E155 - The First Challenge

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    Die?!
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    How come becoming one
    with nature means dying?
[00:10] ---
    Gamakichi, what's with the dying?!
[00:13] ---
    Don't make such weird analogies!
[00:15] ---
    But...
[00:18] ---
    Relax. You're not actually
    going to die, Naruto-boy.
[00:23] ---
    Then what?
[00:24] ---
    Just wait 'til I'm finished...
[00:27] ---
    I'll explain it stepwise.
[00:32] ---
    Absorbing Nature Energy...
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    It means the ability to
    sense it around you
[00:38] ---
    and draw it into yourself.
[00:42] ---
    In addition,
    by becoming one with nature,
[00:45] ---
    you also gain full control
    over the Nature Energy
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    entering and leaving your body.
[00:53] ---
    Practically speaking,
    in terms of your training...
[00:56] ---
    Yeah, yeah?
[00:58] ---
    Sit still.
[01:00] ---
    Huh?
[01:00] ---
    It means sit still!
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    When you cease your flow
    of animal instincts
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    and harmonize with
    the flow of nature,
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    you will be able to sense
    Nature Energy for the first time.
[01:13] ---
    So I just stay still?
[01:16] ---
    That seems easy enough.
[01:18] ---
    Naruto, you really don't get it, do you?
[01:24] ---
    For animals, not moving is
    the hardest thing to do.
[01:30] ---
    Jumping, running, molding chakra
    with all my strength...
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    I've done those sorts of training.
[01:36] ---
    But staying still? I don't quite get it.
[01:41] ---
    But that's how you take
    in Nature Energy, right?
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    It's impossible to do it right away.
[01:47] ---
    This training requires time,
[01:50] ---
    since the degree of difficulty
    is very high.
[01:53] ---
    It's gonna take that long?!
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    Don't take it so lightly, Naruto-boy!
[01:57] ---
    Our enemy is Pain,
    who possesses the Rinnegan...
[02:00] ---
    The power of the
    Sage of the Six Paths.
[02:02] ---
    A powerful enemy
    who killed Jiraiya-boy.
[02:06] ---
    With that kind of attitude,
    you can't possibly win!
[02:09] ---
    I know all that!
[02:12] ---
    Pain is the leader of the Akatsuki,
    who are after Tailed Beasts.
[02:15] ---
    They could come for me
    at any moment.
[02:17] ---
    I don't have much time to waste.
[02:24] ---
    Well, it's not as though
    there isn't a better way...
[02:29] ---
    There is?!
[02:30] ---
    Then teach me that!
[02:34] ---
    This waterfall behind me...
[02:37] ---
    It's the secret toad oil
    of Mount Myoboku.
[02:40] ---
    Toad oil?
[02:44] ---
    Come over here and
    put out your hand.
[02:54] ---
    Here.
[02:58] ---
    This toad oil has the property
    of attracting Nature Energy.
[03:03] ---
    It helps with the training.
[03:06] ---
    Hey, that's useful!
[03:09] ---
    Whenever you rub this oil
    on your body,
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    Nature Energy can enter
    through there.
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    And gradually, you'll gain the ability
    to sense Nature Energy.
[03:22] ---
    You're right...
[03:23] ---
    I think I feel something
    through my skin.
[03:26] ---
    It is a tool to help grasp
    the concept.
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    In time, you won't even need
    to use the oil.
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    However, there is a risk.
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    When used by one who is inexperienced
    in controlling Nature Energy,
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    you start to turn into a frog.
[03:56] ---
    Wh-Wh-What the hell is this?!
[03:59] ---
    Help!
[04:00] ---
    I don't wanna be a frog!
