1 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:35,000 Lost Bonds 2 00:01:44,730 --> 00:01:47,400 Don't all those things we did together in Squad 7 3 00:01:47,430 --> 00:01:49,930 mean anything to you?! 4 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:56,870 No… It wasn't meaningless. 5 00:01:58,870 --> 00:02:01,230 To me, you became… 6 00:02:02,730 --> 00:02:04,370 my closest friend. 7 00:02:05,230 --> 00:02:06,500 I became your friend? 8 00:02:06,970 --> 00:02:08,100 Then why? 9 00:02:08,500 --> 00:02:09,830 That's precisely why. 10 00:02:11,770 --> 00:02:12,970 That's precisely why… 11 00:02:13,330 --> 00:02:15,470 you're worth killing. 12 00:02:21,900 --> 00:02:22,870 You're finally awake? 13 00:02:26,630 --> 00:02:27,530 A dream? 14 00:02:29,430 --> 00:02:30,270 Where am I? 15 00:02:30,970 --> 00:02:32,200 You lost consciousness. 16 00:02:32,700 --> 00:02:34,300 You really had us worried. 17 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:40,770 Where are Kakashi Sensei and Sai? 18 00:02:46,100 --> 00:02:46,800 I see. 19 00:02:52,630 --> 00:02:53,400 Why? 20 00:02:57,900 --> 00:02:59,670 Why did it turn out like this? 21 00:03:01,570 --> 00:03:02,370 Naruto… 22 00:03:03,100 --> 00:03:04,600 You should rest a bit longer. 23 00:03:05,270 --> 00:03:06,030 Come on. 24 00:03:14,700 --> 00:03:17,470 Sasuke…you're… 25 00:03:22,300 --> 00:03:25,530 Did you hear? Everyone in the Uchiha Clan got killed. 26 00:03:28,370 --> 00:03:30,900 Yeah, I know. I heard my dad talking about it. 27 00:03:31,370 --> 00:03:33,470 He's the only one who survived. 28 00:03:35,370 --> 00:03:37,770 I was sorta glad back then. 29 00:03:38,570 --> 00:03:40,600 I wasn't the only one who was alone anymore. 30 00:03:43,900 --> 00:03:46,530 But Sasuke was good at everything he did. 31 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:49,600 Good job, Sasuke! 32 00:03:49,630 --> 00:03:51,300 Just what I'd expect from Sasuke! 33 00:03:51,330 --> 00:03:52,130 He's so cool! 34 00:03:53,530 --> 00:03:57,900 He's showing off! I can do that too! 35 00:03:58,170 --> 00:04:00,400 He was so different from me. 36 00:04:00,530 --> 00:04:01,500 Go! 37 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,030 That's why I picked him to be my rival, 38 00:04:07,330 --> 00:04:09,170 because I wanted to become like him. 39 00:04:18,770 --> 00:04:20,700 Even though we were both on Squad 7, 40 00:04:21,130 --> 00:04:23,470 Sasuke was always one step ahead of me. 41 00:04:26,930 --> 00:04:28,970 The reason why I trained so hard was because 42 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,530 I wanted to catch up to him, even just a little. 43 00:04:43,300 --> 00:04:47,000 "Am I strong?" All I want is the answer to that. 44 00:04:47,570 --> 00:04:50,100 I just wanted to fight the strong ones. 45 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,230 And they are all right here. 46 00:04:54,030 --> 00:04:57,170 Naruto… I want to fight you too. 47 00:04:59,370 --> 00:05:00,970 I was really happy. 48 00:05:01,530 --> 00:05:04,900 It was the first time Sasuke acknowledged me as an equal. 49 00:05:06,370 --> 00:05:09,430 First off, let's have you guys introduce yourselves. 50 00:05:10,130 --> 00:05:11,530 But he… 51 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,170 My name's Sasuke Uchiha. 52 00:05:14,700 --> 00:05:18,470 I have lots of dislikes, but no likes in particular. 53 00:05:19,570 --> 00:05:23,000 And I don't feel like summing up my ambition as just a dream, 54 00:05:23,030 --> 00:05:24,370 but I do have an ambition. 55 00:05:24,900 --> 00:05:26,870 The ambition to restore my clan and 56 00:05:26,900 --> 00:05:29,600 to kill a certain man without fail! 57 00:05:33,470 --> 00:05:36,000 It's been a long time…Sasuke. 