E97 - Shikadai's Decision

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    Partial Expansion Jutsu!
[00:20] ---
    Damn!
[00:21] ---
    Don't damage the power facility!
[00:23] ---
    I know that!
[00:27] ---
    You're not getting away!
[00:31] ---
    Damn it!
[00:32] ---
    Cho-Cho, I'm leaving these guys to you!
[00:34] ---
    Okay!
[00:42] ---
    Shikadai, I got this!
[00:47] ---
    Damn it!
[00:49] ---
    Take this!
[00:55] ---
    Shadow Paralysis Jutsu, complete!
[00:58] ---
    EXPLOSION
    
[01:07] ---
    Damn it!
[01:13] ---
    Thank you!
[01:20] ---
    Shikadai! That was way too forceful!
[01:23] ---
    Thankfully, I got there in time,
    but just barely!
[01:25] ---
    Maybe you didn't have to stick
    to your Shadow Paralysis Jutsu, huh?
[01:29] ---
    Yeah, sorry.
[01:31] ---
    I'll go and make sure
    there was no damage.
[01:36] ---
    Shikadai seems kinda impatient.
[01:38] ---
    He's been a little off lately.
[01:42] ---
    I have to get better in the way
    I use my Paralysis Jutsu.
[03:15] ---
    ONE MONTH AGO
    
    
[03:17] ---
    ONE MONTH AGO
    
    I'm home.
[03:20] ---
    Huh? Are you going out now?
[03:22] ---
    I was asked to attend
    the Feudal Lord's banquet.
[03:25] ---
    VIPs from the Land of Wind
    are here, so…
[03:28] ---
    What a drag!
[03:30] ---
    It can't be helped.
[03:31] ---
    I have to go and support Gaara.
[03:35] ---
    Who's here?
[03:37] ---
    Lord Enchu.
[03:40] ---
    That old man?
[03:42] ---
    Shikadai's Decision
    
    
    
[03:43] ---
    Shikadai's Decision
    
    
    Damn it!
[03:45] ---
    Shikadai's Decision
    
    Temari's been invited
    to the banquet.
[03:47] ---
    Temari's been invited
    to the banquet.
[03:48] ---
    Why aren't you going?
[03:51] ---
    Tonight's guests of honor are
[03:52] ---
    the Land of Wind's
    Feudal Lord and politicians.
[03:55] ---
    It's only natural that Temari,
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    who's related to Lord Kazekage,
    attends.
[03:59] ---
    You are the Hokage's chief aide.
[04:02] ---
    In fact, you are essential
    to the village!
[04:05] ---
    I'd be totally out of place
    at a banquet.
[04:09] ---
    Oh, have you forgotten
    what happened
[04:11] ---
    when you two were to be married?
[04:14] ---
    There was gossip from
    the Hidden Sand
[04:16] ---
    that you were an unworthy upstart
    who stole their princess!
[04:23] ---
    They were just rumors!
[04:25] ---
    Please don't get offended
    over such a thing.
[04:28] ---
    The start of a rumor
    is insult enough!
[04:31] ---
    It's proof that they're
    looking down on the Nara Clan.
[04:36] ---
    If I knew things
    would be like this,
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    I would have made you a politician
    when I had the chance.
[04:41] ---
    I have no interest in politics.
    It's too much of a drag.
[04:45] ---
    It's because of that attitude that
    your son's been adversely affected!
[04:51] ---
    How long does Shikadai intend
    to play it safe as a genin?
[04:55] ---
    I have heard that
    he has a long way to go
[04:56] ---
    in mastering the Shadow Jutsu.
[04:58] ---
    I'll have you know
    that Shikadai's assessment
[05:00] ---
    went up during
    the last Chunin Exams.
[05:04] ---
    As for the Shadow Jutsu,
    he's been training very diligently.
[05:06] ---
    So, in time…
[05:07] ---
    Using the Shadow Jutsu
    is synonymous
[05:10] ---
    with taking responsibility
    for the clan.
[05:12] ---
    Don't you think
    it's an embarrassment
[05:14] ---
    for him to remain so unskilled?!
[05:17] ---
    After the last Great War, many of
    our clansmen retired from active service.
[05:20] ---
    From now on,
[05:22] ---
    you and your son must take the lead
    and energize our clan!
[05:25] ---
    I understand that only too well.
[05:28] ---
    But I will take on that burden.
[05:31] ---
    There's no need to push it
    upon Shikadai.
[05:35] ---
    Just remember,
    don't forget your mission in life.
[05:41] ---
    Hmm? Shikadai, you're back?
[05:44] ---
    Sir.
[05:45] ---
    I have high hopes for you.
[05:48] ---
    Don't become like your father.
[05:54] ---
    Dad…
[05:55] ---
    I didn't know you were home.
[05:57] ---
    Why didn't you tell him off more?
[06:00] ---
    That geezer thinks he can say
    whatever he wants
[06:03] ---
    just because
    he's the clan elder!
[06:05] ---
    We've been indebted to Lord Enchu
    since my dad's time.
[06:10] ---
    Dad, I…
[06:12] ---
    No need to be impatient!
[06:14] ---
    Just do things at your own pace.
[06:20] ---
    TODAY
    
