1 00:01:30,610 --> 00:01:34,860 Jiraiya Ninja Scrolls: The Tale of Naruto the Hero The Loser Ninja 2 00:01:35,700 --> 00:01:37,700 This…can't be. 3 00:01:37,900 --> 00:01:39,700 What is happening?! 4 00:01:50,860 --> 00:01:52,490 Snap out of it, Tsunade! 5 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:54,400 What's going on?! 6 00:02:42,950 --> 00:02:45,110 I've completed my latest work! 7 00:02:46,030 --> 00:02:49,030 Jiraiya! You never even contacted me—! 8 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,900 JIRAIYA NINJA SCROLLS 9 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,410 SAKA-SAKAYA 10 00:03:15,950 --> 00:03:16,990 What are you doing? 11 00:03:16,990 --> 00:03:18,860 I'm in the middle of writing my latest work. 12 00:03:18,860 --> 00:03:21,570 Another "Makeout" whatever… So ridiculous. 13 00:03:21,650 --> 00:03:23,070 Now that hurts. 14 00:03:23,570 --> 00:03:26,650 This new novel is different from the others and very innovative. 15 00:03:27,110 --> 00:03:28,490 I'm still in the middle of it, 16 00:03:28,570 --> 00:03:31,610 but it will be a masterpiece about the "future of shinobi." 17 00:03:32,110 --> 00:03:34,900 You'll be the first to read it when it's finished. 18 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:36,900 No thanks. 19 00:03:41,990 --> 00:03:44,240 "Jiraiya Ninja Scrolls"… 20 00:03:48,610 --> 00:03:52,950 "Long ago, there was a Fox Spirit. This fox had nine tails…" 21 00:03:53,490 --> 00:03:54,860 "If this fox lashed its tails once," 22 00:03:54,860 --> 00:03:56,900 "it could smash mountains and create tidal waves." 23 00:03:56,900 --> 00:04:00,450 "A band on ninja arose to defend their village from attack." 24 00:04:00,990 --> 00:04:05,990 "A lone shinobi staked his life to seal away this beast." 25 00:04:15,570 --> 00:04:16,570 'Morning. 26 00:04:16,740 --> 00:04:17,740 'Morning! 27 00:04:17,820 --> 00:04:19,490 You came home late last night. 28 00:04:19,990 --> 00:04:22,740 Yeah… I was with Lord Third. 29 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:24,610 How did your discussion go? 30 00:04:24,740 --> 00:04:25,740 Huh? 31 00:04:25,990 --> 00:04:29,740 You mentioned an important meeting. Did it go well? 32 00:04:39,900 --> 00:04:43,860 There's no need for you to dirty your hands anymore. 33 00:04:44,070 --> 00:04:48,900 The unlikeliest alliance between the Uchiha and Senju 34 00:04:49,780 --> 00:04:52,240 has protected the peace of the Hidden Leaf Village… 35 00:04:53,820 --> 00:04:55,900 And will continue from this night forward 36 00:04:55,990 --> 00:04:57,990 until the end of time. 37 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:11,530 Oh, it was fine. 38 00:05:12,110 --> 00:05:13,110 Where's Naruto? 39 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,990 He said an important mission was going to be assigned today 40 00:05:15,990 --> 00:05:18,110 so he couldn't be late, but… 41 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:20,320 Naruto! 42 00:05:21,530 --> 00:05:22,780 Naruto! 43 00:05:28,610 --> 00:05:30,320 What?! It's already this late? 44 00:05:31,530 --> 00:05:32,530 'Morning! 45 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:36,320 I'm off! 46 00:05:36,610 --> 00:05:38,860 Hey, that's bad manners! 47 00:05:40,030 --> 00:05:42,070 I have to hurry or I won't make it 48 00:05:42,150 --> 00:05:44,570 for the meeting time Kakashi's Sensei set! 49 00:05:45,610 --> 00:05:47,320 It's always like this. 50 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,950 You spoil him too much! Can you please scold him too? 51 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:53,860 All right… All right. 52 00:05:59,030 --> 00:05:59,820 All right! 53 00:05:59,900 --> 00:06:01,650 We're going to get an S-ranked mission today! 54 00:06:02,450 --> 00:06:04,360 Oh, isn't that the Nine-Tailed… 55 00:06:05,280 --> 00:06:08,860 He's still the Hokage's son. 56 00:06:08,860 --> 00:06:10,900 Just let sleeping dogs lie… 57 00:06:10,990 --> 00:06:12,900 I don't like it one bit. 58 00:06:13,820 --> 00:06:14,820 All right! 