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E401 - The Ultimate

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    The Ultimate
    
    
    
[01:46] ---
    Huh?!
[01:48] ---
    PERSEVERANCE
[01:53] ---
    I didn't know Lee kept going
    with that training.
[01:57] ---
    We're in the middle
    of the Chunin Exams!
[01:59] ---
    What is he thinking?
[02:03] ---
    Shira! I will show
    you how serious I am!
[02:08] ---
    Let me warn you…
[02:09] ---
    Shira's super strong!
[02:18] ---
    I've become strong too!
[02:21] ---
    This is my last fight.
[02:24] ---
    Last?
[02:28] ---
    Here I come, Lee!
[02:38] ---
    What is this?
    Their speed is ridiculous!
[02:41] ---
    A battle of powerful fists…
[02:44] ---
    It's not something
    you get to see often.
[02:47] ---
    He stopped my jutsu.
[02:52] ---
    He countered every move?!
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    If I could, I would have liked
    to fight him too.
[03:02] ---
    Amazing…
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    I haven't faced
    a taijutsu user this strong
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    since Guy Sensei and Neji!
[03:08] ---
    He has a fine technique…
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    I feel his passion in
    every punch he throws.
[03:12] ---
    The intensity of his training
    comes across clearly.
[03:25] ---
    Lee!
[03:26] ---
    I'm grateful to you.
[03:30] ---
    Perhaps it's all because of you
    that I can be a shinobi.
[03:36] ---
    Lord Gaara said
    this to me back then…
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    I once met someone just like you
    in Hidden Leaf Village.
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    Through sheer determination,
    he has become a fine shinobi.
[03:51] ---
    Shira… I predict you will be
    as good a shinobi as he.
[04:00] ---
    It might have been your fists
    that changed Lord Gaara.
[04:03] ---
    No, I had nothing to do with that!
[04:08] ---
    It was your perseverance
    that moved Lord Gaara.
[04:13] ---
    Lee, I'm going to show you
    my gratitude in earnest!
[04:16] ---
    Well said!
[04:17] ---
    That is the creed
    of those of us
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    who are dedicated to
    the mastery of taijutsu.
[04:21] ---
    They seem to be enjoying this.
[04:23] ---
    Maybe Lee has met someone
    he can consider a true rival.
[04:29] ---
    You can only go so far
    training alone.
[04:32] ---
    Having a rival is what
    helps you surpass those limits.
[04:35] ---
    I see.
[04:36] ---
    Do you have a rival, Neji?
[04:40] ---
    My rival?
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    I don't know what
    the Hyuga destiny of hatred is!
[04:46] ---
    But if you're going to
    say it's futile,
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    you don't have to do anything!
[04:50] ---
    After I become the Hokage…
[04:52] ---
    I'll change the Hyuga!
[04:55] ---
    You're the only one
    who can be my rival…
[04:59] ---
    So hurry up and
    come home, Naruto!
[05:05] ---
    Neither one of them has delivered
    a decisive blow yet.
[05:08] ---
    They're just sizing
    each other up right now.
[05:11] ---
    What?
[05:11] ---
    They're not fighting at
    their full potential?
[05:14] ---
    It's more like 50%.
[05:16] ---
    How much can a body endure?
[05:19] ---
    If they stay evenly matched like this…
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    No…
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    They're not quite equal.
[05:23] ---
    Huh? They're not?
[05:26] ---
    They're equal in speed and in
    the number of moves they have…
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    But Shira's physique is
    a full size bigger than Lee's.
[05:35] ---
    In boxing, the difference
    in body weight
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    influences the intensity of the blow.
[05:38] ---
    While they may look
    evenly matched,
[05:40] ---
    Lee with his smaller build…
[05:41] ---
    Is sustaining more damage?
[05:44] ---
    Lee should be feeling
    the effects pretty soon.
[05:48] ---
    Blow for blow, Shira's punches
    are harder than mine!
[05:52] ---
    At this rate…
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    Lee!
[06:13] ---
    That stance!
[06:14] ---
    Don't tell me Lee plans
    to use the Lotus!
[06:16] ---
    It's too dangerous!
[06:18] ---
    But he is an opponent
    who is worth that risk!
[06:38] ---
    No way!
    The First Gate won't open!
[06:40] ---
    Why?!
[06:51] ---
    You hit my Chakra Points and
    stopped the flow of chakra!
[06:54] ---
    As a taijutsu user like you,
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    I know all your strengths
    and weaknesses.
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    As well as the fact that you are
    versed in the secret jutsu,
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    the Eight Inner Gates!
