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-Why save someone who doesn't respect you?

Why stand up to the likes of Orochimaru?

Why risk your life for someone who doesn't want to be saved?

Why would you when no one is even ordering you to do so?

-Sasuke is my best friend.

It took a while, but now we have a special bond.

-A bond?

You may have a bond, but you'll still

have to battle Orochimaru.

-Don't you get it?

It doesn't matter how strong my opponent is.

If he tears off my arms.

I'll just kick him dead.

If he tears off my legs, I'll bite him dead.

If he tears off my head, I'll stare him dead.

If he gouges out my eyes, I'll curse him dead.

Even if I get chopped into pieces,

I'm going to beat Orochimaru and take my friend

Sasuke back once and for all.

[theme music]

-We'll get going after I create a lookout.

-My, my.

I thought we'd given you people the slip.

But you were one of Lord Orochimaru's experiments.

I guess I should've expected as much.

Huh.

-Kabuto, you-- You just don't quit.

-Sai.

Judging from the circumstances, it

appears that they've taken you captive.

-Stay out of this.

If you try to interfere, I won't go easy on you.

-That's pointless.

-It may be pointless, but we won't

know unless we give it a shot.

We've come way too far to let you get in our way.

-No, no.

That's not what I was talking about.

That was pretty impressive.

KABUTO (VOICEOVER): With three against one,

the odds are stacked against me.

And they seem to have luck on their side too.

-Well, it doesn't look like you betrayed us, Sai, so I still

trust you.

I must say, watching you people fight, it's truly pathetic.

Especially you, Naruto.

You're the most pathetic one of all.

What I meant was even if you did manage to beat me,

it's pointless.

People change.

Sasuke is no longer the boy you knew long ago.

Sai.

What do you think you're doing?

-It's funny.

There was a time when I really hated Sasuke's guts.

But when I look back, I gotta admit,

it was always fun being around the guy.

I mean, after all-- after all, Sasuke's

the person who accepted me more than anybody else.

Sasuke is my best friend.

It took a while, but now we have a special bond.

KABUTO: You have a mission.

You're a liaison between Danzo and Lord Orochimaru.

What's the meaning of this?

SAI: If people can change, then so can I.

-What?

SAI: But there are also some things that don't change.

-Sai.

You mean--

-That bond.

Show me.

I want to see it for myself.

-Sai.

-Sai, keep a tight hold on him.

-Look, Sai, I hope you know what you're doing.

-I'm curious about this bond you and Sasuke

share that keeps you going after him.

I can't say I know what it means,

but I want to understand it.

Just by watching the two of you, I

realize I haven't been able to erase the bond with my brother.

-You can't bear to part with it because it means something

to you.

It means you're somebody's younger brother,

and you don't want to forget that.

He was your family.

The bond you shared with your older brother

must be incredibly important to you.

Losing that book means erasing that bond,

and you don't want that to happen.

-A-- a bond we shared?

If that really is such an important thing to me,

perhaps I can figure out why by observing

the bond between you and Sasuke.

That's all I was thinking.

[laughs]

-Hey, what's so funny?

-You people obviously don't know the real Sasuke.

-All right.

Tell us where he is.

Come on.

Out with it.

-By now, he's probably finished training

and retired to one of the inner rooms.

-That could be true.

Sasuke began training with Orochimaru.

There's no reason to believe he's lying to us.

-All right.

Then let's get going.

-However, inner room is somewhat vague.

-Even I don't know exactly where it is.

The inner recesses of this place are

riddled with isolated rooms.

We're not just talking about one or two.

-Well, if that's the case, we'll just

have to search every one of them.

-Sure.

There's always a chance you might stumble

upon it if you search at random.

However, if you aren't careful where you look,

you might accidentally stir up a hornet's nest.

Lord Orochimaru's private quarters

are located there as well.

-Well, thank you for being so straightforward with us.

-Oh, no.

You shouldn't be thanking me.

-Wh-- why shouldn't we?

You don't think we're going to make it out?

-Nope.

-Why you--

-I guess we won't know that unless we give it a shot.

Let's go.

-Won't know until you give it a shot.

Huh.

Huh.

How pathetic.

-OK.

Let's split up into two teams here.

Sakura and myself, you two on the other.

-Whatever it takes.

-Anything happens, infuse your chakra.

I'll come to you as soon as I can.

-Sasuke.

YAMATO: All right.

Move out.

NARUTO (VOICEOVER): Just hang on, Sasuke.

I swear, I'm on my way.

-Here.

You should see the look on your face.

You-- you look like a total loser.

-Man, you don't know when to quit.

What are you biting her head off for, you idiot?

It's just cause she cares about you.

-Naruto.

-Huh?

-You're one of the ones I want to fight the most.

-Huh?

SASUKE: One thing is worthwhile-- our friendship.

We became the best of friends.

NARUTO (VOICEOVER): Sasuke.

-Sakura.

Thank you for everything.

SAKURA (VOICEOVER): Sasuke.

YAMATO: Naruto.

NARUTO: I see it.

YAMATO: It looks like no one's here.

SAKURA: Not here.

-This one's empty too.

-He's not in this one either.

-Wrong one.

-Empty.

-Damn it.

-Sasuke, where could you be?

NARUTO (VOICEOVER): Where?

SAKURA (VOICEOVER): We've come so far after all this time.

NARUTO (VOICEOVER): Where are you?

SAKURA (VOICEOVER): Sasuke.

-Sasuke!

[theme music]

YAMATO: Naruto, remember we've got

two teams searching for him.

You should rest a little.

NARUTO: I can't take a break now.

We're this close to finding Sasuke.

I know it.

YAMATO: Naruto, you are loud mouthed, impatient, unrefined.

NARUTO: Mind your own business.

YAMATO: I must say, you really are like him.

NARUTO: Huh?

Like who?

-My older brother.

NARUTO: Next time, "The Picture Book's Story."

[theme music]

YAMATO: And now, "Leaf Crossing Super Quiz, Part Two."

Let's get started with today's fabulous contestants.

-I bet know all the answers.

-No one's gonna beat me.

-Then let's play.

Here comes the Chunin Exam buzz in quiz.

In the first Chunin Exam, the person

who served as Exam proctor was a master

of torture and interrogation.

-Ibiki Morino.

YAMATO: Ah, not finished yet.

The second Exam proctor for the scroll competition

in the forest of death had a super sweet tooth.

-Anko Mitarashi.

YAMATO: But the question is, at the Chunin Exams,

who were the three sound ninja that received orders

from Orochimaru?

-Oh, yeah, I remember them.

What were their names again?

-I Have no idea.

-Time's up.

We're looking for Dosu, Zaku, and Kin.

-Sai, you're correct.

And for the record, after that, Dosu fell prey to Gaara,

while tragically, Zaku and Kin were sacrificed

for Orochimaru's reanimation.

-So would this be a proper time for me to smile?

-Don't you dare!