GOLD! The slaves laboring in Lord Sanada's illegal mine-including rabbit ronin Usagi Yojimbo and Geishu bodyguard Tomoe Ame-finally hit pay dirt. But they are at the mercy of the vicious "blood princess" Noriko, who has something horrible in store for them, and all of the other slaves ...

Meanwhile, the young page Motokazu arrives at the "plague-quarantined" village. Even if he discovers Sanada's illicit operation, what can one child do against an army of deadly samurai? Will Geishu Lord Noriyuki act on his misgivings before it is too late?! Find out in part five of "The Treasure of the Mother of Mountains," the latest adventure from world-renowned creator Stan Sakai!