    
[06:27] ---
    What's wrong, Shikadai?
[06:29] ---
    We messed up again because of
    his Shadow Paralysis Jutsu.
[06:32] ---
    Again?
[06:33] ---
    That's four mess-ups in a row.
[06:36] ---
    Shut up.
[06:37] ---
    It's unusual for you to mess up,
    Shikadai.
[06:40] ---
    You've been oddly obsessed
    with that jutsu lately.
[06:44] ---
    I have not.
[06:47] ---
    You used to leave most of
    this stuff to me and Cho-Cho.
[06:50] ---
    Speaking of which…
[06:51] ---
    Is the Shadow Paralysis Jutsu
    the only jutsu that you can use, Shikadai?
[06:54] ---
    That's not true.
[06:56] ---
    You used to be good at
    the Wind Style back then, right?
[06:59] ---
    Your mom's Lord Kazekage's
    older sister, right?
[07:02] ---
    I can't use it anymore.
[07:05] ---
    What's that mean?
[07:06] ---
    It doesn't matter, does it?
[07:08] ---
    Right now, I have
    the Shadow Paralysis Jutsu.
[07:11] ---
    A clan's Secret Ninjutsu that's been
    passed down through the generations!
[07:14] ---
    Man, I'm jealous
[07:15] ---
    that you can use a technique
    that's rich in tradition and history.
[07:19] ---
    My family doesn't have
    anything like that.
[07:21] ---
    It's just a drag, is all.
[07:23] ---
    There's just too much emphasis
    on obligation.
[07:25] ---
    In fact, I'm jealous of
    your family, Denki.
[07:28] ---
    My family's no fun either.
[07:30] ---
    The company became successful
    under Dad,
[07:33] ---
    so there's a lot of pressure on me.
[07:36] ---
    Oh, I see.
[07:39] ---
    In other words,
    we're in the same position.
[07:40] ---
    We're both caught in
    the middle of family affairs, huh.
[07:45] ---
    JONIN
    CHUNIN
    GENIN
    RECEPTION DESK
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    Observers from the Land of Wind
    will be here soon.
[07:52] ---
    Why are they coming?
[07:55] ---
    To examine the Hidden Leaf Village's
    electric power technology.
[07:59] ---
    They're planning to build
    an electric power plant in the desert soon.
[08:02] ---
    A power plant?
[08:03] ---
    Isn't that like the facility
    that we guarded recently?
[08:06] ---
    Yes. And that facility is also
    on the itinerary.
[08:10] ---
    Things are going to
    be pretty hectic for a while.
[08:15] ---
    So, what's our mission?
[08:17] ---
    We'll be on standby.
[08:19] ---
    Standby?
    You mean, like on break?
[08:21] ---
    It's not a break, but…
[08:23] ---
    If anything happens,
    we have to be ready to jump into action.
[08:26] ---
    Since our team's been
    a little off lately…
[08:30] ---
    I see.
[08:31] ---
    You reap what you sow, huh?
[08:33] ---
    How come you're all looking at me?
[08:35] ---
    But it's a little strange.
[08:38] ---
    Our team is the only one
