1 00:01:30,410 --> 00:01:35,910 The Soul Living Inside the Puppet 2 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:09,740 Retreat… Retreat! 3 00:02:30,870 --> 00:02:33,870 The Chakra Threads of world-class Puppet Masters can control humans 4 00:02:33,910 --> 00:02:36,240 as well as their puppets. 5 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:41,740 But once the Chakra Thread is cut, there's no harm to the human. 6 00:02:42,370 --> 00:02:43,370 I'm indebted to you. 7 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,200 I was about to slay an ally. 8 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,700 There's a special way to fight between Puppet Users. 9 00:02:51,740 --> 00:02:54,200 And I'm the only one here who can do this… 10 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:56,740 Right, Granny Chiyo?! 11 00:02:57,830 --> 00:02:59,160 Kankuro… 12 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:07,240 Sasori… 13 00:03:10,530 --> 00:03:14,080 I erred in everything I did… 14 00:03:14,700 --> 00:03:16,910 But after meeting Naruto, 15 00:03:16,950 --> 00:03:19,580 I was able to do the right thing in the end. 16 00:03:19,950 --> 00:03:21,830 I thought I died, 17 00:03:21,870 --> 00:03:24,200 leaving some hope for a bright future. 18 00:03:25,030 --> 00:03:26,280 But… 19 00:03:26,490 --> 00:03:29,080 As I stand before you, 20 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,620 I can't help but regret the past… Sasori… 21 00:03:44,990 --> 00:03:47,990 When are mother and father coming back? 22 00:03:50,370 --> 00:03:54,330 Well, they'll be gone a little bit longer… 23 00:03:55,990 --> 00:03:57,080 I see… 24 00:04:06,030 --> 00:04:10,990 I couldn't bring myself to tell him the truth… 25 00:04:11,780 --> 00:04:17,160 Sasori was too young to know about his parents' deaths… 26 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:49,370 Sasori… 27 00:05:15,950 --> 00:05:20,660 Sasori had already figured out, that his parents were dead. 28 00:05:30,330 --> 00:05:32,740 Sasori! How've you been? 29 00:05:32,830 --> 00:05:33,660 Huh? 30 00:05:38,030 --> 00:05:42,280 Granny Chiyo said your last puppet was a huge hit. 31 00:05:42,950 --> 00:05:45,080 Some day, I want to be a shinobi like you, 32 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:46,740 where everyone praises my puppets… 33 00:05:49,950 --> 00:05:51,620 Hey! Are you listening?! 34 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,120 Hey, it's me! 35 00:05:54,780 --> 00:05:56,450 Komushi has come to see you! 36 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,240 Hey! Answer me! 37 00:06:11,910 --> 00:06:14,330 H-Hey, I didn't mean it. I'm sorry. 38 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,200 But you're treating me worse than a puppet. 39 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,330 Oh well, I might as well wait until hell freezes over 40 00:06:23,370 --> 00:06:25,200 to get a response from you. 41 00:06:27,330 --> 00:06:29,200 I have a message from Granny Chiyo. 42 00:06:29,870 --> 00:06:31,700 She wants the puppets she ordered sooner… 43 00:06:31,740 --> 00:06:34,410 The Crow, Black Ant and Salamander… 44 00:06:34,620 --> 00:06:35,280 Oh… 45 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,910 Everything she requested is done. 46 00:06:41,370 --> 00:06:43,410 Oh, so these are your new creations. 47 00:06:43,910 --> 00:06:44,740 Man, that was quick… 48 00:06:44,780 --> 00:06:46,410 I don't like to keep people waiting. 49 00:06:47,370 --> 00:06:49,240 Yeah… That's true. 50 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,580 Hey… That's amazing. 51 00:07:01,280 --> 00:07:02,830 They look so human! 52 00:07:12,490 --> 00:07:14,700 Oh, I almost forgot. 53 00:07:15,660 --> 00:07:17,240 About your new creation… 54 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,620 She asked me to inquire about the poison for the Crow puppet. 55 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:24,030 Huh? 56 00:07:28,370 --> 00:07:30,330 These are all rare medicinal plants! 57 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,080 You're gonna make a mixture out of these? 58 00:07:35,370 --> 00:07:37,870 This is going to require permission. 59 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:39,280 All right! 60 00:07:39,330 --> 00:07:42,330 I, Komushi, will negotiate this! So give me some time. 61 00:07:42,370 --> 00:07:43,780 I don't want to wait. 62 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,410 I guess not. Then let's go! 63 00:07:55,740 --> 00:07:56,700 It's me, Komushi! 64 00:07:57,410 --> 00:07:58,700 What is it? 65 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,160 Oh… Did you relay my message…? 