# E222 - The Five Kage’s Decision
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRZXQ4KMY/the-five-kages-decision)
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**[00:08] ---**
You're saying that the Fourth
Great Ninja War is about to start?
**[00:12] ---**
Even if it is Madara Uchiha,
**[00:16] ---**
can he really take on
the Five Great Nations?
**[00:19] ---**
Wake up!
**[00:22] ---**
Madara Uchiha leads the Akatsuki.
**[00:24] ---**
Just one of their members, Nagato,
**[00:26] ---**
was able to destroy
Hidden Leaf Village!
**[00:29] ---**
Have you already forgotten that?!
**[00:32] ---**
I agree with Lady Tsunade.
**[00:35] ---**
The Akatsuki already have
the Tailed Beasts
**[00:37] ---**
from the One Tail to the Seven Tails.
**[00:40] ---**
If they intend to use them
as military weapons,
**[00:43] ---**
then we must consider their strength
to be far greater than Nagato's.
**[00:48] ---**
And if that is the case,
the Five Great Nations…
**[00:50] ---**
no, the entire world is
in danger of ruin.
**[00:54] ---**
We cannot delay action any longer.
**[00:58] ---**
All right. But do you know
where Uchiha Madara is?
**[01:02] ---**
We have a general idea
of the location.
**[01:06] ---**
The Mitarashi Unit just
reported in and
**[01:09] ---**
they confirmed spotting someone who
fits the description of Madara Uchiha.
**[01:13] ---**
I see.
**[01:15] ---**
They are presently working
to get more solid intel.
**[01:23] ---**
*It doesn't rhyme.*
**[01:27] ---**
*Isn't there a nice phrase?*
**[01:30] ---**
Unless we are sure about
the enemy's headquarters,
**[01:32] ---**
and where their hideout is,
**[01:33] ---**
it will be difficult to launch
an effective surprise attack.
**[01:36] ---**
And so, we will first dispatch
a reconnaissance team.
**[01:39] ---**
All right.
**[01:40] ---**
– To maximize their efforts, we will have
– *"All right," eh?*
**[01:42] ---**
– three surprise attack formations.
– *Lacks originality.*
**[01:44] ---**
To ensure success,
**[01:45] ---**
– each formation must be comprised of
– *What if I switch it around like…*
**[01:48] ---**
– expert shinobi from the Five Great Nations.
– *Right-o?*
**[01:51] ---**
*Right-o… And then I add
a little rap flavor and…*
**[01:55] ---**
*Yo right-o.*
**[01:57] ---**
*Yo right-o, yo right-o, yo right-o yo…*
**[01:59] ---**
*This gives us
a pretty clear picture of*
**[02:02] ---**
*the Hidden Cloud's military strength.*
**[02:04] ---**
*Lucky for us,
the Eight Tails is a fool.*
**[02:09] ---**
*It's not working.*
**[02:11] ---**
*This phrase
is making me mad!*
**[02:14] ---**
*Can't figure it out.*
**[02:17] ---**
We don't have current intel
about the enemy,
**[02:19] ---**
so we must rely on intel from
the others to assess the situation.
**[02:23] ---**
So we're to go empty-handed and
**[02:25] ---**
depend on intel
from other villages?
**[02:27] ---**
Will they even share their data?
**[02:30] ---**
If they refuse to divulge
what they know,
**[02:32] ---**
then the Allied Shinobi Force
is meaningless.
**[02:35] ---**
We'll just have to trust them.
**[02:39] ---**
We don't have time to waste.
**[02:42] ---**
At this every moment,
**[02:43] ---**
Madara Uchiha is preparing for war.
**[02:49] ---**
All right!
**[02:50] ---**
We will hold a meeting of
the Allied Shinobi Force in three days!
**[02:54] ---**
Send word to each village!
**[02:59] ---**
Shortly, I will make
an announcement
**[03:01] ---**
to everyone in the village about
the impending Fourth Great Ninja War.
**[03:05] ---**
Fourth Great Ninja War…
**[03:08] ---**
You didn't know this yet, Sakura.
**[03:10] ---**
But Madara Uchiha
has declared war.
**[03:14] ---**
It's not a war between
nations this time.
**[03:16] ---**
The Five Great Nations
have joined forces for a war,
**[03:18] ---**
the likes of which has
never been seen.
**[03:21] ---**
The enemy is…
**[03:22] ---**
None other than the Akatsuki.
