E301 - Shogun Assassination Arc Part Two: Ninja Village

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SIGN    Shogun Assassination Arc
    Part Two
SIGN    Ninja Village
SIGN    Watch the Shogun Assassination Arc in a bright
    room and at a safe distance from your TV!
[01:36] Hat
    The Honnoji Incident.
[01:38] Hat
    Akechi Mitsuhide's betrayal
    sent Oda Nobunaga up in flames.
[01:44] Hat
    It is said that Lord Tokugawa
    Ieyasu, future shogun,
[01:46] Hat
    was isolated near Kyoto and found
    himself in his most severe crisis ever.
[01:53] Hat
    The ones who sided with him and
    escorted him safely to Mikawa
[01:58] Hat
    were us Iga ninjas, in what came
    to be known as the Crossing of Iga.
[02:03] Hat
    This led to Lord Ieyasu taking
    the Iga ninjas under his wing,
[02:07] Hat
    and to this day, we continue to guard
    the shogun family as the Oniwaban.
[02:13] Hat
    Zenzo! Go stand in the hallway!
[02:16] Sac
    Sensei, that moron's been out there for ages.
[02:19] Zen
    I'm sick of listening to that crap.
[02:21] Zen
    Who cares about loyalty?
[02:22] Zen
    Leave the lectures to the samurai.
[02:25] Zen
    We should just focus on reading
    Jump and refining our skills.
[02:27] Hat
    Your skills aren't good enough, either!
[02:30] Hat
    Zenzo!
[02:32] Hat
    Standing in the hallway
    won't cool your head, huh?
[02:35] Hat
    Go stand in the river Styx!
[02:36] Zen
    That's more like it. Ninjas need not lectures,
[02:40] Zen
    but practice!
[02:42] Sac
    Sensei...
[02:43] Sac
    We're tired of this routine.
[02:46] Sac
    How ironic.
[02:51] Sac
    The ninjas who escorted the
    shogun east in the past
[02:55] Sac
    are now heading back west,
    escorting the shogun out of Edo.
[03:00] Kao
    It'd be fine if it were the shogun.
[03:02] Kao
    But just look at the people we're guarding.
SIGN    Dango
[03:05] Gin
    Hey, quit dawdling!
[03:07] Gin
    I said, bring out all the dango this shop has!
[03:10] Shin
    Don't anger us.
[03:12] Kag
    Keep looking down on me, and I'll
    have all you slaves beheaded!
[03:15] Gin
    Sheesh. Being a leader ain't easy, huh?
[03:19] Gin
    Tea!
[03:20] Gin
    Who'd want to pay these useless
    retainers 360 yen per hour?
[03:23] Hij
    I make more than that!
[03:27] Gin
    I'm so damn irritated.
[03:28] Gin
    The irritation keeps coming at me
    in a three-shift rotation.
[03:32] Gin
    We're parading the shogun
    out in broad daylight,
[03:34] Gin
    but the enemy's not falling
    for the trap at all.
[03:36] Hij
    In what world would a shogun like you exist?!
[03:39] Gin
    Are they even trying to assassinate me?
[03:41] Gin
    If they're not up for it,
    I shall return home at once.
[03:44] Gin
    Show yourself already, assassin!
[03:46] Gin
    The shogun's right here!
[03:48] Gin
    Come at me whenever!
[03:49] Hij
    Cut it out!
[03:50] Hij
    You'll ruin the plan!
[03:52] Kao
    How far the Oniwaban have fallen.
[03:55] Kao
    Well, I guess we're not alone in that regard.
[03:59] Kao
    Even if Shigeshige-sama
    does escape safely to Kyo,
[04:02] Kao
    can he really hope to make a comeback
    after losing so much power?
[04:08] Kao
    Does this path even have a future?
[04:11] Kao
    Zenzo probably didn't come because
    he took that into account.
[04:16] Kao
    Remember how he always said
[04:18] Kao
    that the Iga ninjas simply sold out,
[04:21] Kao
    and we haven't changed since the time we
    switched allegiances at the drop of a hat.
