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Thank you.

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Release the Genjutsu and wake Naruto and
Shikamaru.

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You're going to need both of them for
this mission.

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What kind of mission?

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Be careful.

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It's the first A -rank assignment since
the Land of the Waves.

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Huh?

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You released Genjutsu too, you faker!

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Why were you pretending to be asleep
this whole time?

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First. Track down Sasuke and stop him.
Then find a safe location and await

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further orders.

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Did something happen to Sasuke?

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I'll tell you what happened on the way.

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I get it. I guess Sasuke got all
impatient.

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Oh, man.

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Why did you have to pull me into this
anyway?

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This whole thing is such a drag.

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It can't be helped, okay? It's Kakashi
-sensei's order.

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This way!

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How long till we catch up?

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I don't know.

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A long time if they keep moving at this
pace.

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Come on!

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A shirker's call to action.

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Lay about no more.

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No, there are two squads behind us.
That's eight ninja.

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Wait.

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No, there's one more. That's nine ninja
following us. What?

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Oh, man, come on already.

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Give me a break here.

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It looks like they haven't discovered
our location.

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Yes.

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We need to lose them.

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What's the deal? Why are we stopping?

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Zip it and follow me.

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We're going back over our footprints.

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If we pull this off, our footprints will
seem to disappear.

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Is this really gonna do anything?

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I mean, they'd have to be pretty lame
ninja if this throws them off the trail.

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It'll help buy us some time.

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That's all we need now.

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But if our pursuers get impatient,
succumb to the thrill of the chafe, and

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sight of our tracks, I certainly won't
complain.

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Know what I mean?

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Hurry up!

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We don't have all day, you know.

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I know! Quit bugging me!

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This is not good.

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Be prepared for an ambush.

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They're definitely back on our trail.

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Great.

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They're probably all tuning or higher.

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We'll be wiped out if they catch us.

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Wiped out?

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Listen, guys.

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We don't have much choice. We're gonna
have to ambush them. An ambush?

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That could work.

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It would give us an advantage.

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Even if there are twice as many of them
as there are of us.

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if we can just catch them off guard.

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No, it's no good.

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I'm afraid that those ninja chasing us
are Orochimaru's henchmen.

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My guess is that they're all Jonin
level.

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I really thought that would work, but I
guess it won't.

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Wait, hold on. Why not?

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The level of an opponent doesn't have
much to do with an ambush, does it?

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Wait, what are you talking about?

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You guys just don't get it. Let me
explain.

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Yeah. An ambush is a key battle tactic
and can be very beneficial.

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But for it to work, you have to meet two
conditions.

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Well, what are they? Tell us and we'll
meet them! Number one, the ninja on the

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run must be completely quiet and must
find the enemy first.

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Number two, they have to be able to
catch the pursuers off guard at a

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where they can do a lot of damage
quickly and then conceal themselves

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as quickly.

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And it's only under those two conditions
that an ambush can truly be effective.

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Now, the first condition won't be so
hard since the ninja hound knows can

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our enemy. And the second one also seems
to be in our favor since we know the

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geography of our village like we know
the facts of our hands.

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However, Orochimaru is a former leaf
ninja.

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So on the second condition, we're out of
luck.

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We are?

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Wait, tell me why that is again.

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Our pursuers have studied the layout of
this village, and I have to assume that

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they've been put through simulated
practices for this mission.

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And on top of that, they're probably
masters of the pursuit you two.

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So they know all the cards we're
holding?

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Well, I don't really know. I suppose
that an ambush could give us an

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But so many things are uncertain.

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Besides, our enemy is a special unit
that was specifically put together just

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this operation.

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And what are the four of us?

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A fool.

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A kunoichi with no particular talent.

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A mutt.

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And me, the shirker who doesn't even
want to be here.

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Look, tactics are about clearly grasping
a tough situation and formulating the

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best plan.

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And right now, only one plan makes
sense.

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Just one.

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And that is?

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A diversion that only looks like it's an
ambush.

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So one of us.

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is going to stay behind and slow them
down.

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One of us will be a decoy.

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That's right.

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If one of us can delay them, they
shouldn't be able to find the rest of

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We'll be able to escape.

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Of course, the one who acts as a decoy
will probably...

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So, who's going to do it?

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We need the dog to follow Sasuke.

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So that means...

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Alright,

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I guess that I'm gonna have to... I'm
the only one who can do it.

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Ikamaru!