    on standby.
[08:41] ---
    How much of everyone's trust
    did we lose?!
[08:45] ---
    Well, we just have to keep
    doing our best to win back their trust.
[08:50] ---
    – Okay.
    – Right.
[08:56] ---
    Damn it!
[08:57] ---
    Shikadai…
[09:01] ---
    Lord Enchu?
[09:07] ---
    So, you've been ordered
    to be on standby.
[09:09] ---
    Huh?
[09:10] ---
    I put in a request in
    to the Feudal Lord
[09:12] ---
    that you be pulled from
    the vanguard for now.
[09:18] ---
    Why did you do that?
[09:20] ---
    You're trying to take
    your father's place
[09:22] ---
    and restore the prestige
    of the Nara Clan, aren't you?
[09:25] ---
    It's not going well, is it?
[09:30] ---
    You seem to be trying your best,
    but at this rate,
[09:33] ---
    it will only have the opposite effect…
[09:36] ---
    In fact, you'll make
    your father lose face.
[09:41] ---
    And so…
[09:43] ---
    Shikadai, go into politics.
[09:49] ---
    Our Feudal Lord Ikkyu has
    been looking for candidates
[09:51] ---
    that he can develop
    into skilled politicians.
[09:55] ---
    I've arranged for you
    to study with him.
[09:58] ---
    Study to become a politician?
[10:00] ---
    Is that why we were pulled
    from active duty?
[10:03] ---
    Currently, Shikamaru is carrying
    the weight of the entire Nara Clan alone…
[10:09] ---
    I know that.
[10:15] ---
    It seems you're making an effort,
[10:18] ---
    but it takes a long time to master
    the Shadow Paralysis Jutsu.
[10:23] ---
    It's just like shogi.
[10:26] ---
    There are times when you cannot break
    through a predicament with a frontal attack.
[10:30] ---
    Hence, you must use your pieces
    wisely to topple an opponent.
[10:33] ---
    At times, a new strategy
    might be necessary.
[10:40] ---
    I will make the arrangements.
[10:42] ---
    But don't you think this is a good opportunity
    to be useful to your father?
[10:46] ---
    It's all so sudden…
[10:48] ---
    For me, being a ninja—
[10:49] ---
    You can continue being one.
[10:51] ---
    Huh?
[10:52] ---
    Two years.
[10:54] ---
    For now, go and study
    for two years.
[10:57] ---
    Being mentored by the Feudal Lord is,
    in itself, prestigious.
[11:01] ---
    What do you say?
[11:04] ---
    If I agree to this,
[11:07] ---
    will you stop meddling
    with my father from now on?
[11:13] ---
    Fine…
[11:27] ---
    I'm thinking of becoming a politician.
[11:30] ---
    A politician?
[11:34] ---
    When did you suddenly—?
[11:38] ---
    Don't tell me, did Lord Enchu—?
[11:42] ---
    Lord Enchu brought it up.
[11:45] ---
    But…I decided on my own.
[11:55] ---
    What about being a ninja?
[11:58] ---
    I'll take two years off
    for the time being.
[12:01] ---
    PAWN PROMOTED ROOK
    
