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But wait! But wait indeed!

If none reveal themselves How find the offender outside Oda clan?

That would be

Me

I am the offender not of the Oda clan

What do you mean?

The examination ends here

I see through your ploy

You are covering for that man

Seriously?

Are you actually a good guy?

Don't look at me like that

Annoying

You are the offender

You are not wrong but

No

No you are

On what grounds?

That shallow face Huh?

A face that shallow could never serve the Oda clan

Shallow

Fair point Don't just agree

Why must I cover for him?

Only three days and nights but we faced this trial as comrades

To shield a comrade by sacrifice That is heroic

A feat worthy of a hero

That one with such qualities himself is fit to be the Oda clan's shadow shinobi

I suppose that is what he wants to claim

How shallow What?

Then If not me, who?

W-what a fine man

Are you really a retainer of the Oda clan? Sounds suspicious to me

What are you saying They are no lawless miscreants

Right He is like us one of Hideyoshi's... Stop!

A shinobi must not reveal their identity

Is this the end?

Who is it?

Shinobi do not reveal their names or past?

Laughable What?

That may be shinobi common sense but

Are you too bound by that common sense?

This is to choose the one and only shinobi to serve the Lord - an examination

The Lord would not want a mere shinobi who clings to such common sense

Is that not so? Kazumasu

I am the third son of Mori Kanenari Mori Ranmaru Naritoshi

Taken into service by the Lord as a page

Among Oda clan retainers I am the closest to the Lord and the most trusted

On the other hand you are Ishida Mitsunari Ah

Like Fukushima Masanori and Kato Kiyomasa pages to Lord Monkey

Monkey? You just called Hideyoshi a monkey!

I will cut down that insolent fool Sorry

I picked up the Lord's way of speaking

I will not allow it Therefore

As for me Lords Mitsunari Masanori and Kiyomasa

They cannot be the offender

That leaves three

You and

You and

You

Then to each of you three

State your name and background

Look over here

Look!

Tell us if we should reveal our identities Hey

Stop it don't look this way

No

Hold on These three are Hideyoshi's pages

and that one is Nobunaga's page

and you are with the Kage Clan of Hida

then who is that guy?

Wait are you the one from before

You said we can tell by the eyes right?

Then look closely

You all realized it far too late

Hey don't go there

Ow!

Hey Stop it

Something is biting me down there

What?

Whoa

A woman?

Hey What is it?

I will not cut a woman

Huh?

Ninpo: Hair Storm!

Kage Clan of Hida!

Honored to have met you

Hey hey!

Lord Kazumasu!

Reinforcements are here!

I have been waiting!

I am taking this!

Why you...

Is it dawn?

The warm-up is over

And you are?

Lord Shirokage Shirokage?

Mistaken identity? No not mistaken

This is Lord Takenaka Hanbei

Takenaka Hanbei Shigeharu

Genius strategist for Hideyoshi but he fell ill in the last battle

He was said to have died

But that was a lie

Hanbei

You are alive, Hanbei

I'm happy! I'm so happy! Nothing could make me happier!

Lord! Look! Hanbei is alive!

You already knew?

I heard from Kazumasu

This is a surprise!

So only this monkey did not know?

So secretive! But I'm happy!

Do not be mad this too was for the Lord

But Kazumasu

I heard you would say he died of illness

A shinobi...

Under the Lord not just Hideyoshi and Lord Kazumasu

Shibata Katsuie, Akechi Mitsuhide and many others of rare talent

Yet all were light; no shadow

So Lord Kazumasu and I agreed and I chose to live as a shadow

Could it be...

The one digging into Kinme was

Yes, Lord Hanbei... I mean

It was Lord Shirokage

After the Lord beat the Takeda, I thought there were no enemies left

But there were

Is that the Kinme?

Those who hinder the Lord's unification of Japan

How did the examination go?

As expected

No one else but this one

Oh so this one is shy

What is it? Are you embarrassed? Feeling bashful?

