"There are more of them." "Five from the west, five from the south." "They don't give up." "Who are they?" "We're assassins." "We've killed a lot of people." "It's not surprising they're after us." "That's true." "Let's go." "Here they come." "Damn!" "You seem to have nowhere left to hide." "Die!" "Kill them!" "What is it with these guys?" "We can't cut them!" " That hurts, you idiot!" " Don't let them escape!" "They're wearing chain-armour." "Ouch!" "Inoue Kanbei?" "I'll cut you down in revenge of my lord, Kato Kiyomasa." "Fire!" "Damn!" "They jumped!" "They got away." "They won't survive from this height." "You don't know them." "Azumi!" "Let go of my hand." "Our friends have all died." "Only you and I are left." "We have to kill Masayuki and fulfil our mission." "I won't die here." "Let's do it." "Azumi 2" "Kanbei." "You have come from afar." "I allowed my lord Kiyomasa to be killed." "The assassins are after you, Masayuki, as their final target." "Only you can lead the Toyotomi clan, Lord Masayuki." "I'd like to hear your opinion, Lord Masayuki." " My opinion?" " Yes." "You'd like to hear my opinion?" "Kanbei." "What were you doing when Kiyomasa was killed?" "This pain is Kiyomasa's anger." "And it's also my pain." "Endure the pain, then you'll know my opinion." "I'm too stupid to understand, so I have to hear it from your mouth." "That damn Tokugawa Ieyasu banished me here to Mount Kudo ten years ago." "I have never lost a battle against the Tokugawas." "The struggle between the Toyotomis and the Tokugawas is not over yet." "But it's clear that we'll lose if we fight now." "Don't lose your men in a futile battle, that's what you always said, Father." "Even my son Yukimura doubts my power." "You're possessed by an evil spirit, Father." "It's you, Kunyo, the head of the Ueno Koga clan." "A vengeful spectre that loves war." "Our young lord thinks unkindly of us." "I only say this to avoid a senseless battle." "Are you goading my father into fighting?" "Take that back, Yukimura." "Well done, Kunyo." "If that's my father's opinion," "I'll go to Osaka to find out the views of the Toyotomi clan." "Please excuse me." "Are you all right, Nagara?" "Be strong." "This is where our master used to receive messages." "I'm sure somebody will come." "That's it." "Well done, Azumi." "Azumi." "Azumi." "Nachi." "Nachi?" "How's this?" "Very good, Azumi." "You've grown strong." "Azumi." "I have something to tell you." "I like you a lot." "The missions you'll get from now on will be harsher than ever before." "You must harden your minds." "Now, team up in pairs." "Azumi." "Kill!" "I'll fulfil my mission." "Nachi." "Azumi." "This is our destiny." "Nachi." "It's not true." "What's wrong?" "You must be hungry." "I'll go and get some food." "You're invulnerable." "Azumi." "Thanks." "Please give me some food." " There you go." " Thank you." "You're welcome." "Don't anybody move." "Don't get us wrong." "We're here to help people." "We do this for people." "Exactly." "But to do that, we have to live, right?" "If you show some generosity, we can all be friends." "We need some help from you." "Give us all the money you have!" "Come on." "Out with it." "Bring it out." "Out with it all." "I don't have money for brigands." "Then give us your swords." "You don't use them anyway." "You fool." "Don't worry about that." "Yes, thank you." " Hey, wait!" " Let me pass." "What a brave girl." "So cute." "You're really cute." "And good-looking." "I like you." " Kinkaku." " Yeah." "What are you doing?" "Ginkaku, look at this woman's face." "Nachi." "She's so pretty." "Let's take her with us." "We work for the good of the world." "We can't be bothered with women." " Why don't you join us?" " Yeah, yeah!" "Join us." "Stop." "The bag is filled with dog's blood." "It went well." "You looked like a real samurai." "Ginkaku, why didn't you chase that pretty girl?" " That woman is strong." " What?" "If we're not careful, she'll kill us." "Really?" "Azumi!" "They're on our side." "I'm Hanzo of Iga." "The priest Nankobo Tenkai sent me." "We've heard about you guys." "You're supposed to be amazing." "Asano Nagama and Kato