that our trusted allies, the Meiji government, are simply going to attack us--"

A gunshot. Tesshin fell to the ground, dead. The back of his head was gushing blood.

"FATHER!" Kitcho cried.
"Oh, my God! My God!" Chelsea was hysterical.

The army slowly closed in on the five.

"All we can do is fight," Shiretoko gripped his sword. "Kitcho! Chelsea! Take the right! Dojima, you and I will take the left! Kenji, go to the station and make sure everyone gets out safely."
"Alone?"
"Kenji, I've seen you with that blade. You can do it."
"Right."

The old man, Kurikichi, stopped Kenji, who noticed that most of the station had been completely destroyed (including Amaguri). He was hysterical.

"SUZU! She's been taken!"

Apparently the soldiers had kidnapped Suzu and were probably going to gang rape her until she could take no more and dropped dead. Kenji thought it would be a good idea to use her kidnapping as an excuse to get the money back and head for Tokyo once and for all. But he looked into Kurikichi's eyes and realized he had to save her. So he drew his sword and killed Kurikichi. That way, the guilt wouldn't be eating inside of him. Dojima arrived.

"Shiretoko is dead. He fell off the tower and was killed instantly... what happened here?"
"The troops came here before I could. They kidnapped Suzu and killed Kurikichi."
"Bastards! Kidnapping an innocent girl like that. They will pay! Come on, Kenji. We have to save the pass before it's too late!"

Just then, more soldiers closed in on Dojima and Kenji.

"Run, Kenji. I'll finish them myself."

Kenji ran off to save Suzu.

"You know what they used to call me? 'Dojima the Iron Fist'. Let me show you how I got that name."

Dojima swung the hammer around and smashed the captain's face in.

End of Chapter Three.