Konatsu was a samurai who had become friend of a young girl. During an Iris Festival he heard her screaming, and Konatsu quickly appeared. He saw the girl's brother, Takeo, being threatened by a man who revealed a tsuru, a crane spirit. The when running the kite along, Takeo struck a man, who exposed as a tsuru, a crane spirit, proud and boastful. Konatsu shouted that the tsuru was a coward for threatening a boy. The Tsuru challenged him to a duel, and demonstrated its skill as duelist killing Konatsu with ease.