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-Will you spit it out?

What do you mean destroying the village?

Come on!

That's old news!

-I mean the present village.

-Present village?

Wait!

That means, m'lady.

-Yes, I'm afraid so.

-No way.

Sorry, this whole conspiracy thing just doesn't add up.

-OK, Sai has some boss and he really

used to hare the Third Hokage, but what

does that have to do with destroying

the whole village or Grandma Tsunade?

-Did you forget, Naruto?

Lady Tsunade was the Third's favorite pupil.

-And it's not just Lady Tsunade.

She hand picked the entire current Leaf hierarchy.

They embody the Third Hokage's philosophy.

And you can bet Danzo is none too pleased about that.

But even so, the vast majority of people in the village

support the current regime, so it'd

be quite difficult to change things.

-The only way to shake the current regime

would be to create some sort of earth

shattering crisis in the village.

Like when Orochimaru tried to destroy the Hidden Leaf

village.

-Destroy the Leaf village?

-Danzo could be conspiring with Orochimaru

to mount a fresh attack on the Leaf.

And if they're successful this time,

Lady Tsunade would certainly be ousted as Hokage.

-You're saying that they wanna wipe out the whole village just

for that?

SAKURA: It's not the only reason.

After the current regime falls, he'd

rebuild the village as he envisions

and take center stage as the new Hokage.

-The reason Danzo is probably making his move

now is because three years have passed since the last attack,

and Danzo thinks that's enough time for Orochimaru

to have regained his strength.

YAMATO: Yes, that could be part of it.

But Danzo also knows that Orochimaru's position

is more precarious than before.

After all, he failed the last time.

He's betting Orochimaru will be willing to collaborate

with him.

Perhaps--

-When he attacks, he'll get support

from inside the village.

-Exactly.

-Wait a minute.

You mean that Sai's top secret mission--

-Maybe.

[theme music]

NARUTO: Wait a minute.

You mean that Sai's top secret mission--

SAKURA: May be to join Orochimaru's ranks

and become the conduit between him and Danzo.

Danzo knew the odds were good that we'd eventually encounter

Orochimaru, and that's why he put Sai on our team.

-No way.

-Depending on what might happen, I'm

afraid that we may have to do something about Sai.

-You don't mean--

-Lord Orochimaru.

-I know.

It seems we're being followed.

-He might merely be pursuing us.

Or it might be a trap.

How do we proceed?

-Either way you look at it, I do believe

this situation calls for a corpse.

Am I right, Kabuto?

NARUTO (VOICEOVER): Eliminate?

SAKURA (VOICEOVER): Sai.

SAKURA: But we can't.

Just like that?

-My clone is still following them,

but we have no idea what might happen.

We have to get on their trail right away.

-But--

-All right.

Now you're talking.

Let's get going.

What?

-Naruto!

Naruto.

Are you OK?

SAKURA (VOICEOVER): He still hasn't

recovered from all that damage.

-Captain Yamato.

-Sakura, there's no time.

-Captain, I know we need to catch up to them as soon

as possible, but he's-- It's just, in Naruto's condition,

he shouldn't--

YAMATO: Then we'll have to leave him behind.

SAKURA (VOICEOVER): Leave him?

How can he say that?

-He's a liability now.

Although he probably has enough strength to make

it back to the village.

-Kakashi-sensei would never talk like that.

-Sakura.

It's OK.

Let's go.

I'll be all right, Sakura.

I can keep up with you.

-Naruto!

-Sakura.

I think I know what you're trying to say.

I've worked alongside Kakashi many times

before in the ANBU Black Ops, so I

know the kind of person he is.

And I know that I'm filling in for him on this team,

but Kakashi and I are quite different.

I'm sorry, but I can't watch over you like him.

I can't laugh and say I'll never let you get hurt.

-I will not allow my comrades to die.

Trust me.

-You're no longer ninja in training

who need to be shielded from danger.

You're shinobi that must surpassed Kakashi and bear

the Leaf on your shoulders.

We can't afford compassion.

If we stop now, we fail.

If we don't chase after them now,

we'll never catch Orochimaru.

With Orochimaru, there's no second chance.

-Sakura.

-OK.

-We can't waste any more time.

Naruto.

You strong enough?

-Always am.

All right.

Let's do it.

-Naruto.

-It's OK.

If I go back to the village, then everything we've done

would've been for nothing.

-Naruto.

-Well, all right then.

But if you cause any delay, we'll have to leave you behind.

You understand that, don't you, Naruto?

-You bet!

-Then let's move.

-Is that--

YAMATO (VOICEOVER): Well, Orochimaru.

I have to hand it to you.

-Naruto!

-Sakura!

Sakura.

Hey, Sakura.

Hey, what's wrong?

Are you all right?

What's that wound from?

