# E148 - Heir to Darkness
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*Say, that boy...*
**[00:25] ---**
*He's the one. The only one
*who failed to make it!*
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*Humph! Good for him!*
**[00:32] ---**
*It would be terrible if someone
*like him became a ninja.*
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*I mean that boy is actually...*
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*Don't say another word.
*It's taboo.*
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*Damn! What's with all this?!*
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*Heir to Darkness
*
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Good thing I took extra measures,
just in case.
**[02:46] ---**
*They haven't returned yet.*
**[02:52] ---**
Naruto?
**[02:53] ---**
Why you...!
**[02:54] ---**
Wait, Naruto! Stop!
**[02:56] ---**
No, Captain Yamato!
Let me just say this!
**[03:01] ---**
Old man Tonbei!
**[03:03] ---**
You knew the Forbidden Jutsu
was embedded
**[03:05] ---**
into Hotaru's back, didn't you?!
**[03:11] ---**
Answer me!
**[03:14] ---**
*The Forbidden Jutsu is in that girl?*
**[03:23] ---**
Friends of the Hidden Leaf...
**[03:25] ---**
Please stop!
It was my grandfather.
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You served Hotaru's grandfather
all through the years, didn't you?
**[03:32] ---**
So why didn't you stop him?!
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Please stop, Naruto!
**[03:37] ---**
No, I won't stop!
**[03:39] ---**
Because of that...
Because of that, you're...
**[03:41] ---**
I asked that it be done!
**[03:48] ---**
What did you say?
**[03:50] ---**
I...I asked for the Forbidden Jutsu!
**[03:55] ---**
Lady Hotaru...
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Hotaru... Why do such a thing?
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Tonbei... I'm glad you're all right.
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I should say that about you,
Lady Hotaru.
**[04:25] ---**
Friends of the Hidden Leaf...
Sir Utakata...
**[04:29] ---**
I am beholden to you
for all you have done for us.
**[04:33] ---**
Don't mention it.
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But the Tsuchigumo Village was already
under the bandit's control.
**[04:39] ---**
I see... And that is why
you returned here...
**[04:42] ---**
Yes.
**[04:44] ---**
Never mind that.
**[04:45] ---**
Tell us the rest of what
you were saying earlier!
**[04:48] ---**
About the Forbidden Jutsu?
**[04:51] ---**
Yeah.
**[04:53] ---**
It was Grandfather's dream.
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En no Gyoja's...?
**[05:01] ---**
The Tsuchigumo Clan was once
hailed as a proud clan.
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By possessing
a powerful Forbidden Jutsu,
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we were said to even be able to tilt
the balance of the Great Ninja War.
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But at the same time,
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our clan was targeted often
because of the Forbidden Jutsu.
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And one life after another was lost.
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When the Great War was over,
**[05:23] ---**
only a few remained who could
wield the Forbidden Jutsu.
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Furthermore, Lord En no Gyoja and
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the village elder had disagreements
over the clan's survival.
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This led to the clan splitting
into two groups
**[05:38] ---**
with one in
the Tsuchigumo Village and
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the other at Mount Katsuragi.
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However, Lord En no Gyoja was
already quite advanced in years
**[05:49] ---**
and few opted to follow him
to Mount Katsuragi.
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*Hotaru...I'm counting on you.*
**[06:01] ---**
*The future of the Tsuchigumo Clan...*
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*Grandfather!*
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Grandfather believed that
protecting the Tsuchigumo name
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was the way to make amends and
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honor those who lost their lives
for the Forbidden Jutsu.
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That is why I want to carry
on the wish of my grandfather,
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who was my master.
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How stupid.
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Just for that you had the Forbidden Jutsu
embedded in your body?
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For your master, for your clan...
It's all so stupid.
**[06:53] ---**
Even so, it's a student's duty
to carry out
**[06:55] ---**
the wishes of her master!
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Hotaru...
**[07:03] ---**
You wouldn't understand...
Master Utakata...how I feel.
**[07:08] ---**
Lady Hotaru,
perhaps Sir Utakata is right.
**[07:13] ---**
Tonbei?
**[07:16] ---**
It is evident that
**[07:17] ---**
the Tsuchigumo Clan no longer
has the strength
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to safeguard the Forbidden Jutsu.
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If we allowed the misuse
of the Forbidden Jutsu,
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Lord En no Gyoja would
surely turn in his grave.
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To prevent its misuse,
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we have no choice
but to destroy the jutsu.
**[07:35] ---**
Destroy?
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And how would you do that?!
**[07:40] ---**
The Forbidden Jutsu is
inside Hotaru's body!
**[07:44] ---**
You don't mean...!
**[07:45] ---**
Don't get me wrong.
**[07:50] ---**
Mr. Tonbei...
You mustn't move too much.
**[07:52] ---**
Do not be concerned.
**[08:06] ---**
What is this?
**[08:08] ---**
Lord En no Gyoja entrusted me
with that scroll.
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It contains the way to
remove the Forbidden Jutsu
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from Lady Hotaru's body.
**[08:20] ---**
Is there such a method?
