# E3 - Weakness and Strength
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**[00:45] Gabimaru**
Even after being pierced by blades
and spilling his guts on the ground,
**[00:50] Gabimaru**
he remains standing in place.
**[00:53] Gabimaru**
The Chief of Iwagakure truly was immortal.
**[00:57] Gabimaru**
Apparently, it was due to a medicine he
acquired long ago from a land across the sea.
**[01:08] Gabimaru**
Judging by your expression,
**[01:10] Gabimaru**
it seems like you didn't
think it actually existed.
**[01:13] Sagiri**
You mean...
**[01:15] Gabimaru**
It's real. The Elixir of Life.
**[01:18] Gabimaru**
The Tokijiku no Kagunomi.
**[01:22] Gabimaru**
I don't know if it's here, though.
***SIGN*** Weakness and Strength
**[03:05] Sagiri**
What is this?
**[03:10] Sagiri**
It's so fantastical.
**[03:13] Sagiri**
This place certainly makes one believe
the Elixir of Life might be found here.
**[03:20] Gabimaru**
Don't you mean it's creepy as hell?
**[03:23] Gabimaru**
There's no rhyme or reason to the species
**[03:25] Gabimaru**
and natural habitats
of the plants growing here.
**[03:27] Gabimaru**
It's unnatural.
**[03:29] Gabimaru**
And...
**[03:32] Gabimaru**
There's no telling what might
be out there. Be careful.
**[03:35] Sagiri**
You're not allowed to remove your bonds.
**[03:38] Gabimaru**
You expect me to do this with
my hands tied? That's ridiculous.
**[03:40] Sagiri**
Ridiculous or not, it's the shogun's will.
**[03:42] Sagiri**
It's my job to keep an eye
on a criminal like you.
**[03:45] Sagiri**
I cannot overlook any attempt
to break the rules.
**[03:48] Sagiri**
Bind your hands.
**[03:50] Gabimaru**
C'mon, can't you let this slide?
**[03:53] Gabimaru**
In fact, this isn't the only
ridiculous thing about this expedition.
**[03:56] Gabimaru**
We've only been given food
and water for three days.
**[03:58] Gabimaru**
Our only clue is this drawing.
**[04:00] Gabimaru**
They're not actually trying
to find it, are they?
**[04:05] Sagiri**
Bind your hands.
**[04:08] Sagiri**
If you're confused,
then allow me to explain.
**[04:10] Sagiri**
I am an executioner, not your ally.
**[04:14] Sagiri**
It's not my problem if you fail to find
the Elixir and receive a pardon.
**[04:22] Sagiri**
If you refuse to bind your hands,
then I'll simply take your head off.
**[04:30] Gabimaru**
Fine, fine. Whatever you want.
**[04:33] Gabimaru**
In any case, all I want
is to see my wife again.
**[04:36] Gabimaru**
I'll accept whatever conditions I have to,
but try not to be too rid—
**[04:45] Sagiri**
Ga...
**[04:51] Keiun**
That's one down!
**[04:55] Keiun**
Fool.
**[05:01] Keiun**
He let his guard down
under these circumstances.
**[05:04] Keiun**
He deserved to d—
**[05:05] Gabimaru**
Wow.
**[05:07] Gabimaru**
You surprised me.
**[05:11] Sagiri**
You're all right?
**[05:12] Gabimaru**
I dislocated my neck.
**[05:15] Gabimaru**
Anyway, look at him.
**[05:17] Sagiri**
Yes.
**[05:18] Sagiri**
That's Twisted Keiun,
one of the condemned criminals.
**[05:22] Sagiri**
He's a warrior monk who fell in love
with weapons during his training.
**[05:28] Sagiri**
They say he's stolen over
a hundred weapons from other warriors.
**[05:33] Gabimaru**
Actually, that's not what I meant.
**[05:35] Gabimaru**
His hands aren't bound.
**[05:37] Sagiri**
What?
**[05:39] Sagiri**
That doesn't matter right now.
Well, it does matter, but...
