"There were people who loathed one other." "Their corpses withered in the fields, their souls soaked in blood..." "And their bonds were broken by blades..." "Collapsed in the darkness, their sincerity walls..." ""My beloved, please die..."" "" My beloved, please die..."" "Clouds shroud a night with a waning moon quivering in the haze" "A cruel trap involving a pair of crucified fledglings" "Oh, since smoldering feelings lie firmly in their hearts destruction!" "Gently as the water, severely as a flower pierce with a trembling blade" "Even when I shut the fated tears deep within my eyes my eyelids still remember you" "" Way of the Shinobi"" "" Kouga Manjidani"" "Gennosuke-sama went to Tsubagakure?" "Word came last night." "He'll be staying several days at Ogen-dono's compound." "" Kouga Manjidani Group" " Okoi" He'll be staying several days at Ogen-dono's compound." "" Kouga Manjidani Group" " Okoi"" "" Kouga Manjidani Group" " Kisaragi Saemon"" "Who's with him?" "Josuke is accompanying him." "He had planned to meet with Oboro-dono, but I guess they ran into him somewhere..." "The Iga women are probably feeling very annoyed as we speak!" "Yes." "I wish I could have gone with him, too!" "I've never even stepped foot into Tsubagakure yet!" "I'm sure you will soon enough." "I'm so bored." "With this ninpou exhibition, I have nothing to pass the time with!" "You're all stuck inside the compound..." "Even my tea companion, Jimushi-dono, left for Sunpu..." "Hold on." "Since when is Jimushi-dono your tea companion?" "And Gyobu-dono promised to go boar-hunting with me!" "Actually, he was looking forward to that himself..." "But we are supposed to watch the place while Danjo-sama is away." "Be patient for a little longer." "Will you come hunting with us then, Brother?" "!" "Count me out." "I don't boar-hunt..." "I prefer leisurely fishing for char and the like." "No, I insist!" "You can be the bait!" "Are you asking me to be boar food?" "What do you take your brother for?" "!" "Say, Okoi." "Could I ask something of you?" "" Kouga Danjo's Compound"" "He can't be sane..." "Marrying an Iga girl?" "!" "" Kouga Manjidani Group" " Kagero" Marrying an Iga girl?" "!" "" Kouga Manjidani Group" " Muroga Hyoma"" "" Kouga Manjidani Group" " Muroga Hyoma" That's enough, Kagero." "That's enough, Kagero." "You can stop repeating yourself." "This is Gennosuke-sama's decision." "Made only after grasping the situation and considering our future..." "You catch on fast, Hyoma." "" Kouga Manjidani Group" " Kasumi Gyobu"" "" Kouga Manjidani Group" " Kasumi Gyobu" Though it does sound as if you're trying to persuade yourself..." "Though it does sound as if you're trying to persuade yourself..." "Indeed." "But only half of the time now." "Seeing Gennosuke-sama as such has only bettered my opinion of him." "What nonsense!" "Marrying a girl he doesn't even love for a peace no one wants..." "He only meets with her before a ceremony can be held to make this Oboro or whomever feel the same way!" "If he cares for the Kouga clan at all, he'll kill the Tsubagakure ringleader's granddaughter at once!" "Kagero." "Still, I cannot help but worry about Gennosuke-sama's safety." "Moreover, Jubei has foreseen misfortune, and we already fear the worst for Danjo-sama and Shogen..." "I can go to Iga and check things out." "There's no need;" "I sent Okoi just now." "You're well-prepared." "Good thinking." "The Iga will likely be less wary of a girl..." "Yes." "And Gennosuke-sama won't be as angry if Okoi confronts him." "Precisely." "Then let's wait for her to" "Footsteps." "They belong to shinobi." "Coming from the north." "From the road?" "Could it be Danjo-sama and the others?" "No..." "The head count doesn't match." "Five..." "One is a girl." "There is bloodlust in their steps." "They're not Kouga!" "" Iga Tsubagakure" " Iga Ogen's Compound"" "I don't seem to see Josuke..." "Y-yes..." "The truth is he came to my room many times before dawn..." "He did what?" "And then?" "Akeginu." "Don't tell me" "Nothing of the sort!" "But, I was at my wit's end and said something a bit harsh..." "What