Waterfall & Wings Version 1

Forbidden to enter Kamakura by Yoritomo's orders, Yoshitsune and his kerai put up at Manpuku Temple in Koshigoe (a town in the outskirts of Kamakura) as they await for more messages from Yoritomo. However, days pass and there is no word from Kamakura. The kerai are annoyed at Yoritomo's cold treatment towards their master. Benkei sits at the gate day and night in anticipation of messengers. (That stone that Benkei sat on can still be found at Manpuku Temple today.) Yoshitsune feels sad for putting his kerai through these.

At Kamakura, Yoritomo summons for Munemori and his son Kiyomune. Munemori gives snappy answers when asked about the missing sacred sword, but pleads Yoritomo to spare their lives. Yoritomo is disappointed that Munemori, despite being the head of the Heike clan, lacks the augustness and diginity of a leader. He had expected someone with the charisma like Shigehira.

Chidori and her father looks up Benkei and scolds him for neglecting to inform them of their arrival. The others help to explain that it is not their will, since they have been kept out of Kamakura by Yoritomo.

Masako plans to ask Yoritomo to allow Yoshitsune to come to Kamakura for the sake of Oohime but Tokimasa stops her.

Tokimasa: "As Yoritomo's wife, if you are to submit such a request, it will put us, the Hojo family in suspicion of treachery. I am sure you want to avoid such troubles... But what can I say, the Masako who is so fierce and ruthless like a demon, when bound with a mother's responsibilites, is just a woman afterall."

Masako however, does not give up. She plots another way to let Oohime and Yoshitsune meet. She summons Chidori and instructs her to arrange a secret meeting for her and Yoshitsune at a shrine in Kamakura.

Chidori tries to get Yoshitsune to the shrine on the pretext of taking a breather but her strange behaviour exposes her lie. She confesses to Yoshitsune and Benkei that she is under the instruction of Masako.

(Backflash)

Masako: "With the state of things now, there is no chance that Yoritomo will allow Yoshitsune into Kamakura. However, if Yoshitsune is able to help Oohime recover from her illness, things might change..."

(Chotto, Masako-baba! You are the one who is asking for help! Stop acting so up and mighty!! Gawd~~ I could smash your face!!)

Yoshitsune learns of Oohime's condition and is worried about the girl, but refuses to Masako's request as he does not want to go against his brother by entering Kamakura. Masako is furious and swears she will never forgive him.

Benkei is tired of seeing Yoshitsune put his faith blindly on Yoritomo and doing nothing but wait for his messages in Koshigoe. He feels Yoritomo does not treat Yoshitsune as his own brother at all, and instead tries to distinct himself as the "true heir of Genji from the original bloodline" while Yoshitsune is just another of his kerai. He urges Yoshitsune to ditch any sentiments he has for Yoritomo and face reality, that Yoritomo is not ready to accept him as family as Yoshitsune is willing to sacrifice for him. Yoshitsune gets angry at Benkei for asking him to disregard sentiments, as that is the very thing that holds him and his kerai together. In a moment of anger, he asks Benkei to leave. Benkei leaves in tears. The rest of the kerai are stumped.

Benkei cries his heart out at Chidori's place as Yoshitsune sits quietly in his room. Yoshitsune totally understands where Benkei is coming from as he too is upset at Yoritomo's harsh treatment. What Benkei said is probably the truth, but Yoshitsune is not ready to accept it yet.

The next morning, Chidori's father rushes to Yoshitsune's house and informs that Benkei drowned. The whole gang hurries to Chidori's house and sees a motionless Benkei. A worried Yoshitsune calls Benkei and the latter wakes up in shock. It turns out to be a trick that Chidori came up with to get the two to meet again.

Benkei: "How can you lie to Lord Yoshitsune??"

Chidori: "I wasn't really lying, you WERE drowning in tears yesterday, wasn't it?!"

The rest of the kerai are amused to find out that Benkei has been crying (like a kid. Haaa~~). Benkei begs Yoshitsune to forgive him and take him back.

Yoshitsune: "It doesn't matter whether I forgive you or not since I should be the one apologising. I am sorry to make all of you worry. I am just another human being and make mistakes too. Benkei, thank you for your advice. I acknowledge them with gratitude."

Everyone is happy that all problems between them are solved.

That night, Yoshitsune decides to write a letter to Yoritomo with Benkei's help. He reveals his sadness of being kept out of Kamakura and reassures his utmost loyalty to him. He explains the reason he took up the official rank from the imperial court, not for himself but really for Yoritomo and the Genji clan. He writes about his life as a son of Genji and how finally finding a family in Yoritomo means so much to him. He hopes Yoritomo will give him a chance to explain for himself in person and not listen to hearsay from others.

(Backflash of Yoshitsune's life is shown. From the beginning where Tokiwa is on the run with the new-born Yoshitsune and his two then-very-young brothers. Tokiwa nearly killing her children and herself when she found out about Yoshitomo's death. Tokiwa going to Heike's Kiyomori to beg for her mother's life. Kiyomori taking in Tokiwa and treating Yoshitsune as his own son. Yoshitsune playing with Shigehira and Tomomori. Tokiwa leaving Yoshitsune at Kurama Temple. Yukiie telling Yoshitsune his true identity as a Genji. Yoshitsune growing up at Kurama and hearing that he still has a brother for the first time from Kichiji. Yoshitsune meeting Kiyomori for the last time before leaving for Oushuu. Yoshitsune conducting his own genpuku ceremony. Yoshitsune's days at Oushuu under Hidehira's care. Yoshitsune leaving Oushuu and finally meeting Yoritomo for the first time. The intimate talk the two brothers had about each other's life.)

Yoshitsune addresses the letter to Hiromoto, one of Yoritomo's trusted advisors, hoping that he will intervene on his behalf. This letter is to become the famous Koshigoe Petition.

~End of Episode 39~