1 00:00:01,376 --> 00:00:02,826 I will report on the status 2 00:00:02,256 --> 00:00:04,026 {\an8}Koga Chief Kishinmaru Minobe Murder Case Investigation Status 3 00:00:02,826 --> 00:00:06,756 of the investigation of Koga Chief Kishinmaru Minobe's murder. 4 00:00:04,026 --> 00:00:06,736 {\an8}Investigation Status 5 00:00:07,496 --> 00:00:08,736 My goose is cooked! 6 00:00:14,186 --> 00:00:15,316 Your mama taught you better! 7 00:00:15,316 --> 00:00:16,786 I'm sorry! 8 00:00:22,356 --> 00:00:23,796 {\an7}NSC Headquarters 9 00:00:23,796 --> 00:00:27,116 Evidence at the scene was nearly nonexistent. 10 00:00:27,116 --> 00:00:30,846 Our one piece of evidence is that lacerations from the murder weapon 11 00:00:30,846 --> 00:00:34,136 are characteristic of Iga ninja sword wounds. 12 00:00:34,136 --> 00:00:39,536 Accordingly, the 1st Division's person of greatest interest is... 13 00:00:34,136 --> 00:00:40,146 {\an7}No weapon, fingerprints, footprints, or articles found at the scene or in the vicinity Sole piece of evidence: Lacerations from murder weapon are characteristic of Iga ninja sword wounds. 14 00:00:40,146 --> 00:00:40,916 {\an7}- No suspicious people caught on surveillance cameras in the area - A forensic team investigated the murder scene (Given high probability of the culprit being a ninja, a wide area was searched) - No weapon, fingerprints, footprints, or articles found at the scene or in the vicinity - Sole piece of evidence: Lacerations from murder weapon are characteristic of Iga ninja sword wounds. 15 00:00:41,466 --> 00:00:44,716 Tokisada Kaga, who will be quietly investigated. 16 00:02:15,056 --> 00:02:18,036 {\an8}Koga Chief Murder Case Task Force 17 00:02:16,056 --> 00:02:20,516 {\an1}EPISODE 4 CRAFTERS AND USERS 18 00:02:19,396 --> 00:02:21,316 {\an8}I apologize for arriving late! 19 00:02:22,476 --> 00:02:25,416 I am Shione Kouzuki, assigned to this unit starting today! 20 00:02:26,466 --> 00:02:28,516 Apologizing is a waste of time. 21 00:02:28,516 --> 00:02:29,336 Yes, sir! 22 00:02:29,336 --> 00:02:31,506 I'm honored to be working in the same group 23 00:02:31,506 --> 00:02:35,596 as the Captain of the 1st Division and Head of the NSC! 24 00:02:35,596 --> 00:02:37,646 Niceties are also a waste of time. 25 00:02:35,596 --> 00:02:41,566 {\an7}Koga Chief Kishinmaru Minobe's Murder - Initial investigation - No witnesses - No suspicious people caught on surveillance cameras in the area - A forensic team investigated the murder scene (Given high probability of the culprit being a ninja, a wide area was searched) - No weapon, fingerprints, footprints, or articles found at the scene or in the vicinity - Sole piece of evidence: Lacerations from murder weapon are characteristic of Iga ninja sword wounds. 26 00:02:37,646 --> 00:02:41,246 I'd like you give you the task of tailing Tokisada Kaga. 27 00:02:41,246 --> 00:02:42,016 Yes, sir! 28 00:02:42,376 --> 00:02:45,806 Hold on, sir! She's a rookie still short on experience! 29 00:02:46,856 --> 00:02:48,586 You have an objection? 30 00:02:50,116 --> 00:02:51,276 No, sir. 31 00:02:53,116 --> 00:02:55,866 What do you know of Tokisada Kaga? 32 00:02:56,766 --> 00:03:00,586 Nothing definite, aside from his nickname "Tokisada the Demi-god." 33 00:03:00,586 --> 00:03:03,106 The anecdotes all sound like superstition. 34 00:03:03,106 --> 00:03:04,046 Take a look. 35 00:03:08,986 --> 00:03:12,146 What's that black, haze-like thing? 