24 - To Mount Koya We Go! Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:01] Sakon     All three of you,     stick out your necks. [00:05] Sakon     Stick them out! [00:20] Keiji     So he chopped off their heads? [00:23] Kanetsugu     Not quite... [00:31] Sakon     All of you have died many times over. [00:34] Sakon     You have no more     obligations left in this world. [00:39] Sakon     The Tsutsui clan, your vendetta...     Cast them all away. [00:41] Sakon     Come and be my aid in battle instead. [00:49] Sakon     Let warriors never err     in their place of death. [00:53] Sakon     Our place of death is the battlefield. [00:56] Keiji     I see. [00:58] Keiji     Then you all went after     the three hundred Iga ninjas? [01:02] Kanetsugu     That was... [01:06] Kanetsugu     the beginning of the battle, for the six of us. SIGN    To Mount Koya We Go! [03:02] Kanetsugu     By the way... [03:04] Kanetsugu     Sakon-dono. Why come to our aid? [03:08] Sakon     As you know, Uesugi     keeps Tokugawa in check. [03:13] Sakon     Hence, I can't afford for you to die. [03:15] Kanetsugu     However, the nation is already [03:18] Kanetsugu     under the Chief Advisor's rule. [03:20] Sakon     And his lordship is the problem. [03:25] Sakon     His lordship has a kidney ailment. [03:28] Kanetsugu     A kidney ailment? [03:31] Sakon     It's getting worse by the day. [03:35] Sakon     He probably does not     have long to live. [03:39] Kanetsugu     Hm... [03:46] Kanetsugu     Sakon-dono. [03:49] Kanetsugu     This is what you said when you [03:52] Kanetsugu     hacked the topknots off those men: [03:54] Sakon     If I didn't have duties still remaining, [03:56] Sakon     I would gladly let them     take vengeance on me. [03:58] Sakon     However, I still have things left to do. [04:02] Kanetsugu     What are those duties? [04:05] Sakon     They pertain to a dream of mine, [04:07] Sakon     which never came true in the Tsutsui clan. [04:10] Kanetsugu     A dream? [04:11] Sakon     I presume you, too,     have the same dream, [04:15] Sakon     which you keep hidden deep in your heart. [04:17] Kanetsugu     Me? [04:20] Kanetsugu     Depending on the outcome     of the Chief Advisor's ailment... [04:28] Sakon     Here's to you, the strategist.     The fate of the nation [04:31] Sakon     is in your hands, with a single battle. [04:43] Sakon     Laugh at this old man     for waxing sentimental. [04:52] Kanetsugu     How could I... [04:55] Kanetsugu     This is the best sake I've had in a while. [05:10] Keiji     I see... [05:12] Keiji     the strategist in whose hands     lies the fate of the nation... [05:15] Keiji     you two shared a common dream. [05:18] Kanetsugu     Yes... [05:20] Kanetsugu     and the dream eventually did come true. [05:24] Kanetsugu     However... [05:26] Kanetsugu     being caught up in that dream, [05:30] Kanetsugu     I thoughtlessly didn't sense [05:34] Kanetsugu     the imminent sadness approaching. [05:53] Kanetsugu     What's going on? [05:59] Senbei     Wh-Wh-What the... [06:01] Hanada     A monster! [06:16] Sakon     Th-This is... [06:18] Mosuke     M-Milord, it's White Cloud... [06:21] Kanetsugu     What happened? [06:24] Kanetsugu     Jirobo. [06:30] Mosuke     Jirobo. [06:43] Kanetsugu     Jirobo. [06:45] Mosuke     Are you all right, Jirobo? [06:47] Jirobo     N-Never mind me... [06:50] Jirobo     White Cloud needs care... [07:00] Kanetsugu     Oh, no... [07:03] Kanetsugu     What happened? [07:06] Jirobo     But... [07:10] Kanetsugu     Don't worry about him. You may speak. [07:12] Kanetsugu     This is Shima Sakon-dono. [07:14] Kanetsugu     He knows everything. [07:20] Jirobo     In that case... [07:25] Sagen     Jirobo. [07:29] Sagen     I'll tell you where we're headed. [07:33] Sagen     As you've guessed,     the Jizo is at Mount Koya. [07:39] Sagen     But before we go, you'll tell     us the name on the headstone. [07:44] Jirobo     You just don't get it, do you? [07:47] Jirobo     You can turn heaven and earth upside down, [07:49] Jirobo     but I still won't tell you the name. [07:52] Sagen     No. [07:53] Sagen     You will tell us, like it or not. [07:56] Jirobo     Not a chance! [08:05] Sagen     Bastard! [08:06] Sagen     You won't get away! [08:34] Sagen     Don't kill him! Capture him alive! [08:52] Sagen     As I expected, there he is. [08:54] Sagen     But I'm ready for you