After eight episodes, and losing some critically important allies in subsequent episodes, Wood stands with Yabushige and his nephew Omi that the belief in, and commitment to, Lord Toranaga is waning by the second. Let's talk about the developments in Edo (future Tokyo) as a suddenly ill Toranaga returns home to bury his son Nagakado, and the next piece of his big plan for Ishido and Osaka plays out - at the expense of arguably his greatest ally in conquering the Realm.
