Hibari no mori no ishimatsu

A traveller in Japan comes across three people pursuing a fleeing man. The three almost capture and kill the fleeing man with their swords. Helping the man flee his would-be killers the traveller finds out that the man whom he aided is the murderer of one of the pursuers' father. The three were seeking revenge and justice. Regretting his intervention the traveller begins his search for the fleeing man. He soon arrives at the ocean where a blind man, who is a thief, was beaten and needs help. The blind thief offers the traveller information on the escaping man.