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TSUNADE: So.

Tell me, how's Naruto's training coming Along

-According to Kakashi-sensei, he's

finally grasped the principles.

He should only require a little more time to perfect it.

-I see.

-Milady, now that Kakashi-sensei has joined team 10,

I think team seven is the best team

to send after him, my team.

Because we've worked so closely with him in the past,

we're the best choice.

-Very sharp, Sakura, just as I'd expect.

-However, we have no way of knowing just

when Naruto will perfect this new jutsu of his.

Perhaps we should send a different squad.

-Sakura, pass this on.

Tell Yamato to have Naruto wrap it up in the next 24 hours,

and telling him if he can't manage

that, I'll have to send a different squad as backup.

-Right!

[door closes]

-Shizune, for a worst-case scenario, review the roster.

Put together a list of squads that work well with team 10.

-Yes, right away.

-Well, here we go.

KAKASHI: Okay, Shikamaru.

Let's hear that plan of yours.

SHIKAMARU: Actually, I'd like to tweak it a little,

now that you're with us, Kakashi-sensei.

-No problem.

Go on.

-I'll break it down into pieces with all the variations,

so listen carefully everybody.

Memorize it.

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NARUTO: What?

Kakashi-sensei and the others have gone after the Akatsuki.

-Yeah, they just left.

1I see.

And what did Lady Tsunade say about Us

-She agrees that we'd be the best squad to supply backup.

She also said in order for her to send us,

Naruto will have to master his new jutsu, and quickly.

-Hm.

Master the new jutsu, huh?

-Yeah.

She says you've got the next 24 hours to wrap it up.

Otherwise she'll go ahead and dispatch another squad.

-Just 24 hours.

Huh.

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-Naruto?

[gasp] Wait!

You don't want to eat that!

-Uh.

-(VOICEOVER): Naruto.

-Okay, Captain Yamato.

What are we waiting for?

Let's get to work.

SHIKAMARU: So that's the plan.

Use this when you get a chance, to Kakashi-sensei.

Please hold onto it until then.

-Understood I'm impressed by how much you've

learned about your opponent, and from only one encounter.

-Well, the other guys powers are still a mystery.

-(VOICEOVER) The way he quickly modified his strategy

to accommodate my addition to the team,

very impressive indeed.

-It's the best I could come up with,

given the limited information that we have.

Once you've got it clear in your minds,

run through a mental simulation of it at least three times.

That's important because as you guys know,

visualization training can make all the difference.

-All right.

KAKASHI: OK.

Let's do it.

-Right.

-Now then.

The first thing we have to do is pick up their trail.

-Their trail?

Oh yeah!

Right!

You mean go back and find the path they took from the fire

temple to the collection office.

-That's right.

We might be able to pick up their footprints

and scent from the trail they left.

-Well, I don't know about that.

I'm not sure that's the easiest way.

-Let's give it a shot.

-Now the Two Tails has been sealed away, as well.

Only four more to go.

-[sigh] Finally.

-Let's go to the Leaf, Hidan.

-The Leaf?

-Kakuzu, Hidan.

If you're really headed for the Leaf, a word of warning.

-Hm.

-There's a jinchuuriki there named Naruto Uzumaki.

Be careful if you run into him.

-Hm.

-Oh, is that Right So says the little weakling who

failed so miserably and had to have his own arm reattached

by Kakazu.

-Better losing an arm than his head.

-What?

Hey, Kakazu!

Whose side are you on anyway?

Hey, I thought we were partners.

Partners as supposed to-

KAKUZU: Shut up, Hidan.

Let's go.

-[scoffs]

--[sigh] Three whole days without moving.

I'm so ready to rampage.

Now, where's that cash cow?

Hm?

Hey, Kakuzu, where are you going?

The collection office is over this way.

-What are you, an idiot?

-What do you mean by that?

-They'll be expecting that.

Do you want to walk right into an Ambush No.

This time we'll find a different way into the Leaf.

After all, it's the jinchuuriki we want.

Anyway, it's been three days.

The one with the bounty on him will

have been retrieved by his comrades.

-Yeah.

I suppose you're right.

-And another thing.

-Hm?

-What are you doing?

-That scar on your neck is embarrassing.

Cover it up.

-Hey, look at that!

It's my headband.

You went to the trouble of picking it up and keeping it

for me?

I'm touched.

You're a pretty nice guy, Kakuzu, you know that?

-Shut up.

Come on.

Let's go.

-Hey, wait up!

Let me put it on at least.

There.

OK, I'm coming.

Come on, admit it.

You like me a little, don't you?

KAKUZU: Either you shut up or I'll kill you.

HIDAN: [laughs] You're embarrassed.

I understand.

-As I feared.

The rain has wiped out any trace of their tracks.

What do you suggest we do now?

-We can't do anything until we've found them,

so that's still our first order of business.

-Remember what they said?

-We'll be back in no time, so prepare yourselves.

-You hear that?

Stay right where you are til we get back.

-That's what they said, but they wouldn't really

be stupid enough to return to the same place, would they?

