E5 - CYCLE OF PAIN

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[00:04] (Flashback) Kishinmaru
    My dream...
[00:06] (Flashback) Kishinmaru
    is to create a world with no ninjas.
[00:08] (Flashback) Suzaku
    What does that mean?
[00:11] (Flashback) Kishinmaru
    Ninjas exist to protect peace in secret.
[00:15] (Flashback) Kishinmaru
    Therefore, a world with no ninjas could
    only arise from a world truly at peace.
[00:22] (Flashback) Kishinmaru
    Don't you think?
[00:25] (Flashback) Kishinmaru
    I don't want you or the
    children who come after you
[00:29] (Flashback) Kishinmaru
    to dirty your hands any more.
[00:31] (Flashback) Suzaku
    Let me help you achieve your dream!
[00:35] (Flashback) Kishinmaru
    I'd appreciate it.
[00:43] Suzaku
    Silence your heart.
SIGN    Kokuten Ninja Academy
SIGN    EPISODE 5
    CYCLE OF PAIN
[02:18] Mitsuhashi
    Now then, let's begin home room.
[02:24] Kusunoki
    Ms. Mitsuhashi, where's Nemoto?
[02:26] Mitsuhashi
    He started his long break a little early.
[02:30] Ittoki
    Huh?
[02:33] Kirei
    An early summer break...
[02:35] Kirei
    I'm jealous.
[02:36] Mitsuhashi
    Don't get into summer break mode just yet.
[02:39] Mitsuhashi
    The end-of-term exam is next week.
[02:42] Mitsuhashi
    It will be a practical exam conducted
    jointly with all classes.
[02:46] Mitsuhashi
    The exam is extremely dangerous.
[02:47] Mitsuhashi
    Students are injured every year.
[02:50] Mitsuhashi
    In the worst cases, there
    have been fatal accidents.
[02:54] Mitsuhashi
    A ninja walks shoulder
    to shoulder with death.
[02:58] Mitsuhashi
    Keep your wits about you.
[03:02] Ittoki
    Are fatal accidents really that common?
[03:04] Kirei
    From what I've heard, every
    year there's one or two...
[03:08] Kirei
    or maybe ten?
[03:09] Ittoki
    No way!
[03:11] Kousetsu
    Koga is sure to make a move.
[03:13] Ittoki
    You think I could skip the exam?
[03:15] Kirei
    You failed the ninja tool exam,
[03:18] Kirei
    so if you play hooky now, don't
    complain if you're expelled.
[03:21] Ittoki
    Expelled?!
[03:23] Kousetsu
    Uninhabited island.
[03:33] Suzaku
    I will kill you.
[03:41] Goshogawara
    Throughout the long history of ninjas,
[03:44] Goshogawara
    Koga has always boasted the greatest power
[03:47] Goshogawara
    and expanded its power by
    swallowing up other villages.
[03:50] Shione Kouzuki
    Acts of aggression are prohibited
    under the Ninja Ordinances.
[03:54] Goshogawara
    That's why they put financial
     pressure on the villages.
[03:58] Shione Kouzuki
    I would never let that stand!
[04:00] Goshogawara
    But they can't fight back.
[04:03] Goshogawara
    It was the previous chief, Kishinmaru,
    who changed all of that.
[04:07] Goshogawara
    Kishinmaru aimed to walk a path of peace
    hand in hand with the other villages.
SIGN    Name Sex Village
SIGN    Kishinmaru Minobe Male Koga
SIGN    - The second son of Yuki Minobe.
    - Graduated valedictorian of Kokuten Ninja Academy
    and set a record score in the practical exam, which,
     to this day, no one has surpassed.
    - At 18, put down the Ise Nagashima Uprising in
    cooperation with the NSC.
    - At 20, at the Japanese government's request,
    suppressed a terrorist group in perfect secrecy
    without producing a single casualty.
    - As a result of these achievements, became Koga
    chief at the young age of 21.
    - Pursued friendly relations with the villages that
    had cut off relations and accomplished numerous
    reforms, such as remedying economic disparities,
    employment stabilization for public cover jobs, and
    regulations on use of ninja tools of mass slaughter.
