"He's so mirthless and tightlipped, and acts so pompous." "I am opposed to taking that man to the village." "Hold it down, would you?" "!" "They'll find us, you know!" "What do you think?" "I'm quite the beauty, aren't I?" "Yes, yes!" "You're too much for Hoho Eminosuke!" "I'm done for!" "Those two've both lost it!" "Would you cut it out, already?" "I can tell you're trying to hide it." "Katsu-noji, you like my sister!" "You sure are an easy one to figure out, huh?" "Thank you for saving me from that danger." "Thanks." "I'd say our journey was dull." "Kirara-dono..." "Being able to understand each other, and to share with each other, are both as short-lived as a bubble on the water." "Obscured by the sands of time, unable to hold on," "I gave up, until I saw you again, asking" ""How much pain have you been carrying, all alone?" "And how much loneliness is hidden behind your eyes when you smile?"" "Embrace this miracle of an encounter now," "By gazing upon each other, we can become stronger." "And if this isn't what you call love, then what is it you call love now?" "Hey there, you're slacking off..." "Have they gone?" "Just now." "Still, do we really have to ride in that thing, no matter what?" "What about Kiku-noji?" "He must be somewhere." "I just hope he doesn't make any noise." "Finding somewhere to climb up is the Bushido way." "Come on out." "The samurai are here." "The samurai have arrived!" "Come on out, now!" "What're you doin'?" "!" "The samurai-sama are here!" "This is our stronghold, huh?" "What's the matter?" "We brung the samurai!" "I'll go get Grandfather." "Welcome back." "Okara-chan!" "Where is everyone?" "They're hidin'." "They're 'fraid of the samurai." "Oh, no." "Sister and Rikichi went to a lot of trouble to get these samurai together." "Manzo kicked up a fuss." "He's such a coward, after all." "Hurry up!" "Hide the food, too!" "Pa!" "What're you doin'?" "!" "The samurai'll be comin' soon." "You're gonna stay in the secret stash for a spell!" "I wanna see the samurai!" "Don't talk nonsense!" "The samurai're gonna save us!" "Samurai're all ogres!" "They're gonna make off with all our pretty girls, and all our good eats!" "So all of the village's daughters are in the secret stash." "Then, what are you doing here, Okara-chan?" "Who knows?" "Okara, you're not concerned that the samurai are here, huh?" "Secret stash...?" "Little girl, where is it?" "What's this?" "Kiku-noji." "You'll call me Kikuchiyo-sama!" "So, he's your groupie?" "Everyone is with Grandfather." "I'm sorry." "Please don't be offended." "Kiku-noji, is this going to be a test of courage?" "No matter the village, they all think the same way, huh?" "Well?" "The secret stash is here, right?" "Nunky..." "Don't think too ill of me, Komachi." "What an utterly ridiculous notion." "Whether the rain's fallin', or the sun's shinin', or the wind's blowin', we're always worried." "In other words, we're timid no matter what we do." "Get out of here!" "If the bandits find out the samurai're here, they'll kill us all!" "You've got it all backwards." "We're here to save this village from the bandits, aren't we?" "B- but..." "Just what is it you are afraid of?" "Did the bandits say anything to you?" "Mm-hmm." "It seems they found out somewhere that we were hiring' you samurai." "Then, old man, what would the villagers have us do?" "I found both your rice, and your women!" "See?" "See?" "Did you think you could hide them from me, Kikuchiyo-sama, in that secret stash of yours?" "!" "O-Shino!" "Give that rice back!" "Move it, move it, you fools!" "Shino!" "How did you find the secret stash?" "!" "I may be a fine warrior, but I can see right through the way you guys think!" "G" " Grandfather...!" "Geezer, you got some kind of problem with me?" "Naw." "This is better." "If you think you can turn back now, you're greatly mistaken!" "The bandits will never excuse a village that has gone against them!" "But, now that I'm here, it'll be all right!" "Let me go, would you?" "!" "Oh, okay, okay." "This is the first time he's been of any use, huh?" "We have returned." "And the samurai?" "We've brought seven with us." "Are they good samurai?" "Yes, I