E309 - The A-Rank Mission: Food Fight!

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    This is…
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    Okay! Which one's the fake?!
[00:24] ---
    Why you…!
[00:29] ---
    What're you doing?!
    Don't attack so recklessly!
[00:34] ---
    That guy… Where have I seen him before?
[00:38] ---
    What? A samurai with ninja skills?!
[00:42] ---
    Get back!
    Put more space between you!
[00:45] ---
    What're you doing?!
    Where's the Sealing Corps?!
[00:49] ---
    They got separated from
    the main company, thanks to those fakes.
[00:52] ---
    Right now,
    we're waiting for reinforcements.
[00:54] ---
    Hey, who the hell are you?!
[00:57] ---
    What do you mean,
    "Who the hell are you"?!
[00:59] ---
    You totally beat me up yesterday.
[01:07] ---
    You'd better not have forgotten!
[01:10] ---
    You're Naruto?!
[01:11] ---
    Yeah.
[01:12] ---
    You changed so much,
    so I didn't recognize you!
[01:15] ---
    By the way, who is he?
[01:17] ---
    Oh, he's a Reanimation…
[01:19] ---
    He looks like a samurai,
    but he's super strong!
[01:21] ---
    A samurai?
[01:26] ---
    Get back, shinobi!
[01:28] ---
    I bear you no grudge!
[01:30] ---
    However, this body is
    being manipulated
[01:33] ---
    and I have no control over myself.
[01:37] ---
    Furthermore, I am not a samurai…
[01:40] ---
    I abandoned
    the Land of Iron ages ago…
[01:42] ---
    I'm much like a ronin…
[01:44] ---
    No, that's not right. I am…
[01:46] ---
    Old man…
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    Don't tell me
    you're Old Man Tatewaki?!
[01:50] ---
    Tatewaki, that is my name indeed.
[01:53] ---
    Who might you be?
[01:55] ---
    You know him, Naruto?
[01:57] ---
    Naruto? Did you say "Naruto"?
[02:00] ---
    Yeah! It's me, Naruto,
    Old Man Tatewaki!
[02:03] ---
    So you're still alive!
[02:05] ---
    Tell me! Those two…
    What happened to those two?
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    DO YOUR BEST, EVERYONE
    
    
    This mission is a direct request
    from the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire!
[02:18] ---
    Bear in mind that this mission involves
    the nation's governance.
[02:23] ---
    What a pain.
[02:24] ---
    Don't say that.
[02:26] ---
    Will we have time to eat?
[02:28] ---
    Talking about food again?
[02:31] ---
    Why do you care?
    Besides, how come you're here?!
[02:34] ---
    Naruto will be joining
    Shikamaru's team for this mission.
[02:38] ---
    Huh?
[02:39] ---
    So what's this mission that
    we're supposed to go on with Naruto?
[02:45] ---
    Well, put bluntly…
    It's a kidnapping.
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    – Huh?!
    – Huh?!
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    The young lord is a hostage
    in a castle in this nation.
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    The mission is to kidnap
    the young lord
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    without being discovered.
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    So we kidnap the young lord,
    and then what?
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    Are we going to demand a ransom?
[03:06] ---
    Get real. This is a political matter.
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    His homeland has a treaty
    with this nation.
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    But they want to nullify the treaty
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    in order to establish
    an alliance with the Land of Fire.
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    So the mission is
    to kidnap the young lord
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    who is being held hostage here
    and take him home.
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    So Granny, what rank does this fall into?
[03:27] ---
    Normally, it would be a B-rank mission.
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    However, depending on
    how fortified the castle is,
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    it may be bumped up to
    an A-rank mission.
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    Now you're talking!
    That makes it worth going!
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    Hey, we don't concern ourselves
    with stuff like that.
[03:43] ---
    Anyway, I warned them
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    that there's been suspicious activity
    around this nation.
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    And it has something to do
    with the fact
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    that his nation wants
    to cancel the treaty?
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    If things go awry,
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    this mission will become an
    A or S-rank very quickly.
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    I want you as ANBU to
    stay in the shadows
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    and watch their backs.
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    Under what circumstances
    do I reveal myself?
[04:09] ---
    I want you to gather intel
    on anything suspicious too…
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    I'll leave it up to your judgment.
[04:15] ---
    Understood.
[05:47] ---
    The A-Rank Mission:
    Food Fight!
    