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Why does it have to be you?

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It's better than all of us being wiped
out, right?

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Besides, I'm the only one of us who's
got a chance of pulling off this decoy

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act.

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And of surviving this attack.

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Huh?

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I mean, after all, shadow possession,
Jutsu, was invented as a delay tactic.

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Anyway, I'll catch up with you later.

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Go on.

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Get going.

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We're counting on you, Shikamaru!

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Sakura!

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When did Shikamaru become this
dedicated?

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Be careful.

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Shikamaru.

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how much you try to erase the signs of
your pathage, we'll find you.

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Listen, the enemy's coming up fast.

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What?

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I wonder if he's even trying back there.

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Me, the shirker who doesn't even want to
be here.

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No, don't tell me.

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Shikamaru... Shikamaru will be just
fine, got it?

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Don't tell me that he just ran away.

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Look, I said he'd be okay and I meant
it.

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How do you know?

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He's lazy and he's always complaining
about everything, but he would never

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betray us.

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I know he hardly ever volunteers to do
anything himself, but if he says he's

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gonna do it, then he'll do it, and
that's for sure.

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I want to believe. I do, but... Pick up
the pace, slackers.

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I can't believe I managed to get away.

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His footprints are irregular.

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Anxiety is probably increasing his
fatigue.

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Oops.

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Sorry.

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I was supposed to be the guy who didn't
want to get involved.

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But I guess I'm not quite what you had
expected, am I?

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You're right about one thing. I'm tired.

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On everything else, you're wrong.

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Like our footprint.

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This is what I used to make the paw
prints.

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Why, he's just a kid.

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I can't believe we got caught by this.

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So this is the leaked shadow paralysis
jutsu we've heard about, huh?

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Yeah, if you want to call it by that old
name.

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But I'm afraid you're behind the time.

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Now it's called shadow possession jutsu.

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Bold man.

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Oh no, my chakra's still depleted.

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I used too much chakra then, and now I
can't hang on much longer.

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One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,

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eight. Wait a minute.

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Eight?

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No, there's one more. That's nine ninja
following us.

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Hmm? Of course.

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The Ninth One's role is to protect
against an ambush.

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That person stays a distance behind the
others, a reserve in case of an enemy

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attack.

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But I know what to do.

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This will draw out that Ninth Ninja and
reveal where he's hiding.

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There he is.

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Oh, man.

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The shadow won't reach.

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I don't have enough stamina to use my
chakra to make it go that far.

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It's futile, kid. I see through your
technique.

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So this is it.

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It looks like you're at your limit. This
shadow possession jutsu of yours is

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going to fail soon. So prepare yourself.

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All I really wanted was to be just an
average shinobi, making an average

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I'd marry a regular girl who's not super
pretty or super ugly.

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Have two kids, a girl and then a boy.

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Retire when my daughter got married and
my son became a successful ninja.

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And spend the rest of my days just
playing shogi or go. A nice, carefree,

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leisurely retirement.

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And then I die of old age before my
wife.

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Yep, that's the life I wanted. And yet I
ended up exerting myself.

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It's so unlike me.

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Even though I wanted to finish as just a
regular guy, I had to go and get myself

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into this sticky situation.

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Huh. Looks like those ninja aren't
chasing us anymore.

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Awesome! Shikamaru succeeded!

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The delay tactic worked!

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Shikamaru!

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I'm sorry I doubted you.

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Even a little.

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Okay, we're half done.

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Now we can focus on catching up to
Sasuke.

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Shikamaru, survive and catch up to us no
matter what!

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You can do it!

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Well, as you say, it appears I'm at my
limit.

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Hey!

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Come on out!

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And when you do, cut off his head!

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Well, I finally caught up with you guys.

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Atuma! How did you...

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You did well, Shikamaru.

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Yeah, but it was way too much work.

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Stay here for now, Shikamaru.

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You've earned it.

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We have even more pursuers? Two?

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No, three!

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Konkoro, we've got to go faster!

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Okay, okay!

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I won't let you get away!

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Don't be fooled, Bokken!

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Now then, shall we begin?

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Keep fighting!

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I don't know.

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I have no clue what's going on!

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Why is the old man fighting Orochimaru?

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And why is Sasuke going after those
guys?

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I don't get why we have to go after him.

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But I guess we have no choice.

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Wait up already, Sasuke!

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Next time, an unrivaled match.

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Hokage Battle Royale!

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What in the world is happening to our
village?