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| No Need for Bushido! Page #325 | [[Doppelgänger Ken has both of his arms protecting his face.]] / Doppelgänger Ken: Oh? / [[Doppelgänger Ken points.]]
/ Doppelgänger Ken: Whooo! Did you see that!? / [[Doppelgänger Ken poses.]]
/ Doppelgänger Ken: I was awesome!
/ Doppelgänger Ken: He didn't even put a scratch on me! / [[Doppelgänger Ken gestures.]]
/ Doppelgänger Ken: I feel so alive. I could kick the- / [[Wu grimaces.]]
/ Wu: Grrrr!!! / Doppelgänger Ken: Eep! / [[Doppelgänger Ken faints.]]
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| No Need for Bushido! Webcomic updates Mondays! | Wu: Something's not right here!
/ Tang: True, he was slightly more difficult to beat last time. / Tang: Unless... / [[He lifts "Cho's" hat]] / < http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=316 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #327 | [[Ina yells.]]
/ Ina: Where the hell are we? / [[Fumio, Fujio, Yorikiro, Ina, Cho and Ken walk down a dirt road between farmland.]]
/ Ina: Seriously, are you lost?
/ Fumio: Are you kidding? / [[Fumio grabs Fujio and puts his arm around Fujio's shoulder.]]
/ Fumio: We're born travelers! We know this countryside inside and out, right Fujio?
/ Fujio: Uh...
/ Fumio: See? Fujio agrees. / Fumio: Okay, maybe I'm a little lost. Do you recognize anything?
/ [[Fujio points.]]
/ Fujio: Well, that angry mob looks kinda familiar. / [[An angry mob of farmers block the road, brandishing faming implements.]]
/ Farmer 1: Kill the bandits!
/ Farmer 2: You've pillaged your last farm!
/ Farmer 3: They're not getting away this time!
/ Farmer 4: What did my poor chickens ever do to you?
/ Fujio: Chickens? Oh, now I remember! http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=317 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #328 | Fumio: See? We'll get to that ninja cave in no time. / [[Fumio, Fujio, Ina, Yorikiro, Cho, and Ken run from pursuing villagers.]]
/ Ina: Yeah, that's because we're running for our lives! / [[Yorikiro dodges a thrown farming implement.]]
/ Fumio: You really are a difficult person to impress.
/ Ina: I'm impressed that you don't see a problem with this situation. / [[Ken looks back at the villagers.]]
/ Ken: Pfft. I can take 'em. / Ina: What?? Ken, they're just a bunch of poor farmers!
/ [[Ken grabs his sword.]]
/ Ken: Like I said, easy win. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=318 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #329 | [[Ken fells a tree in one swing of his sword.]]
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| No Need for Bushido! Page #330 | [[Yukizane overlooks a group of soldiers playing Go.]]
/ Yukizane: Order. Balance Adaptability. These are the virtues that ultimately determine the outcome of wars.
/ Yukizane: In our practice today, we've worked to master these qualities so that we may defeat even an enemy of greater strength. / [[Yukizane approaches one soldier.]]
/ Yukizane: Now, let's see what you've learned... / [[Yukizane crouches next to the Go board and points at the pieces.]]
/ Yukizane: No, no, no. This is the sort of strategy I'd expect from someone who has absolutely no grasp of the basic rules of the game! / Yukizane: What do you have to say for yourself??
/ Soldier: Sir, I have absolutely no grasp of the basic rules of the game.
/ Yukizane: That's no excuse. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=320 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #331 | Yukizane: Sigh, well, let's see how the others fared. / [[Yukizane walks up behind Misaki and inspects her game strategy.]]
/ Yukizane: Ah! Misaki here understands.
/ Yukizane: Notice the subtle strategy and the placement of her stones.
/ Misaki: I made a kitty with my pieces. / [[Misaki made a picture of a cat's face with some stones.]]
/ {{Yukizane speaks from off panel.}}
/ Yukizane: Yes, well... / Yukizane: Good job. / [[Yukizane speaks to the soldiers playing Go in the courtyard. Outside, two soldiers are slumped against a wall, beaten and covered with lipstick marks.]]
/ Yukizane: Okay, we'll try this again tomorrow.
/ Yukizane: Dismissed! http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=321 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #332 | [[Yukizane picks up Go boards.]]
