E2 - MERCILESS CHOICES

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[00:01] Ittoki
    I can't.
[00:02] Yumika
    Rest assured.
[00:04] Yumika
    You possess enough of the
    basic skills to be a ninja.
[00:09] Ittoki
    Wait—
[00:09] Yumika
    Given that Koga has taken open action
    like this, Ittoki, to protect yourself
[00:15] Yumika
    you need to—
[00:16] Ittoki
    I'm telling you,
[00:17] Ittoki
    I can't even believe ninjas
    exist to begin with!
[00:22] Kozo
    Excuse me.
[00:24] Kozo
    Young Master.
[00:25] Kozo
    Even at this moment, the Koga ninjas
     are lurking about, aiming to take your life.
[00:31] Kozo
    So please—
[00:32] Ittoki
    Then let's call the police!
[00:34] Kozo
    Ninjas can even outwit the police.
[00:41] Kozo
    The only people you can trust are
     your village and yourself.
[00:46] Yumika
    Form your resolve, Ittoki.
[00:52] Ittoki
    But...
[00:54] Tokisada
    Excuse me.
[00:55] Tokisada
    I'm going to borrow him for a bit.
[00:57] Ittoki
    Wait, what—
[00:58] Ittoki
    U-Uncle?!
[01:00] Ittoki
    Wait!
SIGN    SHINOBI NO ITTOKI
SIGN    SHINOBI NO ITTOKI
SIGN    SHINOBI NO ITTOKI
SIGN    SHINOBI NO ITTOKI
SIGN    SHINOBI NO ITTOKI
SIGN    SHINOBI NO ITTOKI
SIGN    EPISODE 2
    MERCILESS CHOICES
[02:34] Ittoki
    Ninjas... This is crazy.
[02:41] Tokisada
    Well, you're not wrong.
[02:43] Tokisada
    But choose right now:
     become a ninja or die.
[02:47] Ittoki
    You can't expect me to decide right on the spot!
[02:50] Ittoki
    I nearly get killed, and you say it was ninjas?!
[02:53] Ittoki
    Then it's, "be a ninja or else you'll die"?
[02:55] Ittoki
    It makes no sense!
[02:58] Ittoki
    How can I believe any of this?
[03:00] Ittoki
    Life was normal until yesterday...
[03:02] Ittoki
    I went to school, and studied... I intended to
    go to the same high school as my friends!
[03:07] Ittoki
    I had lots of things I wanted to do!
[03:10] Ittoki
    Now all of a sudden...
[03:12] Ittoki
    What the hell is a ninja?!
[03:16] Tokisada
    Then, the third option.
[03:19] Ittoki
    What?
[03:21] Tokisada
    I'll help you escape until the heat dies down.
[03:27] Ittoki
    You can do that?
[03:28] Tokisada
    It'd be a huge pain in the ass, but sure.
[03:32] Tokisada
    Yumika ordered me to run away
    with you, if that's what you want.
[03:37] Ittoki
    My mom did?
[03:38] Tokisada
    No one knows this but Yumika and me.
[03:42] Tokisada
    To escape without being noticed,
    it has to be now.
[03:46] Tokisada
    No matter what you choose,
    no one will blame you.
[03:50] Tokisada
    It's our fault that the Koga found out
    about you and went after you.
[03:56] Tokisada
    That's why Yumika felt we ought to
    at least provide you some choice.
[04:05] Tokisada
    Your father was the Iga chief.
[04:08] Tokisada
    What?
[04:09] Tokisada
    Because you were only a kid when
     he passed, Yumika became chief
[04:13] Tokisada
    and has been protecting the village.
[04:17] Tokisada
    Yumika stepped into that role herself.
[04:22] Tokisada
    Yumika is not a ninja.
[04:24] Tokisada
    For her to just one day become
     a chief of ninjas...
[04:28] Tokisada
    It's similar to your situation now.
[04:34] Tokisada
    So you decide, Ittoki.
[04:41] Tokisada
    Ittoki.
[04:43] Tokisada
    You might have been putting
    up with a lot 'til now,
[04:47] Tokisada
    but it's doesn't even compare to the
    heavy pressure Yumika has endured.
[04:52] Tokisada
    She has faced a world of
    death and fictions alone,
[04:54] Tokisada
    and shouldered the duties
    and responsibility alone.
