E13 - The Uesugi Band

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SIGN    Red-Bladed Bushi of
    the Kanemaki Band
    Musashi
[00:16] Musashi
    Look how blue it is!
SIGN    Blue-Bladed Bushi of
    the Kanemaki Band
    Kanemaki Kojiro
[00:18] Kojiro
    Wow...
[00:20] Musashi
    Right? Get a load of the huge lake, Kojiro.
[00:23] Tsugumi
    That's not a lake, Musashi. It's the ocean.
SIGN    Green-Bladed Bushi of
    the Kanemaki Band
     Hattori Tsugumi
[00:26] Musashi
    What's the difference, Tsugumi?
[00:27] Tsugumi
    I dunno! I've never seen
    the ocean before either.
[00:34] Kojiro
    Which one is the Uesugi's?
[00:36] Musashi
    That's cold! Cut it out!
[00:39] Musashi
    What's up?
[00:40] Tsugumi
    Those flags have the Uesugi clan emblem.
[00:47] Musashi
    Which means...
[00:48] Tsugumi
    I wonder if that's the Uesugi fortress.
SIGN    Uesugi Band Mobile Citadel
SIGN    Shiryu Castle
[00:57] Musashi
    That's one heck of a castle.
[00:59] Tsugumi
    It's the size of a mountain.
[01:01] Kojiro
    That's where the Uesugi are...
[01:06] Musashi
    Let's go find this Uesugi lord so
    we can learn about your dad.
[02:43] Naoe
    Not happening.
SIGN    The Uesugi Band
[02:44] Musashi
    What? We can't see him? Why?
[02:47] Naoe
    Why, you ask?
[02:49] Naoe
    Our lord is busy preparing for battle.
SIGN    Uesugi Bushi
     Naoe Kanetatsu
[02:52] Naoe
    He doesn't have time for meet and
    greets with rank-and-file Bushi.
[02:56] Musashi
    A battle? He must mean...
[02:59] Chamberlain
    Lord Uesugi has called for the
    Uesugi Alliance to report to Harima.
[03:06] Musashi
    It's sure a lot of Bushi...
[03:10] Naoe
    What band do you belong to, anyway?
[03:12] Musashi
    We're the Kanemaki Band!
[03:13] Naoe
    Kanemaki? Never heard of you.
[03:15] Kojiro
    Well, we're not actually part
    of the Uesugi Alliance.
[03:19] Naoe
    You're what?
[03:20] Kojiro
    Okay, bad vibes.
[03:22] Tsugumi
    I think this might be a
    "no outsiders allowed" sitch!
[03:24] Musashi
    But the old guy said we should
    come by if we were curious!
[03:28] Uesugi Guard
    What should we do, Master Naoe?
[03:30] Naoe
    We've got a VIP en route.
    I won't stand for an ugly display.
[03:35] Naoe
    Apprehend them and find out who they are.
[03:37] Uesugi Guard
    Sir!
[03:38] Tsugumi
    We're not up to anything, I swear!
[03:40] Musashi
    Sounds like we're in
    trouble if we get caught!
[03:47] Musashi
    Coming through!
[03:49] Musashi
    What?
[03:53] Kojiro/Tsugumi
    Musashi!
[04:00] Kojiro
    He took Musashi down with one kick?
[04:02] Tsugumi
    Who is that guy?
[04:04] Akihiro
    Master Naoe, this one's weak.
[04:08] Akihiro
    Not worth worrying about him.
[04:10] Musashi
    What'd you say?!
[04:14] Musashi
    What's that sound?
[04:27] Musashi
    What the heck is that?
[04:35] Musashi
    I think that crest is...
[04:46] Kijinosuke
    That's the head Uesugi family's Kitetsu Mount!
[04:53] Kijinosuke
    The lord must be aboard it...
[04:56] Naoe
    We've been awaiting your arrival.
[05:00] Musashi
    So this is the guy
    everyone's talking about?
[05:03] Kojiro
    This is the guy who might know my Dad!
[05:08] Musashi
    What are you doing on that thing,
[05:10] Musashi
    Takeda Naotora?!