/ Yukizane: What a mess! / [[A woman approaches Yukizane.]]
/ Ayane: Excuse me, mister servant? / Ayane: I've been summoned to meet with Yukizane Masamune.
/ Ayane: Can you direct me to his quarters? / [[Yukizane blushes.]] / Yukizane: Certainly! It's through the courtyard door, you make a right, then another right, then a left, a right, left, right, left, left, another left, left, right, / [[Ayane looks confused.]]
/ Yukizane: two lefts, right, then a left after the door on the right, and then a right. Can't miss it.
/ Ayane: I can't remember that.
/ Yukizane: Oh, well, I'd lead you there myself, but I need to gather these playing boards first. / Yukizane: Hmm, you know, that gives me a great idea! http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=322 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #333 | [[Yukizane, carrying one game board, leads Ayane, carrying eight boards, down the hall.]]
/ Yukizane: Don't worry, the store room's just at the end of this hall.
/ Ayane: You said that two halls ago! / Yukizane: Thanks a bunch! Just drop those anywhere.
/ [[Ayane sets down her boards.]]
/ Ayane: Hmph! / [[Ayane is annoyed.]]
/ Ayane: Ok, now can you lead me to Yukizane?
/ Yukizane: Normally I would, but I happen to know he hasn't called for a consort this night. / [[Ayane puts her palm to her face.]]
/ Ayane: And how would a servant know of his master's private affairs?
/ Yukizane: I'm sorry, I haven't properly introduced myself. / Yukizane: I'm Yukizane Masamune, and I didn't call for a consort.
/ Yukizane: Or for that matter, a- / [[Ayane takes Yukizane hostage, her fan to his throat.]]
/ Yukizane: Ninja... http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=323 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #334 | [[Ayane holds her fan to Yukizane's neck.]]
/ Yukizane: I'm not dead yet, so I assume you haven't been sent to assassinate me.
/ Yukizane: What business do you have with the Senshin clan?
/ Ayane: I've come to negotiate the return of your leader, Masuhiro. / [[Yukizane grins.]]
/ Yukizane: Excellent! But I make it a habit not to discuss such important matters with a blade to my throat. / [[Ayane lowers her fan.]] / [[Ayane slips her fan under her belt.]] / [[Yukizane laughs.]]
/ See? I knew we could be amiable about all this. / Yukizane: Now there's certain protocol to these things. I'll have a guard take you to a room for the night and we'll begin negotiations tomorrow... / [[Ayane disappears.]]
/ Yukizane: Or you can just pop in by yourself, that's fine too. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=324 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #335 | [[Yukizane and Kagome are sitting in a large room.]]
/ Narrator: The next day...
/ Kagome: This is a bad idea. Maybe we shouldn't go through with it...
/ Yukizane: Now Sis, you just don't understand the art of bargaining. / [[Ayane enters, wearing one of her revealing outfits.]]
/ Yukizane: Ah, Miss Ninja!
/ Yukizane: I see you've decided to change into something a little more comfortable. / [[Ayane sits.]]
/ Ayane: Yukizane, I wish to get this over as quickly as possible. / [[Kagome stares at Ayane's outfit.]]
/ Yukizane: Very well.
/ Yukizane: I suggest a starting offer of 5,000 Ryo. / [[Ayane smiles.]]
/ Ayane: 5,000!? That's very generous. / Yukizane: I thought so. I'll accept payment upon Masuhiro's return.
/ [[Ayane scowls.]]
/ Ayane: Payment? You're expecting us to pay you for your leader? / [[Kagome is flabbergasted.]]
/ Yukizane: Our former leader. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=325 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #0336 | [[Ayane sits before Yukizane and Kagome.]]
/ Ayane: You're trying to usurp Masuhiro's power in his absence??
/ Yukizane: Perhaps, but you do seem surprisingly eager to return him. For the right price I might consider relieving myself of the hassles of leadership. Did Hirotomo decide not to pay you for his assassination? / [[Ayane is angry.]]
/ Ayane: Pompous fool! Hirotomo didn't hire us, his son did! And he only paid us for kidnapping him to instigate a war! / [[Yukizane makes a thinking pose.]]
/ Yukizane: Really... / [[Ayane points.]]