**[03:24] ---**
*The Akatsuki…
We're really going to fight Sasuke.*
**[03:28] ---**
When the fighting breaks out,
many will be stricken with anxiety.
**[03:33] ---**
It will be your job to monitor
their mental state.
**[03:37] ---**
Circulate among each team and
report anything that you deem necessary.
**[03:41] ---**
Do not hide anything.
**[03:43] ---**
I understand.
**[03:44] ---**
Also, make sure you keep
an eye on Naruto.
**[03:48] ---**
I cannot have him acting recklessly.
**[03:51] ---**
In this war,
the Akatsuki's goal is Naruto.
**[03:59] ---**
What's going on, Shizune?
**[04:00] ---**
Well, just now…
**[04:02] ---**
Naruto suddenly disappeared
from Ichiraku.
**[04:05] ---**
What?!
**[04:06] ---**
You don't suppose the enemy…
**[04:08] ---**
It's impossible for Naruto to
be kidnapped from this village!
**[04:10] ---**
Find Naruto immediately!
**[05:43] ---**
*The Five Kage's Decision*
**[05:49] ---**
See you, Giant Gramps Sage.
**[05:51] ---**
All right, I'm sending you back.
**[05:57] ---**
I'm back.
**[05:59] ---**
Where'd you go?
**[06:00] ---**
I thought you suddenly disappeared,
and now you're back!
**[06:05] ---**
I had something to do.
**[06:06] ---**
Oh, Naruto!
**[06:07] ---**
They said you suddenly disappeared
and everyone's in an uproar.
**[06:10] ---**
Huh? No kidding!
**[06:12] ---**
I never thought I'd run into you here.
**[06:16] ---**
Oh hey!
Give me your autograph!
**[06:19] ---**
Could you make it out to my kid.
He's a big fan of yours.
**[06:24] ---**
Autograph?
**[06:26] ---**
The hero of the Hidden Leaf.
**[06:28] ---**
The kid who created a miracle,
Naruto Uzumaki.
**[06:32] ---**
Give me your autograph too!
**[06:35] ---**
What is it? You refuse?
**[06:36] ---**
Oh no, but I'm not used
to that sort of thing.
**[06:40] ---**
I don't have a clue what to sign.
**[06:43] ---**
*Everyone’s making a fuss
over him lately as the miracle kid.*
**[06:47] ---**
*But until just recently,
it was just the opposite.*
**[06:50] ---**
*I can’t blame the boy.*
**[06:52] ---**
Gentlemen, will you let him eat
a bowl of ramen before that?
**[06:56] ---**
Oh, sure…
**[06:58] ---**
Yes!
**[07:01] ---**
I finally get to eat!
**[07:03] ---**
Naruto!
**[07:04] ---**
Oh Sakura!
**[07:08] ---**
Where have you been?!
**[07:11] ---**
Where? I was suddenly
summoned and…
**[07:13] ---**
Just come with me right now!
**[07:15] ---**
Lady Tsunade and everyone else
are worried about you!
**[07:18] ---**
Oww… Sakura!
Let me eat my ramen!
**[07:21] ---**
That can wait.
**[07:25] ---**
With the Great Lord Elder?
**[07:27] ---**
Yeah, he used
a Reverse Summoning Jutsu.
**[07:31] ---**
Jeez, after all the trouble…
**[07:33] ---**
Lord Fukasaku could at least
notify me first.
**[07:37] ---**
Still, it's a relief that
you're okay, Naruto.
**[07:41] ---**
Yup, I'm alive and well.
**[07:44] ---**
But why did the Great Lord Elder
summon you?
**[07:48] ---**
Giant Gramps Sage had
a prophecy for me too.
**[07:55] ---**
Like the one he foretold to Jiraiya?
**[07:58] ---**
What did the Great Lord Elder say?
**[08:03] ---**
Well…
**[08:04] ---**
What's the matter?
**[08:05] ---**
I'm gonna go to some resort
and encounter an octopus.
**[08:09] ---**
Huh? An octopus?
**[08:14] ---**
What is that supposed to mean?
**[08:17] ---**
Well, this octopus is gonna cooperate
with me somehow.
**[08:22] ---**
Giant Gramps Sage didn't know
the details either.
**[08:26] ---**
And…
**[08:28] ---**
he said that I'm going to
end up fighting Sasuke.
**[08:32] ---**
Sasuke?
**[08:42] ---**
But I'm already prepared for that.
**[08:45] ---**
Naruto…
**[08:47] ---**
Sakura, it's all right.
**[08:49] ---**
Just let me deal with Sasuke.
