20 - River of Mercy

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    There were people who loathed one other.
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    Their corpses withered in the fields,
    their souls soaked in blood...
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    And their bonds were broken by blades...
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    Collapsed in the darkness,
    their sincerity wails...
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    "My beloved, please die..."
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    "My beloved, please die..."
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    Clouds shroud a night with a waning
    moon quivering in the haze
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    A cruel trap involving
    a pair of crucified fledglings
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    Oh, since smoldering feelings
    lie firmly in their hearts...
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    ...destruction!
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    Gently as the water, severely as a flower
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    pierce with a trembling blade
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    Even when I shut the fated
    tears deep within my eyes
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    my eyelids still remember you
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    "Flowing Mercy"
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    Pardon my intrusion.
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    Tenzen-sama...
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    Ogen-sama. You called for me?
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    Tenzen... Where were
    you when Oda invaded?
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    I am truly shameful.
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    I died quickly, upon taking a bullet.
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    Incidentally, Ogen-sama.
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    I hear you failed to kill Kouga Danjo...
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    But in your condition,
    I suppose it couldn't be helped.
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    We are the clan's
    banners, Ogen-sama.
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    The fact that Kouga Danjo
    survived after breaking your heart
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    has solidified the Iga's unity all the more.
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    I take my leave.
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    Tenzen...
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    Are you...
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    Old woman. I will not
    repeat the regret of that day.
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    I will have Oboro-sama bury
    Kouga Gennosuke by her own hand!
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    Such a dreadful sound...
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    It may be that those
    who've died are cursing us...
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    Gennosuke-sama...
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    Has your heart been swayed
    upon knowing the scheme of things?
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    There is no stopping it now.
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    Much blood has already been shed.
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    Until either the Kouga or Iga
    is ruined, it will probably never end.
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    What has Gennosuke-sama decided?
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    He's decided to stay
    hidden for the time being.
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    Now that the Iga are
    protected by the Tokugawa side,
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    we cannot continue as we have been.
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    But Gennosuke-*sama
    *already made up his mind
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    to slay Oboro and the Iga...
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    That is precisely why.
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    As our leader, he must survive
    and fulfill our true objective.
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    Look, Kagero.
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    When this sun rises, then sets...
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    How many more lives will have ended?
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    If I'm to die in this form,
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    then may it serve as a gift for the
    Kougas waiting on the other side...
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    Saemon-dono...
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    Oboro-sama!
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    Oboro-sama! You must stay inside!
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    I wish to walk, Akeginu.
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    I wish to step into this ground myself.
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    I do not want to forget...
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    ...that we are alive.
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    What are you doing?!
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    There's no telling when
    the Kouga might attack!
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    Consider your safety!
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    We depart immediately!
    Get to your positions!
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    Yes, sir!
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    She hasn't even touched her dinner...
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    No matter. Just as long as she
    lives until the successor is chosen...
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    Where do you think you're going?!
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    An important person is staying here tonight.
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    Go try another inn.
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    And who is this "important person"?
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    That's none of your business!
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    Now get the hell out of here!
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    --W-Why, you!
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    --A bandit!
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    Come forth, men! We have
    a troublemaker on our hands!
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    Tenzen-sama!
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    Wait! It's not what you think!
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    This man is on our side!
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    My apologies, Tenzen-sama.
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    I informed them in advance, but...
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    These are the retainers to Ofuku-sama,
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    who is nurse to
    Takechiyo-sama, son of the shogun.
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    The shogun, you say?
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    Tenzen-sama! Please see Ofuku-sama!
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    She'll explain why we're here...
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    No... There is no time for that.
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    I've found Kagero, of the Kouga group.
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    She seems to be waiting for
    someone at the Imure Bridge.
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    Most likely Kouga Gennosuke
    or Kisaragi Saemon, no doubt.
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    If it's a Kouga you found, we can help!
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    Leave the Kouga to us.
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    They are far beyond your skill.
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    Moreover, the honor of
    the Iga would be tarnished
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    if someone else handled them...
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    It was Kagero who killed Koshiro...
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    I-I thought Koshiro-dono and
    Muroga Hyoma killed each other?
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    Not so.
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    This Kagero girl's sighs supposedly
    turn to poison when with a man...
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    Koshiro's body had
    no wounds, correct?
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    Her technique has no effect
    on women. Which is why you must--
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    Tenzen-sama!
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    Please give me a moment.
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    Akeginu?
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    Tenzen-sama!
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    Akeginu. Is that...
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    Please forgive me, Tenzen-sama!