36 00:03:12,146 --> 00:03:13,886 That's Tokisada. 37 00:03:14,386 --> 00:03:18,976 He's so fast that the surveillance camera can only capture afterimages. 38 00:03:18,976 --> 00:03:24,686 Operate under the assumption that the superstitions surrounding him are all true. 39 00:03:36,626 --> 00:03:38,476 Hey there, Gantetsu. 40 00:03:38,476 --> 00:03:39,856 Tokisada... 41 00:03:41,916 --> 00:03:44,746 I wanted to have a chat about something... 42 00:03:45,486 --> 00:03:48,296 In two days, I'll administer a written test. 43 00:03:46,836 --> 00:03:48,296 {\an7}Written test covering general principles of ninja tools 44 00:03:48,296 --> 00:03:51,166 It will be a general test on the workings of ninja tools. 45 00:03:51,506 --> 00:03:55,496 The minimum ninja tools will be provided, so study thoroughly. 46 00:03:55,496 --> 00:03:56,286 Huh? 47 00:04:02,766 --> 00:04:04,736 I'd like you to teach me about ninja tools. 48 00:04:04,736 --> 00:04:07,186 How wonderful! Gladly! 49 00:04:07,426 --> 00:04:10,876 I was pretty confident in my academics, but... 50 00:04:10,876 --> 00:04:14,386 It's so overly technical I'm lost just reading the questions. 51 00:04:10,876 --> 00:04:15,236 {\an5}Ninja Tools Test Example Problems 52 00:04:14,386 --> 00:04:15,266 Idiot. 53 00:04:16,746 --> 00:04:18,866 That's why I'm studying! 54 00:04:18,866 --> 00:04:21,496 What? You were trying to solve them for real? 55 00:04:21,496 --> 00:04:22,226 Huh? 56 00:04:22,226 --> 00:04:27,006 Listen, a ninja tools exam is about using ninja tools to steal the test answers. 57 00:04:27,006 --> 00:04:28,126 What?! 58 00:04:29,916 --> 00:04:34,776 The day before the written exam, the teacher hides the answers somewhere. 59 00:04:35,776 --> 00:04:38,436 Your job is to get your hands on them. 60 00:04:40,716 --> 00:04:45,476 And of course, if the teacher catches you, you fail the exam. 61 00:04:42,766 --> 00:04:45,476 Safe 62 00:04:45,476 --> 00:04:46,986 Wait, really? 63 00:04:46,986 --> 00:04:51,356 We only need one copy of the answers, so let's all work together! 64 00:04:51,356 --> 00:04:51,876 How 'bout it? 65 00:04:51,876 --> 00:04:53,736 I'm happy to join the team! 66 00:04:53,736 --> 00:04:55,166 You help too, Kousetsu. 67 00:05:03,386 --> 00:05:07,646 Hey, Suzaku, are ya really gonna leave that Iga asshole alone? 68 00:05:07,646 --> 00:05:11,506 There's no need for me to act now. The time will come soon enough. 69 00:05:11,506 --> 00:05:13,986 Then I'll be making a move of my own. 70 00:05:14,786 --> 00:05:16,186 Go right ahead. 71 00:05:16,676 --> 00:05:19,066 Huh? Like this? 72 00:05:19,066 --> 00:05:21,756 Ah, you have to be more loving with it! 73 00:05:23,336 --> 00:05:24,306 Jeez! 74 00:05:24,306 --> 00:05:25,986 I'll just do it! 75 00:05:27,906 --> 00:05:29,056 Sorry. 76 00:05:30,186 --> 00:05:31,566 Sorry about that. 77 00:05:31,796 --> 00:05:35,456 What kind of ninja can't do his own maintenance? 78 00:05:35,786 --> 00:05:37,066 It's sad, right? 79 00:05:37,066 --> 00:05:38,916 Don't let it bother you. 80 00:05:38,916 --> 00:05:42,276 Most shinobi leave it to their ninja tool craftsman. 81 00:05:42,276 --> 00:05:45,056 Also, I'm doing it because I like it. 82 00:05:45,656 --> 00:05:46,406 Look! 83 00:05:46,786 --> 00:05:48,466 Do you know what this mark means? 84 00:05:48,466 --> 00:05:50,286 Saiga village? 