Kiyomasa." "Because you assassinated both of them, we were able to avoid war." "Your mission is accomplished." "I thank you." "There's still one left." "Sanada Masayuki." "Sanada is too much for you." " What do you mean?" " Sanada hired some ninjas." "They're not part of any of the 53 subgroups of the Ueno Koga clan." "They're expert assassins." "We may have to raise an army to fight them." "Aren't we there to avert war?" "We'll get Masayuki." "it's our master's orders." "We'll carry out our mission." "Yes." "We'll do it for our friends who died." "You won't come back alive." "Our master ordered the ten of us to kill each other." "By killing our friends we would gain hearts of steel." "If our master orders it, we will even kill our friends." "I have no wish to return alive." "I understand." "Carry out your mission." "I'll go as well." "I know Mount Kudo well." "Hanzo has just sent some spies to monitor Masayuki at Mount Kudo." "The Tokugawa strategist Nankobo Tenkai seems to be making a move." "I hear a pigeon cooing, Lord Masayuki." "The Tokugawa spies are after this old man's life." "I smell blood." "A smell you like." "When I was young, this was my greatest pleasure." "And how about now?" "For an old man like me, it's to see how much strength I have left." "I'm just checking that." "If you leave it to us, the Ueno Koga clan, we'll kill whoever is after my lord's life." "We're on the main road now." "Kozue is all excited." "Let's go." "Azumi?" "Yeah, right." "What's wrong?" "I met a guy who looked just like Nachi." "Like Nachi?" "He's a bandit in these parts." "His name is Ginkaku." "Hey!" "Do you want to fight?" "Please excuse her." " What kind of demon is this?" " Run away!" "You cowards!" "Cowards!" "They're cowards." "Thank you for coming here today." "You guys have no money, no family and nowhere to go." "But don't you worry." "From now on you're retainers of the house of Sanada." "I, Rokumonsen, will be your leader." "You have to kill the ones who are after Lord Masayuki's life and fight the Tokugawas." "Then Lord Sanada Masayuki will pay you a wage." "Those who want to join the Sanada army, come over here!" " I'm Kinkaku." " I'm Ginkaku." "Pick the skilful ones." "Yes, sir." "I wonder what assassins are like." "Do you really want to become a soldier for the Sanadas?" "They paid us for it." "All we have to do is kill the assassins, right?" "I'm not too keen on killing people." "Ginkaku will take care of it." "Right?" "Who was boasting the other day of having killed 100 people?" "Not me." "If the going gets tough, just run away." "OK." "By the way, that girl the other day..." "If you think of a girl while looking at the stars, you'll meet her again." " Brother." " What?" "Do you want to see that girl again?" "You want to see her too." "Me?" "I wonder if there was a battle." "There's a bad atmosphere here." "Yeah." "Hey." " Ginkaku." " Nachi." "Are these the assassins who are after Lord Masayuki?" "Exactly." " What shall we do, Ginkaku?" " Please wait a minute." "Don't get in my way." "Move!" "Get them!" "What are you doing?" "I told you to wait." "I changed my mind." "Our enemies are those guys!" "Come on!" "Do as Ginkaku says." " Hurry up!" " Attack!" "Traitor." "You never trusted us anyway." "Come on!" "Are you a demon girl?" "Come here!" "Kinkaku." "Are you eating well?" "They're all war orphans." "I found them and brought them here." "You." "You've grown fat." "What's the matter?" "Don't cry." "There, there." "It's OK." "All right." "Shall we play?" "Let's play." "Let's play, let's play." "Shall we eat?" "What happened to your brother?" "He's dead." "Ginkaku." "Who are those people?" "My friends." "There's no way these noble guys are your friends." " What are you saying, grandma?" " They're assassins." "They get paid for killing people." "Is it true?" "Such a pretty face and you're a professional killer?" "To prevent war you have to kill those who cause it." "War won't disappear." "As long as there are people, someone will start a war." "The stupidest ones are the ones who are being used by them." " Are you talking about us?" " Nagara." "Stop it." "He's not only mocking