    - Despite the discord resulting from Koga's long
     period of domination, through patient diplomacy,
     he brought about peaceful village unification and
    alliances, which were estimated to involve roughly
     half the villages in Japan.
[04:11] Goshogawara
    He was even dubbed Koga's finest ninja,
[04:14] Goshogawara
    and he was admired not just in Koga, but
    by many ninjas, regardless of village.
[04:18] Goshogawara
    And despite that, he was killed.
[04:21] Shione Kouzuki
    I just can't fathom the motive.
[04:24] Shione Kouzuki
    Even if we assume it was the
    work of Iga village, why?
[04:27] Goshogawara
    The current problem is that Koga
    holds a fierce grudge against Iga.
[04:33] Goshogawara
    All-out war is a hair's breadth away.
[04:36] Goshogawara
    If that happens, great
    harm not just to ninjas,
[04:38] Goshogawara
    but also to ordinary people
    will be unavoidable.
[04:42] Goshogawara
    We must uncover the truth and resolve
    the situation as soon as possible.
[04:51] Housen
    That concludes my report.
[04:53] Kidou
    What of the contract with Saiga?
[04:55] Enbi
    It will... require more time...
[04:57] Kidou
    They are necessary.
[05:00] Kidou
    Use somewhat forceful
    measures if you have to.
[05:03] Enbi
    Yes, sir.
[05:04] Kidou
    The meeting is over.
[05:06] Kidou
    Housen, could we speak for a moment?
[05:09] Housen
    Yes.
[05:12] Kidou
    Have you spoken to Suzaku about the Academy?
[05:16] Housen
    No... is there some issue with my son?
[05:19] Kidou
    His grades are top of the class.
[05:21] Kidou
    They say his brilliance ranks
    alongside Kishinmaru's.
[05:26] Kidou
    I was a disappointment who couldn't
    even get in to the Academy.
[05:30] Kidou
    You have a fine son.
[05:32] Housen
    Thank you for those words.
[05:34] Kidou
    As you can see, I'm frail
    and could die at any moment.
[05:38] Kidou
    The issue of who should succeed as
    Koga's chief is always on my mind.
[05:43] Kidou
    I consider Suzaku a fine candidate.
[05:55] (Flashback) Suzaku
    I will be the one to carry on your will.
[06:08] (Flashback) Housen
    Are you alright?
[06:10] (Flashback) Suzaku
    I failed to truly comprehend
    Chief Kishinmaru.
[06:16] (Flashback) Suzaku
    Why did he seek peace so dearly?
[06:19] (Flashback) Suzaku
    It was because he knew the pain of loss.
[06:22] (Flashback) Suzaku
    Once you experience pain,
    hurting others becomes difficult.
[06:29] Kirei
    Let's tackle the practical
    exam with our Old Dorm team!
[06:32] Kirei
    This'll be strategy meeting number one!
[06:34] Ittoki
    Sorry!
[06:36] Ittoki
    I won't join you this time.
[06:37] Kirei
    What? How come?
[06:39] Ittoki
    I don't want to cause problems for you.
[06:43] Ittoki
    Well, good luck!
[06:50] Kousetsu
    This is good. Now the
    traitor can't do anything.
[06:54] Ryoko
    Ittoki.
[06:55] Ryoko
    It's only a prototype, but it's Saiga village's
     latest ninja tool for use in disguise.
[07:00] Ryoko
    Please take it.
[07:02] Ryoko
    When paired with a Ninja Suit, it can
    disguise your whole body and even your voice.
[07:07] Ryoko
    Compared to previous models, it
    can hold way more disguise data,
[07:12] Ryoko
    so you can turn into nearly
    anyone in the Old Dorm—
[07:14] Ittoki
    Thanks, but I'm fine.
[07:16] Ryoko
    Please, take it.
[07:18] Ryoko
    The Academy hasn't handed out
    any ninja tools for disguising,
[07:21] Ryoko
    so the Koga students won't
    expect you to use one.
[07:24] Ryoko
    It's sure to come in handy.
[07:26] Ittoki
    If they were to find out I'm using
    it, it'd put a target on all of you.
[07:32] Ryoko
    You're always concerned
    about other people, Ittoki.
[07:37] Ryoko
    Ittoki, I'm concerned about you.
[07:43] Ittoki
    Why'd you just waltz in here?
