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Right here, right now. Right here, right now.

Right here,

right now.

We are FIRE!

Right here, right now.

I want to show I can be a splendid ninja as well!

Even if I do not have ninjutsu or genjutsu, I want to prove it to the

world!

training ahead.

Hey,

Bushy Brow, how you doing?

Naruto, good morning. Morning?

So, did Grandma Tsunade check you out already?

Well, come on, what'd she say?

It's a good thing she came, because you know the village is in trouble, don't

you? We're going to need every ninja we've got.

Yes, you are right.

So you better get back up to full fighting strength as soon as you can,

Hurry! What is it? What's wrong?

It's Colonel Hamaru!

Huh? What do you mean? What's going on?

He's blockaded himself.

He's done what?

The will of fire still burns!

That's enough now. We don't want to have to break it down.

Go ahead and try it. See what happens. I'm the grandson of the third Hokage. If

you go against me, you're going against my... My grandpa.

You'll be going against the Hokage!

Lady Tsunade has important work to do and she can't do it until she gets in

there.

Honorable grandson, even you... There are some things even you can't get away

with. Now come out of there!

Shut up and go away!

Isn't it a little early for all this racket?

It's giving me a screaming headache.

Huh?

You too can't handle one little kid?

Well... Get him out of there!

But ma 'am, he's the grandson of the third Hokage. What do I care? I'm the

granddaughter of the first Hokage.

I'm the one you need to worry about now.

From what I can see, it might do the Brats some good to be roughed up a

Now get him out of there!

Right.

Hold on. Just wait a second.

I don't know exactly what's going on here, but don't be too rough on

huh? Please, Grandma Tsunade.

He's a friend of yours, is he?

Mm -hmm.

Don't worry. I can get him out. Just let me talk to him. He'll listen to me. I

want him out of there by the end of the day.

End of the day? But...

Hi, Sakura.

Didn't you know that Sasuke's been discharged?

I actually came to see Lee. He should be in rehabilitation, right?

He hasn't checked in. That's funny. It's not like him to be late.

No, it certainly isn't.

The chances of the operation being successful are 50 -50 at best. And if it

fails, he'll die.

You know what we can do? You want to go get some ramen?

How does that sound?

All you can eat and it's on me!

Steaming hot with lots of barbecued pork?

Eggs on top and the crunchy things?

Well... Hey, will you at least say something?

No kid's gonna talk to me like that. That does it. Get out of there, or I'm

gonna drag you out. Yeah, yeah, just try it.

You little...

Hi, Sakura.

These are for you.

For... for me?

Really?

Thank you very much.

Sorry about that, Sakura.

No sweat.

Did you hear? Sasuke's at home now.

He's recovering nicely.

And they say he'll be back to his old self in no time. All thanks to Lady

Tsunade.

I am glad to hear it.

That is good news for everyone.

She's everything they say she is.

You should have her take a look at you.

I'm sure she could help you speed up your recovery.

Could be.

Meanwhile, if there's ever anything I can do to help, you know you only have

ask me, okay?

I appreciate that.

Thank you, Sakura.

Hey then.

See you later.

Look at this place. Not a single gambling hall anywhere.

Well, you don't have time for that anyway.

There's an awful lot of work waiting to be done.

Nowhere to gamble or get a drink.

What a boring little dump a leaf village is. It's no fun at all.

Just like the third Hokage.

Ladies do not, eh?

Oh, I'm exhausted.

I just want to sit down and have a drink somewhere.

Is that too much to ask?

Huh?

If that's what you want. If it's absolutely necessary, I'll find you a

where you can have a drink, all right?

Really? But only if you promise to get to work.

Go ahead.

You wanted a drink, so go on, have a drink.

Look, Suzune, a cup of tea wasn't exactly what I meant.

Oh, I know what you meant, all right. I think sometimes I know you better than

you know yourself.

What does that mean?

Part of you was relieved you couldn't get into the Hokage's room because it

meant you wouldn't have to do any work, right?

That's why you left it to Naruto, hoping you'd get a day off.

Hmm, maybe.

Anyway, here's the updated roster of the newest ninja.

You should really go over it. There have been a lot of changes in personnel.

You'll need to familiarize yourself with them. You have a lot of work to do.

Hmm, it's all such a bore.

Look, they have sweet dumplings!

You know those things make me gag.

Hey, come on, Konohamaru! Come on out of there already, will ya?

At least tell me why you're doing this.

Maybe if I had a clue, I could help.

Please, Konohamaru?

All right, then. No more Mr. Nice Guy.

I tried to be sympathetic, but I can see it's not working.

