6 - Uesugi's Righteousness

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[00:04] keiji
    Take this!
[00:11] kane
    The winners and losers
    have been determined in this battle.
[00:15] kane
    Consequently, there is no need
    for anymore pointless bloodshed.
[00:19] kane
    Let those, both North and South,
[00:21] kane
    who pledge allegiance
    to the Uesugi clan, surrender now!
[00:24] kane
    However, if there are
     still those who oppose...
[00:27] kane
    I, Naoe Kanetsugu...
[00:30] keiji
    And I, Maeda Keiji...
[00:32] both
    Shall become fierce dragons
    and confront you with righteousness!
[00:54] nar
    Two eccentrics enter battle.
[01:00] nar
    Dazzling Sengoku Period Story:
    Kanetsugu and Keiji.
[01:04] nar
    Gifuu Doudou!!
SIGN    Uesugi's Righteousness
[02:31] hide
    Curse that Naoe Kanetsugu.
[02:33] hide
    He was able to conquer Sado
    with unbelievable speed.
[02:38] uncle
    Our messenger was of no use, as well.
[02:46] hide
    At this rate, there's nowhere
     I can go to overpower Uesugi!
[02:49] hide
    Taking over Echigo will
    have to wait for another time!
[02:54] uncle
    I-It's truly unbelievable that
     Uesugi was able to move this fast.
[02:58] uncle
    Let's see. How shall we...
[03:03] hide
    I heard that they were able
    to achieve this unbelievable speed
[03:06] hide
    because of Maeda Keiji...
[03:13] hide
    He is...
[03:16] hide
    your nephew, isn't he?
[03:19] uncle
    That fool! Throwing dirt
    in my face like this...
[03:26] hide
    Naoe Kanetsugu and Maeda Keiji...
[03:29] hide
    How I'd love for them to work for me.
[03:32] uncle
    Wh-What? I-It's still early
    to speak so highly of those two.
[03:39] uncle
    The Honma clan of North Sado still remains.
[03:44] uncle
    I'm sure as soon as the Uesugi clan leaves,
[03:46] uncle
    they will be back to quarreling,
    and Sado will be back in turmoil.
[03:51] hide
    No. It's pointless to hope for such.
[03:54] uncle
    Huh?
[03:57] hide
    As long as Naoe Kanetsugu exists,
    he won't leave Sado alone.
[04:04] uncle
    Well, then... I'm looking forward
     to what punishment may come.
[04:27] kane
    They are men from
    the Hamochi-Honma clan.
[04:30] kane
    They were spotted as they
     escaped to Echigo by boat,
[04:34] kane
    and their heads were taken there.
[04:39] keiji
    Why did they go to Echigo?
[04:41] kane
    The Hamochi-Honma clan have some
     territory in Kashiwazaki of Echigo...
[04:46] kane
    I'm assuming they were planning
     to make their recovery there.
[04:50] keiji
    I see...
[04:53] keiji
    Then these men ended up
     being rather brave.
[04:55] kane
    Indeed.
[04:57] kane
    They risked their lives for
    the righteousness they believed in.
[05:00] keiji
    Then there's the Kawarada clan
     that is a nuisance.
[05:05] seion
    Indeed.
[05:07] seion
    They have no righteousness.
[05:15] keiji
    What do you want to do?
[05:21] kane
    If we do not show them
    the Uesugi's righteousness,
[05:24] kane
    this battle in Sado will not end.
[05:33] fat
    There, there.
[05:41] fat
    There, there.
[05:44] fat
    You and you, a job well done!
[05:48] fat
    Everyone, a job well done!
[05:51] fat
    All of you, drink to your
     heart's content tonight!
[05:54] men
    Yeah!
[06:00] kage
    As soon as we invited them over
     for some victory sake,
[06:03] kage
    they brought their whole clan.
[06:06] fuji
    For crying out loud...
[06:07] fuji
    A drastic change from when they had
     no intention of fighting in battle.
[06:10] kage
    Look at Takatsuna's face...
[06:14] kage
    It's as if he thinks that he's the one
     who actually won the battle.
[06:24] mosuke
    Good grief.
[06:25] fat bg
    Come on! Next, next! Hurry it up!
[06:27] mosuke
    Things are gonna get dangerous soon.
[06:41] mosuke
    Told you...
[06:47] mosuke
    Here you go.
[06:49] keiji
    Uesugi's righteousness, eh?
[07:20] kane
    Let us start with a cup.
[07:22] fat
    Well...
[07:24] fat
    Uesugi's chief retainer himself
    is going to pour for me?