[05:00] Tokisada
    That's who's telling you
     it's okay for you to run.
[05:05] Tokisada
    What do you choose, Ittoki?
[05:09] Ittoki
    That's...
[05:11] Tokisada
    Unfair, isn't it?
[05:14] Tokisada
    Yet it's what we adults ask of you.
[05:21] Ittoki
    I...
[05:23] Ittoki
    I can't leave Mom alone.
[05:28] Tokisada
    I see.
[05:31] Tokisada
    Sorry.
[05:38] Koga 1
    Ittoki Sakuraba is being sheltered
     in the Iga ninja estate.
[05:42] Koga 1
    He's out of our reach.
[05:44] Tsubaki
    But we can't just go home like this!
[05:46] Tsubaki
    We'd bring disgrace on Mr. Enbi's name!
[05:49] Koga 2
    Koga does not suffer incompetence.
[05:51] Koga 2
    We could be expelled, or worse.
[05:53] Tsubaki
    I'll do whatever it takes.
[05:56] Tsubaki
    Iga will pay!
[05:58] Housen
    Mr. Enbi.
[05:59] Housen
    Would I be correct in saying
[06:02] Housen
    the attacks on Iga a few hours ago
    were initiated by your subordinates?
[06:06] Enbi
    So what if they were?
[06:07] Housen
    The NSC has already caught wind.
[06:09] Enbi
    We can't do a damned thing if we're
    afraid of shadow hunters!
[06:13] Housen
    Shall I explain the Three
    Ninja Principles to you?
[06:17] Enbi
    So now you're talkin' down to me, Housen?
[06:20] Enbi
    Our chief was killed!
[06:23] Housen
    Do you not see that you're
     endangering the village?
[06:28] Enbi
    Acting Chief...
[06:30] Kidou
    There is no use in engaging
     in internal quarrels.
[06:33] Kidou
    Both of you remain dedicated
     to the Koga village.
[06:38] Housen
    I apologize.
[06:40] Kidou
    Koga is strong. Iga is weak.
[06:44] Kidou
    We can simply choke the life
    out of them at our leisure.
[06:53] Ittoki
    Huh?
[06:55] Reiha
    Good morning.
[06:57] Ittoki
    Good morning.
[06:59] Reiha
    It's almost time for breakfast.
[07:02] Reiha
    After that, we will discuss the next steps.
[07:06] Ittoki
    Okay.
[07:07] Ittoki
    I would appreciate that.
[07:10] Reiha
    Well then, Young Master.
[07:11] Reiha
    At present, school is too dangerous,
[07:14] Reiha
    so you will take academic leave for a while.
[07:17] Ittoki
    Then what will I do?
[07:19] Reiha
    You will attend here.
SIGN    Kokuten Ninja Academy
[07:22] Narrator
    Kokuten Ninja Academy is Japan's
     only national ninja school.
[07:28] Narrator
    Here, future ninja candidates work
     on their training and studies.
[07:35] Male Student
    I learned the importance of
    friends through ninja training!
[07:39] Female Students
    Ninjas are amazing!
SIGN     We Want You!
[07:42] Juuzen
    You there, ninja hopeful!
[07:44] Juuzen
    We're waiting for your admission!
[07:47] Ittoki
    This was well made for a fake video.
[07:50] Ittoki
    It had no ninja elements, though.
[07:52] Reiha
    It's real.
[07:54] Ittoki
    But anyone can watch this online, right?
[07:57] Reiha
    That's why no one would think it's real.
[08:00] Ittoki
    No way...
[08:02] Reiha
    It's located in an area hidden to the public,
[08:04] Reiha
    and it's even impossible for
    non-student ninjas to sneak in.
[08:08] Reiha
    They have student dorms,
    so you can live in safety.
[08:12] Reiha
    Plus, the school is operated
    under the NSC's jurisdiction,
[08:15] Reiha
    so it's the safest place for you.
[08:17] Ittoki
    NSC?
[08:18] Reiha
    The Ninja Academy's transfer
     admission exam is in two days.
[08:22] Reiha
    If you pass, your safety for
     the time being is assured.
[08:25] Ittoki
    In two days?!
