Sunomata is a strategically important point where the Nagara River intersects with several others.
A castle built here would mean that Mino is as good as yours.
However...
It is very close to Inabayama Castle,
and any attempt to build something there...
...would be quickly met with overwhelming force.
Thus, it is said Sunomata is a land of death.
But from it may come forth new life.
chikai no ha furuu setsuna
誓いの刃 振るう刹那
When I swing the blade of my oath,
kanshoku soshite mata kizutsuite
感触 そしてまた傷ついて
that feeling of being hurt once again.
kuchibiru o kamishimenagara
唇を噛みしめながら
As I bite my lip,
nani ga tadashii no ka to tou
何が 正しいのかと問う
I question, what is correct?
anata mamoru demo sono mae ni
あなた 守る でもその前に
I will protect you, but before that,
hatasubeki koto ga aru yo
果たすべきことがあるよ
there is something I must do.
tokubetsu nanka ni naritain janakute
特別なんかになりたいんじゃなくて
It’s not that I want to become someone special,
watashi usotsukitakunai
私 嘘つきたくない
I just don’t want to tell a lie.
inochi o kakete kouya o
命を賭けて 荒野を
In these days of battle,
kakeru tatakai no hibi no naka
駆ける 戦いの日々の中
I put my life on the line and charge across these wastelands.
furimuku to soko ni ite
振り向くと そこにいて
I turn around, and there you are.
furue tomete kureru
震え 止めてくれる
You stop my shaking.
kanashimi no hi ga tojireba yabou no hi ga noboru
哀しみの日が閉じれば 野望の陽が昇る
If these days of sadness end, the sun of ambition will rise.
unmei kettobashi omou mama susumou
運命 蹴っ飛ばし 思うまま進もう
Kick fate aside and we can proceed as we dream.
sekai o rinku shite
世界をリンクして
Link the world together.
Episode Six
Sunomata Castle in a Night
So, whether the invasion of Mino succeeds or not is up to what happens at Sunomata.
Pretty clever.
We need to make this work.
Yoshitatsu won't just sit back and let it happen.
Then you convince him, Viper.
Impossible.
It's eat or be eaten.
You two are both a handful.
Then we'll just have to get a castle up any way we can.
You'll end up with nothing more than a pile of bodies.
It's impossible to build a castle in Sunomata.
Hanbei, what do you think?
I-I think that whoever controls Sunomata controls Mino.
Only by doing the impossible can you prove yourself worthy to rule.
So the genius strategist is pretty smart.
You're thinking just what I'm thinking.
Drop the monkey and serve me.
That's an order.
B-But...
Hey, Nobuna...
I'm sorry, but I've sworn to serve Yoshiharu-san!
Hanbei-chan.
I see!
The monkey will help me, and you help him.
Do everything you can to help me conquer.
Thank you!
So... our plans for building the castle...
It's finally time for this event?
I've seen this event dozens of times in Legends of the Civil Wars!
The building of Sunomata Castle in a single night!
...will be entrusted to Shibata Katsuie.
Why?
You got a problem with that?
Of course I do!
You should pick me, obviously!
I don't want anybody to think I'm giving you special treatment.
After Okehazama and convincing Hanbei to defect,
some people might be unhappy that you're getting all the glory.
So there.
I'm counting on you, Katsuie.
Leave it to me.
Why are you all so scared?!
Do you think you can beat Nobuna like that?!
Hanbei's defection has become well known.
The soldiers' morale is low.
A genius strategist and Oda's powerful armies...
In an even match, she'll burn Mino to the ground.
What are you trying to say?
It might be worth working with her like Dousan-sama.
Never say that again!
But...
Dousan chose Nobuna, not me!
I'll never forget that humiliation.
Reporting!
Oda is attempting to construct a castle in Sunomata!
Sunomata?!
The fool is at our mercy.
Take your men and destroy her.
Yes, sir!
When we've slain Nobuna,
I shall make you the new Mino Three.
Stay strong!
Put out the fire!
Constructing a castle like this is impossible.
We need to do it no matter what!
Katsuie-dono, we must retreat!
Damn it all!
So not only Shibata, but Niwa and Sakuma have failed as well.
Sunomata must be a scene from hell itself.
Next will be the monkey, I'd imagine.
Monkey?
The man who took Hanbei from you?
He'll possibly, no, definitely do something unexpected.
You seem impressed by him.
But I, Nagamasa, will be the one who gets Mino and Nobuna-dono in the end.