SIGN    Captain of the Takeda Band
     Takeda Naotora
[05:14] Masked Bushi
    Takeda Naotora?! What's he doing here?
[05:17] Kojiro
    I thought it was going to be Lord Uesugi...
[05:25] Musashi
    This guy?
[05:26] Naotora
    Sorry, kid!
[05:28] Naotora
    I'm afraid I had to steal
    your big first step.
[05:32] Musashi
    Hey! Haven't seen you since
    the Engoku Tengu fight.
[05:41] Naotora
    Who're you again?
[05:44] Musashi
    He forgot about me?
[05:47] Musashi
    Am I that insignificant to him?
[05:51] Musashi
    I thought for sure he'd...
    This is so embarrassing!
[05:59] Naotora
    That was a joke! I remember you.
[06:01] Naotora
    Musashi the consolation prize winner, right?
[06:03] Naotora
    Man, you are really fun to mess with.
[06:08] Naotora
    Bet you're relieved I remember you,
     huh, Musashi?
[06:11] Musashi
    I forgot he was like this...
[06:13] Musashi
    You're still a jerk, huh?
    You must hear that from everyone.
[06:18] Naotora
    Most don't have the guts to actually say it.
[06:24] Naotora
    Why's everyone bowing to him?
[06:26] Kojiro
    Even Tsugumi...
[06:28] Tsugumi
    Hey, why are you guys—
[06:31] Tsugumi
    Why are you gentlemen acting so familiar?
[06:33] Musashi
    "Gentlemen"?!
[06:34] Kojiro
    Why's she being so formal all of a sudden?!
[06:38] Bushi 1 E13
    The Takeda Band is the
    second largest in Hinomoto!
[06:42] Bushi 2 E13
    No, in terms of territory and number
    of mining towns they've liberated,
[06:45] Bushi 2 E13
    they're the biggest.
[06:47] Bushi 1 E13
    Lord Takeda Naotora is their leader.
[06:50] Bushi 1 E13
    And he's none other than...
[06:52] Bushi 1 E13
    one of the Five Great Generals,
[06:54] Bushi 1 E13
    Hinomoto's most powerful warriors!
    A rival to Lord Uesugi himself!
[06:58] Kojiro
    Wait, so he's actually a way
    bigger deal than we thought?
[07:01] Musashi
    Can't judge a book by its cover, huh?
[07:03] Haruhisa
    To speak that way of the
     second strongest man in Hinomoto...
[07:06] Haruhisa
    Just who is that redhead?
[07:08] Naoe
    Lord Takeda, we need to take
    custody of these people.
[07:12] Naoe
    If they're not of our ranks,
     we can't have them roaming free.
[07:14] Naoe
    We'll deal with them.
[07:16] Naotora
    Actually, they work for me.
[07:20] Naotora
    I apologize for the fuss.
    I'll make sure to get them under control.
[07:24] Musashi
    We're not your—
[07:28] Naoe
    Oh? If you say so,
    then I suppose that's that...
[07:32] Naotora
    I knew you'd understand, Master Naoe.
[07:37] Naoe
    Well, let's escort you aboard, Lord Takeda.
[07:39] Naoe
    You're meeting with our lord, yes?
[07:42] Naotora
    Right.
[07:44] Musashi
    Naotora! We wanted to meet Lord Uesugi, too!
[07:48] Naotora
    Not happening!
[07:50] Musashi
    Take me with you, damn it!
[07:52] Musashi
    I mean, pretty please!
[07:54] Musashi
    Naotora!
[07:58] Priest
    We beseech the wise and divine Takamusibi,
    grant our mortal souls courage
[08:03] Priest
    so that through our bonds of blood we may
[08:08] Priest
    seize victory in the coming battle...
[08:24] Naotora
    Hey. It's been a while, Tatsuomi.
SIGN    Leader of the Uesugi Alliance
    & Captain of the Uesugi Band
    Uesugi Tatsuomi
SIGN    Leader of the Uesugi Alliance
    & Captain of the Uesugi Band
    Uesugi Tatsuomi
[08:29] Tatsuomi
    You're here, Naotora.
[08:31] Naotora
    Swearing a victory before
    your forefather's bones...
