# E231 - The Rusty Sword
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***SIGN*** 1\pos(515,265)\fad(450,500)}The Rusty Sword*
**[01:56] ---**
You've improved more, haven't you, Tsubaki?
**[02:00] ---**
I haven't lost just yet!
**[02:03] ---**
That spirit of yours is impressive.
**[02:07] ---**
I can smell the aroma of
the rice that's finished cooking.
**[02:09] ---**
Our training session is over.
**[02:12] ---**
Will I ever become strong
like you someday, Sazanka?
**[02:17] ---**
You must be diligent
**[02:19] ---**
and continue to hone your skills.
**[02:32] ---**
I must hone my skills much, much more!
**[02:45] ---**
Why did I dream about that now?
**[03:01] ---**
Is that him?
**[03:02] ---**
Yeah.
**[03:03] ---**
He's part of the group of merchants
**[03:05] ---**
who were attacked by bandits.
**[03:06] ---**
He's the only one who regained consciousness.
**[03:08] ---**
His injuries seem rather serious.
**[03:11] ---**
Will he be able to talk?
**[03:13] ---**
Let's give it a try.
**[03:20] ---**
Sorry to bother you
while you're hospitalized.
**[03:22] ---**
We were sent by the Leaf
to investigate the incident.
**[03:25] ---**
Would you mind telling us
what happened yesterday?
**[03:32] ---**
You can tell us anything.
**[03:34] ---**
Do you remember anything about
the bandits who attacked you?
**[03:42] ---**
Unfortunately,
**[03:44] ---**
it seems like it's still too soon
to question him.
**[03:47] ---**
Since it just happened yesterday,
it's not surprising.
**[03:53] ---**
What's the matter?
**[03:55] ---**
Samurai!
**[03:57] ---**
Someone, help!
**[03:59] ---**
It's a samurai!
**[04:01] ---**
Hold on, please calm down!
**[04:03] ---**
We're just here to ask some questions.
**[04:05] ---**
A samurai...
**[04:07] ---**
A samurai...
**[04:09] ---**
is coming after me again!
**[04:12] ---**
A samurai?!
**[04:16] ---**
Are you all right?
**[04:17] ---**
I don't think it's going to be
possible to talk to him today.
**[04:19] ---**
I'm sorry, but I'm going to have
to ask you to leave!
**[04:24] ---**
I feel bad for doing that to him.
**[04:27] ---**
He was terrified after seeing Tsubaki.
**[04:32] ---**
Perhaps...
**[04:33] ---**
The perpetrator just might be a samurai.
**[04:36] ---**
If that's the case,
this is a serious situation.
**[04:41] ---**
If I'm not mistaken,
**[04:42] ---**
they were attacked around here.
**[04:46] ---**
Hey, aren't these—?
**[04:50] ---**
The results of a sword slash.
**[04:52] ---**
And it was done by someone quite skilled.
**[04:55] ---**
Looks like that this is definitely the place.
**[05:29] ---**
As expected!
**[05:31] ---**
This is frustrating.
**[05:34] ---**
Your strength is truly formidable, Sazanka.
**[05:37] ---**
At this rate,
**[05:38] ---**
the Kurosawa will be yours.
**[05:41] ---**
Are you talking about that rumor?
**[05:43] ---**
Yes.
**[05:44] ---**
It's said that the winner of the
upcoming swordsmanship tournament
**[05:47] ---**
will inherit the Kurosawa
when Lord Mifune retires.
**[05:53] ---**
Hey, Tsubaki.
**[05:54] ---**
Do you remember when
you first saw the Kurosawa?
**[05:59] ---**
No.
**[06:01] ---**
I remember when I did.
**[06:03] ---**
It was when I was a child,
**[06:04] ---**
and Lord Mifune performed a test cut.
**[06:08] ---**
The sound of the sword being drawn,
**[06:10] ---**
the smell of the straw being cut,
**[06:12] ---**
and the gleam of the Kurosawa.
**[06:16] ---**
Even now, I still remember it clearly.
**[06:20] ---**
Since then,
**[06:22] ---**
the Kurosawa has meant everything to me.
**[06:25] ---**
I have continued to hone my skills
**[06:27] ---**
to become a samurai worthy of
wielding the Kurosaki someday,
**[06:31] ---**
like Lord Mifune.
**[06:33] ---**
I see.
**[06:35] ---**
I hate to admit it,
**[06:37] ---**
but I have no choice but to acknowledge you.
