Original subtitles

What the-- What happened?

Just one second. I'll replace the candle right now.

Thank you.

Lady Tsunade, are you staying out here?

Yes, just for a little while longer...

Okay, but don't overdo it.

That isn't going to be any good for your health, after all!

Yeah, I know that...

Lord Jiraiya put his heart and soul into that book...

I don't blame her for getting so absorbed in it.

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[growling]

A fourth tail, huh...?

Well, I guess it was still too soon for Naruto to be able to control the Nine Tails Chakra.

[growling]

Hmmm... I guess I have no choice but to lock the Eight Signed Seal once more...

Naruto... just quiet down... And let me take care of things...

[snarl]

Art of the Raging Lion's Mane!

[roaring]

[roar]

[crash]

[groan]

Man... He really packs a punch! I think that I just broke a few ribs.

Summoning: Bring Down the House Jutsu!

[angry snarl]

[grunt]

Okay, Earth Style: The Dark Swamp!

[angry roar]

Come on now... Take control of yourself, Naruto!

[roar]

[gasp]

[roaring]

Naruto....

(Fukasaku) He's dreamt of you, Jiraiya-boy.

And as you are no doubt aware, his dream was not just a dream.

It was a prophecy of the future, which he will now tell you.

...So listen carefully.

Yes, sir.

In my dream, you, who are singularly pervy, will nonetheless become a great ninja.

And once you do, you will eventually acquire apprentices of your very own.

Pervy? I can't believe he remembers that of all things...

One such student will come to possess great power.

Depending on how you guide him, the future of the Shinobi World will undergo a great change.

Wait, I'm the one who's going to guide him?!

Furthermore, this apprentice of yours will have an enormous influence on the future of the entire Shinobi World.

What, seriously?! My apprentice will?!

Yes... The future of the Shinobi World will be wrought with many calamities.

One of your apprentices will be the one who will prevent those calamities.

However....

If they're guided in the right direction, the world will change for the better...

...but if guided wrongly, they'll bring about great ruin.

And the duty that's fated to fall on your shoulders is to be the one who will guide the Child

of Prophecy in the right direction.

"Child of Prophecy?"

[angry roars]

Impossible! To think the one who might bring about great ruin is-!

Do you all plan on ignoring the rules of the village?

Yeah. We can't return home to the village when our friends are still being held captive.

We all agree on that.

[sigh] Why did I think that you would be like Itachi?

It's too soon. You're not ready yet.

Sasuke...

Itachi was able to master it when he was about your age.

And currently, he's with the ANBU that're directly under Lord Hokage.

The job of the Leaf Police Force is to uphold the laws of the village...

...and I was hoping to fill the void left by Itachi's transfer...

...Focus.

I won't lose to Big Brother! To honor the rules, I'll destroy these puppets!

A smokescreen...

No, Sasuke!

He used the smoke to create a blind spot for the puppet user!

He's being reckless!

Fire Style! Fireball Jutsu!

[gasp]

Cha!

I guess it won't be that easy...

Argh!

[grunt]

Cha!

Even if our intentions may be different, we cannot just ignore the needs of our friends!

Just great. All right, follow Lee, everyone!

Human Boulder! Roll, roll, roll, roll, roll...!

All right, take this! Cha!

Fang Over Fang!

Hiya!

Sasuke...!

You know, I really hope that you didn't go charging in all by yourself like that just because

you knew that we wouldn't leave a friend behind!

[snicker]

The Leaf shinobi chose to attack the puppets...

Do they intend on bringing them down and then returning to the Leaf Village?

Have they chosen the rules instead of choosing their friends?

[gasp]

Even the young cannot break free of the curse of following the rules.

A caged bird is a caged bird, after all.

They don't know how to fly freely through the heavens.

Tell me, has your Byakugan somehow become clouded?

What!?

They're not fighting because they want to honor the rules!

They're fighting for their friend!

[gasp]

They're not bound by the rules of the village.

By their own free will, they're fighting to save their friend right now!

[angry growls0

(Hiruko) I guess this is far enough...

They've already decided.

It's fairly obvious... there's no future for shinobi...

There is only... hell.

I'll show you an artistic and eternal hell!

Damn it! He had puppets in reserve as back-up!