[08:35] Naotora
    Nobody's big on lineage like the Uesugi.
[08:38] Naoe
    My lord, there were three outsiders
    among the troops...
[08:42] Tatsuomi
    Kill them.
[08:44] Naotora
    Never one bit of mercy for outsiders, huh?
[08:47] Tatsuomi
    Unity of blood is everything to us.
[08:50] Naotora
    Well, they're actually my subordinates...
    My older brother's second cousins.
[08:56] Naotora
    Not buying that, huh?
[08:58] Tatsuomi
    If you say they're your subordinates and
    your blood, then that's all there is to it.
[09:03] Naotora
    So...
[09:05] Naotora
    What'd you send this for?
     I don't work for you, remember?
[09:10] Tatsuomi
    Oh, I know. Believe me.
[09:14] Tatsuomi
    But I figured you'd want to help me. Right?
[09:22] Naotora
    Slaying the Kishin of Awaji, huh?
[09:25] Naotora
    That's a lot to bite off.
[09:30] Spyglass Bushi 1
    The island looks completely different now.
[09:33] Spyglass Bushi 2
    Yeah. It's bad news.
[09:35] Spyglass Bushi 2
    Let's report to the lord.
[09:37] Yataro
    Oh, great Lord Orochi!
SIGN    Awaji Island
[09:40] Yataro
    To bear witness to such
    a magnificent Kishin...
SIGN    Green Kishin
    Artillery Serpent
    Yamata no Orochi
SIGN    Green Kishin
    Artillery Serpent
    Yamata no Orochi
[09:44] Yataro
    As one of the obsidian brotherhood,
    I pledge my service to you.
[09:50] Yataro
    I shall endeavor to destroy the
    Uesugi Band from within.
[09:59] Tsugumi
    So who're they, Musashi?
[10:01] Musashi
    They work for Naotora.
    They helped save our hometown once.
[10:05] Shunrai
    I see. This is the Uesugi seal.
[10:08] Shunrai
    And you want to meet with Lord Uesugi
    to find out more about Kojiro's father?
SIGN    Green-Blade Takeda Bushi
    Special Division Vice-Captain
     Yamamoto Shunrai
[10:13] Aoshi
    Tch. Can't believe I got kicked off
    the captain's security detail.
SIGN    Blue-Blade Takeda Bushi
    First Division, Second Class
     Sanada Aoshi
[10:17] Aoshi
    How come I've gotta babysit some
    jumped-up redheaded miner?
[10:21] Tsugumi
    Musashi's gonna lose it.
[10:24] Musashi
    Gee, mister, thanks for
    covering for us back there!
[10:28] Aoshi
    "Mister"?
[10:30] Tsugumi
    He's actually being polite for once!
[10:32] Musashi
    The Takeda Band is our in
    to meet Lord Uesugi, after all.
[10:36] Tsugumi
    So you're sucking up for Kojiro's sake.
[10:38] Kojiro
    I appreciate it, Musashi.
[10:42] Shunrai
    You can butter us up all you want,
    but we'll never let you meet Lord Tatsuomi!
[10:47] Musashi
    Wh-Why not?
[10:49] Shunrai
    Because it's dangerous.
[10:52] Shunrai
    Bushi don't take kindly to outsiders.
[10:57] Shunrai
    Especially not the Uesugi.
[10:59] Musashi
    We only need a second with him!
[11:01] Musashi
    We just wanna know if he knew Pops.
[11:04] Shunrai
    And what benefit is that to the Uesugi clan?
[11:06] Musashi
    Benefit?
[11:07] Shunrai
    Bushi don't bother with anything
    that doesn't benefit their house.
[11:11] Kojiro
    Their house?
[11:12] Shunrai
    Yeah. The lord of the clan
    and their relatives lead the pack.
[11:15] Shunrai
    With all the fighting in the old days,
    folks trusted family above all else.
[11:21] Shunrai
    And that's particularly true of the Uesugi.
[11:25] Musashi
    Trusting family above all else...
[11:30] Musashi
    I don't really get that.
[11:32] Tsugumi
    I think I kind of understand.