58 00:05:36,900 --> 00:05:39,030 Itachi Uchiha… 59 00:05:40,230 --> 00:05:42,430 I will kill you! 60 00:05:43,100 --> 00:05:45,900 This is the guy Sasuke talked about, 61 00:05:45,930 --> 00:05:47,530 the man he wants to kill? 62 00:05:49,900 --> 00:05:51,630 It's just as you said… 63 00:05:51,670 --> 00:05:54,370 I've hated you… and resented you. 64 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,900 For the singular purpose of killing you, I… 65 00:06:02,070 --> 00:06:03,330 I… 66 00:06:05,770 --> 00:06:07,200 have lived my life! 67 00:06:07,470 --> 00:06:11,530 You decided to live for revenge. 68 00:06:13,730 --> 00:06:18,470 My classified mission was indeed the assassination of Sasuke. 69 00:06:20,430 --> 00:06:21,870 But I've had enough of orders. 70 00:06:22,570 --> 00:06:24,570 I now want to act on my own beliefs. 71 00:06:25,670 --> 00:06:28,530 I think Naruto will get me to remember… 72 00:06:29,570 --> 00:06:31,370 my past emotions. 73 00:06:33,030 --> 00:06:34,870 I don't know you very well. 74 00:06:35,670 --> 00:06:37,570 But there must be some kind of reason 75 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,930 Naruto and Sakura have pursued you so desperately. 76 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,270 They don't want to sever their bonds with you. 77 00:06:44,830 --> 00:06:47,100 They're giving it their all to secure those bonds. 78 00:06:48,170 --> 00:06:51,130 I still don't understand it all that clearly. 79 00:06:51,970 --> 00:06:55,170 But Sasuke, you should understand. 80 00:06:57,070 --> 00:06:58,530 Yeah, I did understand. 81 00:06:59,970 --> 00:07:04,470 That's why I severed the bonds. I have a different bond. 82 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,370 A bond of hatred with my older brother. 83 00:07:21,930 --> 00:07:25,600 What about the bond between Sasuke and me? 84 00:07:31,030 --> 00:07:32,130 Hurry up! 85 00:07:32,570 --> 00:07:35,700 Before that, put your headband on. I'll wait. 86 00:07:36,300 --> 00:07:38,030 I don't need that thing. 87 00:07:38,270 --> 00:07:39,700 Just do it! 88 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:44,370 You won't even be able to put a scratch on my forehead! 89 00:07:44,530 --> 00:07:45,400 That's not it! 90 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:47,830 I'm saying this is a testament 91 00:07:47,870 --> 00:07:50,230 to fighting on equal terms as Leaf Ninja. 92 00:07:50,700 --> 00:07:53,000 And I'm saying you're acting high and mighty! 93 00:07:53,470 --> 00:07:55,870 Do you really think that we're equals?! 94 00:07:56,070 --> 00:07:57,330 Yeah, I do! 95 00:07:57,870 --> 00:08:01,370 I've never once thought that I was inferior to you! 96 00:08:01,530 --> 00:08:02,830 You're an embarrassment! 97 00:08:03,070 --> 00:08:07,270 That's because you're still weak, Little Sasuke! 98 00:08:07,770 --> 00:08:09,170 Naruto! 99 00:08:09,330 --> 00:08:10,570 Sasuke! 100 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,270 Stop it, both of you. 101 00:08:16,570 --> 00:08:18,100 Stop it! 102 00:08:22,830 --> 00:08:25,400 Stop it, both of you! 103 00:08:25,500 --> 00:08:26,300 Damn! 104 00:08:26,530 --> 00:08:27,570 I can't stop completely! 105 00:08:35,100 --> 00:08:39,330 Lord Orochimaru has already acquired the Immortality Jutsu. 106 00:08:40,270 --> 00:08:44,770 "Immortal" doesn't mean that his flesh can maintain itself forever. 107 00:08:45,430 --> 00:08:47,200 Before his body decays, 108 00:08:47,230 --> 00:08:50,870 a strong, new body must be made into a vessel for his soul. 109 00:08:51,300 --> 00:08:52,400 That's… 110 00:08:52,970 --> 00:08:54,900 Are you saying that's Sasuke?! 111 00:08:55,300 --> 00:08:57,230 Yes… That's right. 112 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,030 I won't let that happen! 113 00:09:01,730 --> 00:09:04,070 When Sasuke abandoned the village, 114 00:09:04,100 --> 00:09:06,430 I really believed I could bring him back. 115 00:09:07,330 --> 00:09:08,030 But… 116 00:09:10,900 --> 00:09:13,130 Have you snapped out of it yet? 117 00:09:13,630 --> 00:09:15,770 You have no siblings or parents. 