[07:04] ---
    From now, I mean business!
[07:12] ---
    Shira switched his mode.
[07:14] ---
    He's getting serious now!
[07:20] ---
    Here I come, Lee!
[07:27] ---
    What's happening?!
[07:28] ---
    All of a sudden, his attacks
    became relentless and accurate!
[07:31] ---
    This is—!
[07:36] ---
    The sound!
[07:37] ---
    Sound?!
[07:38] ---
    His attacks are silent!
[07:41] ---
    We taijutsu users can
    counter supersonic moves
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    because we have honed
    our five senses.
[07:48] ---
    One of those senses
    is hearing.
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    I remember…
[07:52] ---
    Lee said he once fought a shinobi
    from the Hidden Sound
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    who gave him a hard time!
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    This time, it's the exact opposite!
[08:00] ---
    Shira is making absolutely no noise!
[08:02] ---
    But how…?
[08:04] ---
    Byakugan!
[08:11] ---
    I see!
[08:12] ---
    It's the theory of the owl.
[08:14] ---
    The owl?
[08:16] ---
    Did you know that owls fly
    without making a sound?
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    Owls have special
    comb-like feathers
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    that muffle the sound
    of their flapping wings.
[08:27] ---
    Using chakra that can only
    be used with taijutsu,
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    he's cloaked himself with
    the same type of feathers.
[08:34] ---
    To come up with something
    like that all by himself…
[08:37] ---
    What a waste to consider
    someone like that an enemy.
[08:47] ---
    Silent Fist!
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    See if you can take this, Lee!
[08:51] ---
    How can I…?
[08:53] ---
    There's no point in working hard
    if you don't believe in yourself!
[08:58] ---
    Yes! I've trained and worked
    just as hard as Shira!
[09:03] ---
    999…1000!
[09:11] ---
    Now, 1000 sit-ups!
[09:15] ---
    Are you serious?
[09:16] ---
    I am serious!
[09:17] ---
    Wait, wait, wait!
[09:19] ---
    Enough bodybuilding!
[09:22] ---
    You're in far better physical
    condition than we are, Lee.
[09:27] ---
    But Guy Sensei, I've never beaten
    you or Neji even once!
[09:31] ---
    That's because
    you don't use this.
[09:34] ---
    Use my head for taijutsu?
[09:37] ---
    Certainly!
[09:39] ---
    It can be said that
    mental visualization
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    is a fundamental part of taijutsu.
[09:43] ---
    When I weave a sign,
    I'm already seeing 100 moves ahead.
[09:47] ---
    What?! Is such a thing possible?!
[09:50] ---
    Yes, it's possible!
[09:52] ---
    Through visualization alone,
    if I'm going to fight Kakashi,
[09:56] ---
    I can now see
    1000 moves ahead.
[10:00] ---
    Th-That far?
[10:07] ---
    Hey, is that true?
[10:09] ---
    Who knows?
[10:12] ---
    For example, if I attack
    with a right seiken fist…
[10:17] ---
    Lee, what would your 50th move be?
[10:20] ---
    Huh?
[10:21] ---
    What technique is your 50th move!
[10:25] ---
    Well…
[10:27] ---
    Let's see…
[10:29] ---
    A right thrust!
[10:31] ---
    Wrong!
[10:34] ---
    Then… A clockwise kick!
[10:36] ---
    Correct!
[10:38] ---
    So what is your 100th move?!
[10:42] ---
    Uh… A left heel kick!
[10:43] ---
    Wrong.
[10:44] ---
    The answer is
    a counter-clockwise kick.
[10:47] ---
    What?
[10:49] ---
    I will prove it to you right now!
[10:53] ---
    Ready?
[11:08] ---
    48…
[11:09] ---
    49…
[11:11] ---
    50.
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    Continue!
[11:14] ---
    Sensei was right!
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    98… 99…!
[11:27] ---
    100!
[11:28] ---
    Right again!
[11:29] ---
    I see…
[11:31] ---
    He's making that happen!
[11:33] ---
    Huh?
[11:40] ---
    That's amazing, Guy Sensei!
[11:41] ---
    What's your trick?
[11:43] ---
    It's not a trick.
[11:45] ---
    I just made you move the way
    I wanted you to. That's all.
[11:49] ---
    Made me move?
[11:52] ---
    Yes!
[11:53] ---
    I used counters that forced you
    to make certain moves.
[11:57] ---
    In battle, there is a sequence
    to techniques and jutsu.
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    When you are in control
    of that flow,
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    predicting what comes next
    is not difficult.
[12:04] ---
    Right now, I'm controlling
    the flow of battle, and as a result,
[12:08] ---
    you, my opponent who's physically
    stronger than me,
[12:10] ---
    have lost steam before me!
[12:12] ---
    That's true!
[12:14] ---
    Guy Sensei, you're not
    even breathing hard!
[12:16] ---
    By controlling the flow of battle,
[12:18] ---
    I was able to deplete your energy
    while preserving my own.
[12:22] ---
    There really aren't many chances to
    take down a foe in the midst of battle.
