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Thank you.

Thank you.

What's your distance from the target?

Five meters.

I'm ready. Just give the signal.

I'm ready, too.

So am I.

Okay.

Now!

I got him! I got him!

Affirmative. We got a positive ID.

Right. Lost pet Tora captured.

Mission accomplished.

Can't we get a better mission than this? I hate cats!

A dangerous mission. Journey to the land of waves.

Oh, my poor little Tora. Mommy was so worried about her naughty little fuzzy

kids. Yeah!

Cat, that kitty deserves to be squashed.

No wonder he ran away.

Now then, for Squad 7's next mission, we have several available tasks.

Huh?

Among them, babysitting the chief counselor's three -year -old, helping

to do the shopping, digging up potatoes... No!

I want to go on a real mission!

Something challenging and exciting, not this little kid stuff.

Come on, old man.

He's got a point.

But he's such a pain.

I knew this was coming.

How dare you?

You're just a brand new Ganeem with no experience.

Like everyone else, you start with simple missions to develop your skills

prove yourself.

Are you serious?

Babysitting is not a mission. It's just a stupid...

Will you put a lid on it?

Naruto!

It seems you do not understand the tasks you have been given.

Listen. Many different kinds of requests come into our village every day.

From babysitting to assassinations.

These requests are carefully recorded, analyzed, then ranked A, B, C,

or D.

depending on their difficulty.

We ninja are also ranked by ability.

Hokage at the top, Jonin, Shunin, and Genin at the bottom.

At the highest level, we select the missions and assign them to ninja who

the appropriate skill and experience.

And if the mission is successful, we receive a fee that supports our village

our work.

Since you are untried genin just starting down the shinobi path, you are

-level assignments, of course.

So I had this tonkatsu ramen yesterday, and I'm thinking miso ramen today.

Silence!

Oh, sorry.

You always lecture me like you're my grandfather or something.

But I'm not the little brat who used to pull pranks all the time. I'm a ninja

now, and I want a ninja mission.

I'm going to hear about this later.

Naruto wants us to know that he's not a brat. He's a former brat, and he wants a

mission.

So be it.

Since you are so determined, I'm going to give you a C -ranked mission.

You'll be bodyguards on a journey.

Really? Yes!

Who? Who?

Are we guarding a princess? Or some bigwig counselor?

Don't be so impatient.

I will bring him in now.

Send in our visitor.

What the?

A bunch of little snot -nosed kids?

Huh?

And you, the little one with the idiotic look

on your face, you really expect me to believe you're a ninja?

Who's the little one with the idiotic look on his... Huh? Huh?

You can't demolish the client, Naruto.

It doesn't work that way.

I am Tazuna, a master bridge builder and I must return to my country.

I'm building a bridge there that will change our world and I expect you to get

me there safely, even if it means giving up your life.

What are you getting so excited about, Naruto?

This is the first time I ever left the village! I'm a traveler now, believe it!

Hey, am I supposed to trust my life to this runt? He's a joke!

He's with me, and I'm a Jonin, so you don't need to worry.

This runt, he's a joke!

This runt, he's a joke!

Why'd we have to get this old geezer to guard?

I'm going to cut him down to size right now!

Hey! Never insult a ninja! It's a big mistake!

And I'm one of the greatest ninja ever!

Someday I'm gonna be a Hokage and you'll look up to me! My name's Naruto

Uzumaki!

Remember it!

Hokage are powerful and wise. You are puny and brainless.

The day you become Hokage, I'll sprout wings and fly.

I told you, you're supposed to protect the client, not attack him.

Mr. Tazuna.

What is it?

Your country is the Land of Waves, right?

Yeah, what of it?

Kakashi -sensei, there are ninja in that country too, aren't there? No, there

are no ninja in the Land of Waves.

But in other countries, there are hidden villages, each with their own different

customs and cultures, where ninja reside.

To the people of this continent, the existence of Shinobi villages means

strength, military strength.

In other words, that's how they protect themselves and maintain the balance of

power with neighboring countries.

The ninja villages are not controlled by any government. They're independent and

have equal status.

Now, a small island like the Land of Waves has natural protection from the

so there's no need for a ninja village.

The five ancient lands that possess Shinobi villages are the lands of fire,

water, lightning, wind, and earth.

They each occupy vast territories.

Together, they are known as the five great Shinobi nations.

The land of fire has the village hidden in the leaves.

The land of water, the village hidden in the mist.

The land of lightning, the village hidden in the clouds.

The land of wind, the village hidden in the sand.

and the land of Earth, the village hidden in the stones.

Only the leaders of these hidden villages are permitted the name Kage,

means shadow.

Hokage, Mizukage, Raikage, Kazekage, Tsuchikage.

