# E457 - Itachi's Story - Light and Darkness: Partner
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*Itachi's Story -*
*Light and Darkness: Partner*
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Over there?
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Yeah.
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The "Akatsuki"?
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Don't know and don't care.
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Now get lost! You're keeping me
from my "art appreciation" time.
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And I have to take this brat on
as my partner?
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Sure, he's full of energy,
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but he seems like
the type to die young.
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It's our leader's orders…
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His talent will be very useful.
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How do you know about my talent?
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Just who the hell are you anyway?
**[02:16] ---**
We know you're aiding
anti-government factions
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of neighboring nations with bombings…
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You're a Rogue Ninja,
but what is your purpose?
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Purpose? I don't need a purpose!
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I take commissions to
cause explosions…using my art.
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He's annoying…
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Is he done?
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Who knows…?
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It doesn't matter.
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I'll do it.
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Let me make it clear,
I won't stop in my pursuit of art!
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Do as you please.
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But now that you're a part
of the Akatsuki,
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I expect you to fulfill your missions.
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BLUE
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All right, all right, I got it.
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But…
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you over there!
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I'll never get caught up
in your genjutsu again, hmm!
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Now that you're one of us,
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I doubt that I'll have to
use my genjutsu on you.
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I don't mind giving you
a taste of my art.
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Leave it at that.
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Sasori!
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Partner with Deidara
and go kill Orochimaru.
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About time.
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Who is this Orochimaru?
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I'll tell you on the way.
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Orochimaru has escaped
into the Land of Wind.
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Beyond that, I don't know.
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That's all I need to know.
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Let's go.
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You Akatsuki sure like
to order guys around…
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Hey, hurry up.
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I know!
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Itachi and Kisame,
go to the Hidden Grass Village.
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What about my partner?
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Wait just a while longer.
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I've ordered Kabuto to keep me
updated through several ways.
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If they're headed to
the Land of Wind, this is the spot…
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The Great Sand Dune of the East…
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I see…
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That's one place the guys
from the Village won't go near.
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Is that where you're from, my man?
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I don't want to talk about it.
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Anyway, that location
works out perfectly.
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That's his hideout.
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I'll blow the whole thing up
with my art, hmm!
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We don't even know if
he's there or not.
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Sand Snakes!
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It's useless…
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They know we're here.
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Are you serious?
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Let's go.
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I was expecting Itachi to
be the one who'd come…
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So you're the ones the Akatsuki sent?
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We're going to kill you
without hesitation, you traitor.
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Oh, do you really think you can?
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You're the boy from the Hidden Stone…
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You used to be in
the Demolitions Unit, right?
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Don't treat me like a kid!
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Keep watch from above and
make sure he doesn't get away.
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What gives, my man?
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Are you saying that you want
to capture him yourself?
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Yeah, since you have
no grudges against him, right?
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If you want back-up,
just call on me at any time, hmm!
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THREE
I have the geographical
advantage here.
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So that's your work, my man?
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You're aware of
the Third Kazekage's power, aren't you?
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Yes…
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My hobby is to collect things
that I find interesting,
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so I took a little bit.
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THREE
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What the hell?
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Huh?
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What's that over there?
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Is that you, Sasori…?
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You bastard, how dare
you do this to me!
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What's that, you damn snake?
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It‘s the Third Kazekage
that you killed.
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I used a Forbidden Jutsu
to resurrect him.
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Things won't go the way
they did last time…
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Enough of your resentful complaints…
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Now then…
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With your Human Puppet…
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and my Forbidden Jutsu.
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Let's see which is superior!
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Damn you…
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Iron Sand: Scattered Showers!
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Unlike the real thing,
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the puppet stops working when
Iron Sand gets into it, right?
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Don't lecture me about puppets!
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Unlike the real thing,
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I've built in lots of hidden tricks
into the puppet.
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It's your turn…
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Not yet.
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What?!
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This is one form of immortality…
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It doesn't die, even though
it's already dead.
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There's no way it can't die!
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Heargh!
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Well?! How do you like my art?!
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Why doesn't it die?
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After you two die, I'll resurrect you
both in the same way.
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Although, what I really wanted…
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was Itachi's body.
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My man!
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Does that guy have a weakness?!
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Resurrection isn't one of
the Third's abilities…
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You are both going to become
my pawns forever.
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Stop kidding around…
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I…am the Third Kazekage…
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I am not...
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your pawn!
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Oh my…
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I wonder if my jutsu wasn't complete?
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Take this!
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Is he dead?!
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Don't run away!
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Heargh!
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Art is…!
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…an explosion!
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Hey, c'mon now…
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We thoroughly searched
the mountain of rubble,
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but we didn't find his corpse.
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So we can't say for sure
that we killed him.
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If he's alive,
I swear I'll kill him myself.
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Besides, what was with
that ridiculous jutsu?!
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Do you know anything about it?
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It's probably the Second Hokage's
Reanimation Jutsu.
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You bring the dead back to life,
and control them like a puppet.
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You can't kill it even if you tried.
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So you must use a Sealing Jutsu
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or suppress their movement forcefully.
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We just have to kill Orochimaru, right?
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Even that won't stop a reanimated being…
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What's the supposed to mean?
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Be wary of Orochimaru from now on.
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If he's alive,
he's bound to make another move.
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Ordinarily, no one could
survive that explosion, hmm.
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No one who joins us is ordinary.
