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I'm certain.

It's Orochimaru's. An old hideout.

That's just like Kabuto to take advantage of an old asset.

Wait. They're with us.

Captain Mitarashi.

I've come with an order from the Village.

Sai will return home. And you are to continue the mission to track Kabuto.

We are here to assist you with that.

You can give me information, too; Yamato rushed back in the middle of a mission.

So what's happened?

The Akatsuki mounted an attack on the Hidden Leaf Village.

It's destroyed, and many injured. And Lady Tsunade is in a coma.

What did you say?!

And now, Lord Danzo has taken over as Hokage.

How'd such a thing happen so quickly?

I can give you all the details later on, Captain.

Well, Sai?

Right.

Sai and I spent a lot of time together on this mission.

But he remained distant to the end.

Lord Danzo... is now Hokage?

The essence of a ninja is to operate in secret.

But there are times when a man who moves in the shadows must step out into the light.

And for me, that time is now.

I hope that I can count on your continued loyalty.

[all] Yes, sir!

The Sixth Hokage Danzo

[sigh]

What to do...

What now?!

It's just, what if there are a ton of really pretty girls in the Hidden Leaf Village?

And what if all those beautiful women totally come after me?

I was trying to figure out what I'd do.

Oh, yeah, I see! Why not just date all of them since you're such a ladies man?

Left and right, up and down!

Yeah, but,

When it's time to leave the Hidden Leaf,

What if they tell me they love me and can't bear to be separated from me?

What am I going to do when that happens?

I'm scared that they'll suggest a suicide pact!

Do you want to be drowning in girls or not, which is it?!

Look, we haven't even reached the Hidden Leaf Village yet!

Stop getting so carried away about the damn girls! It's creepy!

Come to think of it, Karui, maybe a handsome guy with a super good-looking face will hit on you.

Just say handsome guy!

But you know, now that you mention it, a handsome, rich, famous ninja smitten with me...

That wouldn't be very far-fetched, at all!

You're overthinking things. There's no way.

No way at all!

That's enough...

...out of you, you idiot!

What are you doing?

What if that stone hits a boulder and smashes it into pieces...

And those pieces destroy an even bigger bolder and cause a big rockslide...

And those rocks fall onto the Hidden Leaf Village, and wreck it?

You're the one that's thinking too much, you idiot!

[Karui] No way...

I didn't do it on purpose, it was just a little rock!

Oh Karui, what have you done this time?

There's no way.

Come on, let's find someone.

Hey, you! Who are you?!

I'm Samui of the Hidden Cloud.

I am a messenger from our leader, the Raikage.

From Lord Raikage?

Please pardon our welcome earlier. We're all a bit on edge since the attack.

I was surprised not to run into any Hidden Leaf lookouts,

and then to find the village in such a state, What happened?

Hey, here's that stone you used to destroy the Leaf Village. It was the Akatsuki. Precautions are being taken,

You want it? and security will be tightened shortly.

Aah! That thing had nothing to do with it!

In any case, I need to arrange an audience with the Hokage.

I bear a letter from the Raikage addressed to her.

Well, actually...

Is something wrong?

That hurts!

Don't tell me I'm going to get a lump on my head!

Enough!

Unbelievable. What horrible timing.

There hasn't been a single piece of good news coming through the coded channels.

This is calling for a Five Kage Summit Conference!

There, you see? Wait, what?!

What's that?! The Hokage's comatose?!

Yes, but I'm her aide, so I can simply accept the letter on her behalf.

If it's uncertain when she'll regain consciousness, The acting Hokage will do.

I'd like to have the letter read, And replied to.

The Raikage cannot wait.

Yes, but...

That woman there is no longer the Hokage.

I was recently appointed the Sixth Hokage.

Now hand the letter over to me, and I'll answer it.

No! It can't be! Danzo?!

What's wrong? Does Lord Raikage want a reply or doesn't he?!

Sasuke, hmm? So it has come to this.

Sir? Your response?

[Kiba] There they are!

Hey!

Huh?

Kiba!

What's wrong?!

Listen up. And just stay calm!

Lady Tsunade's been relieved of her title!

What?!

Yeah, the Sixth Hokage is somebody named Danzo.

I don't know much, but I think he's some behind-the-scenes guy.

Did you say Danzo?!

Danzo...

This can't be good.

And that isn't the only shocker!

The Sixth Hokage declared Sasuke a Rogue Ninja and approved his elimination!

Wait, just what do you mean by that?!

I don't know, I'm just telling you what I heard!

It means they can't wait until Lady Tsunade recovers. It's not unreasonable.