**[05:44] Sagiri**
Why aren't his hands bound, Kisho-dono?
**[05:46] Kisho**
You're as rigid as ever, Sagiri.
**[05:49] Kisho**
We can tie their hands
again on the trip back.
**[05:52] Kisho**
I can't be bothered to argue
with this scum over that. It's stupid.
**[05:56] Gabimaru**
See? See?
**[05:57] Kisho**
You're still the lowest-ranked
because you're honest to a fault.
**[06:02] Kisho**
All the Asaemon are ranked.
**[06:05] Kisho**
Sagiri's rank is—
**[06:06] Sagiri**
This is not the time for that discussion.
**[06:09] Keiun**
Hey!
**[06:10] Keiun**
How dare you ignore me, Gabimaru the Hollow.
**[06:14] Keiun**
You're as bold and
stalwart as the rumors say.
**[06:18] Keiun**
How convenient for me.
**[06:20] Keiun**
I can test my weapons on you
to my heart's content.
**[06:24] Keiun**
Weapons only shine once they drink blood.
**[06:29] Keiun**
Your body shall experience
their beauty firsthand.
**[06:34] Gabimaru**
Are you some kind of pervert?
**[06:36] Gabimaru**
If we waste time fighting here,
the others will get a head start on us.
**[06:40] Keiun**
That's precisely why I'm doing this.
**[06:42] Keiun**
We were given practically
no leads to begin with.
**[06:45] Keiun**
It would be wise to kill
the other criminals first
**[06:49] Keiun**
and then take my time
searching for the Elixir.
**[06:53] Keiun**
And you're first, Hollow.
**[06:56] Gabimaru**
What?
**[06:58] Kisho**
We're just here to watch you.
**[07:00] Kisho**
Feel free to kill each other if you'd like.
**[07:02] Sagiri**
I agree.
**[07:05] Gabimaru**
But it's a pointless hassle.
**[07:07] Gabimaru**
I don't want to kill anyone
'cause my wife wouldn't like it.
**[07:11] Gabimaru**
But I have no choice. Guess I'll kill you.
**[07:14] Keiun**
I'd like to see you try!
**[07:18] Sagiri**
Bind your hands.
**[07:19] Gabimaru**
You're kidding, right?
**[07:34] Gabimaru**
Okay, they're tied.
**[07:36] Keiun**
How convenient.
**[07:38] Keiun**
I shall test all my weapons against you.
**[07:41] Gabimaru**
I don't have time for all of that.
**[07:48] Sagiri**
* He used a single pole as a lever*
* to launch his massive bulk.*
**[08:07] Gabimaru**
It's hard to fight with my hands tied.
**[08:11] Sagiri**
*A single blow?*
**[08:18] Sagiri**
*It's sewn directly onto his skin.*
**[08:20] Sagiri**
*How truly outlandish.*
**[08:24] Keiun**
We're just getting started, Hollow.
**[08:40] Gabimaru**
That was a waste of time.
**[08:43] Gabimaru**
Let's look for the Elixir.
**[08:47] Gabimaru**
My hands are still tied.
**[08:49] Sagiri**
What? Oh, right.
**[09:02] Kisho**
Well, I'm heading back now.
**[09:05] Gabimaru**
We don't need to fight?
**[09:06] Kisho**
I told you, we're neither
your enemies nor allies.
**[09:10] Kisho**
If the criminal we're responsible for dies,
then we simply take his head back.
**[09:15] Kisho**
I'm going home and taking a bath.
**[09:17] Sagiri**
Kisho-dono.
**[09:19] Sagiri**
Sixty men went missing on this island.
**[09:21] Sagiri**
Be careful on your return journey.
**[09:24] Kisho**
Can you afford to worry
about anyone else right now?
**[09:27] Kisho**
If anything, I consider myself lucky
for getting out of this so quickly.
**[09:30] Kisho**
You're naïve if you think you're safe
just because his hands are tied.
**[09:34] Kisho**
The man standing next to you is a criminal.
