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EXT. NAGOYA KINGDOM - DAY SUPERIMPOSE: 4 Years Later The Nagoya Village is bigger and has become a kingdom, greater temples and more streets have been built. The castle training yard is bigger and open to the entire village. A samurai army has been formed. The hill with the cherry blossom tree is now inside the kingdom walls.

INT. , MAIN HALL - DAY The Oda Clan celebrates Shugo Hidé’s birthday. The Oda Family sit at a long rectangular table. The Oda Clan offers gifts to Shugo: food, clothing, medicinal trinkets, weapons, books. MASAHÍDE The Oda Children will now present their gifts! First, Oda Nagamasu! Masu (12) steps forward, WHISTLES. A pack of wolves enter the room. Masu smiles. The people are awestruck. Masu WHISTLES again. The wolves sit in a line, and bow to the Shugo. MASU Mighty Shugo, I present a pack of Honshū wolves. Trained to fight along side you. Please allow them to join our army. Shugo stands. SHUGO HIDÉ My son, I accept your gift. People CHEER. Shugo raises his hand. Silence. SHUGO HIDÉ (CONT'D) And now I give it back to you. The people share Masu’s shocked look. Masu kneels. 2.

MASU Father, have I dishonored you? SHUGO HIDÉ No, quite the opposite. You have gifted our kingdom with these loyal beasts. I leave them to you. Train them to fight for our people. You have honored the clan, and therefore have honored me! People CHEER. Masu smiles and bows. He WHISTLES and the pack leader HOWLS. The wolves disperse. MASAHÍDE Oda , the Gentle Blade! Oichi (18) presents a small bottle, which looks empty. OICHI Father, I present to you the Rejuvenating Waters of Mount Fuji. People GASP and WHISPER amongst themselves. PERSON #1 (O.S.) Legend says these waters can heal wounds... PERSON #2 (O.S.) ...and restore one’s stamina instantly. PERSON #3 (O.S.) That can’t be real, can it? PERSON #1 (O.S.) And she got that from Mount Fuji? Shugo, shocked as everyone else. He looks at Gozen for confirmation. She nods. SHUGO HIDÉ My daughter... this must’ve been quite the journey. OICHI It was. SHUGO HIDÉ I accept your gift, and I promise it will be used well. Thank you, daughter. 3.

People CLAP. She bows, sits. MASAHÍDE Oda Naga! Naga (20) presents his gift. NAGA Make room! The Oda Guards move Shugo’s gifts off the table. SHUGO HIDÉ Son, what are you doing? Naga places a very large scroll on the table. NAGA Father, I present to you, something that has never been done in our history. A map of not only the , but all the other ones. Our entire nation. Naga unrolls the scroll. The page cascades off the table. Shugo, and his siblings examine it. NAGA (CONT'D) Our artists have been working on this for years. They disguised themselves as humble nomads, allowing them to pass through every territory in the country. Shugo laughs. SHUGO HIDÉ My boy, has anyone else seen this? NAGA Only us and the artists, sir. SHUGO HIDÉ This is possibly the greatest gift I have ever received! Shugo signals to Master Masahíde. SHUGO HIDÉ (CONT'D) Take this to my quarters. Have our artists make as many copies as possible. We need this in our generals’ hands now. 4.

MASAHÍDE Yes, my lord. OICHI I could’ve used that! NAGA Next time, make your own. They smirk. Shugo CLAPS and the people give Naga a STANDING OVATION. Naga smiles and bows. The Oda Guards rewrap the scroll. MASAHÍDE And finally, Oda Nobuhiro! Nobuhiro (22) presents his gift. A wooden box. NOBUHIRO Open it, father. Shugo is disgusted. There is a rotten smell. SHUGO HIDÉ What is this? Nobuhiro pulls out a severed head and presents it to everyone. NOBUHIRO Master Kygo, of the Hirata Clan! The people GASP. NOBUHIRO (CONT'D) We’ve been fighting the Hirata clan for years. With their Shugo gone we can now invade their land! Begin our war for unification! The people wait in silence, for Shugo’s reaction. He stands. SHUGO HIDÉ How did you do it? Nobuhiro is thrown off by the question. NOBUHIRO What? SHUGO HIDÉ How did you kill him? 5.

Nobuhiro smiles. NOBUHIRO I killed him in his sleep. He died peacefully. Shugo’s blood boils. SHUGO HIDÉ HOW DARE YOU! Fear pierces Nobuhiro. SHUGO HIDÉ (CONT'D) You dare assassinate a fellow Shugo, my brother!