Now that the vile Lord Oda is dead, Taro and his friends are safe in the
mountain lair of the ninjas. Or so they think. When a homing pigeon
arrives with news of Taro's mother's whereabouts, Taro sets out for the
Tendai monastery - without stopping to consider why the pigeon, which
was given to his mother months ago, took so long to arrive.
Soon, Taro, Hana and Hiro find themselves in a trap, as strange new
creatures invade their lives and familiar enemies surround them - and
the most deadly enemy of all is their old friend Yukiko. In the end,
despite his vampire abilities, Taro is helpless to prevent the death of
his mother. Furious and grief stricken, haunted by her mute and
beseeching ghost, he determines to recover the object which Lord Oda was
so desperate to procure before he died: the Buddha Ball, source of
limitless power.
There are just two problems: first, Lord Oda is not dead. And second,
the Buddha Ball is not where Taro thought. If Taro is to fulfill his
destiny, he must face his arch enemy on an equal battlefield - for Lord
Oda is a vampire now too. And then, to make peace with his mother, and
recover the Buddha ball, Taro must go to hell and back...