    
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    Hey, Mister Sasori…
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    We've been getting
    petty missions lately.
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    That's because we accept
    every request we get.
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    Money-making and mercenary jobs
    don't have an iota of art, hmm.
[06:10] ---
    I agree, but we have no choice
    but to listen to the organization.
[06:17] ---
    World conquest seems a long way off.
[06:20] ---
    – Hey!
    – Huh?
[06:22] ---
    Hey, you're late.
[06:24] ---
    We have new missions.
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    One is money-making.
    The other is war.
[06:30] ---
    Making money doesn't excite me.
[06:32] ---
    Yeah…
[06:34] ---
    Well then, Hidan and I'll take
    the money-making job.
[06:37] ---
    Hey, hey! Don't just decide!
[06:40] ---
    I'm not interested in money either!
[06:43] ---
    Someone has to do it.
[06:45] ---
    Sasori and Deidara both prefer war.
[06:48] ---
    Let's not bicker about this.
[06:52] ---
    Hey, guys… You owe me later!
[06:55] ---
    So? Who're we fighting?
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    One nation…a small one.
[07:02] ---
    And what's special about
    this small nation?
[07:05] ---
    The political standing of
    a small nation changes all the time.
[07:08] ---
    Anyway, the request comes from
    a large nation who wants its territory.
[07:15] ---
    Interesting…
[07:20] ---
    That's the nation's castle?
[07:23] ---
    Kidnap the young lord, huh…
[07:25] ---
    The problem is keeping it a secret.
[07:28] ---
    We're supposed to find a way with
[07:30] ---
    Shikamaru's Shadow Possession
    or Ino's Mind Transfer Jutsu?
[07:34] ---
    Nope. You and Choji are
    the key players in this mission.
[07:38] ---
    Us?
[07:39] ---
    Yeah. Choji, you're entering
    a contest attended by the lord.
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    Normally, unauthorized persons
    can't enter the castle.
[07:46] ---
    But participants will be allowed in.
[07:49] ---
    A contest being attended
    by the lord is like…
[07:59] ---
    Why do I have to take part in it?!
[08:03] ---
    Choji's gonna lose right away!
[08:06] ---
    No, it's food fight.
[08:10] ---
    What? A food fight?
[08:12] ---
    You should be happy, Choji.
[08:14] ---
    Simply put, it's an eating contest.
[08:17] ---
    No kidding, Shikamaru?!
[08:19] ---
    Being a contestant in an eating contest
    is a mission made in heaven!
[08:24] ---
    And what am I supposed to do?
[08:27] ---
    Well, while Choji creates a diversion,
    you will sneak into the castle,
[08:31] ---
    use your specialty Transformation Jutsu…
[08:33] ---
    to switch places with
    the young lord and
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    buy us time while we make
    our escape with the real one.
[08:38] ---
    You're okay with Naruto
    as the young lord?
[08:41] ---
    What's that supposed to mean?!
[08:43] ---
    Exactly that.
[08:44] ---
    She's right.
[08:45] ---
    He's gonna be a young lord.
[08:47] ---
    If he says he wants ramen for lunch,
    his cover will be blown right away.
[08:53] ---
    Aw listen, guys…
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    And watch how you speak.
[08:57] ---
    Aw man, you don't have to tell me!
[09:00] ---
    – Do you really get it?
    – Of course, I do!
[09:06] ---
    63RD FOOD CONTEST
    PRELIMINARY SITE
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    Participants, step forward!
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    Let's go!
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    Yeah!
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    In hopes of prosperity for this nation
    and an abundance of crops…
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    we will begin the contest.
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    The winner will be duly
    honored by the lord
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    and shall receive a generous reward.
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    So everyone, do your best…
[09:40] ---
    and partake of the foods
    with dignity and grace.
[09:43] ---
    The preliminaries will be easy for Choji.
[09:46] ---
    – But why Naruto?
    – Ramen, ramen…
[09:48] ---
    – There's an event featuring ramen.
    – Ramen, ramen…
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    Other than ramen,
    he's like everyone else.
[09:53] ---
    Yeah, well…
[09:55] ---
    For the first event…!