**[08:57] ---**
It's quiet.
**[08:59] ---**
I know.
**[09:03] ---**
So peaceful.
**[09:05] ---**
Huh? No, it's not.
**[09:08] ---**
Well sure, the village that
Pain destroyed is being rebuilt,
**[09:12] ---**
and Lady Tsunade has
come out of her coma.
**[09:14] ---**
But as for Sasuke,
**[09:16] ---**
there's only talk that Naruto
will do something.
**[09:20] ---**
And there's gonna be a war, right?
**[09:24] ---**
How did you know that?
**[09:26] ---**
I'm not stupid.
I can tell by watching the jonin.
**[09:32] ---**
I guess so.
**[09:37] ---**
The fact is war is right
at our doorstep.
**[09:42] ---**
I see… I figured as much.
**[09:44] ---**
Yeah. This is fight is going
to be something we…
**[09:47] ---**
I mean, no shinobi
has ever experienced.
**[09:53] ---**
I mean, the Five Great Nations
are joining forces for the first time
**[09:56] ---**
to crush the Akatsuki.
**[10:01] ---**
It's the start of
the Fourth Great Ninja War.
**[10:05] ---**
The Fourth Great Ninja War.
**[10:09] ---**
Aren't you scared, Shikamaru?
**[10:13] ---**
Sure, I'm scared.
**[10:16] ---**
But this time,
**[10:18] ---**
it doesn't matter how scared
we are or how hard it'll be.
**[10:22] ---**
Our enemy, the Akatsuki,
is made up of members so skilled
**[10:26] ---**
that it took just one of them, Pain,
to destroy Hidden Leaf Village.
**[10:30] ---**
And the abilities of their leader,
Madara, are shrouded in mystery.
**[10:35] ---**
Madara already has seven
Tailed Beasts in his possession.
**[10:40] ---**
If he unleashes
all of them at once,
**[10:42] ---**
who knows if
the Five Great Nations can win.
**[10:48] ---**
The very existence of
the ninja world is at stake.
**[10:50] ---**
Each and every shinobi
will have to do his best
**[10:54] ---**
in order for us to win.
**[10:57] ---**
Choji, I'm counting on
your strength!
**[11:14] ---**
*Shikamaru… I wonder if
I can do my best?*
**[11:19] ---**
*Still, it's hard to take
this all in, huh?*
**[11:33] ---**
Are you okay?
**[11:34] ---**
You wanted to know what
to expect from war.
**[11:38] ---**
I'm fine.
**[11:39] ---**
But nothing can prepare you
for the real battlefield.
**[11:43] ---**
The cries of the wounded,
the smell of blood…
**[11:46] ---**
It's impossible not to
be affected by that.
**[11:50] ---**
And yet, a Medical Ninja must
maintain composure at all times.
**[11:56] ---**
Everyone fights hard,
**[11:58] ---**
believing that we will be
there to save their lives.
**[12:01] ---**
I understand.
**[12:03] ---**
That's why I wanted to…
**[12:09] ---**
to know.
**[12:12] ---**
*Well, I've rambled on enough.*
**[12:17] ---**
*Damn it. A poor talker like me
lecturing you, it’s not my style.*
**[12:25] ---**
*If we both end up dying…*
**[12:30] ---**
*You won’t be an Uchiha and
I won’t be the Nine Tails' Jinchuriki.*
**[12:34] ---**
*We'll be free of all our burdens.*
**[12:37] ---**
*And we'll finally be able to understand
each other in the next world.*
**[12:40] ---**
*Naruto…you…*
**[12:45] ---**
*If both Naruto and Sasuke
are seriously wounded…*
**[12:51] ---**
*which one will I save first?*
**[13:00] ---**
Found you!
**[13:03] ---**
Be quiet!
**[13:07] ---**
Master, what's the meaning of this?
**[13:10] ---**
Don't scare us like that.
**[13:14] ---**
I'm Killer - Bee - Quiet!
**[13:17] ---**
That has a nice cadence.
**[13:19] ---**
– And…
– What is it?
**[13:21] ---**
ENKA CONCERT
**[13:24] ---**
These are for us?
**[13:25] ---**
To sell?!
**[13:27] ---**
I had interference from Brother
in that last recital.
**[13:32] ---**
This time, I'm gonna nail it.
**[13:35] ---**
A recital?
**[13:36] ---**
*Who's gonna wanna buy these?*
**[13:39] ---**
Are you that against hearing me sing?
**[13:43] ---**
You fools! You idiots!
