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-Who would've thought that you and I would both die so young?

Though, not as young as your mother.

-Father.

I had always wanted to ask you something.

I wanted to know why you, the White Fang of the Leaf,

willingly chose to ignore the village code,

to abandon a crucial mission in order to save your comrades.

You knew if you let them die, no one from the village

would have condemned you.

Instead, you were dishonored and committed suicide.

It made me so bitter.

-I see.

Seems you had your fair share of trouble too, huh?

-Yeah.

But you know, father?

Now I realize that you did what you thought was right.

You knew what the consequences would be,

yet you chose your friends' lives over the code,

and I'm proud of you for it.

-Thank you, son.

-What is that?

-What is green light all around him?

-Where am I?

What happened to me, ma?

-What is going on, Guy-sensei?

-I-- I-- I--

-I-- I see.

SAKURA (VOICEOVER): I know that Lord Fukasaku is dead.

I can't believe it.

Can this really be happening?

-No way.

How can--- This can't be.

-What is happening here?

-Iruka-sensei!

-Konohamaru!

Thank goodness you're safe.

-Glad you are too, Sensei.

-Ebisu-sensei.

Are you hurt?

-It's nothing to worry about, only because Konohamaru here

saved me.

But never mind about that right now.

What is this strange phenomenon?

-Yeah.

-What is this?

-It appears to me that Naruto has settled things with Pain.

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-What's he doing?

What just happened?

-Naruto.

More and more villagers are coming back to life.

-What?

Seriously?

-I'm gonna stay here and look after these three for awhile.

Only until they're truly able to take better care of themselves.

Poor kids.

It's the least that I can do for them.

-I still have time to revive those

I killed since I arrived in the Leaf village.

It's the least that I can do for them.

-What's this?

-Well, my guess is, it was just too soon for you to come here.

You must have unfinished business

waiting for you back home.

-Father.

-I'm grateful we had time to talk.

And for your forgiveness.

At long last.

I'm free.

I can move on peace.

And finally see your mother.

-Pa!

-What?

-Kakashi too, huh?

-What happened?

-Oh, thank goodness.

I'm so glad, Kakashi-sensei.

-I'll explain everything as clearly as I can.

-Did you just--

-War inflicts death, injury, and pain on everyone.

The truth is, the more precious someone is to us,

the harder it is for us to accept that they might die.

Sometimes you actually convince yourself there's

no way they could die.

This naivete can't be helped, especially

with a generation like yours.

A generation that does not know war.

You might try to find meaning in war,

but all there is is loss and unbearable pain.

All that senseless death, it unleashes a cycle

of violence and hatred that never ends.

War creates only more war.

And those are the things you will

face in the coming days, Naruto.

The parallels between you and that book,

it almost feels like someone set it all up.

Like it was all the work of an actual god.

Seems this is it for me.

Naruto, I believe you, of all people, can.

-Him as well?

You're taking him too?

-Yes.

This Tendo Pain was created from the body of our dear friend

Yahiko.

It's something that's very precious to us both.

-Yahiko.

Guess I understand, then.

What are you gonna do now?

I'd hate to think you're going back to the Akatsuki.

-No.

I'm leaving the Akatsuki.

Yahiko and Nagato meant everything to me.

Yahiko's dream, and then Nagato's dream.

Both of their dreams have been entrusted to you.

You now embody those dreams.

Nagato chose to put his faith in you, so now I will do the same.

And we of the Hidden Rain village

will continue to pursue our dreams together with you.

If I can't find the solution to this problem,

then perhaps I'll entrust you to find it instead, eh Naruto?

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

-The name Naruto, the guts to never get up,

and now more pain.

They're the things I've inherited from my master

and from my sibling student.

-This time I wish that you will be the blossom of hope that

will never wilt away.

NARUTO: Just you watch, master.

-Good job.

-Kakashi-sensei.

-Stay still.

I'll carry you.

KAKASHI (VOICEOVER): He's gotten heavier.

[cheering]

-Glad you made it back OK!

-We knew you could do it, yeah!

[cheering]

-They've all been waiting for you to return.

-To be the greatest Hokage.

That is my dream.

And then, someday I'm going to be respected

by everybody in the entire village.

-Naruto.

You did well.

-What's this?

-I've already relayed to the others every detail of what

transpired between you and pain.

-What was the enemy like anyway?

Did you get any cool--

-Ow!

