# E319 - The Soul Living Inside the Puppet
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*The Soul Living*
*Inside the Puppet*
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Retreat… Retreat!
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The Chakra Threads of world-class
Puppet Masters can control humans
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as well as their puppets.
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But once the Chakra Thread is cut,
there's no harm to the human.
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I'm indebted to you.
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I was about to slay an ally.
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There's a special way to fight
between Puppet Users.
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And I'm the only one here
who can do this…
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Right, Granny Chiyo?!
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Kankuro…
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*Sasori…*
**[03:10] ---**
*I erred in everything I did…*
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*But after meeting Naruto,*
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*I was able to do*
*the right thing in the end.*
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*I thought I died,*
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*leaving some hope*
*for a bright future.*
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*But…*
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*As I stand before you,*
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*I can't help*
*but regret the past… Sasori…*
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When are mother and father
coming back?
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Well, they'll be gone a little bit longer…
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I see…
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*I couldn't bring myself*
*to tell him the truth…*
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*Sasori was too young to know*
*about his parents' deaths…*
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Sasori…
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*Sasori had already figured out,*
*that his parents were dead.*
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Sasori! How've you been?
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Huh?
**[05:38] ---**
Granny Chiyo said
your last puppet was a huge hit.
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Some day, I want to be
a shinobi like you,
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where everyone praises my puppets…
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Hey! Are you listening?!
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Hey, it's me!
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Komushi has come
to see you!
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Hey! Answer me!
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H-Hey, I didn't mean it.
I'm sorry.
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But you're treating me worse
than a puppet.
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Oh well, I might as well wait
until hell freezes over
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to get a response from you.
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I have a message from Granny Chiyo.
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She wants the puppets
she ordered sooner…
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The Crow, Black Ant and Salamander…
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Oh…
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Everything she requested is done.
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Oh, so these are your new creations.
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Man, that was quick…
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I don't like to keep people waiting.
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Yeah… That's true.
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Hey… That's amazing.
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They look so human!
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Oh, I almost forgot.
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About your new creation…
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She asked me to inquire about
the poison for the Crow puppet.
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Huh?
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These are all rare medicinal plants!
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You're gonna make
a mixture out of these?
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This is going to require permission.
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All right!
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I, Komushi, will negotiate this!
So give me some time.
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I don't want to wait.
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I guess not. Then let's go!
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It's me, Komushi!
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What is it?
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Oh… Did you relay my message…?
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Granny Chiyo, Sasori has a request.
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What is it?
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There's not much I can say
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without knowing the blending ratio
of the mixture.
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But since this is coming from you,
I have no issues with it.
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I'll clear it with
the Pharmaceuticals Division.
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I'm in the middle of research,
so you may leave.
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Man, you've got it made, Sasori.
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You're still young, but you're already
contributing to the village.
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Granny Chiyo must be
so proud of you.
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Are you listening to me?
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Granny Chiyo is always
worried about you.
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I can't wait to be acknowledged
as a full-fledged shinobi…
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just like your puppets!
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My own parents still treat me
like a kid!
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They tell me I'm not suited
to being a shinobi…
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But this time,
I was assigned to border security.
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It's just guard duty,
but if I can prove myself…
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Komushi!
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What have you been doing
at this hour?!
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I was so worried!
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Wait… Cut it out,
you're embarrassing me!
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I'm going to be assigned border
security missions from now on…
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You can turn down things
like missions!
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I'll take care of you
for the rest of my life.
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I want you to stop it!
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Thanks, Sasori!
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I heard that you were injured on duty?
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I messed up.
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But…
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That's…a puppet arm!
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That's not all!
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I feel stronger than before.
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And it fits perfectly.
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It feels like it's always been
a part of my body.
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How could you ingest
your own poison?!
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Granny Chiyo…
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He's… He's not to blame.
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I'm the one…who messed up…
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Where is Sasori?!
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Do we have the blending ratio
of the poison yet?
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Please heal him…
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Please heal him…
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Heal him! Please!
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You attached his right arm too, right?
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Then his left arm can be…
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His legs, his body…
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You can even heal his soul, can't you?!
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Give him back to me!
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Heal my Komushi and
give him back to me!
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*It was a painful accident.*
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*Komushi was my link to Sasori…*
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*Not only that…*
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*He was Sasori's only friend.*
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How has Sasori been lately?
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The same as usual.
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He's been working on
small puppet parts recently.
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And they look like
real human hands…
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Huh? What?
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Impossible. It has to be a coincidence…
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But something is…
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*I hope my fears are ungrounded!*
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I don't like to make people wait.
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From what I can see,
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I thought there'd be
a little more progress.
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Sasori! What are you doing?!
