# E438 - The Rules or a Comrade
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYZXQ2GK6/the-rules-or-a-comrade)
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You're wrong!
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L-Lady Tsunade?!
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What's wrong?!
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Jiraiya doesn't understand
a thing!
**[00:21] ---**
Oh, you were just worked up
over Jiraiya's novel…
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It's not funny!
This is inexcusable!
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Even if it's a novel,
you can't bend the truth!
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There's no way Sakura, my beloved pupil,
would be this meek!
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I brought you rice balls
for dinner,
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since I figured they'd be easier
to eat while you read…
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Please take a break.
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Is that so? That was quite
thoughtful of you.
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Salty!
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What is this?
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The picked plum
is ten years old.
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It's too salty!
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The tea's just been made
so it's very hot.
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Tell me sooner!
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Jiraiya Ninja Scrolls:
The Tale of Naruto the Hero-
"The Rules or a Comrade"
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The Hyuga's future,
rather the future of all shinobi,
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rests on this test.
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Watch carefully until the end.
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Their hidden selves will
soon be revealed.
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I won't let them be killed.
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How dare you!
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How dare you do
this to Sasuke!
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You're such a pain.
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Do you want to die too?
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*Don't forget your purpose!*
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*Your orders were to uncover*
*their true selves…*
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*I didn't order you to kill them.*
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*So he was spying on me…*
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*I know. It's just a test, right?*
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*I'll prove to the shinobi*
*who's watching all of this…*
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*that there is no future!*
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Cha!
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I removed all the poison.
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You'll be okay now.
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When did you learn
Medical Ninjutsu?
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I've been secretly apprenticing
with Lady Tsunade.
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Oh, really?
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Well, that saved my life.
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This is it?
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If that was the test,
what did it prove?
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No, there's more.
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And it's just about to begin.
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Your Chakra Points are clear now.
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You should be able to move.
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Th-Thanks, Pervy Sage.
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Take these pills…
They'll replenish your chakra.
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Okay.
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Why are you here, Pervy Sage?
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I've been searching for
a certain someone
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and came upon some intel,
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so I stopped by
the Hidden Leaf Village…
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I heard about what
was going on here
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and convinced Minato
to transport me here.
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I'm surprised he knew
where I was.
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Apparently, the seal that
Minato placed inside you
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also has a Marking.
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As long as you have the Marking,
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his jutsu can
get us to you instantly,
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no matter how far away you are.
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Aww Dad!
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By the way, how is everyone?
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Kakashi Sensei and the other captains
have been abducted.
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Neji and I were
locked up in here.
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Oh. And then what…?
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Neji went off with
a guy wearing a mask.
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And you saw the rest…
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Damn it!
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If I only had more power,
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I could've beaten up that
masked guy…
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and gone to save Kakashi Sensei
and the others!
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You've still have
a long ways to go.
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Damn it!
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Today's the last day
of this training.
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But even when I'm gone,
keep practicing by yourself.
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Do you remember the training
we did for the Summoning Jutsu?
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Yeah! Just the other day,
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I was falling toward the bottom
of the valley and almost died!
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But I was able to summon
the Great Toad!
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Is that so?
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Okay, try it again right here!
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All right!
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Summoning Jutsu!
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H-Huh?
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No…that's not good.
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I see you've been
ignoring your training.
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No! I've been doing
the training properly!
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And besides, Dad's been
training me separately too.
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*The first step is…rotation…*
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*Why?!*
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*I sped up the rotation*
*of the water inside,*
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*but the water balloon won't break.*
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*That's it!*
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*If I just shake up the water*
*inside the balloon*
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*the way the cat did…*
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Dad?
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I was able to do the first part!
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I got a hint from the way
a stray cat was playing
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with the water balloon!
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So teach me the next part!
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Hey, not so fast!
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How about a popsicle break?
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Huh? Okay…
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If I master up to step three,
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can you teach me
the Summoning Jutsu?
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If I don't know it by
the next time I see Pervy Sage,
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he's gonna get mad at me.
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With anything, you've got to
take it one step at a time.
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Yeah, I got it, Dad.
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I was able to summon the Great Toad
because of Dad's training…
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Even though it was only
that one time.
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And that's when I met Nine Tails
for the first time.
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Oh…
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All right… Why don't we try it!
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Huh?!
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I'll weaken the Eight Signed
Sealing Formula.
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Then the Nine Tails' Chakra
will be released.
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But…if you can't control
that power,
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the Nine Tails' will rob you
of your consciousness.
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I'll try it!
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Please do it!
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Hey, hey…
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Stop!
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Ouch! What's that for?!
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Look!
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No more paper shuriken
are coming at us.
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Huh?
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You're right.
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All signs of the enemy are gone…
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Or…something weird is going on…
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We were under such heavy attack…
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But we're uninjured.
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Y-Yes…
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Lee! Tenten!
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– Kiba!
– Everyone!
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We finally caught up to you!
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Where's the enemy?
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How many are there?
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Well…
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I saw with my Byakugan that
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you two were being attacked
and pursued…
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Well, you see…
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As soon as we got here,
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all signs of them
suddenly disappeared.
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Disappeared?
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Yes…almost as if
a fox spirited them away.
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Where is Neji?
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Naruto fell into the enemy's trap.
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And Neji went after him.
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Naruto too?
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Wait a minute.