**[06:41] ---**
Aside from Lord Mifune,
**[06:43] ---**
no other samurai is more worthy
of the Kurosawa than you.
**[06:48] ---**
Hearing you say that means more to me
**[06:51] ---**
than hearing it come from anyone else...
**[06:56] ---**
Tsubaki,
**[06:57] ---**
can you tell anything
from the way it was cut?
**[07:08] ---**
Tsubaki?
**[07:18] ---**
Apparently, there was another incident.
**[07:20] ---**
What?!
**[07:21] ---**
It happened while we were
in the middle of investigating.
**[07:24] ---**
Since we've narrowed down
the scope of the attacks,
**[07:25] ---**
let's put a plan into motion
in that area tomorrow.
**[07:29] ---**
Let's totally solve this case!
**[07:34] ---**
Is something the matter, Tsubaki?
**[07:37] ---**
Before we carry out the plan,
**[07:39] ---**
there's something I need to
tell the both of you.
**[07:44] ---**
The samurai who is doing this,
is most likely...
**[07:49] ---**
a senior pupil and disciple of my master.
**[07:51] ---**
A senior pupil and disciple of your master?!
**[07:55] ---**
Is this disciple strong?
**[07:58] ---**
Sazanka was said to be a genius of the sword.
**[08:00] ---**
He was called the second coming
of Lord Mifune.
**[08:03] ---**
In that case, we need to
prepare ourselves a lot more.
**[08:07] ---**
But why has such a powerful samurai
become a bandit?
**[08:16] ---**
Sazanka was a genius.
**[08:18] ---**
But at some point, he strayed
from the path of the sword
**[08:22] ---**
and started to only pursue strength.
**[08:26] ---**
In the end,
**[08:28] ---**
he tried to steal the Kurosawa,
Lord Mifune's favorite sword.
**[08:34] ---**
When he was caught in the act,
**[08:36] ---**
he cut down his fellow disciples
who had surrounded him...
**[08:39] ---**
and ran away.
**[08:46] ---**
I had no idea.
**[08:49] ---**
Thank you for telling us, Tsubaki.
**[08:53] ---**
Will you be okay?
**[08:57] ---**
Will you be able to fight
**[08:59] ---**
a fellow disciple?
**[09:02] ---**
Yes.
**[09:03] ---**
That will not be a problem.
***SIGN*** NINJA AH-UN
**[09:38] ---**
I'll let you choose.
**[09:41] ---**
Your money or your life.
**[09:43] ---**
What will it be?
**[09:54] ---**
All right, give up already.
**[09:57] ---**
It's useless.
**[09:58] ---**
Huh?
**[10:00] ---**
We hired that guy just in case this happened.
**[10:12] ---**
Never expected to run into you
here of all places...
**[10:17] ---**
Tsubaki.
**[10:19] ---**
Sazanka...
**[10:21] ---**
You've changed, haven't you?
**[10:27] ---**
Such bloodthirst!
**[10:29] ---**
Since that day,
**[10:31] ---**
I've been honing my skills,
pursuing only strength.
**[10:36] ---**
But there was one thing I forgot to do.
**[10:41] ---**
That's right.
**[10:42] ---**
I didn't kill you.
**[10:46] ---**
I've prepared myself for this.
**[10:48] ---**
I won't hesitate to cut you down, Sazanka.
**[10:52] ---**
We'll restrain the bandits.
**[10:54] ---**
Namida, you assist Tsubaki.
**[10:56] ---**
Tsubaki, I'm counting on you
to deal with Sazanka!
**[10:59] ---**
Uh-huh.
**[11:00] ---**
Are you listening to me, Tsubaki?!
**[11:04] ---**
*He's fast!*
**[11:20] ---**
– Tsubaki!
– Tsubaki!
**[11:26] ---**
– Tsubaki!
– Tsubaki!
**[11:29] ---**
I'm fine.
**[11:30] ---**
It's just a scratch.
**[11:32] ---**
A samurai who can't draw
her sword. How comical!
**[11:36] ---**
We finally have the chance to
confront each other head-on.
**[11:40] ---**
Don't disappoint me.
**[11:43] ---**
Sazanka!
**[11:47] ---**
Let's withdraw for now.
**[12:00] ---**
Why didn't you draw your sword?
**[12:12] ---**
What are you doing?
**[12:14] ---**
Please drop me from this mission.
**[12:18] ---**
I'm...
**[12:19] ---**
unable to cut Sazanka down.
**[12:21] ---**
Tsubaki, what are you saying?