Secret technique?

Let's see Jutsu!

Konohamaru?

Won't you please come out?

Don't keep me waiting.

Don't you come out, huh?

You can forget it. This room belonged to my grandpa.

No one gets in.

Hmm.

Eight D -rank missions.

Three C -rank missions.

Exactly like Kurenai's own team.

It's not hard to see what the third Hokage was thinking.

This... This squad is a mirror image of their parents' team.

I see.

Oh, look how well balanced this squad is. Each member with his or her own

specialty.

My neck's getting stiff.

I need some fresh air.

You stubborn little... Okay, if that's the way you want to play it, then that's

the way we're going to play it. This is a third -home homemade room.

Nobody uses it except him.

So that's it.

I'm his grandson.

It's my duty to defend it. Hey, you little runt, this is no time for that.

in danger. It's the village that needs defending.

So what? This stupid village can burn down for all I care.

That does it. You just crossed the line.

officially had it.

Game's over, kid.

With my new powers, I can easily blast those doors down, though I was hoping

to have to use them. Grandma Tsunade!

Wait, be careful!

So here's the thing, Konohamaru.

The village is in a lot of trouble right now.

We've got to pull together, because we're down to less than half our

and we've still got missions to perform.

Yeah, yeah, in case you've forgotten, I'm the one who told you that, remember?

Oh, well, okay.

But you see, the point is, we can't turn down any missions, because that would

just be telling the world how weak we are, and bring us even more trouble.

Yeah, and Iruka -sensei already told us that, too. I got it.

What is it? Is it that you don't like Grandma Tsunade?

No, no.

That's not it at all.

Well, then what's it all about?

Pretty soon, nobody's going to call me Honorable Grandson anymore.

I'll just be plain Konohamaru.

Huh?

What's wrong with plain Konohamaru?

You don't get it.

What do you mean?

I thought you always hated being called Honorable Grandson.

Pretty soon everyone's going to start to forget about the old man.

It won't be long.

They'll forget what a great ninja he was, and then they'll just toss him into

the back of the closet like an old shoe.

Everything's changing so fast. The village isn't the same anymore.

But it's still the Leaf Village. That much will never change.

And you're crazy to think that anybody's ever going to forget about the old man.

He'll be remembered long after we're gone.

They'll forget him.

Just wait.

I'm saying they won't. Well, you're wrong.

Oh, is that right? What makes you so smart? How do you know I'm wrong?

Because you are.

I've had it with you. You're coming with me.

Where? First, we'll go to Grandma Tsunade and make her swear an oath that

Leaf Village will never change.

Then we'll get everyone in the village. village to promise they'll never forget

the old man, no matter what.

That ought to satisfy you, huh?

I should have never let her out of my sight for a minute.

Lead me to her, Tauntaun.

Revitalizing the cellular structure.

Huh.

Uh -huh.

So there you are. We caught you.

Shh.

Lady Tsunade, are you actually studying?

Be quiet, will you? I'm trying to concentrate here.

That sounded like Shizune.

Oh, just calm down.

I was thinking about that medical ninja, Kabuto, remember?

Um, what about him?

Specifically, his body's ability to create new cells.

If I could apply that technique to a patient... You mean Rock Lee, don't you?

Even if it only increases his chances from 50 to 51%, I think it may be worth

try. Lady Tsunade, the success of that technique depends so much on the person

doing it.

There's no guarantee that you'd be able to pull it off.

Only one way to find out.

I mean, I am the fifth Hokage, after all.

There's no way out of it, Konohamaru.

I must go.

I am the third Hokage, after all.

If that's what it means to be Hokage, then quit.

Everyone in this village is family to me.

Protecting the family, that's what it means to be Hokage.

Just this once.

I'll make an exception.

Where are we going, Konohamaru?

What's the matter? Don't you want to see Grandma Tsunade?

Nope.

I

mean,

I am the fifth Hokage, after all.

There's no way out of it, Konohamaru.

I am the third Hokage, after all.

There's no way out of it. I'm the Honorable Grandson, after all.

Huh? I mean, I'm Konohamaru of the Lake Village!

Hey! Where are you going?

Wait up, Konohamaru! What the heck's gotten into him?

Hey! Konohamaru!

What is it, Lady Tsunade?

Oh, nothing.

Thank you.

From the very beginning, Gai -sensei taught me that I could become a great

through effort, experience, and the power of youth.

Before I met him, I was lost, but he showed me a new path to follow, a

of hard work and great struggle that would take me to a destination I had

dreamed of. He made me believe.

But now... Next time, Sensei and students, The Bond of the Shinobi!