    I'm thinking about it as
    a way to advance.
[12:04] ---
    PROMOTED ROOK
    
    
[12:05] ---
    Are you really sure
    this is what you want?
[12:09] ---
    Yeah.
[12:17] ---
    I understand.
[12:19] ---
    Hold on!
[12:21] ---
    It's the path that
    he chose himself.
[12:23] ---
    He should do what he wants.
[12:26] ---
    – Dad.
    – On one condition.
[12:28] ---
    Do this for yourself.
[12:30] ---
    Talk it out with your friends first.
[12:33] ---
    Yeah.
[12:59] ---
    THUNDER
    
    
[13:04] ---
    Shikadai?
[13:14] ---
    Sorry to call you out like this.
[13:15] ---
    It's okay.
[13:17] ---
    Were you okay with
    coming out this far?
[13:20] ---
    Sure.
[13:22] ---
    This is the location, right?
[13:24] ---
    You and your team
    protected this place.
[13:27] ---
    I wouldn't call it protecting.
[13:32] ---
    What are you saying?
[13:33] ---
    Thanks to you guys, we were spared
    from some major damage.
[13:43] ---
    The energy generated by
    the windmills is stored here,
[13:46] ---
    then sent to the village.
[13:49] ---
    What's that?
[13:50] ---
    We link that windmill to
    the underground turbine for monitoring.
[13:55] ---
    When that windmill is turning,
    the system is working normally.
[14:00] ---
    So, right now…
[14:02] ---
    Yeah.
[14:05] ---
    I was involved in
    designing this system.
[14:08] ---
    So, maintaining it is part of my job too.
[14:14] ---
    You're amazing, Denki.
[14:16] ---
    Not at all!
[14:17] ---
    I think you guys are
    more amazing!
[14:22] ---
    I mean, Shikadai,
[14:23] ---
    I could never copy
    your Shadow Paralysis Jutsu.
[14:27] ---
    Denki…
[14:28] ---
    I'm gonna quit being a ninja
    and become a politician.
[14:32] ---
    Huh?!
[14:33] ---
    Why all of a sudden?
[14:34] ---
    I guess you could call it
    a family situation…
[14:38] ---
    You can understand, right?
[14:40] ---
    In my position,
    I have no other choice.
[14:43] ---
    Shikadai…
[14:47] ---
    What is it?!
[14:51] ---
    Not good!
[14:52] ---
    There's a counter flow of energy
    in the storage battery!
[14:55] ---
    If we don't do anything,
    it will explode!
[15:05] ---
    It's not working!
[15:06] ---
    It's not accepting external data input.
[15:08] ---
    Isn't there another way?!
[15:10] ---
    If we can directly access
    the main system—!
[15:13] ---
    Are you sure about this?
[15:15] ---
    It could explode anytime, but…
[15:19] ---
    Shikadai, get back.
[15:21] ---
    I have to do this.
[15:30] ---
    Don't be reckless, Denki!
[15:32] ---
    Even if you're doing it for
    the sake of your dad's company—!
[15:34] ---
    For the sake of my dad?
    What are you saying?
[15:37] ---
    I'm here of my own free will!
[15:41] ---
    This is an important place that's connected
    to the future of the village.
[15:46] ---
    And the only one who can
    protect this place, is me!
[15:52] ---
    Denki!
[15:54] ---
    I'm okay!
[15:55] ---
    Shikadai, you said earlier that
    I would understand your position.
[16:01] ---
    It's true.
[16:03] ---
    At first, I was caught in the middle
    of my family's affairs.
[16:06] ---
    But even such situations can be changed
    to the way you want them to be.
[16:11] ---
    After becoming a ninja,
[16:13] ---
    I learned that from Boruto and all of you.
[16:16] ---
    Situations…can be changed?
[16:18] ---
    I'm not gonna restrain myself!
[16:20] ---
    I'll do whatever I can,
    to the best of my ability.
[16:23] ---
    And one day,
[16:25] ---
    I'm going to be the ninja president
    of the Kaminarimon Company!
[16:31] ---
    This should…
[16:32] ---
    do it!
[16:36] ---
    Huh? It didn't work!
[16:39] ---
    The wiring must be cut somewhere.
[16:41] ---
    The turbine that sends out energy
    isn't working.
[16:45] ---
    At this rate…
[16:49] ---
    You said the turbine and
    that windmill are linked, right?
[16:52] ---
    Huh? Yeah, but…
[16:55] ---
    In other words,
[16:56] ---
    if we make that thing run,
    the turbine will run, right?
[16:59] ---
    Logically speaking, yeah.
[17:00] ---
    If we restart the system at
    the same time the turbine's moving…
[17:04] ---
    we can avoid an explosion caused
    by the counter flow.
[17:07] ---
    But right now, there's no way
    to make that giant windmill move…
[17:11] ---
    Okay then, leave that to me.
[17:14] ---
    Are you going to use
    the Shadow Paralysis Jutsu?
[17:16] ---
    I don't think it has enough power
    turn the windmill—
[17:18] ---
    No!
[17:20] ---
    I'm going to use this one!
[17:23] ---
    Shikadai?!
[17:25] ---
    Denki, you focus on