**[09:37] Kisho**
Mere moments after we headed to shore,
I'd already seen so much.
**[09:44] Kisho**
Those who sought to reduce their
competition before we even landed...
**[09:47] Kisho**
Those who plotted to work together,
and those who pretended to...
**[09:53] Kisho**
They never followed society's
rules in the first place.
**[09:58] Kisho**
They don't care about duties or rules.
**[10:06] Kisho**
They'll attempt to survive
by whatever methods suit them.
**[10:09] Kisho**
They'll do whatever it takes.
**[10:12] Sagiri**
But wouldn't breaking
the rules invalidate their pardon?
**[10:16] Kisho**
That's why I called you rigid.
**[10:18] Kisho**
To a samurai, the shogun's word is absolute,
**[10:21] Kisho**
but what really matters is our priorities.
**[10:24] Kisho**
Priority number one is the Elixir of Life.
**[10:25] Kisho**
Everything else comes second to that.
**[10:27] Kisho**
Wouldn't the shogunate prefer we break
the rules to achieve our
**[10:30] Kisho**
objective rather than
following them and failing?
**[10:35] Kisho**
Besides, rules are illusions
that don't function
**[10:38] Kisho**
unless you believe
everyone will follow them.
**[10:41] Kisho**
For some, they simply never apply.
**[10:44] Kisho**
Like him.
**[10:46] Kisho**
Shall I cut him down for you now?
**[10:50] Gabimaru**
Let's not waste time on pointless jokes.
**[10:53] Gabimaru**
We're short on time as it is.
**[10:55] Gabimaru**
I just want to get back to my wife.
**[10:58] Gabimaru**
I don't care about anything else.
**[11:03] Kisho**
Let's hurry.
**[11:06] Kisho**
You're right. You should hurry.
**[11:10] Kisho**
Allow me to make a prediction.
**[11:13] Kisho**
The situation will change
again in just a few hours.
**[11:25] Eizen**
Are you hungry, Rokurota?
**[11:48] Kisho**
In just a few mere hours, there will
be a seemingly unpredictable turn.
**[11:57] Kisho**
More than half the criminals will die,
**[11:59] Kisho**
and within a few moments more,
so will the other half.
**[12:05] Kisho**
In less than a day,
there will be only one left.
**[12:10] Kisho**
You're expendable.
**[12:13] Kisho**
If your numbers dwindle,
then more will be added.
**[12:16] Gabimaru**
More?
**[12:17] Kisho**
Hattori's messenger has
already traveled to Ishu.
**[12:20] Kisho**
The shogunate undoubtedly made
contact with the new Iwagakure.
**[12:25] Kisho**
The Asaemon aren't
a monolith either, Sagiri.
**[12:28] Kisho**
Rumor has it this job will determine
the next head of the clan.
**[12:33] Kisho**
I don't know if it's true or not,
but it's enough to inspire ambition in some.
**[12:37] Kisho**
Not that I'm interested.
**[12:39] Kisho**
See you later.
**[12:41] Kisho**
Don't let your guard
down around the criminals.
**[12:43] Kisho**
You've been warned.
**[12:48] Sagiri**
*He's right.*
**[12:49] Sagiri**
* Even though we've been traveling*
* together for several days,*
**[12:52] Sagiri**
* I still don't understand*
* this man's true character.*
**[12:55] Sagiri**
*But...*
**[12:57] Sagiri**
Which way now?
**[13:07] Sagiri**
What do you think you're doing?
**[13:09] Gabimaru**
I was hoping to kill you painlessly.
**[13:13] Sagiri**
*I knew it.*
**[13:15] Sagiri**
*This man's true nature is...*
**[13:25] (Flashback) Chief**
They asked to leave the village
the moment they had a child?
**[13:30] (Flashback) Chief**
And they're supposed to be jonin. Pathetic.
**[13:34] (Flashback) Chief**
I shall raise this child.
**[13:36] (Flashback) Shinobi A**
Yes, sir.
**[13:38] (Flashback) Chief**
Look closely, Gabimaru.
