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Kiba, when we get to the Land of Iron, please find Naruto quickly.

Yeah, I got it!

[sigh]

What is wrong, Kiba?

Ino wouldn't stop crying when she heard the bad news.

Sakura looks really determined but I don't know how she's gonna tell Naruto.

And something tells me it's going to be really uncomfortable.

Well, I am sure that Sakura is giving the matter a good deal of thought.

And of course,

Because four-man squads are the standard, all search missions usually include me.

But Sai also wants us to keep this entire thing top secret.

And I'm supposed to use my nose,

to see if Danzo's ANBU from the Foundation are following us.

I mean, talk about working us to the bone!

Right, Akamaru?

[whine]

Look at that! Just look at what you've done!

That's why I can't stand shinobi!

Sorry. Please, forgive us. I will repair it myself, I promise.

Sasuke has shouldered the entire burden of the Uchiha's hatred,

and intends to strike deep into the world with that curse.

That hate is his most powerful weapon, his friend, and the source of his power.

That is Sasuke's Ninja Way!

Sasuke chose this path all on his own.

The only thing left to do is to ask him myself.

It seems that Cee was right. The Hokage has indeed fled.

Yep, and all thanks to Sasuke.

[gasp]

Wha?

Anything Akatsuki is bad news, and honestly won't make any sense!

Sasuke?!

Return Sasuke right now!

That will depend on your response to what I'm about to tell you.

Just calm down, Raikage.

Let's hear him out, and take it from there.

Rrrgh.

Go heal Sasuke.

A-Aaah!

So that's what Madara's ability is.

It's the Transportation Technique.

Where am I?

Now, are all of you finally prepared to listen?

First tell us: why are you trying to win over Sasuke?

Sharingan that actually acquire the Susano'o are quite rare. I like to stock up on good eyes.

By battling the Five Kage, he'd hone his visual prowess even further, which is exactly why I sent him here.

I was hoping to weaken the Five Kage and take at least some of you hostage.

But I guess that was too much to ask.

Take us hostage? Whatever for?!

[Madara] To ensure that Project Tsuki no Me was implemented smoothly.

I'm truly surprised that the infamous Madara Uchiha is still alive.

But I'm confused: why do you of all people need such roundabout tactics?

With all your power, you ought to be able to bring any plan to fruition easily.

My injuries from my battle with the First Hokage Hashirama were too severe.

I currently have little power.

I am but a shell of my former self.

Oh, I get it. Then this plan of yours is to restore your power, is that it?

Hum. I suppose you could say that. But there's so much more to it.

What are you scheming?! Exactly what is this Project Tsuki no Me?!

It'll be a long story, so I'll need to sit down.

That's enough! Just tell us: what kind of plan is it?!

All shall become one with me, in a complete possession form that unites all.

What do you mean?! Become one and unite all of us?!

What does that even mean?!

There's an ancient stone tablet passed down within the Uchiha clan.

It's in a room beneath the Hidden Leaf.

Upon it are written secrets engraved by the Sage of Six Paths himself.

They cannot be read without visual powers.

With the Sharingan, Mangekyo Sharingan, and Rinnegan, respectively,

more and more knowledge is progressively revealed.

And your story's becoming more and more unbelievable. The Sage of Six Paths is a myth!

It is the truth. He did indeed exist.

And he left that stone tablet behind.

Don't change the subject!

And what exactly does this Sage of Six Paths have to do with your plan, anyway?

Do any of you know why he became a legendary figure, one that is revered like a god among shinobi?

This is where the link between that man and my purposes lies.

Madara Uchiha, you possess the Mangekyo Sharingan and your fellow Akatsuki member possessed the Rinnegan.

Do you know all the tablet's secrets, then?

Let's hear them!

The Sage once saved the world, from a certain monster.

What monster?

Gaara, you once held merely one small piece of that monster sealed away within you.

It was the aggregate of all of the Tailed Beasts, a creature that possessed almost infinite chakra.

Ten-Tails!

"Declaration of War"

It was the aggregate of all of the Tailed Beasts, a creature that possessed almost infinite chakra.

The Ten-Tails!

But I thought there were only nine Tailed Beasts!

I just told you, it was the aggregate of all nine of the Tailed Beasts.

Shukaku, Gaara's Tailed Beast known as...

The One-Tail!

The fiery Wraith Cat of the Hidden Cloud's Yugito Ni'i...

The Two-Tails!

The former Mizukage's...

The Three-Tails!

Roshi of the Lava Style's...

The Four-Tails!

Han of the Hidden Stone's...

The Five-Tails!

The Rogue Ninja Utakata's...

The Six-Tails!

Fuu of the Hidden Waterfall's...

The Seven-Tails!

Killer Bee, Raikage's younger brother's...

The Eight-Tails!