exactly did you say?" "Well..." "That fat gentlemen are not my type..." "Oh, my!" "He then fell unexpectedly silent..." "How horrible..." "Gennosuke-sama?" "No, putting such things so bluntly is best for his sake." "Maybe so, but surely there was a better way of saying it..." "I'm certain it will be good medicine for Josuke." "Akeginu-dono." "I apologize for all the trouble we have caused." "N-no!" "Please raise your head!" "Well, then, Oboro-dono." "Let us view Ogen-dono's prized garden." "Y-yes!" "Akeginu." "Yes?" "!" "Are Tenzen and the others not back yet?" "No, they still have yet to return..." "Wherever could they have gone?" "How long it's been." "You've grown well..." "Koshiro." "Right." "The Kouga clan is about to be exterminated!" "Doesn't it seem too quiet?" "Worry not, Hotarubi." "We're simply messengers for Kouga Gennosuke." "Clever thinking..." "We could possibly even lure some of the people on the roster to Iga..." "Let's go." "This is the perfect time for fog." "Yes." "Let us take out the rest of the Ten before it clears." "It's a surprise attack, but don't let your guard down." "Kazamachi Shogen did give you that much trouble all on his own." "What is it, Koshiro?" "!" "I sense someone!" "W-what are you doing, Rosai?" "!" "Curse you!" "What is it?" "!" "What's going on?" "!" "The wall spoke!" "" The walls in Manjidani have ears," it said!" "T-the wall!" "Come out!" "Intruders!" "Intruders have entered Manjidani!" "Damn you!" "Wait..." "Don't get the wrong idea." "We are messengers, sent here by Kouga Gennosuke-sama's request." "We won't fall for that trick!" "Why would messengers from Iga come from the north?" "!" "What's more, your secret code was very suspicious!" "Seize them!" "We were careless!" "It's over!" "Strike them down!" "The breath whirlwind, Kamaitachi!" "How about some more, Kouga scum?" "!" "What?" "!" "I won't fall for the same trick twice." "Tenzen-sama!" "Monster!" "Don't falter!" "In the name of the Kouga, they must not be allowed to leave alive!" "Do you not value your life?" "Such drivel." "Get them!" "Gyobu." "Stop." "Iga clansmen." "Have you gone mad?" "!" "You Kouga are the mad ones." "That was quite the welcome you gave us." "I simply ordered the capture of suspicious men, in pursuance with the anti-war pact..." "We merely defended ourselves!" "Had we not, the five of us would be corpses by now..." "Why are you here?" "!" "It's very clear how the Kouga do things now!" "Should you ever be mad enough to visit Iga Tsubagakure in the future, know now that you'll be as warmly treated as we were here!" "Bastard!" "Gyobu!" "Gennosuke-sama..." "Who are you?" "!" "Suspicious bastard!" "From Iga, are you?" "!" "Stop!" "Oh, no, you don't!" "Damn!" "I screwed that up!" "Oboro-dono." "Yes?" "I'm sorry to ask, but could you send a messenger to Kouga Manjidani?" "Eh?" "I want to make certain if Josuke has returned or not." "I hope it's only my imagination..." "Forgive my rudeness..." "Not at all." "I'll send one at once!" "Thank you." "The mist of sorrow softly touches these lips blotted with red droplets" "The mirror in the sky beautifully illuminates the distance in the night" "Giving more than a passing thought to the myriad of showering stars gently, the cords of a deep bond firmly, firmly bind them" "Those beautiful eyes that sparkle with a lazuline hue..." "Even if they wind up closed by a harbinger from the darkness, since no one can steal the bridge of connected dreams they still reflect the limitless tomorrow" "Dark skies signal the increasing tensions." "Pouring rain." "Fervent prayer." "The enamored woman is soaked as she waits." "Within the spells of long-held grudges, another unyielding future begins to crumble away." "On the next Basilisk ~ Kouga Ninpouchou" "" Falling Tears, Tender Emotions"" "" Next Episode"" "Dark skies signal the increasing tensions." "Pouring rain." "Fervent prayer." "The enamored woman is soaked as she waits." "Within the spells of long-held grudges, another unyielding future begins to crumble away." "On the next Basilisk ~ Kouga Ninpouchou" "" Falling Tears, Tender Emotions""