    restarting the system.
[17:28] ---
    But, you can't be thinking of turning
    the windmill with a Wind Style?
[17:32] ---
    I swear I'll make it work!
[17:36] ---
    I got it!
[17:37] ---
    Here we go.
[17:39] ---
    Wind Style: Dance of Turbulence!
[18:01] ---
    Amazing!
[18:04] ---
    All right!
[18:21] ---
    We did it!
[18:24] ---
    Looks like it worked somehow!
[18:27] ---
    Shikadai!
[18:43] ---
    Shadow Paralysis Jutsu…complete!
[18:50] ---
    I guess I stressed too much about
    doing things for my parents' sake.
[18:57] ---
    Earlier, when you said you're gonna
    become a ninja president,
[19:00] ---
    I got really ashamed of myself.
[19:02] ---
    I still haven't done
    everything that I can do.
[19:08] ---
    I'm not gonna become a politician.
[19:11] ---
    I'm not gonna restrain myself
    anymore, either.
[19:14] ---
    Shikadai…
[19:17] ---
    You can be quite a drag, huh?
[19:20] ---
    Shut up!
[19:28] ---
    I'm not gonna be a politician, after all.
[19:32] ---
    Huh? What is it this time?
[19:37] ---
    I understand.
[19:40] ---
    If you made that
    decision yourself, that's fine.
[19:43] ---
    What? You're satisfied with that?
[19:46] ---
    We should discuss it a little more—
[19:47] ---
    Shikadai thought it all out on his own,
    then he changed mind.
[19:53] ---
    Right?
[19:55] ---
    Yeah.
[19:56] ---
    Damn it, you two are so…
[19:59] ---
    I need to talk to you too, Mom.
[20:01] ---
    What is it?
    You're being so serious.
[20:03] ---
    Mom, I want to ask you to teach me
    the Wind Style properly.
[20:07] ---
    The Wind Style?
[20:09] ---
    Yeah!
[20:10] ---
    I didn't wanna use it before,
[20:12] ---
    because I didn't want Dad
    to lose face and feel bad.
[20:15] ---
    Kids shouldn't worry
    about stuff like that!
[20:18] ---
    I know.
[20:20] ---
    I'm gonna do everything I can do.
[20:23] ---
    Increasing the number
    of my pieces,
[20:25] ---
    even by a little,
    will benefit the Nara Clan.
[20:29] ---
    Look at you,
    getting so high and mighty.
[20:30] ---
    I'm coming in!
[20:33] ---
    Oh good, you're all here.
[20:37] ---
    Perfect timing.
[20:39] ---
    Shikadai, I brought the forms
[20:41] ---
    you'll have to submit
    to the Feudal Lord.
[20:44] ---
    Oh, I don't need them anymore.
[20:47] ---
    I see, you don't need them—
[20:49] ---
    Huh?
[20:50] ---
    I've changed my mind about
    going into politics.
[20:53] ---
    What are you saying?!
[20:55] ---
    Now hear this! The Nara Clan can't
    have you and Shikamaru…
[20:58] ---
    Basically, you want to make sure
[21:00] ---
    the rest of the village doesn't
    look down on us, right?
[21:03] ---
    With my dad's Shadow Jutsu
    and my mom's Wind Style…
[21:07] ---
    You'll see.
    I'll master whatever I can use
[21:09] ---
    and exceed your expectations,
    Lord Enchu!
[21:13] ---
    Fine! Do as you please!
[21:15] ---
    But I'm washing my hands
    of the lot of you!
[21:21] ---
    Lord Enchu's lost face too!
[21:24] ---
    I'm gonna go tell everyone that
    I've changed my mind about quitting.
[21:28] ---
    Better let Boruto know
    as soon as possible.
[21:31] ---
    It's okay.
[21:33] ---
    He's such a drag,
    so I didn't tell him anything.
[21:40] ---
    Damn it, what's with him?!
[21:43] ---
    All right, how am I gonna
    explain this to them?
[21:47] ---
    What a drag.
[21:51] ---
    – What?!
    – What?!
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    Team 7 will be undertaking
    a joint mission with Team 15.
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    I'll be leading both teams.
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    What are we going to do
    with two teams?
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    We're going to investigate and try
    to find what's causing injured wildlife.
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    Injured wildlife?
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    Recently, there have been
    repeated reports
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    of birds going into a rampage
    and attacking people.
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    Next time on Boruto
    Naruto Next Generations:
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    "The Cursed Forest"
    
    
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    There's no need to combine teams
    for something like this.
    
    
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    Team 7's gonna wrap this up quick!
    
    
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    THE CURSED FOREST