[07:45] Kousetsu
    In the practical exam, we'll attack.
[07:48] Ittoki
    What in the world are you talking about?
[07:50] Kousetsu
    I'll take down Suzaku.
[07:51] Ittoki
    Excuse me?
[07:52] Kousetsu
    His intent to kill is real.
[07:54] Kousetsu
    If you fight him, you'll be killed for sure.
[07:59] Ittoki
    So I'll strike first and defeat him.
[08:01] Kousetsu
    You find a way to take care
    of the other Koga ninjas.
[08:05] Ittoki
    No.
[08:06] Kousetsu
    Yumika has ordered me to protect you.
[08:09] Ittoki
    That doesn't matter!
[08:11] Ittoki
    You might be k-killed too!
[08:15] Kousetsu
    That's always a possibility.
[08:18] Ittoki
    Not the point! What, so you're
    willing to die for someone like me?
[08:22] Kousetsu
    That's life as a ninja.
[08:25] Ittoki
    What the hell?!
[08:26] Ittoki
    Kill, be killed...
    It's all totally messed up!
[08:30] Kousetsu
    That's life as a ninja.
[08:34] Ittoki
    Don't follow me!
[08:45] [Messenger] sign
    Today
[08:45] [Messenger] sign
    How are you?
[08:50] [Messenger] sign
    Today
[08:50] [Messenger] sign
    How are you?
[08:50] [Messenger] sign
    I'm alive.
[08:51] [Messenger] sign
    How are you?
[08:51] [Messenger] sign
    I'm alive.
[08:51] [Messenger] sign
    Today
[08:51] [Messenger] sign
    Roger!
[08:51] [Messenger] sign
    How are you?
[08:51] [Messenger] sign
    I'm alive.
[08:52] [Messenger] sign
    Today
[08:52] [Messenger] sign
    How are you?
[08:52] [Messenger] sign
    I'm alive.
[09:04] Reiha
    How is the young master doing?
[09:06] Yumika
    He seems to be safe.
[09:09] Reiha
    I'm glad.
[09:11] Yumika
    Is the Ninja Academy a fun place?
[09:14] Yumika
    I've never been, so...
[09:17] Yumika
    I never heard much about it from
    my husband, Hidetoki, either.
[09:21] Reiha
    Are you worried about him?
[09:24] Yumika
    I was just thinking about how he must resent me.
[09:30] Juzen
    Staying up late, young man?
[09:34] Ittoki
    I'm sorry. I'll go back to my dorm soon.
[09:37] Juzen
    Come with me for a bit.
[09:44] Juzen
    Sorry to make you humor an old man.
[09:48] Ittoki
    No, it's nice. Thank you.
[09:53] Juzen
    Too hot?
[09:55] Ittoki
    No...
[09:57] Ittoki
    It's just... Are ninjas killers?
[10:01] Juzen
    The Three Ninja Principles are, "Do not be
    discovered. Do not kill. Do not betray."
[10:06] Ittoki
    I was told my father died
    because he was a ninja.
[10:11] Ittoki
    I was told that Iga killed Koga's chief,
[10:14] Ittoki
    and because of that, they want to kill me.
[10:17] Ittoki
    Is that what being a ninja means?
[10:22] Juzen
    A peaceful world with no
    war, crime, or killing...
[10:27] Juzen
    That's a fairy tale.
[10:29] Juzen
    But it's too precious a thing to give up on.
[10:33] Juzen
    That's why ninjas have shouldered
    the dirty work in the shadows.
[10:38] Juzen
    To protect the fairy tale we call peace.
[10:42] Juzen
    You're not the first kid to ask me
    that sort of question, you know.
[10:47] Juzen
    Kishinmaru Minobe did, too.
[10:50] Juzen
    And also Hidetoki Sakuraba.
[10:53] Juzen
    Your father.
[10:55] Juzen
    After hearing what I said, they
    both gave the same response.
[11:01] Juzen
    "That's not what I want to be."
[11:13] Ittoki
    Thanks for the tea.
[11:24] Ittoki
    You're here, aren't you, Kousetsu?
[11:28] Ittoki
    What do you want me to do?
[11:31] Kousetsu
    The exam tasks you with taking
    a Ninja Core from someone.
[11:35] Kousetsu
    Take my core from me.
