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It's so ironic...

Oh? What's that?

Looking at the both of you now, you'd think that the

two of you were best friends.

What happened to those brothers who fought so

fiercely and hated each other?

No matter how much you use those eyes of yours...

I'll use my hatred...

To turn fantasy into reality!

All-in-all, it isn't very hard to guess something

happened between you when you took Itachi down...

But what exactly is it that you want to ask of a

once-dead man?

I want the truth.

Hmm...

Oh, really? Interesting. Could it be?

Hmph. With the way that you're talking...

Do you really not trust Itachi, after all?

Sasuke, don't you think that maybe...

You already know the truth about Itachi?

Well, it's no wonder that you didn't return to the

Hidden Leaf Village after defeating Itachi!

No wonder you joined the Akatsuki, who sought the

Leaf's destruction!

I understand...

Now that I have all of the pieces, it makes so much

sense to me... That's the reason why...

...you intend to destroy the village that caused your

brother such pain.

Just as I thought: you aren't denying it.

So you ran into your brother and followed him all the way

down here to find out the truth once and for all.

To ask, is that what happened back then?

Or, what about that one other time, too?

All the dirty details...

But like I already told you...

Your brother is a liar!

Trust me, I know.

So doesn't it seem just a bit odd?

Itachi was willing to kill his own family, his whole

Clan! To protect the Hidden Leaf Village.

Isn't that in direct opposition to what you're

trying to do now?

However... I'm the one who wants exactly the same thing

that you yearn for, right, Sasuke?

Lord Orochimaru couldn't complete his Operation to

destroy the Leaf, and I've inherited that task.

I think you should ponder that very carefully...

Join me now and stab your treacherous brother Itachi

in the back in the process!

What? You don't even have to feel guilty!

He's not even him! He's already dead!

He's just an imitation.

It was a mission...

To become known as a criminal who murdered his

own clan, to bear the burden of disgrace,

and become a rogue ninja.

All of that was part of the mission.

Itachi completely fulfilled his duty...

Except for one single mistake...

He could not bring himself to kill his younger brother.

We've received intel that Itachi Uchiha of the

Akatsuki has died.

You should mark his entry in your Bingo Book, and remove

him. Just cross him out.

So that traitor has finally died, has he?

I'm surprised. Who was able to kill someone that

powerful, do you know?

His little brother, Sasuke, apparently.

Poetic that someone who killed his clan got taken

down by his own kin.

Yeah, well, it serves him right after all the

atrocious stuff he did!

Not only did he join the Akatsuki, but he also

attacked the Leaf!

He's the most notorious criminal in the

Village's history!

But damn it all...

I wish that we got our hands on him first!

Since Itachi's little brother took down such a

special S-Class Criminal...

...I bet he'll get a ton of decorations and a large

bounty from the nation and the village.

I wonder how much he'll get.

It's not a question of money. You're out of line.

Well, I know, but...

They don't know the truth...

Plus, there are too many people here.

Then I'll teach them the truth!

Don't... Even if they try to confirm the truth about

Itachi with their superiors, the Leaf's

elders will deny it vehemently.

The current Hokage doesn't even know the facts.

Furthermore, Itachi did in fact slaughter his own

Uchiha Clan. And as an Akatsuki member,

he pretended to attack the Leaf.

No one would believe the truth...

Look how long it took you.

For bastards like them...

He sacrificed everything for those who would brand him a

traitor... for these bastards!!

It is exactly what Itachi wanted. If you do not like

it, what is it that you want?

No, we're not the same.

My Operation to Destroy the Leaf is nothing like yours!

I can sympathize with Itachi.

I understand his choice.

Because, honestly, I'm just like him...

It was fine and good being taken in by Leaf Shinobi,

but because my background was a mystery,

I was immediately raised to be a spy.

Medical Ninjutsu was drilled into me,

just so enemies would come to trust me.

I went from village to village spying...

I pretended to be someone else, living a life of

lies... There was no place and no space for

the real me.

With no friends or comrades who knew who I really was, I

continued to work on suppressing myself.