[07:31] mosuke
    Come on! Just accept the drink already.
[07:36] fat
    I see...
[07:37] fat
    So you're praising us for
    our achievements with a drink...
[07:43] fat
    But that is not right...
[07:49] fat
    That role should be filled
     by Kagekatsu-dono.
[07:54] fat
    To begin with, the Honma clan and the Uesugi clan are of equal rank.
[07:57] fat
    You should know that Kenshin-dono's father,
    Tamekage-dono, lost in the battle in Echigo
[08:02] fat
    and then relied on us
    when he escaped to Sado.
[08:07] fat
    If we hadn't protected him,
    there would be no Uesugi...
[08:11] fat
    or should I say, Nagao, since that's what
    he was before you were an Uesugi.
[08:31] fuji
    Curse him...
[08:33] kage
    Wait.
[08:34] fuji
    But Naoe-dono...
[08:37] fat
    The former leader of the clan,
    Uesugi Kenshin, knew that very well.
[08:47] kane
    Are you drunk, Takatsuna?
[09:15] fat
    What?!
[09:20] fat
    Wh-What...
[09:27] fat
    I-It can't be...
[09:29] fat
    Kenshin?!
[09:32] ken
    For a samurai...
[09:35] ken
    For a samurai, their fief
    is borrowed from the people.
[09:38] ken
    People of the fief are a treasure.
[09:41] ken
    However,
[09:42] ken
    you don't love your own people.
[09:45] ken
    Instead, you mercilessly
     kill them for your own desires.
[09:50] ken
    Those are the acts of a villain.
[09:52] fat
    Nah...
[09:55] ken
    Have you forgotten...
[09:57] ken
    that we fight under
    the flag of righteousness.
[10:12] fat
    You... can't be...
[10:16] fat
    Lord Kenshin's...
[10:24] kane
    Ask him yourself...
[10:27] kane
    in the afterlife!
[11:08] kane
    If anyone has any objections,
     take up your sword!
[11:12] kane
    If it's war you want, then go back
    to your territory and prepare for one!
[11:18] kane
    I, Naoe Kanetsugu,
    will gladly take you on!
[11:35] fuji
    Amazing...
[11:36] kage
    That is Naoe Kanetsugu.
[11:45] keiji
    This is...
[11:49] keiji
    Uesugi's righteousness!
[11:53] kane
    Sado shall now be punished
     by the righteousness of Uesugi!
[11:59] keiji
    And then an order was placed
     in various places around Sado,
[12:03] keiji
    banning any violence and rioting.
[12:07] keiji
    By Kagekatsu-sama's orders,
[12:09] keiji
    Naoe Kanetsugu-dono, you were put
    in charge of ruling over Sado.
[12:15] kane
    Yes.
[12:16] kane
    Because you helped as well,
    the uprising in Sado eventually disappeared,
[12:21] kane
    and we were able to break through
     Hideyoshi's plan to take over Echigo.
[12:25] keiji
    But the world is filled with irony.
[12:30] keiji
    To think that another troublesome event
    would happen as soon as that one ended.
[12:39] kane
    Indeed! There was another event
    that would affect the fate of the Uesugi clan.
[12:45] keiji
    And that was when I saw your form as
    the shadow, just like the moon is to the sun.
[13:30] kane
    What a sad sight.
[13:36] kane
    It appears that mother
     lost her husband in this war.
[13:44] keiji
    In her prayers, she is swearing
    that she will protect the children.
[13:52] kane
    Keiji-dono, can you read lips?
[13:57] keiji
    Well, I do come from the Koga clan.
[14:00] keiji
    That skill does come in handy during battle.
[14:06] keiji
    Actually...
[14:13] keiji
    It's a nuisance at times, as well.
[14:17] keiji
    Right before Honma Takatsuna died,
[14:21] keiji
    I'm sure I heard him call you Kenshin...
[14:31] keiji
    Goodness.
[14:33] keiji
    I'd never thought of being from the Koga
    clan as a nuisance until that moment.
[14:39] kane
    No, that was my carelessness.
[14:43] kane
    I apologize.
[14:47] kane
    But... everything started
     on that snowy day.
[14:53] kane
    It was impossible for
    the Uesugi clan to avoid it.
[15:14] voice
    Did you hear what was just said?
[15:26] kage
    Forgive me... but this is for Echigo.
[15:38] kane
    At first glance, it could be said that
    Naoe Kagetsuna-dono had gone mad,
[15:42] kane
    but his sword was, indeed,
    acting for the sake of Echigo.