85 00:05:50,286 --> 00:05:56,036 The Ninja Gear, Cores, and tools the school provides were all made by my village. 86 00:05:56,656 --> 00:05:58,876 I never get tired of seeing it. 87 00:05:59,506 --> 00:06:02,726 Ryoko, you want to be a ninja tool craftsman, don't you? 88 00:06:02,726 --> 00:06:05,266 I do. But... if only things were that simple... 89 00:06:06,606 --> 00:06:09,936 My father is the leader of Saiga village. 90 00:06:10,236 --> 00:06:12,446 But ever since I was little, 91 00:06:12,446 --> 00:06:15,816 he's been telling me he won't let me succeed his position. 92 00:06:15,816 --> 00:06:19,196 He's told me to instead live life like a girl. 93 00:06:19,196 --> 00:06:22,656 I had to push hard to get him to let me attend the Academy, 94 00:06:22,996 --> 00:06:27,426 but he told me I have to cut ties with the ninja world after I graduate. 95 00:06:27,426 --> 00:06:31,196 Why? I can see how much you love ninja tools. 96 00:06:31,646 --> 00:06:35,376 I'm sure my father has his own good reasons. 97 00:06:35,376 --> 00:06:39,736 But to have the decision made for me, irrespective of my wishes... 98 00:06:40,056 --> 00:06:41,566 It's hard to accept, you know? 99 00:06:46,556 --> 00:06:48,556 You're out there, right, Kousetsu? 100 00:06:49,546 --> 00:06:54,666 Me becoming a ninja already seems pretty dubious, but village chief? It's ridiculous. 101 00:06:55,436 --> 00:06:58,846 How come it's not Uncle, or you, Kousetsu? 102 00:06:59,656 --> 00:07:01,606 Ninjas value bloodlines. 103 00:07:02,126 --> 00:07:03,576 But with Ryoko... 104 00:07:03,576 --> 00:07:06,056 They have their ways. We have ours. 105 00:07:06,056 --> 00:07:08,976 You'd actually be satisfied with me as the chief? 106 00:07:10,576 --> 00:07:13,746 I'd obey regardless. That's the ninja way. 107 00:07:15,126 --> 00:07:19,626 {\an8}Height Limit 108 00:07:15,126 --> 00:07:19,626 {\an8}Oden 109 00:07:16,016 --> 00:07:19,626 Sorry for greeting you with a shuriken like that. 110 00:07:19,956 --> 00:07:23,516 Word is things are tense between Iga and Koga, 111 00:07:23,516 --> 00:07:27,056 so I thought for sure you'd gone and done something. 112 00:07:27,056 --> 00:07:29,236 Who do you think I am? 113 00:07:29,236 --> 00:07:31,056 Aren't you Tokisada the Demi-god? 114 00:07:31,056 --> 00:07:33,616 I'm a salaryman with a low monthly income. 115 00:07:33,946 --> 00:07:35,556 Then let's talk business. 116 00:07:37,506 --> 00:07:40,386 Could Iga help me out and buy these? 117 00:07:42,456 --> 00:07:43,566 A ninja tool? 118 00:07:43,566 --> 00:07:46,866 As a souvenir of a ninja village, buy a toy ninja! 119 00:07:52,286 --> 00:07:53,916 Neat, right? 120 00:07:54,856 --> 00:07:56,146 Yeah, no thanks. 121 00:07:56,146 --> 00:08:00,216 With fewer ninjas, ninja tools aren't selling. 122 00:08:00,666 --> 00:08:02,666 I'm betting on these guys. Come on! 123 00:08:02,666 --> 00:08:06,796 We don't have money to gamble. Try Koga or somebody. 124 00:08:06,796 --> 00:08:08,676 They won't buy 'em. 125 00:08:08,676 --> 00:08:10,016 Aren't they your best customers? 126 00:08:11,306 --> 00:08:14,696 Just recently, they came and said they're shifting their 127 00:08:14,696 --> 00:08:18,116 ninja tool orders to factories overseas. 128 00:08:18,116 --> 00:08:22,196 If your outfit's willing to match their prices, we'd consider it though. 129 00:08:22,196 --> 00:08:26,816 Get serious! Is this some ploy to get Saiga's skills for a pittance? 