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"The Loser Ninja"

This can't be! Is that...?!

What is happening now?!

[loud crash]

Get a hold of yourself, Tsunade! What is happening here?

[small splash]

(Jiraya) I've completed my latest work!

Jiraiya! You never even contacted me-!

Huh?

[restaurant chatter]

[small slurp]

What are you doing?

I'm in the middle of writing my latest work.

Another "Makeout"-whatever book?! So ridiculous!

Hey! That hurts my feelings...

This new novel is different from the others. It's very innovative.

I'm still not finished, but this'll be a masterpiece about the "future of shinobi."

And you can be the first one to read it when it's finished, Tsunade!

That's all right. No thanks!

(Tsunade) "Jiraiya Ninja Scrolls"

"Long ago, there was a Fox Spirit that possessed nine tails..."

"If it lashed its great tails even once, it could smash mountains and send tidal waves crashing to the shores."

"A band of ninja arose to defend their village from its attack..."

"and a lone shinobi sacrificed his life to seal away this beast."

[groan] [yawn]

Good morning!

Good morning! You got home late last night, huh?

Sure did... I was busy for a long time with Lord Third.

So how'd your discussion go?

You had just mentioned an important meeting a while ago.

So? How was it?

Uhhh..

I think... there's no need for you to dirty your hands anymore.

Though it was unlikely, the alliance between the Uchiha and Senju has remained strong.

...and it has protected the peace of the Hidden Leaf Village.

From here on out, it will continue forward until the end of time.

Oh, it was fine. Where's Naruto?

Well, he told me that an important mission was going to be assigned today

and that he couldn't be late no matter what happens, but...

Naruto...! Naruto!

[groggy groan]

Huh...?

What!? I'm late!

Hey, good morning!

Heh heh! I'm outta here!

Hey, wait! Where are your manners, huh?!

I gotta hurry or I won't make it on time to the meeting with Kakashi Sensei!

Heh, Same as always!

You spoil that kid! Can't you scold him a little bit, too, Minato?!

Uh, yeah... okay.

All right! We're gonna get an S-ranked mission today!

Hey, look... isn't that kid up there the Nine-Tailed-

Shhh! Remember, he's still the Hokage's son. Just let sleeping dogs lie...

(Lady) Well, still! I don't like it! Not one little bit!

Alright!

Gahhh!

What the hell!? What are you doing, scaring me?!

Hey!

Oh! I didn't know it was you, Young Lord Naruto!

Mister... how much is this mask?

No, no! Don't even ask me! I can't take money from you,

Young Lord! Lord Hokage would scold me if I did that!

Please, just take it.

It's okay! I don't have any money today, anyway!

Oh, I see.

Thanks, though! I'll just have to come back sometime to buy it.

(Thinking) Ugh, Lord Hokage this, Lord Hokage that...

Hey, throw some salt!

I know that it's supposed to be some kind of big secret in the village...

But everybody here knows what exactly that kid is...

... If he weren't the Hokage's son, he'd've been chased out of the village by now.

Hey, Shiro! Good morning!

Oh, Naruto! Good morning.

Hey! Good morning to you, too, Big Brother Itachi! Sasuke here?

Thanks for picking him up. My brother can be pretty difficult, so I appreciate it.

You can just leave him to me! I'll make sure that I train him right.

Thanks. You're a good friend.

You bet!

(Sasuke) Hmph. Who's training who now?

I'm not so lame that I need some loser to train me!

Just leave me alone.

Oh, Sasuke, just get over it! We're friends, aren't we?

Since when are we friends?! And don't come to get me every day!

Just having to see your face on missions is more than enough!

Yeah, right! Admit it, you're actually glad I came!

(Iroha) [labored breathing]

[gasp]

Huh? What's wrong?

Who is he?

What's wrong? Are you okay?

...Hang in there!

Ageha...

Kakashi Sensei, Aren't you gonna tell us what our new mission's gonna be?

Before that, I wanna show you something... this.

Engraved on this memorial are the names of some of the Leaf's legendary heroes.

Legendary heroes?

Well, I'm definitely gonna make sure my name'll be engraved on here!

All the shinobi listed here were killed in action during missions for our village.

Eh?

But there are others who put their lives at risk, fought for the village, and even saved their comrades...

Yet they weren't given a heroes' burial or even buried in an ordinary grave.

So what's the story about this person, Sensei? Why weren't they put with the others?

He was a captain on a difficult top-secret mission.

While in enemy territory, he faced a difficult choice:

continue the mission or save the lives of his men.

And which one did he choose?

It must've been his comrades' lives, right?

To save their lives... he cancelled the mission.

I knew it!

However, the village suffered huge losses as a result.

He was held responsible and blamed for his actions...

In the end, even the shinobi whose lives he saved denounced him.

He was deeply hurt, and it took its toll mentally and physically.

Until he took his own life.

But, that's--!

Why?! I mean, yeah, he broke the ninja code, but he did it to save the lives of his own men!

One of the very first things that we learn at the Academy is that under shinobi rules, the mission takes priority.

Yeah, but...

In the shinobi world, those who break the rules are scum. That's true...

But, that's not--

However! Those who'd sacrifice even one of their comrades... are worse than scum.

Hm?

Anyway! Until you get the signal to assemble for the mission, you guys should go do some training!

Dismissed! -Right! -Uh, right!

Hm? Something wrong?

Tell me, Sensei. Why was I put on the same team as Naruto?

You have a problem with it?

