A crude and violent history, based on the first chapter of the novel "Suruga-jo Gozen Jiai" Norio Nanjo, expanded and rewritten for manga format. The series begins in the sixth year of the Kanei era. Tired of martial Suruga tournaments and eager to see blood arts, Dainagon Tadanaka Tokugawa ordered two of his men keep a duel to the death with swords for joy. Participants are Gennosuke Fujiki and Seigen Irako whose stories and mysteries will be unveiled in this manga, Shigurui.