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NAGATO: Yahiko died, and from then on, I

took over as the leader of our organization.

Since that day, countless other comrades

have fought and died in battle.

So many others.

One by one, they kept dying.

The peace-obsessed citizens of your Land of Fire,

they paid a small commission to the Hidden Leaf,

adding to their war fund.

And the citizens of the Land to Fire,

knowing full well the truth, still falsely proclaimed peace.

But the peace that you large nations enjoy only

exists because of the sacrifices forced upon smaller nations.

What you all like to call peace is only

won through violence against us.

In order for some to live peacefully,

others must die in war.

As long as humanity still exists,

then hatred will also exist with it.

There cannot be true peace.

Not in a world as cursed as this one.

All that Jiraiya-sensei said about peace

is nothing more than wishful thinking.

I've told you my story, just as you asked.

Now let's hear your response.

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-I've told you my story, just as you asked.

Now let's hear your response.

JIRAIYA: But I truly believe that eventually, the day

will come when all people will understand one another

and live in harmony.

NARUTO: You may be right.

Truth is, I think the same way you do.

-I see.

NARUTO: But even if I understand you now,

that doesn't change how I feel.

There's no way that I can forgive you.

I still hate you.

-Then you want to settle things with me.

-I do.

But Pervy Sage believed in me and wanted

me to continue his quest.

And for those reasons, I choose to believe in him

and to follow what he taught me.

So that's it.

That's my answer.

That's why I'm not gonna kill you guys.

-After everything that's happened,

you still believe in Jiraiya-sensei's teachings?

Very well, then.

You've given your answer.

And you expect us to wait until you somehow magically transform

this world to a peaceful place?

No, never!

How can I believe in Jiraiya's words after all of this?

There will never be such a thing as true peace!

Not as long as we're forced to live in this accursed world.

Peace is impossible.

Impossible!

-Well then, I'm gonna break that curse one day.

If there's truly such a thing as peace in this world,

then somehow, I'll find it.

I'll never stop looking.

-You're-- But that's--

-Nagato.

What's the matter?

-Those words.

It can't be.

-That's right.

You know them.

All of those words are taken right out of this book.

The very first novel that Pervy Sage ever wrote.

He was seriously trying to change the world

with his message.

And in the back of it, he wrote about a student

who helped provide him with inspiration.

It was you, Nagato.

-But--

-Hm?

-Sensei.

-Yeah, what's up?

-Do you have a minute?

-Sure.

I was trying to do some work on my book,

but I've come down with a bad case of writer's block.

Yeah, I figured I'd take a little break

and get a bit to eat.

Mm.

So, what's going on?

YOUNG NAGATO: Well, I've been thinking

about all the hatred in the world.

Do you remember when we talked about it?

-Sure I do.

And what ideas have you come up with so far?

-Real peace.

I still haven't figured out how to attain that yet.

But I vow that I'm going to break that curse one day.

If there's truly such a thing as peace in this world,

then somehow, I'll find it.

But more important than how to achieve it

is the power to believe that it will happen.

-You know, that is an excellent thought.

You may very well be right.

A-ha!

-What is it?

-Well, thanks to you, I think I'm

going to be able to write a brilliant novel.

-Now, first things first.

I've got to come up with a name for the main character.

The hero of the story.

Hm?

Now I can return home without any worries.

The three of you are all on your own from here on out.

These past three years, you've done a great job.

Hey, don't cry, Yahiko, or people will call you a coward.

Konan, You're gonna grow up to be a real beauty.

I know it.

I hope we meet again someday.

This land is destitute, so there will be hard times ahead.

But from this point forward, you three

can change the fate of this land.

Nagato.

You three have really grown up.

Wouldn't you agree?

-Thank you, Sensei.

-Come on now, stop crying, Yahiko.

I'm sure we'll see him again someday.

-I miss Sensei.

-Hm?

-Huh?

-You ready to give up yet?

I'm starting to tire of our game of tag.

A smoke bomb.

[clanking]

-Just give up.

-Can I say one thing?

-I don't wanna hear it.

Just give up now.

You give up on trying to make me give up.

-Even if you do take me down, another assassin

will attack the village.

As long as we're cursed to live in this world of shinobi,

then there cannot be any peace.

Ever.

-Well.

I'm going to break that curse one day.