[04:04] ---
    Oww!
[04:06] ---
    What's the big idea?
[04:09] ---
    I'm back to normal.
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    It's all about balance.
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    You're used to turning your Mental
    and Physical Energy
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    into ninjutsu chakra,
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    so you've got a balance there.
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    But now, you must add
    Nature Energy into the mix.
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    Getting the perfect balance
    is extremely difficult.
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    Balance, huh?
[04:30] ---
    PHYSICAL MENTAL NATURE
    Take in too little, and you won't
    get Sage Jutsu chakra.
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    And yet, if you take in too much,
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    Nature Energy will overwhelm you
    and turn you into a frog.
[04:41] ---
    Of course, if you only take in
    a little too much, it's reversible.
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    But get beyond a certain amount,
    and you'll stay as a frog,
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    never reverting back to
    a human again.
[04:56] ---
    What I meant about you
    having to die
[04:58] ---
    is that you might stop being human.
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    Once you turn into a frog,
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    then you progress further toward
    permanently becoming one with nature.
[05:06] ---
    And the past students
    who've failed in this training...
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    are those stone statues.
[05:16] ---
    All of them?
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    Well, don't fret too much.
[05:22] ---
    You have me.
[05:24] ---
    And this baton beats Nature Energy
    out of one's body.
[05:29] ---
    If you start transforming into a frog,
[05:33] ---
    I'll beat you thoroughly to reverse it.
[05:38] ---
    Speaking truthfully,
[05:40] ---
    even Jiraiya-boy wasn't able
    to completely master this.
[05:45] ---
    When molding Sage Jutsu chakra,
[05:49] ---
    Jiraiya-boy always acquired
    some frog features.
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    But he was among the skilled ones.
[05:55] ---
    I doubt that you'd hesitate
    after coming this far,
[05:58] ---
    but let me ask you...
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    What will you do?
[06:05] ---
    I'll do it!
[06:07] ---
    My Ninja Way...
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    is the same as the Pervy Sage's!
[06:25] [SONG] ---
    What did I really lose that day?
[06:25] [SONG] ---
    ano hi honto ni ushinatta monotte nan dattakke
[06:31] [SONG] ---
    For the life of me, I can't remember.
[06:31] [SONG] ---
    tou ni wasureteshimatta yo
[06:36] [SONG] ---
    We slowly lost sight of each other in the twilight...
[06:36] [SONG] ---
    yuugure de futari sukoshizutsu mienakunatteitte
[06:42] [SONG] ---
    And yet we're stuck here - unable to go home.
[06:42] [SONG] ---
    sore nanoni bokura kaerezu ni ita
[06:47] [SONG] ---
    Weak, frail souls lost in the world...
[06:47] [SONG] ---
    dokoka ni kowaresou na moroi kokoro
[06:53] [SONG] ---
    We act strong to hide their fragility.
[06:53] [SONG] ---
    tsuyogaru kotoba de ootte kakushiteru
[06:58] [SONG] ---
    Hide their fragility...
[06:58] [SONG] ---
    ootte kakushiteru
[07:01] [SONG] ---
    So farewell, but even forced apart...
[07:01] [SONG] ---
    sayonara aenakunattatte
[07:06] [SONG] ---
    Our stories go on.
[07:06] [SONG] ---
    bokura wa tsuzuki ga aru kara
[07:13] [SONG] ---
    Even in a world without you, I run.
[07:13] [SONG] ---
    kimi no inai sekai datte hashiru yo
[07:19] [SONG] ---
    To someday get past the pain.
[07:19] [SONG] ---
    itsuka no itami mo koete
[07:29] [SONG] ---
    koete
[07:29] [SONG] ---
    Someday...
[07:42] ---
    The First Challenge
    
