Taking up where Episode 1 left off, Matsuo Bashō and his apprentice Sora continue their journey to the North, this time getting to cross Mogami river. Unfortunately, still suffering from his inferiority complex, thinking he is strong enough to block the river, and having saw his teddy bear sabotaged by Sora, Matsuo jumps into the rapid river, causing more insanity than ever before.
最上川を船で下る芭蕉と曽良。ひょんなことから曽良の仕業で傷つけられたマーフィー君に気づき、芭蕉は激怒するが!?