118 00:09:16,130 --> 00:09:18,330 How could you understand anything about me?! 119 00:09:19,330 --> 00:09:21,730 You've been on your own since the beginning! 120 00:09:21,970 --> 00:09:24,230 What makes you think you know anything about me? 121 00:09:26,530 --> 00:09:29,030 Having that bond is what makes it painful! 122 00:09:29,500 --> 00:09:31,530 And how could you know 123 00:09:31,700 --> 00:09:34,030 what it feels like to lose that bond?! 124 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:41,870 In the end, I didn't understand Sasuke at all. 125 00:09:42,230 --> 00:09:44,700 I just thought I knew him. 126 00:09:45,700 --> 00:09:47,200 Why? 127 00:09:47,230 --> 00:09:49,300 Why would you go so far for me? 128 00:09:52,370 --> 00:09:55,930 Because this is the first bond that I've ever had! 129 00:09:56,370 --> 00:09:59,570 That's why I'm gonna stop you. 130 00:10:32,270 --> 00:10:35,500 I admit it, you're strong. 131 00:10:38,130 --> 00:10:42,100 It's because you know the pain that solitude brings, 132 00:10:42,130 --> 00:10:44,070 just as I do. 133 00:10:46,030 --> 00:10:49,770 And it's that pain that makes people stronger. 134 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:53,970 And for that very reason, if I break that bond, 135 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,530 I'll be able to achieve even greater strength. 136 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:16,470 Did you know that this place is called the Final Valley? 137 00:11:17,170 --> 00:11:21,230 Don't you think this is a perfect stage for us, Naruto? 138 00:11:21,700 --> 00:11:22,600 You… 139 00:11:23,470 --> 00:11:27,070 So let's bring this fight to a close soon! 140 00:12:10,030 --> 00:12:11,130 How are you feeling? 141 00:12:11,700 --> 00:12:13,270 I had them make some porridge. 142 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,330 Eat it and restore your strength. 143 00:12:18,670 --> 00:12:21,670 I…was dreaming about Sasuke. 144 00:12:23,270 --> 00:12:25,870 You're going back to the village with me. 145 00:12:27,070 --> 00:12:28,700 They're Kakashi's orders. 146 00:12:38,670 --> 00:12:42,270 I'm sorry, but you just have to let Kakashi handle Sasuke. 147 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:43,500 Got it? 148 00:12:46,770 --> 00:12:47,570 Fine. 149 00:12:48,570 --> 00:12:51,530 Let me rest some more, then we can head back to the village. 150 00:12:53,970 --> 00:12:57,600 You should eat a little to restore your strength. 151 00:12:59,370 --> 00:13:02,370 I don't have an appetite. 152 00:13:13,830 --> 00:13:17,130 Sasuke said he was going to sever his bond with me 153 00:13:17,170 --> 00:13:18,830 and become stronger. 154 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,970 He said I could never understand his feelings. 155 00:13:26,230 --> 00:13:30,100 You were friends with Orochimaru long ago, right, Pervy Sage? 156 00:13:30,770 --> 00:13:33,170 Why did Orochimaru desert the village 157 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:35,300 and decide to destroy the Hidden Leaf? 158 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:41,400 Orochimaru changed after his parents were killed. 159 00:13:41,970 --> 00:13:44,930 He became obsessed with Forbidden Jutsu. 160 00:13:46,470 --> 00:13:48,700 Maybe he longed to see his parents, 161 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:50,930 or he sought revenge on the Leaf Village, 162 00:13:50,970 --> 00:13:53,230 who he held responsible for their deaths. 163 00:13:54,230 --> 00:13:57,570 My parents weren't killed. 164 00:13:58,470 --> 00:14:03,830 So like you, I was accused of not being able to understand. 165 00:14:04,570 --> 00:14:06,300 Perhaps he was right, 166 00:14:06,330 --> 00:14:09,100 I didn't understand a thing about him. 167 00:14:14,570 --> 00:14:16,030 However… 168 00:14:16,570 --> 00:14:21,800 even I can see there's too much hate in our Ninja World. 