130 00:08:26,816 --> 00:08:28,826 Not at all. 131 00:08:28,826 --> 00:08:32,346 We've got a different job for your outfit. Something only you can make. 132 00:08:32,346 --> 00:08:33,186 Oh? 133 00:08:36,896 --> 00:08:37,746 What?! 134 00:08:37,746 --> 00:08:39,176 Money is no issue. 135 00:08:39,176 --> 00:08:41,096 You people must be crazy! 136 00:08:41,906 --> 00:08:43,466 What were the blueprints for? 137 00:08:43,466 --> 00:08:45,366 That I can't disclose. 138 00:08:45,366 --> 00:08:47,876 I still have my professional obligations. 139 00:08:47,876 --> 00:08:49,596 No point trying to get them from me. 140 00:08:49,596 --> 00:08:52,596 He took all the documents with him when he left. 141 00:08:54,446 --> 00:08:55,396 You gonna take the job? 142 00:08:55,876 --> 00:08:58,556 It's a huge job that'll take the whole village. 143 00:08:58,556 --> 00:09:01,636 Taking it will effectively make us Koga's slaves. 144 00:09:03,196 --> 00:09:06,536 That said, if I don't, Saiga village is finished. 145 00:09:07,156 --> 00:09:10,696 Of course, I'm also considering just ending it with my generation. 146 00:09:10,696 --> 00:09:12,686 You have a successor. 147 00:09:13,776 --> 00:09:16,296 She's my darling daughter. 148 00:09:16,296 --> 00:09:20,706 Far better to let her live happily in the sun than force hardship on her. 149 00:09:24,396 --> 00:09:26,476 Seems a shame. 150 00:09:35,616 --> 00:09:38,106 Take care of these tasks, too. 151 00:09:38,936 --> 00:09:40,356 How soon? 152 00:09:40,356 --> 00:09:42,356 {\an8}Transaction record processing (TODAY!) Ninja tool factory deposits Order calls (cheap as possible) File organization 153 00:09:40,356 --> 00:09:42,546 ASAP. Get to it. 154 00:09:42,356 --> 00:09:43,486 {\an8}Transaction record processing (TODAY!) Ninja tool factory deposits Order calls (cheap as possible) File organization Order more shuriken 155 00:09:43,486 --> 00:09:44,816 {\an8}Transaction record processing (TODAY!) Ninja tool factory deposits Order calls (cheap as possible) File organization Order more shuriken ※ Shorter skirt! 156 00:09:44,816 --> 00:09:46,316 {\an8}Order calls (cheap as possible) ※ Shorter skirt! File organization 157 00:09:49,956 --> 00:09:51,776 What's with that face? 158 00:09:51,776 --> 00:09:53,796 You're a woman. Smile and be pleasant. 159 00:09:59,116 --> 00:10:02,456 The safes with the answers were set up today. 160 00:10:02,456 --> 00:10:06,666 There's more than one, so let's pick one with as little competition as possible. 161 00:10:08,866 --> 00:10:11,846 Hey, um, could we join you? 162 00:10:11,846 --> 00:10:15,216 Huh? Won't that bring trouble your way? 163 00:10:15,996 --> 00:10:21,636 To be honest, I thought people like me from a small village couldn't do anything. 164 00:10:21,636 --> 00:10:22,416 But... 165 00:10:27,736 --> 00:10:31,016 seeing you made me feel like maybe we could. 166 00:10:34,586 --> 00:10:37,036 All right! The mission is tonight. 167 00:10:37,036 --> 00:10:39,836 Until then, let's hammer out our strategy! 168 00:10:51,636 --> 00:10:54,636 Now then, I guess I'll get to work. 169 00:11:07,906 --> 00:11:10,446 This is Woodpecker. We've reached the office. 170 00:11:10,806 --> 00:11:12,446 Owl, how's the coast? 171 00:11:12,446 --> 00:11:14,236 All clear. 172 00:11:15,466 --> 00:11:18,076 Okay, let's use this to scout things out inside. 