**[13:45] ---**
No, it's not that…
**[13:47] ---**
Okay, Master! I'll sell tickets
even if it kills me!
**[13:52] ---**
I'm counting on you!
**[13:57] ---**
You all came quickly.
**[13:59] ---**
The situation calls for quick action.
**[14:02] ---**
Princess Tsunade.
Are you really all right?
**[14:07] ---**
This is the perfect opportunity
to hand things over to a youngster.
**[14:11] ---**
You're old too.
**[14:14] ---**
Speak for yourself,
you Fence-Sitter geezer!
**[14:18] ---**
Setting aside the matter of Danzo,
**[14:20] ---**
I'm relieved that you are back
as the Hokage, Lady Tsunade.
**[14:24] ---**
Let us be done with the greetings
and get right to business.
**[14:29] ---**
First on the agenda are
**[14:30] ---**
the Jinchuriki of the
Eight Tails and Nine Tails.
**[14:33] ---**
Then we will go on to any intel
**[14:35] ---**
relating to the enemy's headquarters
and military strength.
**[14:38] ---**
My shinobi have pinned
down a location
**[14:40] ---**
that may be the enemy’s stronghold.
**[14:42] ---**
But it may be a trap.
**[14:44] ---**
We have no choice but to wait
for more intel on this.
**[14:47] ---**
I also have a reconnaissance team
gathering intel.
**[14:53] ---**
We need to sort through the intel
from each village quickly.
**[14:57] ---**
How about forming a separate unit
within the Allied Force
**[15:00] ---**
that only handles intel?
**[15:02] ---**
Good idea!
Share and share alike!
**[15:07] ---**
That goes without saying!
**[15:08] ---**
If each nation becomes driven
by self-interest,
**[15:12] ---**
the Akatsuki will pull the rug out
from under us.
**[15:16] ---**
So, where will we hide
the crucial Jinchuriki?
**[15:21] ---**
Hide them?
**[15:22] ---**
What is it?
**[15:24] ---**
Naruto and Bee can lend much
strength to this battle.
**[15:26] ---**
Why hide them away?
**[15:28] ---**
I thought so as well.
**[15:29] ---**
But those two are what the enemy
is after in this war.
**[15:34] ---**
Considering what could happen,
we cannot let them participate.
**[15:37] ---**
It was decided at the last meeting,
**[15:40] ---**
but you, of course,
were still ill.
**[15:43] ---**
Our enemy is Madara!
**[15:44] ---**
If we hold back battle strength and
lose the prospect of victory,
**[15:47] ---**
we are not going to get another chance.
**[15:49] ---**
We must hit them with
everything we've got…
**[15:51] ---**
The Five Great Nations
joined together and
**[15:53] ---**
our aim in this war is
to protect those two.
**[15:55] ---**
Your sole dissent as Hokage
is not sufficient.
**[15:58] ---**
We will decide this
with majority rule.
**[16:00] ---**
You child! Naruto is—
**[16:02] ---**
I know him quite well.
**[16:15] ---**
*Putting us through
all this trouble!*
**[16:17] ---**
If it's for a friend,
he gets too reckless.
**[16:21] ---**
That is exactly why.
**[16:25] ---**
Before we even talk
about military strength,
**[16:27] ---**
the five Kage must reach a consensus.
**[16:29] ---**
Otherwise, there will be no victory.
**[16:32] ---**
I agree, Lady Tsunade.
**[16:37] ---**
It's fine!
**[16:38] ---**
The Slug Princess is back
to her impudent self.
**[16:41] ---**
It's proof that she is well.
**[16:44] ---**
We will now need to decide
where to hide
**[16:46] ---**
the Eight Tails and Nine Tails.
**[16:47] ---**
Any objections, Hokage?
**[16:50] ---**
I understand.
Get on with it!
**[16:55] ---**
I have a place in mind.
**[16:58] ---**
And it is appropriately located
in the Hidden Cloud,
**[17:00] ---**
which has not produced
any Akatsuki members.
**[17:03] ---**
I set it aside, just in case.
**[17:10] ---**
Why do you need to speak
in private?
**[17:12] ---**
I need a favor.
**[17:14] ---**
A favor?
**[17:16] ---**
I understand that
your younger brother, Bee,
**[17:18] ---**
has the Eight Tails completely
under control.
**[17:21] ---**
I want Bee to teach Naruto.
**[17:25] ---**
About how to control the Nine Tails.
**[17:28] ---**
How convenient for you.