169 00:14:22,370 --> 00:14:23,700 Hate? 170 00:14:24,370 --> 00:14:27,830 And I've wanted to do something about this hatred, 171 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,300 but I'm not sure what must be done. 172 00:14:31,730 --> 00:14:33,330 But I have faith that 173 00:14:33,370 --> 00:14:36,070 there will come a time 174 00:14:36,100 --> 00:14:38,500 when people can truly understand one another. 175 00:14:43,900 --> 00:14:50,200 To me, Pervy Sage was irreplaceable. He was family. 176 00:14:57,530 --> 00:14:58,530 That's why… 177 00:15:00,470 --> 00:15:03,000 Jiraiya-boy has died in battle. 178 00:15:05,830 --> 00:15:08,330 When I heard that Pervy Sage died, 179 00:15:09,630 --> 00:15:14,730 I understood what Sasuke was talking about for the very first time. 180 00:15:14,770 --> 00:15:17,070 About the pain of losing a bond. 181 00:15:40,070 --> 00:15:43,900 Naruto, let's go soon. Are you still not ready? 182 00:15:44,630 --> 00:15:47,230 I don't feel like going outside yet. 183 00:15:48,500 --> 00:15:49,730 Can you wait a bit longer? 184 00:15:50,170 --> 00:15:54,000 All right. He still hasn't caught on that I'm a Shadow Clone. 185 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,570 Have you come to understand a little of what pain is? 186 00:16:16,100 --> 00:16:20,700 Unless you know the same pain, you cannot truly know another. 187 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:25,070 And even if you get to know others, there can be no understanding. 188 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,640 That is the truth. 189 00:16:31,140 --> 00:16:34,370 Just like how it's useless to chase after Sasuke. 190 00:16:34,940 --> 00:16:36,140 People change… 191 00:16:36,540 --> 00:16:39,440 Sasuke isn't the old Sasuke anymore. 192 00:16:41,570 --> 00:16:44,170 Sasuke chose this himself. 193 00:16:45,700 --> 00:16:48,100 You must forget about Sasuke. 194 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:53,270 If you are a ninja, become wiser. 195 00:16:55,540 --> 00:17:00,240 Fools cannot survive in our world. That is the reality. 196 00:17:01,070 --> 00:17:03,570 If being smart means what you say, 197 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:06,140 I'll remain a fool for the rest of my life. 198 00:17:07,470 --> 00:17:11,500 Pervy Sage, I'm a big fool after all. 199 00:17:13,740 --> 00:17:14,970 Kakashi Sensei's chakra… 200 00:17:16,070 --> 00:17:16,740 This way! 201 00:17:17,270 --> 00:17:19,500 Sakura, don't do anything reckless. 202 00:17:20,470 --> 00:17:22,900 This is just an assumption on my part. 203 00:17:24,170 --> 00:17:25,400 But I believe Sakura… 204 00:17:28,140 --> 00:17:30,140 She intends to kill Sasuke herself. 205 00:17:36,770 --> 00:17:40,440 Sasuke has shouldered the entire burden of the Uchiha's hatred 206 00:17:40,470 --> 00:17:43,570 and intends to strike the world with that curse. 207 00:17:44,970 --> 00:17:47,040 It is the most powerful weapon. 208 00:17:47,070 --> 00:17:49,840 It's his friend and source of power, this thing called hatred. 209 00:17:53,940 --> 00:17:55,970 And it is Sasuke's Ninja Way! 210 00:18:02,870 --> 00:18:04,340 Did you know, Naruto? 211 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:07,170 When two shinobi are of a high enough level, 212 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:09,070 they are able to read each other's thoughts, 213 00:18:09,100 --> 00:18:11,370 simply by an exchange of fists. 214 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:14,340 Without ever uttering a single word. 215 00:18:15,140 --> 00:18:17,040 You're naïve, Naruto. 216 00:18:18,170 --> 00:18:21,900 Tell me, could you read… 217 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:23,940 my true feelings? 