# E6 - Heart and Reason
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***SIGN*** Heart and Reason
**[01:47] Father**
He eats so much. It's great.
**[01:51] (Flashback) Mother**
Grow up strong, Rokurota.
**[01:55] (Flashback) Mother**
Oh, my. Is it playtime
now that he's had a snack?
**[02:18] Genji**
Stand back, Sagiri!
**[02:33] Sagiri**
Genji-dono!
**[02:38] Sagiri**
You need immediate medical attention.
**[02:40] Genji**
Run, Sagiri.
**[02:43] Genji**
It's too late for me.
**[02:46] Genji**
Hurry... run...
**[03:04] Sagiri**
Gabimaru...
**[03:05] Gabimaru**
Is he a condemned criminal or a monster?
**[03:10] Gabimaru**
He's practically unharmed.
**[03:12] Sagiri**
That's Rokurota, the Giant of Bizen.
**[03:17] Sagiri**
He's assigned to...
**[03:20] Sagiri**
Eizen-dono.
**[03:26] Gabimaru**
* Those are the eyes*
* of a predator who's located his prey.*
**[03:29] Gabimaru**
*It'll be tough for us to escape together.*
**[03:33] Gabimaru**
Then I have no choice.
**[03:35] Gabimaru**
I'll kill him.
**[03:37] Gabimaru**
*That said, how?*
**[03:39] Gabimaru**
* If that kick was ineffective,*
* then he's as tough as an Iwagakure.*
**[03:45] (Flashback) Chief**
Shinobi Rule Number Nine.
**[03:48] Chief**
*Accurately analyze the enemy's abilities.*
**[03:54] Gabimaru**
*I'll decide once I see how strong he is.*
**[04:02] Gabimaru**
What?
**[04:13] Gabimaru**
Stay back. You'll die.
**[04:15] Sagiri**
But...
**[04:17] Gabimaru**
*Physically, he's stronger than me.*
**[04:19] Gabimaru**
How long are you going to
sit there and watch, Yuzuriha?
**[04:22] Gabimaru**
Help me.
**[04:23] Gabimaru**
You've got your own ninjutsu, don't you?
**[04:25] Gabimaru**
Fight with me, like you promised you would.
**[04:27] Yuzuriha**
Okay, okay.
**[04:29] Yuzuriha**
Of course I'll keep my promises.
**[04:33] Yuzuriha**
You're responsible for the fighting,
**[04:34] Yuzuriha**
and I'm responsible
for gathering information.
**[04:37] Yuzuriha**
You've got this, Gabimaru.
**[04:39] Yuzuriha**
Don't let him beat you, Gabimaru.
**[04:41] Yuzuriha**
Go, go. Get him.
**[04:42] Yuzuriha**
You're so strong, Gabimaru.
**[04:44] Yuzuriha**
Get out there.
**[04:48] Gabimaru**
*There's nothing special about his swings.*
**[04:50] Gabimaru**
* If I just focus on the*
* destruction wrought by his fists...*
**[05:02] Gabimaru**
*His swings and reactions are fast.*
**[05:05] Gabimaru**
*I can feel it instinctively.*
**[05:07] Gabimaru**
* It's impossible to defend*
* against those fists.*
**[05:09] Gabimaru**
*Touching them would mean instant death.*
**[05:10] Gabimaru**
*In that case...*
**[05:12] Gabimaru**
Ninpo: Stone Storm.
**[05:24] Gabimaru**
*Projectiles are ineffective.*
**[05:29] Gabimaru**
*Ninpo: Unformed Blade.*
**[05:34] Gabimaru**
* Not even my Unformed Blade, which is*
* comparable to steel, works against him.*
***SIGN*** Ninpo: Unformed Blade
***SIGN*** Ninpo:
Savage
Headbutt
**[05:39] Gabimaru**
*What else do I have?*
***SIGN*** Ninpo:
Aqueous
Bomb
***SIGN*** Ninpo:
Quilt of
Thorns
***SIGN*** Ninpo:
Savage
Headbutt
***SIGN*** Ninpo:
Zephyr
Weave
**[05:41] Gabimaru**
* What long-range ninjutsu*
* would be effective against him?*
***SIGN*** Ninpo:
Wild
Archer
***SIGN*** Ninpo:
Savage
Headbutt
**[05:46] Genji**
Enough.