[04:25] Kao
    That the shogun was merely the highest
    bidder for the Oniwaban's services,
[04:29] Kao
    and that we never had any notions
    of loyalty to begin with.
[04:35] Sac
    He's not like that.
[04:39] Sac
    Sure, he's not loyal in the least,
[04:44] Sac
    but he probably...
[04:47] G
    Sarutobi!
[04:52] (Flashback) Sho
    The duty of the Oniwaban isn't
    to protect the shogun,
[04:57] (Flashback) Sho
    but rather to protect the shogun's duty.
[05:01] (Flashback) Sho
    And the shogun's duty
[05:03] (Flashback) Sho
    is to protect the country and its people,
    even at the cost of his life.
[05:08] (Flashback) Sho
    If I become the shogun someday,
[05:12] (Flashback) Sho
    I hope we can fight together
[05:15] (Flashback) Sho
    for this country.
[05:30] Mai
    Sh...
[05:33] Mai
    Shigeshige-sama...
[05:39] Zen
    I'm sorry to say,
[05:43] Zen
    but you can't protect this
    nation as its shogun.
[05:51] Zen
    So give up your life to
    fulfill the shogun's duty,
[05:56] Zen
    and I'll fulfill mine.
[05:59] Mai
    Z-Zenzo!
[06:04] Zen
    Make sure to burn the events that
    transpired here into your memory
[06:07] Zen
    and tell future generations about it.
[06:10] Zen
    I'm the man who assassinated the shogun,
[06:13] Zen
    traitor to the nation, Hattori Zenzo.
[06:17] Zen
    I'm prepared to bear that cross for eternity.
[06:26] Zen
    Sheesh.
[06:27] Zen
    I can't say I like these rough jobs.
[06:31] G
    What the hell is this?
[06:33] G
    Where'd they come from?
[06:34] G
    I thought the radar wasn't picking anything up!
[06:36] G
    What are the escort vessels doing?!
[06:38] G
    We've lost contact!
[06:39] G
    Just who are they?
[06:45] G
    Wh-What's going on?!
[06:47] G
    The escort vessels in the rear suddenly fired.
[06:50] G
    No...
[06:51] G
    There's an unidentified fleet up ahead, too!
[06:55] G
    Were we betrayed? No way!
[06:57] G
    Only the best and most loyal
    retainers knew about this plan!
[07:04] G
    Y-You...
[07:10] Sac
    Really?
[07:11] G
    Yeah.
[07:12] G
    Two scouts and three patrolmen
[07:15] G
    were all taken out with one blow from behind.
[07:17] Kao
    How'd they slip through the Oniwaban's net?
[07:20] Sac
    Are you saying there are traitors among us?
[07:22] G
    That's highly likely.
[07:23] G
    Anyway, it's too risky to head west like this.
[07:27] G
    We should assemble the whole
    squad and investigate.
[07:31] Sac
    There's no need to go to such lengths.
[07:33] Sac
    There are no traitors here.
[07:36] Sac
    There are only
[07:40] Sac
    fakes who disguised their faces but
    couldn't disguise their killing intent.
[07:48] Gin
    Jeez.
[07:49] Gin
    They finally fell for the trap, huh?
[07:53] Gin
    Or should I say, we fell for theirs?
[07:55] Sac
    It's a game of deception.
[07:57] Sac
    We'd prepared body doubles of the shogun,
[08:00] Sac
    but it seems they'd snuck in
    body doubles of our allies.
[08:06] Sac
    In other words,
[08:08] Sac
    the enemy's using ninjas, too.
[08:17] Kam
    Look at them go.
[08:18] Kam
    Ninjas sure are amazing.
[08:20] Kam
    Just by sneaking a few in,
    you can walk all over the enemy.
[08:23] Kam
    They're almost like termites.
[08:25] Abu
    What kind of analogy is that?
[08:27] Kam
    I never knew anyone other than
    samurai were that strong!
[08:29] Kam
    I'm getting all fired up!
[08:31] Abu
    Please don't. They're on our side.
[08:34] Kam
    I know, I know.
[08:36] Kam
    This time, I'm competing with Shinsuke
[08:38] Kam
    to see who can take the real shogun's head.
