Original subtitles

-So, anything else?

-That's about it.

-Scouting complete, sir.

Nothing suspicious as always.

-It's another beautiful day.

-Hurry, granny!

Come on.

Hurry it up!

-Calm down now.

There's no need to be so hasty, dear.

-A stick of these dumplings after a mission,

now this is just what I live for.

-Come on.

Pick a card before we all get old, would you?

HYUGA SOLDIER (VOICEOVER): Byakugan.

-Hey.

No fair.

What you think you're doing?

You can't use Byakugan during a game.

[laughter]

-Well, I guess I'd better go start on that next report

before it's due.

Huh?

SOLDIER (VOICEOVER): Is he Akatsuki?

SOLDIER (VOICEOVER): Right.

I must report this to Lady Hokage.

No way.

-The time has come.

[theme music]

SHIKAMARU: Lord Jiraiya sent back

three sources of information.

-Yes.

Namely a ninja from the Hidden Rain, one of Pain's bodies,

and this, a coded message.

-Inoichi is in the Intel Division.

They're working on the Hidden Rain ninja.

I'm sure that he'll get information out of him.

-And Shizune has made the autopsy

on the remains of Pain's body her number one priority.

I'm sure she'll learn something too.

-Plus, we also have this message that we decoded with the help

from Naruto.

"The real one's not among them."

That's it.

-So now we have to take all of this information,

and somehow figure out the mystery behind this guy that's

called Pain.

The mystery of someone strong enough

to take down even Lord Jiraiya.

-He's got a genjutsu block, huh?

All right, then.

Let's take a peek inside your mind.

INOICHI (VOICEOVER): So many genjutsu blocks.

No wonder the truth serum didn't work on him.

-How'd it go?

-It's no use.

Someone has placed numerous blocks inside of his mind.

It's going to be difficult to navigate past them.

-I suspect that it's some jutsu placed on him by Pain.

Be careful, Inoichi.

There may be other dangers in there as well,

like genjutsu traps.

-I know.

I'm on it.

SHIZUNE (VOICEOVER): These black rods embedded in the flesh,

could they be a special feature of Pain's bodies?

Why did they embed these into themselves?

I have to learn more about this metal's properties

before the autopsy.

SHIKAMARU: "The real one's not among them."

Maybe he's telling us the six Pains are all genjutsu.

A jutsu cast by the female Akatsuki

member who was there too, and she's

the one who physically attacked Lord Jiraiya from the shadows.

-No.

I think that's a long shot.

According to Lord Fukusaku, when Lord Jiraiya was killed,

he was stabbed with actual weapons from all six Pains.

Well, he supposedly took down three of them,

but they resurrected.

Does sound like some genjutsu illusion.

-With the Akatsuki, common sense doesn't mean anything.

There have been others who were immortal.

-Frankly, in any case, what we should really do right now

is keep hypothesizing until we get some kind of report

from the others.

-You're right.

Let's get closer to solving Pain's mystery at least

a little before Naruto returns.

-All right.

I'm off to procure us all some fresh ingredients for dinner.

Toodle-oo.

NARUTO (VOICEOVER): Not more of that gross stuff.

Oh, man.

-Sounds good, Ma.

Get some of that stamina building stuff.

You're are able to manipulate Sage Jutsu chakra,

and have mastered the basics of Frog Kumite and the Sage Arts.

Now I have one final thing I need to discuss with you.

-What's the deal?

You're suddenly so serious.

-With good reason.

This is about the risks involved in using the Sage Mode.

-The risks?

-Yes.

Exactly.

Once you grasp the risks that are involved with it,

then you can exploit Sage Mode to its fullest extent.

-Oh.

So what are they?

-Well, first, as you've probably already managed to figure out,

you can't maintain Sage Mode for long periods of time.

Five minutes at most.

Also, to amass the nature energy necessary to enter Sage Mode,

you must follow the principle of staying still,

which means you can't use it when you're already

in the midst of battle.

For if you stop moving, you become an easy target

for your enemy.

-Ow!

-Oh, yeah.

I see.

-So the only time you can go into Sage Mode

is when you've got plenty of comrades around you

that can free you up.

That means if you ever have to go into Sage Mode

when you're all by yourself, you have

to withdraw from the battle momentarily,

in order to gather nature energy.

-What?

Then Sage Mode is totally useless!

So what was all this training for then?

-Don't be so glum, my boy.

That is what I am here for after all.

To diminish that risk.

-Wait.

What do you mean by that?

-All that you and I would have to do

is merge our bodies together.

Then it'll be fine.

[croaking]

-No!

-When I say merge, all it means is

that I'll be lightly attached to your shoulder or back.

-Oh.

That's all?