And around the time I stopped knowing who I

even was anymore...

The Hidden Leaf Village stopped trusting me, and I

was relieved of my mission.

Both Itachi and I worked for the good of the Hidden Leaf,

but in return...

...all we got back was dishonor and disgrace!

So you tell me, what in the world has the Leaf Village

ever done for us?!

How Itachi lived is what led to the

creation of the current you.

And though I am still alive, something similar to you was

born from me, as well.

Face it, Sasuke. There is no one who understands

you better than I do.

I'll be your big brother.

And I'll stick by your side through thick and thin.

Come... join me.

Sasuke, don't listen to him.

He was an even greater spy than I was. So he's even

more skillful at lying than me. And...

No matter what darkness or contradictions

lie within the Village...

I'm still Itachi Uchiha of the Leaf!

Sasuke, it's my fault that you're like this right now.

I know that I have no right to advise

you in any way.

But I sincerely hope that you'll hear me out...

...because I have to tell you something.

After we've settled things here.

So help me stop him.

I cast the Reanimation Jutsu. You cannot kill me.

And I can instantly recover from any wound you try to

inflict. This is pointless.

I've also shut off my vision.

So the much-touted genjutsu of your Visual

Prowess won't work, either...

You brothers have no chance!

Because I cast it...

...the Reanimation Jutsu is invincible!

It's really quite annoying listening to him talk...

But he's explained the situation well.

I know. You don't need to tell me.

All right, so what now?

It seems he doesn't know the true power of the Uchiha.

We have a Visual Jutsu that can be used on an opponent

without eyesight...

In exchange for losing the light in one's eyes.

The Izanagi?

How do you know about that?

Danzo used it against me back when I had to fight him.

Well, then you're lucky to be alive.

Hm?

Never mind that. How do we use Izanagi here?

I don't mean Izanagi. But another Forbidden Jutsu,

considered it's other half.

Another one?!

I've already laid the plan.

An Ultimate Visual Jutsu that holds his

fate within its grasp.

The Izanami!

Izanami?!

If the Izanagi changes one's fate...

The Izanami's a jutsu that decides it!

Sasuke... do not leave my side.

A jutsu that decides one's fate?

There's another jutsu like Izanagi?!

I confess that I don't entirely know

what you're up to...

But whatever it is, nothing will work against me.

Seems you still don't understand just what

exactly I have become now!

Sage Art! Inorganic Animation!

Itachi!

This jutsu brings inanimate objects to life and allows

me to control them in any manner that I see fit.

It's different from a jutsu that

just manipulates chakra...

A bit extreme, don't you think?

Protecting Sasuke with your Susano'o slowed you down.

Oh, well... But don't you worry.

I would never harm Sasuke.

He is my precious test subject, after all.

Now, then...

Time to rewrite that brain of yours with this...

You know what will happen, right?

[chuckle]

Amaterasu!

Well, it appears that the greatest offensive Visual

Jutsu can also act as the greatest defense.

It's so hot the limestone cave has gone back

to being just a cave...

I'm sorry...

Sasuke...

Unfortunately for you, I'll win.

I'm so near the point where I'll be able to achieve and

control everything that I simply can't

imagine myself failing at this stage of the game.

All the laws and principles of Nature, which Lord

Orochimaru compiled and studied for so long...

...are now stored and being used inside of me.

I have evolved from human to snake to dragon.

At this moment, I am the closest thing in the entire

world to the Sage of Six Paths.

Compared to me, the Uchiha are nothing at-

Just shut up! You don't know the Uchiha!

You see-!

Kabuto... When I look at you, it's like looking at

my former self.

And that's the reason you will lose...

Look, I'm not on the sidelines anymore.

I'm not just a player.

I'm a central figure! I own this war!

I had the Akatsuki twisted around my little finger,

manipulated the war to my advantage,

and cornered the Uchiha brothers!

Make no mistake, Kabuto: I hate you.

However, I also understand you.

We both lived as spies, as liars, presenting a false

front to the world.

I didn't know who I was at one point, either.