173 00:11:18,076 --> 00:11:19,726 Take it away, Ittoki. 174 00:11:19,726 --> 00:11:20,906 What? Me? 175 00:11:20,906 --> 00:11:22,416 That's a bad idea. 176 00:11:22,416 --> 00:11:25,666 I want Ittoki to experience how wonderful ninja tools are. 177 00:11:25,666 --> 00:11:30,776 Um... it's a shuriken, but basically it's like a drone, so... 178 00:11:30,776 --> 00:11:33,716 Correct. You'll control it with your device, 179 00:11:33,716 --> 00:11:37,236 and the image data from the camera in the center 180 00:11:37,236 --> 00:11:40,016 will be displayed via a link with my device. 181 00:11:55,506 --> 00:11:55,826 Safe 182 00:11:55,826 --> 00:11:56,156 Safe 183 00:11:56,156 --> 00:11:57,156 Safe 184 00:11:57,576 --> 00:11:59,256 All right. Come back. 185 00:12:06,026 --> 00:12:06,866 Oh, crap! Crap! 186 00:12:06,866 --> 00:12:07,706 Hurry! 187 00:12:27,326 --> 00:12:29,146 She's here! She's here! 188 00:12:29,146 --> 00:12:33,196 We'll keep her busy! Find a way to get those answers! 189 00:12:33,196 --> 00:12:34,696 Roger. 190 00:12:35,076 --> 00:12:37,156 Shit, the focus is off. 191 00:12:38,776 --> 00:12:41,456 Guess it's time for new contacts. 192 00:12:41,896 --> 00:12:44,356 I'm seeing a ton of cameras. 193 00:12:44,356 --> 00:12:45,966 As for systems... 194 00:12:45,966 --> 00:12:48,176 Ugh, they've got thermal sensors. 195 00:12:55,836 --> 00:12:59,316 So Heat Haze is a no go. What a pain. 196 00:13:05,786 --> 00:13:07,716 Ready... boom. 197 00:13:24,596 --> 00:13:25,996 Dang. 198 00:13:34,216 --> 00:13:35,706 Yeah, it's gone. 199 00:13:36,186 --> 00:13:38,506 Kirei! The key to the safe is gone! 200 00:13:38,826 --> 00:13:41,006 Ms. Mitsuhashi probably has it! 201 00:13:41,006 --> 00:13:42,506 Can you get it from her? 202 00:13:42,816 --> 00:13:43,516 No way! 203 00:13:43,516 --> 00:13:45,516 We have our hands full just running! 204 00:13:45,516 --> 00:13:47,136 Let's split up! 205 00:14:00,986 --> 00:14:02,656 Hey there, shrimp. 206 00:14:02,656 --> 00:14:04,076 Himura! 207 00:14:05,106 --> 00:14:06,456 Himura is after us! 208 00:14:06,776 --> 00:14:08,146 Hello? Hello?! 209 00:14:08,146 --> 00:14:09,136 I'm on it. 210 00:14:12,926 --> 00:14:14,916 Ah, what do we do now? 211 00:14:15,276 --> 00:14:16,636 I'll open the safe. 212 00:14:16,636 --> 00:14:17,586 You can do that?! 213 00:14:18,546 --> 00:14:22,926 It's a prototype, but it's Saga's newest lock-opening ninja tool. 214 00:14:22,926 --> 00:14:26,016 It's not school-issued, so it's kinda cheating... 215 00:14:27,176 --> 00:14:29,756 If you're not found out, you're okay! 216 00:14:32,756 --> 00:14:34,626 Kirei! Buy us some time! 217 00:14:34,626 --> 00:14:36,186 I can't get you much! 218 00:14:38,236 --> 00:14:39,606 It'll be done in one minute! 219 00:14:51,206 --> 00:14:55,066 Thirty-two minutes?! Piece of junk... 220 00:15:02,486 --> 00:15:06,346 {\an7}Left 9, right 15, left 7 221 00:15:13,556 --> 00:15:15,196 {\an7}Left 9, right 15, left 7 222 00:15:15,896 --> 00:15:17,936 And the blueprints are... 223 00:15:18,786 --> 00:15:20,356 not here. 224 00:15:38,216 --> 00:15:39,346 It's open! 225 00:15:43,466 --> 00:15:44,796 We got 'em! 226 00:15:44,796 --> 00:15:46,046 Everyone, withdraw! 227 00:15:46,046 --> 00:15:47,176 You leave first! 228 00:15:48,766 --> 00:15:50,436 S-Sorry... 229 00:15:54,366 --> 00:15:55,306 We're done here. 230 00:16:02,566 --> 00:16:04,126 Hey. Good work. 231 00:16:15,006 --> 00:16:18,286 We've got something in the duct in front of the president's office! 