us but all our dead friends." "I apologise if I hurt your feelings." " There you go." " Ginkaku." "Money." "Did you bring any?" "Did you do anything bad to bring back so much?" "Chiyo." "Money is neither black nor white." "If good guys use it, money is good." "Yone." "Look how much money there is." "You've done more bad deeds." "You won't die peacefully." "We're happy as long as grandma is well, the womenfolk eat and the kids grow." "Chiyo." "Leave him." "He'll fall asleep when he gets tired." "Chiyo." "Let me help you." "I don't need your help." "Just go to sleep and go away quickly." "Have we done anything wrong?" "I hate assassins." "We struggle to bring up our children, but sooner or later someone like you will kill them." "We want to stop war, so there'll be no more orphans like these ones." "You have noble goals for a murderer." "What happens to the children of the people you killed?" "They..." "Wake up, Kozue." "Azumi, let's go." "We live in a different world from these guys." "Nagara." "It seems the enemy is at Manganji temple. lt's time for a sortie." "If Lord Masayuki attacks Tenkai with his army, the Toyotomi lords will rise and there will be war again." " That's what we want." " It's war." "War." "Now that Lord Yukimura has gone to Osaka, it's time for us to move." "It'll be fun, Tsuchigumo." "I hear some new assassins are after Lord Masayuki." "I'll deal with them." "It's in your hands." "One of our people is hidden among them as an Iga ninja." "Not one shall survive." "They'll see the power of the Ueno Koga clan." "It's Sanada's army." "It's going to be a mess." "The war is on." "Let's go." "Azumi." "I'd like to ask you something." " How do you avoid arrows?" " What?" "You both avoid all of them." "I'll teach you, my young ninja apprentice." "Take a bow and arrow and stand here." "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." "Eight paces distance." "It's eight paces in my case." "If I'm more than eight paces away, I can avoid the arrows." "Six paces is enough for Azumi." "Now, try to shoot me." "From here?" "To shoot you, Nagara?" "Yeah, quickly, shoot." "Amazing, Nagara!" "Arrows are slow." "Less than eight paces, you're too close and can't avoid them." "Let's go." "Nothing left." "That's Mount Kudo." "That's where Sanada Masayuki is." "The time has come." "Nagara, do you like Azumi?" "What?" "You've travelled together." "Has nothing happened?" "What are you saying?" "Azumi is like a little sister to me." "Then you don't have special feelings for her?" "I do like her." "All our dead friends liked her too." "So I'll defend her on behalf of our friends." "Azumi likes that Ginkaku fellow." "What she really wants is to run away with him." "I don't believe it." "It's true." "You know it, don't you?" "He is Nachi." "He looks just like Nachi, who died." "Was Azumi in love with that Nachi?" "Let Azumi go to Ginkaku's place." "We have a mission." "If you wanted to protect Azumi, you wouldn't take her on this mission." "The two of us can take care of Masayuki." "Ginkaku." "Sanada Masayuki has left Mount Kudo." " What are you saying?" " It's true." "Mount Kudo is abandoned." "Empty." "Sorry, but I want to see for myself." "Believe us." " Is your mission that important?" " It's none of your business." " Who will profit if you risk your lives?" " He's right." " War won't disappear anyway." " That's right." "Rather than that, think about enjoying life." "Wouldn't you like to live with the children like Chiyo?" "Come on, Azumi." "I want to do that too." "But I can't." " Why not?" " Hey, Azumi." "Wait." "We all want you to come." "Azumi." "Do it if you want." "Go with Ginkaku." "What are you saying, Nagara?" "Never mind the mission!" "I'm going travelling with Kozue." "I'll be frank." "I'm fed up with this mission." "We've been on impossible missions, but now things are clear to me." "Why sacrifice our lives and friends for nothing?" "You never know when you'll be attacked." "I never felt peace of mind." "Are you serious?" "Of course I'm serious." "Go and be happy with Ginkaku." " Forget about the mission." " Nagara!" " Come to your senses!" " You come to your