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-It's no wonder it was completely

useless to look for a scroll that

contained the forbidden jutsu.

He had used his very own granddaughters

as the jutsu's hiding place.

That En no Gyoja.

What a cruel thing to do.

If the forbidden jutsu is simply removed from its human vessel,

then its power will become lost forever.

Also, unless the person who's its vessel

is very skilled, and strong enough to control it,

the forbidden jutsu can never be activated.

Even if someone looking for the forbidden jutsu found it,

they couldn't lay a finger on it.

En no Gyoja's foresight and selflessness

has kept it protected all this time.

However, if it stays like this, the treasure's wasted.

Right now, for my purposes, you have become nothing more than

a container to accumulate natural chakra energy.

But you've yet to learn to wield the activation jutsu necessary

to set off all that collected energy.

And that's where I come into this story.

The only survivor of the Tsuchigumo clan

who has mastered that jutsu.

What a lucky turn of events.

The jutsu that could restore our class

and help regain our former glory is

on the verge of seeing the light of day.

We'll use it to strike fear into the hearts of anyone who

ever denounced our clan.

What's the matter, Hotaru?

Doesn't that make you happy?

Aw, come on.

Smile for me.

No?

Then here.

There.

See?

Now you're happy, too.

And you should.

You should be joyous!

[laughter]

-Tsuchigumo Style forbidden Jutsu Release.

Big Bang It's here.

Big Bang It's here.

Now, the secret weapon that will restore our clan.

The jutsu awakens after its decades long slumber.

Now gather, chakra.

Come, fill this vessel until it overflows.

Come and manifest your terrible and beautiful power!

-Utakata.

What are you doing?

-That chakra.

It's flowing.

-What chakra?

I don't see it.

What are you talking about?

-It is there.

Chakra from the atmosphere and terrain.

-What's that for?

-They'll ride the chakra current and flow

right towards where it's being drawn in.

And towards Hotaru.

-That's where she is?

-Let's go.

-Yeah.

Right!

But why's the chakra gathering?

Hey.

Are you sure that Hotaru's gonna be there?

-If you have time to talk, then you aren't moving fast enough.

Hotaru.

There.

-Let's go!

Hotaru!

-We're too late.

-Akaboshi's men are useless.

Couldn't they have at least held you off

until I was finished here?

Oh, well.

I suppose that I don't mind having an audience.

-You bastard.

Just what are you going to Hotaru?

HOTARU (VOICEOVER): So, Utakata--

-It's her dream.

All I'm trying to do is breathe life into it

and make it into a reality.

The revival of the Tsuchigumo clan.

And the key to that dream is activating the forbidden jutsu

with my abilities.

-And what abilities are those?

What do you mean?

-Hotaru doesn't have the skill to activate the forbidden

jutsu herself.

She's only able to accumulate chakra

from the world around her.

So when she's absorbed enough, I'm

going to activate it for her, from the outside.

All of this is in order to restore the tarnished

honor of the Tsuchigumo clan.

-You don't know what honor is.

You're taking advantage of Hotaru's feelings

for her grandfather, for Tonbee, for her people.

You're dishonoring everything Hotaru holds dear!

-Who wants something as cheap and pointless as feelings?

I'm going to steal the entire world.

-You what?

-While I have this, be it the five Kages or the Daimyo lords,

no one can ignore my demands or me anymore.

New village?

No thanks.

Soon I will attain land and holdings

that are even superior to the five great nations.

-Have you lost your mind?

-Oh, I'm quite serious.

Now that I've come this far, I can

match the might of any of those nations.

With this forbidden jutsu, taking over the world

is no longer just a daydream.

-I knew it.

I just knew it!

You don't really give a damn!

All the people of the Tsuchigumo clan mean nothing to you!

-Well, that goes without saying.

-And what about Hotaru's feelings, huh?

-Couldn't care less about them.

She put her faith in you, carrying that massive seal

in her own body.

She protected it with all of her might,

for the sake of her entire clan.

And she entrusted you with it.

-What?

[laughter] Look, it's true that I killed my own father in order

to satisfy my own ambitions.

I'm not denying that.

But you're in no position to talk.

I know about you.

All about you.

You're listed in the bingo book.

Isn't that right?

A rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist.

You turned your back on your village and on its laws.

I don't need to be lectured by someone like you.

You don't care about your village, either.

Hmph!

You and I, we're quite alike, I can tell.

MIght not want to admit it, but we're the same.

I hid no such thing.

What I said before was true, although I

didn't tell you one thing.

That the reason my father died protecting the jutsu

is that I killed him.

-A monstrous crime.

He killed his own master, and then fled from the village.

HOTARU (VOICEOVER): No.

I won't believe that.

Sir Utakata is nothing like that man.

And yet-- and yet I--

[screaming]

-What?

This-- This power.

Wait, no!

No!

Stop!

Stop!