[08:26] Reiha
    We won't know the exam site until the day of.
[08:30] Reiha
    So we will have Tokisada pick you up then.
[08:36] Yumika
    Iga cakes make perfect Iga souvenirs!
[08:38] Yumika
    Please give them a try!
[08:41] Yumika
    Would you like a sample?
[08:43] Housen
    No, thanks.
[08:45] Housen
    I am Koga Holdings' sales director, Ban.
[08:53] Ittoki
    What's that NSC thing you
     mentioned, Ms. Reiha?
[08:55] Reiha
    The National Ninjutsu Security
    Measures Committee.
[08:58] Reiha
    NSC for short.
[09:00] Reiha
    There was a major war in the
     shinobi world about 70 years ago.
[09:05] Reiha
    It was a tragic conflict that
     involved all villages.
[09:08] Reiha
    The NSC was formed afterward,
    to avoid further conflict between villages.
SIGN    Koga Holdings
    
    
    Sales Director Housen Ban
[09:15] Kozo
    You may say they're increasing
     the wholesale price,
[09:18] Kozo
    but we have a long relationship
     with Ninman Confections.
[09:21] Housen
    I believe I told you that Ninman Confections
     will be a subsidiary of Koga Holdings.
[09:27] Kozo
    Buying out business partners
    to pressure another village...
[09:31] Kozo
    Isn't this boundary infringement,
     a violation of the Ninja Ordinances?
[09:35] Housen
    The NSC has determined it does
     not constitute infringement.
[09:40] Kozo
    The NSC?!
[09:43] Yumika
    I understand.
[09:45] Yumika
    Then we accept those terms and look
     forward to continued business dealings.
[09:49] Kozo
    Boss!
[09:50] Yumika
    If this makes the factory workers'
    lives better, isn't it a good thing?
[09:57] Yumika
    I hope to be able to further build our
     positive relationship going forward.
[10:02] Housen
    Likewise.
SIGN    Koga Holdings
    
    
    Sales Director Housen Ban
[10:09] Housen
    Suppress your bloodlust, Suzaku.
[10:11] Suzaku
    I'm attempting to.
[10:13] Housen
    A true ninja silences their heart.
[10:17] Suzaku
    I know, Dad.
[10:21] Yumika
    Since tomorrow is exam day!
[10:23] Ittoki
    Thanks.
[10:25] Ittoki
    I am grateful for my food.
[10:26] Yumika
    I am grateful for my food.
[10:27] Yumika
    I used a nicer cut of meat today. How is it?
[10:34] Ittoki
    It's just...
[10:35] Ittoki
    The whole ninja school thing
    still doesn't feel real.
[10:39] Yumika
    Of course.
[10:40] Yumika
    You'll have to wing it and try your best.
[10:42] Yumika
    It's understandable to be nervous,
    but I know you'll be fine.
[10:50] Ittoki
    Dad was a ninja too, right?
[10:53] Ittoki
    You told me he died in an accident,
    but was it because he was a ninja?
[10:59] Ittoki
    All those lessons I took were for this?
[11:05] Ittoki
    Am I really gonna become a ninja?
[11:11] Yumika
    You'll be fine. Come on, eat up.
     Your food will get cold.
[11:17] Ittoki
    Good morning.
[11:18] Tokisada
    Hey!
[11:19] Tokisada
    We don't have the exam location yet,
    so just sit tight.
[11:27] Ittoki
    Um...
[11:28] Tokisada
    Hm?
[11:29] Ittoki
    Is it really fine that I didn't prepare at all?
[11:32] Tokisada
    Huh?
[11:32] Ittoki
    Aren't ninjas more like, you know...
[11:35] Tokisada
    Huh?
[11:36] Ittoki
    Don't they use ninjutsu?
[11:39] Ittoki
    Like breath fire or manipulate water,
[11:41] Ittoki
    shouting "Fire Style Jutsu"
    or "Water Style Jutsu"?
[11:44] Tokisada
    Huh?!
[11:46] Kousetsu
    What a pain.
[11:47] Ittoki
    Did I say something strange?!
[11:49] Ittoki
    I asked because it's a ninja exam.
    Don't I need to practice things like that?
[11:59] Tokisada
    Fire technique.
[12:00] Ittoki
    What? Is this some game?
