# E214 - Bringing Back Reality
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRX04QXK6/bringing-back-reality)
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Fly into the wavy and twisted sky,
into your hands
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The distance created between us
became too big,
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because we were always together
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Your honest reply, “See you…”
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coming from that brash mouth
makes it sadder.
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If you are in an unfamiliar town, crying
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Then I want to deliver you a smile,
even if I’m not by your side
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Fly into the wavy and twisted sky,
into your hands
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I can feel it so close,
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Our two hearts
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His music is a Ninjutsu?
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Yeah! Awesome Chakra started bursting
throughout my body.
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My power goes up like crazy!
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That’s a rare Jutsu, isn’t it?
**[01:55] ---**
Shizune, have we identified the one
who attacked the villagers?
**[01:59] ---**
No, not yet…
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Menma. I’ve once heard of
a Jutsu similar to yours.
**[02:06] ---**
– What?!
– Is that true, Grandma?!
**[02:08] ---**
I seem to recall that
the Land of Rice Paddies has a Jutsu
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that use musical instruments as
the catalysts.
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Land of Rice Paddies?
You mean that Land of Rice Paddies?
**[02:16] ---**
Come to think of it,
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the upper part of the mountain stream
where Naruto found Menma was…
**[02:20] ---**
Land of Rice Paddies?
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Please allow me to go there!
**[02:25] ---**
But infiltrating another land
without cause is…
**[02:28] ---**
No, we do have cause!
**[02:30] ---**
There might be hints there
about Menma’s lost memory.
**[02:35] ---**
I’d also like to make that request.
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Very well.
**[02:40] ---**
Excellent, Grandma!
Now you’re talking!
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Thank you.
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Bringing Back Reality
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And so we’ll be heading out for a bit.
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Right, got it.
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The special pickled bamboo shoots
should be ready
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by the time you guys get back.
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I can’t wait. Bye!
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Really, there’s no real need
for you guys to come.
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We have no choice. It’s a mission.
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Our mission is to accompany you guys!
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Now that it’s settled…
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Let’s get to the Land of Rice Paddies!
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Right.
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– Naruto. – Huh?
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You stay here.
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Huh?
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What do you want, Grandma?
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If you’re any kind of sorry excuse
for a Shinobi, you should know.
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What?
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I’m talking about Menma.
lf that kid is a…
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No way is he a bad guy.
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I know he’s not a bad person.
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But can you state flatly that
he’s not an enemy spy?
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What’re you driving at, Grandma?!
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You couldn’t have forgotten.
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The Village Hidden in Sound
in the Land of Rice Paddies
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is the place where Orochimaru
once hid himself.
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Well, I…
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I…remember that, but…
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Menma’s Jutsu is strikingly similar to that
of the opponent Shikamaru fought
**[04:18] ---**
when Sasuke was taken away.
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There’s no denying there’s a chance
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he’s affiliated with
the Hidden Sound Village.
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And if he remembers something and
that was to become a threat to this land…
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No way could Menma be an enemy…
That just can’t be!
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We’ll leave you behind if you dawdle!
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Naruto, I’m going on ahead!
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Are you hurt?
**[05:17] ---**
No… Thanks for the help.
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You were going a bit too fast.
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Let’s take a break.
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What the heck’s wrong?!
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Who in the world is he?
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We’re going to investigate
because we don’t know that.
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I was running at full speed earlier.
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Losing my footing on the branch
after that was on purpose, though…
**[05:47] ---**
What?
**[05:48] ---**
Not only did he keep up with my speed,
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but he even showed
the composure to save me.
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He is better than us in terms of speed.
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He’d be a troublesome opponent
if we end up fighting.
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Wha--?
Hey, hey, wait a minute.
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He’s not an enemy!
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He risks his life to rescue babies.
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And he’s the kind of guy who,
if left on his own,
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would help those in trouble all day!
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That’s a nice sound.
**[06:26] ---**
I still hadn’t thanked you
for fixing this for me.
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Don’t worry about it.
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Hey!
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Stop playing that right now!
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If you don’t…
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Neji. What’s the big idea?!
**[06:43] ---**
You keep quiet!
**[06:45] ---**
What?!
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It’s as Neji says.
**[06:48] ---**
That might’ve been
a signal to an enemy!
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A signal?
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Lady Tsunade approved this mission
because the suspicious person
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who entered the village the other day
still hasn’t been caught!
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If that intruder has followed Menma…
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he should be close to us now.
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No way…
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As of this point, he hasn’t shown
his presence, though.
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Our mission is to accompany Naruto,
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verify his identity and
to capture the intruder!
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Sorry, but I don’t trust you!
**[07:22] ---**
That’s right…
lt’s natural I’d be thought of like that…
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I think about this
from time to time…
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What kind of a person was I?
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What would I do if I were
a bad person…?
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Naruto, what kind of person would
you want to be if you were reborn?
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Wh-What’s this all of a sudden?
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I’m speaking figuratively…
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I’ve never thought about it.
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I see…
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But why do you ask
something like that?
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Oh, no special reason…
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What is it?
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What’s this smell?
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Now that you mention it,
it smells like something’s burning.