66 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,780 Granny Chiyo, Sasori has a request. 67 00:08:09,780 --> 00:08:11,080 What is it? 68 00:08:17,410 --> 00:08:19,030 There's not much I can say 69 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:20,990 without knowing the blending ratio of the mixture. 70 00:08:29,990 --> 00:08:32,950 But since this is coming from you, I have no issues with it. 71 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,830 I'll clear it with the Pharmaceuticals Division. 72 00:08:36,330 --> 00:08:40,280 I'm in the middle of research, so you may leave. 73 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:44,450 Man, you've got it made, Sasori. 74 00:08:44,870 --> 00:08:47,780 You're still young, but you're already contributing to the village. 75 00:08:48,530 --> 00:08:50,740 Granny Chiyo must be so proud of you. 76 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:54,240 Are you listening to me? 77 00:08:54,990 --> 00:08:58,120 Granny Chiyo is always worried about you. 78 00:08:58,620 --> 00:09:02,030 I can't wait to be acknowledged as a full-fledged shinobi… 79 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:03,780 just like your puppets! 80 00:09:05,330 --> 00:09:08,370 My own parents still treat me like a kid! 81 00:09:08,830 --> 00:09:10,950 They tell me I'm not suited to being a shinobi… 82 00:09:11,370 --> 00:09:14,450 But this time, I was assigned to border security. 83 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,030 It's just guard duty, but if I can prove myself… 84 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:18,990 Komushi! 85 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,330 What have you been doing at this hour?! 86 00:09:21,410 --> 00:09:22,620 I was so worried! 87 00:09:22,780 --> 00:09:24,950 Wait… Cut it out, you're embarrassing me! 88 00:09:24,990 --> 00:09:26,990 I'm going to be assigned border security missions from now on… 89 00:09:27,030 --> 00:09:29,280 You can turn down things like missions! 90 00:09:29,330 --> 00:09:31,580 I'll take care of you for the rest of my life. 91 00:09:31,620 --> 00:09:33,200 I want you to stop it! 92 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:44,370 Thanks, Sasori! 93 00:09:45,330 --> 00:09:48,830 I heard that you were injured on duty? 94 00:09:49,370 --> 00:09:50,870 I messed up. 95 00:09:51,370 --> 00:09:52,240 But… 96 00:09:53,830 --> 00:09:56,330 That's…a puppet arm! 97 00:09:56,910 --> 00:09:58,450 That's not all! 98 00:10:02,030 --> 00:10:03,950 I feel stronger than before. 99 00:10:04,780 --> 00:10:07,080 And it fits perfectly. 100 00:10:07,620 --> 00:10:10,410 It feels like it's always been a part of my body. 101 00:10:25,830 --> 00:10:28,330 How could you ingest your own poison?! 102 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:31,370 Granny Chiyo… 103 00:10:31,620 --> 00:10:34,370 He's… He's not to blame. 104 00:10:35,660 --> 00:10:38,240 I'm the one…who messed up… 105 00:10:40,370 --> 00:10:42,080 Where is Sasori?! 106 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,280 Do we have the blending ratio of the poison yet? 107 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:54,580 Please heal him… 108 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:56,580 Please heal him… 109 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:59,660 Heal him! Please! 110 00:11:00,740 --> 00:11:02,990 You attached his right arm too, right? 111 00:11:03,030 --> 00:11:05,080 Then his left arm can be… 112 00:11:06,450 --> 00:11:08,450 His legs, his body… 113 00:11:08,490 --> 00:11:11,200 You can even heal his soul, can't you?! 114 00:11:11,910 --> 00:11:13,160 Give him back to me! 115 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:17,120 Heal my Komushi and give him back to me! 116 00:11:21,410 --> 00:11:23,530 It was a painful accident. 117 00:11:24,330 --> 00:11:27,620 Komushi was my link to Sasori… 118 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:29,410 Not only that… 119 00:11:29,950 --> 00:11:34,330 He was Sasori's only friend. 120 00:11:36,660 --> 00:11:38,910 How has Sasori been lately? 121 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,080 The same as usual. 122 00:11:41,660 --> 00:11:44,370 He's been working on small puppet parts recently. 123 00:11:44,910 --> 00:11:47,240 And they look like real human hands… 124 00:11:50,490 --> 00:11:52,580 Huh? What? 125 00:11:52,950 --> 00:11:55,740 Impossible. It has to be a coincidence… 126 00:11:56,660 --> 00:11:57,990 But something is… 127 00:12:03,450 --> 00:12:06,240 I hope my fears are ungrounded! 