**[12:24] ---**
Is it because he's a fellow disciple?
**[12:28] ---**
That's not the whole story.
**[12:31] ---**
It's all my fault
**[12:33] ---**
Sazanka turned out this way.
**[12:36] ---**
What do you mean?
**[12:49] ---**
Please give up, Tsubaki.
**[12:52] ---**
Hitting you any further
**[12:54] ---**
would just make me feel horrible.
**[13:00] ---**
I'll put you out of your misery.
**[13:13] ---**
The winner is... Tsubaki!
**[13:16] ---**
What?!
**[13:17] ---**
No way!
**[13:22] ---**
He had an intense desire to possess
**[13:25] ---**
the Kurosawa, Lord Mifune's favorite sword.
**[13:27] ---**
And there were rumors that the person
**[13:29] ---**
who won the swordsmanship
tournament would inherit it.
**[13:33] ---**
But I happened to win by pure chance.
**[13:45] ---**
That was the day he started to change.
**[13:51] ---**
I may have beat Sazanka back then,
**[13:53] ---**
but there is a clear difference
in our strengths.
**[13:56] ---**
But losing that one match
for the Kurosawa changed him.
**[14:03] ---**
It's all my fault.
**[14:06] ---**
That's not your fault at all!
**[14:10] ---**
Are you sure
**[14:12] ---**
you want to drop out of the mission?
**[14:16] ---**
Yes.
**[14:17] ---**
If we gather up a group of Leaf shinobi,
**[14:19] ---**
we might be able to capture Sazanka.
**[14:22] ---**
That'll put an end to these incidents.
**[14:26] ---**
But your regret will continue to linger.
**[14:31] ---**
In fact, I'm sure it will continue
to grow stronger!
**[14:34] ---**
Then what should I do?!
**[14:38] ---**
Isn't there only one thing to do?
**[14:42] ---**
You need to face Sazanka head on
once more and cut him down.
**[14:48] ---**
You need to make him acknowledge
the result of your match.
**[14:50] ---**
Not just for him,
**[14:52] ---**
but more importantly, for yourself as well.
**[14:56] ---**
But I don't think I can cut him down.
**[15:00] ---**
Who are you?
**[15:02] ---**
Why are you asking that right now?
**[15:05] ---**
You're Tsubaki Kurogane, right?
**[15:08] ---**
The Tsubaki I know isn't a weakling!
**[15:13] ---**
When you first came to the Leaf,
**[15:16] ---**
you were so confident
**[15:17] ---**
and constantly boasted about the samurai.
**[15:19] ---**
Honestly, I was surprised that
**[15:21] ---**
I had to team up with someone so problematic.
**[15:24] ---**
That's right.
**[15:26] ---**
You acted as if you had nothing
to learn from the Leaf.
**[15:29] ---**
W-Why are you bringing this up now?!
**[15:32] ---**
Now, we know that your competitiveness
**[15:36] ---**
is part of your strength.
**[15:38] ---**
Tsubaki Kurogane isn't a coward
**[15:39] ---**
who would run away from
an important challenge.
**[15:43] ---**
Don't worry.
**[15:44] ---**
You're strong.
**[15:46] ---**
We know that more than anyone.
**[15:52] ---**
Thank you very much!
**[16:00] ---**
The Land of Fire is starting
to be a thorn in our side.
**[16:03] ---**
I think it's about time
we move to another nation.
**[16:05] ---**
My time with you ends here.
**[16:08] ---**
What do you mean by that?!
**[16:10] ---**
There's something I need to do
**[16:12] ---**
that's more important than money.
**[16:19] ---**
Damn it! Annoying brats!
**[16:22] ---**
*I'm counting on you, Tsubaki.*
**[16:27] ---**
You saved me a lot of time.
**[16:29] ---**
I never expected you to
come here of your own volition.
**[16:32] ---**
I finally understand
**[16:34] ---**
that my duty is to cut you down.
**[16:38] ---**
I see.
**[16:39] ---**
You're no longer
the coward I saw earlier.
**[16:44] ---**
But don't think too highly of yourself.
**[16:46] ---**
You're gonna cut me down?
**[16:48] ---**
Do you really think that miracle
will happen again?
**[16:52] ---**
I'm no longer the person I once was.
**[16:55] ---**
I've continued to hone my skills since then
**[16:58] ---**
and I've become stronger.
**[17:02] ---**
Why are you laughing?
**[17:03] ---**
You were living such a comfortable life
**[17:05] ---**
in peaceful surroundings.