218 00:18:28,740 --> 00:18:30,470 Sasuke… Right now… 219 00:18:31,270 --> 00:18:35,740 I understand how you feel as someone who has lost a bond. 220 00:18:40,300 --> 00:18:44,840 You said earlier you consider Sasuke to be like a brother. 221 00:18:45,770 --> 00:18:49,770 What if Sasuke were to attack the Leaf Village? 222 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:51,400 What would you do then? 223 00:18:51,900 --> 00:18:53,500 What? Why would Sasuke…? 224 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,270 There's no way he'd do something like that! 225 00:18:57,370 --> 00:19:01,870 Sasuke is still naïve. He can easily be dyed any color. 226 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,940 Would you be able to stop him? 227 00:19:08,500 --> 00:19:10,470 Even if you had to kill Sasuke? 228 00:19:12,770 --> 00:19:14,970 Could you weigh Sasuke against the Leaf Village 229 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:15,970 on a set of scales? 230 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:18,670 I would defend the Leaf Village! 231 00:19:18,700 --> 00:19:21,040 But I would also stop Sasuke without killing him! 232 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,370 You're such a child. 233 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,240 What you speak of are all fantasies. 234 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:30,540 A ninja must sometimes make very harsh decisions. 235 00:19:32,470 --> 00:19:34,670 The Akatsuki will be branded as wanted fugitives. 236 00:19:34,970 --> 00:19:36,770 Then, not only I, 237 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,070 but the whole world will hunt Sasuke down. 238 00:19:40,170 --> 00:19:42,040 Yet you bow your head for this criminal 239 00:19:42,070 --> 00:19:44,870 and plead for mercy for your friend. 240 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,040 In the ninja world, that is not friendship! 241 00:19:49,270 --> 00:19:52,100 If you are prepared to bear the burden of being a Kage, 242 00:19:52,670 --> 00:19:56,340 then do what is right as Sasuke's friend. 243 00:20:02,070 --> 00:20:05,240 I don't know what the right thing to do is. 244 00:20:05,270 --> 00:20:06,340 However… 245 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:11,370 Boy from the Hidden Leaf, think hard on what you must do! 246 00:20:11,870 --> 00:20:15,300 The ninja world does not indulge fools! 247 00:20:17,270 --> 00:20:19,470 I consider you my friend. 248 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,900 In the past, "friend" was merely a word to me. 249 00:20:26,470 --> 00:20:29,170 Nothing more, nothing less. 250 00:20:30,470 --> 00:20:33,200 But after meeting you, you made me realize 251 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,340 that the meaning of that word is what's important. 252 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:40,740 What does it mean? 253 00:20:42,500 --> 00:20:48,070 What can you do for Sasuke? Think hard about that. 254 00:20:52,340 --> 00:20:53,240 Sasuke… 255 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:55,670 If I see you… 256 00:20:56,940 --> 00:21:00,300 If we meet, I think I'll know the answer. 257 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,600 Sakura, you don't have to shoulder that burden yourself. 258 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:46,100 It was my cowardice that split all of you up. 259 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:48,770 I must have been trying to convince myself 260 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:53,370 that it could be like the old days again. 261 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:58,900 Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "The Burden" 262 00:23:00,470 --> 00:23:02,340 I'm sorry I was such a careless teacher. 263 00:23:04,870 --> 00:23:08,740 Tune in again!