JONIN CHUNIN GENIN RECEPTION - INFORMATION DESK I will now announce your mission.
Team 5 will transport a plate
that's classified as a national treasure.
We're going to transport this?
This is kind of nerve-wracking…
Leave it to me!
Hey, what's that?
Oh, this?
It's a secret item that cures anxiety!
With this…I can wave goodbye to anxiety!
Okay, let's go!
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
The Other Side of Anxiety What? You're back already?
The Other Side of Anxiety
The moment I handed it to him, he got nervous…
And he dropped it on the spot.
I-I'm sorry.
That thing didn't work at all.
It wasn't because of anxiety!
My hand slipped, that's all!
Why did you start wearing it in the first place?
Oh, this?
I have important training coming up for which I cannot get nervous!
I bought it just for the training!
He seriously believes something that like will work?
Eight Inner Gates! First Gate of Opening…
Open!
Let us begin.
The Eight Inner Gates allows you to free all your limits,
and acquire enormous power.
1. GATE OF OPENING 2. GATE OF REST 3. GATE OF LIFE 4. GATE OF PAIN 5. GATE OF CLOSING 6. GATE OF JOY 7. GATE OF SHOCK 8. GATE OF DEATH There are eight places that control the chakra flowing inside your body.
1. GATE OF OPENING 2. GATE OF REST 3. GATE OF LIFE 4. GATE OF PAIN 5. GATE OF CLOSING 6. GATE OF JOY 7. GATE OF SHOCK 8. GATE OF DEATH What you just witnessed,
1. GATE OF OPENING 2. GATE OF REST 3. GATE OF LIFE 4. GATE OF PAIN 5. GATE OF CLOSING 6. GATE OF JOY 7. GATE OF SHOCK 8. GATE OF DEATH is the result of opening the first of these gates.
It is the only technique that I, being unable to use ninjutsu,
can pass onto you.
I figured it was time to teach it to you.
The ultimate taijutsu technique that you mastered…
I'll finally be learning it?
I told you before, the more Gates you open,
the greater this technique takes a toll on your body.
My master, Guy Sensei,
sustained grave injuries throughout his entire body
due to the effects of the Eight Inner Gates.
And in order to master this technique, above all else…
your resolve to face the truth will be tested to the limits.
Do you have that resolve?
H-Hold on a minute!
Please! I leave it all to you!
What's the matter?
Yes… Of course!
What's that necklace?
Oh, this?
It's something that cures anxiety!
Anxiety?
I absolutely cannot afford to get nervous during this training,
so I found it online!
It really makes me feel great!
Damn it…you're so…
I'm postponing the Eight Inner Gates training.
Seems it's a little too soon for you.
H-Huh? Why?
Until you yourself realize why, there's nothing I can teach you.
P-Papa?
Why did Papa say that?
I must do something about my anxiety!
It's still morning and the power of youth is ablaze in you!
Huh?!
Sorry, sorry!
I was doing my rehab when I saw you looking troubled!
YOUTH
Gu…!
Guy Sensei?!
Is that you…Metal?!
You've grown up!
Y-Yes!
But Metal…
What's with the long face?
W-Well, you see…
I understand…
The Eight Inner Gates, huh…
Yes…
I'm sure my dad's disgusted
at how I always get nervous right away…
Hmm…
All right, I understand.
Metal, if you're free, hang out with me today.
Huh?
I'm on my way to teach at the Academy.
Maybe you'll pick up a hint or two.
Let's go!
Uh…okay!
Hmm? Are you curious about it?
Oh, I'm sorry! It's just…
It's okay.
Thanks to this, I've been able to focus on rehab.
I can move even better than before,
if it's a limited amount of time.
And here I am, worrying about my anxiety.
You're amazing, after all, Guy Sensei!
Amazing! You've trained well!
O-Of course!
This is the least I should be able to do…
if I'm going to master the Eight Inner Gates!
We were late all because of my anxiety…
Is just one not effective enough?
I'd better buy one more.
Mr. Guy is a great war hero!
Getting to hear him talk is…
So exciting!
H-How come you're here when you're not students?
Iwabe is a great fan of Mr. Guy's.
What, Denki?
Don't you want to hear him talk?
S-Sure, I want to hear him. I do!
You haven't changed, Iwabe.
Now then, do you remember the difference
between ninjutsu and taijutsu?
Of course!
Ninjutsu goes boom! I mean, it has force, and then…
Seriously…
Ninjutsu is often viewed as essential to a shinobi,
but taijutsu is just as important.
That's because…
Without relying on chakra or seals, one can swiftly counterattack
against a foe, right?
Mmm-hmm.
I'm not good at taijutsu so I want to learn more about it.
That's why I came.
I like your spirit!
Just listening to my lecture will make you stronger!
Yes! I'll pay close attention!
And I'm going to find hints that will help me conquer my anxiety!
Ninjutsu may be important.
However, because I honed my taijutsu,
I was able to fight side by side with Naruto
during the Great Ninja War.
And without a doubt,
he was the strongest foe we've ever faced.
His name was…
– His name was… – His name was…
I forgot!
Of course, there were things I lost as well.
However, we were able to protect what we valued the most.
I have no regrets.
Guy Sensei, thank you for your inspiring talk.
All right, does anyone have any questions?
Um…
You really don't have any regrets?
Nope, not at all!
Thanks to these legs, I can still persevere!