Come on come on come on

Annoying

However

Not just this one, another

One to be the Oda clan's shadow

Let them in

Already in here

You!

It is fine

Fine for what

Up there like that

You are before the Lord

My apologies

We meet again

Ridiculously annoying

This one can serve as shadow too

Good to meet you all

Likewise

Hold on, this examination

Wasn't it to pick just one?

Hey I worked hard, this isn't what we were told

That was a pretense

The examination was to find one to pair with this man

Then say it from the start

It was the Lord's order

As expected This monkey did not think that far

So, what is your thinking?

No one can do anything alone

Me too

Without you

I could not have raised Rule All Under Heaven by Military Force

I am not worthy of such praise

And yet I

I ignored Kazumasu's counsel

and caused needless sacrifice

Lives that could not be replaced

So from now, not by war

I entrust it to the shadow

The enemy is Kinme

They deceive the people's hearts

Rebels who seek to take my realm

Be ready and proceed with care

Yes

By the way Takenaka Hanbei Yes

Why call yourself Shirokage?

Former strategist Takenaka Hanbei is dead

So I take a new name

But a shadow is black

Is that not a contradiction?

A contradiction

White shadow is a contradiction

But that is how the world works

Fight poison with poison?

Interesting

Then from this moment

You are Aokage

You are Akakage

Akakage

Unstoppable in dark shinobi shinobi wow

One hit one kill No mercy We show our shinobi way

Stealth steps prove inherited DNA

Sworn to fate, tonight lock the aim

Do what must be done, that is fate ya ya

Stay sharp, keep control within ya ya

A silent declaration Proven in the dark

Leap past even your flaws Beyond the fight

We link the story, seeking the truth

Shapeshifting, get it more, get it more

Actions, not words No wavering

Just like an illusion turn up

We cut through the moonlit night SWISH DAT

We're SHINOBI mode (Swish, Swish)

Flawless SWISH DAT A piercing flow (Swish, Swish)

Silent-Killin' warriors We're warriors

We go swish We go swish

We gon' lock in, lock in SWISH DAT

SWISH DAT We're SHINOBI mode (Swish, Swish)

Yeah Take 'em down, SWISH DAT

Katana make it glow (Swish, Swish)

Silent-Killin' warriors We're warriors

We go swish We go swish

We gon' lock in, lock in SWISH DAT

Swish Swish Swish DAT

Oda Nobunaga who crushed the Takeda clan

when the unification of Japan neared

South of Lake Biwa a cult called Kinme was spreading

Those who did not believe were said to suffer a dreadful curse

What was it really?

To probe the secret of Kinme Nobunaga

Sought a masked shinobi in Hida Province

Kage Clan of Hida

Sooner or later

He is clearly a threat to us

Shall we nip it in the bud?

Since Kazumasu recognized him as a shinobi all the more

You are here

Akakage

At your service

Very well

What did you want to discuss?

Something has been on my mind

About the final examination

Why did you call yourself a rogue?

Why did you defend Aokage?

I thought so

Be careful

Huh?

That kindness of yours

Your softness will be your ruin sooner or later

Ruin?

In the end, both people and shinobi are alone

One must do things alone

Those words

are the opposite of the Lord

Is that so?

I suppose so

Sorry I am not good at smiling

No

We are done talking You may go

Go Akakage

I have a question for you

What is it?

The Kinme shinobi who slipped in

When did you notice?

When was it again?

You knew before final examination began

Which is why

you summoned Lord Shirokage

Lord Kazumasu! I am here to support you

Oh!

I have been waiting!

Why not remove him as soon as you noticed

and let him run free until then?

How was it again?

I was short on sleep back then

I hardly remember

Anyway you are no longer a hostage

From now on you are the Oda clan's shadow Now

Leave this manor

I am Akakage

Masked shinobi from Hida Province A trick?

The monster that attacked the Lord before!

I will protect the lord

The masked shinobi is defeated!