[08:41] Abu
    We won't get a chance to do anything.
[08:43] Abu
    Get a load of that kid.
[08:45] Abu
    Isn't she the shogun's little sister?
[08:48] Abu
    A VIP like that doesn't
    even have a bodyguard.
[08:52] Abu
    It'll soon be the end for
    the main keep, as well.
[08:58] Oki
    Look, Princess.
[09:01] Oki
    That's the offal.
[09:02] Oki
    That's the liver.
[09:03] Oki
    And that's—
[09:04] Soyo
    No! Stop it!
[09:07] Oki
    Now...
[09:08] Oki
    What's next? The heart, or the tripe?
[09:34] Oki
    Good grief. Hijikata-san's
    instinct was right on the money.
[09:39] Oki
    I've been made to sneak
    right into the maelstrom.
[09:43] Oki
    What an honor.
[09:45] Oki
    A country samurai like me, getting to play
    the last retainer defending the main keep.
[09:51] Oki
    Both the enemy's head and my
    lord's are riding on my sword.
[09:57] Oki
    Don't give me that look, Princess.
[10:01] Oki
    I'm on your side, you know.
[10:11] Kam
    Oops, my bad.
[10:13] Kam
    I thought I could fly if I opened my umbrella,
[10:15] Kam
    but it didn't work.
[10:17] Oki
    Hey...
[10:18] Oki
    What kind of punk-ass Sheeta are you?
[10:23] Kam
    Don't give me that look.
[10:25] Kam
    I'm one of your kind.
[10:59] G
    Using ninjas to tear us down
    from the inside was impressive.
[11:04] G
    But you guys have made a huge mistake!
[11:10] Tak
    I figured, because I feel like
    I'm slicing through butter here.
[11:15] Tak
    Apparently we picked the wrong option.
[11:25] G
    Y-You bastards won't be able
    to take the shogun's head.
[11:30] Tak
    I never cared about that to begin with.
[11:33] Tak
    What we're after isn't the head,
[11:36] Tak
    but you guys, the shogun's limbs.
[11:40] G
    T-Takasugi!
[11:42] G
    Don't tell me you guys...
[11:44] Tak
    It's not just here.
[11:46] Tak
    We're targeting every area the
    shogun faction scattered to.
[11:49] G
    No way...
[11:50] G
    How'd you assemble such a massive force?
[11:53] G
    Who's pulling your strings?
    Where's the mastermind?
[11:58] Tak
    In the same hell you're about to go to.
[12:04] Kam
    All right. I'm done cleaning.
[12:06] Kam
    Now I can fight without worry.
[12:09] Kam
    You should hurry up and get rid of that, too.
[12:12] Kam
    You can't go all-out with
    her in the way, right?
[12:15] Oki
    Tell me, are all of you guys carrying umbrellas
    around all day without a care in the world
[12:20] Oki
    out of your goddamn minds?
[12:23] Kam
    Aren't you the same?
[12:25] Kam
    Takes one to know one, as they say.
[12:28] Kam
    You don't actually care
    about the shogun, do you?
[12:32] Kam
    You've got the eyes of someone who
    flocked here 'cause you smelled blood.
[12:36] Kam
    The eyes of a killer.
[12:40] Kam
    Relax.
[12:41] Kam
    Even if you only fight criminals...
[12:49] Kam
    I'm one very heinous criminal.
[12:52] Oki
    Then...
[12:55] Oki
    Give me your best shot.
[12:57] Oki
    Try hitting here next time.
[13:00] Oki
    Take careful aim,
[13:02] Oki
    'cause if you miss, you'll be the
    one with the hole in his chest,
[13:06] Oki
    Mr. Self-Proclaimed Space Criminal.
[13:09] Oki
    Quit looking down on Earth's policemen.
[14:01] ---
    Was that
[14:02] Kam
    from a corpse?
[14:13] Soyo
    Okita-san!
[14:14] Soyo
    Okita-san!
[14:16] Mai
    Princess!
[14:18] Soyo
    Gramps!
[14:20] Soyo
    You're all right? Hurry and escape!
[14:22] Soyo
    Wait, Okita-san got caught up in an explosion.