/ Ayane: And another thing, you're- / [[Ayane's hand drops.]]
/ Ayane: You're...
/ Ayane: Not nearly as dumb as you look. / [[Yukizane smiles. Kagome is relieved.]]
/ Yukizane: Let's get to the real negotiations. Unless, of course, you'd like to give up any other interesting information. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=326 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #337 | [[The sun sets as Ken, Cho, Yorikiro, Ina, Fumio and Fujio approach a village.]]
/ Fumio: Ok, I'm pretty sure we didn't pillage that village up ahead. Not significantly, anyway.
/ Ina: Thank the gods, I could use a moment to rest. / [[Matrix watches from afar.]]
/ Matrix: Rest, ha! I doubt it. / [[Lex walk up behind Matrix.]]
/ Lex: You know, a tendency to talk to oneself is a sign of unease.
/ Matrix: Really, I heard it was an indicator of intelligence. / Matrix: Besodes, what do I have to be uneasy about? From here it looks like I'm winning our little wager.
/ Lex: Hmm, I'll admit he has gotten further than I would have expected... on his own. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=327 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #338 | [[Matrix sits on a boulder. Lex stands next to a stand of trees.]]
/ Matrix: What're you implying?
/ Matrix: My involvement has been insignificant. / Lex: You're playing rather close to the line, Matrix. / {{Lex speaks from off panel.}}
/ Lex: And if I find you've crossed it, you will lose. / [[Lex walks away. Vapor swirls around him.]]
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| No Need for Bushido! Page #339 | [[Cho, Ken, Fujio, Yorikiro, Ina, and Fumio enter a village.]] / [[The villagers stare at the group.]] / [[Ina speaks privately with Ken.]]
/ Ina: Is it just me, or do these villagers look a little spooked?
/ Ken: What're you talkin' about? This is the sort of reaction I always get. / Villager: Excuse me, Samurai-san. Our master, Lord Murasaki Maru, has asked to meet with any samurai that traverse his farmlands. / [[Ken yells and clenches his fist.]]
/ Ken: Yeah? Well you can tell yer lord I've got a fist that wants to meet his face!
/ Villager: Huh? / [[Ina steps in front of Ken.]]
/ Ina: He, heh... what my confrontational friend meant to say was that we don't have the time to-
/ [[Fumio interrupts.]]
/ Fumio: Oh, maybe we'll get a free meal out of it! We're so totally there.
/ Yorikiro: I cast my vote for food. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=329 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #340 | [[Shōnen guides Cho, Fumio, Fujio, Ina, Yorikiro, and Ken to the lord's residence.]]
/ Shōnen: Please forgive the others. Our village has been burdened with a great deal of trouble as of late. / [[Ina looks at Fumio.]]
/ Ina: Yeah, and I wonder whose fault that is...
/ Fumio: Hey, I said it wasn't us. / [[Shōnen approaches the lord's door.]]
/ Shōnen: This is Lord Maru's estate.
/ {{Ken speaks from off panel.}}
/ Ken: This little meeting better be quick. / [[The villager opens the door.]]
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| No Need for Bushido! Page #341 | [[Maru points at Yorikiro.]]
/ Maru: By the Kami!
/ Maru: I never thought I'd see you people again! / [[Yorikiro is surprised.]]
/ Yorikiro: Ina, it's the guy who killed me!
/ Ina: Tried...
/ Yorikiro: It's the guy who tried to kill me! / [[Ken yells at Yorikiro.]]
/ Ken: Another one??
/ Ken: Dammit, Wataro, I'm losing count of all the guys tryin' to kill ya! / [[Ken points at Maru]]
/ Ken: How 'bout a freakin' introduction so I can take notes! / Maru: Of course. Shounen, introduce me.
/ Shounen: I present Lord Murasaki Maru, the owner of these farmlands, and vassal to the Senshin Clan.
/ Maru: Ahem.
/ Shounen: Badass vassal to the Senshin Clan. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=331 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #342 | [[Ina hugs Yorikiro. Yorikiro grins.]]
/ Ina: We're in Senshin territory? We're saved!
/ Yorikiro: Gehehehee... / [[Ina turns serious, pushing Yorikiro aside.]]
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| No Need for Bushido! Page #343 | [[Cho, Yorikiro, Ina, Maru, Fujio, Fumio and Ken are seated around a table. Shonen is seated at Maru's side.]]