[15:50] kane
    And the one who saw it all...
[16:00] kane
    Was the previous Chief Advisor,
    Konoe Sakihisa,
[16:03] kane
    And the baby of his
    younger sister, Princess Tae.
[16:09] kane
    But the identity of that child,
     as well as that baby's father
[16:13] kane
    was a secret among secrets of the Uesugi.
[16:17] kane
    I had no way of knowing myself.
[16:24] kane
    Not until I held that fan in my hand.
[16:36] kane
    Higuchi Yoroku... at your service.
[16:41] kane
    I will never forget that...
[16:43] kane
    It was when I was still sixteen
    and called Higuchi Yoroku.
[16:49] kane
    While in Kyoto, I was summoned
    and given that fan by none other than...
SIGN    Oda Nobunaga
[16:56] kane
    Oda Nobunaga.
[17:08] kane
    Pardon.
[17:28] nobu
    How about it,
[17:29] nobu
    Shindou?
[17:30] shin
    Y-Yes...
[17:34] shin
    Without a doubt.
[17:38] kane
    Why... Why does he cry
    when he sees my face?
[17:48] nobu
    Those tears can't be helped.
[17:52] nobu
    Higuchi Yoroku!
    I shall give that fan to you!
[17:56] nobu
    Take it with you to Echigo.
[17:59] kane
    Thank you, I am honor—
[18:00] nobu
    Take good care of it.
[18:03] nobu
    That is a keepsake of your mother's.
[18:06] kane
    My mother's?
[18:10] nobu
    That's right. The younger sister of the
    former Chief Advisor, Konoe Sakihisa,
[18:15] nobu
    Princess Tae, is your mother.
[18:18] kane
    Wh-What are you saying?
    My mother is of the Higuchi clan...
[18:24] shin
    No. Sixteen years ago,
[18:27] shin
    I personally took you from Kyoto
     and brought you to Echigo...
[18:35] kane
    B-But...
[18:38] nobu
    Do you not believe me?
[18:40] kane
    Indeed...
[18:41] nobu
    Then quickly go back to Echigo...
[18:44] nobu
    and ask for yourself...
    who your real father is.
[18:48] kane
    M-My real father?
[18:52] nobu
    It's been a pleasure.
[19:06] nobu
    Yoroku, that fan will guide you
    to your true father...
[19:12] nobu
    but at the same time,
    it will cause tears in Echigo.
[19:17] nobu
    Indeed. Tears of destruction.
[19:38] shin
    Princess Tae!
[19:53] kane
    Shindou-dono.
[19:56] kane
    Who is this "real father" he spoke of?
[19:58] shin
    I...
[20:01] shin
    cannot say myself...
[20:04] shin
    If I do, I will end up destroying a country.
[20:08] kane
    It's that severe?
[20:09] shin
    No. That's how much
    of a man is behind this.
[20:15] kane
    Destroying a country...
[20:18] kane
    When I heard that, I thought maybe...
[20:22] keiji
    Indeed.
[20:24] keiji
    At the time, the loyalty in relationships
    between daimyos and their retainers was vague.
[20:30] keiji
    Despite being retainers,
[20:31] keiji
    they, themselves, were guardians
     of their own territory for generations.
[20:37] keiji
    If they were not able
    to protect their territory,
[20:40] keiji
    they threw away their masters.
[20:43] kane
    And the people of Echigo were
     very passionate about their territory.
[20:50] keiji
    Because of that, even Lord Kenshin
    had to become a god.
[20:55] keiji
    Swearing a lifetime of celibacy,
     becoming the avatar of Bishamonten,
[20:59] keiji
    he became a god of war,
     winning every one of his battles,
[21:02] keiji
    and his retainers finally swore
     loyalty to him because of this.
[21:11] keiji
    That's where Nobunaga found an opening.
[21:16] voice
    Those powerful enough
    to take over a country...
[21:20] voice
    Are all villains.
[21:40] keiji
    Th-This is...
[21:43] voice
    That fan was enough
    to make even a god a man.
[21:47] voice
    That is because Higuchi Yoroku...
    no, Naoe Kanetsugu,
[21:53] voice
    you are the illegitimate child
    of Uesugi Kenshin!
SIGN    Episode 7 The Truth Spoken to the Moon
[23:41] Kane
    Next time on Gifuu Doudou: Kanetsugu and Keiji:
[23:44] kane
    Episode 7
    "The Truth Spoken to the Moon."
[23:49] kane
    Let us discuss the path
    of righteousness next time, as well.