E490 - Shikamaru’s Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 2: Dark Clouds

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    The minute Sasuke returned
    to the village,
[00:09] ---
    people stopped paying attention
    to you.
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    How trivial.
[00:13] ---
    Do you think something like
    that would bother me?
[00:15] ---
    You might consider yourself
    a member of Team 7,
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    but I wonder what they think?
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    Do you really think I'd fall
    for your cheap persuasions?
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    I'm…
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    Dark Clouds
    
    
    
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    That's the inn that Lord Sai
    last stopped by…
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    Yeah.
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    Also, look slightly above it.
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    That's the only checkpoint leading
    into the village of Tobari.
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    Unless we get past it,
    we can't get to the village.
[02:33] ---
    Sure, but is this get-up, like,
    really necessary?
[02:37] ---
    It looks very becoming
    on you, Soku.
[02:42] ---
    Look, I had to bend over backwards to
    get a coal vendor's traveling permit.
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    If you have any better ideas on getting
    past the checkpoint, let me know.
[02:52] ---
    We can humbly guarantee that
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    we will be able to deceive
    the enemy's eyes with this.
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    Like, if we kill all of the lookouts,
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    it will be easy to pass
    through the checkpoint!
[03:01] ---
    It would spell trouble
    if we do that
[03:04] ---
    and they found out
    the Leaf's involved.
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    Besides, Sai's entire team
    was killed around here.
[03:11] ---
    Don't underestimate the enemy.
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    If we linger too long,
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    we'll only, like, up the chances
    of the enemy noticing us.
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    Both of you, listen up.
[03:25] ---
    Look, I think it's crucial that
    we trust each other.
[03:32] ---
    And trust first begins with
    having faith in your partner.
[03:38] ---
    Did you get that out of, like,
    some weird book?
[03:40] ---
    Lord Shikamaru is doing
    his utmost to act like our leader.
[03:46] ---
    Quit trying to analyze me!
[03:49] ---
    Anyway! This mission
    requires teamwork—
[03:52] ---
    Huh?!
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    What's the big idea?!
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    Like, take a good look.
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    Land of Silence shinobi?!
[04:03] ---
    Soku!
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    Don't take action by yourself!
[04:08] ---
    I'm better at, like,
    this sort of thing!
[04:24] ---
    I did it!
[04:26] ---
    Hey, c'mon.
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    You just ruined our disguise.
[04:32] ---
    This has turned out to be
    a problematic occurrence.
[04:36] ---
    Well… I guess it's back to
    square one for our strategy.
[05:04] ---
    What'll you have?
[05:05] ---
    Can I have a water?
[05:09] ---
    You can have all you want.
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    Anyway…
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    I heard the checkpoint
    to Tobari is around here.
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    I've got nothing to say to outsiders.
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    KNIGHT
    
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    The "demon killer"?
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    Oh…You know the game?
[05:35] ---
    May I sit in?
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    What luck finding an opponent
    in these parts.
[05:42] ---
    A welcome sight indeed.
[05:45] ---
    Are you traveling alone?
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    I've come to the village of Tobari
    to request shinobi assistance.
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    But they're checking
    my background and what not,
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    so, I've had to wait,
    as you can see.
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    The Village of Tobari?
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    I've been wanting to do
    some business there.
[06:02] ---
    Going in and out of there
    is such hassle.
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    PASSAGE
    
    Unless you have this pass,
    it's probably impossible.
[06:11] ---
    You got me!
[06:13] ---
    Didn't expect that move!
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    PASSAGE
    