[12:02] Kousetsu
    Water technique.
[12:04] Tokisada
    Hey!
[12:05] Tokisada
    And that's my coffee!
[12:07] Ittoki
    No, really. What are you doing?
[12:10] Kousetsu
    A technique involving fire is labeled fire.
[12:11] Kousetsu
    Same for water.
[12:13] Kousetsu
    Also, you can't make something from nothing.
[12:16] Kousetsu
    You'll need to train.
[12:17] Ittoki
    Uh... what do you mean?
[12:19] Kousetsu
    I'm saying, to make fire,
[12:22] Kousetsu
    you'll need something that burns
    and something to light it.
[12:23] Tokisada
    Yes?
[12:24] Tokisada
    What?
[12:24] Ittoki
    Uh... I'm lost.
[12:26] Tokisada
    What?
[12:27] Tokisada
    What?!
[12:29] Ittoki
    What's wrong, Uncle?
[12:30] Tokisada
    They told me the exam location.
[12:32] Tokisada
    Let's go.
SIGN    Koga Service Area
[12:39] Ittoki
    Koga?!
[12:40] Tokisada
    They sure are raking it in.
[12:42] Ittoki
    This is really the exam site?
[12:45] Tokisada
    Eh, it should be fine.
[12:47] Tokisada
    For ninjas, killing is generally forbidden,
     so you won't die.
[12:50] Ittoki
    That didn't stop all those ninjas before...
[12:53] Ittoki
    Why do ninjas work at
    service areas in the first place?
[12:57] Tokisada
    Well, you know.
[12:59] Tokisada
    Major roads have long been key in
    the flow of info and goods, right?
[13:03] Tokisada
    It's a vestige of that.
[13:05] Tokisada
    Well... go get 'em, Tiger!
[13:07] Ittoki
    What?
SIGN    Koga Service Area
[13:09] Ittoki
    Will I really be okay?
[13:12] Tokisada
    Kousetsu...
[13:13] Tokisada
    Time to focus. No more complaining.
[13:16] Kousetsu
    I know.
[13:18] Kousetsu
    We've got a job to do.
[13:23] Ittoki
    They don't have signs or anything.
[13:25] Kousetsu
    Ask the worker where the "ninja meal" is.
[13:28] Ittoki
    Huh?
[13:28] Ittoki
    Ask her yourself.
[13:30] Kousetsu
    Just do it.
[13:32] Ittoki
    Fine.
[13:33] Ittoki
    Excuse me.
[13:34] Store Employee
    Yes?
[13:35] Ittoki
    Where can I find the "ninja meal?"
[13:40] Store Employee
    Right this way.
SIGN    Caution!
SIGN    Caution!
SIGN    Automatic. Tap to open
[13:43] Store Employee
    Go straight and all the way back.
[13:45] Ittoki
    Okay.
[13:47] Ittoki
    Is this really the place?
[13:49] Kousetsu
    Stay alert.
[13:51] Ittoki
    Excuse me.
[13:58] Exam Administrator
    Everyone is here now,
[13:59] Exam Administrator
    so we will begin the Kokuten Ninjutsu
     Academy transfer exam.
[14:04] Exam Administrator
    The test will be a mock-ninja
     practical exam of "hide-and-seek."
[14:08] Ittoki
    Hide-and-seek?
[14:09] Exam Administrator
    Examinees will be split into
    hiders and seekers.
[14:14] Exam Taker 3
    Good luck.
[14:16] Exam Administrator
    The hider will leave the back room first and
    hide somewhere within the service area.
[14:23] Exam Administrator
    A minute later, the seeker will
    leave and the exam begins.
[14:27] Exam Administrator
    The time limit is 10 minutes.
[14:29] Exam Administrator
    Hiders not found within that
     time pass the exam.
[14:33] Exam Administrator
    Seekers who find and touch
    their hider pass the exam.
[14:39] Exam Administrator
    We will be constantly monitoring
     through security cameras.
[14:43] Exam Administrator
    If we see conduct prohibited
    by the Ninja Ordinances,
[14:46] Exam Administrator
    you will be disqualified immediately.
[14:49] Exam Administrator
    The exam calls for clever
    ploys from the hiders
[14:52] Exam Administrator
    and espionage ability on the
    part of the seekers.
