Commander, did something happen at the canal?
Stay focused.
Chutaro! Soramaru!
Let's go home!
Tenny!
Commander, leave this to us.
The only one of us with a chance against the Orochi is you, Commander. Go!
Hirari, was it? You're with me.
Takeda, you go too.
I'll cover the rear.
Yes, sir.
I, Takeda Rakucho, will run rampant according to your expectations!
What the... Tenny?
Looks like he really can't stand the sun.
Gerokichi!
Don't let him get away! Follow him!
Are you really Tenny, sir?
Yeah. I see you've been working hard, Chutaro.
Tenny...
Listen. We'll drive out the Orochi that's possessing Soramaru.
You're gonna do it.
All you have to do is swing the family swords.
Me?
Don't worry. I'll be with you.
Okay!
Right!
Go, Chutaro!
He's too powerful! I'm getting pushed back, sir!
It's not the end! Keep trying!
So this is the canal tunnel?
What the...?
Sosei!
Don't move—!
Gotcha!
Tenka?
Give Sora-nii back!
What's happening?
Everyone!
Please... Lend us your strength!
What's wrong? Is that all you've got?
Orochi-sama has been separated from the vessel, huh?
Now, with no way to seal Orochi-sama, it's impossible to stop his resurrection.
I wonder about that.
The Orochi rejected the Kumoh family swords, which contain its own magic.
In other words, the Orochi's enemy is the Orochi itself.
Impossible...
The Orochi's vessel can kill the Orochi.
Are you all right, Soramaru?
Big Bro!
Hey.
Sora-nii, so glad you're okay, sir.
Is it...really you, Big Bro?
Yup, it's your big brother.
Ow! That hurt, Soramaru!
You...stupid Big Bro...
Sorry.
Right! We've got one more thing left to do.
We were able to separate the Orochi from Soramaru's body.
But soon, it will be reborn in Lake Biwa.
Let's stop this cycle of reincarnation that has continued for hundreds of years.
But I heard that the Orochi is immortal.
Isn't sealing it the only way?
Soramaru can do it.
Can you cut yourself down?
The Kumoh family's guardian swords...
They protected me, didn't they?
Yeah, I'll cut anything down.
This was used to subjugate the Orochi for generations. It's the Abe family sword.
It's on special loan to you.
Master.
Here.
You forgot something.
Just you watch. Soon, I'll surpass you!
Chutaro, you're going too.
Huh? Tenny, you too?
Yeah, later.
Let's go, Chutaro!
Aye, sir!
Wait! I won't let just you guys to look cool!
I think it's still too soon for you to fall over.
Seriously?
I'm pretty much at my limit...
Let me rest, Sosei-kun.
I can guess why you are here, even after being executed.
In order to heal his own diseased body,
Iwakura-sama continued research on Orochi cells.
You were the test subject for that.
Why didn't you say anything?
What good would it have done?
The only reason I did it, was to be with them.
I didn't mean to make my family cry or betray you guys.
I do regret that a little.
But if you're still going to tell me I'm wrong, then tell me
what should I have done instead?
Stand up.
That irritating crab-head, who was always walking in front of me,
was a man who could be a guidepost just by being there.
Now it's my turn to show you the continuation of that dream I got from him.
It's not over yet, is it?
Stand up, Tenka.
Kagami!
Let me join ya too.
Sora-nii, go on ahead!
You never learn, do you, sir?
Aren't ya the same?
Ya helped with the prison escape for the sake of revenge, ya know.
Now ya life's tainted.
It's all over for ya.
I'll atone for it with the rest of my life, sir.
Even if I'm tainted and uncool, it's still not the end.
If I'm with the people I love,
then I can keep on living, sir!
That's nice.
Ya protected me?
You can live too, sir.
Once you give up on revenge,
I'm sure good things will happen, sir.
I'll make you laugh a lot...
I hate ya.
Being with ya makes me sad.
This is...
the Orochi!
This is...
the Orochi!
Bastard...!
Such power!
The town of Otsu...
Let's go.
Yeah.
After being separated, he couldn't maintain his sense of self, huh?
Botan-san, please go to Soramaru-sama's side.
I'll stop the chief, even if it costs me my life!
You're also going to survive and go home.
Home to the Kumohs.
Wood begets fire, fire begets earth, earth begets metal,
metal begets water, water begets wood...
Please stop this, Botan-san!
Is this the end?
Botan! Jump!