[struggling gasps]

You told me that there are three steps to this training, right, Dad?

But up until now, you've only actually taught me two of them!

Yep, you've got it!

Now, then...

But, dad, this is just an ordinary balloon.

The first step is rotation.

And the second step is force.

Yeah, that's as far as I've gotten.

Well, on to the third step, then!

The one in my left palm looks like an ordinary plain balloon, right?

Uh... Well, yeah!

So, then, if you reproduce the contents of the balloon with your right hand...

(Naruto) Amazing! The massive chakra spinning wildly and getting faster

but the balloon still remains a perfect sphere...!

in other words the chakra in the second step, infused with power, is fixed inside the balloon.

What? It's fixed?

Adding force to the chakra, compresses it and fixes it.

What!? It's hard enough just making it turn and adding power with both hands!

Are you telling me that you can increase it even more?!

I guess you could use all the help you can get!

But if you can learn it, you get this...

[gasp]

Whoa! That is awesome!

This Rasengan is a super high-level ninjutsu.

Only two shinobi are able to do this: Jiraiya Sensei and myself.

Do you think that I'll be able to do it, too?!

Yes, of course! I'm sure that you'll get it!

(Thinking) Wait... "All the help I can get."

What is going on here?!

There is no end to this!

(Naruto) Sakura...! Just hold on! I'm coming to save you!

[angry roar]

Naruto!?

[grunts]

Huh! Pervy Sage, what happened?

Oh! So you're back now, huh?

But, how did you get hurt!?

Don't worry, it's nothing. But I can't move much, so I've gotta head back for now.

But you'd better get back to the others you got that?

See ya. Reverse Summoning Jutsu!

Huh... Argh!

[groan]

[gasp]

Not good. At this rate, they're all going to be...

Hold on...

What? Why?

The way things are going, the Leaf shinobi are in real danger.

Just wait. I sense massive chakra closing in...

Why did this fight have to turn into such a drag?

Aw, man, I am such an idiot!

(Naruto) Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!

Huh!?

Rotation! Then, Power!

And with some help, I can compress it and fix it!

Just what is he doing?

Look at all that chakra!

No way, that jutsu... Thats Rasengan!

Impossible! The reason is because that jutsu is-

Naruto is awesome!

Naruto!?

All right, here goes!

Rasengan!

[revving up yell]

Cha!

No way!

Next one! Let's go!

[clones yelling]

Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!

[explosion]

Naruto...!?

Damn you to hell! How dare you ruin my masterpieces like this!

Are you the Puppet User behind this?

Heh.

Ah!

Huh...? Damnit!

Uh... Sorry, guys, but he got away...

That was amazing!

Taking down all of those puppets by yourself. Just incredible.

I believe that I just might have been underestimating you all this time!

That's for sure! You were hiding amazing power!

That power must be acknowledged.

The reason is because everyone had a tough time with the enemy

but you came and took them down by yourself.

Yeah! I'd expect nothing less!

Well, I was totally surprised!

They say that skilled hawks hide their talons until they need them!

I really hate to admit it, but this is one time that I have to acknowledge him.

[bark bark]

Tsk...

By the way, Naruto, we're going to go and save our friends.

It'll mean disobeying the rules of the Leaf Village, but it's what all of us wanna do.

All right, that's great! And I feel the same way as you guys do, of course!

Well, Sasuke?

With this much fighting strength, you can't tell us that rescuing our friends is impossible anymore.

Sasuke! come along with us, ya know!

Fine, whatever.

Okay then! it's decided!

Alright, you all heard it! We're working together now!

We'll rescue Asuma and no, we'll rescue our friends!

(All) Right!

Has your so-called test finally produced a result now?

I believe it's been proven conclusively that they consider the bonds of friendship more

important than the rules of the village.

So there's no need to continue anymore...

You wi release all of the Hidden Leaf Shinobi that you've abducted, won't you...?

Right, Father?

(Naruto) Who are you guys?

(Konan) First of all, we're not your enemy.

(Yahiko) We want to show you a sign of mutual trust.

We're sorry for getting you involved in our employer's test.

(Nagato) That test's over now. So shortly, all your friends will be released.

(Naruto) What, seriously?

(Naruto) Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "The Caged Bird"

(Naruto) You're sayin' you guys know Pervy Sage, too?