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    Although he's a bitter rival,
    he's still dear to Oboro-sama!
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    At least allow her a memento...
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    Very well...
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    I will pretend I never saw it.
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    So this "Ofuku" intends
    to slay the Kouga herself?
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    Y-Yes.
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    What foolishness!
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    This war for succession
    is of no concern to us.
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    Only the end of the long-held grudge
    between Iga and Kouga matters.
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    Do you not agree?
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    Enlisting outside help will prevent
    the fallen from resting in peace.
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    I've always...
    I've always felt that way, too!
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    Until we've slaughtered
    every last Kouga...
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    ...the Igas' war...
    and my war... will not end!
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    Except...
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    Except, I want
    the blind Oboro-sama to--
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    I want to deliver
    Oboro-sama safely to Sunpu...
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    What strange people they are...
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    I'd rather not get involved with ninjas,
    but it's Ofuku-sama's orders...
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    Y-Y-You're--?!
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    Kouga Gennosuke's bamboo flute...
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    Eh?
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    Did you bring it from Tsubagakure?
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    Y-Yes...
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    I believe it is Kouga Gennosuke's symbol
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    of his parting with Oboro-sama.
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    Then why did you
    look after it so carefully?
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    I'd think it would be the perfect
    item to break her attachment to him...
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    Well, you see...
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    There is truly nothing as
    unfathomable as a person's heart...
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    ...much less the heart of an enemy.
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    However much one might feel,
    there will be no answer.
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    What's wrong?
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    N-Nothing...
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    Let us go, Akeginu.
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    Yes...
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    Gennosuke not here yet?
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    I challenge you!
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    It is you I have been waiting for, Akeginu.
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    Kagero!
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    Ogen-sama...
    Rosai-dono... Nenki-dono...
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    Jingoro-dono...
    Hotarubi... Yashamaru-dono!
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    I will avenge Koshiro!
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    Die, Kagero!
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    Tenzen-sama?!
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    Oboro will join you soon!
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    You can use that blood of
    yours to usher her into Hell!
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    Whether a Kouga or an Iga,
    a person is a person...
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    We must break the shackles of this
    grudge and open our clouded eyes.
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    Even one Iga would be enough.
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    Getting close comes first.
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    At this point, there is no
    means to get to know them...
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    Kagero... We...
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    You lured her out perfectly,
    Saemon-dono!
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    That just leaves Oboro now!
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    Saemon-dono.
    Allow me the role of slaying her!
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    I'm told Oboro's eyes are sealed shut.
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    Then we'll do it that way.
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    Oh, if it isn't Ofuku-dono's
    retainers. I apologize for earlier.
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    I grew up almost like a monkey
    in the mountains of Iga, you see.
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    I did not mean to act rudely...
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    Where is Akeginu-dono?
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    Akeginu left in pursuit of Kouga
    Gennosuke, the Kouga leader.
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    What?!
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    And then?!
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    He was seriously wounded
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    and will likely die a dog's death,
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    but she went to make certain of it.
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    According to Akeginu-dono,
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    there
    is another with the Kouga group.
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    A woman by the name of Kagero...
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    She has been tamed.
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    Tamed, you say?
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    I caught her alive and
    made her my woman.
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    After which, she switched sides
    to join the Iga, oddly enough...
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    That is very impressive of you...
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    And your skill earlier...
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    What a truly reassuring ally you are...
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    Incidentally, Yakushiji Tenzen-dono...
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    Akeginu-dono has also told me...
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    ...that you cannot die,
    no matter what injuries you incur.
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    That you are an immortal shinobi...
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    What?!
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    The mist of sorrow softly touches
    these lips blotted with red droplets
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    The mirror in the sky beautifully
    illuminates the distance in the night
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    Giving more than a passing thought
    to the myriad of showering stars
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    gently, the cords of a deep bond
    firmly, firmly bind them
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    Those beautiful eyes that
    sparkle with a lazuline hue...
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    Even if they wind up closed
    by a harbinger from the darkness,
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    since no one can steal
    the bridge of connected dreams
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    they still reflect the limitless tomorrow
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    "Next Episode"
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    A magnificent fan of blood
    blossoms in the silence.
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    A scarlet peony glistens
    in a difficult situation.
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    Silk-like skin and dripping
    nectar draw up immortal passion.
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    Feelings of ecstasy gracefully
    hold onto an image.
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    What beckons is nirvana.
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    On the next Basilisk ~
    Kouga Ninpouchou:
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    "Entrancing Murder, Heat Shimmer."