Miyamoto Musashi is a man destined to be revered as a sword-saint and one of Japan's most celebrated samurai. But Musashi wasn't always an enlightened warrior-philosopher because the path to greatness is filled with adversity and perilous danger. In this volume Musashi seeks out Shishido Bailen, a master of the deadly sickle and chain. Will Musashi's sword be able to stand true against his most unusual of weapons?