[12:26] ---
    The usual attack strategy is no more than
    an attempt to create such a chance!
[12:31] ---
    That's what I mean
    by using your head!
[12:34] ---
    That's right!
[12:35] ---
    From opponents I've faced before,
    I pretty much know Shira's pattern.
[12:39] ---
    All I need to do is control the sequence
    of my opponent's moves.
[12:44] ---
    Then, even if his moves are silent,
[12:46] ---
    I can anticipate Shira's fist!
[12:59] ---
    All right!
[12:59] ---
    What?!
[13:02] ---
    Lee's not getting hit anymore!
[13:05] ---
    Finally, Lee…
    You remembered that training!
[13:12] ---
    He's countering so fast!
[13:14] ---
    I can't wait to see when
    he's giving it his all!
[13:27] ---
    He missed the Chakra Point!
[13:29] ---
    What's going on?
[13:31] ---
    Was it by chance?
[13:36] ---
    At this point…
[13:37] ---
    Guy Sensei would be able to activate
    the Sixth Gate instantly…
[13:39] ---
    That's impossible for me, however…
[13:45] ---
    The Third Gate of Life! Open!
[13:56] ---
    He went straight to
    the Third Gate…
[13:58] ---
    So Lee's trained that far!
[14:03] ---
    So that's the rumored
    Eight Inner Gates...
[14:07] ---
    Well then…
[14:12] ---
    Seven Heavenly Breaths!
    First Activation!
[14:17] ---
    Second Activation!
[14:20] ---
    Third Activation!
[14:23] ---
    What is that?!
[14:24] ---
    It's a taijutsu breathing method
    that Shira came up with.
[14:28] ---
    It's a jutsu whereby inhaling
    large amounts of oxygen
[14:30] ---
    invigorates the entire body.
[14:33] ---
    When performing this technique,
[14:35] ---
    Shira's lung capacity increases
    nearly fourfold.
[14:38] ---
    So it's his version of
    the Eight Inner Gates.
[14:41] ---
    It's amazing that he came up
    with that all by himself…
[14:44] ---
    Those two really drive home the fact…
[14:47] ---
    that there is no limit
    to perseverance.
[14:50] ---
    No kidding!
[14:52] ---
    Lee! Shira!
[14:54] ---
    Do your best, both of you!
[14:59] ---
    Here I come, Shira!
[15:01] ---
    Anytime!
[15:07] ---
    Not yet!
[15:10] ---
    Fourth Gate of Pain! Open!
[15:13] ---
    Fifth Gate of Closing! Open!
[15:30] ---
    So this is what you're like
    when you're serious!
[15:32] ---
    My chakra…my sound-muffling feathers
    are being blown away!
[15:36] ---
    I'm starting to hear…
    the sound of your wings.
[15:43] ---
    Leaf Hurricane!
[16:00] ---
    I'm not done yet…
[16:08] ---
    Shira's wound has opened up!
[16:10] ---
    Shira!
[16:12] ---
    Shira!
[16:14] ---
    Are you okay, Shira?!
[16:16] ---
    Yeah…
[16:22] ---
    I guess we'll have to
    postpone this match.
[16:29] ---
    Lee, I envy you.
[16:33] ---
    I wish I could have trained under
    Guy Sensei at least once.
[16:36] ---
    Shira… Why did you release
    my Chakra Points?
[16:41] ---
    So you noticed?
[16:44] ---
    I wanted to fight you
[16:45] ---
    when you could give
    a hundred percent.
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    As I expected, you are strong.
[16:51] ---
    It was a great experience.
[16:54] ---
    What are you saying?
[16:55] ---
    You were too reckless!
[17:02] ---
    Shira, I want you to have this.
[17:04] ---
    Guy Sensei gave it to me.
[17:07] ---
    This is what made me strong.
[17:09] ---
    It is a unique item with
    superior breathability
[17:11] ---
    and moisture-wicking qualities
    that lets you move easily!
[17:14] ---
    You'll see the difference
    when you train!
[17:17] ---
    You'll get attached
    to it immediately!
[17:18] ---
    Wear this…
    and we'll be brothers!
[17:22] ---
    Thanks… I accept it.
[17:26] ---
    Shira… You said earlier
    that this is the last time…
[17:30] ---
    In the Land of Wind,
[17:31] ---
    there is a battalion that guards
    the northern border.
[17:34] ---
    That battalion never leaves
    its station.
[17:38] ---
    The environment there
    is extremely harsh,
[17:40] ---
    so few candidates
    are willing to accept that mission.
[17:42] ---
    I plan to volunteer for it
    if I pass these Exams.
[17:48] ---
    It's near my hometown.
[17:50] ---
    My parents are sick and
    I want to be close to them.
[17:54] ---
    So I probably won't see
    any of you again.
[17:58] ---
    I see how it is...
[18:00] ---
    Shira… I had no idea.
[18:04] ---
    I guess that means I won't
    be seeing you around either, Yome.
[18:07] ---
    You're probably going
    to tag along, right?
[18:14] ---
    I have no regrets with my life.
[18:17] ---
    But I'm sure my life would
    have been more interesting
[18:20] ---
    if I had had a friend like you.
[18:24] ---
    I'm going to remember that as
    the greatest compliment from you!
[18:28] ---
    And I mean it as such, Lee,
    in all sincerity.
[18:42] ---
    Now we have two scrolls!
[18:44] ---
    Then let's head straight
    for home base!
[18:49] ---
    HEAVEN HEAVEN
[18:53] ---
    So, when should I break
    the news to them...?
[19:03] ---
    FUU TOCCHI KUN
    
