Original subtitles

Yeah, turn your sadness into kindness, your uniqueness into strength

Even if you get lost, let's start walking

One more time

Are you really happy

when you're always meeting to someone's expectations?

Even if you change to who you really wanna be

Will you always have a great smile?

Dreaming of only "the beginning," I wake up

and someday, I'll live on my own.

Yes, precious things are never in shape

You never know what it is when you get it or lose it

Yeah, turn your sadness into kindness, your uniqueness into strength

Even if you get lost, let's start walking

One more time

Uh oh!

Pakkun?

Sakura?

Why did you stop all of a sudden?!

The scents of Sasuke and the other two... are quickly moving away!

It smells like Sasuke is chasing those two people...

What?!

Sasuke is?

There are no other signs of movement.

But...

Let's not just stand around. Let's go after Sasuke right away!

But... what?

The people who are left are going to fight each other.

We'll end up taking a little longer way...

but all there is for us to do is to avoid it.

Why?! If we do that, it'll only delay our catching up to Sasuke.

Let's just speed on through!

What are you saying, Naruto?!

We don't know what'll happen in the battle zone!

Even if we don't desire it,

there's a possibility that we'll be irrepressibly caught up in a battle.

That doesn't have anything to do with it!

Kid! Our mission is to bring Sasuke back.

So the cardinal rule is to avoid battle as much as possible until then!

- Let's go! - Got it!

Fine!

Puppet Master Jutsu!

I'm from the Aburame Clan of the Leaf Village...

When we fight, we never underestimate our opponent,

no matter what puny insects they may be.

I'll advance with full force!

Bring it!

Put me down, Temari.

Can you move, Gaara?

Gaara!

Kankuro is delaying Uchiha now.

We must use this opening...

If we don't get a move on, the operation will...

Huh?!

Temari, go over there.

What?

Just beat it! You're in the way!

Astonishing Truth! Gaara's Identity Emerges!

Poison on the blade!

I won't let you get away!

That's... Sasuke Uchiha! Did he get past Kankuro?!

No... No matter how you look at it, it's too soon.

Did another assailant come?

I don't know what you Sand Ninja are scheming...

but I'll stop you!

And...

I'll ascertain your true identity!

Gaara!

Don't tell me...!

Is he going to rouse that thing in a place like this?!

This is no joke... It's out of my hands.

Stop, Gaara! Have you forgotten the operation?!

You who are strong... You who are called Uchiha...

You who have friends...

You who have a purpose...

You who are like... me!

By killing you...

I will exist in this world as the one who destroyed all of that...

I can truly experience "life."

What is it?

It's so obvious if you release such a blood thirsty aura...

Come on out.

So it's you, eh...

What's your purpose? Why do you seek power?

It's none of your business.

Beat it! You're a hindrance to my training.

You...

have the same eyes as I do.

Eyes that seek power, brimming with hate and murderous intent.

You're like me.

Don't forget... You're my...

You're...

my...

You're... my...

my prey!

It's started...!

A Substitution?!

You're naive.

All right!

Insects?!

To think you'd make a clone out of insects and

wrap around behind me...

Not bad!

Your reach encompasses from medium to long distance and you use a puppet.

I didn't think you would do well in close combat.

With that Puppet Master Jutsu where you have to concentrate

on the control of the puppet...

the one casting the Jutsu is prone to openings in defense.

You're very aware of the weakness of a puppet master!

However, from here on,

I'll show you the essence of this Ninjutsu fighting style!

The real terror of Crow... my puppet of warfare!

This is Poison Smoke Bomb!

Did I inhale...a little bit?

I get it... And the caster of the Jutsu hides, eh?

Listen, everyone...

Even if enemy Shinobi appear, don't panic.

Go into the hidden room quickly.

Your Jonin and Chunin Senseis will protect you all with their lives!

Oh!

Konohamaru...

It'll be okay!

Everyone's doing their best.

They can drive away the enemies right away.

Cracks in the face rock of the Hokage Lords...

How ominous...

Grandpa...

To have come this far... To have come this far...!

Do I already lack the power to drag out his soul?

With this feeble body...

even though I'm prepared to die, is it not enough... ?!

You probably could've killed me if you'd been ten years younger.

Sarutobi! If you don't kill him now, the village is doomed!

Do you understand?!

I... understand!

Useless... old man...

Now... Let me feel it!

That eye!

That eye...from before!

This doesn't look like it'll end by the time you come for back up...

Shino...

It looks like the poison has slowly started to circulate.

I'll finish this!

Insects, again?!

But he shouldn't be able to move so much in that state...

I'll make things easier for you...

Hey! What's wrong?!

What's happening... ?

Don't tell me...!

It's futile... He can't move anymore...

I had the beetles burrow into every joint...

He stuffed beetles into its joints so that the puppet can't move?

That was his aim from the beginning!

The beetles are passing through the threads of my Chakra...

Why... ?

That's it! As I recall, their food is Chakra.

At this rate, my location will be found out!

He cut the Chakra threads himself... ?

You got careless!

Instantly reattaching the Chakra threads that have once been cut

is simple for a first rate puppet master.

And...

Crow is a puppet...

that has a weapon in each and every component of the body!

It's a big mistake if you think this has ended...

by your stopping my movements!

There's lots of poison on the tip of the needle...

Die!

What?!

Just like that, the insects...!

The Chakra threads have been bitten through!

What?! Why...?!

Where did these insects spring out from?!

By beating away the bait insects along the Chakra threads,

you dropped your guard.

You didn't notice... the wriggling insects behind you.

The insects were moving the whole time...

heading for your headband.

W What did you say?!

The one blow earlier...

I pretended to miss and stuck one of those beetles on you.

But how did you know where I was with one such beetle?

I... hate explaining the same thing twice.

Shino? Why are you here?!

I put a female beetle on you before you left the arena!

The females have almost no smell...

Only a male can sniff out the subtle smell of the female.

Then, this one beetle on my forehead...

Right... It's a female.

The poison has circulated through my whole body, huh...

It looks like I won't be able to go to back you up...

I'm sorry, Sasuke Uchiha.

Is he a... monster?

Are you scared of me, Sasuke Uchiha?!

Of my existence?!

Come out... Sasuke Uchiha!

You're... my...

prey!

Everyone makes mistakes It's nothing to be ashamed about

Don't let this scar be for naught Walk with a smile

Yes, breathe in the air Lift your face to the sky and jump

If it rains, take a break Go where the wind takes you

So many regrets Don't let this scar be for naught

Let's go carve the badges in our chest Yes, it's Show Time, life begins now.

Everyone makes mistakes It's nothing to be ashamed about

Don't let this scar be for naught Walk with a smile

Transform sadness into the wind and continue to forge on

Forge on strong

What a speed and strength!

If I didn't use my Sharingan to foresee his movement,

I would have been in pieces!

But a merely defensive battle will do no good.

What do I do?

How should I stop him? Do I need to use that?

But Chidori may not...

Next time: "Sasuke's Decision: Pushed to the Edge!"