**[08:23] ---**
Lord En no Gyoja would never have
embedded the Forbidden Jutsu
**[08:27] ---**
into Lady Hotaru without
a way to remove it.
**[08:31] ---**
What kind of master would
even think of such a thing?
**[08:37] ---**
Please forgive me.
**[08:39] ---**
I should have advised you sooner.
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Once it is removed from your body,
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the Forbidden Jutsu will
no longer have any power.
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I also longed to restore
the clan's former glory.
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Without the Forbidden Jutsu,
that dream would fade.
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But this is how it should be.
**[09:00] ---**
You can't be serious!
**[09:01] ---**
Friends of the Hidden Leaf...
**[09:03] ---**
Please help me remove
the Forbidden Jutsu from Lady Hotaru.
**[09:07] ---**
However, we cannot make
such decisions on our own.
**[09:11] ---**
Then hurry up and get
Granny Tsunade's permission.
**[09:15] ---**
We can't just leave Hotaru like this!
**[09:17] ---**
Please wait!
**[09:18] ---**
I haven't decided to let go
of the Forbidden Jutsu yet!
**[09:22] ---**
But Lady Hotaru...
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Not only the Forbidden Jutsu,
**[09:26] ---**
but also your life would be in peril!
**[09:29] ---**
It's my life!
**[09:38] ---**
Come to your senses!
**[09:41] ---**
Sir Utakata...
**[09:44] ---**
I-I'm sorry.
**[09:47] ---**
Are you telling me to abandon
my clan pride and honor?!
**[09:53] ---**
Hey, wait!
**[09:54] ---**
Naruto!
**[09:57] ---**
I'll bring her back!
**[10:00] ---**
Lady Hotaru...
**[10:02] ---**
I'll go and convince her.
**[10:04] ---**
Hold on, please!
**[10:05] ---**
We cannot let you move around.
**[10:08] ---**
She can't have gone far.
I'll be right back.
**[10:12] ---**
I won't put Hotaru in danger.
**[10:15] ---**
All right. Sakura, go with him!
**[10:18] ---**
Yes, sir.
**[10:20] ---**
I'd be better at scouting her out.
**[10:23] ---**
There's something I want you
to do right now.
**[10:27] ---**
Yes, sir.
**[10:37] ---**
Grandfather...
**[10:41] ---**
*Hotaru...take a look.*
**[10:44] ---**
*Once, the Tsuchigumo clan was
*known far beyond those mountains,*
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*and all one could see from here
*was part of our lands.*
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*Our clan was so grand, wasn't it?*
**[11:00] ---**
*Are you crying? Grandfather...*
**[11:04] ---**
*Was I wrong?*
**[11:07] ---**
*If I had not been the leader,
*would the Tsuchigumo Clan...?*
**[11:25] ---**
So your grandfather's grave is here?
**[11:28] ---**
I picked those near by.
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Thank you, Naruto.
**[11:34] ---**
With a view like this,
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your grandpa must be very happy
to be buried here.
**[11:43] ---**
I'm sure he's worried about you.
**[11:47] ---**
He's right. Let's go back, Hotaru.
**[11:52] ---**
Sir Utakata.
**[12:01] ---**
Well? Let's go.
**[12:05] ---**
But I...
**[12:07] ---**
If you truly wish to restore
your clan's glory,
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you don't need to rely
on such a thing.
**[12:14] ---**
Having too much power only
gives rise to suffering.
**[12:24] ---**
*I'm the prime example...*
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Right, Naruto?
**[12:32] ---**
Huh?
**[12:34] ---**
There's still one other way.
**[12:37] ---**
Another way?
**[12:39] ---**
There is someone named Shiranami
among the Tsuchigumo Clan...
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who is able to use
the Forbidden Jutsu.
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Who's Shiranami?
**[12:50] ---**
He is grandfather's student.
**[12:52] ---**
En no Gyoja's student?
**[12:55] ---**
Well, more correctly,
he is the student's student.
**[12:59] ---**
Sir Shiranami's father, Sir Hato,
was my grandfather's first student.
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I have heard that he was brilliant
with exceptional ninjutsu skills.
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And it was said that his son,
Sir Shiranami, was even more skilled.
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But during the Great War,
Sir Shiranami's father was killed
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trying to protect the Forbidden Jutsu.
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Grandfather sensed that
Sir Shiranami was also in danger
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and had him flee the village.
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Grandfather often said that
if those two were here now,
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this village would not be
in such dire straits.
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So where is this Shiranami fellow now?
**[13:49] ---**
You know of anything?
**[13:50] ---**
Well...
**[13:52] ---**
There's no telling when
the bandits will return.
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We have no time to look for Shiranami.
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Make up your mind, Hotaru.
**[14:04] ---**
All right then! I'll go and
find this Shiranami!
**[14:08] ---**
What are you talking about?!
**[14:12] ---**
Actually...Hotaru...
**[14:14] ---**
I'm sorta in the same dilemma as you.
**[14:17] ---**
You too, Naruto?
**[14:19] ---**
Naruto...that's...
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I can't go into detail,
but deep down,
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I've always been troubled by it.
