# E492 - Shikamaru’s Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 4: Cloud of Suspicion
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY193NPVR/shikamarus-story-a-cloud-drifting-in-the-silent-dark-part-4-cloud-of-suspicion)
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**[00:07] ---**
It's no use.
**[00:08] ---**
Shikamaru, you must come
to your senses.
**[00:11] ---**
Forget it!
**[00:13] ---**
I hate to be woken up when
I'm having a good sleep!
**[02:15] ---**
*Cloud of Suspicion*
**[02:30] ---**
Silver-4c, pawn-3f, rook-4b, rook-4h,
**[02:35] ---**
bishop-3f, pawn-1f, pawn-1d,
pawn-2f, king-6b…
**[02:42] ---**
King-6h, king-7b, king-7h, silver-6b…
**[02:57] ---**
You're really hanging in there.
**[03:00] ---**
The average shinobi would
have given up long ago.
**[03:04] ---**
I'm busy playing shogi
with past masters.
**[03:08] ---**
I don't have time to get bored.
**[03:10] ---**
I like your stubbornness.
**[03:13] ---**
You can learn a lot from shogi.
**[03:16] ---**
No matter what position you're in,
there's always a way out.
**[03:21] ---**
Are you planning on
getting out of this situation?
**[03:23] ---**
I look forward to seeing that.
**[03:25] ---**
Hey, can you at least
give me back my lighter?
**[03:28] ---**
I just can't calm down
without it.
**[03:30] ---**
Sure, when you decide to
accept Lord Gengo's beliefs.
**[03:35] ---**
Why would you follow
a guy like that?
**[03:38] ---**
Let's just say I found
the place where I belong.
**[03:41] ---**
And that wasn't
the Hidden Leaf Village?
**[03:43] ---**
Weren't you a member of Team 7?
**[03:46] ---**
Then why didn't Naruto come?
**[03:49] ---**
You and I aren't close,
so why did you come?
**[03:54] ---**
Naruto knows nothing
about this situation.
**[03:57] ---**
This was all my decision.
**[03:59] ---**
Even still, if this had been
Sasuke or Sakura,
**[04:03] ---**
surely Naruto would have come…
**[04:05] ---**
I bet Gengo put those ideas
in your head, right?
**[04:10] ---**
There's no doubt that
Gengo controls people with words.
**[04:13] ---**
So why don't you snap out
of it and wake up?
**[04:15] ---**
I woke up a long time ago.
**[04:17] ---**
When Lord Gengo gave me a will.
**[04:25] ---**
Wait.
**[04:27] ---**
Do you still have more to say?
**[04:29] ---**
I promise…
**[04:30] ---**
I'm gonna undo Gengo's jutsu
and save you.
**[04:35] ---**
I'd resign myself if I were you.
**[04:39] ---**
Otherwise, things will get much worse.
**[04:48] ---**
You're a member of the Hidden Leaf.
**[04:50] ---**
Don't forget that!
**[05:05] ---**
Pawn-4e, bishop-3c…
**[05:08] ---**
Knight-3g…
**[05:10] ---**
Nope…
**[05:11] ---**
I don't have enough pieces right now.
**[05:13] ---**
The king's gonna get away.
**[05:20] ---**
Ro! Is that you?!
**[05:22] ---**
That voice…is it you Lord Shikamaru?
**[05:25] ---**
Hey Gengo!
**[05:27] ---**
These guys were just
obeying my orders!
**[05:29] ---**
If you're gonna kill someone,
kill me!
**[05:33] ---**
Remember, as long as you live,
there's a chance.
**[05:36] ---**
Don't give up!
**[05:37] ---**
I won't let you give up and die!
**[05:41] ---**
Worry not.
**[05:43] ---**
This is nothing…
**[05:46] ---**
What happened to Soku?
Wasn't she with you?
**[05:49] ---**
She's okay, isn't she?!
**[05:54] ---**
Why do you insist on
serving Feudal Lords
**[05:58] ---**
and incompetent people
who oppress you?
**[06:02] ---**
Like, that's none of
your business!
**[06:05] ---**
Remember…
**[06:06] ---**
The way that those people
looked at you.
**[06:08] ---**
What did you see deep
inside their eyes?
**[06:11] ---**
Like, I don't remember!
**[06:13] ---**
Sure, you do.
**[06:14] ---**
The truth is, it's stuck to your mind
and won't go away. Isn't that so?
**[06:19] ---**
Remember!
**[06:20] ---**
The eyes that looked at you.
**[06:23] ---**
The suspicious eyes
that feared me,
**[06:26] ---**
and tried to discriminate against me…
**[06:29] ---**
Why must you give your proud and
mighty life for people like that?