[11:36] Tsugumi
    His Lordship always made a big deal
    about the family's reputation and honor.
[11:42] Kojiro
    I...
[11:45] Kojiro
    I want to learn about my family.
[11:47] Musashi
    Kojiro...
[11:51] Musashi
    Let's do whatever we can
    to figure out your dad's deal.
[11:55] Kojiro
    Musashi...
[11:57] Musashi
    No one'll notice us running
    around with all that going on.
[12:00] Aoshi
    Don't get any ideas.
[12:01] Aoshi
    If you get drafted into the Kishin fight,
    you're as good as dead.
[12:04] Kojiro
    What do you mean?
[12:06] Musashi
    We know our way around Kishin.
[12:09] Aoshi
    Listen up. This is the Engoku Tengu
    we tangled with before.
[12:14] Aoshi
    Now, as for the Kishin of Awaji Island...
[12:17] Aoshi
    That's this one. Yamata no Orochi.
[12:19] Musashi
    It's huge!
[12:20] Kojiro
    They're not the same at all.
[12:22] Aoshi
    The size of the circle represents
    how powerful it is.
[12:25] Musashi
    So it's that much stronger...
[12:27] Aoshi
    Well, it's one of the Four Blights.
[12:29] Musashi/Kojiro
    Four Blights?
[12:30] Aoshi
    They were all born from the same oni...
[12:35] Aoshi
    The Black Kishin.
[12:38] Michiru
    They say it was the first oni to appear
    in Hinomoto over 150 years ago.
[12:45] Musashi
    How the heck do we beat that thing?
[12:48] Shunrai
    The first step is to slay its offspring.
[12:50] Shunrai
    The sire gets bigger from what
    the offspring consume.
[12:55] Shunrai
    So if you want to stop it from growing,
     that connection needs to be severed.
[13:02] Shunrai
    Which is why we're hunting Yamata no Orochi!
[13:06] Aoshi
    Easier said than done.
    No one's pulled it off in 150 years.
[13:11] Aoshi
    That should tell you how dangerous it is.
[13:13] Aoshi
    If you value your lives, stay clear.
[13:22] Musashi
    I know what the Takeda guys said,
[13:24] Musashi
    but we're not here to hunt oni.
[13:27] Musashi
    We're trying to find info on Pops.
[13:29] Musashi
    I'm gonna go look around.
[13:31] Kojiro
    Try to make it back without causing trouble.
[13:34] Tsugumi
    And... you're off!
[13:37] Tsugumi
    Good luck!
[14:06] Musashi
    It's massive!
[14:08] Tatsuomi
    It's a fine castle, isn't it?
[14:12] Musashi
    What's with Mr. Tattoos over here?
[14:18] Musashi
    The castle is huge, but all
    the Bushi are impressive too.
[14:22] Tatsuomi
    The Bushi...
[14:24] Tatsuomi
    They've all got family waiting.
[14:29] Tatsuomi
    Wives, children, parents, siblings...
[14:34] Tatsuomi
    And beyond that are the lives
    of all who came before them.
[14:40] Tatsuomi
    I come up here before a battle
    to remind myself of that.
[14:46] Musashi
    You're not just some sage, are you?
[14:50] Musashi
    Are you a Bushi, too?
[14:51] Tatsuomi
    Technically.
[14:54] Tatsuomi
    Are you?
[14:56] Musashi
    Yep.
[14:58] Tatsuomi
    How old are you?
[14:59] Musashi
    Fifteen!
[15:01] Tatsuomi
    I see.
[15:04] Tatsuomi
    If nothing else, I want to keep young Bushi
    like you from dying pointlessly.
[15:12] Tatsuomi
    But we're up against a real threat.
    I need to pull out all the stops.
[15:16] Musashi
    He said he's a Bushi,
    but who exactly is this guy?
[15:20] Naoe
    My lord!
[15:24] Naoe
    I thought I'd find you here.
[15:28] Naoe
    Everyone's waiting for your orders, my lord.
[15:31] Tatsuomi
    I'm coming.
[15:32] Musashi
    Wait, your lord...?
[15:33] Naoe
    Mind your manners.
