"So...the girl has bodyguards now..." "I never imagined the Hidden Leaf's bodyguards would reach her so quickly." "there are only four of them." "I say we get rid of them all" "Boss." "Don't be so impatient." "what's the plan?" "That Forbidden Jutsu is worth more than money to us." "We can't afford to fail." "That Jutsu displayed unbelievable power during the last great war. all of us could go from a motley band of thieves to lords of our own domains." "But..." "The Hidden Leaf people..." "Could the Forbidden Jutsu have fallen into their hands?" "Very unlikely." "The previous Hokage and En no Gyoja forged a secret treaty to protect the Forbidden Jutsu at all cost." "The Hidden Leaf is only fulfilling that promise. then those bodyguards must be skilled fighters." "Yeah...and reinforcements are sure to come!" "Nango!" "Benten!" "Have you guys lost your nerve before the fight even begins?" "! too." "What'd you say?" "!" "Consider all the possibilities and use what you've got up here." "Stop fighting amongst yourselves." "Have you forgotten?" "We're a team." "We can't afford to lose even one of us." "And it's our unity and Combination Jutsu that helped us live through chaotic times." "fine..." "There's no need to rush." "I already know what their destination is." "They're headed for the Hidden Village of the Tsuchigumo Clan." "The Hidden Leaf will leave on their own once they arrive at the destination." "But won't it be trouble if they manage to enter the hidden village?" "Akaboshi." "Seems you still don't understand humans. it's nothing but a nuisance." "I realize the screaming pain" "Hearing loud in my brain with the scar" "Can you hear me?" "Can you hear me?" "Can you hear me?" "So am I it's fine if you can't feel it" "Surimuita kokoro ni futa wo shitanda I've patched up the scrapes in my heart because I no longer feel the pain" "Sono ashi wo hikizuri nagara mo Even as I drag my feet along" "Miushinatta I can no longer see jibun jishin ga the self" "Oto wo tatete That made a sound kuzureteitta and then collapsed" "Kizukeba kaze no oto dake ga..." "If you just notice the sound of the wind... kizuato tadotte It told me to follow these scars" "Sekai ni oshitsubusarete shimau mae ni Before I'd be crushed by the weight of the world" "Oboeteru kana namida no sora wo Can you remember it?" "The sky of tears..." "Ano itami ga kimi no koto wo mamotte kureta That pain has given you protection" "Sono itami ga itsumo kimi wo mamotterunda Because this pain will always protect you" "Can you hear me?" "So am I 374)}"Successor of the Forbidden Jutsu" "What'd you do that for?" "!" "That's what I want to ask you!" "Why are you following me?" "!" "that's why!" "I'll say it again." "I don't need a bodyguard." "I can protect myself just fine." "You Hidden Leaf people may leave now!" "is that so?" and leave." "please don't bother with me." "we're just guarding!" "let's do as she says and leave." "How come?" "!" "We have no choice." "W-Wait here for a sec." "Are you sure?" "The enemy could still be close by." "don't worry." "Hey!" "we'll be leaving." "Fine." "No!" "No!" "Get it off!" "Get it off of me!" "There." "Wh-What was that thing? so it's not unusual for them to rain down on you." "Rain down?" "Yeah." "See you!" "Be careful on your way." "All by...yourself!" "What'd you step on it for?" "please stay by me..." "I can't touch something like that." "I just can't." "Absolutely impossible." "Naruto." "But you said you didn't need a bodyguard." "Just until we clear this forest!" "Hmm..." "What should I do?" "Naruto!" "I suppose I could... Sir Utakata would still be my bodyguard if you all hadn't shown up." "Utakata..." "The guy who uses that weird jutsu?" "He is my master." "I want to become strong like Sir Utakata." "eh?" "There's no such thing as a good master." "for example..." "He's a perv and a scatterbrain... he gets carried away a lot. kind." "Guess you can't judge a person by their appearance." "I wouldn't mind becoming a ninja like him some day." "Naruto?" "Like him?" "Who could like an old pervert like him?" "want to be strong like Sir Utakata." "I can master the jutsu Grandfather bequeathed to me." "If I do that..." "I could even restore the Tsuchigumo Clan. it looks like you're carrying some heavy responsibilities." "where could your master have gone off to?" "I don't know. he gets very upset." "Sai!" "What's with the numbers?" "!" "You can stop with the leeches now." "Hmm..." "Does he mean he wants bigger ones?" "Huh?" "No?" "Then..." "For crying out loud." "Enough is enough..." "Huh?" "!" "stupid Sai!" "Get a clue from my gestures!" "you guys..." "Now I can go back to my drifting life style..." "She should be okay if she's with him." "But...that chakra... can't be." "Excuse me..." "You need to be treated immediately." "Come to our fort..." "Looks like no one's coming after me..." "My wounds have also healed..." "Guess it's time to..." "Please take me as your student! master!" "Master?" "Master Utakata!" "Don't ever call me that again..." "Huh?" "But..." "Don't you ever call me master again!" "I have no intention of taking a student." "Sir..." "Utakata..." "But that would be forgetting your debt to me for accepting my hospitality." "Is it okay to eat free meals and drink free sake?" "!" "what would you like on today's menu of free