[14:54] Exam Administrator
    It will show your fundamental
    ability as a ninja.
[15:00] Kousetsu
    Never shoplift.
[15:02] Kousetsu
    Ever.
[15:04] Exam Administrator
    All right. Maiko Yasukawa.
[15:06] Exam Administrator
    Please exit and go hide.
[15:08] Tsubaki
    Yes, sir.
[15:09] Tsubaki
    Good luck in the exam.
[15:11] Ittoki
    S-Same to y—
[15:17] Tsubaki
    Let's try our best,
[15:20] Tsubaki
    Sakuraba-senpai.
[15:22] Ittoki
    No way...
[15:30] Exam Administrator
    Ittoki Sakuraba, begin the exam.
[15:35] Exam Administrator
    Time has started.
[15:36] Ittoki
    R-Right!
[15:39] Ittoki
    How?
[15:40] Ittoki
    What do I do? What do I do?
[15:49] Tokisada
    I'll be confiscating this.
[15:50] Koga Ninja 1
    Tokisada of the Iga!
[15:52] Tokisada
    That's correct.
[15:55] Tokisada
    Goodness.
[15:56] Tokisada
    Don't go falling asleep on the job now.
[15:59] Tokisada
    A hundred days without time off?! Good job.
[16:06] Ittoki
    Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap.
[16:11] Ittoki
    Kousetsu!
[16:12] Kousetsu
    Shut up and listen.
[16:13] Kousetsu
    If they find out I helped,
    we'll both be disqualified.
[16:16] Ittoki
    Kousetsu, Tsubaki is here!
[16:18] Kousetsu
    It's not just her.
[16:19] Kousetsu
    Koga ninjas have snuck in, and they're after you.
[16:22] Ittoki
    Then I have to run!
[16:23] Kousetsu
    You'll be failed and lose your
    shot at the academy.
[16:26] Ittoki
    The exam still goes forward?!
[16:28] Kousetsu
    Uncle and I are taking care of them,
[16:30] Kousetsu
    but they could be anywhere.
[16:32] Kousetsu
    Stay alert.
[16:38] Ittoki
    What?!
[16:40] Mother
    Don't cry.
[16:42] Kousetsu
    Heat Haze Type 3?
[16:43] Ittoki
    What?
[16:44] Kousetsu
    It uses Quantum Stealth and
     3D meta-materials to...
[16:47] Ittoki
    What?
[16:48] Kousetsu
    It's optical camouflage!
[16:49] Kousetsu
    Ugh, never mind! Just focus
     on passing the exam!
[16:53] Ittoki
    What?! But there's no way!
[16:56] Father
    We can get you another one, okay?
[17:01] Ittoki
    Push through. Endure it.
[17:03] Ittoki
    Right now, just focus on staying alive!
[17:09] Tsubaki
    Thanks for walking into my trap.
[17:12] Tsubaki
    There are no cameras here.
[17:14] Tsubaki
    Did you realize you were cornered?
[17:16] Kousetsu
    Says who?
[17:17] Tsubaki
    Keep fooling yourself!
[17:34] Tsubaki
    Idiot.
[17:43] Ittoki
    Okay!
[17:49] Tsubaki
    I found you!
[17:52] Ittoki
    There's a fire!
SIGN    Push hard
SIGN    Fire alarm
[17:58] Ittoki
    Fire technique!
[18:01] Ittoki
    Water technique!
[18:05] Ittoki
    I found her!
[18:07] Tsubaki
    Ittoki Sakuraba!
[18:14] Ittoki
    Kousetsu!
[18:16] Tsubaki
    You bitch!
[18:18] Tsubaki
    Screw you! That was my chance!
[18:21] Tsubaki
    Damn it!
[18:22] Tsubaki
    Let me go!
[18:23] Tsubaki
    I swear I'll kill you, Ittoki Sakuraba!
[18:27] Tsubaki
    If it's the last thing I do!
[18:28] Ittoki
    Wait, let me touch her!
[18:30] Exam Administrator
    The exam is over.
[18:32] Exam Administrator
    Time was already up when you
    activated the sprinklers.
[18:37] Ittoki
    It can't be...
[18:38] Exam Administrator
    Why did you do this?
[18:40] Ittoki
    Huh?