    
[07:46] ---
    We finally got the Six-Tails.
[07:49] ---
    Now we can go on the hunt
    for the Nine-Tails.
[07:53] ---
    Good idea.
[07:54] ---
    Because you killed Jiraiya,
    the Leaf will set their eyes on you.
[07:59] ---
    The more time passes,
[08:01] ---
    the more likely they'll set
    some plan in motion.
[08:05] ---
    Take action before it becomes
    more difficult.
[08:08] ---
    Pain is invincible...
[08:10] ---
    No matter what happens,
    we will capture the Nine-Tails.
[08:14] ---
    There's just one more Tailed Beast left.
[08:16] ---
    Not two?
[08:18] ---
    Sasuke has already captured
    the Eight-Tails.
[08:20] ---
    I see.
[08:25] ---
    Konan, make preparations immediately.
[08:34] ---
    We're heading out to the Hidden Leaf.
[08:45] ---
    Oww!
[08:48] ---
    Tomorrow, I'm going to be bruised
    and bleeding on the inside.
[08:51] ---
    What? Giving up already?
[08:55] ---
    Hey, I know a much better
    training method.
[08:59] ---
    What is it?
[09:01] ---
    Use Shadow Clones for the training.
[09:03] ---
    They exponentially increase
    my progress!
[09:07] ---
    You have a point.
[09:08] ---
    The experience of the Shadow Clones
    reverts back to the original.
[09:14] ---
    But the reverse is also true...
[09:17] ---
    If a Shadow Clone completely
    changes into a frog,
[09:20] ---
    it's over for the original.
[09:22] ---
    I know that already.
[09:25] ---
    Very well. But four is the limit!
[09:27] ---
    Any more and neither the baton
    or I can keep up!
[09:30] ---
    All right!
[09:42] ---
    We're not playing a game
    of whack-a-mole!
[09:45] ---
    This is training!
[09:47] ---
    I'm not gonna last doing this!
[09:49] ---
    Damn!
[09:51] ---
    Oww!
[09:54] ---
    My face is like this from being hit!
[09:57] ---
    I'm not turning into a frog!
[09:59] ---
    What?! Sorry.
[10:06] ---
    I never thought that training
    to feel Nature Energy
[10:09] ---
    would be so hard.
[10:11] ---
    Only through perseverance shall
    true strength be gained.
[10:16] ---
    I know that!
[10:18] ---
    If it'll make me strong like
    the Pervy Sage,
[10:21] ---
    anyone would endure this.
[10:23] ---
    No... That's impossible.
[10:26] ---
    This training is not for everyone...
[10:31] ---
    You could say it's only possible
    because it's you and Jiraiya-boy.
[10:37] ---
    Or else I wouldn't have even
    brought you here.
[10:40] ---
    What do you mean?
[10:42] ---
    Unless you already possess
    enormous chakra inside you,
[10:46] ---
    Nature Energy would just take
    over you right away.
[10:51] ---
    That is how intense Nature Energy is.
[10:57] ---
    Plus, they must have the guts
    to never give up.
[11:01] ---
    That's the kind of person who
    can become a Sage.
[11:06] ---
    All right! Let's do this then!
[11:10] ---
    Fool! Do you want to kill yourself?!
[11:37] ---
    I can see it!
[11:39] ---
    - Yes!
    - It seems he's starting
[11:42] ---
    - I can see it! I can see it!
    - to get the feel of Nature Energy.
[11:45] ---
    - Lord Fukasaku, I'm getting a little hungry.
    - I saw it! I saw it!
[11:49] ---
    - You're right.
    - I saw it!
[11:51] ---
    - Naruto-boy, time for a break.
    - I'm awesome, yeah!
[11:53] ---
    Let's eat.
[11:56] ---
    Eat up now.
[11:59] ---
    After the break,
[12:00] ---
    I'll have you try to lift up
    the stone frogs using Sage Jutsu.
[12:04] ---
    Y-Yes sir!
[12:07] ---
    Good, huh?
    They're Ma's special dishes.
[12:11] ---
    They're all favorites of mine.
[12:15] ---
    That actually tasted quite good.
[12:19] ---
    I'm becoming less human, after all.
[12:22] ---
    Now then, I want you to
    raise the stone frog.
[12:26] ---
    But first, try it using only
    your ninjutsu chakra.
[12:31] ---
    O-Okay.
[12:36] ---
    All right!
[12:40] ---
    I can't lift it!
[12:43] ---
    All right, stop!
[12:49] ---
    Now, mold some Sage Jutsu chakra!
[12:52] ---
    Right!
[13:17] ---
    Good! Now try lifting
    the stone frog once more!
[13:21] ---
    Okay!
[13:36] ---
    Oh!
[13:42] ---
    That's it! Naruto-boy!
[13:51] ---
    Nice, Naruto!
[13:54] ---
    *This lad's quicker on
    the uptake than Jiraiya-boy.
[13:58] ---
    I did it!
[13:59] ---
    Fool! How dare you treat your predecessor
    with such disrespect!
[14:08] ---
    *Though he's a lot denser
    than Jiraiya-boy too...
[14:11] ---
    All right, Naruto-boy!
[14:13] ---
    Now put all the toppled stones
    back in place!
[14:16] ---
    Are you serious?!
[14:28] ---
    The Eight-Tails, huh?
[14:31] ---
    It seems Sasuke was successful.
[14:35] ---
    Pain will bring the Nine-Tails.
[14:41] ---
    It appears you've mastered
    toad oil assisted control.
[14:46] ---
    Now you need to master
    controlling Nature Energy
[14:49] ---
    without using the oil.
[14:55] ---
    I can feel the power flowing into me!