232 00:16:40,276 --> 00:16:43,056 Because of my error, I lost track of Tokisada 233 00:16:43,056 --> 00:16:45,306 and failed to gain any information. 234 00:16:45,306 --> 00:16:46,786 Do you want off the assignment? 235 00:16:46,786 --> 00:16:48,656 No, please let me continue! 236 00:16:49,086 --> 00:16:51,416 Then your assignment remains unchanged. 237 00:16:51,416 --> 00:16:53,246 What? Are you sure, sir? 238 00:16:53,246 --> 00:16:57,086 I need people who don't lose heart when faced with such an opponent. 239 00:16:57,086 --> 00:16:58,906 Thank you, sir! 240 00:16:58,906 --> 00:17:00,496 Thanking me is a waste of time. 241 00:17:01,696 --> 00:17:03,546 What about the Koga factory? 242 00:17:03,546 --> 00:17:07,426 Security was too tight for just a foodstuff factory. 243 00:17:09,006 --> 00:17:11,286 Any hard evidence of a second operation? 244 00:17:11,286 --> 00:17:12,526 Not that I encountered. 245 00:17:14,266 --> 00:17:15,766 Kokuten Ninja Academy 246 00:17:15,766 --> 00:17:17,646 Ready, begin! 247 00:17:15,766 --> 00:17:19,396 {\an7}Ninja Tool Test 248 00:17:31,266 --> 00:17:33,786 It's totally different! Why... 249 00:17:35,876 --> 00:17:37,856 I wish I could see the looks on their faces! 250 00:17:37,856 --> 00:17:40,246 I bet they were drenched in a cold sweat! 251 00:17:40,546 --> 00:17:46,266 I knew they'd never realize the answers had been switched out, since they're idiots. 252 00:17:48,316 --> 00:17:49,756 It's over. 253 00:17:51,476 --> 00:17:52,646 Well, 254 00:17:52,646 --> 00:17:57,766 even though those weren't the expected problems, I was able to solve them anyway. 255 00:17:57,766 --> 00:17:58,686 What?! 256 00:17:58,686 --> 00:17:59,376 You solved them?! 257 00:17:59,376 --> 00:18:00,276 You're kidding! 258 00:18:00,276 --> 00:18:02,146 I'm from Saiga village, after all. 259 00:18:02,736 --> 00:18:06,146 Ryoko, you'd be an excellent ninja tool craftsman. 260 00:18:08,466 --> 00:18:09,816 It's crazy. 261 00:18:09,816 --> 00:18:10,586 Huh? 262 00:18:11,086 --> 00:18:14,836 To not get to do what you want to do... It's just crazy. 263 00:18:16,146 --> 00:18:18,576 Is there no choice but to put up with it? 264 00:18:20,386 --> 00:18:22,916 I'm not going to give up! 265 00:18:27,556 --> 00:18:31,316 Not only did a ninja get in, but there's this bullshit? 266 00:18:31,316 --> 00:18:32,966 I never instructed you to do this! 267 00:18:32,966 --> 00:18:37,096 But the instruction memo was right here, plain as day. 268 00:18:39,096 --> 00:18:40,596 {\an7}Order toy ninjas from Saiga village 10,000 units Pay immediately! 269 00:18:43,606 --> 00:18:45,926 Huh? A mistaken order? 270 00:18:45,926 --> 00:18:48,106 Production's already begun, though. 271 00:18:48,336 --> 00:18:51,136 We'll craft quality items worth the money. 272 00:18:51,136 --> 00:18:53,306 I swear on our pride as Saiga village! 273 00:18:53,826 --> 00:18:55,736 Business seems to be looking up. 274 00:18:55,736 --> 00:18:57,036 Tokisada... 275 00:18:57,556 --> 00:19:02,096 Cheaping out on an old model almost bit me in the ass. Make me a new one. 276 00:19:02,096 --> 00:19:05,006 I can't do it in one or two days. 277 00:19:05,626 --> 00:19:08,836 I guess your retirement's on hold until then. 278 00:19:09,546 --> 00:19:13,006 When you get old, you start talkin' to yourself. 