YAMATO (VOICEOVER): Chakra from the Nine Tailed

fox must have entered her through that wound

like a poison.

This isn't easy to heal.

Not even for a skilled medical ninja.

Which only makes Naruto's apparent immunity

to that chakra even more astonishing.

-Oh, this was-- Um.

These are injuries from Orochimaru.

It's OK though.

It doesn't really hurt.

I'll be fine in a sec.

-Well, all right?

Just don't push yourself too hard, OK?

-Yeah.

-Let's take a little break.

Sakura is our team's only medical ninja.

If she's not well, it could jeopardize the whole mission.

-I said I'm fine.

If we don't hurry, they might get away.

Captain.

What about what you said before?

-I'm sorry, but I can't watch over you like him.

I can't laugh and say I'll never let you get hurt.

You're no longer ninja in training

who need to be shielded from danger.

You're shinobi that must surpass Kakashi and bear

the Leaf on your shoulders.

We can't afford compassion.

You're right.

I did say that, Sakura.

But we can't afford to be too hasty.

After all, haste makes waste.

I mean, there's a big difference between hurrying and just

being reckless.

NARUTO: Yeah, I agree.

Captain Yamato's right.

You're just too important.

You're the only medical ninja on the team.

Not to mention your strength.

You're a monster.

You're a key part of this whole mission.

-Can't you flatter me without calling me a monster?

NARUTO: What?

I was just trying to give you a compliment!

SAKURA: I don't wanna hear it!

NARUTO: You don't like a compliment?

Sorry.

I was just-- OK, OK.

I stop.

I apologize!

YAMATO: Naruto.

-Mhmm?

-Since Sai's not with us, you will be my partner

when we get into battle.

We should coordinate our attack strategies

while we have the time.

Shall we?

-Yeah that's a good idea.

-They're not following us any longer.

Our plan must've worked then.

-I think you're right.

-Ah, well.

At any rate, you did a fine job as usual, Kabuto.

-I owe it all to you, Lord Orochimaru.

With your constant guidance, I've created countless corpses.

-We might have gone a tad overboard, don't you think?

-Perhaps, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

Oh yeah.

I had an idea Lord Orochimaru.

You might like it.

-Hm?

-What do you think about having this one help

with our experiments?

Apart from serving as our go between with Danzo,

he'll have lots of free time.

-Do as you see fit.

-So, they left a fake corpse.

Probably a jutsu from Kabuto.

SAKURA (VOICEOVER): Sure enough, this injury's

almost impossible to heal.

The most I can do is ease the pain.

-This should be far enough.

-We're gonna work here?

-Yes.

But before we do--

[static]

Hold on just a moment.

My wood clone is making radio contact with me.

-Yes, that's right.

There's subtle and unnatural stitching along the scalp.

It's barely even noticeable.

Otherwise, it's a near perfect match.

If we hadn't anticipated this, we

would've been completely fooled.

They found out I was tailing them so quickly.

I was confident, but I guess we'll

have to be even more discreet.

YAMATO (VOICEOVER): We're dealing with Orochimaru.

There's no such thing as too discreet.

NARUTO: Captain Yamato.

-Ah, yes.

That's all taken care of.

All right.

So what are we gonna do first?

-Before we work, there's something

I think you need to know.

-Hm?

-The person who injured Sakura.

It was you, Naruto.

[theme music]

NARUTO: Hey, Sakura.

Isn't the Sai's sketchbook?

SAKURA: That's right.

-What's inside it?

-Don't ask me.

-He didn't write any words.

It's just pictures.

-Ah, Great.

Then how's that supposed to help us?

-It might contain a clue that could connect us to Sai.

SAKURA: Come to think of it, this

is Sai's most prized possession.

Didn't he say it belonged to his big brother?

NARUTO: Don't you think those faceless

drawings are a little creepy?

Next time, The Unfinished Page!

[theme music]

YAMATO: Leaf Crossing Super Quiz!

Hello, and welcome to another big show.

Let's kick it off and meet today's challengers.

-Bring it on!

-Ha cha!

-Round one, Land of Waves.

Hands on your buzzers.

A certain shinobi with the nickname Demon of the Hidden

Mist got in Kakashi's way when he

was heading to the Land of Waves to escort Mr. Tazuna.

-Zabuza!.

YAMATO: Not finished yet.

One Shinobi was picked up by Zabuza

and found his life purpose fighting

as Zabuza's faithful servant.

He had kekkei genkai, uses ice crystal mirrors,

has a sort of girlish face.

-Haku!

What?

YAMATO: Not finished yet.

The question is, who were Gato's bodyguards?

The ones who disrupted Tazuna's bridge construction?

-Do they even exist?

-I don't remember them at all.

YAMATO: Uh oh, time's up!

The correct answer was Waraji and Zori.

-Nobody can know that!