**[05:48] Genji**
This is pointless.
**[05:50] Genji**
Run, Sagiri.
**[05:54] Sagiri**
Don't give up.
**[05:55] Sagiri**
You'll survive if we can stop the bleeding.
**[05:59] Genji**
You're a strange person.
**[06:02] Genji**
Moments ago, you were blustering like a man.
**[06:07] Genji**
But now, I feel a woman's affection in you.
**[06:11] Sagiri**
Right now, there are no men or women.
**[06:13] Sagiri**
I simply don't want my senior, who
studied under the same master to die.
**[06:21] Genji**
So that's how you've chosen to live.
**[06:25] Genji**
Rather than dividing everything in two,
such as man or woman, strength or weakness,
**[06:30] Genji**
you accept opposing
concepts as part of yourself.
**[06:34] Genji**
You embody the middle way.
**[06:36] Genji**
That is your conviction.
**[06:40] Genji**
I finally understand.
**[06:46] Genji**
A warrior's sword is his soul.
**[06:49] Genji**
I give this to you.
**[06:52] Genji**
Rokurota probably killed Eizen-dono.
**[07:00] Genji**
If you're a samurai, then I won't
tell you to run anymore.
**[07:06] Genji**
Kill Rokurota,
**[07:11] Genji**
Yamada Asaemon Sagiri.
**[07:20] Gabimaru**
* Close-quarters combat is too dangerous.*
* Projectiles are ineffective.*
**[07:25] Gabimaru**
* If I could just get the chance*
* to use Ascetic Blaze...*
**[07:31] Gabimaru**
* If it were two against one,*
* I could find a blind spot.*
**[07:39] Sagiri**
If you insert your blade at the junction
of extended muscles, tendons, and bone,
**[07:45] Sagiri**
even the strongest body can be cut.
**[07:47] Sagiri**
No matter how outlandish your opponent,
the principles of execution apply.
**[07:52] Sagiri**
Understand the structure of their body
and strike at the gaps.
**[07:56] Sagiri**
That is the Yamada Asaemon style.
**[08:01] Sagiri**
Gabimaru.
**[08:03] Gabimaru**
Good timing. I was just looking for help.
**[08:07] Both**
Assist me.
**[08:09] Senta**
Um, I'd like to go tend
my fellow student's wounds.
**[08:13] Yuzuriha**
What? But it's too late for him.
**[08:16] Yuzuriha**
Besides, you're not
that kind of guy, are you?
**[08:21] Yuzuriha**
More importantly, no monsters have
approached despite the noise we're making.
**[08:26] Yuzuriha**
Wouldn't it be more beneficial
to observe them?
**[08:29] Yuzuriha**
We can flee once they're dead.
**[08:33] Sagiri**
His bleeding has stopped already.
**[08:36] Gabimaru**
So that wasn't a serious injury for him.
**[08:40] Gabimaru**
We need a single killing blow.
**[08:42] Gabimaru**
We'll have to aim for the gaps
between his bones and decapitate him.
**[08:44] Sagiri**
But his neck is too high up.
**[08:47] Gabimaru**
So we'll split up.
**[08:49] Gabimaru**
Cut his legs from his blind spot
and make him kneel.
**[08:52] Sagiri**
You say that so casually.
**[08:53] Gabimaru**
Huh?
**[08:56] Gabimaru**
You can do it, can't you?
**[09:01] Gabimaru**
I'll handle his attacks.
**[09:14] Sagiri**
What?
**[09:21] Gabimaru**
Are you all right?
**[09:22] Sagiri**
Yes.
**[09:24] Sagiri**
* He's condemned to death*
* and killed my senior.*
**[09:30] Sagiri**
* But if I attack too aggressively,*
* my swordsmanship will suffer.*
**[09:34] Sagiri**
*I must remain calm.*
**[09:35] Sagiri**
* I must push aside my emotions*
* and rely on reason.*
**[09:42] Gabimaru**
He's coming. Again.