You can't just keep sending people out there to get killed!
The traditional ways won't work!
Why won't you let me do it?
Because you always do something crazy.
Are you worried about me?
It's natural for a lord to be worried about her retainers!
I-I'm not worried about you specifically.
Please, let me do it!
You have a plan, don't you?
Yeah.
Build the castle in one night!
In one night?
If it goes up in a single night, they won't be able to stop it.
It's strange that when you say it, it actually sounds possible.
What is this?
If you're leading an operation of this size,
you're a real general.
You'll need a symbol on your flag for your monkey armies.
A gourd?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered Japan under the sign of the gourd.
So it's the same as our history...
No, I won't let that happen!
I'll make sure Nobuna's the one to conquer Japan.
I'll take it gladly.
This is an order.
Come back alive.
Yes, ma'am!
March!
So we have until tomorrow morning.
Yeah.
We'll make it work.
Nobuna's on the march?
Yes.
She's taken almost her entire army toward Kisogawa.
So she's given up on Sunomata?
I'll give you 2,000 men.
Kill Nobuna.
Just us?
Stay calm.
It's all part of the plan.
Yoshitatsu's forces have left Inabayama Castle.
Looks like we drew them out.
We'll keep them away from Sunomata.
But using you as a decoy...
It's all part of the plan.
Once we've cut down enough trees,
we'll start assembling them into parts for the castle.
This is crazy.
It's a construction technique from the future.
You make the parts for a building somewhere else,
carry them to the area, and build the structure quickly.
You're way too proud of that.
A splendid strategy.
The question is whether Nobuna-san can make it back before our defensive forces are spent.
We don't need to worry about Nobuna.
Monkey.
Nobuna-sama, something's strange about the way Yoshitatsu's forces are moving.
What do you mean?
They've headed for a narrow space between two mountains.
I believe they're trying to lure us in.
An old abandoned gold mine?
They must be planning to use it as a fort.
It's fine that we're drawing them away from Sunomata,
but if we take too long to get back, Monkey and his men...
Why don't we just destroy them here?
Our goal here is the construction of Sunomata Castle.
So shall we send the army back?
You lead them away from me.
I'll build the castle while you do!
We'll continue with the decoy plan.
We're ready to welcome them, yes?
Indeed.
None of them will survive.
But what of Inaba-dono and the others?
They will be sacrificed to kill Nobuna and ensure Mino's safety.
I'm sure they won't mind.
All rafts, head for Sunomata!
Yoshitatsu's forces have set up camp on the other side of the town.
Let's be careful.
If we're surrounded here, it's over.
Enemy attack!
Follow the plan!
Right!
You will be a decoy, drawing Nobuna in.
I will attack from the back with our main force.
A splendid plan, one worthy of the Viper's son!
If only he was more of a man!
If we can defeat Oda here, perhaps he is!
Why do I have to help?
Shut up and work.
Make sure it doesn't fall apart.
Inabayama Castle hasn't noticed us yet.
I see.
Let it stay that way. Please.
It's dangerous to go too deep.
But they're persistent.
Don't forget.
We have to be at Sunomata by dawn.
They're taking too long!
When is Yoshitatsu-sama going to get here?
We're just losing men!
Princess!
Something's wrong.
We can't find Yoshitatsu in their camp!
What?
Come to think of it,
it's only Inaba and Ujiie's men who are fighting here.
What's going on?
No!
It's a trap!
What?
What's going on?
The whole area's been laced with oil.
Yoshitatsu tricked us.
Yoshitatsu-sama is planning on killing us here with Nobuna!
We've been tricked!
Oh no...
The flames have surrounded us.
There's nowhere to run.
At this rate, Monkey will...
Nobuna's trapped by the fire!
At last...
At last, I have won!
I'll have Owari, Mikawa and Oumi for my own!
M-My lord!
Disaster!
What's all this ruckus?
A castle...
A castle in Sunomata!
What?
I-Impossible...
Simply impossible.
A castle built in a single night?
I can't believe it!
March!
Destroy that castle!
They're here!
They're here, damn it!
Hanbei-chan...
Not yet.
Sun Tzu's Art of War tells to strike when the majority of their forces have crossed the river.
Riflemen, fire!
Bowmen, target the troops still in the river!
Curse you, Hanbei.
Nobuna's forces will arrive soon!
Hold out until they do!
Everyone, don't give up!
The enemy!
Damn it!
Princess!
Nobody move.
You must be Oda Nobuna-dono.
