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-This is the parasitic insect we got from Shino, right?

-Yeah.

-Wait.

What's this?

-What do these strange hexagonal patterns mean?

-Well, according to the researchers' report,

they mean that even the bodily fluids of Shino's insect

were crystallized.

-I see.

-What's the matter, Lady Tsunade?

-I never imaged it really existed.

-You know something about this, milady?

-Mm.

There have long been stories, rumors, about

a ninjutsu that crystallizes all it touches.

It was said that it could even crystallize human blood.

The technique was called crystal style.

It was reported that an entire village was wiped out

overnight because of it.

But there were no witnesses, so it

was dismissed as just a rumor.

-But now you're saying this crystal style might exist,

after all?

-Yes.

The time that's elapsed would be about right.

Between what happened in that village and Kakashi

making contact, I think we're dealing

with one of Orochimaru's collections.

-Do you really think this means Orochimaru's on the move?

-It's three years since Sasuke left the village.

Now would be right about the time

for Orochimaru's transference.

We have to assume that Orochimaru is preparing

for his reappearance, and we have

to use this crystal style ninja, whoever it is,

to lead us to Sasuke.

[theme music]

-Hold it.

According to procedure, Kakashi should

have left signs for us to follow.

-Well, I don't know about anyone else,

but I haven't seen any signs.

-That's great.

You think maybe he forgot that we're

supposed to be following him?

-No, he's not like you.

We have to assume something happened to his team.

-Sai.

-Yes?

-Get airborne and take a look around for me, will you?

-Right away, Captain.

Ninja Art, Super Beast Scroll.

NARUTO (VOICEOVER): Well, it looks

like I got a little free time on my hands.

I'll be right back, OK?

-What are you talking about?

Where do you think you're going?

-Nature calls!

[sigh]

-Curious.

I don't see the search squad, or any signs of their trail.

Ah?

Camellias?

-Gotta take every chance I get to review my training.

I'm already forgetting what I learned so far.

What the heck is this?

Huh?

Ah?

It's the hot springs kid!

Heh.

Yeah, it is you.

What do you know?

What in the world are you doing here, kid?

-I've learned that not all camellia bushes are short.

Camellias in the wild can grow to be as tall as that tree.

-What are you talking about?

Kid, it's me.

From the hot springs?

-Everybody has a place they can go home to.

Wherever somebody is thinking of you, that place is home.

-I think I was the one that told you that.

Right?

Well, never mind.

Anyway, are you on your own?

No family or friends?

-The white camellias, they turned red.

After that, they all disappeared.

They're all-- they're gone.

-So like I thought, you're all alone.

Hey, listen.

Why don't you come with us?

That's right, why not?

You should come back with us.

Right now we're on a mission, but as soon as we finish,

we'll come back and get you, OK?

-I have something to take care of.

You wait here.

-I have to wait.

-Huh?

-Wherever someone's thinking of me,

that's where I should go home to.

-Yeah.

That's right.

-I wonder if that could be-- maybe there really is someone?

-Sure there is.

There must be someone thinking of you.

-When I was sick, there was someone who took care of me.

-See?

Whoever that was is definitely thinking of you.

-I hope so.

-Listen, follow the person, and never let them go.

[buzzing]

-One of Shino's--

SAKURA: Naruto!

-Huh?

Sorry.

I've gotta be-- huh?

-That's weird.

Where'd he go?

It doesn't matter.

At least the kid's got somewhere to go home to now.

-Naruto, come on.

We've found some of Shino's insects.

We need to follow them.

-Coming!

-What have you been doing out here?

-Sorry.

I ran into someone.

We were, uh, talking.

-Hm?

-Never mind, he's just making it up.

Look, there's nobody around here for miles.

-Hey, I'm not making it up.

He was here, I'm tellin' ya, just a second ago.

I don't know where he went.

-What a pitiful bunch of losers.

-Yeah, we blew it.

But those guys are tough, I'm tellin' you.

-Well, at least we got a look at what our enemy is capable of.

Kakashi's the one we need to worry about.

The first thing we need to is get rid of him.

We can't allow these fools to interfere

with Lord Orochimaru's plans.

Leave the rest to me.

GUREN (VOICEOVER): The trap is almost ready.

The seed of the octangular jade crystal

is placed in the eight trigrams, eight square formation.

When it shines, the light inside the crystal

will be trapped for all eternity.

-Bloom, Crystal Style, Jade Crystal Labyrinth.

-Shino, can you tell which direction?

-No problem.

That's the spot where my insects were interrupted, before they

could complete their net.

There, at 10:00.

-That's right, boy.

It's time we found out just what these guys are up to.

-All right.

Let's go.

-No Wait.

-What is it now, Shino?

[bark]

-My insects are behaving strangely.

They can't find their way out.

-What does that mean?

-It's hard to explain.

It's as if they'd suddenly lost their sense of direction.

They're confused.

-Some sort of genjutsu?

-Not them.

Their only type of attack was straightforward.

-Perhaps.

Or perhaps that was the only type they'd chose to show us.

-You mean they kept their powers hidden?

-Hinata, find out if there's a sealing jutsu or barrier.