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You barely got it to
the standard size…
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Sasori!
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It's Komushi?!
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As requested…
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The model is finished.
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*I wasn't able to be at his side*
*when he was suffering the most.*
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*When he desperately needed love…*
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*No, I made excuses and*
*distanced myself from him.*
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*I'm the one who distorted him.*
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*I'm sorry…*
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*Much good it does at this point…*
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*An apology from a reanimated corpse*
*to the puppet that you are now!*
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Your technique is as sharp as ever.
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But you don't have any fighting spirit!
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I guess Puppet Masters aren't good
at being a puppet, eh?
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Inexperienced ones shouldn't act
as if they know….
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Don't make light of
the Reanimation Jutsu.
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If the user of the jutsu gets serious…
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Oh, speak of the devil!
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Reverse Secret White Technique…
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Esematsu's Ten Puppets!
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What?!
**[14:56] ---**
Wires?
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Wha—?!
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Sasori…as well as
Sasori's Mother and Father…
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I recovered and repaired them.
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Sasori told me…
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that he was a human
who wasn't able to become a puppet.
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An incomplete puppet with
a core that was living flesh…
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Do you think he wanted to
be closer to his parents
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who had become puppets?
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How could anyone want to
become a puppet without a soul?
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Possibly…
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But you know…
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I can sense the souls of
Sasori's mother and father
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inside these puppets.
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I'd like to believe that
Sasori felt it as well.
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Granny Chiyo said…
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that Sasori was able to see
his mother and father's final attack.
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But for some reason,
he didn't counter it.
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Yeah… It must've reached him.
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The cry of his parents' souls.
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I admit I'm inexperienced.
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But I'm not so ignorant
that I couldn't feel
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your regret and sadness
through your Chakra Threads.
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You say the first thing
that pops up in your mind!
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That's why you're inexperienced!
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There are things one wants
to atone for, but can't.
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Besides, I'm a corpse.
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There's nothing I can do!
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Sasori entrusted me…
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*I entrust you with the Father*
*and Mother puppets.*
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Sasori entrusted you…?!
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Puppets that only Sasori could create.
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Their workings are so delicate…
all the way down to the fingertips.
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*So he shares a love and*
*passion for puppets,*
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*just like Sasori did?*
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Sasori's soul dwells in
these two puppets!
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And his love instilled the souls
of his parents in them too!
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Sasori, at least, was able to feel it.
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Puppets with souls?!
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That's not all, Granny Chiyo…
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The love you gave to
his Father and Mother puppets
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became a part of their souls.
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Huh?
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Sasori was aware of that.
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And he gave them all to me…
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Rather, he entrusted them to me
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for future generations
of the shinobi world.
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Passing it on is our duty too.
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Sasori did that…?
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Sure, I'm inexperienced and
in your eyes, a stranger.
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But my kid brother…
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Gaara received your soul
and came back to life.
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So I'm not a stranger at all.
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And I can sense it through
the Chakra Threads.
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Sasori and his mother and father…
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The family's thoughts, their love…
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Their souls are saying…
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"Please stop Granny Chiyo!"
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Family…
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Mother!
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It's only a family portrait.
Don't be so stubborn.
**[18:41] ---**
You fool! The meaning of
the word "shinobi" is to be stealthy!
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I will not take a photo,
to be put up as decoration…
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and have people say,
"Oh, what a fine photo" at parties!
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W-We wouldn't go that far…
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Of course, you will!
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Granny Chiyo…
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Don't you want to take
a photo with us?
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No… It's not that.
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What are we going to do with you?
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Oh, what are you doing?
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– Oh!
– Hey!
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I will say though,
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they are in the hands
of a fine puppeteer.
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Granny Chiyo!
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Just kidding!
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Playing Possum for real!
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Now then…
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Sasori left his Mother and Father
to you as a present…
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I must leave you with something too.
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All I can give you now are
my Secret Puppetry Techniques.
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Learn, by experiencing them firsthand!
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Hey, wait…!
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Secret White Technique!
Army of Illusions!
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This is bad!
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When I was a kid,
I begged you to train me.
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But you said you didn't care
about the future of the village
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and totally ignored me!
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I guess I was young back then too!
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You were already
an old hag by then!
**[22:37] ---**
Did you say Omoi deserted
the battlefield?!
**[22:40] ---**
Is this true, Kakashi?
**[22:42] ---**
Yes. Reports say he ran
from his post
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after saying he needed
to leave for a bit.
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Deserting one's post under
enemy fire
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is considered a serious offense
in the Hidden Cloud Village!
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Next time on Naruto Shippuden:
"Run, Omoi!"
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Damn it, Omoi,
what are you thinking?!
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RUN, OMOI!
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Tune in again!