[11:37] Ittoki
    Ha ha. Very funny.
[11:39] Kousetsu
    Huh?
[11:42] Ittoki
    Damn.
[11:43] Kousetsu
    Stale. Crude.
[11:45] Ittoki
    Shut up!
[11:46] Kousetsu
    Still, using a surprise
    attack was very ninja-like.
[11:52] Kousetsu
    Fighting head-on is reckless.
[11:55] Kousetsu
    There's only one way to survive.
[12:00] Ittoki
    Lie in wait, and take the
    opponent by surprise!
[12:07] Ittoki
    If I fail, run immediately.
[12:10] Ittoki
    Run! Run! Run!
[12:15] Kousetsu
    I'll strike Suzaku immediately.
[12:17] Kousetsu
    You lie in wait and grab someone's Ninja
    Core, then stay hidden until the exam ends.
[12:24] Kousetsu
    Let's make this your first ambush point.
[12:26] Ittoki
    Got it.
[12:32] Kousetsu
    Back to training.
[12:33] Ittoki
    What? Hold on!
[12:44] Suzaku
    This will let us take Ittoki
    Sakuraba down for sure.
[12:49] Himura
    Are you serious, Suzaku?
[12:55] Himura
    You think we'll go along
    with a plan like this?
[12:58] Koga Students
    Yeah!
[12:58] Koga Students
    It's nuts!
[12:59] Koga Students
    He's crazy!
[13:02] Suzaku
    If you don't like it,
[13:04] Suzaku
    then prove you're superior to me.
[13:07] Suzaku
    We're doing all of this for Koga.
[13:11] Himura
    I'll do it! Ain't no room
    for cowards in Koga!
[13:19] Suzaku
    Offer your lives for the
    late Chief Kishinmaru!
[13:29] Mitsuhashi
    We will now conduct the
    end-of-term practical exam!
[13:33] Mitsuhashi
    You pass if you obtain another student's
    Ninja Core within the time period.
[13:38] Mitsuhashi
    If you lose your Ninja Core, you fail.
[13:42] Mitsuhashi
    Additionally, use of ninja tools
    to injure or kill is prohibited.
[13:47] Mitsuhashi
    Now, begin!
[13:53] Ittoki
    Kousetsu!
[13:54] Ittoki
    If things go wrong, run.
[13:56] Kousetsu
    They won't.
[14:05] Himura
    As planned, Vajra and Kundali
    head to point Fifth Hot Hell.
[14:17] Koga Students
    Vajra and Kundali, at point Fifth Hot Hell.
[14:20] Koga Students
    Storming in!
[14:34] Kousetsu
    That whittles their numbers down
    quite a bit. Good work...
[14:37] Kousetsu
    Traitor.
[14:39] Kusunoki
    What?
[14:40] Kusunoki
    H-How?
[14:42] Ittoki
    We threw that map away on purpose.
[14:50] Kousetsu
    What're you doing?
[14:51] Kousetsu
    Hurry! Take his Ninja Core and hide!
[14:54] Ittoki
    I know.
[14:57] Kusunoki
    I had no choice.
[15:02] Kusunoki
    They threatened to crush my village
    if I didn't do what they said.
[15:07] Kusunoki
    I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
[15:17] Himura
    What is it?
[15:18] Kusunoki
    I found Ittoki.
[15:24] Himura
    What happened?
[15:48] Himura
    Operation complete. I'll handle the rest.
[15:52] Ittoki
    What?
[15:54] Ittoki
    No way!
[16:05] Himura
    It's comical how well Suzaku's plan worked.
[16:09] Himura
    Suzaku complimented you.
[16:11] Himura
    He said we couldn't beat you even
    if we all took you on together.
[16:21] Himura
    We won't let you get away, even if it kills us!
[16:27] Mitsuhashi
    An explosion?
[16:28] Mitsuhashi
    Contact the medical team!
[16:59] Suzaku
    This is nothing compared to Koga's pain!
[17:07] Ittoki
    Run!
[17:09] Suzaku
    Are you kidding me?!
[17:17] Ittoki
    Run!
[17:18] Ittoki
    Run!
[17:20] Ittoki
    Run!
[17:22] Suzaku
    I can't believe such sorry ninjas...
