During the Sengoku period, a young boy
named kotaro escapes from mysterious
pursuers with his dog, Tobimaru. The Monk helping Kotaro, shouan, asks him to seek help
from Master Zekkai at the Mangaku Temple
in the Akaike Province. Meanwhile, a group of
Ming Dynasty warriors under the command of the eldery Bai-Luan is escorted to Akaike by local soldiers. They are ambushed by the Ming's expert swordsman,lou-Lang.