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(Hagoromo) I'll now announce the name of the successor to Ninshu.

The one who'll take over Ninshu is...

My youngest son, Ashura!

[gasp]

[gasps]

Lord Hagoromo!

Why, father?! I'm nowhere near Elder Brother's Ninshu skill!

It's not even close!

I have made my decision.

Father, please, just tell me what it is that I've done to make you dissatisfied with me...

I've received word that the village which I'd put you in charge of is now near destruction.

[gasp] It's what!?

But, how could--!?

You... did you use force to...?

No. Do I look like a fool to you?

[gasp]

Explain to me what you did.

I just did the same thing that Ashura did.

I gave the villagers the water that they needed, and I dealt with the Divine Tree.

The only difference was that I handled it on my own, father!

And that affected the outcome drastically.

After you left, the villagers fought over water rights and ended up destroying themselves.

Happiness obtained the easy way never lasts long.

But Ashura labored alongside the people to open up a path to their future.

Happiness that is hard-earned is much more difficult to destroy.

Indra, you possess a wonderful power known as the Sharingan.

Ashura's grown and matured, but he still lacks in power.

Please, lend him your power moving forward and support the growth of Ninshu alongside him.

[grimace]

Brother...

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Why? Why didn't my father choose me?

Yeah exactly! The one who has power rules the world!

I mean, that's just common sense!

And you possess enough power to decide everything, Master Indra!

I say you appeal to Lord Hagoromo again.

And we'll support you!

Thank you, the both of you.

Of course! There's no need for thanks. We just want to support you.

That's right. we'll do anything.

Really?

[crashing sound]

[happy villager chatter]

Man, I've never seen such a feast!

Today we celebrate the successor of Ninshu being chosen!

Everyone, eat up and enjoy to your heart's content!

Yeah, you guys! Let's eat!

[happy laughter]

[sigh]

You know, I'm beginning to think that we might have come here at a bad time.

Nah, don't worry about it.

To be honest, I'm actually feeling relieved that Ashura was the one who was picked.

Huh?

Ashura's big brother is smart,

and he's a genius when it comes to Ninshu.

But there's a coldness about him.

If he'd been named as the successor, I think that we'd all end up just being scared of him.

I see...

However, Ashura understands people's pain.

Yeah, he can be a bit dense... but this recent journey of ours really matured him.

Enough to make you fall in love with him and follow him all the way here, right?

What are you talking about?!

You're blushing, you know!

Idiot!

Argh!

Wait a minute, where is Ashura, anyway?

Ashura...

Something troubling you?

Yeah.

Indra is different than he once was.

It's because of the Sharingan.

The Sharingan?

I've observed Indra's Sharingan, and its power overwhelms everyone.

It happened even before Indra realized.

That's how incredibly powerful Indra's Sharingan is.

But it's also that power that's stopped Indra from being able to understand how others feel.

And ultimately, it has closed off his heart.

But you are different.

You understand the human heart.

That's why you enhanced Ninshu with love.

And in turn, that nurtured trust among people, creating bonds and friendship.

Friendship?

A bond is something that can only be created after sharing hardships together.

It overflows with love and compassion.

As long as such bonds exist, Ninshu won't be used for evil.

However, power without bonds will bring great calamity upon the world.

Ashura. I ask that you join forces with your brother and spread the bond of Ninshu.

Father, I.

Yes, Father, I From this moment onward, I entrust my power to you.

Ashura!

Oh, where could he have run off?

[explosion] [gasp]

[gasp]

What is that?

[explosion]

[panicked screams]

What is that!?

Oh, no! Kanna! Are you all right?

Yeah.

What just happened?

[gasp] Elder Brother?!

Indra, Just what is the meaning of this?

Tell me why! Why didn't you choose me as your successor?

It isn't power that controls Ninshu, but love. That is what I've decided.

It's love?

But there's no need for love.

During my journey& just like Ashura did, I sought out the villager's pain.

But ultimately, the villagers ended up relying on my power.

The weak revered me as their king and wanted that power.

Ashura was lacking. That's why he found it necessary to rely on the cooperation of others.

But I'm different!

I don't need the help of the weak.

I can use my own power to establish total order!

I'll create a world completely without conflict!

That's just what my mother, Kaguya, wanted to do.

Those who possess power must never forget the human heart.

People may not be able to progress as swiftly as you.

And if they aren't able to walk at the same pace, from their standpoint...

...they can only fear power that has no bond.

Then I'll just force them to obey.

