I am Sarutobi Sasuke
The grandson of the legendary Ninja, Sarutobi Sasuke.
His name is also Sasuke.
Marriage?
Umemiya Shuzen's daughter, Oichi got sudden marriage proposal.
Her future groom is an infamous idiot lord, Maehata Genbanokami.
You wouldn't refuse, would you?
Dismiss the marriage proposal.
Sasuke is risking his life to go against this conspiracy.
However...
I will be a wife of Sir Maehata Genbanokami.
Not only rescuing Oichi, he couldn't even come up with any strategy.
Sasuke was very agitated.
Sarutobi came?
He shamelessly came over to tickle me in my bed.
They are totally underestimating you; Iga people.
I may hire people form Kouga instead of you guys.
With all due deference to you...
Guarding Sir Kitakura is your retainers' job.
It is not us Crow groups' job.
What did you say!?
I could crush Sarutobi any time.
However, I, Hattori Banzo, am not satisfied to just kill him.
I guess he is becoming little more decent.
Keep eyes on Sarutobi!
Make him go through the pain from the hell.
It's becoming interesting...
Excuse me, then. Please come again.
Excuse me, then.
"Shinobi is like a wind in the society."
"Know the people and gather friends. Suppress own and promote others."
"That is the essence of Shinobi"
Sarutobi the Third
What is it?
Please!
I want to save the princess!
Please tell me how I could save her!
If you are a real Shinobi, you must have some idea which I couldn’t come up with.
Could you please tell me?
Greenhorn would make things worse.
It may be so, but...
You went to the Commission didn't you?
How did you know?
Do not do anything anymore. There is nothing you can do.
You are a minion of the Commissioner, aren't you?
Mom said you are my father.
Is that true?
If so?
I was a big fool to come over here to get your help.
Let me tell you one thing.
Do not reveal my true identity.
Else...
I will kill you.
While Sir Umemiya is away, I will announce the news to everybody.
The official notice has arrived from the home territory.
It is an order to have Sir Umemiya's daughter, Oichi-sama
to marry Sir Maehata Genbanokami of Shinshuu Hiromi Clan.
Farther more, social ranking of Maehata family and Umemiya family don't match up.
Thus, Oichi-sama will be adopted as a daughter of a noble, Anegakoji family.
Prepare to have this wedding ceremony as our clan's official affair.
The official notice has arrived from the home territory, hasn't it?
I have nothing to do with it.
You are thinking how ignorant, aren't you...
No.
I understand your wrenching pain which is resulting
from your feeling toward precious daughter.
Oichi-sama must know her father's pain also.
That is why she is trying to act as usual with her smiles.
Her late mother was also like that.
Is that so?
I wish there was something we could do…
So... that means... What?
Meaning... refusal of it will wipe out the clan immediately.
Acceptance will invite unwanted debt, and the clan will get wiped out.
Ah, that means even Oichi sacrifice herself, outcome would be the same, right?
Isn't that correct?
Correct!
The essences we haven’t used are...
Dou (assimilate), Sastu (kill), and Tenn (Sky).
What does an essence "Dou" mean?
I don't know yet.
Then how about "Tenn"?
Dunno.
Your dad should know the meanings of all these...
If he was still alive...
I don't have a father.
Welcome back.
Sasuke.
Don't you want to ask something me?
What?
Your...
I don't want to hear about Tokaiya!
Sasuke.
That guy is trying to wrap up this marriage.
He knew everything about the Commissioner’s plot.
That guy is my enemy.
He is your father.
What is the heck is he doing in Miyako?
He is working under the Commissioner to deprive the Takanami clan.
That's not true.
What's not true?
He would not betray Sir Umemiya who our family owes gratitude to.
Believe that.
But then, why is he trying to help precede this marriage?
Why is he forsaking the princess?
That is...
I don't get it!
Hey, what's the matter? Hold on, Shiraishi-san.
Shiraishi!
Please hold on, Shiraishi-san!
What's going on?
He has been beaten up by the Commissioner’s round up.
Beaten up?
Shiraishi and I were just walking about to look for jobs.
Then, suddenly few of them attacked us.
How awful...
Sayo... Sayo...
Sayo? Who is Sayo?
That's Shiraishi-san's wife. Do you know her?
Yeah, a pretty lady.
Don't you need to let her know?
Sayo-san has been gone for a few days for work.
We don't know where she is.
I will look for her. You know her face, don't you?
Can you come with me? OK.
I will bring her over soon.
Hey, Sasuke. Please take care of Shiraishi-san.
OK.
I will, too, Sensei.
Ah, please.
Are you OK? Does it hurt?
We all die like this.
You! What are you saying?
No place to live and unable to see the family when we die. Dying like rodents
This is how we are now.
Someone in here could be like this tomorrow.
We can't keep it like this. That's right.
We will get beaten up if staying quiet.
This is already a matter of life and death.
Someone with the government’s back up is starting to torment us.
How is it going?
It is all up to us to make ronins anger explode.
Hurry up and get rid of them quick.
And, one more thing.
Have you made a deal with Chinese merchant, yet?
With a guy called Cho-Shuryu...