**[09:47] Gabimaru**
*My leg...*
**[09:49] Gabimaru**
* I must've strained it*
* while evading his blows.*
**[09:52] Gabimaru**
* Dodging all his attacks takes*
* a high degree of skill.*
**[09:55] Sagiri**
* A simple open-palm strike*
* from him hits like a cannon.*
**[09:57] Sagiri**
*I must remain calm.*
**[09:59] Sagiri**
*If I'm struck by a single blow, it's over.*
**[10:05] Sagiri**
Cutting through his bones
while he's rampaging about will be difficult.
**[10:08] Sagiri**
His movements close the gaps between his
bones, leaving no space for my blade.
**[10:12] Sagiri**
Normally, beheadings are performed
on people bowing their heads.
**[10:15] Sagiri**
Killing him with a single blow
requires him to hunch over.
**[10:19] Gabimaru**
But since our blades
can't penetrate his limbs,
**[10:22] Gabimaru**
it'll be difficult to make him do that.
**[10:27] Gabimaru**
This is a tough problem.
**[10:32] Gabimaru**
Is his stomach growling?
**[10:40] Yuzuriha**
What is this?
**[10:43] Gabimaru**
He's so loud.
**[10:58] Sagiri**
Gabimaru!
**[11:03] Gabimaru**
* His extraordinary strength made me*
* cautious, but I can withstand this.*
**[11:08] Gabimaru**
*I can handle this.*
**[11:15] Sagiri**
No!
**[11:18] Gabimaru**
*Crap. I need to get back up.*
**[11:21] Gabimaru**
*That wasn't a fatal blow.*
**[11:23] Gabimaru**
*Stand up.*
**[11:31] Sagiri**
*Death.*
**[11:33] Sagiri**
*Calm down. I must remain calm.*
**[11:36] Sagiri**
*Suppress your emotions. Think logically.*
**[11:40] Sagiri**
*Calm down.*
**[11:41] Sagiri**
*Abandon your passion and remain calm.*
**[11:45] (Flashback) Genji**
The middle way. That is your conviction.
**[11:49] Sagiri**
* Rather than dividing everything in two,*
* accept the opposing concepts as they are.*
**[11:58] Sagiri**
*Both emotion and reason.*
**[12:14] Sagiri**
*Turn your emotions into strength.*
**[12:16] Sagiri**
*Use logic to keep sight of the objective.*
**[12:19] Sagiri**
*Choose neither calmness nor passion,*
**[12:22] Sagiri**
*but the middle.*
**[12:30] Yuzuriha**
Wow.
**[12:31] Senta**
Her Tameshi-itto-ryu rank is 12th,
**[12:35] Senta**
but Yamada clan ranks
aren't determined by pure skill alone.
**[12:39] Senta**
They're assigned according
to their suitability to lead the clan,
**[12:43] Senta**
so she loses standing simply
for being a woman.
**[12:45] Senta**
In terms of pure skill, she's...
**[12:49] Genji**
* Sagiri lacks experience*
* as a warrior on the battlefield.*
**[12:54] Genji**
* But when her duty and goals*
* are aligned with her heart,*
**[12:59] Genji**
*when her hesitation vanishes,*
**[13:02] Genji**
* her skill with a sword*
* is better than first-rate.*
**[13:08] Genji**
She may fear the monsters of the island,
**[13:11] Genji**
but as an Asaemon, in the face
of a criminal, she shows no fear.
**[13:18] Genji**
She's one stubborn person.
**[13:21] Gabimaru**
*I was right about her.*
**[13:24] Gabimaru**
*That feeling I got when I first met her...*
**[13:26] Gabimaru**
*She's strong.*
**[13:36] Sagiri**
*A low-hanging head...*
**[13:51] Gabimaru**
I guess it's not that simple.
**[13:54] Sagiri**
Is there any way to keep his head bowed?
**[13:58] Gabimaru**
I've got an idea.
**[13:59] Sagiri**
What?
**[14:01] Gabimaru**
It might be a bit extreme.
