Episode Title:
Shadow and Warmth
Episode Description:
In flashbacks, Kirei undergoes harsh training from her father to become the next head of the Fuma Ninja Clan, and is taught to always put up an act and never trust anybody. In the present, the Iga agree to let Ryoko and Kirei stay in their village for summer break, especially since the Saiga clan are forced to work for the Koga after their factory is sabotaged. Shione reveals her findings to her superiors, but they refuse to investigate the Koga for now. However, Kirei takes the opportunity to scout out the village's defenses and relay information to Suzaku. Suzaku appeals to his father to take part in the planned Koga assault on the Iga, but his father remains reluctant. At the village, Ittoki has fun catching sweetfish with his friends, and finds out that the entire village is preparing their annual celebration to honor Hidetaki's memory. Tokisada reveals to Ittoki that Kousetsu was an orphan who was taken in by Yumika, and it was Yumika who kept the clan together after Hidetaki's death. Kirei meanwhile is treated warmly by the Iga, who tell her how Ittoki considers her a true friend he can trust, sowing doubt in her mission. She then sends a cryptic message back to Suzaku that there is "Another peaceful day in Iga." Elsewhere, NSC investigator Goshogawara speaks with the principal, saying that he will convene a Grand Ninja Council.
