# E75 - The Old Monk’s Prayer
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No, it's not them.
**[00:19] ---**
Okay... Let's go!
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Scoundrels!
**[00:54] ---**
This is a problem, old guys.
**[00:57] ---**
You should have received
a communication
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from the Land of Fire
about the temporary curfew.
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We thought we could be
of use somehow.
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We won't be giving in
to you youngsters!
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That was a surprise.
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Yeah...
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*The Old Monk's Prayer
*
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Using the twenty platoons,
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we are currently laying out a search net
with a radius of 150 kilometers
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around the border and
the Temple of Fire.
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Even an ant couldn't crawl out.
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Excuse me.
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We have received a report
from Platoon Three.
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No sign of the Akatsuki
in border areas C and E.
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No sign, huh?!
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Reporting!
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Areas F and G are normal!
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The Akatsuki still have not been found!
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Then...
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Why haven't they been found?
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Have we heard from Team Asuma
who went to the Temple of Fire?
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No report from them yet.
**[03:51] ---**
*Chiriku...*
**[04:03] ---**
What's this...?
**[04:11] ---**
You are from
the Hidden Leaf Village, right?
**[04:14] ---**
Yes.
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We were contacted by the monk
who is in your care.
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I am the head monk
of the Temple of Fire.
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I had been out of
the temple for a while.
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When I heard about
what happened here...
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I rushed back as quickly
as I could, but...
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It was a terrible sight...
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We asked neighboring temples
for help recovering the remains.
**[04:53] ---**
This is awful.
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Where's Chiriku?
**[05:00] ---**
Actually...we have been unable
to find Lord Chiriku's remains.
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Umm... Captain Asuma.
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I don't really want to bring this up...
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But Chiriku has a 30 million ryo
bounty on his head
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on the black market.
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A bounty...
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If those guys from the Akatsuki
know about the bounty...
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Yeah...
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A collection office, huh?
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So that basically means the enemy
is carrying the body, right?
**[05:32] ---**
Izumo, where is the collection office?
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Including the closest one,
there are five locations in total.
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Now the nearby teams can rush right
to the other four exchange point locations.
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All right, let's hurry.
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Please wait a moment,
Lord Asuma Sarutobi.
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Please allow me to say a prayer
for all of you who are about to fight.
**[06:04] ---**
Please...
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Okay.
**[06:26] ---**
*Chiriku...*
**[07:10] ---**
*Chiriku...*
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*Now I'm the only member of
*the Guardian Shinobi Twelve left, huh...?*
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*I wanted to talk the night away
*with you one more time.*
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*There were things I wanted
*to talk to you about.*
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*And things I wanted you to hear...*
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Please be safe.
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Thank you very much.
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At the very least...
I'll get back Chiriku's remains.
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Please don't push things too far.
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You have a bounty on your head
for being a former member
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of the Guardian Shinobi Twelve...
just like Chiriku.
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Please be careful.
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You don't need to worry!
**[08:12] ---**
The bounty on my head is
five million ryo more than Chiriku's.
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*The only thing to worry about
*with Asuma*
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*is that he smokes too much.*
**[08:46] ---**
I wonder what happened
with the training.
**[08:48] ---**
And here I went to the trouble
of making and bringing more food pills.
**[08:53] ---**
Nobody's here, huh?
**[08:56] ---**
Sai.
**[08:58] ---**
Did you come to check
on Naruto, too?
**[09:01] ---**
No, I was just taking
a walk to make sure
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I didn't get out of shape
due to my injury.
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Oh, at a time like this...
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Actually, that's exactly right.
**[09:12] ---**
Yes, it's good to be honest.
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Was Naruto's training...suspended?
**[09:18] ---**
He probably just went off
somewhere to unwind.
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His body and mind won't hold up
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if he continues tough
special training like that.
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Ramen... Ichiraku ramen...
**[09:32] ---**
Yeah-yeah, I know.
Walk just a little while longer.
**[09:36] ---**
I know.
You should have one of these, too!
**[09:41] ---**
What is this...? A mud ball?
**[09:44] ---**
How rude. This is one of
my special homemade food pills!
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It's extra special!
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Special...?
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I suppose it's more like medicine
than a food pill.
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It's filled with nutritious ingredients
mixed with fast-acting digestive agents,
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all of which I hand-picked and rolled up
into a ball packed with energy!
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It works really well!
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And it might even add
some healthy color to that pale skin
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while it helps you recover!
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They say good medicine
tastes bitter,
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so the food pills might taste
a little strange.
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But when you consider
its merits after consumption,
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little details like that will be of no...huh?
**[10:26] ---**
Sai...?
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*Thank you for the pill. - Sai.*
**[10:34] ---**
Oh... I feel dizzy...
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This smell and taste are
going to make me sick
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before the medicine can work...
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T-Tonkotsu...
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Look, we're here...
**[10:51] ---**
Hello.