[18:40] Exam Administrator
    There are other counters for
     optical camouflage.
[18:43] Exam Administrator
    A ninja should draw as little
    attention as possible.
[18:48] Ittoki
    I didn't want to get anyone else involved.
[18:53] Ittoki
    I thought I could get everyone
    else out of danger this way.
[18:59] Tokisada
    That takes care of that.
[19:04] Tokisada
    Well, you failed. What's done is done.
[19:07] Ittoki
    Now what do I do?
[19:09] Tokisada
    You'll have to hide until the next exam.
[19:11] Ittoki
    Where?
[19:12] Tokisada
    Iga has an uninhabited
    island with zero infrastructure,
[19:15] Tokisada
    about four days away by boat.
[19:17] Ittoki
    Please no!
[19:19] Tokisada
    How nice! You'll get to enjoy
    the quiet, slow life.
[19:22] Ittoki
    This sucks...
[19:23] Tokisada
    Hello? Good to hear from you.
[19:24] Kousetsu
    You might also get a bill for
    the damaged merchandise.
[19:27] Ittoki
    Are you serious?!
[19:28] Tokisada
    What?
[19:29] Tokisada
    Okay...
[19:31] Ittoki
    What is it?
[19:32] Tokisada
    They said you passed.
[19:34] Ittoki
    Huh?
[19:34] Tokisada
    Well, congrats, I guess.
[19:37] Tokisada
    Do your best to become a great ninja.
[19:40] Ittoki
    Y-Yay?
[19:44] Ittoki
    Should I be happy?
[19:49] Goshogawara
    I am Goshogawara,
     Captain of the 1st Division
[19:52] Goshogawara
    of the National Ninjutsu Security
    Measures Committee.
[19:54] Goshogawara
    Under the Ninja Ordinances, we have
    arrested Satomi Tsubaki and four others
[19:58] Goshogawara
    for attempted murder and
    misuse of ninja tools.
[20:03] Tsubaki
    Forgive me.
[20:04] Tsubaki
    Forgive me.
[20:07] Kidou
    First, allow me to apologize
    on behalf of my village.
[20:15] Kidou
    However, the five that were arrested today
[20:18] Kidou
    are individuals who disappeared last month.
[20:21] Kidou
    Koga had been pursuing them as fugitive ninjas.
[20:26] Kidou
    Still, they were originally Koga shinobi.
SIGN    Satomi Tsubaki
[20:30] Kidou
    As Koga's Acting Chief, I thank
     you for apprehending them.
[20:37] Goshogawara
    Koga's actions of late have smelled rotten.
[20:41] Goshogawara
    If anything more happens,
    Koga will take responsibility.
[20:53] Goshogawara
    Yes? This is Goshogawara.
[20:56] Goshogawara
    What?
[20:58] NSC 1
    Call an ambulance! Quickly!
[20:59] NSC 2
    Y-Yes!
[22:40] Mitsuhashi
    Why did you let Ittoki Sakuraba pass?
[22:43] Juuzen
    The character for shinobi is
    written with "blade" and "heart."
[22:47] Juuzen
    You cannot be a shinobi without a heart.
[22:52] Tokisada
    Pardon me.
[22:53] Yumika
    It is clear that there was some Koga
    scheme behind the transfer exam earlier.
[22:59] Tsubaki
    Yes.
[23:00] Tokisada
    I believe we ought to assume Koga's reach
[23:03] Tokisada
    extends to the Ninja Academy
    and even to the NSC.
[23:06] Tsubaki
    And what about Iga village?
[23:09] Tokisada
    We cannot be too careful.
[23:12] Yumika
    Regarding the assassination
    of the Koga chief, Kishinmaru.
[23:14] Yumika
    What do you make of the assassination
    of Koga Chief Kishinmaru
[23:18] Yumika
    and the suspicion toward Iga?
[23:20] Tokisada
    There is no doubt a traitor in the Iga village.
[23:27] ---
    New faces.
[23:29] ---
    Are they friend...
[23:31] ---
    or foe?
[23:34] ---
    Next time on Shinobi no Ittoki, episode 3:
SIGN    Happy Graduation!
SIGN    Episode 3:
    Quirks of Fate
[23:37] ---
    "Quirks of Fate"