We are but fools abandoned by our lord.
Now all that is left is to choose a place to die.
If we can take you with us,
we shall keep our pride as warriors.
That's stupid.
Of course it's better that you don't die.
If you haven't tried as hard as you can to live,
how can you seek a place to die?
Live, live, and live to the end!
You can think about where to die when you're in your coffin.
Got it?
You're telling us to survive?
In this situation?
Of course.
Everyone, get all the gunpowder you can find.
If this was a gold mine, there should still be some left.
We're out of ammunition.
The east side can't hold.
At this rate, we'll be wiped out.
I'll use my double to open us a path to escape.
We'll protect Sunomata.
I promised Nobuna we would.
And I won't let us get wiped out.
I love the way you don't want to abandon anything.
But...
You're too greedy, Yoshiharu.
I won't give up.
Nobuna will come!
Sagara!
Goemon!
I'm coming, Monkey!
She blew away the fire with gunpowder.
Fight fire with fire?
Who would think of something so insane?
But it's exciting, isn't it?
Like the first time we met Dousan-sama.
Yes.
I think I understand why Andou-dono and Hanbei joined her.
Make it in time! Please!
Wake up, Goemon!
Goemon!
Is this really happening?
Was I too much of a child?
Tell me,
Nobuna!
Hurry!
Go faster!
No...
This isn't happening.
I couldn't have been too late.
Monkey...
Monkey!
You're late, Nobuna!
Monkey!
All forces,
charge!
Nobuna should be dead!
But it's definitely her!
And Inaba-dono and Ujiie-dono have defected!
Our forces are routed!
This can't be happening.
This can't be happening!
Now both armies are at my mercy.
I won't let you pass.
Niwa-dono?
The princess sent me.
This battle is Sagara Yoshiharu's.
If any coward tries to interfere,
even Asai Nagamasa, she's ordered me to kill them.
We managed to win...
But...
G-Goemon?
Every ninja wears chain mail.
I got knocked out, but...
Y-You idiot!
It's good for greedy Yoshiharu to experience losing something for onc-
Let me go!
You can't just g-grab me...
If you do that... I'll just... It's too...
Saitou Yoshitatsu was captured,
and at last, Mino became the territory of the Oda clan.
And Nobuna renamed Inabayama Castle to Gifu Castle.
Kill me already.
As long as I'm alive, I'll fight you.
That's right.
Kill him.
Stop being stubborn and enjoy your retired lives together.
Impossible.
Fine.
Inuchiyo, cut Yoshitatsu's ropes.
W-What?
So you're taking pity on me?
You mustn't!
That naiveté will cost you your life someday.
Shut it!
It's my decision.
You fool!
My father was correct just now.
You are a fool.
You just spared his life. How can he say that?
It's fine.
Really, both of them are so stubborn.
Next, the matter of rewards...
Just a second.
Can I have a second first?
You're looking pretty gloomy.
Because of me, she's left herself an enemy.
It bothers me.
Nobuna didn't want you to carry the sin of killing your son.
Naive.
Too naive!
I'm an old fool who should already be dead.
Dousan the Viper.
A few more evil deeds at this point mean nothing to me.
I should've died at Nagara River.
I'm not worthy to be her father.
You blind old man!
Look out there.
And say the new name of this castle.
What?
Live a long time.
You're the only father she's got left.
What's outside?
tada jidai no mannaka
Being just a bystander in the middle of this era,
This is...
tatasarete tomadou toki ni
when I am stopped, when I am troubled,
From now on, this is Gifu castle.
And the town of Gifu.
te o hiitekureta hito e
I look to the person who’s been holding my hand...
dekiru koto sagashita
...and find what I can do for them.
Gifu castle...
"Gifu", meaning stepfather...
kizutsukinagara warau sugata
While being hurt, you smile,
kokoro no ura namida ga mieta
but inside your heart, there are tears.
sukuimotomeru koe kikitoreru no wa
The ones who can hear your cries for help,
yurusareta mono dake
are those few you allowed.
kazoekirenu arashi o koete
I overcome countless storms.
anata no yami saku hikari ni naru
I will become the light that shatters your darkness.
mou mayowanai tomo ni ikitai
I will no longer hesitate. I want to live by your side.
chikau yume ga donna mubou de atte mo
No matter how reckless the promised dream is.
oboeteite shinjirareru basho wa
Remember, the place you can believe in,
koko ni aru to
is right here.
Episode Seven
Nobuna Advances on Kyoto