**[10:52] ---**
Welcome!
**[10:57] ---**
Oh...hi.
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Old man, I'll take an extra-large
tonkotsu miso with pork slices...
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on the double.
**[11:07] ---**
Here!
We have a new menu now!
**[11:10] ---**
I want...an extra-large
tonkotsu miso with pork slices...
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and extra-firm noodles.
**[11:16] ---**
Hey! Look at the menu!
**[11:18] ---**
Sorry, Naruto.
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We've made some big changes
to the menu as of today.
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We now serve tsukemen!
**[11:26] ---**
I see...
**[11:28] ---**
Then, I'll have an extra-large
tonkotsu miso with pork slices...
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and extra red pickled ginger...
**[11:33] ---**
I told you, we don't serve
ramen anymore!
**[11:37] ---**
Huh?
**[11:38] ---**
SPECIAL
ICHIRAKU TSUKEMEN
**[11:45] ---**
So that means...
now you specialize in tsukemen?
**[11:49] ---**
My daughter Ayame went out for
noodle-making training for a while.
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And when she came back she said,
"Dad, the age of tsukemen is here!
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We should explore
Ichiraku's new potential!"
**[12:00] ---**
She gives me this smart-aleck advice,
you see...
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The tastes and preferences
of our customers change
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along with the times!
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Ichiraku will change so as
not to fall behind the times!
**[12:13] ---**
What the heck are you doing?
**[12:15] ---**
And here I was looking forward to...
tonkotsu miso with pork slices.
**[12:19] ---**
Well, it's fine, isn't it?
**[12:21] ---**
Tsukemen is pretty much
like ramen anyway, right?
**[12:23] ---**
No, it's not.
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As with soba noodles,
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you dip tsukemen noodles
in sauce before eating them.
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It's the same thing in the end, right?
**[12:31] ---**
The concept is different.
**[12:33] ---**
That's right, that's right!
**[12:34] ---**
Ramen is different from tsukemen!
I want to eat ramen!
**[12:39] ---**
We've only prepared tsukemen,
so ramen is out of the question.
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But if you tweak the soup a little
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you could switch it
back to ramen, right?
**[12:46] ---**
So you're satisfied with
phony ramen like that?!
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Is that all your love for tonkotsu miso
with pork slices amounts to?!
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No, it's not like that, but...
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Getting all worked up...
made me even hungrier.
**[13:04] ---**
I don't...care anymore...
Just give me some tsukemen...
**[13:09] ---**
Sure! Three orders of tsukemen!
**[13:10] ---**
Right! Three orders of tsukemen!
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There you go!
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All right!
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Just a minute!
**[13:22] ---**
Huh?
**[13:23] ---**
The noodles are just
a tad undercooked.
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Boil them for one extra minute!
**[13:28] ---**
Really?
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And check the temperature
of the hot water!
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-Right!
-You're going to make them again?
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Here you go!
Ichiraku tsukemen!
**[13:40] ---**
Ooh! Finally!
**[13:43] ---**
Huh? Where's the soup?
**[13:44] ---**
It might be a little strong.
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The tsukemen that was popular
in Yugao Village
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was a little lighter.
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Let's make the soup again!
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Right!
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What?!
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The first taste is the key!
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We must lavish our customers
with the perfect flavor!
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That's the spirit, Ayame!
Show me the results of your training!
**[14:03] ---**
Ramen-chan...
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Here you go!
Ichiraku's original tsukemen!
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This time it's perfect!
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Finally...
**[14:15] ---**
O-Old man... Can I get some pork slices
and pickled bamboo shoots...
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and some fish cake...toppings...?
**[14:22] ---**
Uh, okay. Sure.
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What're you doing, Naruto?!
**[14:31] ---**
It's ramen if I eat it like this!
**[14:33] ---**
That's tsukemen!
You can't eat it like that--!
**[14:35] ---**
Ayame... You're forgetting the most
important thing about a restaurant.
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Instead of getting all caught up
in the little details,
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it's more important for
the customer to be satisfied, right?
**[14:48] ---**
That's why I put my heart and soul
into making this tsukemen.
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It's a restaurant's responsibility to use
the best ingredients and preparation,
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and to advise the customer on
how to best enjoy them.
**[15:03] ---**
But I want to eat ramen!
**[15:06] ---**
Save it for after you've tried some
of the tsukemen.
**[15:08] ---**
You'll never selfishly
ask for ramen ever again!
**[15:11] ---**
-Thank you.
-Selfish? It's selfish for a restaurant
**[15:13] ---**
-*Tsukemen is lighter than ramen.
-to make choices for the customer!*
**[15:16] ---**
-*This might be a little more to my taste.
-Only serving tsukemen means*
**[15:18] ---**
we have absolute confidence!
**[15:19] ---**
*Maybe I'm getting old.*
**[15:21] ---**
-*My shoulders get really stiff
-If you've got so much confidence,*
**[15:22] ---**
-*when I do something I'm not used to.
