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Neji's Judgment
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I'll give this to you,
so please, help me!
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Don't worry about that!
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Can you just show us the way?
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Yes!
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Over there.
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Byakugan!
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Found them!
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What are you planning to do?!
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We can't ignore them.
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But that could mean defaulting
on the Chunin Exams.
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I-I'm sorry.
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It's not your fault.
It's my decision to take action.
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R-Right.
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You're right, Tenten.
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This could mean a default
on the Chunin Exams.
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But in a situation like this,
he wouldn't…
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Naruto wouldn't hesitate
for a moment to act.
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Yes, I'm sure he wouldn't.
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You're right!
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Naruto would scold us if
we ignored someone in need
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in order to pass
the Second Exam.
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Naruto and Gaara both
challenged their destinies
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and overcame hardship.
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They wouldn't turn their backs and
say it's someone else's problem.
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Damn it… I told you not to come.
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How can I stay away?!
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If your friend was here,
I'm sure he'd come to save you.
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Friend?!
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Yeah, that's because he's a fool…
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Ninja Art: Cocoon…
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What is that?
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This is…?
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My power. But it isn't enough
to break this chakra chain.
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So, I'm going to try
to buy us some time.
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This is…!
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The flow in the chakra chain
is becoming sluggish…
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That cocoon has the power to suppress
the absorption of chakra?
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What did you do?
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I made a cocoon with
my Chakra Threads.
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My cocoon is
a complicated tangle of
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super-fine Chakra Threads.
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And it weakened its absorption,
just as I thought.
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It didn't stop it.
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The rate of chakra being sucked out
has definitely slowed down,
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and lessened the pain…
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But eventually, our Tailed Beasts
will be extracted…
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and we'll die.
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Negative thoughts aren't good.
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I'm sure someone will come
to save us!
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How can you be so positive?
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Someone once praised me
that I was born special.
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No one will come to help us.
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Don't say such things!
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Hey! Is someone out there?!
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Your voice won't travel
through this cocoon.
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Oops! Darn it.
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All right then…
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I'll just pull this out
with brute strength.
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We'll have to wait
to be rescued, after all.
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No matter how long we wait,
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no one from the Sand
will come to our aid.
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Again with those negative thoughts!
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Would you still say that
if you knew
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the person attacking us
is from the Sand?
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Are you serious?!
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How futile.
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All you did was throw away
any way of escape.
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Just how long do you think
you'll last in there?
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In the past, the only way
I could relate to others
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was with hate and a desire to kill.
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Now that I am the Kazekage,
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some believe that
I will rule through fear,
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and are trying to eliminate me.
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That can't be helped.
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I'm the one who brought it on.
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If I have any regrets,
it's only that I wish people knew
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how much I was trying
to change.
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That friend of yours
taught you, right?
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That you can share and
understand the pain,
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suffering and happiness of others!
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Yes, that's right.
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But it's difficult for a Jinchuriki.
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That's not true!
I'm sure it'll all work out.
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Even a Jinchuriki can make
a hundred friends.
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I just know it!
The Village Chief told me so.
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They're alike, after all.
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Judging by the panic within
the Hidden Sand,
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we can assume they don't have
Gaara under their protection.
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Yes. This is just as we feared.
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He set himself up
as bait to lure out
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the faction planning
the coup d'état.
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In the worst case, it's possible
he's already been assassinated.
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The Leaf has close ties to him.
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If something like that happens,
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it would greatly affect
our future relationship.
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We can't allow him
to be assassinated.
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As long as we don't know
who the coup d'état faction is,
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we can't go to the Sand
to request assistance.
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We'll just have
to do something ourselves.
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That being said,
we don't know where he went.
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We have no clues at all.
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What's that?
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Ah, they're genin
of the Hidden Sand!
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The sound of a lute?!
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What is that?!
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It looks like a giant cocoon!
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And who is that man?
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You're exam participants
from the Hidden Waterfall!
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Yes…
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We're looking for Foo.
She wandered off.
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Foo wandered off?
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What?!
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Chakra is being extracted
from Gaara and Foo.
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What's wrong, Neji?!
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What is in that cocoon?!
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Two Jinchuriki.
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One of them is Lord Gaara…
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But who's the other one?
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From the Hidden Waterfall…
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It's your teammate.
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Are you fine with this happening?
At this rate, they'll both die.
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It's probably the Sealing Jutsu
of that lute-playing priest.
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He's extracting Tailed Beast Chakra,
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and ultimately,
the Beasts themselves.
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If the Tailed Beast is extracted,
Lord Gaara will die!
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Please help him!
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And what do you intend to do?
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Are you going to abandon
your teammate?
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Let's call a truce,
and fight together!
