Hasegawa and Gintoki in “Unfinished Business”

So that's how it was. Well, maybe it was its love for the sea that influenced it.

Men don't need to speak the same language. They can communicate on a spiritual level.

Even though it looked ugly, on the inside it wasn't. It just wanted to play, I guess. I'm sure of this: every creature of the sea is good. [stands up and starts leaving] When we live close to the sea, the dirt that covers us all is washed away.

Dirt, eh? Somehow, this still looks pretty dirty. [cut to the newspaper Gintoki is reading. There is a story on it about the sea monster playing with kids]. Hmph. So what? [throws the newspaper away]