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[attacking yell]

Retreat! Retreat!

The chakra threads wielded by world-class puppet masters are able to control human beings as well as puppets.

But once the chakra threads are cut, there's no lasting harm to the person who was being controlled.

I thank you.

I almost had to slay an ally.

There's a special way Puppet Users fight against each other.

I'm the only one here who can do this.

Isn't that right, Granny Chiyo?!

Kankuro...

[gasp]

Hm?

Sasori...

Everything I've done in my life has been wrong.

After meeting Naruto, I was able to do the right thing in the end.

I thought that I'd died leaving some hope for a brighter future...

But as I stand before you now... I can't help but fee regret at the actions of my past...

Sasori...

Granny Chiyo? When are mother and father coming back?

Oh, they'll be gone a little bit longer.

Oh, I see...

At the time, I simply couldn't bring myself to tell him the truth.

I felt that Sasori was too young to know about his parents' deaths. But...

[gasp]

Sasori...

[gasp]

Sasori was perceptive. He'd already figured out his parents were dead.

Sasori! How've you been?

Granny Chiyo told me that your last puppet was a really big hit with everybody.

Someday I want to be a shinobi everyone praises. Just like your puppets!

Hey! Are you listening to me?

Hello? I'm right here!

Komushi's here to see you!

Come on, already! Answer me!

I didn't mean to lose my temper. Sorry about that.

It's just that you're kinda treating me worse than you'd treat a puppet, you know?

Well, I guess I'm gonna have to wait until hell freezes over to get an answer out of you!

Anyway, I have a message from Granny Chiyo.

She wants you to finish those puppets earlier-

Crow, Black And, and Salamander...

Huh?

Everything she requested is complete.

So your new creations, huh? Boy, you certainly do work!

I don't like to make people wait.

Uh... Of course. I'm sure that you don't.

Whoa...

Wow, that's amazing! They look just like real human fingers!

Hmm...

Oh! I almost forgot to ask you...

About that new one. She wanted me to ask you if you'd finished the recipe for the Crow puppet's poison.

Hm?

All these are really rare medicinal plants!

You're gonna make a mixture out of all of them?

I'm gonna need to ask permission about this. All right!

I, Komushi, will negotiate it! Give me a little time-

I don't like waiting around.

Guess not... I'd better go, then!

[excited laughter]

[knocking]

It's Komushi!

Hm? What is it?

Oh, did you relay my message to-?

Granny Chiyo, Sasori has a request to ask of you.

What is it?

Oh. Well, there's not much I can say without knowing the blending ratio.

But since it's you...

I foresee no issues. I'll go clear it with the Pharmaceutical Division.

But right now, I'm in the middle of some research, so please leave.

Man, Sasori! You've got it made! I mean, you're still young but you're

already contributing to the village!

Granny Chiyo must be really proud of you.

Are you listening?

I don't know if you know this, but Granny Chiyo always seems really worried about you.

I can't wait for the day that I finally get acknowledged as a full-

fledged shinobi just like your puppets!

My own parents still treat me like a kid! They keep telling me that I'm not suited to be a shinobi...

But guess what? I just got assigned to work border security!

I mean, yeah, it's only guard duty,

but if I can prove myself-

Komushi!

What are you up to at this hour?! I've been worried sick about you!

Mom, cut it out!

I'm gonna be working border security from now on!

Oh, you don't have to go out on missions like that! I'll just take care of you for the rest of my life!

How's that sound?

Thanks, Sasori!

I heard...

...they said you were injured while on guard duty.

Yeah, I messed up... But look!

Huh?

That's... a puppet arm!

Yeah, and that's not all, either!

I feel stronger than ever before!

And the way this is made, it fits just perfectly!

It's like it's always been a part of my body!

[screaming]

[groaning]

How could you ingest your own poison?!

Granny Chiyo... He's... It's not his fault!

I'm the one... It was me who messed up!

[screaming]

Ah! Where is Sasori?! What is the poison's blending ratio?!

[screaming]

Please, heal him! Please, I beg you! Heal him! Please!

You attached his right arm, didn't you? That means his left arm can be attached, too!

His legs, his body... You can even fix his soul, I know you can!

Please, just give him back to me! Fix my Komushi and give him back to me!

It was a painful accident.

Komushi was my go-between with Sasori... But even more than that...

He was the only person who truly treated Sasori as a friend.

Hm?

So tell me, how has Sasori been lately?

Eh, pretty much the same as usual. But, recently he's been working on these

really small puppet parts.

And they look just like real human hands.

Huh?!

What?! Can't be... It's probably a coincidence.

But something's off...

