Sasebo Shigure awakens at the Sasebo Naval Base, still recovering from the damage she suffered in the Surigao Strait. However, she finds out that while the rest of the 3rd Section survived, all members except her and Mogami were forced to retire as shipgirls due to having taken too much damage from the battle. She is able to have one last meeting with Fusou and Yamashiro before they leave the base, and receives a gift from them. She then meets the Admiral, who tells her that the 3rd Section has been disbanded and she will be transferred to Torpedo Squadron 2 after she recovers from her injuries. While taking leave time at a hot spring, she encounters Yukikaze and quickly befriends her. The next day, Shigure and Yukikaze return to Sasebo to the meet the rest of Torpedo Squadron 2, led by the cruiser Yahagi.