believe they are." "Is that so?" "That's good news." "There aren't many good samurai around any more." "Back when this old woman was younger, there were a great deal of them." "What do you think?" "Pretty sexy, huh?" "Rikichi, do your tastes swing toward wearing sexy kimonos like this?" "Kikuchiyo..." "I'm starting to see why!" "Hey, I was just getting to the good part!" "Kikuchiyo!" "Cut it out, already." "What's the matter with him?" "I, uh, was just gonna go check on the rice paddies real quick..." "This war has already begun." "That's a katana." "Does he cut down people?" "He looked!" "He's handsome, like an actor!" "He's got me, right through the heart!" "He looked again!" "He was lookin' at me!" "No, it was me!" "It was me!" "You're quite popular, Samurai-san." "But you left your back wide open." "If I had been an assassin, you'd be dead now." "We are now going to start fortifying the village's defenses." "I have heard that the bandits' main force consisted of 40 cavaliers." "Has there been any change?" "Mm-hmm." "There're about ten more of the huge cavaliers, so including the teakettles and infantrymen, there're about 60 now." "At some point, we'll have to send out some scouts." "Heihachi, you'll take care of procuring weapons." "Shichiroji, you'll do what you always do." "You can count on me." "Kyuzo, take whatever available men there are and give them archery lessons." "Understood." "What shall I do?" "You will patrol." "Patrol...?" "On no account allow any of their scouts get away from you." "They must not realize what we are up to until we are done." "Right!" "If soldiers do not march in step, then they will not prevail in a battle they could otherwise win." "Let us all join our hearts together, and strike back at the bandits!" "The samurai may talk like that, but there ain't no way so few of them can beat the bandits." "Yep, yep." "No way they can win." "All's we can do is apologize." "Yep, yep." "The bandit's patrolman'll be comin' at the Hour of the Dog." "If we appeal to him, then at least they'll let us off." "They'll spare us?" "Oh, fancy running into you here." "This should help put your minds at ease." "Come on, let's get started." "Doin' what?" "Training!" "Listen up." "From now on, I'm going to be your leader." "B- but..." "No buts." "Come with me!" "The village water..." "Kirara!" "Kirara, we wanna ask you something." "About the samurai-sama..." "They are all strong, reliable gentlemen." "Especially Kanbe-sama" "Never mind 'bout that." "We're talkin' 'bout the youngest, most suave samurai-sama." "You mean Katsushiro-sama?" "Katsushiro-sama!" "Yeah, him, him!" "What kind of person is he?" "He is... a good person." "But as a samurai, he's still a little..." "That ain't what we mean." "Has he got himself a fiancée?" "Gee, I didn't ask." "Just give us a hint." "We're beggin' you, Kirara." "Couldn't you just ask him yourselves?" "Naw!" "How embarrassing'!" "Naw!" "How embarrassing'!" "Naw!" "How embarrassing'!" "Wow, this is one spectacular forest." "It's the grove of the village shrine." "We could use these." "You'll have to let us cut several of them down." "Mm-hmm." "They ain't gonna be easy to bring down, though." "It wouldn't do us any good if they were." "When you draw the bow, hold your breath." "On the battlefield, you will see the enemy nearby." "Let them draw near, then shoot." "Yow!" ""KannaVillage"" "In any case, we're lucky not to have to worry about not having enough water." "Let's have some water jugs ready, just in case." "Is that a waterfall up ahead?" "It's deeper than I thought." "A place that's difficult to attack will also be hard to defend." "Shichiroji will be aware of that." "Indeed." "He is your "old wife," isn't he?" "Awfully sorry, but take that one right to the middle." "What're you doing?" "I'm fortifying our defenses." "Our defenses?" "Kanbe-sama is planning to turn Kanna Village into one big fortress." "This place is gonna be a fortress?" "An impregnable one." "The problem is going to be the sky..." "Say, Cutie, does the village have any weapons put away anywhere?" "It does, but we can't use them." "We'll have little choice but to get rid