[15:34] Naoe
    You are in the presence of the
     Uesugi clan leader, Lord Uesugi Tatsuomi.
[15:39] Musashi
    You?! You're Lord Uesugi?!
[15:42] Naoe
    I told you to mind your manners!
[15:44] Tatsuomi
    It's fine.
[15:46] Tatsuomi
    If he's an allied Bushi,
    then he's practically family.
[15:50] Musashi
    That's a relief! I wanted to ask you—
[15:52] Naoe
    My lord, he's actually not an allied Bushi.
[15:56] Naoe
    He's one of the outsiders.
[15:57] Musashi
    That's not true! I'm Naotora's...
[15:59] Naoe
    If it's not true,
     then state your post castle,
[16:03] Naoe
    your unit name, blade color, and rank.
[16:05] Musashi
    Rank?
[16:07] Musashi
    What rank do you mean?
[16:18] Musashi
    Crap! They're onto me!
[16:20] Naoe
    Trespassing in the castle
    is grounds for execution.
[16:23] Naoe
    But given that Lord Takeda
    seems partial to you...
[16:28] Tatsuomi
    Take them to the barracks.
[16:32] Tsugumi
    So we got drafted for trespassing...
[16:35] Tsugumi
    I bet we'll be sent to the front line.
[16:39] Kojiro
    I don't want to die before learning anything.
[16:43] Musashi
    Look, we managed to get inside the castle.
[16:45] Musashi
    Let's keep an eye out for
    any clues about Pops.
[16:48] Kojiro
    Musashi...
[16:52] Tsugumi
    But once the fighting starts,
    we're probably gonna be Kishin fodder.
[16:57] Musashi
    We'll just have to figure a way out of it.
[17:00] Musashi
    Like we did when we came up with
    that plan to fight together!
[17:04] Tsugumi
    Yeah.
[17:06] Kojiro
    You're right.
[17:08] Musashi
    No matter what happens, the three of us...
[17:10] Kojiro
    We'll get through this together!
[17:13] Guard
    Put those on! Blondie and the girl
    head right! The redhead heads left!
[17:21] Kojiro
    Musashi!
[17:24] Musashi
    I'm on my own...
[17:29] Musashi
    Calm down.
    You know the first order of business.
[17:33] Musashi
    Don't let them look down on you!
[17:37] Musashi
    This is...
[17:42] Musashi
    I can see it! I can see it clearly!
[17:45] Narration
    In this moment,
    Musashi's special gift activated...
[17:50] Narration
    The ability to read a crowd and instantly
[17:54] Narration
    determine the hierarchy
     among its constituents.
[17:57] Sign
    Uncle
[17:57] Sign
    Auntie
[17:57] Narrator
    It was a critical skill he mastered
    to survive his harsh upbringing.
[18:01] Musashi
    First, let's subtly scope things out...
[18:07] Musashi
    Looks like there are already factions.
[18:11] Musashi
    They're being cagey and keeping distance.
[18:13] Musashi
    That tells me this is the first time
    they've really interacted.
[18:17] Musashi
    They don't know each other well.
[18:19] Musashi
    They're still figuring out where
    they stand with each other.
[18:23] Musashi
    Which means I have a
    chance to assert myself.
[18:28] Musashi
    My next move will determine
    my future standing!
[18:33] Katsumi
    I'd like to clear something up first thing.
[18:36] Katsumi
    Who among us is strongest?
[18:38] Katsumi
    That's who should take command.
[18:40] Musashi
    Here we go!
[18:41] Haruhisa
    Fine by us.
[18:45] Musashi
    It's that guy...
[18:49] Katsumi
    I am the son of Amako Hisami,
    head of the Amako Band.
SIGN    Amako Band
     Amako Katsumi
[18:54] Katsumi
    Amako Katsumi.
[18:59] Akihiro
    Shimazu Akihiro of the Shimazu Band.
SIGN    Shimazu Band
    Shimazu Akihiro
[19:06] Keiji
    The Shimazu?!
[19:07] Hikaru
    What's the son of a major clan doing here?!
[19:09] Musashi
    What, he's the kid of some hotshot?