No, I don't. Not exactly.

But if he's on a team where there's too large a difference in skill levels

then I'm sure he's gonna suffer because of that.

You were the Academy's most promising student.

Are you blaming Naruto for S-ranked missions not coming your way?

Because it seems like it...

No. I didn't mean it that way...

Because it could be just the opposite.

I have a good feeling that today's the day we get an S-ranked mission!

Yes! I'm going all out!

Honestly... How is it that you can be so positive about life all the time?

Well, remember, Sakura, I'm gonna be the Hokage someday!

So for the sake of the village, I can't be a downer!

Talk about dreaming...

(Sasuke) No...

Naruto might become the Hokage.

Huh?

Sasuke!

So you're finally ready to acknowledge my awesome skills after all, huh?!

(Sasuke) Idiot!

You're the son of the Fourth Hokage.

So thanks to some favoritism, even a loser could follow in the Hokage's footsteps.

What?! You have no right to say that kind of thing to me till you can beat me with your ninjutsu!

I don't need any ninjutsu to defeat you, loser!

[grunts]

Lions Barrage!

Stop fighting! We're all on the same team, remember?!

[groan] That was nothing!

Sasuke, let's race!

Whoever makes it to the top of that rock wins!

Alright, ready.... Hey, wait!

Go!!

He doesn't know when to give up.

Hm?

[firework crack]

Lord Hokage just gave us the sign to assemble.

Yeah, but... Naruto is...

What about Naruto...?

Damn it! Like I'm going to quit! I'll never give up, no matter what anyone says!

No sign of Sasuke at all! He's never gonna catch me!

I knew that I could beat him!

Huh? [screaming]

Damn it!

[screaming]

All right, now we shall see if the strength that has been given to you is a blessing or a curse.

[gasp]

If you don't wish to die, then do something about it right now.

I'll never give up! Never! There's no way that I'll ever give up!

Huh?

(Nine Tails) [growl]

That voice is... It's in pain... So bitter and sad...

[growl]

[louder growl]

[low growl]

[gasp] It's huge...

You're the--!

I wasn't expecting to hear that!

I didn't think you would come.

Didn't your parents warn you?

You're... the Nine-Tailed Fox!

Why are you here, foolish boy? What do you want?

Alright now, just listen up, you stupid fox! You're in my body, and you owe me some rent!

What's that?

So for payment, I'll take your chakra. You got that?

[chuckle] You, ordering me around?!

[low growl]

Well, I suppose I can't kill you, can I?

I mean, if you die, I die. Your courage is impressive!

[gasp]

[gasp] [shouting]

Okay, first I'm gonna show you how this jutsu's done.

Now watch carefully.

Summoning Jutsu!

This is it... Summoning Jutsu!

[relieved sigh] Man, that was close!

So, Naruto ran off for that rock? Is that what you're saying?

That's right. He wanted to challenge Sasuke to a race.

course, I didn't want anything to do with it.

(Kakashi) It seems... he might have tried to jump over this.

He what?! Did he fall down there?!

Heh, what a fool.

(Naruto) Hey! What are you doing?

C'mon, we'd better hurry or my Dad's gonna get mad at us!

[gasps]

(Thinking) Jiraiya Sensei...

Over there!

(Nine Tails) [low growling]

I must erect a barrier now!

But I don't have much chakra...

I can still do it... Minato

[coughing]

Kushina!

[crying]

Woke you up, huh? Sorry, Naruto.

Kushina...

I'll take the Nine Tails with me to my death. Because that way we can reduce the interval...

Kushina... There's no need for you to die with the Nine Tails now!

(Minato) In your condition, you sealing the Nine Tails' chakra is physically impossible.

...But you should be able to manage half.

(Kushina) And the other half...?

(Minato) I'll seal it inside Naruto with the Eight Signed Seal!

[gasp]

Listen, I know what you're going to say...

However, in time, the Nine Tails' chakra will open up Naruto's future as a Jinchuriki.

I think that if Naruto is ever in serious danger, the power will be invaluable to him.

But right now, I'm afraid that it seems to be just the opposite.

Well, yeah! It's just that he's not able to control the Nine Tail's enormous power yet...

But I'm confident that in time he'll be able to learn how to harness it.

That's if... Naruto truly is the Child of Prophecy.

(Thinking) But... what if he's not able to fully control the Nine Tails...

...Was it too soon to let you go on this mission?

No... sooner or later you're going to have to overcome this trial...

Wow, we're all here. It's like our entire class was called up for this mission.

(Shikamaru) Yeah...

I guess it's turned out just as we feared, huh?

What?

I say we have a little as possible to do with that guy and just focus on completing the mission.

All right, listen up: each team will take a separate route to the target site.

Once you arrive there,... you will begin a search for the missing shinobi.

If you find them, send word right away!

Under no circumstances rush in and try to rescue them! Got it?

Yeah, and you really don't need to keep on reminding us...

I'm gonna rescue every last one of those guys!

Seems like someone over there doesn't get it.

As we thought. This is gonna turn out to be a real drag.

Scatter!

All right, you guys! Let's do this!

(Tsunade) "Right around that time, the young shinobi who just been made genin...

"...began making their way to a village where their jonin had disappeared."

"And amongst them was the Child of Prophecy,... Naruto."

(Minato) Time is tight. So I'll explain the mission now.

(Naruto) Next time on Naruto Shippuden:... "The Search Mission"

(Minato) Naruto, most likely you're the one who...