Corrected entry: The entire turning point of the movie pends on the ninja finding Raizou and taking him back to the clan. OK. That's fine, but they've been trying to send ninja to kill him for the last few years (the first few fighting scenes show them trying very hard to kill him). When they finally find him unable to defend himself, why drag him to the clan instead of just gutting him there?
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Correction: Because, as we can see in other parts of the movie, executing a captive "traitor" to the clan is a way for them to regain their honor (as well as present a very graphic example to the current clan members). So they would very much prefer to take him alive and execute him in a public display. However, catching Raizou alive would be extremely difiicult (as we can see), so up until that moment they have opted for just trying to catch him unawares and kill him quickly instead.
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