But Kakashi...

Sasuke's a Rogue Shinobi. Standard operating procedure is to erase him.

It's only because of Lady Tsunade that he's been allowed to live this long.

Well, then, I'm going to talk to Danzo!

Sakura, wait. Barging into his office won't solve anything.

How dare they do this when Lady Tsunade's unconscious!

And what about Sasuke? You can't expect me to just keep quiet!

And I'm going with you, too.

Calm down, both of you.

At a time like this, staying calm is crucial or everything will get out of hand.

And how are we supposed to stay calm?! I won't let them go after Sasuke!

I said wait!

Danzo has already anticipated your exact reaction.

So you go see him, then what?

We won't do anything violent! We're only going to ask him to change his decision about Sasuke!

Do you really believe that he'll agree with whatever you have to say? No way.

It may be just the Feudal Lords' appointment without the Jonin Assembly's vote of confidence yet,

but Danzo is Hokage.

If you play this wrong,

you'll be thrown in prison.

Fine, I don't care!

I'm going!

Yeah, me too!

Wait, guys. Just hold up.

[Kakashi] Naruto, the Nine-Tails is inside you.

Yeah, I know that; what about it?

Look, Danzo would like nothing better than to confine you to this village.

Do you really want to be locked up in jail? Because that's exactly what he wants.

And then you won't be able to go look for Sasuke.

Don't make a scene right now.

Tch!

[Sai] You wanted to see me?

Observe Naruto.

If you see anything out of the ordinary, report it to me immediately.

Yes, sir.

Um...

Excuse me, may I ask you a question, sir?

What is it?

Naruto...

What do you plan to do with him?

Don't worry. Naruto is the Village's hero right now.

All of the villagers trust and love him. Even more than they do me, the Sixth Hokage.

If I were to do something to him now, it would affect my new position.

This a crucial time, right before the Jonin's vote of confidence.

Still, Naruto is a Jinchuriki.

And as such, it is the Hokage's job to watch over him.

I will not be lenient, as Tsunade was.

I understand, sir.

Very well. Dismissed.

Can I really relax?

[Sakura] Sai!

Hey, we were just looking for you!

Yeah, we really gotta talk to you.

What is it?

Please, tell us what you know about Danzo.

Sai!

No, I can't.

What?! Why not?!

No way. Then you're back on his side!?

No, It's nothing like that.

To speak about Lord Danzo is a physical impossibility for me.

Because of this.

What is that thing?!

Is that a Curse Mark?

Yes, it is. A jutsu cast by Lord Danzo himself.

If I try to talk about him, my body becomes completely paralyzed, unable to speak or move.

In the Foundation,

Every member bears one.

He's a cautious man.

Lord Danzo and the Foundation work in espionage.

Behind the scenes, they've done lots of dirty work to protect the Leaf.

Which is why we have to take steps to prevent any intel leaks.

Such as making sure we can't spill a word even if we're captured.

But that's so extreme! I mean, putting a Curse Mark on your own subordinate!

That's awful!

That may be true, but it has allowed us to keep the Leaf safe.

His methods may be heavy handed, But he cares deeply about the Village. Like you.

But if that's true, then why did he overturn Lady Tsunade's decision about Sasuke?

Danzo's planning to dispatch Tracking Ninja to go after him!

Ah! What, really?

He didn't mention that. Sasuke--

Go on, keep talking. Tell us all about this Sasuke!

You guys seem to be such good friends with him.

Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Don't kill him!

[Karui] I know!

Well.

Sakura!

Sakura! You okay?

They're from the Hidden Cloud. You can tell by their headbands.

Why are they here?

What the hell do you guys want?

We just overheard the three of you talking about Sasuke Uchiha.

We want to know about him, and you're going to tell us.

Why? What does all of this have to do with you Cloud ninja anyway?

A whole lot! 'Cause Sasuke Uchiha of the Leaf,

Assaulted the Hidden Cloud Village!

[gasps]

You heard him; your Rogue Shinobi kidnapped our beloved master!

We don't even know if he's dead or alive!

That's... a lie!

Sasuke...

Why would he ever do something like that?!

How the hell should we know the Akatsuki's motives?!

The Akatsuki?! What are you talking about?

Uggh! You guys are trying my patience!

Of course, Sasuke's a member of the Akatsuki!

It's because you let your Rogue Ninja run loose that Lord Raikage dispatched us here!

We've already gotten the Hokage's permission to get rid of him!

Sasuke... kidnapped their master?

We will avenge our master!

We're going to take down Sasuke!