**[06:35] ---**
Why pledge loyalty to those
who hold you in bondage?
**[06:41] ---**
They are using me.
**[06:46] ---**
Everyone is an enemy.
**[06:48] ---**
There is nothing to fear.
**[06:50] ---**
Now, turn.
**[06:51] ---**
And accept everything.
**[07:02] ---**
A will has just been granted.
**[07:33] ---**
I've brought him, Lord Gengo…
**[07:37] ---**
My apologies for
the inhospitable treatment.
**[07:40] ---**
As you know,
I can't let down my guard.
**[07:43] ---**
I have no intention
of speaking to you.
**[07:45] ---**
It's obvious you're trying
to control me with your words.
**[07:48] ---**
You're starting to look
like your father.
**[07:52] ---**
Forgive me, but I looked
into your background.
**[07:55] ---**
Your family and friends…
**[07:57] ---**
And the fact that
you came here to kill me.
**[08:02] ---**
Why do you people
keep oppressing us?
**[08:06] ---**
When did we do that?
**[08:08] ---**
This land is feeble.
**[08:10] ---**
We barely have natural resources
and the ground is fallow,
**[08:14] ---**
yet we are trying
our hardest to survive. That is all.
**[08:17] ---**
Yeah right, all the while
you're gathering up Rogue Ninja…
**[08:20] ---**
What's your motive?
**[08:22] ---**
Are you planning on starting a war?
**[08:24] ---**
I'm not gathering them.
**[08:26] ---**
They come to me,
seeking salvation.
**[08:30] ---**
Salvation?!
**[08:32] ---**
Have you never questioned
the current existence of shinobi?
**[08:37] ---**
Without war,
**[08:38] ---**
they are no more than hunting dogs
for Feudal Lords and the rich.
**[08:41] ---**
Is that truly a fitting life
for a shinobi?
**[08:44] ---**
What is it that
you're trying to say?
**[08:46] ---**
They come here because
they want to be real shinobi.
**[08:52] ---**
The alliance of nations
to maintain a dark peace…
**[08:55] ---**
and bind shinobi with
meaningless laws.
**[08:58] ---**
But there will always
be those who reject it.
**[09:01] ---**
This land is merely
the gathering place for them.
**[09:05] ---**
Various rules are necessary
to preserve peace.
**[09:09] ---**
The peace you speak of
is nothing but a theory,
**[09:12] ---**
forced upon us
by the Great Nations.
**[09:13] ---**
The Tailed Beasts that
you keep are proof of that.
**[09:18] ---**
Had you used one,
**[09:19] ---**
this land would be
completely helpless.
**[09:22] ---**
Isn't that so?
**[09:24] ---**
We have no intention of ever using
a Tailed Beast for war again.
**[09:28] ---**
You keep the Tailed Beast
to yourselves,
**[09:31] ---**
and you expect us to believe that?
**[09:33] ---**
Isn't that the biggest excuse
by the Great Nations?
**[09:37] ---**
Quit jumping to conclusions.
**[09:38] ---**
Then how about this?
**[09:40] ---**
Give this land a Tailed Beast too.
**[09:44] ---**
I'm sure the Hidden Cloud
has an extra one, correct?
**[09:48] ---**
Then we wouldn't worry,
and we would believe you.
**[09:52] ---**
You know we can't do that.
**[09:54] ---**
Of course not.
**[09:55] ---**
You espouse peace openly…
**[09:58] ---**
but deep down, you don't trust
small countries like ours.
**[10:04] ---**
But you can't make the argument
for war because of that.
**[10:08] ---**
There's got to be another solution.
**[10:10] ---**
You need another solution?
**[10:13] ---**
Come with me.
**[10:14] ---**
I'd like to show you something…
**[10:48] ---**
What is this?
**[10:50] ---**
Agricultural crops can't grow
at our elevation.
**[10:54] ---**
The people live in poverty
with little to eat.
**[10:59] ---**
If we just had some kind
of product,
**[11:01] ---**
something to add value
to their lives…
**[11:03] ---**
This flower is the result
of selective breeding.
**[11:08] ---**
You've seen it here and there,
haven't you?
**[11:12] ---**
But it was all for nothing…
**[11:15] ---**
This flower wilts the moment
it's taken out of this village,
**[11:18] ---**
due to its unique environment.
**[11:22] ---**
Why did you choose
the way of the shinobi?
**[11:25] ---**
Was it to file away documents
for the rest of your life?
**[11:28] ---**
Who knows.
**[11:31] ---**
Most likely not.