59 00:06:16,900 --> 00:06:18,860 Who's there?! Scaring me like that! 60 00:06:19,150 --> 00:06:20,150 Hey! 61 00:06:20,650 --> 00:06:23,070 Oh, it's you, Young Lord Naruto! 62 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,450 Mister, how much is this mask? 63 00:06:25,610 --> 00:06:27,400 Don't even ask! 64 00:06:27,740 --> 00:06:29,570 I can't take money from you, Young Lord! 65 00:06:29,950 --> 00:06:32,150 Lord Hokage would scold me if I did! 66 00:06:32,740 --> 00:06:34,240 Please take it. 67 00:06:36,820 --> 00:06:39,400 That's okay. I don't have any money today. 68 00:06:39,610 --> 00:06:40,780 I see… 69 00:06:40,950 --> 00:06:43,320 Thank you though. I'll come back to buy it. 70 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,240 Sheesh! Lord Hokage this, Lord Hokage that… 71 00:06:53,780 --> 00:06:55,530 Hey, throw some salt! 72 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,610 It's supposed to be a secret in the village… 73 00:07:00,280 --> 00:07:03,360 But everyone knows what that kid is. 74 00:07:03,820 --> 00:07:05,400 If he weren't the Hokage's son, 75 00:07:05,570 --> 00:07:07,950 he'd have been chased out of the village by now. 76 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:18,280 Hey, Shiro! 'Morning! 77 00:07:18,900 --> 00:07:21,110 Oh, Naruto! Good morning. 78 00:07:21,450 --> 00:07:25,650 Hey, Big Brother Itachi! Good morning. Is Sasuke around? 79 00:07:26,150 --> 00:07:27,530 Thanks for coming to see him all the time. 80 00:07:28,110 --> 00:07:30,820 My kid brother is just so unfriendly. 81 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:32,950 Leave him to me! 82 00:07:33,110 --> 00:07:34,900 I'll train him right. 83 00:07:35,030 --> 00:07:37,320 Thanks. Be a good friend to him. 84 00:07:37,530 --> 00:07:38,530 Sure. 85 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:40,900 Who's training whom? 86 00:07:41,700 --> 00:07:45,950 I'm not so pitiful that I need a loser like you to train me! 87 00:07:46,030 --> 00:07:48,780 It's okay! I don't mind at all. We're friends, aren't we? 88 00:07:48,860 --> 00:07:50,110 Since when are we friends?! 89 00:07:50,490 --> 00:07:52,070 You don't have to come and get me every morning! 90 00:07:53,030 --> 00:07:55,990 Just seeing your face during missions is more than enough! 91 00:07:57,070 --> 00:07:59,860 Yeah right… you're actually happy that I came. 92 00:08:22,530 --> 00:08:23,530 What's wrong? 93 00:08:23,610 --> 00:08:24,610 Who's that?! 94 00:08:28,990 --> 00:08:29,990 What happened?! 95 00:08:30,150 --> 00:08:31,150 Are you okay? 96 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:32,240 Hang in there. 97 00:08:33,990 --> 00:08:35,990 A-Ageha… 98 00:08:41,070 --> 00:08:44,950 Kakashi Sensei, what's our new mission? 99 00:08:45,900 --> 00:08:48,070 Before that, I want to show you something. 100 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:50,240 Look here. 101 00:08:50,860 --> 00:08:54,860 The names of legendary heroes are carved here. 102 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:56,860 Legendary heroes? 103 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,530 I'm definitely going to make it so my name gets on here! 104 00:09:02,700 --> 00:09:06,740 They were all killed in action during missions for our village. 105 00:09:06,860 --> 00:09:07,860 Huh?! 106 00:09:10,150 --> 00:09:11,950 But there are those who put their lives at risk 107 00:09:12,030 --> 00:09:13,110 and fought for the village… 108 00:09:13,780 --> 00:09:15,280 and even saved their comrades. 109 00:09:15,490 --> 00:09:17,030 Yet, they weren't given a heroes' burial, 110 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,820 let alone buried in an ordinary grave. 111 00:09:24,490 --> 00:09:28,400 Why isn't this person with the others? 