**[13:41] (Flashback) Chief**
This is weakness.
**[13:43] (Flashback) Chief**
Emotions, even love between a parent
and child, make you weak.
**[13:49] (Flashback) Chief**
Unless you're strong,
you can't protect anything.
**[13:52] (Flashback) Chief**
Let alone everything precious to you.
**[14:17] Sagiri**
Killing me is a violation of the rules.
**[14:21] Gabimaru**
Remember what your clansman said.
It's about priorities.
**[14:25] Gabimaru**
If the Iwagakure arrive on the island,
everything will go up in smoke.
**[14:30] Gabimaru**
I have to find the Elixir
of Life before then.
**[14:35] Gabimaru**
I have no hatred for you,
but you're a hindrance.
**[14:38] Sagiri**
So you're going to kill me?
**[14:40] Gabimaru**
Sometimes there's no other choice.
**[14:42] Gabimaru**
I'm sorry, but you have to die.
**[14:47] Sagiri**
*This man is dangerous after all.*
**[14:49] Sagiri**
* His thinking and morality*
* are extreme and abnormal.*
**[14:52] Sagiri**
*He should be executed immediately.*
**[14:55] Sagiri**
*But for some reason, I'm hesitant.*
**[15:00] Sagiri**
*I can't...*
**[15:01] Sagiri**
*I just can't...*
**[15:07] Gabimaru**
*Again.*
**[15:08] Gabimaru**
* I should've been able to*
* kill her just now.*
**[15:15] Gabimaru**
*Why am I hesitating?*
**[15:18] Gabimaru**
*Why?*
**[15:20] (Flashback) Yui**
I think it's normal not to
want to kill anyone.
**[15:26] (Flashback) Gabimaru**
Ridiculous. I'm hollow.
**[15:29] (Flashback) Gabimaru**
I don't have feelings like that anymore.
**[15:32] (Flashback) Yui**
How can you say that
after you blushed so much over a kiss?
**[15:38] (Flashback) Yui**
If you have emotions,
you should listen to them.
**[15:42] (Flashback) Yui**
You're not your old self anymore.
**[15:48] (Flashback) Yui**
True courage is being true to your emotions.
**[15:52] (Flashback) Yui**
As long as you're
like that, I'll follow you,
**[15:55] (Flashback) Yui**
even if it means leaving the village.
**[15:59] Gabimaru**
* I experienced emotions*
* after meeting my wife.*
**[16:05] Gabimaru**
*But among them was hatred.*
**[16:09] (Flashback) Shinobi B**
He wasn't our target.
**[16:12] (Flashback) Gabimaru**
He said he'd take revenge on my wife
and the rest of my family.
**[16:18] (Flashback) Samurai**
No, wait! I can't die!
**[16:21] (Flashback) Samurai**
I've got a wife and child!
**[16:37] Gaimaru**
*I experienced weakness as well.*
**[16:49] Gabimaru**
*Again. This is weakness.*
**[16:52] Gabimaru**
* At this rate, I won't be pardoned,*
* much less survive.*
**[16:59] Sagiri**
*He's a violent condemned criminal.*
**[17:01] Sagiri**
* On top of that, he's trying*
* to kill me, but...*
**[17:09] Gabimaru**
*The heart is such a nuisance.*
**[17:13] (Flashback) Chief**
Unless you're strong,
you can't protect anything.
**[17:32] Gabimaru**
Stop resisting. It's pointless.
**[17:35] Gabimaru**
You're skilled enough to know.
**[17:38] Gabimaru**
You can't beat me with that.
**[17:41] Gabimaru**
I don't care about the other criminals,
but killing you will hurt me.
**[17:46] Gabimaru**
Can't you at least die quietly?
**[17:49] Sagiri**
It will hurt you?
**[17:50] Sagiri**
You still have those kinds of emotions left?
**[17:55] Gabimaru**
You're right.
**[18:06] Gabimaru**
I don't have emotions.
**[18:08] Gabimaru**
I am Gabimaru the Hollow.