128 00:12:14,870 --> 00:12:16,530 I don't like to make people wait. 129 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:18,780 From what I can see, 130 00:12:18,830 --> 00:12:21,280 I thought there'd be a little more progress. 131 00:12:21,990 --> 00:12:24,160 Sasori! What are you doing?! 132 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,990 You barely got it to the standard size… 133 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:28,280 Sasori! 134 00:12:36,620 --> 00:12:38,280 It's Komushi?! 135 00:13:01,490 --> 00:13:03,030 As requested… 136 00:13:03,330 --> 00:13:05,240 The model is finished. 137 00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:21,240 I wasn't able to be at his side when he was suffering the most. 138 00:13:21,580 --> 00:13:24,370 When he desperately needed love… 139 00:13:24,950 --> 00:13:29,280 No, I made excuses and distanced myself from him. 140 00:13:29,700 --> 00:13:32,950 I'm the one who distorted him. 141 00:13:33,030 --> 00:13:33,950 I'm sorry… 142 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,080 Much good it does at this point… 143 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:39,830 An apology from a reanimated corpse to the puppet that you are now! 144 00:14:05,850 --> 00:14:08,140 Your technique is as sharp as ever. 145 00:14:08,310 --> 00:14:10,350 But you don't have any fighting spirit! 146 00:14:10,680 --> 00:14:14,310 I guess Puppet Masters aren't good at being a puppet, eh? 147 00:14:14,980 --> 00:14:18,100 Inexperienced ones shouldn't act as if they know…. 148 00:14:18,810 --> 00:14:22,020 Don't make light of the Reanimation Jutsu. 149 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,430 If the user of the jutsu gets serious… 150 00:14:27,230 --> 00:14:28,980 Oh, speak of the devil! 151 00:14:37,270 --> 00:14:38,680 Reverse Secret White Technique… 152 00:14:38,730 --> 00:14:40,890 Esematsu's Ten Puppets! 153 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:55,350 What?! 154 00:14:56,230 --> 00:14:57,180 Wires? 155 00:14:59,980 --> 00:15:01,060 Wha—?! 156 00:15:14,810 --> 00:15:17,810 Sasori…as well as Sasori's Mother and Father… 157 00:15:17,850 --> 00:15:19,850 I recovered and repaired them. 158 00:15:35,310 --> 00:15:38,270 Sasori told me… 159 00:15:39,270 --> 00:15:42,350 that he was a human who wasn't able to become a puppet. 160 00:15:43,230 --> 00:15:46,680 An incomplete puppet with a core that was living flesh… 161 00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:50,180 Do you think he wanted to be closer to his parents 162 00:15:50,230 --> 00:15:52,020 who had become puppets? 163 00:15:52,890 --> 00:15:55,310 How could anyone want to become a puppet without a soul? 164 00:15:57,390 --> 00:15:58,520 Possibly… 165 00:16:00,930 --> 00:16:02,060 But you know… 166 00:16:02,140 --> 00:16:05,520 I can sense the souls of Sasori's mother and father 167 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:07,140 inside these puppets. 168 00:16:07,930 --> 00:16:10,390 I'd like to believe that Sasori felt it as well. 169 00:16:13,310 --> 00:16:15,480 Granny Chiyo said… 170 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:19,810 that Sasori was able to see his mother and father's final attack. 171 00:16:21,100 --> 00:16:23,680 But for some reason, he didn't counter it. 172 00:16:24,390 --> 00:16:27,230 Yeah… It must've reached him. 173 00:16:27,930 --> 00:16:30,890 The cry of his parents' souls. 174 00:16:32,310 --> 00:16:34,230 I admit I'm inexperienced. 175 00:16:35,310 --> 00:16:37,600 But I'm not so ignorant that I couldn't feel 176 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:42,060 your regret and sadness through your Chakra Threads. 177 00:16:42,390 --> 00:16:45,060 You say the first thing that pops up in your mind! 178 00:16:45,140 --> 00:16:47,140 That's why you're inexperienced! 179 00:16:47,890 --> 00:16:51,180 There are things one wants to atone for, but can't. 180 00:16:51,230 --> 00:16:53,230 Besides, I'm a corpse. 181 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,430 There's nothing I can do! 182 00:16:57,060 --> 00:16:59,060 Sasori entrusted me… 183 00:17:02,230 --> 00:17:05,310 I entrust you with the Father and Mother puppets. 184 00:17:06,730 --> 00:17:09,060 Sasori entrusted you…?! 185 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:11,980 Puppets that only Sasori could create. 186 00:17:12,180 --> 00:17:16,350 Their workings are so delicate… all the way down to the fingertips. 187 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,350 So he shares a love and passion for puppets, 188 00:17:21,390 --> 00:17:23,310 just like Sasori did? 189 00:17:24,310 --> 00:17:26,890 Sasori's soul dwells in these two puppets! 