In this final book of a three-book series, Miyamoto Musashi reaches the height of his fame. After years of fighting the most talented warriors in Japan and never losing, the story concludes as he takes on his greatest rival. In the most famous duel on Japanese soil, at the island of Ganryu-jima, Musashi fights the great Sasaki Kojiro wielding only a wooden pole. With his mission to become the greatest swordsman in Japan complete, Musashi finds not only his true purpose but also his humanity.