He said as soon as port is secured.
Takanami port will be mine very soon.
Brace yourself!
Sasuke?
Are you really OK to accept this marriage proposal?
What?
Is it OK to give in to the evil power?
Are you still talking about things like that?
I don't know what to do.
You must have some wisdom, Sir Umemiya.
Let's rescue the princess. I would do anything.
Tomorrow, Oichi will officially be a daughter of Anegakoji (a noble) family.
What are we going to do?
Can't do anything about it.
It is too late to talk about it now.
Only thing we could do is to see time going by.
No...
I wish Maehata Genbanokami to become insane and demented... Humph.
Sir Umemiya, don't be so weak-kneed!
Sasuke.
The princess is going through much harder time.
We have to think more. Don't we want to protect her?
Can't you help Sasuke out?
Sasuke is throwing his life.
He is being a blind. He will end up...
No.
After all, he is also a Shinobi.
If he couldn't overcame this matter...
Then, there was no value for him to live as a Shinobi.
Does that mean, It's OK for an inexperienced Shinobi to die?
If one doesn't have enough strength, then that would be it.
Leave. Never come here again.
What a Shinobi.
I have no idea what you are trying to do.
But... What mission!? What virtue!?
Are you still a proper human being?
A guy who abandons his own child is not a proper human being.
If you let Sasuke die...
I would not forgive you.
Princess.
Sasuke.
I am doing fine.
I did it in full strength.
Ah! How did you know about this place?
What do you want?
I don't need you.
If you were in the situation of your enemy, what would you think?
Try to assimilate your feelings as others.
You are my enemy.
I don't want to know or understand your feelings.
You are also a greenhorn as a human as well as a Shinobi.
How dare could you say such a thing.
Is that the word from somebody with no human feelings who abandoned mom?
There are things you must sacrifice for more important virtue.
If you want perfect to be a Shinobi...
You must be prepared to live alone.
That is the fate of Shinobi.
What's up?
Sayo-san was found.
Sayo.
What is...?
Hey, what's going on?
I wish I was there little sooner...
Sayo-san's work was
Waiting on that Maehata Genbanokami.
And then, we were trying to bring her back. Saboten snuck in to the temple...
That bastard!
You scummy bug!
Sayo...
This can't be happening! Sasuke.
Don't let the princess marry a bastard like him.
If you were in the situation of your enemy, what would you think?
Try to assimilate your feelings as others.
I wish Maehata Genbanokami to become insane and demented...
You, scummy bug!
Sasuke.
I have an idea.
Will you guys help me out?
Let me do it.
Sayo-san can't rest in peace like this.
Me, too. Me, too.
I have never been this mad before!
I do, too. Me, too.
Intruder!
Thank you for having me as your daughter until today.
Tomorrow, I will become a daughter of Anegakoji family.
At last, tonight is the final night as a father and a child with you.
Yes.
Sasuke scaled at me.
Was that so?
His grandpa, first Sasuke also scalded at me before.
He said not to be so weak-kneed.
I felt like my old friend was scalding at me from the past...
Actual person is as different as night and day.
I am really thankful to Sasuke.
I have learned a lot from Sasuke.
I see.
I can't describe it very well... I would like
to live like the way Sasuke is trying to live.
That is why I want to forego with this marriage.
If there is a chance to have the Takanami clan to
survive little longer, I want to take that chance.
I wish things were different...
Father.
Scummy bug, scummy bug, scummy bug, scummy bug...
My lord...
Lord…
Dear…
Darling…
Forgive me! You all forgive me.
I came from the hell to wreak vengeance of women you killed.
Who are you?
I am Sasuke.
I am Sarutobi Sasuke.
Scummy bug, scummy bug, scummy bug, scummy bug...
My lord...
Darling...
The wedding is canceled!?
Sir Maehata Genbanokami keeps shouting about monks chanting by his hears...
He can't even seem to hear anything else including the Commissioner Kitakura.
He had no choice but to return to his home territory for a healing.
Kitakura himself had to give up on this conspiracy.
I don't care what you do.
Deprive the Takanami clan! Deprive them! Wipe them out! Wipe them out.
Is that really true?
I couldn’t believe it either.
Anyways, it's a good thing.
Sir Umemiya.
Your wish came true, didn't it?
Ah, could it be...?
No. I couldn't have done it by myself.
This was everybody’s hope.
Our hearts all hope for the same.
There is nothing impossible if we gather our heart as one.
I was taught so, this time.
Sasuke.
Tenn.
Fuu.
Dou. Ninn.
Jin.
Katsu.
Satsu.
If you want to perfect being a Shinobi, then you must be prepared to live alone.
That is the fate of Shinobi.
Hey, bad news!
What is it?
Cops from the commission are at Tokaiya's
Eh!?
Hey, hey...
Mr. Head servant.
To be continued
Tokusaburo from Tokaiya is my father.
A Shinobi came to kill me.
Get rid of Umemiya Shuzen.
Do not keep anyone alive.
I want him to survive no matter what.
Whether a Shinobi or not, humans may be able seek different ways.
That was the destiny of our family.