**[11:33] ---**
You train daily to hone
your skills.
**[11:38] ---**
And with your skills,
you defeat the enemy,
**[11:40] ---**
to protect what is precious.
**[11:42] ---**
That is the way a shinobi
should live.
**[11:44] ---**
That is the way your father
and mentor lived.
**[11:51] ---**
How would you know?!
**[11:53] ---**
You probably hope that you can
measure up to them someday.
**[11:58] ---**
But in a world of peace,
can you really accomplish that?
**[12:04] ---**
It is because of war,
**[12:07] ---**
that shinobi abilities underwent
remarkable development.
**[12:10] ---**
If there had been continual peace,
**[12:11] ---**
even you would never have spent
such worthwhile moments with your friends.
**[12:17] ---**
Am I wrong?
**[12:24] ---**
If that's the price for peace,
**[12:26] ---**
I'll gladly throw down my weapons.
**[12:29] ---**
You're not speaking
from your heart.
**[12:32] ---**
You feel your own abilities
weakening, don't you?
**[12:42] ---**
Shikamaru…
**[12:45] ---**
Shut up!
**[12:46] ---**
Stay out of this.
**[12:50] ---**
Do not fear, Shikamaru.
**[12:53] ---**
Put your hand down.
**[13:00] ---**
Yes, that's it.
**[13:02] ---**
First, why don't you calm down?
**[13:04] ---**
Take a deep breath.
**[13:08] ---**
Do you like it?
**[13:09] ---**
The scent of my precious flowers?
**[13:14] ---**
Come on.
**[13:16] ---**
I get it…
**[13:17] ---**
So, that's it.
**[13:25] ---**
The scent of certain flowers has
the effect of stirring up memories.
**[13:29] ---**
So, that's what you've been
using to brainwash people.
**[13:32] ---**
What inconceivable will…
**[13:34] ---**
But that discovery won't
get you anywhere.
**[13:38] ---**
You cannot disobey me.
**[13:40] ---**
Where are my comrades?!
Where are Ro and Soku?!
**[13:43] ---**
Bring them here!
**[13:45] ---**
We are right here.
**[13:48] ---**
Huh?! You two?!
**[13:51] ---**
Like, Lord Gengo has
given us the will...
**[14:07] ---**
Find him! Don't let him escape
from this castle!
**[14:18] ---**
Shikamaru, it's useless to hide.
**[14:30] ---**
I'm still numb…
**[14:32] ---**
Damn it, Soku!
**[14:36] ---**
I can't use my Shadows.
**[14:37] ---**
My rook and bishop two-piece
handicap is gone too.
**[14:39] ---**
The situation is bleak.
**[14:46] ---**
*It's unlike you…*
**[14:47] ---**
*I can't believe you'd go*
*with the Climbing Silver.*
**[14:49] ---**
*It's using an advance unit*
*to break through enemy lines.*
**[14:52] ---**
*You have to be ready to use tactics*
*like this once in a while…*
**[14:57] ---**
*If I escape now, the risk for*
*the Hidden Leaf will increase.*
**[15:00] ---**
*That's what you told me back then.*
**[15:03] ---**
*So, I guess that time*
*has come for me.*
**[15:12] ---**
Calm down.
**[15:13] ---**
There's still a chance
an opportunity will present itself.
**[15:17] ---**
Shikamaru, presently,
you are the knight.
**[15:22] ---**
Breaking through the enemy camp
with a Climbing Silver or…
**[15:25] ---**
perhaps a knight that jumps high…
**[15:36] ---**
Guess I have no choice
**[15:38] ---**
but to jump back into
the den of the king.
**[15:46] ---**
Lord Gengo, are you sure
it's all right
**[15:49] ---**
to leave the search
for Shikamaru to Sai?
**[15:52] ---**
Like, it will be bad is
he gets out of the castle.
**[15:54] ---**
Don't panic.
**[15:57] ---**
If he gets cornered,
he's the type
**[16:00] ---**
to throw himself into an even
more difficult situation.
**[16:04] ---**
Isn't that right, Shikamaru?
**[16:09] ---**
You knew I was here?
**[16:11] ---**
That's no fun.
**[16:13] ---**
You wouldn't leave this behind.
**[16:17] ---**
You came back just for that?
**[16:19] ---**
You're something.
**[16:21] ---**
Resign yourself
and be captured!
**[16:31] ---**
If the floor won't work,
there's always the ceiling.
**[16:39] ---**
Below.
**[16:44] ---**
My body…
**[16:45] ---**
Whoa…
**[16:46] ---**
Lord Shikamaru, release me!