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Over there.
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Let’s go.
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The smell came from here…
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Was there a fire or something…?
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Is something wrong?
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No…
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It’s nothing.
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Don’t move. I’ll fire if you move.
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What’s the deal all of a sudden?
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Are you their minions?
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“Their”?
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You’ll die here if
you’re comrades of theirs.
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For crying out loud, who are they?!
**[09:13] ---**
If you say you’re not,
then show me some proof!
**[09:15] ---**
Proof, why? We’re Leaf Shinobi.
**[09:19] ---**
Hidden Leaf Village?
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See? Look at this.
**[09:22] ---**
Indeed that is…
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What do Leaf Shinobi want
in a place like this?
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Well, we just happened
to be passing through and…
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As you can see, there’s nothing here.
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If you don’t have business here,
just beat it.
**[09:37] ---**
If you don’t,
we can’t guarantee your life.
**[09:39] ---**
What’s with him talking all big?!
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Here, he was the one
who picked the fight.
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Once we’ve had our breather,
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let’s blow this joint and go look
for Menma’s memory.
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R-Right…
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What? Did you remember something?
**[09:58] ---**
No…
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Who’s there? Come on out.
**[10:15] ---**
Hello.
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Y-You guys are Ninja, right?
**[10:25] ---**
I heard what you were talking
about earlier…
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Oh, well, I don’t want to brag, but…
**[10:30] ---**
If you’re talking about Naruto Uzumaki
from Hidden Leaf Village,
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I’m pretty well known.
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Really? I’m sorry, I didn’t know.
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Why did you go to the trouble
of following us?
**[10:40] ---**
Umm… I had a favor to ask…
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My older brother said
what he did earlier, but…
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Older brother?!
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That jerk from earlier?
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We need someone to save our village!
**[10:57] ---**
A person to save your village…?
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What do you mean?
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This was the border of
the Land of Rice Paddies.
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But…
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as our land had caused trouble
for other lands,
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this area was turned into
a demilitarized zone.
**[11:13] ---**
Are you talking about
that thing in question…?
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It must be the incident
involving Orochimaru.
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That’s how things were settled
with all the neighboring lands, huh?
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But if it’s a demilitarized zone,
there won’t be any territorial dispute, right?
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That’s right.
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It’s not like that.
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There’s a small mine
in the hills behind the village
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and a little bit of gold can be dug up.
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Once it was discovered that mine is not
being supervised by a proprietary land,
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bandits started coming with
their eyes on the gold…
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No matter how often we asked
the feudal lord,
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he would insist that, “Agreements between
fellow lands must not be broken.”
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And the village…
**[11:49] ---**
It was attacked by bandits, right?
**[11:51] ---**
They withdrew in the middle of it
due to a terrible storm before.
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But they’ll definitely be back.
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I beg you. Please save our village.
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You guys could fight them!
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All right! Got it…
**[12:05] ---**
I’m sorry.
**[12:06] ---**
We can understand the situation,
but we can’t cooperate.
**[12:09] ---**
Huh? What’re you saying, Neji?!
**[12:12] ---**
We’re in the middle of a mission!
**[12:14] ---**
We can’t act unless
we have an official order from the village!
**[12:17] ---**
But…
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Besides, we don’t know
when the bandits will be back.
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We can’t just strand
ourselves here forever!
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Damn it…
**[12:26] ---**
I see…
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What’re you doing Ran,
even bringing Fuki here?
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Big Brother…
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Don’t get involved with them.
There’s no such thing as a good Ninja.
**[12:35] ---**
Say what?!
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I just stated the truth.
**[12:39] ---**
The rumor has it that the guys who
attacked the village were Rogue Shinobi
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from the Hidden Sound Village.
**[12:42] ---**
Huh? The bandits are Ninja?
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Come this way.
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Look at that.
**[12:53] ---**
Wh-What’s this?!
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One-third of the villagers were killed
in the attack the other day.
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Half of the rest abandoned
the village and fled.
**[13:02] ---**
Then you guys should also evacuate…
**[13:04] ---**
Where are we supposed to flee?!
**[13:06] ---**
This is ancestral land
that’s been handed down to us
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and that we’ve cultivated.
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Why should we have to flee from that?!
**[13:12] ---**
Each time the hooligans
brandish their power,
**[13:14] ---**
we have to accept it like
a natural disaster and do nothing?!
**[13:16] ---**
Are we to just flee from place to place?!
**[13:18] ---**
Don’t shout, Big Brother.
**[13:21] ---**
Fuki will get scared.
**[13:24] ---**
I’m sorry I shouted…
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Her parents were killed by bandits
and she lost her ability to speak.
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There’s no place for us to escape.
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If that’s clear, then beat it already.
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We have no choice.
Let’s hurry on ahead.
**[13:47] ---**
I’m staying here.
**[13:49] ---**
Huh?
**[13:51] ---**
I want to be of use if
those people are in trouble.
**[13:54] ---**
Menma!
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Hey, you don’t even know
the scale of the bandits.
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If you want to help them,
no matter what,
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then we should go back
to the village and…
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We don’t know when they might attack.
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We don’t have the time
to return to the village!