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If we act now, we can save them…
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Please…
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Save Foo.
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All right.
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I see!
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From what I gather,
the priest's back is vulnerable.
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This is what I've come up with.
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We'll divide into two teams…
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An attack and a rescue team.
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The attack team will sneak in close
and attack from behind…
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The rescue team will seize
the opportunity and rescue the two.
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Lee, Matsuri and the two
from the Hidden Waterfall
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will attack the lute-playing priest!
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– Understood.
– Understood.
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Right! We'll pulverize him!
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I'd like to be on the rescue team!
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No, I need Tenten for the rescue.
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The two of us will go.
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Okay!
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Scatter!
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Shuriken Shadow Clone!
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Water Style: Water Shuriken!
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Deadly Shell Meteorite!
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Leaf Hurricane!
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Dharma Barrier:
Celestial Pillars!
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What is that?!
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Some defensive jutsu?!
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No, that's not the only thing.
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Let's use caution!
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Tenten, I need a Chakra Sword.
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Got it!
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SWORD
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Aim for a section of the cocoon!
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Right here!
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Damn it! We can't get close to him!
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It's an impregnable barrier!
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At this rate, we're not helping
Lord Kazekage at all.
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No, this is sufficient.
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What?
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Just drawing his attention away
will make Neji's job easier.
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That is what we are here to do.
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Neji, are you all right?!
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Are you two okay?
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See!
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Someone came to help, after all!
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I gave strict orders
not to tell anyone…
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Don't be angry with
your subordinates.
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They were worried sick about you.
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I figured as much…
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This chain has penetrated
your Chakra Points.
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And they are causing direct damage
to the Chakra Network.
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They're controlling
the flow of chakra
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through the Chakra Points and
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siphoning away
your Tailed Beast Chakra.
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Yeah…
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Eventually, the Tailed Beast Chakra
will be weakened enough
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and he'll extract the Beast itself.
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Can you please help?
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Tailed Beast or whatever,
chakra is chakra.
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If we plug the Chakra Point that's being
used to siphon the Tailed Beast Chakra,
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we may be able to stop the flow.
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Is that possible?
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Yeah… It'll be tricky,
but it's worth a try.
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Please do.
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Here it is!
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Gentle Fist: Chakra Point Needle!
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What happened?
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The Tailed Beast Chakra is
so powerful that it repelled me.
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I didn't think it would
be this strong!
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That time…
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The force of the Nine Tails Chakra
inside Naruto was unbelievable…
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So I guess Gaara and
Foo's Tailed Beast Chakra
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are just as powerful as Naruto's.
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Please don't give up!
We're counting on you!
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Yeah, I know. I'll try again!
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All right, the flow stopped!
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You're next, Foo!
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Okay!
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What?!
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The chakra flow has stopped?!
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Why?!
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Why isn't the Tailed Beast
Chakra flowing in?!
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The lute-playing priest
is acting strange…
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Yes, something must
have happened.
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Did the Leaf's Byakugan user
do something?
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Well, the enemy definitely
looks flustered.
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What's happening?
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It looks like it's alive!
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That's creepy!
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Be careful!
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Unless I do something,
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the chain will continue searching
for Tailed Beast Chakra!
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It will find the chakra that
it has already stored up in me…
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and start siphoning
that Tailed Beast Chakra…
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until it destroys itself.
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The barrier's been broken!
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May I ask you, not to kill him?
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Yes, I understand.
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Neji…
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I see…
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It's the same theory as earlier.
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The Chakra Points are closed.
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There are more Chakra Points
here though…
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Everyone, please stand back!
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We can still save him.
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Let's take him to the Medical Team.
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Yes, understood!
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You have my thanks, Neji.
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Imagine, being rescued by you.
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Is everyone all right?!
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Yes, we're okay now.
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Lord Gaara!
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Thank goodness you're safe!
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Matsuri performed admirably too.
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Over there!
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It seems like they don't need
our help, after all!
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Yes, I guess we were
a little too late.
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I'm Foo of the Hidden Waterfall!
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I'm trying to make
one hundred friends!
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So please, be Foo's friend!
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O-Okay, okay!
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I get it, just let go of my hand.
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Neji! You're so lucky!
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Woohoo! Woohoo!
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Friends! Friends!
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There was a time I felt the wounds
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that I inflicted on my people
would never heal.
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I thought I should just disappear
from the Sand Village.
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But I found there were people who,
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without any prejudice,
accepted my feelings.
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Next time on Naruto Shippuden:
"Hopes Entrusted to the Future."
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It is a youthful power,
one that supports the future.
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IN NARUTO'S FOOTSTEPS ~
THE PATH TRAVELED
HOPES ENTRUSTED TO THE FUTURE
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