**[14:09] Gabimaru**
*The Giant of Bizen.*
**[14:11] Gabimaru**
* Close-quarters combat is too dangerous.*
* Projectiles are ineffective.*
**[14:16] Gabimaru**
* Our only option is to get a blade through*
* a gap in his body and decapitate him.*
**[14:20] Gabimaru**
* Doing that requires more than*
* exceptional physical abilities.*
**[14:25] Gabimaru**
* We need the skills of the Yamada*
* Asaemon clan, specialized in beheading.*
**[14:31] Gabimaru**
* But given his massive bulk*
* and reaction speed,*
**[14:33] Gabimaru**
* a half-hearted effort won't be enough*
* to reach him with a blade.*
**[14:36] Gabimaru**
*In that case...*
**[14:44] Yuzuriha**
Crap.
**[14:45] Senta**
What?
**[14:45] Yuzuriha**
We're getting out of here, Senta.
**[14:47] Gabimaru**
*Ninpo: Stone Storm, Ascetic Blaze Mode.*
**[14:54] Gabimaru**
*Ninpo: Zephyr Weave, Ascetic Blaze Mode.*
**[14:58] Gabimaru**
*Ninpo: Grand Crag, Ascetic Blaze Mode.*
**[15:02] Gabimaru**
*Ninpo: Quilt of Thorns, Ascetic Blaze Mode.*
**[15:15] Sagiri**
Any more would be reckless.
**[15:17] Sagiri**
Besides, this should be enough.
**[15:25] Senta**
How far do we need to run?
**[15:27] Yuzuriha**
As far as we can, you four-eyed raccoon dog.
**[15:29] Yuzuriha**
They're not just trying to kill Rokurota.
**[15:33] Yuzuriha**
They're planning to set
the whole area on fire.
**[15:36] Senta**
Could it be?
**[15:38] Yuzuriha**
It's the smoke.
**[15:39] Yuzuriha**
The massive amount of smoke
produced by the oils in raw wood.
**[15:41] Yuzuriha**
By setting fire to branches and leaves,
**[15:45] Yuzuriha**
they can instantly fill the area above
with smoke, given smoke's properties.
**[15:48] Yuzuriha**
And if he rampages about while crying,
**[15:50] Yuzuriha**
he'll run short of breath
and inhale a large amount of smoke.
**[15:54] Gabimaru**
Like execution by fire,
**[15:56] Gabimaru**
the poison in the smoke
that causes loss of consciousness
**[15:58] Gabimaru**
when inhaled is more harmful
than the flames or heat.
**[16:01] Sagiri**
Poison?
**[16:02] Narrator**
*In other words, carbon monoxide.*
**[16:04] Narrator**
*It binds to the hemoglobin in the blood,*
**[16:07] Narrator**
* causing the entire body to rapidly reach*
* an oxygen deficient state.*
**[16:11] Narrator**
*It is known as carbon monoxide poisoning.*
**[16:14] Gabimaru**
That was tough for me too,
**[16:16] Gabimaru**
but as long as you stay crouched,
you won't inhale any smoke.
**[16:18] Gabimaru**
It's safe.
**[16:20] Sagiri**
I could burn to death.
**[16:23] Sagiri**
Will he reach his limit first?
**[16:25] Sagiri**
Or will his head come down first?
**[16:49] Gabimaru**
Cut him now while we have the chance!
**[16:51] Gabimaru**
I won't last long in a contest of strength!
**[17:01] Sagiri**
*Calmly.*
**[17:05] Sagiri**
*Fiercely.*
**[17:22] Rokurota**
*Hungry.*
**[17:22] Rokurota**
*Wanna play.*
**[17:23] Rokurota**
*Wanna play. Wanna play.*
**[17:25] Rokurota**
*Hungry. Hungry.*
**[17:29] Rokurota**
*Why don't I ever feel full?*
**[17:32] Rokurota**
*Why won't anyone play with me?*
**[17:36] Sagiri**
We allowed you to go on quite a rampage.
**[17:40] Sagiri**
We must've frightened you. I'm sorry.
**[17:43] Sagiri**
It's my fault for lacking experience.
**[17:47] Sagiri**
But it's all right now.
**[17:50] Sagiri**
Nobody hates you.
**[17:53] Sagiri**
Those who might hate you now are dead.