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This scent…
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Sasuke and Sakura
should be nearby too!
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Byakugan!
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We must hurry!
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I see a shadowy, enemy-like figure
approaching them,
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but Sasuke and Sakura
seem unaware of it!
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Hey, hey!
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You promised!
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You're going to help me
train today right?
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Sorry, Sasuke…
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Lord Fourth just summoned me.
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I was looking forward to having you
watch me, Big Brother.
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Definitely next time.
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You should go ask Father
to help you today.
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Uh-huh.
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*A-Amazing…*
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This is the fundamental ninjutsu
of the Uchiha Clan…
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Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu.
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I've already shown you
the hand signs.
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Build up and infuse your chakra,
focus it at a point in your chest.
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Then release it in
one large breath.
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Yes, sir!
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*Father is teaching me*
*the jutsu himself!*
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*Father finally acknowledges me!*
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*I can't disappoint him!*
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*I can do it!*
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*Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!*
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Why did I think
you would be like Itachi?
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It's too soon,
you're not ready yet.
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– Sakura!
– Yes!
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I wasn't able to inflict
a fatal wound with my attack…
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There is a limit to life.
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But, art is forever.
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Do you want to see…
**[14:05] ---**
my everlasting army?
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Every one of them is
a truly valuable work of art
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that surpasses life.
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Secret Red Move: Performance
of a Hundred Puppets!
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One hundred puppets.
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All these puppets…
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This is impossible…
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Now, what are you going to do?
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Are you going to fight each
of my 100 pieces of art?
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Or will you just cower in fear?
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I will let you decide.
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*He said he was the gatekeeper…*
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*If that's true…*
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*These guys are preventing us*
*from returning*
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*to the Hidden Leaf Village.*
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*And as long as*
*we don't try to pass them,*
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*they won't attack.*
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*Can Sakura and I take*
*on 100 puppets*
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*and make it through?*
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*That's close to impossible.*
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*However, if we had more*
*on our side…*
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Everyone!
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*Finally, we're able to rendezvous.*
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We're going to hide
our presence for a while…
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What's going on?
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Are they puppets?
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Yeah, a hundred of them.
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*On our side…*
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*There are ten including me…*
*plus a dog.*
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What happened here?
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A puppet user brought them out
to create a blockade.
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A blockade?
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Where's the puppet user?
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He's watching to see what
our next move will be.
**[16:25] ---**
Sasuke, what did you
first intend on doing?
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If we want Lord Fourth to
conduct a rescue mission,
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we have to return quickly to
the village and report back to him.
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But if we bring down
all 100 puppets here,
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we can get out of here.
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You sure make it sound easy.
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But it's not impossible…right?
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If we're going to complete
our mission,
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we have no other choice.
**[16:47] ---**
Wait! We're not going back
to the village!
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We're not giving up on rescuing
the team captains.
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You plan on abandoning
the mission?
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No, that's not it.
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That's because there's also the option
of breaking up into two teams:
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one to look for the captains and
one to report back to the village.
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No…
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I also think we should stick together
and work as one team.
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What? Shikamaru!
What the hell are you—?!
**[17:12] ---**
In the beginning, I agreed
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that we should break up
into two groups.
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But a lot of time has passed.
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We should keep into account
that the longer time passes,
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the less successful our chances of
finding Asuma and the others will be.
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Put simply, we don't have the time
to return to Hidden Leaf Village.
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Not to mention,
if we fight all those puppets,
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we'll exhaust all our time.
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*Why did I think*
*you would be like Itachi?*
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Well, Sasuke?
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Will you come with us?
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I'm not coming with you.
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I'll do things my way,
on my own.
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We were able to gather
the Leaf genin in one location…
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but things don't look so good.
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Are they arguing?
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Why?
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If they try to break through
that barrier of puppets,
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it would mean they chose
to stick to the rules
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and place priority on their mission.
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But…
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If they ignore the puppets
to go find their comrades…
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it will mean that nothing
could sway them and
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they made a choice of
their own free will…
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out of a desire to save their friends.
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When they finally coalesce into
a group of Hidden Leaf Shinobi,
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which option will they choose?
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What will they choose to do?
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That's when we'll see the true nature
of these young shinobi.
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Understand?
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When the Eight Signed Sealing
is weakened,
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I don't even know
what will happen!
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All right.
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But if worse comes to worst…
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I, Jiraiya, one of
the Legendary Sannin will stop it.
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I'll leave it to you!
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Three tails in no time!
**[19:44] ---**
Naruto! Hold back your chakra
right there!
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What?
**[20:05] ---**
The seal that keeps me
bound is weakening!
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Hey, demon-fox!
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Lend me your power!
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Strengthen your resolve!
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Use your will to control
the Nine Tails' Chakra!
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*A fourth tail?!*
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*I guess it was still too soon*
*for Naruto*
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*to be able to control*
*the Nine Tails' Chakra…*
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One of your apprentices
will prevent
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a great catastrophe
in the Ninja World.
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But if they go down
the wrong path,
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they will bring about great ruin.
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You said,
one of my apprentices?
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Next time on Naruto Shippuden:
"The Child of Prophecy."
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Impossible. To think the one who might
bring about great ruin is—?!
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Jiraiya Ninja Scrolls:
The Tale of Naruto the Hero-
The Child of Prophecy
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Tune in again!