Gou gives birth to a baby boy, Kunimatsu. To counter Fuku who is in charge of raising Takechiyo, Gou declares her intention of breastfeeding Kunimatsu and dotes on him. In 1611, Ieyasu, who has passed his Shogun title on to Hidetada, urges Hideyori to come to Kyoto to congratulate Hidetada's succession. Although Yodo bursts in anger at Ieyasu, Hideyori, who is now 19 years old, decides on his own to meet Ieyasu in Kyoto. On March 28, Ieyasu and Hideyori finally confront at the Nijo Castle in Kyoto.
江（上野樹里）は２人目の男子・国松を出産。長男・竹千代の世話を独占する福（富田靖子）に対抗し、「自分の乳で育てる」と国松を溺愛する。駿府の大御所・家康（北大路欣也）、江戸の将軍・秀忠（向井理）という「二元政治」が盤石となりつつあった慶長１６年、家康は京・二条城に秀頼（太賀）の上らくを求める。怒り心頭の淀（宮沢りえ）であったが、１９歳になった秀頼は自ら上らくを決意。ついに運命の対面が実現し…。