-Right.

Byakugan!

Hinata, what is it?

-I saw us, over and over.

Endlessly.

-The Byakugan failed?

-Crystal Style, Jade Crystal Mirror.

Lovely as ever, aren't you?

Jade Crystal Clone Jutsu.

-Looks like they've been sealed in by some kind of barrier,

along with us.

-We thought we had them surrounded with my insects,

but it seems they had an outer perimeter

we didn't take into account.

[bark]

-Here they come!

Move!

-Jade Crystal Blade!

KAKASHI (VOICEOVER): A crystallizing jutsu.

It can crystallize any kind of moisture,

which means it can create an infinite variety of weapons,

literally out of thin air.

Best if we don't let this be a long drawn, out battle.

-Kakashi the copy ninja.

So that's your Sharingan, is it?

It won't do you any good.

My crystal style can't be copied.

-No use.

I can't use my Byakugan.

-I've heard about those eyes of yours.

But inside my Jade Crystal, light

is refracted, so your keen eyesight is actually

a liability.

-The Byakugan's not my only weapon.

-Oh, please.

You're going to take me on head to head?

How are you going to do that when you're fighting blind?

HINATA (VOICEOVER): All the training

I've put in, for Naruto, to get him

to acknowledge my abilities.

-Are you that anxious to die?

HINATA (VOICEOVER): I might not be at my cousin

Neji's level, but-- focus on your opponent.

-Gentle Fist!

Eight Trigrams, 32 Palms!

2 Palms!

4 Palms!

8 Palms!

16 Palms!

32 Palms!

I did it.

Wha--

-Crystal Style, Jade Crystal Prison.

-What's going on?

[bark]

-Huh?

What happened?

-She just left.

I don't know why.

[bark]

-The same thing happened with mine.

-Where's Hinata?

GUREN: Your little friend is right here.

-Hinata!

-Dammit!

-What is that?

-It's a crystal.

This is the enemy's jutsu.

But on such a massive scale.

OK, Sai.

-Right.

I'm already on it.

And as I thought.

SAI: It's at least a kilometer across.

-A kilometer.

This is the work of a highly skilled opponent.

-Whatever.

Let's break it down.

-Hold on, Naruto.

We don't know this barrier isn't rigged

with some kind of lethal self defense system.

All right.

It doesn't respond to contact from the outside.

I suspect that Kakashi and the others

are trapped inside of it.

-If it's just holding them like a prison, that's one thing.

But if it's some kind of giant trap, that could be trouble.

-Captain Yamato, can't we just bust this thing down

like we did to the wall at Orochimar's hideout?

-It's not the same, I'm afraid.

This crystal is much tougher.

It has an incredibly dense molecular structure.

Unlike that clay wall, the crystal has no weak spots.

But perhaps if we tunnel under it-- As I said,

there are no weak spots anywhere.

Not even underground.

-Because of its density, a jutsu concentrated on a single point

won't do any current.

-That's right.

The force of the attack would just

be dispersed over the whole surface, weakening its impact.

-For an attack to work, it would have

to be both wide ranging and extremely powerful.

-Sounds like fun.

-No way, Naruto!

-It's all right, Sakura, don't worry.

It isn't that jutsu.

It's a different one.

One I've been working on in private.

-Naruto.

-Summoning Jutsu!

-Yo.

-You called?

-You summoned them?

-Whoa.

When did you learn to do that?

Impressive.

-So what exactly are you going to do with them?

-You'll have to wait and see.

We, uh, don't have it perfected yet,

but we're going to give it a shot, anyway.

-Don't bother.

Light sealed inside the Jade Crystal can never escape.

Oh, I wouldn't.

Leave me and my followers alone, or else your little friend

will end up as shattered shards of glass.

-Say the word, I'm all ready to go.

-OK.

Now, remember our timing and focus,

just like we worked on before.

-Hm!

-What in the world are they gonna do?

-All we can do is sit back and see what they've got.

-Let's do it, Gamatatsu!

-Firstly, breathe in deep through the nose.

-Now, hold it in, and spit it out all at once.

-Now!

-What made me think this time would be any different?

-What's wrong with you, Gamatatsu?

What was that?

-I forget.

Infuse the chakra.

-Shape up, Gamatsu, or no snacks for you!

-OK.

Pull yourself together, and let's try it again!

-Infuse the chakra in the tummy and focus it,

and take a deep breath in through the nose.

-Hold it in, and let it out all at once!

-Wind Style, Toad Water Pistol!

-Heh, heh, heh.

-What do you know about that?

We did it!

[theme music]

YAMATO: Naruto, what was that jutsu?

-The collaboration ninjutsu I made with Pervy Sage.

YAMATO: You're in a bit of a tricky situation,

aren't you, Kakashi?

KAKASHI: I'll say.

As you can see, Hinata's been taken hostage.

-Gamatatsu, ready for one more?

-Sure.

What's the plan?

NARUTO: I've got an idea.

All right, let's do it.

GAMATATSU: Right.

-Wait, Naruto!

-Collaboration Ninjutsu, Wind Style, Toad Water Pistol!

Next time, The Target Appears!