**[12:17] ---**
Another immortal has appeared
out of the woodwork.
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We have a request from
the Land of Steam.
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A homicidal maniac
has appeared
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and they want us to eliminate him.
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Don't they have
their own Hidden Steam shinobi?
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Apparently, they can't kill it.
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So this homicidal maniac
is immortal too?
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Was he "reani-whatevered"
by Orochimaru too?
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I'm dispatching
a different team this time.
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You there…
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Would you like to join
the Way of Jashin?
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This wasn't for money or revenge.
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This was out of
a deep desire to kill.
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There are other ways
to quench blood thirst…
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He had some other purpose.
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You really have
a way of irritating me.
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And you… Did you come to
make sure I don't kill Itachi?
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There are no other
Sensory types besides me.
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And…
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The others certainly aren't
cut out to be decoys.
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Decoys?
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All right then…
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Hey, you over there.
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Do you want to join
the Way of Jashin?
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Way of Jashin?
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Yeah, the Way of Jashin…
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What is that?
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You can kill people and
you won't be punished.
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In fact, it just pleases
Lord Jashin even more.
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I see…
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What do you say?
Isn't that a wonderful teaching?
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Are you interested in joining?
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So you're the homicidal maniac…
**[14:22] ---**
Homicidal maniac?
That's not it at all.
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I'm just offering up prayers
to Lord Jashin.
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Looks like I'll just have to
offer you up to Lord Jashin.
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Well?
**[14:34] ---**
He doesn't seem to be
a Reanimation.
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Fine. I'll test him to see
how immortal he is.
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Who are you guys,
dressed up all the same?
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You in an orchestra or
band or something?
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Let's see… The gloomy one
over there plays bass…
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The girl does vocals and keyboards…
**[14:52] ---**
No, maybe that guy there
does vocals?
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We're nothing like that.
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I think Lord Jashin would like
you guys as an offering.
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What's wrong?
Is running around all you can do?!
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Well, I won't let you get away!
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What? Done so soon?
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Ouch…
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That hurt!
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Oh…
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I'll punish you in the name of god!
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That's not gonna help you!
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Looks like the rumors about
your immortality are true.
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Okay, let's start the ritual.
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Everything is ready!
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Die…!
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One stab into the heart…
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Damn you!
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It feels so good…
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Glory be to Lord Jashin!
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You bastard…You got some nerve…
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Hey, hey… Why didn't you die?
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I'll beat you to death!
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No, you can't!
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Did you notice anything?
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He licked Kakuzu's blood
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and then mentioned something
about a ritual.
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That's probably some jutsu too.
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He passes on any damage he sustains
to the one whose blood he licks.
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However, that doesn't
explain his immortality.
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Can you separate them?
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Weren't you going to eliminate him?
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Yeah.
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W-What?!
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What's the big idea, Itachi?!
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Seems they're recruiting him.
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A guy like him?
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Are you kidding me? I refuse!
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Whatever the Akatsuki is…
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I have a mission to spread
the Way of Jashin.
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Then you should join the Akatsuki
for the sake of your mission too.
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What?
**[17:57] ---**
Assassinations, war, you name it,
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the Akatsuki will do anything…
since we're a band of killers.
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I plan to continue propagating
the Way of Jashin.
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Do as you please.
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THREE
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Our two-man teams are in place.
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Go and execute your missions.
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I didn't expect to be
partnered with you.
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You took the words out of my mouth.
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Don't irritate me,
or I'll kill you.
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Like I said. Just try it!
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I don't want your heart.
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Art…
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…is an explosion!
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It's art!
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I still don't get what
your art is about.
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Soon, you'll understand the aesthetics
of something that's fleeting, hmm.
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Hm? It's the leader.
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A shinobi village named
the Hidden Sound
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recently came into existence.
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It's possible that
Orochimaru is involved.
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That guy!
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I want you two to
covertly check them out.
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Since you guys specialize in sneaking
around behind the scenes.
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I'll find him!
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And make him go boom!
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The orders were to do it covertly.
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*There's been an incident*
*at the Hidden Leaf Village.*
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*Orochimaru's behind it.*
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*Orochimaru used shinobi from*
*the Hidden Sound and Hidden Sand*
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*to wage war against the Leaf…*
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*But he failed to completely*
*destroy the Leaf.*
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Serves him right!
**[20:22] ---**
*The Third Hokage*
*was killed in battle.*
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*Orochimaru withdrew,*
*but his whereabouts are unknown.*
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*I'll send someone out*
*to investigate, but…*
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I'll go.
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*Then I'll leave this to you,*
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*as well as the status*
*of the Leaf's Jinchuriki.*
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It seems they
averted total destruction,
**[20:43] ---**
but they've sustained
massive damage.
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That Village was at
the height of prosperity…
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How tragic.
**[20:51] ---**
That was out of character.
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So even you have feelings
for your birthplace, after all?
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No…
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Not at all.
**[21:08] ---**
*Sasuke… Are you safe?*
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It's been a while Sasuke.
**[22:51] ---**
Itachi Uchiha…I'm going to kill you!
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Ah, the Sharingan.
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Nevertheless, he's a lot like you.
Who is he?
**[23:04] ---**
He's my younger brother.
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Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "Truth"
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Has your Sharingan awakened?
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ITACHI'S STORY –
LIGHT AND DARKNESS: TRUTH
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Tune in again!