112 00:09:29,070 --> 00:09:30,240 During an extremely difficult mission, 113 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:31,900 he was a captain and infiltrated enemy territory… 114 00:09:32,900 --> 00:09:34,150 There, he was faced with a difficult choice. 115 00:09:35,150 --> 00:09:38,200 Continue the mission or sacrifice the lives of his men… 116 00:09:39,110 --> 00:09:40,700 Which did he choose? 117 00:09:40,820 --> 00:09:42,900 Clearly, he chose his comrades' lives, right? 118 00:09:43,650 --> 00:09:45,820 In order to save the lives of his comrades, 119 00:09:45,900 --> 00:09:47,240 he cancelled the mission. 120 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:48,400 I knew it! 121 00:09:49,950 --> 00:09:52,450 However, the village suffered huge losses. 122 00:09:52,740 --> 00:09:55,240 He was held responsible and blamed for his actions… 123 00:09:55,820 --> 00:10:00,450 In the end, even the men whose lives he saved criticized him. 124 00:10:01,110 --> 00:10:05,030 As a result, the deep hurt took its toll mentally and physically… 125 00:10:05,070 --> 00:10:07,110 and he took his own life. 126 00:10:07,820 --> 00:10:09,610 – But…that's—! – Why?! 127 00:10:09,860 --> 00:10:13,860 He broke the code in order to save his men's lives! 128 00:10:14,780 --> 00:10:17,150 The first thing we learn at the Academy is that 129 00:10:17,650 --> 00:10:20,650 the mission takes utmost priority, under the shinobi rules. 130 00:10:20,780 --> 00:10:21,780 But! 131 00:10:21,860 --> 00:10:26,030 In the shinobi world, those who break the rules are scum. 132 00:10:27,450 --> 00:10:28,450 That's… 133 00:10:28,860 --> 00:10:32,200 However! Those who don't value their comrades… 134 00:10:33,820 --> 00:10:35,400 …are worse than scum. 135 00:10:38,700 --> 00:10:41,950 And so, until you get the signal to assemble… 136 00:10:42,070 --> 00:10:44,070 go do some training. 137 00:10:44,650 --> 00:10:45,650 Scatter! 138 00:10:45,740 --> 00:10:46,900 – R-Right! – R-Right! 139 00:10:49,700 --> 00:10:50,700 What's the matter? 140 00:10:51,780 --> 00:10:52,820 So tell me… 141 00:10:53,570 --> 00:10:55,900 Why was I grouped together with Naruto? 142 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:57,360 Do you object? 143 00:10:57,740 --> 00:10:59,530 No, I don't have a problem with it. 144 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,030 But if he's put on a team 145 00:11:02,070 --> 00:11:03,860 where there's too much of a difference in skill levels, 146 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:05,860 he's bound to suffer. 147 00:11:06,860 --> 00:11:09,280 You were the Academy's most promising student. 148 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,110 Are you blaming Naruto 149 00:11:11,150 --> 00:11:12,820 for S-ranked missions not coming your way? 150 00:11:12,860 --> 00:11:14,450 Because it certainly seems that way. 151 00:11:15,030 --> 00:11:15,990 I didn't mean it like that… 152 00:11:17,570 --> 00:11:19,900 It could just be the opposite. 153 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:31,030 I have a feeling that today's the day that we'll get an S-ranked mission! 154 00:11:31,650 --> 00:11:33,610 All right! I'm gonna go all out! 155 00:11:33,780 --> 00:11:34,820 Honestly… 156 00:11:34,820 --> 00:11:37,820 How can you be so positive about life? 157 00:11:38,070 --> 00:11:41,450 Well, I'm gonna be the Hokage some day! 158 00:11:41,950 --> 00:11:44,450 For the sake of the village, I can't be a downer! 159 00:11:44,490 --> 00:11:45,820 Talk about dreaming… 160 00:11:45,860 --> 00:11:47,150 No… 161 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,400 It's possible Naruto might become the Hokage. 162 00:11:52,450 --> 00:11:53,490 Sasuke! 163 00:11:55,900 --> 00:11:59,860 So you do acknowledge my abilities, after all! 164 00:11:59,950 --> 00:12:00,700 Don't be stupid. 165 00:12:01,860 --> 00:12:03,780 You're the son of the Fourth Hokage. 166 00:12:04,110 --> 00:12:06,070 I'm just saying even the biggest loser 167 00:12:06,110 --> 00:12:09,110 can follow in the Hokage's footsteps with a little favoritism. 