**[17:31] ---**
If that brat named Naruto learns
**[17:33] ---**
to completely manipulate
the Nine Tails
**[17:36] ---**
he will be the ultimate weapon
for the Hidden Leaf.
**[17:40] ---**
And you want me to readily
agree to that?
**[17:44] ---**
I know all that.
**[17:46] ---**
But this is not the time to be arguing
about our own interests!
**[17:51] ---**
We are up against Madara Uchiha!
**[17:54] ---**
The time will come when
we will have no choice
**[17:57] ---**
but to use Bee and Naruto's powers!
**[17:58] ---**
It will be too late if we wait until then!
**[18:01] ---**
Don't shout so much.
**[18:02] ---**
Is that any way to make a request?
**[18:06] ---**
I’m sorry.
**[18:09] ---**
You have a point though.
**[18:12] ---**
And, I considered that ages ago.
**[18:15] ---**
What?! What are you saying?
**[18:17] ---**
The place I'm sending those two
isn't just a hideout.
**[18:21] ---**
I said I set it aside, didn’t I?
**[18:25] ---**
Long ago, Bee and I trained
on that island.
**[18:33] ---**
S-rank mission?!
**[18:35] ---**
You're assigning me to
an important mission like that?
**[18:38] ---**
Yes. This is a mission that
only you can undertake.
**[18:42] ---**
You and Yamato will go
to a certain place
**[18:44] ---**
in the Hidden Cloud region.
**[18:51] ---**
Is that the resort?
**[18:53] ---**
The Great Lord Elder's prophecy
was accurate.
**[18:56] ---**
It seems that is the place
he foresaw.
**[18:59] ---**
Then I'm gonna see the octopus
at this resort island?
**[19:03] ---**
I feel sorta bad!
**[19:05] ---**
Everyone's so busy and
I get to go to a resort.
**[19:09] ---**
You fool! You are going
on a mission!
**[19:13] ---**
I know. Just joking, just joking.
**[19:16] ---**
But about going to this place
that was prophesied…
**[19:19] ---**
Is it connected to the other one?
**[19:21] ---**
That I'll fight with Sasuke?
**[19:25] ---**
That, I don't know.
**[19:28] ---**
However, we are on the verge of war!
**[19:31] ---**
Hence, this S-rank mission.
**[19:34] ---**
When you get to the site,
you will follow Yamato's orders.
**[19:40] ---**
Okay! I understand!
**[19:42] ---**
You can count on me
for this S-rank mission!
**[19:46] ---**
Dress casually for enka.
**[19:50] ---**
Yup, I look pretty good.
**[19:52] ---**
Where is Bee?!
**[19:53] ---**
W-What's up, Brother?!
**[19:55] ---**
You surprised me too much.
**[19:57] ---**
You're going on a mission.
Leave immediately!
**[20:02] ---**
What's with that get-up?!
**[20:07] ---**
Let's go!
**[20:08] ---**
The concert is in three days.
**[20:16] ---**
PASSION ON FIRE
LIVE ENKA CONCERT
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
No way we can sell these.
**[20:19] ---**
If we don't sell them…
**[20:21] ---**
It'll be "You fools. You idiots.
You worthless jerks."
**[20:26] ---**
And we'll end up tied to
the front-row seats
**[20:30] ---**
and forced to listen to
Master's singing forever.
**[20:37] ---**
We'll end up with calluses
on our ears.
**[20:40] ---**
Okay! So we just have
to sell the tickets, right?!
**[20:45] ---**
But if we do sell them all,
he'll be so grateful
**[20:50] ---**
he'll still give us first-row seats and
**[20:53] ---**
we'll have to listen to Master
sing for the rest of our lives,
**[20:56] ---**
and we'll still get calluses!
**[20:58] ---**
So do we sell the tickets or not?!
**[21:01] ---**
I don't know what to do either!
**[22:37] ---**
The time has finally come.
**[22:38] ---**
Just as Giant Gramps Sage
prophesied.
**[22:41] ---**
I’m going to go search
for an octopus and
**[22:43] ---**
train to learn how to control
the Nine Tails’ power.
**[22:47] ---**
And see Sasuke again.
**[22:49] ---**
Naruto, are you ready?
**[22:51] ---**
Yes!
**[22:52] ---**
Hey young man.
We depart now!
**[22:55] ---**
Next time:
"The Young Man and the Sea"
**[22:59] ---**
We’ll set sail for
the Land of Lightning!
**[23:05] ---**
Tune in again!