190 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:32,310 And his love instilled the souls of his parents in them too! 191 00:17:34,730 --> 00:17:37,600 Sasori, at least, was able to feel it. 192 00:17:38,270 --> 00:17:40,180 Puppets with souls?! 193 00:17:40,350 --> 00:17:42,310 That's not all, Granny Chiyo… 194 00:17:43,230 --> 00:17:45,810 The love you gave to his Father and Mother puppets 195 00:17:45,850 --> 00:17:48,180 became a part of their souls. 196 00:17:48,430 --> 00:17:49,310 Huh? 197 00:17:49,810 --> 00:17:51,390 Sasori was aware of that. 198 00:17:52,310 --> 00:17:54,480 And he gave them all to me… 199 00:17:55,140 --> 00:17:57,100 Rather, he entrusted them to me 200 00:17:57,140 --> 00:17:58,480 for future generations of the shinobi world. 201 00:17:59,270 --> 00:18:03,140 Passing it on is our duty too. 202 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,310 Sasori did that…? 203 00:18:05,810 --> 00:18:09,560 Sure, I'm inexperienced and in your eyes, a stranger. 204 00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:11,600 But my kid brother… 205 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:14,140 Gaara received your soul and came back to life. 206 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:16,140 So I'm not a stranger at all. 207 00:18:17,310 --> 00:18:20,310 And I can sense it through the Chakra Threads. 208 00:18:20,730 --> 00:18:22,600 Sasori and his mother and father… 209 00:18:22,810 --> 00:18:24,270 The family's thoughts, their love… 210 00:18:24,310 --> 00:18:26,310 Their souls are saying… 211 00:18:27,230 --> 00:18:29,230 "Please stop Granny Chiyo!" 212 00:18:34,310 --> 00:18:35,270 Family… 213 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:36,770 Mother! 214 00:18:37,060 --> 00:18:40,930 It's only a family portrait. Don't be so stubborn. 215 00:18:41,230 --> 00:18:44,430 You fool! The meaning of the word "shinobi" is to be stealthy! 216 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,140 I will not take a photo, to be put up as decoration… 217 00:18:47,180 --> 00:18:52,230 and have people say, "Oh, what a fine photo" at parties! 218 00:18:52,350 --> 00:18:54,560 W-We wouldn't go that far… 219 00:18:54,730 --> 00:18:56,480 Of course, you will! 220 00:18:57,230 --> 00:18:58,480 Granny Chiyo… 221 00:18:58,980 --> 00:19:01,230 Don't you want to take a photo with us? 222 00:19:05,770 --> 00:19:09,020 No… It's not that. 223 00:19:09,270 --> 00:19:11,640 What are we going to do with you? 224 00:19:13,930 --> 00:19:16,060 Oh, what are you doing? 225 00:19:24,140 --> 00:19:25,270 – Oh! – Hey! 226 00:19:40,350 --> 00:19:41,770 I will say though, 227 00:19:41,810 --> 00:19:45,230 they are in the hands of a fine puppeteer. 228 00:20:03,310 --> 00:20:04,310 Granny Chiyo! 229 00:20:08,930 --> 00:20:10,180 Just kidding! 230 00:20:10,890 --> 00:20:12,270 Playing Possum for real! 231 00:20:17,930 --> 00:20:18,890 Now then… 232 00:20:19,020 --> 00:20:22,730 Sasori left his Mother and Father to you as a present… 233 00:20:22,770 --> 00:20:26,100 I must leave you with something too. 234 00:20:26,390 --> 00:20:31,230 All I can give you now are my Secret Puppetry Techniques. 235 00:20:31,350 --> 00:20:33,640 Learn, by experiencing them firsthand! 236 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:34,640 Hey, wait…! 237 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,430 Secret White Technique! Army of Illusions! 238 00:20:38,270 --> 00:20:40,020 This is bad! 239 00:20:46,810 --> 00:20:49,730 When I was a kid, I begged you to train me. 240 00:20:49,770 --> 00:20:52,020 But you said you didn't care about the future of the village 241 00:20:52,060 --> 00:20:53,390 and totally ignored me! 242 00:20:53,430 --> 00:20:55,770 I guess I was young back then too! 243 00:20:56,020 --> 00:20:57,980 You were already an old hag by then! 244 00:22:37,710 --> 00:22:40,040 Did you say Omoi deserted the battlefield?! 245 00:22:40,790 --> 00:22:42,540 Is this true, Kakashi? 246 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,330 Yes. Reports say he ran from his post 247 00:22:46,380 --> 00:22:48,540 after saying he needed to leave for a bit. 248 00:22:49,170 --> 00:22:51,540 Deserting one's post under enemy fire 249 00:22:51,580 --> 00:22:53,750 is considered a serious offense in the Hidden Cloud Village! 250 00:22:54,290 --> 00:22:57,540 Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "Run, Omoi!" 251 00:22:58,670 --> 00:23:02,000 Damn it, Omoi, what are you thinking?! 252 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,980 RUN, OMOI! 253 00:23:05,290 --> 00:23:07,790 Tune in again!