H-Hirari-dono... Could it be?
Yeah. I just remembered.
Sorry to make you wait.
Hirari-dono, don't worry about me. Go and help Soramaru-kun...
What are you doing at a time like this?
Kagemitsu was pretty good, but so are the Kumoh men of this age.
I'm sure they'll take care of things.
The Commander didn't give the Abe family sword to me, his subordinate, but to you, his protégé.
Don't let it go to waste!
I won't.
Please calm down, Orochi-sama.
They are the ones you should eliminate.
Chutaro, you okay?
Aye, sir!
But when I woke, Kagami was gone.
Has Orochi-sama returned to his senses?
Yes.
As expected.
Everything is going according to your plan.
As long as you live, the Fuma will not die.
Shirasu!
Tenka?
I'll leave the rest to you.
I can only be Fuma together with you.
But you can be Fuma, even by yourself.
Is he planning on dying?!
You are the reason for his anger.
Let's rot in hell together.
Big Bro!
Tenny!
Bastard!
Are you all right?
Sora-nii!
It's no use.
He's had Orochi-sama with him until now.
He must be at his limit, both mentally and physically.
It'll soon be over for the Yamainu too.
There's no end to them, is there?
You said it.
Too many, there are.
Don't underestimate the people of Shiga!
Get 'em!
Sorry!
We're late!
Everyone...
You came to help, didn't you?
We can fight too!
Leave it to us!
To all Fuma:
Now is the time to show our might.
We shall no longer cower in the shadows of this age.
Let us take it back!
We don't always need to be protected!
We can help the three Cloud Brothers, too!
I can't stand back here.
Gerokichi, take me to the Orochi!
What will you do, Sora-nii?
Eliminate the Orochi.
I'm coming too, sir!
Chutaro-san!
I won't let you leave me behind!
Commander!
What are you doing?
Hurry up and go after the Orochi's head.
Yes, sir!
Our dream has been taken over by the youngsters, huh?
I'm not planning on leaving it all to them.
Then let's continue our dream too.
Gentlemen, good work!
It's Tenka-san!
Tenka-san's alive!
This is our home!
Let's protect it together!
Show me the Omi spirit!
Orochi, you probably don't know
how much everyone here has laughed.
You've always been alone.
From the Yamainu, the Japanese Empire's Orochi suppression squad...
I'm Takeda Rakucho!
I'm the third son of the Kumoh Shrine,
Kumoh Chutaro, sir!
And I'm the second son, Kumoh Soramaru!
You lose.
Now, why don't you explain yourself?
Shirasu! Explain yourself!
Where is the real you?
Was the real you ever with us?
Shirasu!
Shiro-nii!
Here's your answer, Tenka.
Just as you have you home, I have my home as well.
Shirasu...
Tenka, move over.
I can't clean with you there.
My body has become one with the floor.
Stupid Big Bro! Help out a little, will you?
What? But you just get mad at me when I help.
I'll help, sir!
Oh, don't touch anything, Chutaro.
You'll just make things dirtier.
Really. What would you do without me?
Huh? You're not going anywhere.
It goes without saying, you're a part of our future.
Think about others for once.
Don't do it, Shirasu!
Farewell.
Shirasu!
It is the 11th year of Meiji.
Japan was facing an age of disorder with the highest crime rates ever recorded.
And so, the curtain falls on the unseen drama that had been unfolding behind the scenes
since ancient times.
Final episode
Brothers Gathering Under the Sun
Hey, Big Bro.
Huh?
I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive Shirasu-san.
I see.
But I do want to see him again.
He was like another older brother to me.
I feel the same, sir.
I see.
Big Bro,
thanks for loving us.
Thanks for letting us love you.
Thank you, sir.
That's my line.
All right, it's time to party!
Drink up!
I-I'm not old enough...
S-Stop it, Hirari-dono!
C'mon, it's fine. It's been so long.
It's not fine.
You haven't fully healed yet!
I'll be fine.
Here, want some dango?
They're delicious!
H-Hey, what's wrong?
Why are you crying?
Bastard! Don't make a woman cry!
Ow!
You impertinent little—
Let me join, too!
He's starting to give off the same aura.
Oh? Like who?
Yo, having fun?
Ow...
You haven't changed, have you?
Nope, not at all.
Shut up.
From now on, let's laugh, cry, and live...
Under the sunny skies...
Laughing Under the Clouds
Laugh!