Original air date : March 10, 2024 [Adult Swim (Toonami)]
Higan misses his chance to enter and Zai warns him that he has merely delayed his death before turning back into AUZA City. Elsewhere in a ghost town, Mike meets up with a former AUZA employee named Jason Cardenas who turns out to have insider knowledge into accessing AUZA’s servers. In the city, the clan’s top brass decide to willingly let Higan in to directly confront him and plan a timed fireworks festival to distract the city’s population. Mike and Jason successfully hack into AUZA’s servers and uncover a list of fake identities being used to plant operatives before suddenly being denied access. After being cornered by mercenaries the two manage to escape the location by car but are chased down, eventually crashing off the side of the road. In the city, Higan slashes down hordes of ninjas and mercenaries before confronting four lieutenant ninjas donning armor suits. Higan attempts to directly confront Yamaji, but the lieutenant ninjas beat him around even after Higan uses his secret art. Laying defeated on the ground, Higan is about to be beheaded by Zai before one of the lieutenants rescues him and escapes.
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Turn right.
[Beeping]
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The hallway just ahead has your way out.
I’m cutting the power now.
The barrier will be open for five seconds.
[Grunts]
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Zai.
Higan.
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[Soft music playing]
♪ Rain, rain ♪
♪ Come wash away the pain ♪
♪ With demons in my head ♪
♪ Vengeance is the only way ♪
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♪ We had love before the end ♪
♪ We had trust, belief, and friendship ♪
♪ Maybe something more, maybe something less ♪
♪ This is how I make amends ♪
♪ For the light, turned to darkness ♪
♪ Shedding blood ♪
♪ Till it’s earned ♪
♪ Rain, rain ♪
♪ Come wash away this goddamn pain ♪
♪ Pain ♪
♪ Now vengeance is the only way ♪
♪ I’ll make you pay ♪
♪ Make you pay ♪
♪ Until your heart stops, till your heart stops ♪
♪ You’ll be wishing you were dead ♪
♪ ‘Cause tonight, oh, a tooth ♪
♪ Won’t be all that you lose ♪
♪ I’ll make you pay ♪
♪ For what you did ♪
Zai.
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Mari is dead.
Did the order come from Yamaji?
Those who tried to cheat death still remain in its shadow.
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You will die.
Zai!
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[Dog barking]
This doesn’t seem like the kind of place
where an ex-AUZA employee would live.
Are you absolutely sure he’s here?
That’s definitely the place.
The guy didn’t accomplish much during his tenure there,
so he wasn’t highly regarded
as a researcher or anything like that.
But considering he went out of his way to find a hiding spot,
you’d think he’d know something, right?
If this turns out to be a bust,
I expect you to dig up another lead.
Remember, I treated you to dinner.
Of course.
And then you’ll treat me to another one.
Anyway, it’s a safe bet that the FBI’s top brass
have started keeping tabs on you.
So only contact me in case of emergencies from now on.
Yeah, okay.
Alright. Good luck.
[Footsteps approaching]
Got any games that aren’t busted?
[Groans lightly]
Huh?
Who the hell are you?
You must be Jason Cardenas.
Uh…
An error in the system caused the barrier
to go down for five seconds.
His lack of hesitation most likely suggests
that this was all premeditated.
And what do you think caused this error?
Still being analyzed.
I suspect he may have had help on the inside.
Ha! Who gives a crap about that?
Let’s stick it to him real hard
and show all the exiled what they have in store.
Our plans won’t change.
Higan’s secret art will remain hidden for now.
It would be foolish to attack him carelessly.
Well, then, how about this for a plan?
We just let him into the city.
All of our forces are here.
His secret art won’t mean shit
if he gets beaten to a bloody pulp.
Fighting him in the city is too high of a risk.
Any collateral damage will reflect poorly on AUZA.
And who’s to blame for that security error, huh?
Come on now. What’s with all this squabbling?
Personally, I like it.
I don’t mind taking the blame for it all.
[Chuckles]
Very well.
Shall we lead him to the test room at headquarters?
That’s perfect.
Fighting against him is gonna provide us
with the best data ever.
[Laughs]
[Beeping]
I have some news.
It seems the organization
has decided to let you into the city.
It’s a trap, obviously.
They are deploying highly skilled ninjas
to eliminate you.
You will almost certainly die if you fight them.
Don’t fall for it.
It’s too late. I’m going in.
I’m going to kill Yamaji
and make sure everyone else gets what they deserve.
That’s why I came here.
This may be the only chance I get.
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Make your move at 7:00 p.m.
The city has planned a parade to start at that time
as camouflage for their fight against you.
I wish you the best.
So, what’s it this time?
Did you come to rat me out to AUZA for more money?
Look, I ain’t gonna do that.
I just need your help with my investigation.
So tell me what you know, then I’ll leave you alone,
like I was never here.
Nobody should have been able to figure out who I was.
Did I not use enough layers?
Unless…
Could it be the whole protocol got cracked?
Oh, I’m so screwed.
Oh, man. Now, this game takes me back.
I used to play it all the time when I was a kid.
Huh?
Move it out of the way, would ya?
Uh…
[Door creaks]
[Door bangs]
Bingo.
Well, well, what do we have here?
[Indistinct conversations]
Three, two, one!
[Cheers and applause]
[Cheers and applause in distance]
[Computer beeps]
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[Door opens]
Nice. [Door closes]
Looks like you got a huge server room
set up down here for all your hacking needs.
[Gulps]
I’m gonna bring the whole thing down.
I’ll end that company.
Those bastards won’t get away with how they treated me.
I won’t stand for it.
Voluntary resignation, my ass.
Those scumbags hounded me into quitting.