[19:15] Katsumi
    Likely the third or fourthborn son
     from some mistress.
[19:20] Katsumi
    Unceremoniously kicked to the battlefield.
[19:22] Haruhisa
    Tch.
[19:23] Natsuki
    Oh, if it isn't Master Amako of
    the weakest band in the alliance!
[19:29] Akihiro
    Trying to regain some glory
    for your washed-up clan?
[19:31] Katsumi
    What was that?
[19:33] Akihiro
    You don't seem too smart
    about the fights you pick.
[19:36] Katsumi
    Shut up!
[19:38] Musashi
    Everyone here seems about as old as me.
[19:41] Musashi
    Other than Kojiro, I don't think I've ever
    had it out with anyone my age before.
[19:48] Musashi
    What's with the veiled samurai?
[19:52] Musashi
    Michiru?
[19:53] Musashi
    Hey, Michiru!
[19:54] Musashi
    We ended up coming!
[19:57] Musashi
    Huh? You don't seem too happy...
[20:01] Michiru
    This battle is going to be dangerous,
[20:04] Michiru
    s-so I'm worried about you.
[20:08] Musashi
    She's worried about me?
[20:10] Musashi
    I thought I was gonna be on
    my own, but I guess not!
[20:15] Shige
    Hey, can you do something about them?
[20:17] Musashi
    What do you mean?
[20:18] Mamori
    We're in the same unit, and they're
     fighting! It's just too hostile.
[20:22] Katsumi
    If you're a Bushi, why not prove
    your strength with your sword?!
[20:25] Shige
    They talk big, but it amounts
    to fighting for a promotion.
[20:28] Shige
    Becoming a squad leader
[20:29] Shige
    means getting to meet the
    bigwigs of the Uesugi house.
[20:34] Musashi
    That could be my chance
    to find out about Pops!
[20:36] Mamori
    I wish someone else would
    become squad leader...
[20:40] Mamori
    Those two are scary.
[20:42] Musashi
    I'm thinking I wanna test
    my sword skills out, too.
[20:46] Musashi
    Okay, I'll do it.
[20:47] Shige
    Wait, seriously?
[20:50] Musashi
    I want in, too.
[20:51] Katsumi
    Very well. This is how
     we'll determine the winner.
[20:55] Musashi
    What d'you mean?
[20:56] Natsuki
    You stupid or something? You fight
    with the blunt side of your sword.
[20:59] Natsuki
    This is how Bushi settle things.
[21:01] Katsumi
    Mortal combat between Bushi
    is against the military code,
[21:04] Katsumi
    so we fight with blades that cannot cut...
[21:08] Katsumi
    until one man is left standing.
[21:10] Musashi
    This Bushi business sounds good to me!
[21:13] Hikaru?
    It's a three-way!
[21:15] Katsumi
    Whoever crosses this line loses.
[21:18] Katsumi
    If you're joining the duel,
    let's have your name.
[21:21] Akihiro
    You're that Takeda nobody, yeah?
[21:24] Musashi
    Nope! I'm a student of the
    Kanemaki-Isshin Style
[21:27] Musashi
    from the Kanemaki Band.
[21:30] Musashi
    The name's Musashi!
[21:32] Musashi
    Begin!
[21:33] Katsumi
    I'll strike at the weakest first!
[21:36] Katsumi
    Have at you!
[21:41] Shige
    Oh, man! They're both going after him!
[21:48] Musashi
    You two are pretty good.
[21:50] Musashi
    But I see what you're doing!
[23:25] Tsugumi
    Why does Kojiro's dad have a scroll with
    Lord Uesugi's seal, anyway?
[23:30] Musashi
    I bet they were friends!
SIGN    Old War Buddies
[23:32] Tsugumi
    You never know! Maybe Kojiro
    is a secret Uesugi lovechild.
[23:36] Musashi
    I bet they were old war buddies!
[23:36] Sign
    Lovechild
[23:36] Sign
    Old War Buds
SIGN    Next Time
    Shipboard Disgrace
[23:38] Tsugumi
    He's a lovechild!
[23:38] Kojiro
    You guys enjoying yourselves?