The Swordmaster
Containing the stories Moto Tetsukiko, Shimekiri, Shiba Dekai, and Daidoji Ujirou. Koshin learns more about the nature of victory at the edge of a Burning Sands blade, and learns the fate of an old adversary and his power's price, and discovers a new part of his journey and a new power when he is asked to pass on his teachings to a child of his clan.
Chapter Thirty-One: The Fifth Master
Chapter Thirty-Two: Prelude to the Fight
Chapter Thirty-Three: Nightmare
Chapter Thirty-Four: One Man's Honor
Chapter Thirty-Five: The Sixth Master
A Father's Blessing by Togashi Masurao
Chapter Thirty-Six: One Life
Lessons of Honor by Daidoji Gisei
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Chasing Ghosts
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Before the Strike
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Rules to the Game
Chapter Forty: The Seventh Master