    Time's up…
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    By the way…
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    Why did you choose
    the Land of Silence?
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    There are other lands that
    accept shinobi requests.
[06:26] ---
    Well, it's the price.
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    After all, I don't mind
    who does the work itself,
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    whether it's the Silence
    or the Hidden Leaf.
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    After all, shinobi are merely
    appendages that you use,
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    then discard.
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    Please excuse me!
[06:48] ---
    Are you trying to sabotage
    our strategy?
[06:50] ---
    It's because we let guys like that
    say whatever they want that,
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    like, shinobi are always
    looked down upon.
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    That's no reason to kill him.
[06:58] ---
    I just wanted to
    shake him up a little.
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    Like, you're the one
    who doesn't trust us.
[07:04] ---
    Then act with more caution.
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    Got any complaints?
[07:12] ---
    No way I'll mess up a mission
    by being, like, overcautious!
[07:19] ---
    That girl…
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    Isn't she acting too rash?
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    More than anyone,
    Soku fears that peace in the land
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    will spell the end of
    a shinobi's existence.
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    I presume she is determined
    to make this mission a success
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    to prove the value of shinobi
    to the world.
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    So much blood was shed
    to achieve this long-sought peace.
[07:45] ---
    It's ridiculous that
    some people can't stomach it.
[07:49] ---
    Lord Shikamaru, you proved
    your mettle and worth as a shinobi
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    in the last Great Ninja War.
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    But she's never had
    a chance to do so.
[07:57] ---
    Such is the sorrow of
    the generation that came too late.
[08:02] ---
    Ro, what about you?
[08:05] ---
    You've experienced a lot,
    haven't you?
[08:08] ---
    I simply escaped death,
    that is all.
[08:12] ---
    Everyone, do not move!
[08:16] ---
    We're going to confirm
    your identity.
[08:19] ---
    You will not be allowed
    to leave the building!
[08:21] ---
    Hey!
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    What happened?
[08:26] ---
    The shinobi in the ravine were,
    like, discovered.
[08:30] ---
    They move faster than I thought.
[08:35] ---
    Don't!
[08:36] ---
    – We can't make a scene now.
    – I'm just waiting for my shogi partner!
[08:38] ---
    – Then what do we do?!
    – Move!
[08:39] ---
    – I'm thinking…
    – You two!
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    Over here!
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    How dare you!
[08:48] ---
    What are you doing?
[08:51] ---
    We owe our lives to you.
[08:53] ---
    No thanks necessary.
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    I hate those guys from Tobari.
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    They're always so arrogant.
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    I'm Komori. Nice to meet you.
[09:04] ---
    Uh, we're…
[09:06] ---
    Whoa!
[09:07] ---
    You don't have to tell me.
[09:09] ---
    We all have a thing or two
    we keep hidden, eh?
[09:15] ---
    Komori, we want to go
    to the Village of Tobari.
[09:19] ---
    Do you know of a way
    to get past the checkpoint?
[09:21] ---
    Now that's a tough question
    to answer.
[09:23] ---
    But why do you want
    to go there?
[09:26] ---
    We've got some minor business
    to take care of.
[09:29] ---
    Someone's here!
[09:41] ---
    What? It's just a mouse.
[09:43] ---
    Don't scare me like that!
[09:49] ---
    What don't you understand
    about waiting until we find a way
[09:52] ---
    to get through the checkpoint?
[09:54] ---
    Like, if we take our time,
    we'll lose the chance to kill Gengo!
[09:59] ---
    It's too dangerous to go alone.
[10:01] ---
    You are not to act alone!
[10:04] ---
    I just want to,
    like, prove my ability.
[10:08] ---
    And I won't be held back
    by stupid rules!
[10:11] ---
    Grow up!
[10:12] ---
    This isn't some kind of game!