And the Fox Spirit of the Hidden Leaf...

The Nine-Tails!

The Ten-Tails' chakra was simply divided up

to create the nine Tailed Beasts that we know today.

By the Sage of Six Paths' hand.

I really don't like where this is going.

So that's why the Akatsuki were collecting all the Tailed Beasts?

The Sage of Six Paths developed a certain Ninjutsu in order to protect the world from the Ten-Tails.

That Ninjutsu is still being secretly passed down. It is the Sealing Jutsu process for Jinchuriki.

Yes, the Sage was the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki.

He sealed Ten-Tails within himself to suppress the monster.

The Sage, who saved humanity from being terrorized by the beast, was revered as a savior, and as a god.

But the Sage feared that upon his death, the seal would come undone and Ten-Tails' immense chakra would reemerge.

So in his final moments, he summoned the last of his strength,

to partition the Ten-Tails' chakra into nine pieces and scatter them all across the world.

Then he sealed away the body of the monster, now devoid of chakra, and hurled it up into the sky.

And it became the moon.

This tale is ridiculous.

I mean, what human being could do something like that?!

As Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, the Sage had already advanced beyond the realm of humanity.

So you're trying to reassemble those nine separated chakras.

In other words all of the nine Tailed Beasts, and obtain that immense power.

I can understand that part of your plan.

But what are you planning on doing with all that power?

Revive the Ten-Tails, of course! And become Ten-Tail's Jinchuriki!

I would then use its tremendous chakra to strengthen my visual prowess, and launch a certain jutsu.

But what certain jutsu? Which one do you mean?

Just what are you plotting?!

A Super Genjutsu where I project my eye off the moon's surface...

An Infinite Tsukuyomi.

All humans living on this earth will be placed under my genjutsu!

And as a result, by controlling every single one of them, I shall unify the entire world.

I will create a world without hatred or war. Everything will become one with me, everything will be united.

That is Project Tsuki no Me.

You're insane! I'm not just handing the world over to you!

That kind of peace is just an illusion. Peace is only meaningful when it's achieved honestly.

So what exists inside such a genjutsu world? There's no hope, no dreams! It's just an escape!

You want to unite the whole world, huh?

Interesting that Danzo mentioned something similar.

But it sounds to me that instead of wanting to unite the world,

You actually want to make the world yours and only yours!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha.

And yet, with all your talk, what have you Five Kage accomplished?

You of all people should know the truth by now.

There is no hope!

To hope is equivalent to giving up, and it's the biggest deception of all.

Now, turn over the remaining Eight- and Nine-Tails, and cooperate with my plan.

Or this is war.

War, you say?

Eight-Tails?

What do you mean?! You captured Bee!

Eight-Tails' capture failed, and he escaped.

Now, there's a shinobi who's a perfect Jinchuriki.

There's no one quite like your younger brother.

Huhh?

Oh, so it's true. I had a feeling he escaped.

That giant fool!

He used this chance to run off and play hooky?! Unforgiveable! He's gonna get my Iron Claw for this!

I won't give up Naruto Uzumaki.

And neither will I!

What about you, Raikage?

I'll never hand over my brother!

I may not have any strength, but I do have the powers of the seven Tailed Beasts I've collected.

You have no chance of winning.

We won't abandon hope.

Very well.

I hereby declare war on you all. the Fourth Great Ninja War begins now.

What?! You're starting the Fourth Great Ninja War? Are you mad?!

The next time we meet, will be in battle.

All right, then. What should we all do now?

Our nations must form an alliance. It's the only way to fight the power of seven Tailed Beasts.

Lord Raikage, you opposed this idea.

It seems my little brother is safe.

But we cannot allow ourselves to be bullied by the Akatsuki any longer!

Form the alliance and we'll settle this! For good!

What do we do about the Hidden Leaf?

The Hokage ran off, remember?

There's too much suspicion around Danzo!

And after what's happened at this summit, he's completely lost our trust.

When the Hidden Leaf's ninja find out about this, his standing in the Leaf will become shaky.

He must be deposed soon.

And I'll pass on the news about the Allied Shinobi Forces to a Leaf ninja that I trust.

Who is that?

Kakashi Hatake of the Sharingan Eye.

Do you mean the son of the White Fang?

[Kakashi] Right here and now, this young shinobi, no matter how awkward,

is bowing his head with respect and affection for the Cloud and Leaf, village and nation.

So, Lord Raikage, as one of the Five Kage,

Tell me, what do you think of this?

That's acceptable. He at least seems more trustworthy than Danzo.

Heh. Indeed.

Mmm.

Lord Raikage, we must take steps to find Killer Bee right away!

If the Akatsuki are after Eight- and Nine-Tails,

Then that means they're probably still pursuing Bee.

You're right. Okay, then send word back to the village immediately.

Have them put together a search party and find Bee!

