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During a war, a handful of warriors nearly obliterated the Imperial Army.

They were called the Ninku Unit.

The empire was barely able to defeat them,

so they set out to subdue the unit in fear of their powers.

Few even know about the real Ninku anymore.

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If all we did was goof off every day,

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we'd get bored, never realizing how much fun we're having.

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The waves of happiness and sadness flow back and forth.

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I'm just starting to understand the mysteries of the heart.

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I won't run away. I will find the truth with my own two hands.

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Whether laughing or crying, I've gotta let my own colors shine.

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ZIG ZAG as we stumble along.

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I wonder if there's a shortcut anywhere?

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But if all we ever do is have fun, we lose sight of our happiness.

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When I can't reach you even though I'm being frank,

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I suddenly grow quiet,

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but I know someday, somewhere, we'll understand each other...

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Deep within Mt. Genren,

Fuusuke and his crew finally encountered the Tenkuu Dragon they had been searching for.

However,

the gang realized just seeing the dragon wasn't enough to boost their Ninku powers.

What must they do to truly become stronger?

With heavy hearts, the gang left Mt. Genren behind.

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So in the end, the dragon didn't really help us.

Damn...

All the time we spent looking for that dragon...

It seems so stupid now!

What are we supposed to do from here on out?

I thought we'd be able to beat Kisumi if we saw the Tenkuu Dragon.

Man, what can we even do now?

Look.

Even Fuusuke's been quiet for a while now.

Huh?

Fuusuke! What are you doing?

It's been forever since I've eaten anything,

so when I saw this, my stomach rumbled.

Huh?

What's wrong with you?

We're all seriously discussing what to do next, and you're just picking mushrooms?!

What's wrong with your brain?

Yeah! If you have the time for something like that,

you should focus on thinking of ways to defeat Kisumi.

Hey, you listening?

You know, I'm hungry too.

Yeah! These mushrooms are pretty big. Why don't we make mushroom stew?

Can't we just eat them raw?

You think so?

What's wrong, Aichou?

Aren't you hungry?

How about you, Hiroyuki?

Now listen here, you guys...

Don't get so angry!

We have plenty for you too. Here!

They're pretty good.

Yeah, they taste fine raw.

Fuusuke!

Hurry up!

F-Fuusuke!

Hurry it up!

What's taking so long, dammit?

I still need to use it...

Guys can do it in the bush!

That's not fair!

I can't wait anymore!

You guys ate the poisonous mushrooms, didn't you?

P-Poisonous mushrooms?

Thank you so much.

You must've had a tough time.

Take that medicine and rest up.

Don't "huhu" me!

You gave us those weird mushrooms, so it's all your fault!

I hope you feel sorry.

Yeah!

But you guys were lucky.

The red chestnut demon mushroom you guys ate isn't very poisonous.

There are mushrooms out there that are deadly.

Really?

Poisonous mushrooms are generally very pretty,

so you should watch out for those ones.

You sure know a lot about them.

That much is common sense.

Look. All these herbs can be used to stop diarrhea.

This is red elderberry.

This is pinkface wrasse, and this is dewdrop cranesbill.

Oh!

You make the medicine by boiling these.

It's helpful to remember.

Weirdo.

Hey! Yuuji!

Let's play baseball! Hurry up and come out!

I-I'll pass.

Shut up! We don't have enough players. Come out already!

Uh...

Erm, fine.

I'm going too!

Eh? Y-You...

How are you still energetic?

Let's go!

No doubt about it.

It's a Ninku.

Good. Let's report this to the captain.

Ah.

It's a primrose!

You've bloomed already?

All right!

There!

Ah!

Right fielder!

What?

Go back, Yuuji!

Ah!

Dive!

Whoa!

Thank God.

Idiot!

Hurry and pick up the ball!

If you stay here, you'll get stepped on by someone.

What is he doing? Damn it!

Yuuji...

God, I'm so pissed!

I won't let you off this time!

You can't bat, defend, or run!

Do you get how much of a burden you are to us?

You're not our friend. You're useless.

We'll be back. Don't you dare run.

Serves ya right.

You look so pathetic.

It's beautiful.

It smells nice too.

The fragrance of this spicy cedar tree

comes from the pinene, dipentene, and cryptomeriol in the tree.

It's resilient too.

Many grow ten meters wide and live for over a thousand years.

It's often worshipped as a spiritual tree as well.

You're a strange kid.

Why, the three of you sure eat your fill.

Huh?

Where did Fuusuke go?

Oh yeah, he still hasn't come back yet.

It's not often that glutton isn't here for lunch.

Its a firefly clover!

This perennial grows in sunny spots, and while it has five stamina, it only has one pistil.

The fruit splits into four pieces.

Random spots of these beautiful flowers over a field make them look like fireflies.

You must really love trees and flowers.

I see.

There's no mistaking it.

Should we contact HQ?

No, wait.

Let's show them that we special forces...

are much better at field operations than those anti-Ninku units.

Entering this mountain where our section was practicing was a bad move.

Don't notify the higher-ups about this just yet.

You guys are a really great help!

Oh no, it's the least we can do to thank you for the meal.

Please stay for dinner, okay?

Our home doesn't have a dad, so manual labor is a real problem for us.