senses." "We're done with living for other people's missions." "We're going." "Farewell to you." "Please don't say such things." "Hey, Ginkaku!" "Take good care of Azumi." "And never show up in front of me." "Wait, Nagara!" "Nagara's right." "Just look at us." "We have nothing, but we enjoy living in freedom every day." " Don't we?" " Yeah." "I am different." "My experience of things is different from yours." "So let me go alone." "We won't let you go." " No, we won't." " You see?" "Azumi!" "Wait!" "Azumi!" "Stop her!" "Azumi!" "Stop!" "That was good." "She'll do well with Ginkaku." "Azumi will be happy." "Ginkaku wasn't lying." "Sanada Masayuki is not at Mount Kudo." "Even if Azumi went to Mount Kudo, there would be nobody there." "And meanwhile we'll kill Masayuki." "That's right." "Kozue, let's go after Masayuki." "I'll lead the way." " Is it really this way?" " I'm sure it is." "I feel like we've been going in circles." " We'll get to the main road soon." " Let's hurry, then." "Nagara!" "What's going on?" "You taught me to shoot you within eight paces." "Aren't you one of us?" "I'm from the Ueno Koga clan." "I have lived among the Iga since I was a little girl." "I let them train me in preparation for a day like this." "To kill Tenkai and his assassins." "That's my first mission." "Your mission?" "Don't copy us." "Damn!" "I don't want to die!" "Azumi." "Azumi." "Azumi." "They got me." "Wait!" "Azumi!" "We've been disturbed." "That won't stop me." "I swear I'll kill you next time we meet." "Didn't I say Masayuki had gone?" "He left with a lot of soldiers." "It can't be." "Has he gone after Tenkai?" "There's no doubt we're the enemy's objective." "Has Masayuki left Mount Kudo?" "I received a report saying so." "We must leave immediately." "If we leave this place, we would be deserting our assassins." "However, we can't spend time on the assassins now." "It's sad, but our duty is to defend Master Tenkai." "Are you saying desert them?" "Master Tenkai." "Azumi and the others..." "Unfortunately, we can't wait any longer." "We'll do as you say." "See?" "It's like I said." "It's full of Sanada's soldiers." "The temple is beyond that mountain." "It's surrounded." "It's going to be hell from now on." "You guys go somewhere else." "Azumi." "Are you worried about us?" "Don't worry." "We'll follow you anywhere." "OK, guys." "Let's run amok." " I want to kill lots of them." " I'm getting excited." "Let's go." "They're warming up for a final showdown." "I had an old friend who looked like you." " One of the assassins?" " Yeah." " His name was Nachi." " Nachi." "Many people look alike in this world." "What happened to him?" "He died." "I killed him." " What?" " Let's go." " A messenger has arrived!" " A messenger!" "The eastern battle formation is ready." "The road to Manganji temple is blocked." "Tenkai is cornered." "The enemy has no escape route." "Don't tire out your soldiers for no reason." "Please let us do it." " Don't leave anyone alive." " Yes, my lord." "Stop." "Is it too late?" "It's the Ueno Koga clan." "Master Tenkai!" "This way!" "Hanzo!" "Run!" "How sweet you are." "Azumi!" "Ikkaku!" "You bastard!" "Kijimaru!" "Don't get in my way!" "They're all dead." "Ginkaku." "Thanks for showing me respect." "What are you talking about?" "Azumi." "It feels so good." "Kinkaku." "Hey." "Hey." "Brother!" "Brother!" "Boss!" "Boss!" " Lady Kunyo." " You're late, Tsuchigumo." "I failed to kill the assassin." "What?" "How can it be?" "She is exceptionally skilled." "She killed Roppa." "Was Roppa killed?" "What?" "It's unbelievable." "We have to lure her into the spider's web and..." "The poisoned spider's web." "She doesn't know it's full of paralysing poison." "Once she touches it, she's finished." "She'll be paralysed and lose control of her limbs." " But the same will happen to you." " Help me to die, Lady Kunyo." "Master Tenkai, these are the only soldiers left." "It's a shame." "They all died defending you." "Do you understand?" " Ginkaku." " lt's all right." "He's right." "Kozue." "Where's Nagara?" "We came across Sanada's soldiers." "He defended me bravely, but we got separated." "He'll be all