If there is such a thing as peace,

then somehow I'm going to find it.

And I'll never stop looking.

-Who-- Who are you?

-My name is-- My name is--

-Perhaps, Nagato, you're actually

the reincarnation of the Sage of the Six Paths.

I have the feeling that your eyes

may realize the hopes of that sage.

Another sage once gave me this prophecy.

He declared that one of my students

would bring about a great change to the world of the shinobi,

and that I would be the one to guide that revolutionary.

I believe that you are that revolutionary.

And also, I believe in you, Nagato.

-You are the savior of this world.

I know you can do it.

-More important is the power to believe that it will happen.

JIRAIYA: Amazing, Yahiko.

Nice catch.

I'm impressed.

-I know, right?

-Tastes great, doesn't it, Nagato?

-Yeah, it sure does.

-It looks delicious, dear.

-Now eat up, Nagato!

-OK.

-Instead of trying to rule the world through pain,

I wish you'd move past it and use your power

to create peace in a positive way.

-And for those reasons, I choose to believe in him

and to follow what he taught me.

The name of the hero in this novel.

His name is--

-I'm going to break that curse one day.

If there is such a thing as peace, then somehow,

I'm going to find it, and I'll never stop looking.

-Who-- Who are you?

-My name is--

-His name's Naruto.

-The name of the hero in this novel.

His name is-- His name's Naruto.

-Listen.

My name is a precious heirloom that

has been handed down to me by my master.

There's no way that I'm just gonna

give up and dishonor my master's gift.

I will become Hokage, and I will bring peace to the Hidden Rain.

I will!

I'm asking you to believe in me.

NAGATO: Why should I?

How can you stand there and tell me

that you will never change your mind?

Do you really think you will never stray from that ideal,

no matter how much pain befalls you?

You think you will always believe in yourself?

Can you guarantee it?

How can you possibly have that much faith

that life won't change you?

-I've felt pain too.

You're not the only one.

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-There's still pain buried deep down inside of me.

And there's no telling what kind of pain

I may face down the road.

But if I stop believing just because things get difficult,

if the hero in this book were to change who he is,

then it would become a whole different story.

It sure wouldn't be the story our master left behind.

And it would be about Naruto.

The thing is, I can't write books like our master did.

And so any sequel has to come from the life I life.

That's why, no matter how much pain my own path brings,

I'll keep walking.

because that's who Naruto is!

-If the hero ever changes, it'll be a different story.

We are sibling students, sharing the same sensei.

We ought to be able to understand each other.

When I said that to you earlier, I meant it as a joke.

You really are a curious fellow.

You remind me of myself when I was much younger.

-Nagato.

-I wasn't able to continue believing in Jiraiya's ideas.

Nor could I keep believing in myself.

But, you give me a vision of a future that

shows a different path from the one I've walked.

I think I shall believe in you after all, Naruto Uzumaki.

I'll use Gedo art of Rinne Rebirth.

-Nagato-- You can't.

-No, Konan.

It's all right.

All I'm going to do is make a new choice,

even though I'd all but given up hope.

-What is it?

What kinda jutsu are you doing?

-Those who possess the Rinnegan can perform

all of the jutsu the Six Pains used and are

said to exist outside the realm of life and death.

Nagato's visual prowess itself is the jutsu

that presides over life and death.

He is the Seventh Pain.

-Gedo--

KONAN (VOICEOVER): If he performs the jutsu

with his current level of chakra,

Nagato will-- He's willing to go that far for this child.

This mysterious child has changed Nagato.

-It appears to have ended.

-I see.

And how did it turn out?

-It's as my vision foretold, although I never

thought two of Jiraiya's students

would be the children of prophecy,

and that the both of them would become the ones to bring

about great changes to the ninja world.

Perhaps it's possible that in that moment, when Jiraiya chose

not to give up, all this became preordained.

Who would have thought that that book would really

become the key to changing the world?

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KONOHAMARU: Iruka-sensei!

IRUKA: Konohamaru!

Thank goodness you're safe.

-Glad you are too, sensei.

-Ebisu-sensei.

Are you hurt?

-It's nothing.

Konohamaru saved me.

But never mind that.

What is this strange phenomenon?

-I don't know what is happening?

NARUTO: Next time on "Naruto Shippuden."

Hero of the Hidden Leaf.

What just happened?

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