Yes, sir!

And, we ought to inform Samui's team right away, too.

Omoi and Karui are really distraught.

In order to stop Madara's Project Tsuki no Me,

we absolutely must keep the Eight- and Nine-Tails out of his clutches.

I believe it's imperative that our forces find them before anyone else does,

and get them out of sight and into hiding as fast as we can.

Yes, that's absolutely right! If Ten-Tails were revived, we'd be done for!

Yeah, but I can't even imagine the power Madara has amassed with seven Tailed Beasts.

And if he possesses jutsu that utilize them, that would be his secret weapon!

Yes, I agree; otherwise, he wouldn't have been quite so bold.

I believe the Allied Shinobi Forces,

must also plan to use the strength of the Eight- and Nine-Tails in battle, don't you all agree with that?

No, absolutely not. This is also a war to protect both of them.

I think the reason why Madara is waging war with his seven Tailed Beasts,

is that in his weakened state, it's too difficult for him to capture

the Eight- and Nine-Tails with just the remaining Akatsuki members.

And even if it were possible, the risks are too high.

Also, he may be hoping to lure the two out with this war.

For many reasons, using the Tailed Beasts in battle is not a wise strategy.

I agree; we must find a different plan.

Yes, I also concur with the Kazekage.

If we consider the worst-case scenario, it's like offering the Tailed Beasts up on a silver platter!

Besides which, military strategy is a foreign concept to my little brother, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki!

I could never predict what he'd do.

Yea-yah!

And he might bring his own brand of chaos with him to the battlefield.

[Gaara] The same could be said,

For Naruto.

Yeah, that's for sure.

Heh, I'll say!

Very well, then Eight- and Nine-Tails will be under protective custody.

What say you, Lord Tsuchikage?

Mmm.

We'll share Intel on Killer Bee with all you Stone, Mist, Sand and Leaf.

Use it to put together Tracking Units and get them moving!

Instruct them all to inform me the moment they locate Eight-Tails.

My younger brother will only listen to me!

[Raikage] And Kazekage. We'll trust you to speak with Kakashi.

Fine.

[Raikage] I saw Kakashi Hatake and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki brat on our way here.

They might still be in the Land of Iron. So I'd look around here first.

Understood.

Um? Excuse me? May I say something?

What is it?

Uh. Right. Well, you see, it's just--

Spit it out, boy!

Oh. Aah.

In the Akatsuki, there's another member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Kisame Hoshigaki. He has chakra equal to that of a Jinchuriki.

and his sword, Samehada, or Shark Skin, is the most terrible of all the blades.

When his chakra and sword merge, even though he's human, he has power close to that of a Jinchuriki.

He is like a Tailed Beast without the tail!

Or so my elders have told me.

He's extraordinary. Please do not underestimate him.

Yes, we already know about that!

But anyway, are all of you sure about this plan?

We don't know just how much power Madara's seven Tailed Beasts possess.

If we hold Eight- and Nine-Tails back and our Allied Shinobi Forces are wiped out while protecting the two of them,

Then our entire effort would have been meaningless, all for naught!

If that's the case, it's better to use them right from the start,

and let them wage a two-front war alongside our combined forces.

[Mifune] Actually, I wonder about that.

Mmh?

The world's first Allied Shinobi Force is being formed here, right at this very moment.

And its strength is also unknown.

And there must be some risk in Madara using the power of the seven Tailed Beasts.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone out of his way to come to this Summit and try to negotiate.

He must be facing unfavorable circumstances just like us.

Furthermore, we Samurai shall also participate in this war!

Is this more satisfactory, Lord Tsuchikage? Do you still harbor doubts?

Hnh.

The Raikage and Kazekage went back upstairs, too.

I bet that Sasuke and Karin must've just gone on ahead without us.

What do you say, should we go up, too?

Yeah, but it's heavily guarded. We're sure to be found out.

Maybe. But I've got a trick up my sleeve.

[Kurotsuchi] what the hell was he?

Yech, he is disgusting!

If we just do what we always do, we'll never find Sasuke.

I'm going to have to use Sage Mode.

But I need to find a way to make it last longer.

[Yamato] Naruto! Come down, already.

Hm?

Finally! We found you guys!

What? Sakura?

Sai, Kiba, and even Bushy Brows?

Why are all of you here?

Naruto.

I need to talk to you, right now.

[Rock Lee] What?! What is happening here?

Sakura, are you telling the truth?

[Kiba] Sakura, are you?!

[Yamato] Is this truly how you feel?

[Kakashi] Wait, Yamato. Let's hear her out.

[Naruto] Sakura, Is this for real?!

[Sakura] Yes, I just finally realized my true feelings.

[Naruto] Next time on Naruto Shippuden: Sakura's Feelings.

[Naruto] What... what is going on?