[14:58] ---
    Ninjutsu chakra consumes
    your internal energy.
[15:03] ---
    The more you use it,
    the more exhausted you will become.
[15:06] ---
    In contrast, Sage Jutsu chakra
    draws in external energy,
[15:10] ---
    so it will not tire you.
[15:12] ---
    In fact, you will recover and
    heal quicker too.
[15:17] ---
    I get it...
[15:18] ---
    *Well... With the Nine-Tails' chakra
    in the mix too,
[15:21] ---
    *he's showing a truly remarkable
    recovery rate.
[15:25] ---
    Now maybe I can do that too...
[15:29] ---
    Do what?
[15:29] ---
    Huh?! Oh, nothing...
[15:31] ---
    Nothing at all!
[15:33] ---
    Never mind then... But here.
[15:37] ---
    I thought I'd give you
    this today, Naruto-boy.
[15:40] ---
    What is it?
[15:42] ---
    A book.
[15:43] ---
    Book?
[15:45] ---
    This is the first novel
    Jiraiya-boy wrote.
[15:49] ---
    A lot of Jiraiya-boy's mind and
    heart are contained within it.
[15:53] ---
    You should read it.
[16:00] ---
    TALES OF A GUTSY NINJA
    Tales of...a Gutsy Ninja.
[16:07] ---
    Why don't you give it up?
[16:14] ---
    This game of tag is getting boring.
[16:31] ---
    Give it up.
[16:33] ---
    Can I say one thing?
[16:34] ---
    I don't care to listen!
[16:37] ---
    Die already!
[16:38] ---
    Give up...
[16:43] ---
    on me giving up!
[16:47] ---
    Even if you bring me down,
[16:50] ---
    another assassin will attack
    the village...
[16:57] ---
    As long as we are cursed to
    live in this Ninja World,
[17:01] ---
    there will be no peace.
[17:06] ---
    Then...I'll break that curse!
[17:09] ---
    If there is such a thing as peace,
    I'll seize it!
[17:13] ---
    I'll never give up!
[17:17] ---
    Wh-Who are you...?
[17:21] ---
    My name is...
[17:23] ---
    TALES OF A GUTSY NINJA
[17:32] ---
    JIRAIYA
[17:43] ---
    *Sasuke said he was going to
    sever his bond with me
[17:47] ---
    and become stronger.
[17:49] ---
    *He said I could never understand
    his feelings.
[17:56] ---
    *You were friends with Orochimaru
    long ago, right, Pervy Sage?
[18:00] ---
    *Why did Orochimaru desert
    the village
[18:03] ---
    and decide to destroy the Hidden Leaf?
[18:06] ---
    *Orochimaru changed after
    his parents were killed.
[18:12] ---
    *He became obsessed with
    the Forbidden Jutsu.
[18:16] ---
    Maybe he longed to see his parents...
[18:19] ---
    *Or he sought revenge
    on the Leaf Village,
[18:21] ---
    *who he held responsible
    for their deaths.
[18:24] ---
    My parents weren't killed.
[18:28] ---
    So like you,
[18:30] ---
    *I was accused of not being
    able to understand.
[18:34] ---
    Perhaps he was right,
[18:36] ---
    and I didn't understand a thing about him...
[18:44] ---
    However...
[18:46] ---
    *Even I can see there's too much hate
    in our Ninja World.
[18:52] ---
    Hate?
[18:54] ---
    *And I've wanted to do something
    about this hatred,
[18:58] ---
    yet I'm not sure what must be done.
[19:01] ---
    But I have faith...
[19:03] ---
    that there will come a time
[19:06] ---
    *when people can truly understand
    one another.
[19:10] ---
    It all sounds kinda complicated.
[19:12] ---
    And if I can't find the answer,
[19:15] ---
    perhaps I will entrust you to find it.
[19:18] ---
    *Yes, sir! I can't turn you down,
    can I, Pervy Sage?
[19:24] ---
    What? Why are you laughing?
[19:27] ---
    Your smile is my salvation.
[19:33] ---
    I'm glad I made you my student.
[19:35] ---
    R-Really?
[19:38] ---
    But I haven't given up yet.
[19:42] ---
    PRODUCTION NOTEBOOK
    *I plan to change this world
    with my books!
[19:47] ---
    With those books that don't sell?
[19:49] ---
    You fool!
[19:50] ---
    *They'll be bestsellers before
    you know it!
[19:52] ---
    And when that day finally arrives,
[19:54] ---
    *I won't autograph your copies
    even if you beg me!
[19:56] ---
    I don't need any of that!
[20:01] ---
    I don't need any of that...
[20:06] ---
    'Cuz Pervy Sage... You gave me
    something much more valuable.
[20:28] ---
    With so few people,
    it sure is taking a while.
[20:31] ---
    Shut up!
[20:32] ---
    Be quiet and focus.
[20:47] ---
    It appears...
[20:49] ---
    Sasuke has blundered.
[20:57] ---
    An octopus leg!
[20:59] ---
    Quit laughing!
[22:36] ---
    What's this sensation?
    
    
[22:39] ---
    I don't feel uncomfortable
    being still at all!
    
    
[22:42] ---
    Is this what it feels like to become
    one with nature?
    
    
[22:46] ---
    I'm not using the toad oil,
    
    
[22:48] ---
    but I can tell power is being gathered
    from everywhere!
    
    
[22:51] ---
    I can feel the power surging
    inside of me!
    
    
[22:56] ---
    Is this Sage Mode?!
    
    
[23:00] ---
    Next time on Naruto Shippuden:
    "Surpassing the Master"
    
    
[23:04] ---
    Tune in again!