"You people..." "Are you all right?" "Yeah..." "But why are you here?" "You were also worried about Hotaru?" "Yeah right." "It was just sheer coincidence." "But...these guys didn't come here for Hotaru." "What do you mean?" "And who are these guys?" "That mask..." "I see..." "So they're target is..." "Master!" "Why are the Hidden Leaf here?" "Please let that girl go." "No!" "In that case!" "We'll take her back... by force!" "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" "Ninja Art!" "Super Beast Scroll!" "I'll take the one in the middle." "You take the ones around him." "We'll attack together." "Got it." "But...these Black Ops are..." "Let's see how it goes for a bit longer..." "We need to find out what their purpose is." "Master..." "Hidden Jutsu:" "Kirisame!" "What's with this rain?" "!" "It's a jutsu that eats away the chakra it comes into contact with." "It's called the Kirisame Jutsu!" "Why you...!" "Go!" "Stop!" "Don't be hasty!" "Let's go!" "Water Whip!" "Wood Style!" "Master!" "I need you to stay quiet for a while." "What the hell are you doing?" "!" "Naruto!" "Wait." "We are on a mission to guard that girl." "Please return her to us." "you! correct?" "Huh?" "Anbu Black Ops..." "from the Hidden Mist?" "I get it now..." "So that means he is a..." "Utakata is a Rogue Ninja from the Hidden Mist and is listed in the Bingo Book." "These men have come after him." "So these guys..." "aren't ninjas who are after her?" "They're after Utakata?" "She has nothing to do with you." "Please release her." "Then we'll exchange her for him." "No." "we can't do." "What?" "!" "That girl seems to be very fond of this man." "she will pursue you." "Then we'll be in trouble." "So we can't turn him over." "Then...neither can we... and erupt into a full-scale war." "Are you willing to go that far?" "The Hidden Mist?" "Captain Yamato." "Men of the Hidden Leaf..." "I command this unit from behind the scenes." "head of the Hidden Mist Anbu Black Ops." "It is certainly not our desire to escalate this into a war between nations." "we can still negotiate?" "I agree." "You're..." "Let us meet." "Just you and I..." "And Utakata." "Understood." "You two stay here." "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 373)}"Rogue Ninja's Past we will postpone apprehending Utakata." "I will notify you. war between our nations may be inevitable." "I understand." "Hmm..." "You guys are too much." "I'll be doing things as I please." "Not likely." "you will remain with us." "it's all between you and the Hidden Mist." "Fine." "Tell me..." "Just what did you do in Hidden Mist Village?" "That...is none of your business." "My apologies." "I want to speak to him alone." "I'll wait over there." "Captain Yamato!" "How did your talk go?" "it went well." "Where are those two?" "Having a discussion." "Is it true..." "that Utakata is a Rogue Ninja?" "Yeah..." "Don't give us trouble." "Return to the Hidden Mist." "Humph!" "No thanks!" "Why would I go back just to get killed...?" "The village has changed." "Blood Mist Village. it is a delicate power balance between the Five Great Nations. and research into its use has also been stepped up." "so you certainly won't be killed." "I don't trust anyone anymore." "Master!" "My master...tried to kill me... along with that thing inside me." "I sacrificed myself for the sake of the village." "I trusted my master's words..." "and did as he bid." "And he betrayed my trust... he tried to kill me!" "What?" "!" "Th-This...power..." "Wait!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Utakata!" "He didn't..." "Harusame didn't try to kill you." "It wasn't like that." "That cursed deed he performed on you..." "He was trying to separate it from you." "He was trying to save you." "Like I'd believe such a story..." "You've grown senile." "I speak the truth... that man used me and tried to kill me." "And in the aftermath...he died." "they will say I killed him." "Utakata..." "Return to the village." "Then you will know that I am not lying." "No thanks." "we have no choice but to kill you." "As you please." "And I will do as I please." "Master!" "Let her go." "sir!" "Master!" "Enough!" "Never call me that again." "Understand?" "we will retreat for now." "Let us pray that both our missions are successful." "we will continue to keep watch over you." "Understood." "Farewell." "Scatter!" "Oh dear... where do we go from here?" "It's best that we don't return to the Tsuchigumo village." "you're right. her safety is questionable." "Then it may be better to return to Mount Katsuragi and rethink our stance." "I also wish to go back." "I want to make sure Tonbei is all right." "the ones after the Forbidden Jutsu so it may not be safe either. then decide on our course of action." "you too." "Are you all right?" "Uh-huh..." "I wonder why he doesn't want me to call him "Master." "Utakata is a heinous criminal who killed his master and escaped from the village." "Just what happened between..." "Sir Utakata and his master?" "We don't know what the relationship is between Utakata and the Hidden Mist." "But that's not important. then who cares?" "It matters." "I want to become strong." "In order to restore my clan's honor." "That's why I want to learn from him." "right?" "It's not like that..." "I felt the same way too." "I don't have any memories of my parents." "Huh?" "So maybe that's why..." "when I traveled with the Pervy Sage..." "I wondered if that's what it felt like to have a parent." "And I acted spoiled with him sometimes." "But training isn't that easy. and learn the technique by yourself." "you'll never get better." "I wouldn't even have realized something that basic." "We're not alone... watching over us... that alone makes us strong." "Naruto." "I'm going to think of Sir Utakata as my master and..." "Hey...you look pale..." "I'm...okay..." "Hey!" "You're burning up..." "You're hurt!" "Is it from that fight?" "!" "Captain Yamato!" "I'll see to her." "Can you go and get some medicinal herbs?" "The dokudami plant should be abundant around here in the moist areas." "It has heart-shaped leaves which are purple underneath." "right?" "Yes." "All right!" "What's wrong?" "Hotaru is injured..." "Let us be." "All right..." "Moist areas..." "I guess I should search by the riverbank!" "There!" "That's gotta be it." "Huh?" "What the hell?" "!" "This is a chameleon plant!" "there were lots of 'em along the way!" "Damn it!" "I wasted so much time!" "What the...?" "What the hell is this...?" "The Forbidden Jutsu of the Tsuchigumo Clan" "It was engraved..." "into this child's very own body." "How could they do such a thing?" "To hell with Forbidden Jutsu..." "To hell with the clan..." "To hell with one's master!" "And all these selfish guys who do atrocious things to those who serve them without a hint of remorse." "They think of us...as mere tools." "Tools...who don't speak." "Hotaru..." "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" "Tonbei?" "So En no Gyoja left behind a way to extract the Forbidden Jutsu." "It is evident that our clan no longer has the strength to safeguard the Forbidden Jutsu. we have no choice but to destroy the jutsu." "Destroy it?" "What'll happen to Hotaru then?" "!" "Next time on Naruto Shippuden:" ""Heir to Darkness"" "Damn it!" "Isn't there another way?" "!" "I see... a hand-made present is very effective." "Sai!" "Hi." "Has something come up?" "Calling me out of the blue like this." "It's nothing really..." "Then don't call me." "But I drew this for you." "Will you accept it?" "Huh?" "!" "Don't you like it?" "actually it is..." "But guess I'll take it if you insist." "so I'll hang it up somewhere." "Huh?" "Wh-What is this?" "!" "Hey!" "will ya?" "!" "That Sai..." "He's done it this time!" "I wonder if Naruto liked it?" "THANKS TO Aegisub Project  JagatNaruto" "Tune in again!"