Sasuke...

How could you do something like that? What's happened to you?

Hey, Sasuke.

His chakra came out of nowhere! How is that possible?!

[sigh] Talk about bad timing.

How the hell did you know where I was, anyway?

Do not take me lightly. I have powers beyond your comprehension.

So what do you want from me?

Team Taka left the Akatsuki a long time ago.

We have no further business with you.

I warned you that you would die if you betrayed the Akatsuki.

What are you talking about?

The hunt for the Tailed-Beasts.

But we already captured the Eight-Tails for you and handed him over like you asked!

That was a substitution. In short, you blundered.

Eh? Huh?

It seems Eight-Tails pulled a fast one on you.

I was watching him with the Sharingan the whole time.

He had no opportunity to make a clone!

Ah!

It must have been when I sliced off that tentacle!

Honestly, all of you have disappointed me.

So what do you want us to do about it? I mean, it's not our business anymore!

Wrong. You will complete the job you were assigned when you were with the Akatsuki.

Having said that, you can forget about the Eight-Tails.

I have decided to have you carry out a different mission.

And? What if we decline?

Then we'll fight it out right here. And you won't be able to go to the Hidden Leaf Village.

We'll push through!

Huh?

It's a little too late to go to the Hidden Leaf, anyway.

I passed right through him, just like before. Is this one of his powers?

Your objective seems so futile, now. It's sad, really.

And what does that mean?

The Village Hidden in the Leaves is no more.

What are you talking about?!

[Black Zetsu] I can explain everything that happened in the Leaf.

W-what is that?!

Relax. He's an associate of mine.

So, who's the new Hokage?

[White Zetsu] It's that fellow Danzo.

Just as I anticipated.

Danzo?! He's Hokage now?!

Yes, one of the high-ranking elders of the Leaf Village,

who backed your brother into a corner,

That's the man who's become the new Hokage.

Just what the hell happened in the Hidden Leaf Village?!

My subordinate, Pain, destroyed it.

And thanks to both you and Pain showing off,

it seems that the Five Kage are going to take action.

The Five Kage?

They're convening a Summit Conference.

[White Zetsu] Allow me. I'll explain it all.

Now tell us everything you know about Sasuke.

And I don't mean just his ninjutsu style and his abilities.

But also any data that you've collected about his companions and the Akatsuki,

and information about their past activities, too.

You lie. There's no way.

Sasuke would never join the Akatsuki!

Listen, are you sure?

Yeah! He had on the Uchiha crest! And his face matches the list.

But that's...

No, it can't be true!

[crying]

What are you crying for? We're the ones who should be weeping here!

But tears won't bring back Lord Killer Bee or Lady Yugito!

If you have time to cry, you have time to tell us about Sasuke!

Please, hold on for just a minute.

Are you serious?!

Just listen. When the order to take down Sasuke was approved,

The Intel that the Leaf has on him should have been handed over to you and your people.

Leave these two alone. It's not necessary to pressure them.

Yeah, I know, you're right.

And our captain is busy waiting for the data right now.

But we just figured that we'd try to get additional information

from anyone who might know something, that's all.

We can't sit and do nothing!

Not when our master's gone.

We don't even know what happened to him!

I will avenge Pervy Sage!

I can't just sit around here doing nothing!

But outsiders like you guys probably have no idea what we're going through now.

Is your master a Jinchuriki?

How did you know that?

I'm a Jinchuriki, too. The Akatsuki are hunting all of us.

So I'm not just an outsider.

The Akatsuki always capture a Jinchuriki alive.

And that means your master may still be alive right now.

What?

Are you serious?

Forget Sasuke. You need to go rescue your master first.

You sure about this?! Like really, really sure?

I told you, didn't I? No way our master would die as easily as that!

Tell you what, I'll come along and do what I can to help you rescue him.

And give you all I've got on the Akatsuki.

Hey, you know what, there, blondie? You're pretty sharp.

Come along with us. And tell us all about Sasuke!

Naruto...

Just let me handle this, Sakura.

So, kid, What's your name?

Naruto Uzumaki.

[Naruto] I can't. There's no way that I can sell Sasuke out.

[Karui] Quit playing around! You can't take it back now, after all that!

[Naruto] I know that I'm only being selfish.

But if this continues, the vicious cycle will start all over again!

[Karui] Your Sasuke is the one who started it all!

[Omoi] Just where do you suggest that we take our hatred, then?

[Naruto] Next time on Naruto Shippuden, The Eve of the Five Kage Summit

[Sai] Naruto, why do you go so far for Sasuke?