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    Bean jam cakes!
[09:59] ---
    Huh?! Not ramen?!
[10:04] ---
    From the well-known Ama-ama An
    in the castle town!
[10:09] ---
    On your mark!
[10:11] ---
    Eat your fill!
[10:24] ---
    Naruto can't cut it, after all.
[10:27] ---
    Ino, over there…
[10:28] ---
    Huh?
[10:35] ---
    That's them?
[10:36] ---
    Yeah.
[10:38] ---
    That's the young lord in question…
[10:40] ---
    Never mind them. Look at him.
[10:42] ---
    Huh?
[10:44] ---
    That big guy?
[10:47] ---
    This nation hires former samurai
    as guards.
[10:50] ---
    He's the captain of the guards.
[10:52] ---
    And the biggest threat
    to our operation.
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    Time!
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    Are you okay, Naruto?
[11:02] ---
    Maybe not.
[11:05] ---
    Contestants who were unable
    to finish must withdraw!
[11:10] ---
    I barely made it through.
[11:12] ---
    We continue on to the second round!
[11:16] ---
    A second round now?!
[11:17] ---
    The second round is…
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    a ramen-eating contest!
[11:23] ---
    Ramen? Right after this?!
[11:27] ---
    Ramen from the famous
    castle town shop, Gito Gito Tei.
[11:32] ---
    Look at the size of this…
[11:35] ---
    Pace yourselves…
[11:47] ---
    T-Tasty, but…
[11:49] ---
    This greasiness right now…
[11:55] ---
    T-Tasty, but…these voluminous
    thick noodles right now…
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    The roast pork is amazing
    and they're generous with the broth.
[12:06] ---
    I can't.
[12:07] ---
    – Even though it tastes so good…
    – It's a deluxe fishcake too.
[12:10] ---
    I can't… I can't take another bite.
[12:13] ---
    I want to, but I can't…
[12:17] ---
    If I eat any more…
    I'll be in trouble…
[12:20] ---
    And yet, I want to eat…
[12:22] ---
    But I can't!
[12:25] ---
    Everyone seems up to the task. Hmm…
[12:27] ---
    Father, watching them
    has made me hungry.
[12:32] ---
    How about some of those
    bean jam cakes from earlier?
[12:35] ---
    Someone…
[12:37] ---
    What about you, Lord Shu?
[12:38] ---
    I'd like to try that ramen.
[12:41] ---
    Oh, not ramen.
[12:43] ---
    Why not?
[12:44] ---
    It's lukewarm and the noodles
    are too soft.
[12:47] ---
    The taster must check
    my lord's food for poison,
[12:50] ---
    so the noodles always get soft.
[12:53] ---
    Bean jam cakes are wonderful.
    They stay the same.
[12:56] ---
    Is that so? How unfortunate.
[12:58] ---
    Lord Shu, it's almost time.
[13:01] ---
    Huh? But there's a contest today.
[13:03] ---
    That doesn't matter.
    Now, let us go.
[13:07] ---
    All right.
[13:10] ---
    Everyone is amazing…
[13:13] ---
    Thirty seconds left!
[13:23] ---
    Seems Choji's sussed out his rivals…
[13:27] ---
    Five seconds left…
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    Four…three…two…one…
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    Zero… Stop eating!
[13:35] ---
    The final round will be held
    at sunset.
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    Only those who have finished their bowls
    will be allowed inside the castle.
[13:41] ---
    Yes!
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    Choji.
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    Do your best!
[13:47] ---
    Just leave it to me.
[13:52] ---
    Okay, the groundwork is laid.
[13:54] ---
    How about we go get some lunch?
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    Watch your side.
[14:11] ---
    Always keep moving.
[14:15] ---
    Yes, keep your eyes on your opponent.
[14:18] ---
    Don't step straight back.
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    Pick it up.
[14:27] ---
    I can't move anymore.
[14:29] ---
    It's not over.
[14:30] ---
    What's the point of training anyway?
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    I'm a hostage.
    All I have to do is behave.
[14:37] ---
    Fate is unpredictable.
[14:40] ---
    Mine…won't change.
[14:51] ---
    Tatewaki!
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    I see that you can move.
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    Your training is too harsh.
[15:04] ---
    That's all for today.
[15:10] ---
    Are you all right, Lord Shu?
[15:13] ---
    Tatewaki doesn't like me.
[15:16] ---
    He's just being dutiful.
[15:18] ---
    After all, he's a samurai.
[15:20] ---
    A former samurai.
[15:31] ---
    Chosen ones…
[15:33] ---
    I commend you for making it
    to the finals.
[15:36] ---