Damn them, damn them, damn them all to hell!
Sounds like a personality problem to me.
No, it’s not!
Those pricks were just envious of me. I swear…
And so you set this all up to get revenge, huh?
He wasn’t highly regarded
as a researcher or anything like that.
I think you might be wrong about that.
I’m pretty positive that company and their execs
are knee deep in shady business.
But since nobody seems to believe me,
I’m gonna dig up their secrets
and put them out there for the world to see.
Calm down, man.
I believe you.
[Gasps]
I want to see you go through with it.
I’m just as interested in taking them down as you are.
You can hack your way into their servers, right?
No way. Their security is no joke.
I’d be totally screwed if they were to find…
It’s alright. I’ll keep you safe.
Uh…
♪♪
♪ My confidence is high ♪
♪ Like the obelisk pointing at the object in the sky ♪
♪ They should build a monument ♪
♪ A shrine just to honor the way I expand ♪
♪ The deep unconscious of your mind ♪
♪ I’m untouchable ♪
♪ Yeah, it’s pure greatness ♪
♪ Where you think you’re going? ♪
♪ Escaping this matrix ♪
[Indistinct singing]
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♪ So let the legend begin ♪
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[Groaning]
[Grunts]
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♪ My confidence is high ♪
♪ Like the obelisk pointing at the object in the sky ♪
♪ They should build a monument ♪
♪ A shrine just to honor the way I expand ♪
♪ The deep unconscious of your mind ♪
♪ I’m untouchable ♪
♪ Yeah, it’s pure greatness ♪
♪ Where you think you’re going? ♪
Just keep in mind
I can’t take down their servers or anything.
Not a problem.
Information is all that we’re after here.
Just go for it.
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[Keys clacking]
This looks like the Technical Development Department’s server.
Well, now, based on the date,
this must be the most recent research report.
Looks like the stuff they typically send out to investors.
Nothing special here. Let’s look deeper.
Yeah. Go ahead.
What about this? It’s the system source code.
No, not the kind of data we need.
Try looking elsewhere.
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[Buzzer]
[Buzzer]
[Groans]
Hmm.
Okay. How about here? [Key clacks]
It’s one of their internal network servers.
You’d be surprised what kind of stuff
they leave on these things. [Mouse clicks]
“Bound”?
A list of employees. Or maybe customer info?
No, those look like Social Security numbers
and prices.
Are they buying up fake identities or what?
Yeah, that’s pretty common for big companies.
They use them to plant operatives.
“Bound” seems to be the name of some corporate spy group.
This helps us out a lot.
Oh, yeah, that proves it.
AUZA’s corrupt as hell.
But none of this data is about the ninjas, though.
Guess it’s never that easy.
Huh?
Emma?
What’s her name doing on this list?
Is that someone you know?
Yeah.
It’s probably just some person with the same name.
What the hell does all this mean?
[Alarm blaring] Huh?
[Buzzing]
Oh, crap. They’re onto us.
Ugh! AUZA’s shutting me out.
Oh, and now we’ve got company!
Friggin’ hell.
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[Video game sound effects]
[Shell casings clattering]
[Grunts]
[Tires screech]
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Guess the FBI must have ratted on me.
Just who the hell were those guys?
Probably some mercenaries hired by AUZA.
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Huh?
What the…
[Soldiers coughing]
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[Rapid gunfire]
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Oh, man. Not my hideout.
Damn!
What the hell is going on?
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Crap. They’re on our tail.
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Can’t you drive any faster than this?
This is the fastest your piece of shit car can go.
Aw, hell!
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Damn it.
[Tires screech, horn blares]
[Metal crunching, glass breaking]
Hit the brakes now!
[Tires screech]
[Gunshot]
[Gunshot]
Man, you’re a real sharpshooter.
[Tires screech]
Get out of the way now!
Okay!
[Tires screeching]
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[Elevator dings]
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[Breathing heavily]
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[Elevator dings]
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Oh, I’ve been dreaming about this.
And like I imagined,
looking at your ass makes me all hot and bothered.
I’m impressed you made it up this far.
Okay, now.
Let’s see what you’ve got.
Start the test.
[Helicopter blades whirring]
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Yamaji…
Yamaji!
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[Grunts]
[Groaning]
[Footsteps approaching]
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[Blade whooshes]
Oh, please.
Those old ninja tricks of yours are so outdated.
Huh?
Yamaji!
Mm.
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[Groaning]
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[Groaning]
[Helicopter blades whirring]
[Groaning]
[Breathing heavily]
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I love you.
[Grunts] Any second now…
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Never do it again.
It will kill you next time.
We will all be together soon.
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[Grunts]
[Groaning]
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This is the moment I’ve been waiting for.
Come on. Let me hear your cute little squeals.
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[Electricity zapping]
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There you are.
Huh?
[Groaning] [Electricity zapping]
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Huh?
[Grunting]
Ah, ah, ahh!
The quiet lake gleams in the morning sun.
[Grunts]
Ugh!
[Coughs, gasps]
[Groans]
Sorry for the interruption,
but he’s supposed to be my bitch!
[Laughing evilly]
Ooh, nice pass.
[Groaning]
Aw, this is a boring fight.
Huh?
Oh, baby.
Are we finished already?
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[Grunts]
[Footsteps approaching]
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Do you get it now?
The path to hell that you were on is inescapable.
[Groaning]
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Yamaji…
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[Groaning weakly]
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Yamaji…
Yamaji…
[Grunts weakly]
[Exhales heavily]
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[Scabbard clatters]
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Let us end this here and now.
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[Blade clangs]
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Ugh! Ohh!
[Breathing heavily]
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[Beeping]
[Electricity zapping]
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[Beep]
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