/ Maru: The Wataro army is coming, and this village will be the first incursion of the war.
/ Maru: So this General Atsumori guy is telling us we can either get out of their way or get mowed over. / [[Fumio and Fujio start to get up.]]
/ Fujio: Oh, sounds like serious business!
/ Fumio: Well, it's been fun but we've gotta run! / Ina: Sit down!
/ [[Fumio and Fujio sit.]] / Maru: We're in a strategically significant bottleneck that controls the border between the Wataro and Senshin clans. Losing the village is not an option.
/ Ina: But how can you defend against the entire Wataro army with just two samurai?
/ Maru: That's where you guys come in. / [[Ina puts her hand to her face.]]
/ Ina: Why did I ask? Why do I always have to ask? http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=333 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #344 | Maru: As soon as I received the Wataro ultimatum, I sent a request to the nearest army contingent for support.
/ Shounen: But, there's no saying when that support will arrive. / [[Fumio stands and points at Maru accusingly.]]
/ Fumio: So here you are, offering us a delicious meal to bribe us into helping you stall the Wataro army until the cavalry arrives!
/ Maru: Uh, sure. Shounen, go grab some food and drink. / Ina: I hate to admit it, but we have to stop that army, even if it delays rescuing my father.
/ Yorikiro: Hmm, what do you think, Cho?
/ Cho: We go where the Tao needs us most. / [[Yorikiro stands and thumps the table.]]
/ Yorikiro: Alright, Maru,
/ Yorikiro: You've got yourself an army! / [[Fumio and Fujio are helping themselves to the food. Ken is drinking alcohol as fast as he can. All three give the "thumbs up" sign.]]
/ Yorikiro: Right, guys? http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=334 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #345 | [[Fumio, Fujio, Ken, Yorikiro, Maru, Cho, and Ina walk down a street in the village.]]
/ Maru: So counting myself, my two guardsmen, / Maru: And your four guys, that brings us to seven samurai.
/ Yorikiro: Ooh, seven! My lucky number.
/ Fumio: But we're not samurai...
/ Fujio: Uh, what my friend here is saying is that we could both easily count as two samurai each! / [[Maru points at Cho.]]
/ Maru: We also have about fifty farmers, and a what-ever-you-are.
/ Cho: Taoist priest. / [[Maru turns to Cho.]]
/ Maru: Can you fight at least as well as that kid over there?
/ Cho: Oh, yes, way better. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=335 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #346 | [[Ina, Maru, Cho and Yorikiro walk down a street.]]
/ Maru: Excellent. Now all we have left to do is hold back those Wataro scum until our reinforcements arrive.
/ Ina: Wait, shouldn't we have some sort of plan in place before they get here? / [[Maru scowls.]]
/ Maru: Weren't you listening, woman? I just told you the plan!
/ Ina: I mean something a little more specific and less doomed for failure. / [[A stick lays on the ground before Cho.]] / [[Cho picks up the stick.]] / [[Cho raises the stick.]]
/ Cho: Worry not, friends!
/ Cho: The Tao will once again provide its guidance! http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=336 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #347 | [[Fujio, Fumio, Ina, Maru, Yorikiro and Ken gather around Cho. Cho is drawing plans in the dirt with a stick.]]
/ Cho: Given the village's location and nearby natural barriers,
/ Cho: I believe we would be best to imitate the otter, which lays its eggs far from the pointy fangs of the hungry mallard.
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| No Need for Bushido! Page #348 | [[Yukizane, on horseback, leads an army. He is flanked by two officers, also on horseback.]]
/ Narrator: 8 years ago
/ Narrator: Yukizane returns to Senshin castle after a successful military campaign. / [[Yukizane stands before Masuhiro and Kagome.]]
/ Kagome: You did what!?
/ Yukizane: I challenged the enemy general to a game of Chinese chess instead of a direct battle. / Masuhiro: You did this even though you had the overwhelming advantage in numbers? / Yukizane: Which I used as leverage to convince him to accept my terms, besides I...
/ {Someone speaks from off panel.}}
/ Voice: Uncle Yuki! http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=338 |
| No Need for Bushido! Page #349 | [[A young Ina hugs Yukizane.]]