**[18:11] Gabimaru**
I've killed so many people,
I've grown tired of it.
**[18:14] Gabimaru**
Killing one more person
doesn't make me feel anything.
**[18:19] Gabimaru**
That's how I was raised.
**[18:22] Gabimaru**
Unless you're strong,
you can't protect anything.
**[18:26] Sagiri**
*I knew it. This man is dangerous.*
**[18:29] Gabimaru**
I don't need emotions.
**[18:31] Gabimaru**
Now die.
**[18:33] Sagiri**
*But...*
**[18:50] Gabimaru**
Why?
**[18:52] Gabimaru**
Why do I hesitate?
**[18:55] Gabimaru**
I shouldn't feel anything.
**[18:59] Sagiri**
*That's right.*
**[19:01] Sagiri**
*In that moment,*
**[19:02] Sagiri**
*and* that *moment,*
**[19:04] Sagiri**
*this man has always*
**[19:07] Sagiri**
*worn the same expression he's wearing now,*
**[19:09] Sagiri**
*as though he's trying to endure something.*
**[19:13] Sagiri**
* The environment he was raised in*
* simply gave him the wrong idea.*
**[19:16] Sagiri**
*He's not a hollow man who feels nothing.*
**[19:19] Sagiri**
*He's a human being with emotions.*
**[19:22] Sagiri**
* And watching him allowed me*
* to face my own emotions.*
**[19:29] Gabimaru**
Is this how weak I've become?
**[19:34] Gabimaru**
At this rate, I won't survive.
**[19:38] Gabimaru**
If I'm this weak,
I'll never see my wife again.
**[19:43] Sagiri**
That's not weakness.
**[19:46] Sagiri**
It's the seed of strength.
**[19:49] Sagiri**
Feeling nothing is
the same as averting your gaze.
**[19:54] Sagiri**
I believe not fleeing
from your emotions is strength.
**[19:59] (Flashback) Yui**
True courage is being true to your emotions.
**[20:03] Sagiri**
At least allow me to say that.
**[20:06] Sagiri**
* After all, I was able to face*
* my own emotions because of you.*
**[20:12] Gabimaru**
Is now really the right time to say that?
**[20:14] Sagiri**
Your hands aren't moving.
**[20:18] Sagiri**
Normally, I'd execute you immediately,
**[20:21] Sagiri**
but this time, I'll overlook your behavior.
**[20:23] Sagiri**
If you regret your own crimes,
**[20:25] Sagiri**
face your emotions, and struggle
to reclaim your life,
**[20:30] Sagiri**
then I wish to see that through.
**[20:34] Gabimaru**
What?
**[20:36] Sagiri**
Show me if someone like
you can reclaim his life.
**[20:45] Sagiri**
* I must face my own emotions as well,*
* so that I can become stronger.*
**[20:52] Sagiri**
Our relationship hasn't changed.
**[20:55] Sagiri**
But you...
**[20:57] (Flashback) Yui**
You're not...
**[21:00] Sagiri**
You're not your old self anymore.
**[21:14] Gantetsusai**
What the hell is this?
**[21:22] Fuchi**
Those look like man-made objects.
**[21:44] Fuchi**
What are you doing?
**[21:48] Fuchi**
Wh-Why?
**[21:50] Gantetsusai**
Look.
**[21:51] Gantetsusai**
It's a butterfly with a human face.
**[21:53] Gantetsusai**
That's not from our world.
**[21:59] Fuchi**
Amazing.
**[22:01] Gantetsusai**
Don't get distracted.
**[22:07] Gantetsusai**
What the hell is this island?
**[22:10] Gantetsusai**
Is this actually the Other Side?
**[22:13] Fuchi**
I-It wouldn't be impossible
for creatures like those to exist.
**[22:18] Gantetsusai**
This is starting to get interesting.
**[22:35] Gantetsusai**
Interesting.
**[22:46] Sagiri**
What is this... c-creature?
**[22:52] Gabimaru**
Stay back.