-Well, we've got the other team watching the collection office

in case they do.

-The loud mouth guy doesn't bother me so much.

It's the other one that I'm worried about.

And I'm betting they'll take a different route,

but they're destination will remain the same,

whether they're after the bounty on Asuma,

or the jinchuuriki inside of Naruto.

In either case, they're target is the Leaf.

-There are many approaches to the leaf village,

a lot of territory to cover.

How do we find them?

-That's how, up there.

-Hm?

-I'm on it.

-There you are.

INO: Headed straight for the Leaf, just as we thought.

INO: [gasps]

-What happened?

Are you all right?

-Oh, man.

That was close.

-Did they spot you?

-I think we're OK.

They're taking a different route, just as you predicted.

If we head Northeast, we'll run into them.

It'll take about 10 minutes.

-What the hell was that about?

-It was nothing.

Nothing at all.

-Then let's keep moving.

-Right.

-All right.

Let's go.

-Hidan.

-I know.

-What?

-Paper bombs.

-Kakuzu!

-I hardened my arm.

I'm fine.

Just watch out for the shadows.

-Ha!

We won't fall for that trick again.

-Hidan, above you.

-More paper bombs.

Hidan, look out!

-(VOICEOVER): Huh?

It didn't detonate.

[gasp]

-We've been had.

-Shadow possession shuriken jutsu, achieved.

-(VOICEOVER): I can't move.

-Little jerk.

How did you do it when I dodged your shadow?

-What I threw it you were chakra blades.

Not only did they absorb the chakra nature

of whoever wields them, they compliment

and augment his jutsu.

-What the hell is this kid talking about, Kakuzu?

-Will you shut up, you idiot?

SHIKAMARU: In short, having absorbed the users chakra,

the chakra blades become an extension of his jutsu.

So you see, I wasn't trying to hit you.

I was aiming for your shadows the whole time.

It's Asuma's gift to you, a little memento

of the man you killed.

-The one worth 35 million, huh?

-(VOICEOVER): Asuma.

-If I were picking pieces to represent Leaf's shinobi,

you know what?

I'd say you are most like the knight.

-Why is that?

-It's not the most powerful piece of the board,

but it can leap over any of the others.

It's a unique ability.

It reminds me how flexible your mind is.

-(VOICEOVER): So these paper bombs are fakes.

Just ordinary pieces of paper.

Now I see.

The first set of paper bombs on kunai knives

were meant to mislead us, to make sure

that we would try and elude the second set, attached

to chakra blades.

He then distracted us again by drawing our attention

to the ground with his shadow play,

so we wouldn't notice his attack from

above until the last minute.

By allowing us no time to think, he

was able to pierce our shadows and paralyze us.

Quite the little tactician, this one.

-All right, then.

It's time to finish this.

-Hey!

What's wrong with you?

Why are you so quiet all of a sudden?

What the hell were you thinking letting

yourself get caught too, huh?

Hey, you know what I think?

Things aren't looking too good for us, that's what I think.

-Yeah, you're right.

As a matter of fact, by my calculations,

it's all over for you two, right now.

-(VOICEOVER): Nicely done.

-You fool.

-Hey!

What's going on now?

What are you doing?

-Just want to get it right.

Don't want to make the same mistake as last time.

I need to be sure not to mess up our order of attack again.

-Not your lucky day.

I'm afraid you chose the wrong one of us to start with.

-This time, I'm going to see to it we finish this once

and for all.

-[struggling]

-Damn!

-I never forget a face, kid.

Someday I'm going to find you and I'm going to kill you!

-Oh, man.

You really don't get it, do you?

-Kakuzu, duck!

-All right!

-[gasp]

--[gasp] (VOICEOVER): What on earth?

I never expected his arm to be able to function independently

from his body!

But how?

And when did he-- wait.

Yeah.

When I attacked them with the paper bombs,

he must have hidden his arm in the ground

under cover of the smoke.

It's such a drag the way each of these Akatsuki

has unique powers.

-I guess it's not quite all over yet, is it?

As you can plainly see, my abilities are countless.

You'd be wise to retreat and plan your next move.

That is, if you're smart, unlike my partner here.

Just remember, all the battle plans you make mean nothing

when the situation on the ground doesn't go as calculated.

-[laughs]

-Kakuzu!

What did you mean, "unlike my partner here," huh?

-Just what I said, you idiot.

-I can't control my body!

Do something, Kakuzu!

Do something!

-Me?

What's wrong with you?

Damn it.

-[voiceover] Now, Choji, now!

-Spiky human boulder!

HIDAN: Kakuzu!

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KAKASHI: Wha- what's going on now?

CHOJI: Man, I don't get it.

He just took Kakashi-sensei's best shot.

SHIKAMARU: You're right.

That was a direct hit on a vital spot.

INO: What's that on his back?

I'm sensing some very bad chakra here.

SHIKAMARU: I think things just got serious.

Watch your step, Choji.

CHOJI: Right!

KAKASHI: Seems this Kakuzu has only

begun to show us the tricks up his sleeve.

NARUTO: Next time, Kakuzu's abilities.