[10:16] ---
    What a drag.
[10:17] ---
    What?!
[10:18] ---
    Maybe I'll have more freedom
    in the Land of Silence.
[10:22] ---
    You mustn't say
    such reckless things.
[10:25] ---
    Hey, you're not…
[10:28] ---
    getting any weird ideas, are you?
[10:32] ---
    Deserting the village is
    a serious crime.
[10:34] ---
    Rogue Ninja are hunted down
    to the ends of the earth
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    and are always punished to
    the harshest extent of shinobi law.
[10:40] ---
    You're aware of that, aren't you?
[10:44] ---
    Lord Shikamaru, Soku isn't serious.
[10:47] ---
    Isn't that so?
[10:49] ---
    Like I care!
[10:51] ---
    Hey, we're not done here!
[11:00] ---
    Oh?
[11:02] ---
    In a bad mood?
[11:04] ---
    Like, it's none of your business.
[11:06] ---
    I don't know what happened,
[11:09] ---
    but it's over if
    you get discouraged.
[11:11] ---
    Look at me.
    I'm forced to do jobs like this…
[11:15] ---
    But one day, I'm gonna have
    a huge inn of my own!
[11:20] ---
    Like, no one asked you.
[11:23] ---
    That kid…
[11:26] ---
    I hope she knows what
    she's supposed to do here.
[11:29] ---
    There's no need to worry
    about Soku.
[11:35] ---
    I just wanted to, like,
    make my power useful.
[11:39] ---
    So, you were a shinobi.
[11:42] ---
    It's a secret.
[11:43] ---
    I-I know that!
[11:47] ---
    Everyone in the village
    has gotten used to peace,
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    and they're too timid.
[11:52] ---
    Like, at this rate,
[11:53] ---
    I should have just gone to
    the Land of Silence.
[11:56] ---
    Surely, you're not going to
    desert your village?
[11:59] ---
    Isn't that a serious crime?
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    Like, yeah, I know that.
[12:08] ---
    I feel a little better
    after talking to you.
[12:11] ---
    I'm going back to the guys.
[12:13] ---
    I see…
[12:14] ---
    I'll come with you!
[12:18] ---
    You don't have to.
[12:20] ---
    I'm used to getting scolded,
[12:23] ---
    so I'm really good
    at apologizing!
[12:26] ---
    Ro, you saw her eyes too, right?
[12:30] ---
    You are overthinking this.
[12:32] ---
    If Soku is serious about
    deserting the village…
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    we have to silence her.
[12:38] ---
    Can you do it?
[12:40] ---
    I'm asking you,
    would you be able to do it?
[12:42] ---
    Desertion is a serious crime.
[12:45] ---
    If Soku is serious,
[12:48] ---
    I shall not falter.
[12:53] ---
    I knew it!
[12:55] ---
    Like, they're not comrades
    or anything!
[12:58] ---
    Wait!
[13:00] ---
    Soku!
[13:02] ---
    I don't have a place
    where I belong anymore.
[13:07] ---
    What if…
[13:08] ---
    I told you that
    there's a safe route
[13:11] ---
    to get to the checkpoint
    without being discovered?
[13:14] ---
    Are you willing to risk it?
[13:22] ---
    It's the long way,
    but if you follow the river,
[13:26] ---
    you'll reach the checkpoint
    without being seen.
[13:33] ---
    Hey!
[13:36] ---
    What are you doing here?
[13:38] ---
    U-Uh… I was looking for
    the mouse that got away.
[13:42] ---
    Have you seen Soku?
[13:44] ---
    I-I didn't see anything!
[13:47] ---
    What is going on?
[13:50] ---
    Hey!
[13:51] ---
    Look at me in the eye
    and answer me again!
[13:54] ---
    Where did Soku go?
[13:56] ---
    I'm tellin' you I don't know!
[13:58] ---
    Don't tell me…
[13:59] ---
    Is she heading for
    the checkpoint?
[14:01] ---
    Did she desert?
[14:02] ---
    That's it, isn't it?
[14:05] ---
    That's inconceivable!
[14:06] ---
    Soku would not desert the village!
[14:08] ---
    To find out, we need to catch Soku
    and ask her directly.
[14:18] ---
    Stop!
[14:19] ---
    Why you—! Who are you?!
[14:21] ---
    I deserted my village!
[14:23] ---
    I want my skills to be of use here,
    for this land!
[14:36] ---
    If you interfere, you're dead!
[14:39] ---
    A Rogue Ninja?
    A kid like you?
[14:43] ---
    Like, age doesn't matter.
    Ability is everything.
[14:47] ---
    Well, at least you talk the talk!
[15:03] ---
    You won't walk away with just
    a wound on your leg the next time.
[15:06] ---
    D-Don't take this the wrong way.
[15:09] ---
    We've had a lot of rats
    sniffing around lately.
[15:13] ---
    Just recently…
[15:14] ---
    Yeah…
[15:15] ---
    It was ANBU from
    the Hidden Leaf.
[15:19] ---
    You intend on deserting
    your village at your age?
[15:23] ---
    I'm just sick of
    old-fashioned rules.
[15:26] ---
    Like, with my skills,
[15:27] ---
    you won't regret making me
    one of you.
[15:29] ---
    Great! I like you!
[15:33] ---
    Well, you certainly have
    an interesting technique.
[15:37] ---
    Two of my men who were