    According to reports from
    the investigative team,
[19:05] ---
    FUU TOCCHI KUN
    
    two members of Team Fuu
    from the Hidden Waterfall…
[19:07] ---
    FUU TOCCHI KUN
    
    Tocchi and Kun…
    are actually not genin.
[19:11] ---
    It is believed they are jonin
    named Kegon and Yoro.
[19:15] ---
    Damn Hidden Waterfall…
[19:16] ---
    What are they scheming?
[19:18] ---
    Wait.
[19:20] ---
    Let me handle this.
[19:23] ---
    This information is not
    to go out of this room.
[19:27] ---
    – But!
    – But!
[19:28] ---
    The Second Exam will
    continue uninterrupted.
[19:31] ---
    Understood?!
[19:35] ---
    What is Lord Gaara thinking?!
[19:59] ---
    It will be sundown soon.
[20:01] ---
    Yes.
[20:02] ---
    From here, we'll be able to sense
    the enemy's presence right away.
[20:05] ---
    It's the perfect spot to make camp.
[20:07] ---
    So where's Fuu?
[20:09] ---
    Hey! She was over there
    just a second ago…
[20:15] ---
    Fuu!
[20:18] ---
    That brat! She's so carefree!
[20:25] ---
    What the—?!
[20:28] ---
    Poke, poke!
[20:35] ---
    Fuu! Don't go off on your own!
[20:37] ---
    Damn it!
[20:38] ---
    What if someone from
    another village attacked you?
[20:41] ---
    You are valuable to
    the Hidden Waterfall…!
[20:44] ---
    Okay, I get it! I'll be right there!
[20:48] ---
    Jeez! If you make such a fuss,
    you'll be discovered.
[20:57] ---
    Fuu…
[20:58] ---
    She's a...
[22:36] ---
    It's a good trick, eh?
    
    
[22:38] ---
    I thought we'd just wrap up
    the second stage of the exams
    
    
[22:41] ---
    in a cool way, like this!
    
    
[22:42] ---
    I think it's good!
    
    
[22:44] ---
    It's kind of like something
    Naruto would do...or...
    
    
[22:46] ---
    This has nothing to do
    with Naruto!
    
    
[22:48] ---
    I wonder if Naruto's training
    right now?
    
    
[22:50] ---
    With this exam,
    
    
[22:52] ---
    I'm going to be a chunin
    and get a leg up on him!
    
    
[22:56] ---
    Next time on Naruto Shippuden:
    "Escape vs. Pursuit"
    
    
    
[23:00] ---
    Let's go, Kurenai's Team 8!
    
    
    
[23:03] ---
    IN NARUTO'S FOOTSTEPS ~
    THE PATH TRAVELED
    ESCAPE VS. PURSUIT
    
    
    
[23:05] ---
    Tune in again!