**[17:57] Sagiri**
Like them, I hope you rest in peace.
**[18:07] Gabimaru**
The flames are getting stronger.
**[18:09] Gabimaru**
Monsters might approach.
**[18:11] Gabimaru**
We should get away from here.
**[18:21] Sagiri**
Genji-dono...
**[18:23] Gabimaru**
If we don't hurry, we'll burn to death.
**[18:36] Sagiri**
* On this island where I can't mourn my*
* fellow students, much less criminals,*
**[18:40] Sagiri**
*I must be strong.*
**[18:47] Sagiri**
*Strong...*
**[18:50] Genji**
*Rather than dividing everything in two,*
**[18:52] Genji**
* such as strength or weakness,*
* you accept them.*
**[18:55] Genji**
*That is your conviction.*
**[19:10] Gabimaru**
They're coming.
**[19:12] Sagiri**
They're heading toward the flames.
**[19:15] Sagiri**
But normally, animals instinctively avoid fire.
**[19:20] Gabimaru**
They're looking less and less natural.
**[19:25] Gabimaru**
We don't have a choice.
**[19:27] Gabimaru**
Let's head in the direction
where the monsters came from.
**[19:29] Sagiri**
Wouldn't that be dangerous?
**[19:31] Gabimaru**
Well, yeah, but we have no other choice.
**[19:34] Gabimaru**
The monsters' ecology
is our only lead on the Elixir.
**[19:39] Gabimaru**
I'm still feeling the damage I took earlier.
**[19:42] Gabimaru**
I need a break. This is such a pain.
**[19:46] Sagiri**
Would you rather give up, then?
**[19:47] Gabimaru**
No.
**[19:49] Gabimaru**
No matter how small or dangerous,
if it's a lead, I'll follow it.
**[19:53] Gabimaru**
I'll find the Elixir of Life as quickly as
possible and see my wife as soon as I can.
**[19:58] Gabimaru**
Are you sure you're not worried about
the safety of your fellow students?
**[20:07] Sagiri**
No.
**[20:09] Sagiri**
They all took this job
knowing it could kill them.
**[20:12] Sagiri**
It would be disrespectful
to be too concerned about them.
**[20:15] Sagiri**
If I'm worried about my fellows,
**[20:17] Sagiri**
then I should find
the Elixir as quickly as possible
**[20:20] Sagiri**
and release us from this responsibility.
**[20:24] Gabimaru**
Our interests are finally aligned.
**[20:27] Sagiri**
I'm still your monitor.
**[20:37] Sagiri**
What is that?
**[20:38] Gabimaru**
The vixen and raccoon
dog fled all the way here?
**[20:47] Gabimaru**
Hey, what about our promise
to fight together?
**[20:53] Sagiri**
Is this a village?
**[20:59] Yuzuriha**
Doesn't look like it could be anything else.
**[21:02] Senta**
If this place really is Shinsenkyo,
**[21:06] Senta**
does that mean hermits live in this village?
**[21:24] Chobe**
Man, that's gross.
**[21:25] Chobe**
Doesn't even fill you up.
**[21:28] Toma**
Is that safe to eat?
**[21:31] Chobe**
I'm not eating it, I'm drinking it.
**[21:34] Chobe**
The bodily fluids of animals are the
water you drink in the mountains.
**[21:39] Chobe**
Anyway, what are those
hermits you mentioned earlier?
**[21:44] Toma**
Well... they're imaginary.
**[21:48] Toma**
They're a type of superhuman being
according to Shenxian philosophy.
**[21:51] Toma**
Most resemble old men
and cast mysterious spells.
**[21:54] Toma**
Allegedly, they're immortal.
**[21:56] Toma**
They may exist on this island.
**[21:59] Toma**
It's supposed to be hermits,
not monsters, that live in Shinsenkyo.
**[22:04] Chobe**
Sounds dumb.
**[22:06] Chobe**
Just kill the old farts and be done with it.
**[22:09] Chobe**
They might actually satisfy my hunger.
**[22:12] Toma**
You're joking, right?
**[22:17] Toma**
Brother?
**[22:18] Chobe**
Something's out there.
**[22:23] Chobe**
These better be good.