But why is everything gonna be fine if we do this merge thing?

-To put it simply, it means to split

the roles of stillness and action.

So when one of us is moving, the other

is staying still and gathering nature energy.

In Jiraiya boy's case, the final form of his Sage Mode

had Ma and me both atop his shoulders.

-Oh.

OK.

I get it now.

-Don't you give it a moment's worry, Naruto boy.

-All right.

-From here on we'll be splitting into two teams.

I'll go over it again.

Diversion is Shirado.

Chikushodo, and Gakido.

In the hunt-- Tendo, Ningendo, and Jigokudo.

Konan, you're with the hunt.

KONAN: I know.

-A spherical barrier that includes

underground and aerial coverage surrounds the entire Hidden

Leaf Village.

-Anyone who enters without permission

will be detected immediately by the Leaf.

-As planned, we will launch Chikushodo

into the skies above the village.

We will confuse the enemy by not giving them an accurate count.

We will wait for Chikushodo's summoning.

-I was told Itachi and Kisame got inside easily.

-Itachi was once part of the Leaf's ANBU Black Ops.

He knew the jutsu code to get through the barrier.

I have my own way of doing things.

Now the world shall learn what pain is.

-We've sensed an intruder.

-Huh?

-There's just a single target.

West Gate Sector 1-B.

-Hurry, Granny, hurry!

-Oh yes, dear.

I'm coming.

-Thanks for the food.

-Yeah.

Thanks, you guys.

-Scatter.

-What's that?

[scream]

[choking scream]

-Fire Style Fireball Jutsu!

Fire Style has no effect.

-Simultaneous attacks?

What is going on here?

I thought that there was only one intruder.

-I'll confirm with Byakugan right away.

-OK, but this is beyond the barrier core.

Contact the other troops, and request backup.

Hurry!

-Right.

I'll notify Lady Hokage.

-No information on the Nine-Tails, huh?

-Where can I find Naruto Uzumaki?

-This one doesn't know either.

-The chakra-meter shot up suddenly,

and the black rod began warming up.

And I thought that was strange, but these

are demodulators that respond to high frequency chakra waves.

-The rods are demodulators?

And what does that mean?

-They're chakra receivers.

They're all receiving chakra right now, this very moment.

-They're receivers?

I don't get it.

-The fact that these things are all receivers-- listen.

I don't have time to explain.

I've gotta report this to Lady Tsunade--

[quaking]

-What the?

-What's happening?

-Let's move out.

-Found it.

-What was that?

This is bad.

I'll go notify Intel.

CHOJI (VOICEOVER): I have to get to Pan.

-Father, listen.

The village!

-Quick, run!

-Honey.

-Yaa!

You OK?

-Uh-huh.

-Thank you so very much.

Thank you.

-The centipede's down.

-That girl got it.

-Good.

We're in luck.

Looks like that wound isn't too deep.

-Uh-- thank you.

-Sakura!

Are you all right?

-Iruka-sensei, what's going on?

What is this?

-I don't know exactly.

But someone is attacking the Leaf Village.

Don't worry though.

I've contacted Lady Tsunade, so the alarm

should sound any minute now.

-I can't believe they'd attack us directly.

But who'd ever do such a thing?

-Let's go, Iruka.

-Right.

Go, Sakura.

Get to the hospital now, and tend to the wounded.

It's already filling up with the injured.

-Yes, sir.

SAKURA (VOICEOVER): It can't be.

-I'm so frightened, Ms.

-It's gonna be all right.

We have Lady Hokage on our side.

-Barrier core reporting, ma'am.

There was an intruder.

It entered through our airspace.

We sensed just one target, but immediately after detection,

several attacks were confirmed across the city.

-Analysis Core reporting.

Enemy strength estimated at three battalions in size.

TSUNADE (VOICEOVER): A foe capable of organizing

this much military power unnoticed.

It must be--

SOLDIER : Lady Tsunade, a witness reported that

the intruder wore black with a red cloud pattern.

TSUNADE (VOICEOVER): The Akatsuki, they've finally come.

-It makes me hope more than absolutely anything that he

is indeed the child of prophesy, for Jiraiya boy has clearly

bequeathed his all to his student.

-Sound the emergency alarm, and then recall Naruto!

[theme music]

TSUNADE (VOICEOVER): What are you

two thinking still treating him like a mere child?

The Will of Fire has passed to him and now it's growing.

Naruto's striving to surpass Jiraiya this very minute!

Just as my grandfather, the First Hokage, believed in you,

and entrusted the Hidden Leaf Village to you,

it is now your turn to believe in, and entrust

the Leaf to the next generation.

Next time on Naruto Shippuden-- Power to Believe.

[theme music]