food?" "!" "You sure hit where it hurts." "Tonbei taught me to say that if you refused to take me as your student... eh?" "you haven't had any training at all... I have received some training from Tonbei." "Then why don't you study with the old man?" "It wasn't enough..." "That's why I'm asking you!" "try walking on that pond." "On the pond..." "All right!" "Good grief." "she won't be able to do it before I leave." "Sir Utakata!" "Sir Utakata!" "Sir Utakata!" "You...practiced all night?" "Yes." "So now will you make me your student?" "N-No." "This is just the first step..." "Next is this jutsu." "Water Style:" "Raging Waves!" "Amazing!" "you can't be my student." "All right!" "Water Style:" "Raging Waves!" "Huh?" "Water Style:" "Raging Waves!" "Huh?" "Why doesn't it work?" "This jutsu cannot be done unless you possess the Water Style Chakra." "Don't take it personally..." "Huh?" "Rain?" "Sir Utakata!" "Whoa!" "You're too close!" "Please watch this!" "Water Style:" "Raging Waves!" "Will you make me your student now?" "!" "Ugh...no..." "I..." "N-Not yet..." "Sir Utakata!" "I figured you'd be coming to see me about now." "give me a break." "putting that kid up to that?" "I have a big favor." "Would you stay here and protect Lady Hotaru?" "That's...quite a troublesome thing to ask in return." "Lady Hotaru is...a child of destiny." "I know you are a person of extraordinary skills." "you lack greed." "I am already advanced in years." "Lady Hotaru's life will be safe." "Won't you please do me this favor?" "but that won't be possible." "I'm sure you must've noticed it." "I'm being pursued." "Death gathers all around me." "How could you even think of leaving that child with me?" "I see. the relationship between a master and student... is not something you can count on." "Master!" "M-Master?" "!" "I must've dozed off..." "Do you really think we can be lords of our own domain?" "Akaboshi? we'd still get enough money to live the rest of our lives in leisure!" "what's wrong?" "Be on guard!" "There's someone nearby." "There!" "What the--?" "!" "There!" "Damn!" "What's going on?" "!" "Who the hell are you?" "!" "He doesn't seem to be one of the Hidden Leaf's reinforcements..." "You don't think this guy's after the Forbidden Jutsu as well?" "Oh..." "The fact that you know about the Forbidden Jutsu means..." "You guys are the band of thieves?" "though." "Is it that awesome?" "That Forbidden Jutsu?" "too." "What?" "Are you planning to grab it from us?" "So?" "What should we do?" "Go ahead and kill him!" "After him!" "What is this slime?" "I've been blinded!" "Spread out!" "We'll surround him!" "This chakra flow..." "Their movements have become faster all of a sudden." "Barrier jutsu?" "!" "Let's go!" "Damn!" "It's over!" "How far do you intend to follow me?" "How far?" "You're the one who said until we clear the forest." "but... there's only forest between the fort and the hidden village!" "too?" "Looks like we'll complete our assignment without incident." "Oh!" "We reached the village!" "What?" "No one here?" "Hello!" "Is anyone...anybody here?" "Sai." "Yes..." "Hey!" "Hotaru is back!" "Isn't anyone here?" "!" "Hmm..." "Okay!" "Hold on a sec!" "Naruto!" "Good grief..." "Emergency!" "Fire!" "There's a fire!" "so you were here." "Sorry to startle all of you!" "But you all wouldn't come on out." "Hotaru is back after being away a long time!" "You should welcome her!" "What?" "What's the matter with all of you?" "Hotaru!" "Uncle..." "Thank you for all you've done." "I am responsible for this village." "I heard from Lord En no Gyoja about what to do if worse came to worst." "Please leave the rest to us." "we will be on our way." "just a moment." "We haven't had a chance to thank you." " At least allow us to..." "We appreciate your thoughtfulness." "we left our teammate back at Mount Katsuragi." "I see..." "That's too bad." "let's return to Sakura." "okay..." "Naruto." "I..." "You'll be fine." "Thank you." "Naruto?" "Captain Yamato." "Would you mind going on ahead without me?" "I'm returning to that village." "Return?" "Something keeps...bothering me." "I can't help but think about the way those villagers looked at her." "Naruto!" "I can't leave her there alone!" "Koko ni aru no wa kimi ga ima made eranda michi no What is here are the answers that you chose now be confident and go the rainbow seems to sit on the asphalt" "Lonely kaze ga fuite Lonely because the wind blew" "Feeling ki ga tsuita yo Feeling I realized" "Kotae wa doko ni mo nai kedo That even though the answer is nowhere" "Call me wakatteru wa Call me I already knew" "With you ai wa itsumo With you that love is atae au mono For each other" "For you" "Kitto kimi wa itsu no hi ka Because you'll surely" "Kono sora wo toberu hazu dakara Fly up to this sky for you" "Taisetsu na koto wa hitotsu There's just one important thing yume miru koto To keep on dreaming" "Kokoro dake wa tozasanai de ite Please don't close off your heart" "What do you mean Hotaru is gone?" "!" "don't." " But... so why aren't they looking?" "!" "There is no point in arguing here." "finding her is our top priority." " Sai." " Understood." "I will scout around right away." "Next time on Naruto Shippuden:" ""The Successor's Wish" "Just hold tight." "We'll find you!" "THANKS TO Aegisub Project  JagatNaruto" "Tune in again!"