# E216 - The Targeted Shukaku
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY3VGZ4WR/the-targeted-shukaku)
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Summoning Jutsu!
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Oh, long time no see.
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We don’t have much time
to get nostalgic.
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We’ve got a mission.
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That I see over there
is the Village of Artisans, isn’t it?
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Yeah. It’s a village of professionals
who develop Ninja tools.
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The exceptional Ninja tools
they develop are also
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supplied to us
in the Five Great Nations…
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But there’s been
a strange rumor recently.
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A strange rumor?
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Something about them developing
the ultimate weapon
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and attempting to antagonize
the Five Great Nations.
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In other words, we should
search the village and…
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verify whether or not
there is that ultimate weapon, right?
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That’s about the size of it.
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Piece of cake.
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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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Hey! Something strange is going on.
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What is it?!
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There’s not a soul in the village!
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I also found something terrible
on top of that.
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What?!
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It’s that.
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The coffin of Seimei, the founder of
the Village of Artisans.
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Even his body is…
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This is serious.
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The artisans abandoned their village.
Where in the world did they go?
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The Targeted Shukaku
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I’m hungry, I’m hungry!
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Maybe I’ll treat myself and have
two eggs in my ramen today.
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Huh?
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What’s going on there?!
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Did I keep you waiting by any chance?
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Not really. I just got here a bit before.
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That’s good… Then, here.
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I made sure to hand it to you.
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Yeah, yeah. What a pain.
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Just a minute!
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What’re you guys doing…
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all in secret in a place like this
without even asking me?!
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–Naruto? –Huh?
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You’re terrible, just terrible, Sakura!
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Here you won’t even go out
on a date with me at all!
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Why're you talking gibberish
all of a sudden?
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Ouch-ouch-ouch-ouch…
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An errand for the Old Lady?
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Yes. It seems a new poison
was discovered or something.
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I delivered a list of
research medicinal substance
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for Shikamaru’s father to prepare.
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Oh, that’s it?!
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Jeez, you jump to conclusions.
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Oh, come to think of it,
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an update report from Temari
has been delivered to Lady Tsunade.
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An update report?
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So? What exactly?
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I heard that the Village Hidden in
the Sand started Ninja education,
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imitating the curriculum program
of the Leaf’s.
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It seems that Temari and her brothers
are working as instructors.
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Instructors?!
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Is that harsh woman fit to be
something like an instructor…?
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Really? That Gaara, huh…?
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This is hands-on training.
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Choose from among these
a Ninja tool that suits you.
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What is it?
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Do we absolutely have to choose?!
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What do you mean?
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We’ll end up hurting the other person
if we use a weapon.
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We might kill them.
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A weapon is…
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No, never mind…
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A mission isn’t a game.
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If you were to enter a field of battle
with that frame of mind, you'd die.
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I-I’m sorry.
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You got Gaara angry because
you ask stupid questions.
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You are in trouble.
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The three of us will conduct
hands-on training.
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Gather in the respective class
of your choice.
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Gaara, put a smile on!
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They'll get scared and nobody will
choose you with that sulky look.
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My dad said that Gaara
was the Sand’s ultimate weapon.
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Yeah. He's so powerful that the village
would be destroyed, if he got mad.
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He’s scary, so let’s not bother.
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All right, I’m with Temari.
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I’ll be with Kankuro!
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– Me too! – Me too!
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– Me too! – Me too!
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Please be my teacher.
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Earlier, he was trying to
teach me something…
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Excuse me… Please be my teacher.
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Are you okay with me?
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Please teach me!
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This is cool.
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That’s too big!
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I’ll take this.
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What’s your name?
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I’m Matsuri.
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Matsuri, choose a weapon.
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What’s the matter?
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Come at me with that weapon
with the intent to kill me.
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Yes, sir…
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They say an ogre with Iron Club
is invincible. But you are no ogre.
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Yes, sir. Please tell me
what I should choose.
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The weapon called the Rope Javelin.
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Rope Javelin…
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The sharp blade on the end of the rope
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is to keep an enemy out of one's reach,
rather than for attack.
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And you seal off an enemy’s movement
with the rope.
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Practice until you can control it
as a part of your body.
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Yes, sir!
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Damn. Who are you guys?!
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Is this all
the Sand Village Shinobi have?
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Wait.
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Leave this guy alive.
We can use him to draw that one out.
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Hang in there! What is it?!
What happened?
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Take me to Gaara… Quickly.
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What’s the matter?
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My mother and father were hit with
countless weapons right in front of me.
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So I…
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For what purpose
do you hold a weapon?
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He…
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What are…
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…these two to you?!
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Th-These guys are…
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…my friends!
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Try laying so much as
another finger on them!
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I’ll clobber you!
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He said that to me.
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That’s what we’re after: Gaara.
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Gaara, we were
just coming to get you.
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The patrol Ninja was
attacked by somebody.
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Guys calling themselves
The Four Celestials
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brandishing strange weapons,
said to tell Gaara that…
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"We declare a challenge to you,
the ultimate weapon.
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"If you don’t accept the challenge,
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"we will take away one person
close to you every day…
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"and they shall
pay the price for you."
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You there.
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Are you Gaara’s student?
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You shall be the first sacrifice.
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What’s this Rope Javelin?!
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Wait!
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The enemy went northeast…
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Matsuri has become a first sacrifice…
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But the real target of the guys who
call themselves the Four Celestials is…
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you, Gaara.
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Yeah…
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This must be brought to
a Jonin Council at once…
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In the northeastern direction
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where the ones who call themselves
the Four Celestials left,
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there is the Village Hidden in the Leaves
of the Land of Fire,
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with the Land of Rivers
sandwiched between.