[roar]

-Hit close to home, didn't I?

[laughter] Well, whatever.

But since Hotaru is so attached to her people,

I'll do her a favor.

The new nation I form will be named after the Tsuchigumo

clan.

See?

I'm not such a bad guy.

Using the name of the land of my birth will return it to glory.

I'd say I'm a pretty great guy.

-Knock it off!

-Maybe you're right.

Maybe it's true that I don't really give a damn at all.

At least not about my village.

-But Utakata--

-Tell me.

What'll happen to her?

-I'll keep her around, as the ultimate weapon

to launch the forbidden jutsu.

And through her I can control it.

The perfect vessel to build my nation.

-Vessel?

Did you just say vessel?

-That's right.

She's my vessel.

-Enough!

-Aw.

So close.

But now you can't oppose me anymore, just Hotaru can't.

Good.

More chakra.

Let your body overflow with it.

And what about you?

What shall I make you do, now that you're under my control?

Perhaps I should make you two comrades

turn on each other in battle.

NARUTO (VOICEOVER): I can't move.

-Or maybe I'll keep you around as bodyguards.

You two can be the protectors of my vessel.

-No.

Never.

-You didn't think you could get near my vessel that

easily, did you?

-All right, that's it.

I've heard enough!

Stop calling her that.

Hotaru's no one's vessel.

Got it?

-You annoy me.

Be quiet.

Don't you understand?

You have no grounds to object.

This was Hotaru's decision.

She came to me of her own choosing.

She agreed to become the vessel.

It isn't up to you two anymore.

HOTARU (VOICEOVER): To Utakata.

I'm going to work together with Shiranami

to restore the Tsuchigumo clan to greatness.

Thank you for everything you've done.

Goodbye.

Your student, Hotaru.

-Hotaru doesn't really want to be

rescued by you, or by anybody.

So you get to stay right there and watch

as the Tsuchigumo clan's village disappears in an instant.

HOTARU (VOICEOVER): Sir Utakata, I'm so sorry.

All of this is because I was so foolish.

-Well.

So you still have the will to resist, do you?

HOTARU (VOICEOVER): Sir Utakata.

-This can't happen.

-Just a little more.

Just a little more, and Hotaru will

be all filled up with chakra.

You will be my witnesses to the glorious reawakening

of the forbidden jutsu.

-No chance.

We can't fight those four like this.

-Yeah, you're right.

So first we have to stop the villagers.

-But how?

-We have no choice.

We'll have to get a little rough with them.

We need to contain them in one place.

[shouting]

-I'm so sorry.

A little rough, huh?

Ninja Art, Super Beast Scroll!

-Wood Style.

Four Pillar House Jutsu!

We'll just keep them there until later.

-Gee, way to ruin our fun.

-We can't keep letting them have their way,

so we have to shut them down right now.

-Funny.

I was about to say that to you.

-We'll see about that.

-It's just not as much fun without an audience

to watch us.

[laughter]

-This is not good.

There's no end to any of this.

NARUTO (VOICEOVER): Dammit.

-You're doing great, Hotaru.

But our two guests must be getting impatient by now.

Now, surrender to me completely.

Unreleas the chakra that you've accumulated all at once.

Take this place that has rejected you,

and reduce all of it to ashes!

-Ninja Art.

-Huh?

-Bubble Bomb!

-You snake.

When did you set up that attack?

You know, if you'd just behaved, then

you could have lived a little bit longer.

[shouting]

-My Word Bind Jutsu.

Why did it fail?

These guys-- their chakra levels are extraordinary.

-Startign to get it now?

We'd never let you control us that easily!

-No!

You can't!

-Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!

-Word Bind Jutsu!

Rock!

Rock!

-You bastard!

-Hotaru.

Are you all right, Hotaru?

-What's wrong?

So what should we do about this?

[laughter]

-Hey!

Back off!

Or do you still want to fight?

-Just hold on.

Have you forgotten that thanks to my Word Bind Jutsu,

I still have her under my control?

Now out of my way!

-You won't win.

-She isn't fully charged with natural chakra yet.

But it'll have to do.

Now let's show them, and everyone,

just how strong the forbidden jutsu is.

All right.

Let us begin.

HOTARU (VOICEOVER): No.

-We're going to show the entire world our power.

No, mine.

My power!

HOTARU (VOICEOVER): No.

No!

-Everyone will die!

Fury Jutsu!

-No!

[theme music]

HOTARU: I never wanted to hurt anyone.

I only wanted to protect the jutsu entrusted

to me by my grandfather, and fulfill his dream.

And yet I hurt Naruto, and Sir Utakata with my very own hands.

I didn't want this.

I betrayed Sir Utakata.

Someone like me should disappear, along

with the forbidden jutsu.

NARUTO: Next time on Naruto Shippuden, Master and Student.

HOTARU: Goodbye, Sir Utakata.