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-It's not fair, sensei.

The Rasengan was supposed to be my own secret technique,

but you're doing it better than I can.

After all I've done, putting in all that time

with an old geezer and his crazy ideas of training.

-Listen.

We're just getting to the main point here.

-Yeah, look at that.

You could do it with one hand, like it was nothing.

I can barely spin it into shape using two of my shadow clones.

I'm starting to think this is too much trouble.

I mean, what's the point?

Maybe If I try this.

-I think we'll just wait for him to calm down a little.

-Naruto, I didn't do the Rasengan

just because I wanted to show off.

-Huh.

Well, you could have fooled me.

-As I said, the Rasengan is just an example of change

in chakra form, taken to an extreme.

-Wh-- change in chakra form?

-What we're shooting for is a jutsu

that combines change in chakra form

with change in chakra nature.

For example, the Chidori.

-There you go, showing off again.

[sigh]

This jutsu requires more of me than just changing my chakra

nature to lightning.

I have to change my chakra form, as well,

so that I can discharge it, and set its range and power level.

-Listen up.

If you can add a change in chakra form,

on top of the change in chakra nature,

you'll increase your attack strength exponentially.

-But shinobi who can achieve both these things

simultaneously are a rare breed indeed.

-Pat yourself on the back why don't you?

-Thanks to our exercises, you've just mastered a change

in your chakra nature to wind.

And you already have a change in chakra form jutsu.

[gasp]

-Rasengan.

-That's right.

Hold on a second.

Does that mean-- are you saying I'm already

able to do both of them?

-Well, yes.

Basically.

[laughter]

-All right.

So at this rate, I'll be churning out

new jutsu in no time.

Yes!

Why didn't you say so before?

Guess this whole thing is going to be a piece of cake

after all.

[chuckle]

-If that really were the case, I wouldn't

have had to develop the Chidori.

I was never able to combine the Ransengan's change in form

with the change in chakra nature to lightning.

-Combining a change in nature with the change in form

takes incredible skill.

Or I should say, it takes a great deal

of natural skill and intuition.

-And I'm not the only one who failed at it.

Even my teacher, the one who invented this jutsu,

failed as well.

-What?

-That's right.

Even the fourth hokage couldn't master it.

The fourth hokage developed and honed the change in chakra form

to its highest degree.

The result being the Ransengan.

Just mastering a change in form has an A-rank level

of difficulty.

But I can still manage to copy it.

The problem comes, however, in the next step.

From the moment he invented the Ransengan,

it was always the fourth hokage's intention

to eventually add his own change in nature to it.

-Hold on.

Are you saying that the Ransengan

is an incomplete jutsu?

-It is true, in a way.

-The jutsu we're aiming for has an S-rank level of difficulty.

Possibly even beyond that.

For all we know, it might even be unachievable.

So, from here on, there's nothing you can be taught.

You have to discover it yourself.

Now, do you understand why I'm telling you all this, Naruto?

-It's because I truly believe that you

are the only shinobi who can surpass the fourth hokage.

-Well, enough talk for now.

We'll rest a little more before we start again.

-You handled him perfectly.

You are quite the sweet talker , aren't you?

-No.

No.

I believe he can do it.

-Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu.

[japanese theme song]

-Lady Tsunade.

A message from Team Asuma.

[music playing]

-It seems that the two akatsuki on their way

to a collection office.

-The closest collection office I can think of

is-- we're nearly there.

INO (VOICEOVER): At any moment, we

could be fighting the akatsuki.

-Hey, don't worry about it, Ino.

There's nothing to fear as long as we

do just what Asuma sensei taught us.

Pretty impressive, huh?

I didn't just make it up.

It's something Shikamaru told me once when we were on a mission.

-Oh, Choji.

-Seriously, it's not like we're on our own.

Shikamaru's out on their trail, too.

-Hey, Asuma sensei.

-Hmm?

-I was just wondering.

What kind of relationship did you have with this Chiriku guy?

-What makes you ask that?

-It's been two days since your last cigarette.

When a chain smoker like you suddenly kicks the habit,

cold turkey, well, to me that means something's up.

-Very observant.

If the likes of you can read me that easily,

I must be getting soft.

When you've played enough shogi with someone,

you learn how to read them like a book.

In fact, I haven't seen you like this

since the death of the third hokage.

-As you may know, Chiriku and I were once

part of the Guardian Shinobi 12 together.