this time. [09:00] Jirobo     What? [09:02] Sagen     Fire! [09:08] Jirobo     White Cloud! [09:24] Jirobo     Those bastards... [09:25] Jirobo     were armed in case     White Cloud showed up. [09:33] Jirobo     But he... [09:37] Jirobo     even after the barrage of bullets... [09:42] Jirobo     He carried me here... [09:44] Jirobo     and kept running, [09:46] Jirobo     all the way from near Mount Koya. [09:49] Sakon     What? [09:50] Sakon     All the way from Mount Koya? [09:53] Jirobo     That's where the Jizo Bodhisattva is... [09:59] Kanetsugu     I see... [10:23] Kanetsugu     White Cloud. [10:25] Kanetsugu     You have done splendidly. [10:30] Jirobo     Hey, White Cloud. [10:33] Jirobo     Isn't that great? [10:35] Jirobo     Milord has praised you. [10:44] Jirobo     Good. [10:46] Jirobo     You are happy? [10:49] Jirobo     I am happy, too, White Cloud. [10:55] Kanetsugu     You... [10:59] Mosuke     You guys probably think he's just a dog... [11:08] Mosuke     but he's family to us. [11:14] Mosuke     I'll never forget when     he was a tiny puppy this big. [11:21] Mosuke     His mother was killed by a bear... [11:32] Mosuke     But he didn't run. [11:35] Mosuke     He stood guard to try protect his mother. [12:07] Mosuke     Milord was struck by the dog's     filial duty to his mother... [12:14] Mosuke     and came to his aid. [12:20] Mosuke     However... [12:27] Mosuke & Jirobo     Milord! [12:28] Kanetsugu     It's all right. [12:32] Kanetsugu     It's a war-torn world. [12:35] Kanetsugu     He's got the right spirit for survival. [12:37] Mosuke     Milord said he's a compassionate     and courageous dog... [12:41] Mosuke     and decided to make him a vassal. [12:45] Mosuke     And then... [12:46] Mosuke     and then... [12:48] Mosuke     White Cloud was always with us... [12:50] Mosuke     in every battle... [12:58] Jirobo     Milord... [12:59] Jirobo     will you let me care for this dog? [13:03] Jirobo     I've been wanting to train a ninja dog. [13:08] Kanetsugu     A ninja dog? [13:10] Kanetsugu     I like it. [13:12] Kanetsugu     All right, Jirobo. [13:13] Kanetsugu     You can care for this dog. [13:17] Jirobo     For starters, he should have a name. [13:19] Kanetsugu     Hm... [13:21] Kanetsugu     Well, then. [13:27] Kanetsugu     Look at this guy. [13:29] Kanetsugu     He looks like that white cloud. [13:33] Kanetsugu     Thus shall you be named... [13:36] Kanetsugu     White Cloud! [13:54] Jirobo     White Cloud... [14:20] Kanetsugu     White Cloud. [14:23] Kanetsugu     This giant tree is your headstone. [14:27] Jirobo     Perfect for you... For your giant body. [14:33] Kanetsugu     This giant tree overlooks the road      tying Echigo and the capital together. [14:40] Kanetsugu     We'll always pass by it     on our way to the capital. [14:44] Kanetsugu     We can see him every time we go there. [14:48] Jirobo     You won't have to be lonesome here... [15:09] Kanetsugu     Jirobo. [15:11] Kanetsugu     It's off to battle now. [15:13] Kanetsugu     We must avenge White Cloud. [15:17] Jirobo     Milord... [15:22] Jirobo     Yes! [15:25] Kanetsugu     Get ready. [15:27] Kanetsugu     To Mount Koya we go! [15:48] Ninja     Look at all of these headstones. [15:58] Sagen     We'll start digging up the graves     when the monks are asleep. [16:01] Ninja     Yes. [16:03] Sagen     Though we couldn't get     Jirobo to divulge the name [16:05] Sagen     on the headstone... [16:07] Sagen     we can still find it,     if we all work together. [16:12] Ninja     Sagen-sama. [16:13] Sagen     Hm? [16:15] Sagen     What is it? [16:16] Ninja     I have word that Jirobo     is headed here, with others. [16:22] Sagen     I would've guessed he'd return with aid. [16:26] Sagen     How many of them? [16:27] Sagen     A hundred? [16:28] Sagen     Two hundred? [16:30] Sagen     Or is it a thousand? [16:32] Ninja     Well, counting Jirobo... [16:36] Ninja     there are seven of them. [16:37] Sagen     Seven? [16:38] Sagen     Are you kidding? [16:40] Ninja     According to report,     the premier of Echigo's Uesugi, [16:45] Ninja     Naoe Kanetsugu, is among them. [16:47] Sagen     Wh-What? [16:52] Sagen     Kanetsugu himself? [17:01] Sagen     Hm... [17:03] Ninja     Trouble, Sagen-sama! [17:06] Sagen     What? [17:07] Sagen     What now? [17:10] Sagen     What is that? [17:17] Keiji     That must've surprised