These are the leaders, the five shadows that reign over thousands of ninja.

Is that old man really such a big deal?

I'm not buying it.

I got him with my sexy jutsu. He can't be that great.

Believe it.

Hey. Huh?

You all just doubted Lord Hokage, didn't you? That's what you were thinking.

Well,

anyway, there are no ninja battles in a C -ranked mission, so you can relax.

Then we're not going to run into any foreign enemy ninja or anything like

Not likely.

Now it's your turn.

Huh?

I can't get loose.

Show off.

Huh? But he was... What?

Kakashi -sensei used the replacement jutsu.

Naruto, sorry I didn't help you right away.

I didn't mean for you to get hurt.

I just didn't think you'd freeze up like that.

me after all.

Good job, Sasuke. Very smooth.

You too, Sakura.

I was useless!

And Sasuke was so cool! Like he'd done this a thousand times!

Didn't he feel scared at all? He looked so calm. Not a scratch on him. And I was

so lame!

He had to come up and save me!

Ugh! Why can't I keep up with them?

Hey. Yeah?

You're not hurt, are you?

Scaredy cat.

Naruto!

Stand still.

These ninja have poison in their claws. We need to take it out of you quickly.

You have to open the wound and remove it. It's in your blood, so don't move

around. That spreads the poison.

By the way, Mr. Tazuna.

Yeah, what?

We need to talk.

They're Chunin from the village hidden in the mist. Their specialty is

relentless attack.

They keep fighting no matter what the sacrifice.

How did you know about our ambush?

A puddle. On a clear day, when it hasn't rained in weeks.

In that case, why'd you leave it for the G 'neen to do the fighting?

I could have taken them out quickly, but then I'd have learned nothing.

I had to know who their target was.

And what they were after.

Hmm? What are you getting at?

This. I wanted to know if they were after us, ninja attacking ninja.

Or if they were after you, the master bridge builder.

When you put in your request, you asked for standard protection from robbers and

highwaymen.

You didn't say there were ninja looking for you, hunting you down.

If we knew this, it would be a B -rank mission or higher.

Our task was simply to get you to your destination and protect you while you

finished building your bridge.

If we knew we'd be fielding attacks from enemy ninja, we would have staffed

differently and charged for the cost of a B mission.

Apparently, you have your reasons, but lying to us is not acceptable.

We are now beyond the scope of this mission.

We are Ganeen. This is too advanced for our level of training.

We should go back.

And I really think we need to treat Naruto's wound and get the poison out as

soon as possible.

Back in our village, we can take him to a doctor.

Hmm.

Huh?

Naruto's hand could become a problem.

I guess we should go back to the village.

Why am I always... Naruto, stop that! What are you doing?

I worked so hard to get here.

Pushing myself until it hurt.

Training alone for hours.

Anything to get stronger.

To reach my dream.

I will never back down again.

And let someone else rescue me.

I will never run away.

And I will not lose to Sasuke.

Upon this wound, I make this pledge.

Believe it.

Bridge Builder, I'll complete this mission and protect you with this kunai

knife.

Don't worry, I'll be fine.

Naruto, that was really cool how you took the poison out and all, but if you

lose any more blood, you're going to die.

Good idea to stop the bleeding now.

Seriously.

No, no, no!

I'm too young for it to all end like this! No, no, no!

Show me your hands.

Naruto, you've got a self -abusive personality.

It's called masochism.

The wound.

It's already starting to heal.

Um, um... You have a really serious look on your face. You're scaring me. Am I

okay?

Uh, yeah.

You should be fine.

This healing power, is it from the nine -tailed fox?

You failed.

You failed?

What is this, amateur knight? I put out big money for you! I thought you were

supposed to be hotshot assassins.

Stop whining.

Personally. And this sword will be the last thing he ever sees.

You sure about that?

Apparently Tazuna has a high -level ninja guarding him. And since your first

attempt failed, they'll be expecting you back.

They'll be waiting, watching.

It'll take someone with very advanced skills.

Who do you think you're dealing with?

I am Sabuza Momochi, the demon of the hidden myths.

Never coming down. Breaking through the content.

Never falling down.

My knee is too shaken.

Like I was thrown.

Sneaking out the classroom.

By the back door.

I'm all right on my telephone.

But I didn't care.

Cleaning it. Wasting.

For people like me.

Don't try.

We finally land ashore in the land of waves.

The ninja they send after us now will be stronger and deadlier than before.

Fine. I'm going to show them what I can do. And Sasuke's not going to show me up

either. I'll protect the old man no matter what.

Oh, wow.

That's who they sent after us? He's huge, and his sword is gigantic.

Next time, the assassin of the mist.

No backing down.

This time, I'm going all the way.