You see, in a way, we were, well,

we were kind of like you and Choji.

SHIKAMARU: Knowing you, sensei, you

won't go without a smoke for long.

ASUMA: Oh, you don't think so, huh?

Well, yeah.

Perhaps that's been true in the past, I guess.

Anyway, while I appreciate your concern, Shikamaru,

I didn't quit because of Chiriku's death.

Besides, these akatsuki were strong enough

to defeat Chiriku.

Their abilities must be formidable.

So don't let your guard down.

-OK.

Now each team of two will form the Ransengan at the same time.

Try incorporating the Wind change in chakra nature

into it.

I know it's easy for me to say, but at this stage,

there's really nothing more I can tell you.

This is something you'll have to master on your own Naruto.

[grunt]

-Ready to give it a try?

-Yeah.

[grunt]

-Use my Wind chakra to create a change of Wind chakra nature.

But how do we do that while also doing

the Ransengen's change in chakra form?

Yeah, that's just what I was gonna ask.

[growl]

-So reckless.

And after cutting that waterfall.

Time for my specialty.

-You know, perhaps I shouldn't mention this,

I feel that I should be honest.

Those food pills of yours taste truly awful.

-They taste delicious.

I used a special recipe to make sure they were tasty.

All right, I'll prove it to you.

Blech.

Blech. Yuck.

Blech. Blech.

Bleh.

-Like I said.

-As we knew, the Multi Shadow Clone jutsu

tires him out quickly.

-Let's do it.

Right.

Now, I just have to add some Wind chakra.

[groan]

-Damn it.

It can't be done.

No way.

It takes so much focus just to make the Ransengen to begin

with, then to have to add a change in nature, too.

It's like trying to look left and right at the same time.

Impossible.

What am I saying?

This is no time for whining or giving up.

I know I can this.

Multi Shadow Clone jutsu.

-Huh?

Hey, where the hell are you going?

Tsch. Bathroom break.

Well, I guess I could take a piss myself.

-This is the collection office.

With a secret entrance in the bathroom.

You're kidding me.

ATATSUKI: This was, please.

-Uh huh.

-Lay it here.

-Right.

-This won't take long, will it?

-No doubt about it.

That's Chiriku .

You got yourself a big fish this time, Mr. Kakuzu.

-(RELEASES BREATH) It stinks in here.

Are you done?

Can we get out of here now?

-Hold on.

I have to count the money.

-Don't know which smells worse, the piss or the corpses.

Why don't you just come find me when you're done.

I'll be outside.

-We're getting close to the collection office.

-We're almost there.

-All right.

This is it.

Stay sharp.

[music playing]

-It's all here.

-It's good doing business with you.

Hope to see you again soon.

-Sorry, but I won't be back for a while.

We're heading to the Leaf to hunt for Jinchuuriki.

-A word of advice, then, if I may.

Distance yourself from your companion.

His face is not a lucky one.

He won't bring you money.

-You're right.

Hidan is inauspicious in money matters.

But I can have no other partner.

There's a good reason for that.

-What reason?

-All those who have partnered with me in the past have died.

-When I'm provoked, my killing instinct awakes.

But that one, he's un-killable.

That's why our partnership works.

-Concentrate.

Just like when I grind my two chakras together.

-Tenzo.

Tenzo!

-I'm on it.

[music playing]

-Naruto.

-I don't think that he can take anymore.

I don't know how many more times I can suppress him. He can't keep--

-He has to.

This is the only way.

Whether Naruto achieves his jutso or not,

it depends on you.

-Yes, sir.

[music playing]

INO (VOICEOVER): The akatsuki are just up ahead.

-Let's move out.

-Ugh.

Nasty.

Five minutes in that stinking cesspool and the stench

has seeped into my clothes.

-Hey.

-Took you long enough Kakuzu.

[MUSIC - NICO TOUCHES THE WALLS - "BROKEN YOUTH"]

INO: There's no sign of the akatsuki at this collection

office.

CHOJI: No.

In fact, it doesn't look like anybody's

been through this place for days.

INO: Any word from our units investigating

the other locations?

CHOJI: Nothing yet.

INO: So no indication that anyone's

made contact with the akatsuki yet?

What about Asuma sensei and Shikamaru?

CHOJI: They'll be OK. Stop worrying.

Come on.

Nobody knows what a tough old warrior Asuma

sensei is better than we do, right?

Next time, Climbing Silver.