At a banquet, Watanabe no Tsuna hears rumors of a demon at Rajōmon and rides there alone. In a violent gust of wind he clashes with the oni and cuts off its arm. The demon retreats, vowing to bide its time and take the arm back. In The Tale of the Heike, the arm is severed at Ichijō Modori-bashi; later, the demon disguised as an old woman visits Tsuna and recovers the arm. The Noh play Rashōmon sets the battle at the gate, while Ibaraki tells the tale of the demon’s revenge. The story spread across Japan as a warrior’s bravura legend.