But I finally understand now that to know oneself is not

to achieve everything and not to become perfect.

Instead, it is to become aware of what one is and

isn't capable of.

That sounds like the philosophy of a loser.

You're saying one should acknowledge and give up

what one cannot do?

I'm not. It is simply to forgive oneself for the

things one cannot do alone.

It's because you cannot do everything yourself that you

have comrades to help you.

And also you should never ignore things one could

still accomplish.

If you want to know who and what you are...

You must reexamine and acknowledge your true self.

I failed at that...

I lied to everyone around me. I lied to myself.

I was deluded.

Those who cannot or will not acknowledge

themselves are sure to fail.

Just like I have failed.

What do you two imagine you know about me, anyway?

I have been ardently pursuing what I am in my own

way for the longest time.

My whole life...

I bet he's from that city...

Where that recent battle was just fought.

What should we do with him, Sis? I mean, he's bleeding

from the head pretty badly.

He's gonna die soon. Should we take him?

Urushi... His injuries are less severe than yours were.

Don't worry. Just relax. I can help. I'm able to do a

little Medical Ninjutsu.

Where are your parents?

What's your name?

Seriously? You don't know anything? Come on!

Urushi, help him up.

[growling]

You sure are lucky, kid! Here, grab my shoulder!

That's my oldest memory...

I was nobody and had nothing right from the very

beginning. Nothing at all.

I didn't know my parents. Or even my own name.

Your wound appears to be healing quite nicely.

Hey, you could at least say, "thank you," you know!

Don't you have any manners at all?!

Listen! We don't want anything to happen to you

again, so put this on!

Man, you don't know manners, or who your parents are!

Or even your own name!

I gotta say, that's a first for me!

You're going to be living right here with

us from now on.

That means, starting right now, you can just

consider me your mother.

You can always ask me for whatever you might need.

But you know it's totally inconvenient that he

doesn't have a name.

That's true...

What would be a good one for him?

Wait, how about... Kabuto, as in helmet?

So simple...

That was fast.

It's just what he's wearing!

It's best not to overthink things sometimes.

[chuckling]

Hey! Check it out! He just smiled! I guess that

means he likes his name!

Oh, good!

Hey, you could at least say, "thank you," you know!

Don't you have any manners at all?!

Well... what are we going to do?

We can't get by on just the assistance money from the

nation and the village anymore.

I guess the only option we have left is to negotiate

with the both of them!

Neither is going to give us any more funds.

You know that!

But as it is now, we're barely scraping by.

And remember, we just took another one in...

Yes, I understand... I will do something about it.

So, therefore-

Oww!

What are you doing up at this late hour?!

You should be in bed, asleep, now!

[concerned gasp]

Please! This child just got here.

He doesn't know our schedule or rules yet.

Please, go easy on him.

Oh, Mother, you are far too indulgent

with these children!

Okay! Come here and look at this clock! It's already

twenty minutes past lights-out time!

Which means that lights-out is at what time?

Let's learn this right now so it's not an issue!

Well? What time is it?

You have to learn it for yourself!

[gasp]

This child is simply too young. It isn't his fault

that he can't read a clock, much less do arithmetic.

Let's just call it a night.

Nine o'clock.

Yes, that's correct!

[laughter] It appears that he only has bad vision!

He's smart for his age!

But he's going to need some glasses.

Agh!

And where are we going to get the money for that?

My goodness! Why couldn't he have just spoken up and told

us he couldn't see well?!

You can be mindful of the time from now on, right?

I just hope that those lenses are the correct

strength for your eyes.

[chuckle]

Thank... you...

Thank you.

My name is symbolic.

My eyeglasses, a tool...

Thank you...

From the very beginning, I was nobody...

Thank you...

Thank you!

That's enough, now.

From the very beginning...

I had nothing.

Nothing at all...

Mother didn't know me.

Why? Why didn't she remember me?

If she doesn't know me, then who am I?

What were all those things I received from Mother?

My name, that I was one of Mother's children, even

these glasses. Who... are you?

Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "Kabuto Yakushi."

It appears that you no longer see yourself clearly...