Hey, come on, stop pushing me around.

HINATA (VOICEOVER): I'm so glad, Naruto.

-Hey, you guys, cut it out, would you?

-Huh?

Hey, Sakura.

-You're just so reckless.

You idiot!

Thank you.

-You really did it, Naruto.

-Yes, now that's what youth is all about.

-I can't believe he pulled it off by himself.

-Mm-hm.

-You know, I could almost fall for him.

-Huh?

-That Naruto.

He's something, all right.

He was my classmate, you know?

-But he really outclasses us all.

-Can it, will you?

We'll just work harder from now on.

-Let's go down there and join them, Iruka-sensei.

-I'm fine right here.

-Yeah, but--

-Don't you worry.

Naruto is amazing, wouldn't you agree?

At first, everyone thought he was only a big nuisance.

And I was certainly no different.

We feared what he might become, so we just

kept him at arm's length.

We treated him like nothing but a bother.

-And that fox brat.

He shouldn't be a ninja.

-That's for sure.

What is Lord Hokage thinking?

MAN: That team Kakashi.

I hear they defeated the terrorist Zabuza.

MAN: Seems that Nine Tails boy was at the center of it.

WOMAN: No way.

That kid's a total loser.

I bet it was all Kakashi's doing.

-You know that Nine Tails kid?

Well, he made it to the finals of the Chunin exam.

-Wow, he did?

Guess he's more skilled than I thought.

-Heh.

Just hope the demon fox doesn't go on a rampage.

-Whoa.

That's the Nine Tails kid?

I can't believe he defeated a Hyuga.

Awesome match.

-Wow.

I never expected that.

I didn't think the fox brat had it in him.

-Yeah, he's not bad at all.

-Determined.

He never gave up.

He always followed his heart and tried his hardest,

and he stayed true to his ninja way

no matter what he was facing.

And slowly but surely, we couldn't help

but acknowledge him.

-Damn.

Damn it all!

WOMAN: Word is that he defended the village from the Sand

Junchuriki.

WOMAN: Who did?

WOMAN: Naruto Uzumaki.

You know.

That child.

MAN: I'm glad the Fifth Hokage's been decided.

Now we can all breathe easier, thanks

to Lord Jiraiya and Naruto.

WOMAN: Did they really battle Orochimaru?

MAN: I heard he couldn't bring Sasuke Uchiha back.

MAN: Boy, I hope Naruto's doing OK.

MAN: And now, a group called the Akatsuki

is going after all of the Jinchuriki.

MAN: Does that mean Naruto's a target, too?

Is he all right?

MAN: Don't worry.

Lord Jiraiya's watching over him.

MAN: Hey, did you hear?

They say that Naruto rescued the Sand's Kazekage

from the Akatsuki.

MAN: Wouldn't it be great if this

results in an alliance between the Leaf and the Sand?

MAN: The Akatsuki killed Lord Jiraiya!

How's Naruto taking it?

MAN: Naruto's inherited Lord Jiraiya's Will of Fire.

MAN: He hasn't lost heart.

He'll keep forging on, as usual.

-And now everyone trusts Naruto completely,

and they carry him in their hearts,

expect great things of him, and wish him the best.

Naruto has truly changed the minds of everyone

whose lives he's touched.

-It's because he never gave up.

-Iruka.

-What is it, Lord Hokage?

-I know how you feel.

You grew up just like Naruto, without knowing

the love of a mother and father.

Because of the Nine Tails attack,

most people won't even look at him.

That's why he gets into so much trouble all the time,

so that people will be forced to notice him.

He just wants his existence to be acknowledged,

no matter what form it takes.

The final wish that the Fourth Hokage

made before he sacrificed himself to save our village

was for Naruto to one day be seen as a hero.

[cheering]

-Lord Third.

Lord Fourth.

There is a hero, right before our eyes.

[cheering]

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IRUKA: Please, I need to think about this.

I don't know about becoming Naruto's homeroom teacher.

-As you know, everyone is troubled by Naruto's mischief.

No one wants to take him on.

IRUKA: But sir--

-If Naruto isn't able to graduate from the Academy,

he cannot become a shinobi.

If he cannot find a teacher, I'll have no choice

but to expel him.

NARUTO: Next time on "Naruto Shippuden."

Rookie Teacher Iruka.

IRUKA: That kid.

Of all the luck.

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