The Royal Guard emerges and Kirio tells Indra that it has been a while. Indra takes note of Tenmu's shakujo and is reminded of Asura. Indra tells the Royal Guard that he is not very happy to see them again which enrages Tenjiro. Ichibei calms him down and tells Indra that he should have guessed that he was behind all of the happenings. Indra tells the Royal Guard that he is much stronger than he was a thousand years ago and that they have no chance to defeat him. Tenjiro maneuvers behind Indra in an attempt to strike him but Indra easily blocks. He tries to imprison Tenjiro but the imprisonment is destroyed by Senjumaru. Indra gets impatient and fires a Tailed Beast Ball only to be blocked by Kirio. Tenmu then attacks Indra and the two clash. Oetsu aids Tenmu before they are pushed away by Indra's Rinbo: Hengoku. Indra states that their power is still not enough to defeat him as he sends meteorites flying at them. However, Tenmu and the Royal Guard remain calm as Tenmu uses Animal Path to summon the five celestial beasts.