    on reconnaissance were just killed.
[15:41] ---
    Your technique inflicts the same kind
    of wound that killed them.
[15:45] ---
    I wonder why?
[15:48] ---
    Would you care to explain?
[15:52] ---
    Things aren't looking good for you…
[15:55] ---
    are they, young lady?
[15:58] ---
    She's okay.
[16:02] ---
    Komori?
[16:04] ---
    Sorry I didn't say anything.
[16:06] ---
    I had to test you to make sure
    we could trust you.
[16:12] ---
    She killed our comrades.
[16:14] ---
    We can't trust her.
[16:15] ---
    They attacked out of nowhere,
    I had no choice.
[16:19] ---
    I had a fight with my partners,
[16:21] ---
    and I've made up
    my mind to leave.
[16:24] ---
    Captain, I've watched her
    all this time.
[16:28] ---
    She really did split off
    from her group.
[16:30] ---
    But I can't just take
    your word for it.
[16:34] ---
    Like, if you don't believe me,
[16:35] ---
    I don't mind if we fight it out,
    right here.
[16:39] ---
    We found you, Soku!
[16:43] ---
    So, you were pulling the strings,
    all this time, Komori!
[16:48] ---
    You were pretty quick.
[16:50] ---
    But take a good look around you.
[16:53] ---
    There's no way you can win!
[16:55] ---
    Hey!
[16:57] ---
    Even you understand the gravity
    of deserting a village, don't you?
[17:01] ---
    Hand her over to us right now.
[17:04] ---
    If you interfere,
    I won't go easy on you!
[17:08] ---
    Will you turn her over, or not?
[17:13] ---
    Interesting…
[17:15] ---
    This is your chance to prove
    that you're serious.
[17:29] ---
    I'll help you!
[17:30] ---
    I don't need your help!
[17:32] ---
    This is my problem!
[17:38] ---
    Lord Shikamaru,
    I implore you to think it over!
[17:40] ---
    Soku has her reasons.
[17:43] ---
    Don't be reckless!
[17:44] ---
    Are you going to betray me too?
[17:46] ---
    Y-You misunderstand!
[17:49] ---
    Then you're…first!
[17:53] ---
    Lord…Shikamaru!
[17:56] ---
    You two…together—!
[18:11] ---
    Soku… You didn't...
[18:35] ---
    You did well!
[18:43] ---
    I don't sense any chakra.
    He's dead.
[18:46] ---
    You did it, Soku!
[18:49] ---
    You'll be quite useful. Come.
[19:04] ---
    You're one of us now.
[19:08] ---
    You'll have to go through
    some rounds of questioning,
[19:10] ---
    but you'll be released right away.
[19:13] ---
    In exchange for the intel
    that you possess—
[19:19] ---
    I'm gonna have you, like,
    sleep for a while.
[19:33] ---
    Damn it, that was rough!
[19:37] ---
    It went quite well.
[19:40] ---
    Soku said she'll make it
    seem like we're dead.
[19:43] ---
    But that hurt a lot.
[19:45] ---
    We owe that young boy
    some thanks too.
[19:49] ---
    What? It's just a mouse.
[19:50] ---
    Earlier, I used chakra to fake
    a shinobi's presence.
[19:56] ---
    And his unexpected reaction
    was our lucky break.
[19:59] ---
    An ordinary kid wouldn't have
    reacted to chakra like he did.
[20:03] ---
    And he performed unerringly
    as we predicted.
[20:08] ---
    But what Soku bemoaned…
[20:11] ---
    She meant half of what she said.
[20:13] ---
    If she had been really serious,
[20:16] ---
    she could have killed us both
    at any time.
[20:19] ---
    Were you not aware of that risk?
[20:22] ---
    This thing about trust…
[20:24] ---
    You have to have faith
    in your partner first.
[20:27] ---
    Isn't that what I said before?
[20:28] ---
    As I'd expected of you.
[20:30] ---
    But don't tell Soku.
    Or it will just go to her head.
[20:34] ---
    Like, I just heard everything.
[20:37] ---
    Your logic's pretty naive, Shikamaru.
[20:39] ---
    What do you mean?
[20:41] ---
    Don't tell me you really
    meant to hurt me?
[20:43] ---
    Like, I can try again.
[20:48] ---
    Maybe next time.
[20:51] ---
    Anyway, how's it going?
[20:53] ---
    I kept the lock open.
[20:55] ---
    As long as you return quickly,
    no one will notice.
[20:57] ---
    Perfect.
[22:39] ---
    Regarding Gengo, we have,
    like, nothing.
    
    
[22:42] ---
    And no one knows anything about
    the inside of the castle.
    
    
[22:44] ---
    It seems the man known as Gengo
    rarely appears before others.
    
    
[22:49] ---
    Anything on Sai?
    
    
[22:51] ---
    Well, we've got, like,
    nothing on that either.
    
    
[22:53] ---
    Well, it seems this Gengo is
    a very cautious man.
    
    
[22:57] ---
    Next time on Naruto Shippuden:
    
    
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    "Shikamaru's Story,
    A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 3:
    Recklessness"
    
    
    
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    We're gonna expose this guy
    for what he really is!
    
    
    
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    Tune in again!