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Therefore, we will be requesting
the assistance of the Leaf…
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Temari, Kankuro, Gaara.
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Form a unit and prepare for
pursuit immediately.
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Hold it.
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The enemy is after Gaara.
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That would be like walking
right into a trap they laid.
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That’s right.
Why won’t you send a party?!
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It might be a diversionary tactic
by the enemy.
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The village will become shorthanded
if we send out pursuers.
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Then you at least could
come with us, right, Baki?!
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Most likely, the enemy is
after Shukaku.
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Gaara is the Sand’s ultimate weapon.
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If we know that…
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But it's also a dangerous
double-edged sword to the village.
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If they would do us the favor
facing each other and perishing…
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Then at least
I should go with them.
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No. You have a different mission.
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Just send those three!
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Hey, how about it?!
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I’ve been given
a different mission, you see…
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Go. She’s your student, right?
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Let’s go, Kankuro.
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Will it be okay with her?!
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She’s just a kid.
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Will he come?!
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If he doesn’t come, we’ll just sacrifice
those close to him one after another.
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That is…?
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It’s a message from the Sand Village!
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Gaara? Why?
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Who knows?
The goal is a challenge to Gaara.
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The hostage is a Ninja school student.
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The enemy is escaping in the direction of
the Land of Fire from the Land of Rivers.
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Gaara, Temari and Kankuro are
chasing after them.
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At this point, that’s all we know.
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You want me to set up an operation
to stop the overconfident jerks
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who challenged Gaara
just with that information?
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Yeah. We’re on friendly terms
with the Sand Village, so.
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Just a minute.
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They came during the Sasuke incident
with much less information than now.
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Things are more bothersome
than that time!
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Our range would widen significantly
if we ambushed them
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instead of pursuing them.
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There’s also the incident in question
in the Village of Artisans,
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and the Jonin and Chunin
are all away…
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– Shizune… – Yes, ma’am!
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Those are the only Genin
we can use now.
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Take the Genin you want to use
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and leave the village
within thirty minutes!
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Sakura’s name isn’t on here.
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Yeah. She’s doing
Medical Ninjutsu training now, so.
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I’ll accept the mission.
But I have one condition.
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Please let me borrow Sakura.
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Sakura?
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It’s almost time!
ls this everyone, Shikamaru?!
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One person still hasn’t come.
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Could that be…?
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Sorry to keep you waiting!
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I can’t do a mission hungry.
So I stopped by Ichiraku for a bit.
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What?! That's not fair just you
getting to eat! I'll also…
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All right! Now we’ve got
all our members together! We’re off!
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Huh? What? This is it?!
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I'd heard this was an operation
with a mobilization
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of the Genin
remaining in the village!
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This is everyone, I tell you!
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That’s messed up!
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Setting aside Sakura who’s training,
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there should still be
Shino, Neji and Hinata!
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No mistake. It’s weird Akamaru and I
being the only Ninja
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with search ability.
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So is this team
a go-for-it super attack-type?
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Yeah. I name us
Team Return the Favor.
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What lame naming!
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The guys from the Sand Village
helped us during the Sasuke incident!
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In a manner, this operation will be
returning the favor from that time!
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All right! Guys, let’s make sure to
return the favor from that time.
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You’re not the leader!
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Shikamaru the Chunin is the leader
of this platoon, right?!
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That’s right…
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Jeez, then let’s settle on a strategy
and get going as soon as possible.
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Are we going in one line
as we did for the Sasuke incident?
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There’s no doubting the conditions
are similar to the Sasuke incident.
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However, the strategies for pursuit
and ambush are completely different!
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We can’t follow them with Byakugan
or by using Akamaru’s nose.
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No mistake about that.
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It’s unconventional, but since these are
all the people we’ve got,
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we’ll act in groups of two basis
as Two-Man Cells.
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Solo action is prohibited
no matter what the case!
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We owe a debt to the Ninja in
the Sand Village.
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However, although this is to repay a debt,
no way will we produce casualties!
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Yeah, I got it.
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– Follow me, Ino. – Right!
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Choji, you go with Kiba…
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I’m counting on you, Choji, Akamaru.
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Right…
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Lee, you’re with Naruto…
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Right. Please refrain
from selfish actions.
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You don’t need to remind me like that.
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Also, the four people Naruto mentioned
earlier have left before us.
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Four people, do you mean
Shino, Neji, Hinata and Sakura?
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Yeah. The four will be
going their separate ways
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and won’t take part in future battles!
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Why not?!
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Isn’t that an incredible waste
of battle strength?!
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In place of that, we get a wider range
of search action…
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And we’ll have them focus on
medical action in the case of battle starting.
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I have been entrusted with your lives
and this is my strategy!
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All right, just wait, Gaara!
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I’ll make sure to return the favor!
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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
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Because I want to find the joy
without a shape
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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
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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
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Even if I’m told that
there is no bright future
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I’ll change it right away,
lighting it with all my feeling
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The wind is probably testing our hearts
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In my heart, I gently grasped my hands
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You are probably searching for
the answer to your tears
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Your dream is always waiting near by,
with the answers in its hands
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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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One of the enemies uses wind, huh?
lnteresting. I will be her opponent!
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Then I’ll take on the guy who brandishes
the sword that looks like a kid’s toy.
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We’ll take care of this.
You go ahead, Gaara.
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But, will it be okay?
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We don’t need your help
to deal with these chumps.
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You hurry, Gaara. That girl is
your student, isn’t she?
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Next time: "Sand Alliance
with The Leaf Shinobi"