of the bridge." "But what do we tell the folks whose houses are on the other side of the bridge?" "We regret having to do it, but if we're to fortify our defenses, we'll have to abandon them." "It's been here since before we were born." "It's busted." "You've done a tremendous service, Cutie." "Now then..." "I have a favor to ask of you two." "Please tell us, Samurai-sama, do you have a wife?" "You should be working your hands, not your mouth." "Heihachi-san!" "Momotaro is asking for you." "He said he needs to discuss something of a mechanical nature with you." "What is it?" "Let me handle it." "He didn't ask for you." "Pa!" "Don't go!" "Move!" "You're gonna sell the samurai-sama out to the bandits, huh?" "They're fixin' to get rid of the bridge!" "We're bein' forsaken!" "If the fields our ancestors handed down to us're gonna get burned anyhow, then there was no reason to call the samurai here!" "But if that's what it takes to save the village..." "This is for your own good!" "If we ain't got any fields, nobody's gonna wanna marry you!" "I'm gonna marry a samurai, so it don't matter!" "Don't be ridiculous!" "Ain't no way you can do that!" "Pa, you idiot!" "I think we can manage to put together what you're asking for." "Geez, keep it all to yourselves!" "Hey, Kikuchiyo!" "Can't hear you!" "Kikuchiyo-dono, we need your strength." "I guess that leaves me no choice, huh?" ""Water"" "Kirara!" "Don't let my pa become a traitor!" "Pa's planning' to betray the village!" "He's gonna talk to the bandits tonight!" "We cannot allow him to do that." "But if those scary samurai-sama find out about this," "Pa'll be...!" "I'll manage something." "Kirara..." "Where is Manzo-san?" "He'll be at the tip of the northern cliff at the Hour of the Dog." "Katsushiro-sama!" "You heard what she said, right?" "Please, help us." "I won't let him get away with it." "Don't rush it." "Nice and easy, now." "What are you going to make with this?" "Just watch." "There's Pa." "Thank you for comin' all this way." "Is there anything new in the village?" "Yep..." "What?" "Yep...!" ""Yep" doesn't tell me anything." "There are samurai... in the village..." "What?" "How many?" "S- seven of them!" "Those ronin, huh?" "That was quick." "I appreciate your loyalty." "Samurai-sama..." "I'm not going to cut down your father." "Can you beat him?" "I will!" "I cannot allow you to leave here alive!" "Hmph, you're just a child, aren't you?" "You double-crossed me." "T- that's ridiculous!" "That samurai just followed me here on his own!" "I won't hear any excuses." "Pa!" "Katsushiro-sama!" "What you're doing is not swordsmanship." "You're just flailing around." "I don't have time to mess with you." "Katsushiro-sama!" "A kid can't cut anyone down." "Snap out of it!" "You're not getting away!" "Kid...!" "Pa!" "Katsushiro-sama..." "The old man merely gazed off into the distance from the hideaway in which he lived." "The baby cries, seeking only for the warmth of his mother." "We are born paying the price for someone's punishment, for someone's sins, but there is no such thing as a future without salvation, and the present slips quietly into the past." "We string together nothing but hollow ideas, and tell nothing but hollow lies." "And as the rain falls down upon us, something appears and then fades away." "It's Okara." "Komachi, thanks for all your letters up to now." "I'm gonna have me a long, hard look at the samurai that've finally come to the village." "I asked around the village, and sure enough, they're scared of the samurai." "It's only the men that say that, though." "The girls're all really interested in the samurai." "I heard that Manzo almost forced his daughter, O-Shino, the prettiest girl in the village, to make herself look like a boy, he was so scared." "But what I was surprised to see was how graceless these samurai are." "They don't look all that strong to me." "The girls're disappointed because they're all so old." "Well, there is that one rosy-cheeked young samurai, and the girls seem to be competin' to see who can snare him." "I don't think it'll do any good, though." "I have to feed the samurai their rice now, so hang in there!"