**[17:06] ---**
You were only pretending to train!
**[17:10] ---**
What is the purpose of a blade?
**[17:13] ---**
It's meant to cut people down.
**[17:15] ---**
Since that's the case,
**[17:17] ---**
what better training is there
than doing just that?
**[17:20] ---**
When I was pursued by the Land of Iron,
**[17:22] ---**
I constantly cut people down
and honed my skills...
**[17:26] ---**
leaving countless corpses in my wake.
**[17:31] ---**
And now, I'm grateful that
the Land of Iron chased after me.
**[17:34] ---**
As a result of being alone and
continuously cutting people down,
**[17:38] ---**
I've gained incredible power!
**[17:43] ---**
You are a pitiful soul.
**[17:46] ---**
I don't care about the Kurosawa anymore.
**[17:49] ---**
I've already obtained power.
**[17:52] ---**
I want you to become one of the corpses
I've been piling up, Tsubaki.
**[18:11] ---**
*He was already quite strong,*
**[18:12] ---**
*but he's honed his skills even further!*
**[18:14] ---**
*His strikes leave no openings!*
**[18:17] ---**
*In that case...!*
**[18:22] ---**
That stance!
**[18:24] ---**
This is the only thing I can use.
**[18:27] ---**
Secret Sword: Snowstorm Slash!
**[18:41] ---**
Impossible!
**[18:44] ---**
An all-or-nothing attack
like the Snowstorm Slash
**[18:47] ---**
won't work on me!
**[18:51] ---**
Is this all you've got, Tsubaki?!
**[18:55] ---**
Even if it was just a coincidence,
**[18:58] ---**
I can't believe I lost to such a weakling!
**[19:02] ---**
Do you remember
**[19:04] ---**
that day when you miraculously won?
**[19:08] ---**
This is the same as before.
**[19:10] ---**
I was beating you one-sidedly
**[19:12] ---**
and was telling you to give up.
**[19:16] ---**
This time, I want you
to admit defeat, Tsubaki.
**[19:20] ---**
If you do that,
**[19:21] ---**
I'll kill you painlessly.
**[19:26] ---**
"I've lost..."
**[19:30] ---**
If I could say those words,
**[19:31] ---**
how easy it would be!
**[19:35] ---**
I made a vow to my friends
**[19:37] ---**
that I would stop you.
**[19:40] ---**
Do you really think you can do that?
**[19:42] ---**
I'm not sure.
**[19:43] ---**
But I've decided to put my trust in...
**[19:47] ---**
my friends who trust me!
**[19:50] ---**
Mingling with others will
only dull your skills.
**[19:53] ---**
Since you've pursued strength in solitude,
**[19:56] ---**
I'm sure you wouldn't know...
**[19:58] ---**
how much power you can gain
from those who trust in you!
**[20:03] ---**
I've learned that during
my time in the Leaf!
**[20:07] ---**
In the path of the samurai,
people are the blades themselves.
**[20:11] ---**
Your blade has turned rusty
with blood, Sazanka!
**[20:40] ---**
Sazanka!
**[20:44] ---**
I used to look up to you.
**[20:49] ---**
I didn't want to cut you down
**[20:50] ---**
under these circumstances!
**[20:55] ---**
I finally understand.
**[21:00] ---**
You're...
**[21:02] ---**
quite strong, aren't you?
**[21:18] ---**
You're amazing, Tsubaki.
**[21:21] ---**
I might not have been able
to handle it like you did.
**[21:25] ---**
I respect you a lot.
**[21:30] ---**
Uh-huh!
**[21:34] ---**
What are you talking about?
**[21:36] ---**
I've always been amazing!
**[21:40] ---**
Please show me some
more respect from now on.
**[21:43] ---**
What?!
**[21:45] ---**
I regret saying that now.
**[21:48] ---**
*Thank you very much, Wasabi and Namida!*
**[23:26] ---**
Th-Th-Th-Th-This is serious! Iwabe! Metal!
**[23:30] ---**
What happened, Denki?
Why are you rushing around?
**[23:33] ---**
This isn't like you.
**[23:34] ---**
Did we get an insane mission or something?
**[23:36] ---**
That's right!
**[23:38] ---**
We finally got tasked with a B-rank mission!
**[23:41] ---**
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
***SIGN*** CAPTAIN DENKI'S FIRST MISSION
**[23:45] ---**
"Captain Denki's First Mission"
**[23:47] ---**
– Ooh! A B-rank Mission!!
– Ooh! A B-rank Mission!!