I hope my fears are ungrounded...

I don't like to make people wait...

From what I can see. I thought there'd be a little more progress...

Sasori! What are you doing?!

I've just barely managed to get it to the standard size...

Sasori!

What?!

It's Komushi?!

[grunting]

As requested...

This model is done.

[gasp]

I wasn't there for him when he was suffering the most.

When he desperately needed love...

No, I made excuses and distanced myself from him.

I'm the one who warped him...

I'm sorry! Not that it does any good. An apology from a corpse to the puppet you've become!

Your technique's just as sharp as ever.

But you don't have any fighting spirit.

I guess puppet masters aren't any good if they're being controlled, huh?

Hmph! Youngsters shouldn't act like smart alecks!

And don't take the Reanimation Jutsu so lightly!

If the jutsu caster gets serious...

Speak of the devil!

Reverse Secret White Technique!

Esematsu's Ten Puppets!

Huh?

Wires?!

[gasp]

Sasori... and his Mother and Father puppets...

I recovered and repaired all of them...

Sasori, a human who wanted to be a complete puppet.

He said he was an unfinished puppet with a beating heart at its core...

Do you think he wanted to be closer to his parents?

Since both of them had already become puppets?

To think someone would want to be a puppet with no soul...

It could be...

Although...

Actually, I can sense the souls of Sasori's mother and father inside of these puppets.

I'd like to believe that he sensed them as well.

Granny Chiyo said Sasori was able to anticipate the Mother and Father puppets' attack.

But he didn't even attempt to dodge it.

He let his defenses down.

Yeah... It must have gotten through to him.

The cry that his parents souls let out...

I may well be inexperienced...

But I'm not so ignorant that I couldn't feel your regret and sadness pulsing

through every last inch of your Chakra Threads.

You say whatever pops into your head! That's why your a youngster!

There are many things I'd like to atone for, but it's too late. I'm dead.

There's nothing further I can do!

Sasori entrusted his legacy to me...

I entrust you with the "Father" and "Mother" puppets.

Sasori?! He did that?!

Puppets only Sasori could create. Their inner working's are unbelievably delicate,

all the way down to the fingertips.

So he shares a love and passion for puppets, just like Sasori did.

I believe Sasori's soul still dwells inside these puppets!

Thanks to his love, the souls of his parents have been instilled in them, as well!

In the end, I think that Sasori sensed that for himself.

You speak of puppets that have souls?

There's even more, Granny Chiyo.

The love that you gave to his Father and Mother puppets, became a part of their souls, as well.

Oh?

Sasori was aware of that. And he entrusted all of it to me.

Rather, he left it behind for future generations.

And passing it on has become my duty, as well, one that I take very seriously.

Sasori did that?

I may still be a youngster, and I suppose that to you, I'm little more than a stranger.

But my kid brother Gaara received your soul and came back to life.

So I'm not a stranger at all.

That's not the only thing I sense through the Chakra Threads! Sasori, his mother

and father, their family's thoughts and love...

Their souls are crying out to me now...

They're saying, "Please stop Granny Chiyo!"

Family...

Mother!

This is only a simple family portrait. You don't have to be so

stubborn about the whole thing!

You're a fool!

The word "shinobi" means "stealth"!

I'm not going to take a photo to be put up as a decoration!

Just so that people can say, "Oh, what a fine portrait" at parties!

Well, it wouldn't go that far, I don't think.

Oh, please! Of course, it will!

Granny Chiyo...

Is it that you don't want to take a photo with us?

No! It's not that! Where would you even get such an idea?

Heh! What are we going to do with you?

Oh... What are you doing?

[groaning]

Ah-Ahh!

I must say, it seems that they are in the hands of a fine puppeteer now.

[gasp]

Granny Chiyo!

Ha! Ha! Just kidding!

Playing possum for real! [laughing]

Now let's see, Sasori left his Mother and Father to you as a gift.

It seems only fair that I should leave you with something, too.

But the only things that I have left to give you now are my Secret Puppet Techniques.

You'll learn by experiencing them!

Wait, hold on!

Secret White Technique! Army of Illusions!

Oh no! This is seriously not good at all!

[laughter]

When I was a kid, I begged you to train me, but you said you didn't care about the future

of the village and ignored me!

Well I guess I was younger back then!

You were already an old hag!

[laughter]

Did you say that Omoi deserted the battlefield?!

Is this true, Kakashi?

I'm afraid it is. Reports say he ran from his post after stating that he needed to leave for a bit.

Deserting under enemy fire is a serious offense in the Hidden Cloud!

Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "Run, Omoi!"

Damn it, Omoi! What were you thinking?!