[14:26] Soyo
    And Brother still hasn't...
[14:29] Soyo
    Where is he?
[14:31] Soyo
    He's all right, isn't he? Tell me he's okay!
[14:36] Soyo
    Why won't you answe—
[14:38] Mai
    Princess...
[14:39] Oki
    Could you quit wasting time
    and take her away already?
[14:44] Mai
    O-Okita-dono!
[14:47] Oki
    Get going.
[14:49] Oki
    Just one of these monsters would
    be a handful, and there are ten.
[14:53] Oki
    I don't know how many minutes I can buy you.
[14:57] Abu
    Hey, Commander.
[14:59] Abu
    This is why I told you not
    to do anything stupid.
[15:04] Kam
    Talk about a fragile ship.
[15:06] Kam
    Things were just getting good, too.
[15:08] Abu
    Yeah, they were getting good.
[15:10] Abu
    A few inches over, and I could've bid
    farewell to a real pain in the ass.
[15:16] Kam
    Give me a sec. It'll be taken care of soon.
[15:18] Abu
    No can do. I'm not going down with this ship.
[15:22] Abu
    Besides, it's all taken care of already.
[15:30] Zen
    Give it a rest.
[15:32] Zen
    Haven't you had enough?
[15:35] Zen
    If it's a head you want...
[15:37] Zen
    If it's the shogun's head
    you want, it's right here.
[16:01] Kag
    Gin-chan, these guys...
[16:08] Shin
    Sacchan-san!
[16:09] Sac
    All the scouts have been taken out.
[16:12] Sac
    Judging from their techniques,
    they're most definitely Iga people.
[16:16] Shin
    Iga people?
[16:17] Sac
    People from the ninja village
    that gave birth to us Oniwaban.
[16:23] Shin
    Then your brethren are doing this?
[16:25] Sac
    Within the Iga-style ninjas,
[16:26] Sac
    the Oniwaban is a branch of sorts
    that was hired by Lord Ieyasu.
[16:31] Sac
    But those who stayed behind in Iga hold
    no loyalty toward the shogun family.
[16:36] Sac
    They're a band of mercenaries that
    only look out for themselves.
[16:40] Sac
    And now they've moved out
    to take the shogun's head.
[16:45] Sac
    No, this is more like...
[16:47] Sac
    The ninja village itself has
    turned into the shogun's enemy.
[16:55] Sac
    Who could be mobilizing such a huge force?
[16:58] Sac
    The only ones capable are the three
    great ninjas who rule over Iga!
[17:07] Sac
    Head of the Fujibayashi Clan,
    Fujibayashi Gaimon.
[17:11] Sac
    Head of the Momochi Clan, Momochi Rappa.
[17:15] Sac
    And the head of the Hattori Clan,
[17:19] Sac
    Hattori Zenzo.
[17:22] Zen
    This is the end.
[17:23] Zen
    Your lord is already dead.
[17:26] Zen
    Whatever you were supposed
    to protect is now gone.
[17:31] Kam
    Who's that?
[17:32] Abu
    He works fast, all right.
[17:35] Abu
    Hattori Zenzo, the cornerstone
    of the Shogun assassination plot,
[17:40] Abu
    and one of the leaders of Iga.
[17:43] Zen
    I don't recall ever leading
    such an unruly mob.
[17:46] Zen
    I could've handled this myself,
    but now you've made a mess of things.
[17:50] Abu
    Well, aren't you a confident one?
[17:52] Zen
    Yeah.
[17:53] Zen
    Feel free to examine it.
[17:55] Zen
    It's most definitely
    Tokugawa Shigeshige's head.
[17:59] Abu
    So you really could kill your former lord.
[18:03] Zen
    He was the one who said he would
    protect the country and its people.
[18:07] Zen
    If his head could put an end to pointless
    conflict, I'm sure he was glad to give it.
[18:11] Oki
    Pointless conflict?
[18:14] Oki
    That's rich, coming from a guy who
    didn't fight to protect a thing.
[18:25] Zen
    Send word to all the units.
