MyCast: Bakumatsu: Episode Zero, part 3: Hana no Shou

Conclusion to the Episode Zero trilogy.

Continuing from the previous parts. It is then revealed that all the problems from the previous installments are caused by the Tendoushuu, a group of cult like individuals whose true aim is to control japan. They were led by one of the bakufu officials and some of their members are related to the bakufu as well. They have influenced many of the actions and lives of most of the characters and were orchestrating a more bigger plan. To make sure that nobody interferes with their goal, they wanted to eliminate Kyō Narukami due to reasons that will be revealed in the series later. They took the first step by sending their best assassin, Yamato Kansuke, a subject of an immortality experiment to take out Narukami. Now, things have gone awry, with Kyō Narukami and the people who are close to him are being threatened by the Tendoushuu, he must finish what he had started and take matters into his own hands as he was the one who got his friends involved in the whole chaos in the first place. With his friends by his side, he is not alone and will keep fighting for as long as it takes, even if it means sacrificing himself for the greater good and facing the consequences of his own actions.