**[16:49] ---**
To break a genjutsu,
**[16:51] ---**
the theory is to bring down
the one who placed it.
**[16:53] ---**
What do you say, Gengo?
**[16:55] ---**
Impossible.
**[16:57] ---**
No one can resist my words.
**[17:00] ---**
Ro…
**[17:01] ---**
Sorry, but you'll have to
be my shield for a while.
**[17:04] ---**
Shoot.
**[17:05] ---**
Don't worry about hitting Ro.
**[17:06] ---**
Go ahead and shoot.
**[17:07] ---**
Just make sure you aim straight.
**[17:16] ---**
Stop, Shikamaru.
**[17:18] ---**
You cannot resist my voice.
**[17:20] ---**
Don't tell me you—?!
**[17:23] ---**
You purposely let Soku
hit you in the ear
**[17:25] ---**
to dull your sense of hearing?!
**[17:28] ---**
This is the knight's jump!
**[17:40] ---**
I'm disappointed, Shikamaru.
**[17:42] ---**
So disappointed.
**[17:44] ---**
Please stay back, Lord Gengo.
**[17:45] ---**
Leave this to me.
**[17:47] ---**
Well done!
**[17:49] ---**
Gengo!
**[17:52] ---**
You won't get away!
**[17:58] ---**
Damn it!
**[18:15] ---**
*Damn it, you keep*
*getting beaten up by girls.*
**[18:20] ---**
*Weren't you going to*
*become a better leader*
**[18:22] ---**
*for the sake of your comrades?*
**[18:25] ---**
*Dad… I…*
**[18:28] ---**
*I'm just not cut out to*
*be a shinobi.*
**[18:41] ---**
Is he dead?
**[18:42] ---**
I didn't like, kill him yet.
**[18:44] ---**
Well, he had no chance
at the end.
**[18:47] ---**
How pitiful…
**[18:49] ---**
*I'm physically at my limit.*
**[18:51] ---**
*The air feels so heavy.*
**[18:54] ---**
*Man, this is such a drag.*
**[19:04] ---**
Are you okay, Shikamaru?
**[19:06] ---**
Don't you dare die on us!
**[19:12] ---**
You guys?!
**[19:14] ---**
But what're you doing here?
**[19:17] ---**
Oh, I get it. I'm still dreaming…
**[19:19] ---**
Shikamaru!
**[19:21] ---**
T-Temari?!
**[19:22] ---**
I expect a lot more from you!
**[19:25] ---**
Why're you just sitting around
dazed like that?!
**[19:27] ---**
Shikamaru?!
**[19:28] ---**
Stop it, Temari!
**[19:29] ---**
He'll really die.
**[19:31] ---**
Shut up!
**[19:33] ---**
That's for lying to me at
the Allied Forces meeting.
**[19:37] ---**
Sorry, Temari.
**[19:41] ---**
Thanks to you,
I've come to my senses.
**[19:43] ---**
Shikamaru!
**[19:44] ---**
Sorry, but can you take over here?
**[19:47] ---**
I have one more guy
to take down.
**[19:51] ---**
Is that Gengo?!
**[19:53] ---**
How did you know?
**[19:54] ---**
Lord Hokage told me.
**[19:57] ---**
I had a hell of a time trying
to get it out of him.
**[19:59] ---**
I don't want to
even imagine what you did.
**[20:07] ---**
So, Shikamaru, it's okay
to crush these guys?
**[20:10] ---**
They're brainwashed,
but they're comrades.
**[20:13] ---**
Please wake them up as well!
**[20:16] ---**
Like, shut your mouth.
**[20:17] ---**
Wait!
**[20:19] ---**
You're forgetting one thing.
**[20:22] ---**
He probably knows you're coming
and has laid traps.
**[20:27] ---**
I hope the odds of your winning
in that condition is good.
**[20:30] ---**
I have no intention of being
a sacrificial pawn.
**[20:43] ---**
All right then!
**[20:49] ---**
Okay, let's get on with our final moves…
**[20:54] ---**
Gengo!
**[21:04] ---**
TO BE CONTINUED
**[22:40] ---**
The Hidden Leaf still holds
that much importance to you?
**[22:43] ---**
Damn right!
**[22:44] ---**
Then I'll let you in
on something good…
**[22:47] ---**
What would you think if I said
I've sent my comrades
**[22:50] ---**
with the will I bestowed upon them,
into all of the Hidden Villages?
**[22:53] ---**
What did you say?
**[22:56] ---**
"Next time on Naruto Shippuden:
Shikamaru's Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark,
Part 5: Dawn"
**[23:03] ---**
You don't have
the means to stop it!
**[23:08] ---**
Tune in again!