Please stop this, Elder Brother!

You would've given your life to protect me once!

That's how kind you were back then!

Ashura, I am no longer that man.

I can't return to being him!

Indra...

Your eyes!

Of course! There's no need for thanks. We just want to support you.

That's right. We'll do anything.

Really? Thank you, the both of you.

[electric shock]

[gasp]

In...dra...

Why,,, would you...?

Forgive me.

[thud]

Whenever I lose those closest and dearest to me, my Sharingan evolves.

Indra... so you'd stoop that low?

Please, just stop this! I don't wanna have to fight you, Elder Brother!

Oh? You're going to fight me now?

Well, you've become quite brave, Ashura!

But do you really believe that you can take me on?!

What's this?!

[attacking yell]

[explosion]

Amazing!

Yup! His training paid off!

[gasp]

[gasp]

I'll admit that you've improved a little bit.

But it still isn't enough to beat me!

[grunt]

Ready?

[determined grunt]

This is power!

[attack cry]

[gasp]

[crash]

[yells]

Ashura!

[grunt]

[loud thuds]

[grunting]

Father! Everyone!

Quickly! Join forces, all of you!

[attack cries]

You have the audacity to attack me?

[crash]

[grunts]

The powerless can band together, but doing so means nothing.

Now, Father, let me perform the last rites for your fragile ideals!

It's over!

Elder Brother!

[gasp]

This is...

The power of Six Paths! You inherited it?

Ridiculous!

[grunts]

Everyone, lend Ashura your power now!

Mhm!

Huh?

Father, what-?!

Ashura, chakra is a power that can be used to link the hearts of many together!

Huh? Everyone!

I feel it! I can feel... everyone's power!

What?!

What is this?

Elder Brother!

Ashura!

This is the power, of our bond!

[agonizing screams]

[massive explosion]

(Indra) [painful grunts]

Elder Brother!

Stay away!

[gasp]

Ashura... I will never ...acknowledge Ninshu-or you!

Elder Brother.

(Hagoromo) Soon after, I heard rumors that Indra had established a sect of Ninjutsu that idolized power.

I recorded for posterity the misfortune that the Sharingan brings about on a stone tablet.

But Zetsu took advantage of it, so that effort seems to have been a total waste.

Ashura. It seems that my time in this world with you is coming to an end now.

Father, no!

Grandfather!

[sniffle]

I'm afraid that I wasn't able to guide this world as well as I would've liked.

That simply isn't true!

After all, we were able to pass on your will to many people through Ninshu, father!

And yet I leave behind some who won't accept it...

Indra came by to see me last night.

[gasp]

[thunder]

Yes, Indra?

[thunder]

Have you come to kill me?

There's no need for me to do that anymore.

I came here, to end the future of this hell that's disguised as Ninshu.

You've always feared the power my grandmother possessed.

But instead of trying to understand that enormous power, you merely ran from it...

...using ideas such as "love" and "bonds" as a shield.

Your selfish, naïve misconceptions will mar the future of Ninshu with wars and disasters.

Until I'm able to destroy Ashura and all of his brethren...

...and wipe your failed ideas of Ninshu from the face of this world,...

I won't stop fighting.

Till then, my soul will reincarnate and fight, however long it takes!

[thunder]

(Hagoromo) Forgive me.

Father, please be at peace.

If Elder Brother's soul will reincarnate over and over, then mine shall, as well,

for however long it may take.

Ashura, I hereby entrust the future of this entire world to you and to your descendants.

[gasps]

(Ashura) Father!

(Futami) Lord Hagoromo!

(Kanna) Father!

(Ashura's son) Grandpa!

(Ashura) Father!!

(Hagoromo) And as Indra had warned, the battle between them waged on.

It continued over and over again...

...never ending.

Those battles took the lives of many comrades and kin on both sides.

Hate begat hate, and it reached a point of no return.

The fighting continued even after Ashura and Indra had died,

passed on to the numerous reincarnates of their souls.

To you, Senju Hashirama, and to Madara Uchiha.

And now, to Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.

All of you must do everything in your power to save Naruto and Sasuke.

I have implicit faith that those two will find the true solution to this fate of shinobi...

...which has persisted for all this time.

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(Naruto) There actually is one S-rank mission that we three can do right now...

A mission that's failed again and again, one that only we can pull off...

(Sasuke) Now this is getting interesting...

(Sakura) Oh, boy! I'm getting so excited about this!

(Naruto) Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "A Special Mission."

(Naruto) All right! Let's get this mission started!

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