Episode 9

**In the Light of Dawn** (暁が照らすもの, *Akatsuki ga Terasu Mono*) is the 9th episode of Shinobi no Ittoki anime series.

## Synopsis

Koga attacks Iga village. Koga deploys a massive number of Asura, mechanical ninjas, in an attempt to force Iga into submission by overwhelming force. Against the ropes, Ittoki forms a plan to reverse Iga's fortunes.

## Summary

Kozo and Reiha tell Ittoki that the enemy Koga ninjas are accompanied by ninja robots and their numbers are about 250, while Iga has 48 frontline ninjas. Elsewhere, Tokisada tells Kosetsu to take Yumika and run, while he remains to face Genji and his squad. Ittoki wonders why Koga aren't directly attacking them, but remain cautious. He asks the Iga ninja to report anything they notice about the mechanical ninjas and Ryoko asks if they can bring her one mechanical ninja so she can examine it.

At Koga meeting, they report to Kido that about 29% of the Asura units have been destroyed, but there are no human casualties, and they will likely suppress Iga within a hour. Tsune manages to bring a mechanical ninja to Ittoki and Ryoko starts inspecting it. She quickly determines that the energy the Ninja Core provides is too low and expects the mechanical ninjas to be able to operate for max a hour. Shiota then reports that a mechanical ninja was about to kill him, but suddenly retreated and another mechanical ninja attacked him. Ittoki then guesses if the insufficient energy is the mechanical ninja's problem, then that explains why Koga is after Iga's Secret Ninja Core. Ryoko guesses that based on Shiota's report, the mechanical ninjas are rotating and some go to be recharged, while others fight. Since that base needs to be big and transported by trucks, Reiha pinpoints five potential locations for the base. However, they are unable to send anyone to scout the locations. Ittoki then decides to go there himself and Ryoko decides to go with him. Kirei states she doesn't think she will useful and prefers staying out of it and Ittoki is fine it, stating they will play by the river again when this is over. Kirei then goes to report to Suzaku, but is torn apart if she should send the report or not.

Tokisada had defeated all of Genji's men. Shione shows up and Genji notes she is late and orders her to capture Tokisada. Shione however states that Genji is under arrest. She calls him a traitor and explains they arrested Koga ninjas attempting to burn Hayato Goshogawara's body at NSC-owned cremation facility. Shione states that Genji is the main suspect for Hayato's murder. Tokisada then gets behind Genji and strangles him. As he leaves, Shione orders her men to leave him, since their priority is getting aid for the NSC agents and getting things under control.

At Koga, they learn about Genji's arrest and Tokisada heading back to Iga. Enbi is annoyed and states a hour has passed, but the men tell him that by the morning, they should suppress Iga. Enbi states that's too long and tells them to go all-out and finish the attack in 30 minutes. Meanwhile, Kosetsu and Tokisada learn of the attack on Iga. As Yumeka wants to return to the village, Kosetsu agrees to sneak her in.

Ittoki and Ryoko find the recharging base. As a larger group moves out, Ittoki sees their chance to destroy the base. Ryoko takes out some grenades, but states they need to be placed directly on the charging system. She explains she will be able to jam the signal and neutralized the mechanical ninjas for about 10 seconds. They start their attack and Ryoko temporary neutralizes the mechanical ninjas. Ittoki runs towards the charging system, but Himura stops him. Ryoko attacks Himura from behind, which gives Ittoki a second chance. However, as he runs the mechanical ninjas reactivate and capture him along with Ryoko. One of the mechanical ninjas take the grenades from Ittoki, but then runs and place them on the charging system. Ittoki then activates the grenades and causes a large explosion. As the smoke clears, Ryoko wakes up Ittoki and wants them to leave, but he heads towards the mechanical ninja that helped him and sees it was Kirei in disguise. Koga learns of the lost of the charging station, but don't believe they can defeat Iga without the Asura units and decide to retreat.

Shione questions Genji if he killed Hayato on Koga's orders. He prefers staying quiet and waiting for his lawyer. Shione guesses its Koga's lawyer, but states they are not going to defend him. She explains that the Koga who attempted to burn Hayato's body, stated that Genji killed Hayato, and they only took the job to burn the body and have no connection to Koga. Shione is annoyed that Genji still wish to serve Koga, even after they abandoned him and then tells him that if he is truly NSC, then he should do what's necessary to serve justice. Annoyed, Genji states this isn't over and as Shione leaves, he performs a jutsu.

Yumika and Kosetsu return to Iga and meet up with Kozo and Reiha. Genji's jutsu then activates and he takes control over Kosetsu and points Kosetsu's blade at Yumika, stating that if they don't give her the secret Ninja Core, she will kill Yumika. Yumika takes off Kosetsu's mask, seeing her biting her lips and states she can see how hard she is fighting, and no matter what happens, she will always be her daughter. Kosetsu tries fighting the control and ends up collapsing on the ground. Yumika then sits next to her and hugs her, but is then stabbed. Ittoki and then rest arrive, only to find Yumika's body in a pool of blood and Kosetsu standing next to her with a bloody kunai.

## Characters

* Shione Kozuki
* Suzaku Ban
* Ittoki Sakuraba
* Kirei Kisegawa
* Ryoko Suzunone
* Kozo Moriyama
* Reiha Tsuge
* Yumika Sakuraba
* Kosetsu
* Tokisada Kaga
* Genji Karajishi
* Kido Minobe
* Enbi Takamine
* Himura Takamine