[17:25] Suzaku
    Why Chief Kishinmaru?!
[17:28] Suzaku
    Why'd you kill him?
[17:30] Suzaku
    Why did you destroy Chief Kishinmaru's peace?
[17:34] Suzaku
    Know pain!
[17:39] Ittoki
    I refuse... to die.
[17:41] Suzaku
    Accept the punishment for Iga's sin!
[17:44] Ittoki
    Shut up!
[17:47] Ittoki
    You're the killer here.
[17:50] Suzaku
    Silence.
[17:51] Suzaku
    If you don't experience pain, you
    people will repeat your same mistake.
[17:55] Ittoki
    It's people like you that repeat them!
[17:58] Ittoki
    There's no reason that makes
    it okay to kill someone!
[18:01] Ittoki
    We have to endure the pain.
    There's no other choice!
[18:04] Ittoki
    Otherwise, even more people
    get hurt. I won't accept that!
[18:11] Ittoki
    I refuse... to die!
[18:15] Suzaku
    So that's...
[18:16] Suzaku
    your definition of justice?
[18:24] Ittoki
    Run!
[18:26] Ittoki
    Run!
[18:28] Ittoki
    And then...
[18:40] Suzaku
    You coward!
[18:43] Suzaku
    Don't run from me, Ittoki Sakuraba!
[19:01] Ittoki
    I don't like you.
[19:03] Ittoki
    But...
[19:05] Ittoki
    I don't want you to become a killer.
SIGN    Kokuten Ninja Academy
[19:30] Ittoki
    Everyone...
[19:31] Ryoko
    Thank goodness!
[19:35] Ittoki
    Kousetsu...
[19:36] Kirei
    She's pretty beat up herself,
    but she never left your side.
[19:41] Kirei
    Plus...
[19:44] (Flashback) Ryoko
    You get some rest, too, Kousetsu.
[19:46] (Flashback) Kousetsu
    If anything should happen,
    I'll slaughter all of Koga.
[19:51] Kirei
    Downright terrifying.
[19:54] Ittoki
    I'm glad I'm alive.
[19:56] Himura
    What the hell do you mean?
[19:58] Himura
    Then what the hell did we do this for?
[20:02] Suzaku
    I'm sorry.
[20:04] Himura
    Don't frickin' apologize!
[20:07] Himura
    Damn it! Damn it all...
SIGN    Do Not Enter
SIGN    Do Not Enter
[20:24] Shione Kouzuki
    Air ducts again...
[20:27] Researcher 1
    Data extraction nearly complete.
[20:30] Researcher 1
    As expected, all the values are ideal.
[20:32] Researcher 4
    Of course they are. He's Koga's finest ninja.
[20:48] Tokisada
    If you're gonna tail me, do it well.
SIGN    Do Not Enter
[20:50] Shione Kouzuki
    You knew the whole time
    and chose to show me that?
[20:54] Shione Kouzuki
    What was that?
SIGN    Do Not Enter
SIGN    Do Not Enter
SIGN    Do Not Enter
SIGN    Do Not Enter
[20:55] Tokisada
    Do your job yourself.
[21:08] Kousetsu
    Are you that concerned about the traitor?
[21:11] Ittoki
    I can't think about him that way
    after finding out why he did it.
[21:14] Kirei
    You're such a kind soul, Ittoki.
[21:16] Kirei
    That's gonna bite you in the butt some day.
[21:25] Kirei
    Sorry to interrupt.
[21:29] Kirei
    Um, a ton of students from my dorm
    have stopped going to school.
[21:34] Kirei
    Might you have something to do with that?
[21:39] Kirei
    Are you serious?
[21:41] Kirei
    Um, please find it in your heart to spare me.
[21:45] Suzaku
    There are still things I need you to do.
[21:47] Kirei
    Yes, sir! Whatever it is, say the word...
[21:52] Kirei
    Master Suzaku.
[23:26] Kousetsu
    You experience warmth.
[23:28] Kousetsu
    And in that moment,
[23:30] Kousetsu
    you learn how cold it is in the shadows.
[23:33] Kousetsu
    Next time on Shinobi no Ittoki episode 6:
    "Shadow and Warmth."
SIGN    Episode 6:
    
    Shadow and Warmth