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Anyway, I can be like this now
because people like Sakura,
**[14:35] ---**
the Pervy Sage and all the rest
of my friends have stayed by me.
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But Hotaru, you're awfully strong.
**[14:42] ---**
You accepted those troubles
and you've suffered all alone.
**[14:47] ---**
Carrying your clan and
your grandpa's dream on your shoulders.
**[14:55] ---**
That's why I want you to
fulfill your dream.
**[14:59] ---**
If this Shiranami fellow is found,
he'll be an ally, right?
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Then you won't be alone.
**[15:07] ---**
And you don't have to suffer
by yourself.
**[15:10] ---**
Naruto...
**[15:12] ---**
Now don't worry.
**[15:14] ---**
Just leave it to me, Naruto Uzumaki.
**[15:20] ---**
Give me one...no, two days.
**[15:24] ---**
I'll find Shiranami without fail.
**[15:37] ---**
*What a surprise.*
**[15:38] ---**
*I never would've guessed my name
*would be mentioned here.*
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Is there some kind of trouble?
**[16:06] ---**
I see...
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It's pretty much what I imagined.
**[16:17] ---**
What will you do?
**[16:19] ---**
It will be dangerous to keep
the Forbidden Jutsu intact.
**[16:23] ---**
But it says here they want to
keep the Forbidden Jutsu
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and guard the girl at the Leaf village.
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Without a doubt, it's necessary
to keep the Forbidden Jutsu
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from falling into
a third party's possession.
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Cripes... I acted like finding the guy
was no big deal for me,
**[16:43] ---**
but where do I start looking?
**[16:45] ---**
Well, it's no use thinking about it.
**[16:47] ---**
This calls for the strength
in numbers approach!
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Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!
**[16:58] ---**
*Naruto is...?*
**[17:00] ---**
Indeed, if Shiranami returns
to the village, we could...
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Can he find him in only two days?
**[17:06] ---**
We may not be able to wait
that long.
**[17:10] ---**
If the bandits attack again
before Naruto returns...
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You're right...
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Just in case, we'll make preparations
**[17:18] ---**
and stand by to purge
the Forbidden Jutsu.
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You understand, Hotaru?
**[17:25] ---**
Yes.
**[17:27] ---**
It looks like the Diremption Jutsu
requires potions.
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Sakura, you'll be in charge.
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Mix the potion and be ready.
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Understood.
**[17:48] ---**
*Lord En no Gyoja would never
*have embedded the Forbidden Jutsu*
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*into Lady Hotaru without
*a way to remove it.*
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*What kind of master would
*even think of such a thing?*
**[18:06] ---**
*M-Master...?!*
**[18:13] ---**
*No, Utakata! He didn't...*
**[18:16] ---**
*Harusame didn't try to kill you.
*It wasn't like that.*
**[18:21] ---**
*Could it be...
*that Tsurugi spoke the truth?*
**[18:26] ---**
*If so, then what was
*Master trying to tell me?*
**[18:31] ---**
*I must speak to Tsurugi once more.*
**[18:41] ---**
Say, ever heard of a guy
named Shiranami?
**[18:47] ---**
Do you know a guy
named Shiranami?
**[18:52] ---**
I see... Don't know him, huh?
**[18:55] ---**
Anything you know?
**[18:58] ---**
If you find out, tell me,
Naruto of the Hidden Leaf!
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It's no use...
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I've used up my chakra and
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I don't even have a clue.
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What's the matter?
**[19:17] ---**
Standing in the middle
of the road like this.
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Well... I'm looking for someone
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and just can't seem to find him.
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Hmm... Who might that be?
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A guy named Shiranami.
**[19:30] ---**
Shiranami...
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Oh, there is such a man.
**[19:33] ---**
No kidding!
**[19:35] ---**
Is that true?!
Are you sure about this, old man?!
**[19:37] ---**
Yes. There's a man by that name
who lives in a small hut
**[19:42] ---**
by the waterfall beyond this mountain,
and does ninja training.
**[19:47] ---**
Beyond this mountain, right?!
Thanks, old man!
**[19:51] ---**
Found him!
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Sir Utakata...
Don't tell me he already left...
**[20:18] ---**
*Come on out, Tsurugi.*
**[20:20] ---**
*Tell me what you had to
*say one more time.*
**[20:39] ---**
Utakata is on the move.
**[20:41] ---**
I see...Utakata...
Is he trying to lure me?
**[20:46] ---**
- Let's go!
- Yes, sir!
**[21:00] ---**
What?!
**[22:37] ---**
I finally got a lead!
**[22:39] ---**
This Shiranami of
the Tsuchigumo Clan
**[22:42] ---**
was supposed to be a skilled ninja...
**[22:44] ---**
I'm sure the guy training
in the mountains
**[22:46] ---**
must be the one Hotaru
is looking for!
**[22:50] ---**
Looks like I'll make it within
the time I promised.
**[22:53] ---**
Just sit tight, Hotaru.
**[22:55] ---**
I'll bring him to you right away!
**[22:57] ---**
Next time on Naruto Shippuden:
"Separation"
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I've been looking for you,
Shiranami!
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Tune in again!