Sagen. [17:22] Kanetsugu     It was my secret strategy     against the three hundred Iga ninjas. [17:29] Nar     Kanetsugu's secret strategy... [17:32] Nar     First, the party split in two     in front of Mount Koya. [17:41] Nar     And the place where Sakon     went was the key... SIGN    Ogo's residence [17:47] Mokujiki Ogo     Well, well... SIGN    Mokujiki Ogo [17:51] Nar     Mokujiki Ogo... [17:54] Nar     an elderly monk who,     during Hideyoshi's attack on Mount Koya [17:58] Nar     in 1587, miraculously saved Mount Koya [18:01] Nar     by peaceful negotiation,     as a representative of the mountain. [18:06] Nar     He subsequently served Toyotomi [18:10] Nar     and held the position of power     over matters on the mountain. [18:15] Ogo     So Shima-dono, you,     the Chief Retainer of Ishida-sama, [18:20] Ogo     have come all the way to Mount Koya. Why? [18:24] Sakon     I will create somewhat     of a commotion on the mountain... [18:28] Sakon     I wanted your permission. [18:34] Ogo     Oh... [18:35] Ogo     What do you intend to do? [18:42] Sakon     Please post this on bulletins. [18:49] Ogo     Well, well... [18:53] Sakon     Will you accept my request? [18:54] Ogo     Of course. [18:56] Ogo     After all, it is the request     of Yamato's Major Counselor. [19:11] Ogo     The Major Counselor has interesting ideas... [19:15] Nar     The Major Counselor of Yamato... [19:18] Nar     He managed all of the political     dealings during Toyotomi's reign. [19:21] Nar     He was by birth and by reputation     Hideyoshi's right-hand man, [19:25] Nar     his actual brother, Toyotomi Hidenaga. [19:29] Nar     Thus, Ogo had no qualms... [19:34] Nar     What was it that transpired     from the bulletins? [19:40] Sagen     Wh-What the... [19:54] Ninja     How many of them are there? [19:56] Ninja     A thousand? [19:57] Ninja     Two thousand? [19:59] Sagen     I know what this is. [20:00] Sagen     Kanetsugu has planned [20:01] Sagen     to mingle with the crowd     and dig up the Jizo grave. [20:06] Messenger Ninja     But there are only three hundred of us. [20:09] Messenger Ninja     It would be impossible     to keep an eye on all of them. [20:12] Sagen     But why are these farmers     gathered together? [20:15] Messenger Ninja 2     Sagen-sama. [20:16] Sagen     Hm? [20:17] Messenger Ninja 2     This. [20:20] Kanetsugu     Mount Koya is     the paradise of Maitreya. [20:23] Kanetsugu     The many spirits who have passed     in the Battle of Odawara [20:25] Kanetsugu     are coming to pay homage to Daishi. [20:28] Kanetsugu     Thus to prepare this holy ground, [20:31] Kanetsugu     I command you to clean     the Okunoin Temple. [20:34] Kanetsugu     For each of you who     participates in this good deed, [20:37] Kanetsugu     there will be a reward of 100 mon. [20:42] Kanetsugu     "How blessed it is.     Daishi is still among us, [20:46] Kanetsugu     even in the crags of Mount Koya." [20:52] Kanetsugu     Naoe Yamashiro no Kami Kanetsugu. [20:57] Sagen     What in the... [20:59] Nar     Sagen then realized, that though     he had the unquestionable [21:03] Nar     advantage of three hundred     Iga ninjas backing him, [21:07] Nar     he had overvalued the idea of quantity... [21:11] Nar     Indeed, as they say: [21:13] Nar     "Those who rely on quantity, [21:16] Nar     will drown in arrogance and quantity." [21:18] Sagen     So this is Naoe Kanetsugu! [21:25] People     What a blessing. [21:26] People     What a blessing. [21:26] People     100 mon just for cleaning! [21:29] People     What a happy occasion! [21:31] Kanetsugu     It's more than worth it! [21:33] Kanetsugu     Endeavor in cleaning, [21:36] Kanetsugu     for the sake of the many spirits and Daishi! [21:46] People     This is a boon from Daishi. [21:48] People     What a blessing. What a blessing. [21:50] People     100 mon! 100 mon! [21:50] Senbei     Wh-What an incredible sight. [21:52] People     It's a boon! [21:53] Kazuma     So this is Naoe Kanetsugu's style of battle... [21:54] People     What a blessing. What a blessing. [21:57] Hanada     It's... [21:58] Hanada     it's like a festival. SIGN    Episode 25: The Endless Story Told of Men [23:40] Nar     Next time on Gifuu Doudou:     Kanetsugu and Keiji: [23:44] Nar     Episode 25     "The Endless Story Told of Men." [23:50] Nar     Let us discuss the path     of righteousness next time, as well.