Dösan's three lieutenants and his son Yoshitatsu launch a coup d'etat. Nobuna cannot send military aid as the forces of Yoshimoto Imagawa are threatening Nobuna's borders. Nagamasa Asai proposes an alliance and reinforcement in exchange for a political marriage to Nobuna, which would undermine all Nobuna's dreams of unifying Japan. Ultimately, Nobuna's generals (Yoshiharu, Katsuie Shibata, Nagahide Niwa and Inuchiyo) in unison turn the offer down. Later, Jubei arrives with Dösan's daughter, informing that Dösan is preparing for his last stand...