Gunbei stands guard for the Nakura clan, stationed among the clan’s frontline defenders during an assault led by a rampaging white tiger—an event that solidifies his position within their military hierarchy. When confronting the protagonist, he clashes in a duel that concludes with a lethal strike to his neck. Defying death momentarily, he utters cryptic final words hinting at his lord’s knowledge of the protagonist’s deeds before succumbing to his mortal injury.