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| No Need for Bushido! Page #350 | {{A flashback.}}
/ [[Yukizane and Ina are playing Go in a garden.]]
/ Yukizane: You're doing very well, Ina!
/ Yukizane: Just don't forget to hold a solid front, or your enemy might sneak in. / [[Ina sets down a game piece.]]
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| No Need for Bushido! Page #351 | [[Ina rests her hand on the map.]]
/ Ina: We still have a couple days to prepare. If we use every advantage at our disposal, we may just hold out until help arrives. / Fumio: Yeah... what sort of advantage could we possibly have?
/ Ina: Plenty! / [[General Atsumori, on horseback, leads his troops.]]
/ {{Ina narrates from off panel.}}
/ Ina: If General Atsumori thought he'd have to fight for this village, he wouldn't have sent a message.
/ Ina: He's not expecting to meet any resistance worth committing a large number of troops.
/ Ina: Our counter attack will be a surprise. / [[Yorikiro, Maru and Ina stand on a bluff. Ina points.]]
/ {{Ina narrates from off panel.}}
/ Ina: Who knows this land better than the farmers that have lived off it for generations?
/ Ina: Before the enemy even gets here, we will know where to run,
/ Ina: where to hold,
/ Ina: and where to attack. / [[Ken inspects the farmers who will be fighting.]]
/ {{Ina narrates from off panel.}}
/ Ina: We may be outnumbered and outclassed, but we only need to defend and delay.
/ Ina: To win, our opponent will have to take an aggressivve stance, and that's where the greatest mistakes are made. / Ina: That's how we'll trap him. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=341 |
| No Need for Bushido! Webcomic updates Mondays! | [[Ken is training eight villagers. Maru, Ina and Yorikiro watch.]]
/ Ina: Wow, Ken's actually doing a really good job.
/ Yorikiro: The death threats were particularly inspirational.
/ Ken: You call that fighting? I've seen moss more threatening than you!
/ Ken: And swear more, damn it! The best offense is a good oh-ffense. / [[Shonen has a black eye. He talks to Ina.]]
/ Shounen: Lady Senshin, Mr. Daisuke reports that "this lousy sack of potatoes has a good chance of not totally dying instantly."
/ Shounen: Also, the fortifications you requested are complete, / Shounen: and everyone unable to fight has been told to prepare to evacuate by tomorrow.
/ Ina: Great work, Shounen! / Ina: Now we just need to find some actual equipment for our new army.
/ Maru: Now that won't be a problem.
/ {{Ken speaks from off panel.}}
/ Ken: You in the back. You're not kickin' enough ass! http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=343 |
| No Need for Bushido! Webcomic updates Mondays! | [[Maru, Ina and Yorikiro approach an armory.]] / [[Maru shows Ina and Yorikiro a storeroom full of armor and weapons.]]
/ Maru: Badass, isn't it?
/ Ina: This'll be more than enough to arm the entire village! Where did you get it all? / Maru: Oh just a few spoils from my many amazing victories.
/ [[Ina holds a helmet.]]
/ Ina: This armor looks like it hadn't even been used in 30 years! / Maru: Well, some of my victories were a little more hand-me-down than others. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=344 |
| No Need for Bushido! Webcomic updates Mondays! | [[Ina dips a brush in an inkwell.]] / [[Ina writes on a sheet of paper.]]
/ {{Ina narrates her writing.}}
/ Ina: Mother, I don't have much time.
/ Ina: I hope that soon I'll be able to tell you everything that has happened in person.
/ Ina: In a few days our territory will be attacked by the Wataro clan. / [[Ina hands her letter to a villager woman. The villagers not able to fight are leaving.]]
/ {{Ina narrates her writing.}}
/ Ina: I'm staying to fight as best as I can.
/ Ina: I'm going to repent for my decision to run away...
/ Ina: A decision that caused this battle in the first place. / [[Yorikiro demonstrates using a spear to the new soldiers.]]
/ {{Ina narrates her writing.}}
/ Ina: I'm sorry I made you worry, but I don't want you to worry any more.
/ Ina: There are people here who will protect me... / [[Yorikiro smiles.]]
/ {{Ina narrates her writing.}}
/ Ina: and I believe in them. http://noneedforbushido.com/archive.php?strip_id=345 |