Kenuichio Harada—the Silver Samurai, recently escaped from the Vault—has been brought to the fortress of the Yashida Clan, a powerful yakuza family in Japan; purpose: to offer him the position of leader of the gang in an attempt to unite the fractured organization. Madame Hydra arrives and reveals that Hydra and SHIELD are also falling apart and she kisses him. Harada is still confused over what they all want from him but word comes of an intruder in the compound….
Now we pick up where we left off in the last issue, as Ronin has inadvertently led the assassins of The Hand to Tony Stark’s penthouse, where the Avengers are waiting. A massive battle breaks out on the high balcony, which ends with the ninjas being recalled by their leader for initiating hostilities without orders. Ronin again apologizes for leading the killers to them…then it is noticed that Spider-Woman is missing….
Spider-Woman has flown to the Yashida Fortress to meet with Madame Hydra, who scolds her for not informing Hydra that the Avengers were in Osaka—which was part of the deal for restoring Jessica’s powers. The villainess then orders her double agent to hit her with a venom blast, since the rest of the Avengers are now in sight. Her teammates arrive just as she lets loose a blast. She quickly makes up a story of a long-standing grudge against her foe to cover her odd actions—just as the Silver Samurai appears on the scene….