168 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:10,030 What?! 169 00:12:10,150 --> 00:12:12,200 You have no right to talk to me like that 170 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,030 until you beat me with your ninjutsu! 171 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,820 I don't need ninjutsu to beat you! 172 00:12:25,900 --> 00:12:27,110 Lions Barrage! 173 00:12:29,990 --> 00:12:33,150 Stop! Don't fight! We're on the same team! 174 00:12:34,780 --> 00:12:36,200 That was nothing… 175 00:12:39,070 --> 00:12:43,740 Sasuke! Let's race to see who can make it to the top of that rock. 176 00:12:43,860 --> 00:12:44,900 On your mark! 177 00:12:44,900 --> 00:12:45,650 Hey! 178 00:12:45,700 --> 00:12:47,740 Get ready…go! 179 00:12:48,570 --> 00:12:50,150 He doesn't know when to give up! 180 00:12:56,990 --> 00:12:58,950 Lord Hokage just gave us the sign to assemble. 181 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:00,860 But Naruto is… 182 00:13:01,900 --> 00:13:03,530 What about Naruto? 183 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,030 Damn it! Like I'm going to give up. 184 00:13:08,450 --> 00:13:10,650 I'll never give up despite what anyone says! 185 00:13:11,740 --> 00:13:12,820 Sasuke… 186 00:13:12,950 --> 00:13:16,700 I don't see him catching up! I knew it! 187 00:13:30,950 --> 00:13:32,240 Damn it! 188 00:13:50,150 --> 00:13:51,980 It will be interesting to see… 189 00:13:51,980 --> 00:13:55,650 whether the power you have been given is truly for you. 190 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,900 If you don't want to die, figure it out yourself! 191 00:14:04,150 --> 00:14:08,900 I'll never give up! Never! Never! No way! 192 00:14:23,150 --> 00:14:26,020 A voice in pain… A bitter and sad voice… 193 00:15:01,650 --> 00:15:03,110 Y-You're huge! 194 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,190 You're the—! 195 00:15:08,270 --> 00:15:11,020 I wasn't expecting to hear that from you… 196 00:15:11,610 --> 00:15:15,560 Didn't your parents tell you? 197 00:15:15,940 --> 00:15:18,360 Oh, you're the Nine-Tails, right! 198 00:15:19,020 --> 00:15:21,190 Then this will be quick. 199 00:15:21,900 --> 00:15:24,520 What brings you to me? 200 00:15:25,110 --> 00:15:30,190 I'm letting you live inside my body. You owe me some rent. 201 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:31,810 What?! 202 00:15:31,940 --> 00:15:34,150 Lend me your chakra! 203 00:15:37,190 --> 00:15:39,650 You, ordering me around? 204 00:15:50,730 --> 00:15:53,020 You're greatly mistaken… 205 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:57,190 Anyway, if you die, I die. 206 00:16:15,650 --> 00:16:18,610 I'll show you first. 207 00:16:23,060 --> 00:16:24,440 Watch carefully! 208 00:16:25,810 --> 00:16:27,400 Summoning Jutsu! 209 00:16:28,270 --> 00:16:29,860 If I could do that… 210 00:16:30,150 --> 00:16:31,900 Summoning Jutsu! 211 00:16:48,110 --> 00:16:48,980 I'm safe. 212 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,980 So Naruto dashed off for that rock? 213 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,520 Yes… He challenged Sasuke to a race. 214 00:17:03,110 --> 00:17:05,190 But I didn't want to get involved. 215 00:17:11,150 --> 00:17:14,150 It seems he jumped over this. 216 00:17:14,310 --> 00:17:16,610 What? He fell from here?! 217 00:17:17,610 --> 00:17:18,480 What a fool. 218 00:17:19,190 --> 00:17:20,480 Hey! What are you doing? 219 00:17:21,190 --> 00:17:23,980 Better hurry or Dad will get mad at us! 220 00:17:31,190 --> 00:17:35,150 FOURTH HOKAGE 221 00:17:36,310 --> 00:17:37,610 Jiraiya Sensei… 222 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:40,690 Over there! 223 00:17:51,110 --> 00:17:53,150 I must put up a barrier immediately… 224 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:55,900 My chakra is almost… 225 00:17:56,110 --> 00:17:59,150 I can still do it…Minato. 226 00:18:10,360 --> 00:18:11,110 Kushina! 