Yuuji just doesn't have the strength.

What's up, Hiroyuki?

Yuuji...

Damn those guys...

Yuuji...

I bet Yuuji's devastated right now!

It's what he gets for running from us!

Do you think he'll get pissed and come after us?

Of course not!

Yeah, and even if the dork came after us, he wouldn't be able to do anything!

Who the hell did that?!

Yuuji!

I won't forgive you.

I'll never forgive you guys.

Hah.

So you can get angry!

Shut up!

Interesting.

If you wanna beat us up, climb up here!

Fine!

So lame! You can't even climb.

Dammit!

You're so slow!

Damn it!

Come up here, Yuuji-kun.

Hiroyuki, help him out a bit.

Come get us, Yuuji!

Hey, what's wrong?

You can't come up?

What's that?

It hurts...

W-Wow!

You bastard!

Don't move, you guys!

Wh-What?

That was a gunshot.

A gunshot?!

As if! There's nothing like guns around here!

Idiot! Don't move!

Fuusuke!

What was that gunshot?

Gunshot?

Hey, wait!

It's dangerous.

Don't you dare move.

Fuusuke!

Get down!

Guys! Hide behind the tree!

Fuusuke...

I'm okay.

Where are they?

Where are they shooting from?

I'm sure they're here.

But where?

Where are they hiding?

I can't take it! This is scary!

Don't make a sound!

Hey! Fuusuke!

What happened?!

Idiot!

What?

Onii-chan!

Rihoko, take cover!

What?

Wh-What's going on?

Too slow!

Aichou-san!

I'm coming now!

That was too close.

Man, where are they shooting from?

I don't know. I can't see them at all.

Even the Ninku can't see us.

With our perfect camouflage,

they can't do a damn thing.

The next time you move, you're dead.

Fuusuke! Can you hear me?

Yeah.

At this rate we'll just be stuck here.

I'll be the decoy, so use that time to escape!

Don't.

Those guys have frightening accuracy.

Hey.

L-Look at that tree.

What's up? There's nothing there.

It's strange! That tree looks weird.

Strange?

I can't see anything wrong with it.

That umbrella cedar tree is branching northward,

but leaves should only be growing on the south side, where the sun shines!

What? For real?

Okay.

Air Shuriken!

You're amazing.

All right then. We'll be relying on you.

Can you tell us all the other strange places?

Okay!

That tree root is weird too!

The ground in this area is soft! There's no way a pine tree can have such a protruding root!

All right.

Air Splitting Slice!

H-He did it!

Those bushes too!

There's no way mountain akebia trees grow in bushes!

Leave it to me!

Sky Soaring Fist!

That branch!

The thicket over there!

That bush there!

You're amazing, Yuuji!

That's my boy.

There!

Hiding in that tree!

Damn it.

What?

Air Pressure Fist!

You're Imperial Army soldiers, aren't you?

How did you see through our camouflage?

You guys don't love the trees of the forest.

You just used them.

But this forest is Yuuji's friend.

That's why the forest helped Yuuji.

Damn it.

Thanks, Yuuji!

Yuuji, thank you.

You were great.

Thank you!

Huh?

L-Like this?

Yeah, looks good.

I can't wait till it grows big!

Ken-chan, let's look after it together.

Yeah.

Good for them.

All right! Shall we go, Fuusuke?

Yeah!

Ah, nakushita chizu ni wa kaite nakatta

Ah, the map I lost didn't tell me

Ah,

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chi

zu

ni

wa

ka

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t

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sou, ashita ni aeru basho ga

where I can meet tomorrow.

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Ah, zenbu tebanashite miageta sora de

Ah, when I let everything go and looked up into the sky,

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mi

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so

ra

de

ima taiyou ga unazuita

the sun gave me a nod.

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ma

ta

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yo

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ga

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na

zu

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ta

kokoro dake wa itsumo hadashi de itai

If nothing else, I want my heart to stay barefoot.

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mo

ha

da

shi

de

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ta

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ame wa kitto niji wo tsurete kuru

Rains always bring with them a rainbow.

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ku

ru

sora no namae omoidashite

Let's remember the name of the sky

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no

na

ma

e

o

mo

i

da

shi

te

ude wo hiroge yonde miyou

then open our arms and call it out.

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de

wo

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n

de

mi

yo

u

tsubasa hoshigaru koto wa mou shinai yo

I'm not going to wish for wings anymore.

tsu

ba

sa

ho

shi

ga

ru

ko

to

wa

mo

u

shi

na

i

yo

kaze wa kokoro de umareru

I'll find wind within my heart.

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wa

ko

ko

ro

de

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ma

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ru

Fansub Credits

Translation: ronahn

Translation Check: convexity

Editing: pheon18

Timing, Typeset, Encode: Eternal_Blizzard

QC: SolZen QC Unit

Karaoke: Shujin0

Special Thanks: chichiri, zegond

A SolZen Fansub Visit us at #Soldado-Subs & #Saizen@irc.rizon.net

This is a huge house, isn't it, old man?

Aren't you bored living here alone?

Okay. I'll become your friend and hang out with you!

Huh? That's none of my business?

But if your family is just pictures and statues, that's kinda sad.

Next episode: Break Through the Siege!

Things look pretty rough again.