The hidden past and real objective of the immortal Naraku chieftain, Utsuro, are ultimately exposed after the intense struggle on Rakuyou. Utsuro has effectively provoked the involvement of the Tendoshuu's deadliest enemy, the Altana Liberation Army, by compromising the Altana reserves of many worlds. Utsuro's great plan to destroy the planet—and himself—is virtually complete, with Earth serving as the principal battleground in this cosmic conflict. An attack on the O-Edo Central Terminal heralds the start of the ultimate fight to reclaim the samurai homeland. The populace are absolutely defenseless when the Liberation Army begins pillaging Edo in the name of liberating them from the Tendoshuu's reign, with the Yorozuya nowhere in sight, the bakufu all but fallen, and the Shogun absent.