-then why does it take you so long?!*
**[15:24] ---**
-*Maybe I'll hire some energetic youngster
-What's wrong with a little wait?!*
**[15:25] ---**
-*to work here part time.
-You'll be able to eat*
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something more delicious!
**[15:31] ---**
At the end of the day,
anything tastes good when you're hungry.
**[15:35] ---**
Thanks for the tsukemen-ramen!
**[15:37] ---**
I'm stuffed!
**[15:39] ---**
*Considering he complained about it,*
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*I can't believe he drank every last drop
*of that strong tsukemen soup.*
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Although there's a problem
with how he ate the tsukemen...
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I guess I can't complain
since he had three bowls.
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All right, let's get right back to training!
**[15:54] ---**
No, before that...
**[15:56] ---**
Huh?
**[15:57] ---**
Naruto... I'll show you something cool.
**[16:01] ---**
Something cool?
**[16:04] ---**
There are some things
I want to explain to you
**[16:06] ---**
while we take a little rest after eating.
**[16:08] ---**
What?
More complicated explanations?
**[16:11] ---**
It'll be okay...
I'm a slick talker, so you'll get it.
**[16:17] ---**
Here's your bill.
**[16:20] ---**
Yamato, you take care of this.
**[16:22] ---**
What?! Isn't it usually the senior
who takes care of it?
**[16:26] ---**
There are no seniors or juniors
in regards to the men I respect.
**[16:29] ---**
Well, you're pretty much
the only junior...
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I respect.
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But I suppose I really should...
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-Thank you very much!
-Oh, keep the change.
**[16:47] ---**
You really are a slick talker.
**[16:50] ---**
I'm really sick of how lousy
you are at conversation.
**[16:54] ---**
A nice trip is totally ruined
**[16:57] ---**
if you get stuck traveling with
a totally boring person.
**[17:01] ---**
We're not traveling for fun.
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And I've had it with looking
for Jinchuriki
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when we don't even know
where the heck they might be.
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Put yourself in my position.
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I'm forced to go along
with all this extra work.
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I'd like a little sympathy here.
**[17:17] ---**
Just shut up and keep walking...
We're late.
**[17:20] ---**
Huh?
We're late because we're going
**[17:23] ---**
to that Collection Office
or whatever it is, right?
**[17:26] ---**
For crying out loud...
**[17:27] ---**
you're making this boring trip
even longer.
**[17:30] ---**
It's really annoying...I tell you...
**[17:35] ---**
Annoying, you say?
This is also an important mission.
**[17:40] ---**
Yeah, whatever.
You've been left in charge
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of scraping together money
for the organization, right?
**[17:44] ---**
A pittance like that would
only be enough to pay
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for an after-party
for Tailed-Beast hunting.
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Oh!
**[18:00] ---**
Hey, I'm sorry!
**[18:02] ---**
Hey, that body is heavy, isn't it?
I could carry it for you.
**[18:08] ---**
What're you going to do...
with my valuable bounty?
**[18:13] ---**
I was just being nice.
**[18:16] ---**
You're going to discard it, right?
**[18:18] ---**
What're you talking about?
**[18:20] ---**
I can see right through you.
**[18:23] ---**
You want to get rid of this body, right?
**[18:27] ---**
Oh, you got me.
**[18:29] ---**
We should just forget about that
and get right to the Jinchuriki.
**[18:37] ---**
I finally got to you.
**[18:40] ---**
You're such a prick.
**[18:47] ---**
Hey, hey, hey!
**[18:49] ---**
Are you done already?
**[18:51] ---**
I don't have the time to
be joining you in your diversions.
**[18:55] ---**
And besides...at some point after
this mission is finished,
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I'll send you to the next world
so that you won't get bored in this one.
**[19:04] ---**
Not that again.
**[19:07] ---**
Oh, man... I hope our next opponent
has enough fight in them
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so I can let off some steam.
**[19:26] ---**
Kakashi Sensei,
what're you going to show me?
**[19:30] ---**
This is the cool thing...
I wanted to show you.
**[19:41] ---**
This is...
**[19:50] ---**
R-Rasengan...?
**[19:56] ---**
You can also use...
the Rasengan, Kakashi Sensei?!
**[21:40] ---**
I can't believe the Rasengan was
an unfinished Jutsu.
**[21:43] ---**
Adding a Change in Chakra Nature
to the Rasengan
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is something even the Fourth Hokage
couldn't do.
**[21:49] ---**
In other words,
I can't teach you what comes next.
**[21:51] ---**
You have to discover it for yourself.
**[21:53] ---**
No way...
**[21:54] ---**
Hey, do you know
why I'm telling you this, Naruto?
**[21:58] ---**
- Huh?
- It's because I believe...
**[22:01] ---**
you're the only Shinobi who
can go beyond the Fourth Hokage.
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Next time:
"The Next Step"