    No need to be reserved.
[15:38] ---
    Eat your fill.
[15:47] ---
    All right! Win this thing, Choji!
[15:49] ---
    – He can't win.
    – Huh?
[15:50] ---
    Why not?
[15:51] ---
    We want him to come in second.
[15:53] ---
    That's the strategy for
    the young lord's escape.
[15:58] ---
    I see…
[16:01] ---
    The first of the final events
    is a speed-eating contest…
[16:06] ---
    of 100 pieces of sushi.
[16:09] ---
    The top three contestants will
    advance to the final.
[16:12] ---
    These are from the renowned
    Neta Neta Sushi in the castle town…
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    Eat wisely!
[16:24] ---
    – Okay, let's get going, Naruto.
    – Right!
[16:26] ---
    – Ino.
    – I know.
[16:29] ---
    Ninja Art…
[16:30] ---
    Mind Transfer Jutsu!
[16:35] ---
    Wow…!
[16:37] ---
    Lord Shu?
[16:39] ---
    I'm going to the washroom.
[16:45] ---
    Oh my, what a fine group
    we have this year.
[16:58] ---
    So this is the young lord.
[17:01] ---
    Make it snappy!
[17:02] ---
    Transformation Jutsu!
[17:05] ---
    Okay, I'm off!
[17:09] ---
    Lord Shu, this is a missive
    from your father.
[17:13] ---
    And you are?
[17:15] ---
    I am a shinobi, and I'm here
    at the request of your homeland.
[17:20] ---
    Finished!
[17:23] ---
    Finished!
[17:27] ---
    What?
[17:27] ---
    Choji's still eating?
[17:35] ---
    Clean your plates…
[17:36] ---
    and stop!
[17:38] ---
    We will take a short break,
    then the top three will go on to the final!
[17:43] ---
    Oh man, that was good.
[17:45] ---
    Choji, do you really know
    what you're supposed to do?
[17:51] ---
    Sushi is wonderful too.
[17:53] ---
    It doesn't get soft.
[17:56] ---
    Lord Shu, have some sushi.
[17:59] ---
    Nah, I…
[18:00] ---
    I mean, I have no appetite.
[18:03] ---
    How unfortunate.
[18:05] ---
    Is something the matter?
[18:08] ---
    It's nothing.
[18:09] ---
    I'm just shocked at how much
    everyone can eat…
[18:19] ---
    The last event is…BBQ meat!
[18:24] ---
    Barbecue?!
[18:26] ---
    From the renowned castle town shop…
    Kemu Kemu-en!
[18:31] ---
    Eat with care!
[18:38] ---
    Did it work?
[18:39] ---
    Well, for now.
[18:41] ---
    Oh? If it's barbecue,
    it'll be easy for Choji.
[18:45] ---
    Well, not really.
[18:46] ---
    Huh?
[18:56] ---
    Oh my… How amazing.
[18:59] ---
    Damn! Well then,
    I'll use my Two-Handed Style!
[19:03] ---
    Oh look! She's eating with both hands!
[19:06] ---
    She's using a special technique.
[19:09] ---
    Huh! Then get a load of this!
    Lethal Juggler!
[19:14] ---
    Oh, he's using two hands too!
[19:16] ---
    No, he's using his left hand
    to put the meat on the grill,
[19:20] ---
    and using his right hand
    to eat the cooked meat.
[19:22] ---
    Going ambidextrous means
    he wastes no time.
[19:26] ---
    However…
[19:27] ---
    I can't see his chopsticks.
[19:31] ---
    So fast.
[19:34] ---
    At this rate, Choji will win!
[19:37] ---
    Sheesh, he needs to come
    in second or it won't work.
[19:42] ---
    This is…
[19:44] ---
    This is the last…
[19:46] ---
    …the last…
[19:49] ---
    the last bite!
[19:53] ---
    I-I can't move.
[19:56] ---
    Finished!
[19:57] ---
    Shadow Possession Jutsu, successful!
[20:01] ---
    Stop eating!
[20:03] ---
    The winner of
    this year's food contest is…
[20:06] ---
    Isono!
[20:08] ---
    I did it!
[20:12] ---
    Oh boy…
[20:16] ---
    Well done!
    All of you are to be commended.
[20:19] ---
    I lost.
[20:20] ---
    Can't be helped.
[20:22] ---
    You slowed down at the very end.
[20:24] ---
    You shall be rewarded.
[20:28] ---
    The winner, Isono,
    is awarded a house.
[20:36] ---
    Second-place Choji is awarded
    a large wicker basket.
[20:42] ---
    And third-place Tamao is awarded
    a small wicker basket.
[20:49] ---
    And with that,
    I declare the food contest over.
[20:54] ---
    Wasn't that fun, Lord Shu?
[20:57] ---
    Y-Yes.
[20:59] ---
    Now I'm starting to get hungry.
[22:37] ---
    What a tiny nation!
    
    
[22:39] ---
    Why don't we take care of
    this quick with my art?
    
    
[22:43] ---
    Deidara, your job ends here.
    
    
[22:46] ---
    What?
    
    
[22:47] ---
    I'll take care of the rest.
    
    
[22:48] ---
    That's not fair.
    
    
[22:50] ---
    Our objective here is not to destroy
    the nation, but to take it over!
    
    
[22:56] ---
    Next time on Naruto Shippuden:
    "The Fallen Castle"
    
    
[22:59] ---
    You can just sit back,
    relax and observe.
    
    
[23:02] ---
    THE FALLEN CASTLE
    
    
[23:05] ---
    Tune in again!