Flame of Recca

Recca Hanabisihi, the son of a fireworks maker, may be the next in line of a series of legendary ninja warriors.

Recca makes a major declaration.

Dangerous truths come to the surface when Recca and Domon save a life.

Recca's friends try to bring him out of a deep melancholy.

Recca finds a kindred spirit in the new history teacher, who knows all about the ninja of the past; his visit to the teacher's home, however, goes wrong when enemies show up to kidnap Yanagi.

Yanagi meets her captor, Koganei, who explains what makes her so sought after.