right." "He was always the most nimble of us." "I'm sure..." "What's wrong, Kozue?" "Oh, nothing." "I found a shortcut to the Tokugawa lands." "I'll show you the way." "Master Tenkai." "Let's stop here for a while." "Mission..." "It's full of enemy troops." "What?" "Damn you!" "Kozue." "What happened to Nagara?" "What happened to Nagara?" "Mission." "My mission." "I asked you what happened to Nagara." "I killed him." "What did you say?" "He asked me not to kill you." "I'm not going to keep that promise." "It can't be true." "I can't shoot you from this distance." "Kozue." "Tell me it's not true." "It was my mission." "Nagara is dead." "To imagine that you killed Nagara." "Don't follow me." "I'll kill Masayuki." "So, you're Azumi." "Your spy Kozue is dead now." "What?" "I lost my only friend." "Damn you." "I'll destroy you." "I say the same to you." "I got you." "Is the poison affecting you?" "You killed Roppa, Kozue, and also Tsuchigumo." "You have killed most of the Ueno Koga clan." "What's wrong with you?" "You're an ignorant virgin." "You have no conception of life." "I hate you." "Are you getting paralysed?" "This is the end of you." "You're going to hell." "Die." "My lord." "Lord Masayuki." "Azumi." "Are you all right?" "Azumi." "Hang on." "Azumi." "The mission is pointless." "I'm going to carry out my mission." "Many people look alike in this world." "What happened to him?" "Nachi." "Mission." "Nachi." "Nachi." "It's me." "Do you know who I am?" "Nachi." "Nachi." "You're all right." "The poison paralysed you, that's all." "Live on." "Don't you die on me." " Kunyo." " Lord Masayuki." "Lady Kunyo." "Kunyo." "My lord." "I couldn't kill the assassin." "What are you saying?" "Why are you wounded?" "Don't let this be the end of our dream of war." "Of course not." "I did it all for you." "I wanted to see your happy face." "My lord." "Kunyo!" "Kunyo!" "Ginkaku." "Ginkaku." "Ginkaku!" "Hey, Ginkaku!" "Ginkaku." "You died for me." "Did you die for me?" "What's all this about?" "All the good people." "They all die." "Are you ready?" "We will attack in force and kill Tenkai." "To battle!" "Our quarry is coming to us." "Kill her!" "Fire!" "Everybody, stop!" "A young girl like you and an assassin?" "Why are you after my life?" "To be rid of war." "What foolishness." "Yukimura." "Father!" "Pull the soldiers back." "Not a single lord will side with us now." "This is none of your business." "Go back to Mount Kudo alone." "Father, this won't help us at all." "Don't you understand?" "This is all my doing." "It's nothing to do with you." "Master Tenkai." "Lord Sanada." "Master Tenkai, do you want to cut your way through this many soldiers?" "We have clearly lost the battle." "But if we die here, the Tokugawas won't stay quiet." "The outcome is the same whether we let you go alive or not." "We must have a conclusion to this." "You stole something that was precious to me." "I detest this maiden." "Leave this young assassin behind." "Then I, Sanada Masayuki, will retire to Mount Kudo as you wish." "And never rise up against the Tokugawas." "Wait a second." "This is wrong." "Are you going to leave Azumi behind?" "It's not right." "I'm an assassin." "I'm prepared to die anywhere." "All my friends have lost their lives." "They thought they were fighting for peace in this world." "But maybe we were just being used." "However..." "That will end today if I kill Sanada Masayuki." "That's what I want." "I'll fight you myself." "All right." "Don't get in our way." " Father." " Don't interfere." "It's good." "It's all my doing." "This is for my sweet Kunyo." "Damn you!" "Don't shoot!" "Don't." "Retreat." " Damn her." " My lord." "Retreat." "She has killed all the lords who sided with the Toyotomis." "Respect my father, Sanada Masayuki's, last words." "I must at least defend his name." "Nobody touch her." "I want revenge for Lord Kiyomasa." "I understand your anger, Kanbei." "But a warrior's word must be kept, even if it costs him his life." "So will there be no more war?" "Your mission is accomplished." "I will no longer walk on the same path as you." "Where are you going?" "Where will you go?" "Azumi 2"