**[14:06] ---**
Then, I’m staying, too!
**[14:09] ---**
Naruto! Anything further than this
is beyond the scope of the mission!
**[14:12] ---**
This isn’t beyond the scope
of the mission!
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I get the feeling I’ll be able to
remember something if I stay here.
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Don’t say irresponsible things!
**[14:19] ---**
You couldn’t remember anything
just a moment ago…
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That’s too convenient!
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It can’t be helped, right?
Menma himself is saying so.
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He’s good-natured to a fault!
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Naruto…
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Let’s go, Menma.
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Right.
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Hey, Naruto!
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We’ll deal with the bandits.
**[14:39] ---**
You guys go on back
to the village ahead.
**[14:42] ---**
What do we do, Neji?!
**[14:44] ---**
Leave them be.
**[14:46] ---**
It’s unlikely the villagers will
accept Naruto and Menma.
**[14:49] ---**
You’ve got a point…
**[14:53] ---**
It seems the settlement on the other side
has escaped damage, huh?
**[14:56] ---**
But how’re we supposed to protect
the village just the two of us…?
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Let’s build a wall along this creek.
This river will play the role of a moat.
**[15:05] ---**
Ultimately we’ll make a temporary bridge
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and have the entrance to the village
in just one location.
**[15:09] ---**
I get it…
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I don’t know how effective it’ll be,
**[15:13] ---**
but let’s just do the best
we can now.
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Right.
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What’re you doing? I told you to get out.
**[15:47] ---**
We won’t get out!
**[15:50] ---**
What did you say?!
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We decided to protect
the village on our own.
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Nobody asked you to do that.
lt’s none of your business!
**[15:58] ---**
You may say that,
**[16:00] ---**
but you can’t beat them off
by just hiding in your houses!
**[16:06] ---**
All right, let’s stabilize it with a stake.
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Got it…
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Jeez, what can they do
just the two of them?!
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I’m ready…
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Okay.
**[17:14] ---**
Tenten! You’re still here?!
**[17:16] ---**
Can’t you at least say thanks first?
**[17:20] ---**
Thanks, Tenten.
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Come on, Naruto. Hold it down right.
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R-Right…
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You are…
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For me?
**[17:38] ---**
Then I’ll help myself.
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Have this, too.
**[17:43] ---**
I’ll help out, too.
**[18:42] ---**
You’re mine!
**[18:43] ---**
Not yet!
**[18:47] ---**
That technique!
**[18:50] ---**
It’s from that time!
**[18:53] ---**
Neji! You…
**[18:55] ---**
It’s our mission this time around
to catch this guy.
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Heh! This guy’s formidable.
**[19:14] ---**
Damn it!
**[19:16] ---**
He’s quick to escape!
**[19:31] ---**
Naruto!
**[19:44] ---**
The sound waves pierced my whole
Chakra Network all at once
**[19:46] ---**
and amplified the flow of Chakra?
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I won’t lose to the likes of this guy
if I have this Jutsu!
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This is to avenge everyone.
**[20:15] ---**
Eat this!
**[20:17] ---**
You’re in my way!
**[20:25] ---**
Menma!
**[20:30] ---**
Menma! Menma!
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Carry him to the village.
**[20:34] ---**
Manma! Hang in there!
**[20:36] ---**
Boiling water and alcohol!
**[20:37] ---**
All right.
**[20:40] ---**
Are you going to treat him?
**[20:42] ---**
I may not look it,
but I’ve played at being a doctor.
**[20:45] ---**
We’ll save you now, Menma.
**[20:49] ---**
What’s the matter?
**[20:55] ---**
I cannot treat this guy…
**[20:58] ---**
Wh-Why not?!
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This mark…
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He’s a comrade of a guy
who attacked here…!
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The Key to the rusted heart’s door
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Will always be smiling right near by
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Even if rains of spears were to fall,
I will run through it
**[21:39] ---**
Because I want to find the joy
without a shape
**[21:44] ---**
This big dream of mine that
cannot be translated to words,
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I will make it come true,
even if it were to deepen my wounds
**[21:53] ---**
We stand here today because of
what we believed through,
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That is why I will continue running forward,
never looking away
**[22:03] ---**
Even if I’m told that
there is no bright future
**[22:07] ---**
I’ll change it right away,
lighting it with all my feeling
**[22:15] ---**
The wind is probably testing our hearts
**[22:18] ---**
In my heart, I gently grasped my hands
**[22:24] ---**
You are probably searching for
the answer to your tears
**[22:28] ---**
Your dream is always waiting near by,
with the answers in its hands
**[22:33] ---**
The Key to the rusted heart’s door
**[22:37] ---**
Will always be smiling right near by
**[22:50] ---**
Menma is not a member of the bandits.
**[22:53] ---**
I mean, he loves helping people!
**[22:56] ---**
He’s a type of guy who would even risk
his own life in order to save a kid!
**[23:01] ---**
For this village too,
**[23:03] ---**
he has worked hard, so hard,
even though no one really asked for it.
**[23:07] ---**
He’s got to have some kind of reason.
**[23:09] ---**
So please save Menma!
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Next time: “A Past to Be Erased”