279 00:19:14,176 --> 00:19:18,976 Kidou came to see me several years ago. 280 00:19:18,976 --> 00:19:21,466 He wanted a Ninja Core that could hold 281 00:19:21,466 --> 00:19:27,146 far more energy than even the best current Ninja Core. 282 00:19:27,416 --> 00:19:31,656 I told him even we couldn't do that and sent him away. 283 00:19:31,656 --> 00:19:33,056 Gantetsu... 284 00:19:33,056 --> 00:19:35,556 Too much talkin' to myself. 285 00:19:38,266 --> 00:19:40,296 Did you discover anything? 286 00:19:40,296 --> 00:19:41,026 Yes. 287 00:19:41,466 --> 00:19:44,076 I obtained intel from Saiga's leader. 288 00:19:44,516 --> 00:19:49,296 I believe Koga's aim is the secret Ninja Core passed down in Iga. 289 00:19:50,876 --> 00:19:52,056 Hold on a moment! 290 00:19:52,056 --> 00:19:55,676 Does Iga's secret Ninja Core actually exist? 291 00:19:55,916 --> 00:20:00,036 The stories say it was a technology born in war 292 00:20:00,036 --> 00:20:03,676 and then sealed away by the Iga chief, a power too dangerous for human hands. 293 00:20:03,676 --> 00:20:06,056 I always assumed it was a legend. 294 00:20:06,386 --> 00:20:07,686 It does exist. 295 00:20:08,746 --> 00:20:12,126 The location of Iga's secret Ninja Core is closely held, 296 00:20:12,786 --> 00:20:15,136 being passed only to the chief. 297 00:20:15,446 --> 00:20:20,656 Should you wish to see it, I cannot oblige. But it is real. 298 00:20:20,656 --> 00:20:23,456 Then what is their objective in seeking it? 299 00:20:24,896 --> 00:20:27,836 Koga is trying to start a war. 300 00:20:31,756 --> 00:20:35,946 The cleaning penalty isn't so bad when we do it together! 301 00:20:35,946 --> 00:20:39,636 Ryoko, you got a perfect score. You don't have to clean. 302 00:20:39,636 --> 00:20:41,136 I want to help my friends. 303 00:20:42,796 --> 00:20:45,686 It's almost like we're at a normal school, huh, Kousetsu? 304 00:20:46,846 --> 00:20:48,336 What gives? 305 00:20:48,336 --> 00:20:50,066 There's a traitor among us. 306 00:20:50,066 --> 00:20:50,976 Huh? 307 00:20:51,196 --> 00:20:53,866 It was most likely Koga that switched out the answers. 308 00:20:53,866 --> 00:20:54,696 What? 309 00:20:54,696 --> 00:20:58,106 They had to have known which safe we'd target. 310 00:20:58,106 --> 00:21:00,296 Someone is in contact with Koga. 311 00:21:00,296 --> 00:21:01,646 No way... 312 00:22:43,476 --> 00:22:45,896 The attempted assassination of Iga's successor 313 00:22:45,896 --> 00:22:48,166 became unprosecutable with the suspect's suicide. 314 00:22:48,166 --> 00:22:50,266 Kidou managed to fully slip away. 315 00:22:50,266 --> 00:22:51,796 It's frustrating. 316 00:22:52,856 --> 00:22:56,916 The 2nd Division stands ready to assist you any time. 317 00:23:00,716 --> 00:23:03,006 Here are the results from Satomi Tsubaki's autopsy. 318 00:23:04,816 --> 00:23:06,436 Does anyone else know? 319 00:23:06,436 --> 00:23:10,536 It was done in absolute secrecy, so no one knows but me. 320 00:23:11,256 --> 00:23:15,806 A microchip was found in Satomi Tsubaki's brain, purpose unknown. 321 00:23:26,346 --> 00:23:27,636 It's foolish. 322 00:23:28,496 --> 00:23:29,696 That's clear. 323 00:23:30,766 --> 00:23:31,776 And yet, 324 00:23:32,126 --> 00:23:33,386 the cycle repeats. 325 00:23:34,316 --> 00:23:39,596 Next time on Shinobi no Ittoki episode 5: "Cycle of Pain." 326 00:23:37,476 --> 00:23:40,256 {\an4}Episode 5: Cycle of Pain