[18:27] Zen
    Tell them this little ruckus is over,
[18:29] Zen
    and that they ought to work smart.
[18:33] Oki
    Hold it!
[18:37] Abu
    I guess it's about time.
[18:39] Abu
    Let's go.
[18:40] G
    What about him?
[18:41] Abu
    Leave him.
[18:43] Abu
    They don't even have a
    reason to fight anymore.
[18:48] Abu
    Hey, Commander!
[18:54] Abu
    Good grief.
[18:55] Abu
    Both these morons still
    have their game faces on.
[19:02] Oki
    Know that Earth has a custom
    known as battles for revenge,
[19:08] Oki
    Criminal.
[19:10] Kam
    I'll keep that in mind,
[19:13] Kam
    Policeman.
[19:18] Sac
    I can't believe you were on their side.
[19:22] Sac
    Just what are you plotting?
[19:24] Rap
    Ninjas carry out their missions in silence.
[19:28] Rap
    Hand over the shogun or
    these whelps will die.
[19:33] Rap
    That's all you're getting from me.
[19:34] Gai
    Momochi, you should spell it out.
[19:38] Gai
    Tell them that they stand
    in the way of our success.
[19:41] Rap
    Silence, Fujibayashi.
[19:44] Gai
    So you really don't know what state
    the ninja homeland is in right now.
[19:50] Gai
    Six months ago, cannonballs rained
    down from the sky above Iga.
[19:55] Gai
    The village was attacked by a
    strangely-dressed mob carrying umbrellas.
[20:00] Gai
    If we defied them, they
    would burn down the village.
[20:02] Gai
    But if we helped assassinate the shogun,
[20:05] Gai
    we'd be hired as the new Oniwaban
    for the reformed government.
[20:09] Gai
    That was the deal they offered us.
[20:11] Sac
    You actually took that cheap bait?
[20:14] Gai
    Didn't you people do the same before?
[20:17] Gai
    We lagged behind you
    during the Crossing of Iga,
[20:20] Gai
    but it's our turn this time.
[20:25] Rap
    It appears we were too late.
[20:27] Rap
    The Hattori brat has already
    taken the shogun's head.
[20:32] Rap
    Too bad, Fujibayashi.
[20:34] Rap
    The Hattori Clan will
    hog all the glory again.
[20:37] Gai
    No.
[20:38] Gai
    There's still plenty of glory to go around.
[20:44] Gai
    Men!
[20:45] Gai
    We don't need this trash anymore!
[20:47] Gai
    Kill as many as you can and
    cover yourself in glor—
[20:53] Hij
    I know you went out of your
    way to give that order,
[20:56] Hij
    but we don't take orders from you.
[20:59] Kag
    Toshi!
[21:01] Hij
    Don't call me that.
[21:04] Kon
    True that. There's only one man in this
    entire country who can order us around.
[21:10] Gai
    When did you bastards...
[21:13] Gai
    Quit standing around and kill them!
[21:16] Gai
    Momochi, you too—
[21:19] Rap
    I'm sorry.
[21:20] Rap
    I'm not obligated to take orders from a traitor
    who was in cahoots with the enemy, either.
[21:27] Gai
    Momochi, you couldn't have!
[21:30] Rap
    I'd already accepted a request, you see.
[21:33] Rap
    How about this for an idea?
[21:35] Rap
    Let's have the highest-ranked
    person here take charge.
[21:41] Gai
    N-No way...
[21:44] Gai
    You can't be...
[21:49] Sho
    I order you as shogun.
[21:58] Sho
    Take out the rebels.
[22:00] Gai
    I-It's the shogun?!
SIGN    Preview
[23:37] Zen
    Welcome to ninja country.
[23:39] Sho
    They're precious friends.
[23:42] Kag
    Gin-chan! Sho-chan!
[23:43] Abu
    Can you protect this country?!
SIGN    Shogun Assassination Arc
     Part Three
[23:46] Zen
    Hey, Shigeshige.
SIGN    Ninja Soul
SIGN    It's the shogun?!
SIGN    He was alive?!
SIGN    Who did Zenzo kill, then?
SIGN    And the Harusame Space Pirates descend upon Iga once again!