 Hardly believing his luck, he discovers the money on the body, and decides to take it to give to the vendetta.Act VI, Kanpei seppuku no ba ("Kanpei's Seppuku")

Yoichibei's murder is discovered and Kanpei, believing mistakenly that he is responsible, commits seppuku.The truth, however, is revealed before he draws his last breath and, in his own blood, Kanpei is permitted to add his name to the vendetta list.