Instead of lamenting about how things are,
confronting the truth makes people even stronger.
I truly believe that.
H-Huh?!
All right, please demonstrate your taijutsu.
Will you be okay?!
Don't worry.
Now then…
I'm going to ask you two over there to volunteer.
Huh?
Two of us against you, Guy Sensei?
Are you sure? With that leg?
Of course, you heard me earlier.
I'm more agile than before.
All right.
Two against one is nothing.
Okay, let's begin.
They're all paying close attention!
I can't depend on him.
The match is over!
The winner is Guy Sensei!
Wow! Amazing!
He did it all on one leg…
War heroes are truly amazing…
What's the matter, Metal? You seem depressed.
Guy Sensei, you are really awesome!
Huh?
You faced up to your handicap and conquered it.
Compared to you, I…
I'm just not able to conquer my anxiety.
That's why my dad's disgusted with my weakness.
That's not true, Metal.
I'm sure you've realized what Lee's real intention was.
Huh?
How does one really face the truth?
I suggest you think about that once more.
The Eight Inner Gates…
The First Gate…
How does one really face the truth?
I suggest you think about that once more.
So this is, after all…
No, unless I have this, I can't control my anxiety.
Hey, Lee…
Guy Sensei…
Metal is deeply troubled…
When this should be the springtime of his youth.
I'm very sorry you got involved with this.
It's me you're talking to.
Don't be so distant.
Anyway, what do you plan on doing with Metal?
Well…
I can't keep on depending on you, Guy Sensei.
From this point on, I'll face Metal in my own way.
We were so close to capturing the thief…
I'm sorry… It's my fault.
Yeah, that's true.
There's no doubt that it was all because of you.
The way those things jangled,
it was like we were announcing where we were!
That…may be so, but…
Without these, I…
Metal!
P-Papa?
W-What's going on?
I…challenge you!
– A challenge?! – A challenge?!
I will be awaiting tomorrow morning
at the Academy training grounds.
Hold on a second!
Th-This is so sudden…!
If you want to master the Eight Inner Gates,
accept the challenge!
However, I'm inviting people to watch.
Why?
Would that make you so nervous, that you couldn't do anything?
If you can't do it, then just give up now.
It's inconceivable that you can ever master the Eight Inner Gates
if you can't face this challenge head on.
Oh, and…
If you manage to hit me just once, you win.
That's quite a predicament…
Guy…Sensei.
What should I do?
Metal…
Does your anxiety scare you that much?
You're someone who gets anxious.
I believe that's the real and true you.
Facing up to your true self…
The person you are now should be able to figure out what that is.
I wonder if Metal's coming?
He's here!
Metal…
You didn't run away from this situation…
I prejudged you.
G-Guy Sensei is confronting himself through his rehabilitation.
Whereas I…relied on a necklace
and tried to run away from my anxiety.
What's important is not to get rid of the anxiety,
but to confront my anxiety and accept it.
That's why, I won't run away from my anxiety anymore.
I made an oath to myself!
So right here, right now…
I will prove this oath to you!
O-Okay…
Let's do this!
So, you finally understand…
Okay, let's test just how well you can battle
when you acknowledge your anxiety!
They're laughing at me!
Someone like me,
can't possibly master the Eight Inner Gates, huh…?
But!
The one thing I will do, is to prove that…
I won't run away from my anxiety again!
Metal! You're so—!
I won't go easy on you!
Right here!
There are so many people watching!
What?!
Those movements! They're from—!
They're laughing at me again?!
They were all laughing earlier, but now,
they're paying close attention!
His moves are so erratic, I can't read them clearly.
Hang in there!
He's pushing past it! Go!
L-Leaf!
Hurricane!
Amazing!
The match is over!
And the winner is…
Metal Lee!
I w-won?!
Well done, Metal!
P-Papa?!
This being the result of you confronting your anxiety…
I'm impressed!
I-I'm going to start my training all over again…
And one day for sure,
I will master the Eight Inner Gates!
You're on your way…
That hit just now was all from you opening the First Gate…
Huh?
Probably that extreme anxiety you felt
produced an unbelievable amount of adrenaline…
Leading you to opening the First Gate.
And to toy with your opponent with your unpredictable moves…
which no one else can imitate,
I was right, after all.
Huh?
Yes!
That facing yourself will make you strong.
– G-Guy Sensei! – G-Guy Sensei!
You guys… That's the spirit of youth!
This feels so nostalgic!
So this is the springtime of life!
Right, this is the springtime of life!
All right, now it's time for three thousand pushups!
Oh!
– Huh? – Huh?
What did you do with that necklace?
Oh, I don't need it anymore.
An anxious me is the genuine me.
W-Well… A lot of things happened…
I-It was amazing, huh?
Team 5, your mission is to deliver
this very valuable vase.
Please, do not break it.
Calm down!
– I just can't! – Hey, you'll drop it!
Hey, youngster! Show me around the Leaf Village.
What is up with this geezer?
Are you the hero of the Great Ninja War,
Ohnoki the Fence-Sitter?!
But the Five Kage Summit is happening right now…
I don't care about that!
Take me to a dumpling shop quickly—
Oh! My back!
Next time on Boruto Naruto Next Generations:
"The World's Most Hardest Stone"
Is this geezer really a legendary shinobi?
THE WORLD'S MOST HARDEST STONE