227 00:18:15,150 --> 00:18:16,400 Did I wake you up? 228 00:18:17,270 --> 00:18:19,360 I'm sorry, Naruto… 229 00:18:20,310 --> 00:18:21,060 Kushina… 230 00:18:21,860 --> 00:18:24,980 I'm going to pull the Nine Tails with me… 231 00:18:25,020 --> 00:18:26,020 to my death… 232 00:18:26,980 --> 00:18:28,360 Then… 233 00:18:29,060 --> 00:18:32,860 Kushina, there's no need for you to die with the Nine Tails… 234 00:18:34,110 --> 00:18:38,060 You sealing the Nine Tails' chakra in your state is physically impossible. 235 00:18:38,690 --> 00:18:40,480 But half should be possible… 236 00:18:41,230 --> 00:18:43,190 And the other half? 237 00:18:43,980 --> 00:18:46,980 I will seal it inside Naruto with the Eight Signed Seal! 238 00:18:48,860 --> 00:18:50,360 I know what you want to say… 239 00:18:50,980 --> 00:18:53,810 But in time, the Nine Tails' chakra… 240 00:18:53,860 --> 00:18:57,810 will open up Naruto's future as a Jinchuriki. 241 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:11,400 I believe that if Naruto is ever in danger, it will be invaluable. 242 00:19:13,060 --> 00:19:15,190 But right now, it seems to be just the opposite. 243 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,520 Well, he's just not able to manage 244 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:20,480 the Nine Tails' enormous power yet… 245 00:19:21,110 --> 00:19:24,440 I'm sure he'll learn to control it in time. 246 00:19:25,730 --> 00:19:29,520 If…Naruto is truly the Child of Prophecy. 247 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,980 But if he's not able to fully control the Nine Tails… 248 00:19:39,150 --> 00:19:42,020 Was it too soon… to let you go on this mission? 249 00:19:43,810 --> 00:19:48,900 No, sooner or later… You'll have to overcome this trial. 250 00:20:00,270 --> 00:20:04,020 All of our classmates have assembled for this mission. 251 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:05,020 Yeah… 252 00:20:05,810 --> 00:20:08,060 It's turned out just as we feared, huh. 253 00:20:08,110 --> 00:20:09,060 What? 254 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:12,730 Well, I want as little as possible to do with that guy 255 00:20:12,770 --> 00:20:14,360 and complete the mission successfully. 256 00:20:15,060 --> 00:20:18,810 Each team will take a separate route to the target site. 257 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:23,610 Once there, you will search for the missing shinobi. 258 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,860 Send word the minute you discover them! 259 00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:30,650 Do not rush out to try and rescue them! 260 00:20:31,110 --> 00:20:32,060 Understand? 261 00:20:32,060 --> 00:20:34,730 You don't have to keep reminding us. 262 00:20:36,190 --> 00:20:38,230 I'll rescue every one of them! 263 00:20:38,900 --> 00:20:41,110 Seems like someone over there doesn't get it. 264 00:20:41,190 --> 00:20:44,190 I knew it… This is going to turn out to be a drag. 265 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:46,150 Scatter! 266 00:20:58,940 --> 00:21:01,940 All right! Let's do this! 267 00:22:38,110 --> 00:22:41,860 Right around then, the young shinobi who just made genin, 268 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:46,400 made their way to a village that had lost their jonin. 269 00:22:47,030 --> 00:22:50,490 Amongst them was the Child of Prophecy, Naruto. 270 00:22:51,570 --> 00:22:54,530 I know it's sudden, but let me go over the next mission. 271 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:59,570 Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "The Search Mission." 272 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:03,030 Naruto, you will most likely be the one who… 273 00:23:03,070 --> 00:23:04,900 JIRAIYA NINJA SCROLLS: THE TALE OF NARUTO THE HERO THE SEARCH MISSION 274 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:10,160 Tune in again!