1 00:00:31,603 --> 00:00:34,007 -I had a hunch we'd find you here. 2 00:00:45,399 --> 00:00:48,440 -I'd expect no less from the Hokage's ANBU Black Ops. 3 00:00:53,718 --> 00:00:58,729 I take it that fake corpse didn't fool you, then? 4 00:00:58,729 --> 00:01:00,700 -Start talking. 5 00:01:00,734 --> 00:01:01,768 What's going on here? 6 00:01:04,407 --> 00:01:08,516 [theme music] 7 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:00,795 -Spill it, jerk. 8 00:03:00,829 --> 00:03:03,568 Why would you betray your own teammates? 9 00:03:03,601 --> 00:03:07,376 -If I were you, I'd take care not to make too much commotion. 10 00:03:07,376 --> 00:03:10,784 Things could turn quite ugly. 11 00:03:10,817 --> 00:03:11,785 -I'm gonna kick your-- 12 00:03:11,818 --> 00:03:12,388 -Naruto. 13 00:03:19,836 --> 00:03:20,873 Here, Sai. 14 00:03:20,906 --> 00:03:21,775 Take this. 15 00:03:26,217 --> 00:03:27,621 It's yours, isn't it? 16 00:03:32,531 --> 00:03:33,534 -Thank you. 17 00:03:36,473 --> 00:03:37,943 -You were under orders from Danzo. 18 00:03:37,943 --> 00:03:39,948 Isn't that right? 19 00:03:39,948 --> 00:03:42,787 We know Danzo and Orochimaru have teamed up, 20 00:03:42,821 --> 00:03:46,295 and we know that they're planning something big. 21 00:03:46,328 --> 00:03:48,967 You were chosen to be Danzo and Orochimaru's go between. 22 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,343 So spit it out. 23 00:03:53,377 --> 00:03:55,014 What are they planning? 24 00:04:00,926 --> 00:04:03,967 -Orochimaru is easy to read. 25 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,973 He wants to try and destroy the Leaf Village again. 26 00:04:07,006 --> 00:04:07,976 Isn't that right? 27 00:04:25,881 --> 00:04:26,482 -No. 28 00:04:26,482 --> 00:04:27,685 That's not-- 29 00:04:27,718 --> 00:04:30,357 -Look, why don't you wipe t phony grin off your face? 30 00:04:30,391 --> 00:04:32,361 I can already tell that every word you're saying 31 00:04:32,395 --> 00:04:33,598 is a dirty pack of lies! 32 00:05:12,516 --> 00:05:14,453 -The truth of the matter is you people 33 00:05:14,487 --> 00:05:16,692 have discovered my location. 34 00:05:16,725 --> 00:05:18,663 My mission is a complete failure. 35 00:05:21,402 --> 00:05:24,075 Even if we fought, I couldn't possibly beat all of you 36 00:05:24,108 --> 00:05:25,611 by myself. 37 00:05:25,644 --> 00:05:28,819 I know that, and I think you know that as well, 38 00:05:28,819 --> 00:05:30,523 so there's no point in hiding anything. 39 00:05:35,534 --> 00:05:36,769 You are correct. 40 00:05:36,803 --> 00:05:39,609 The plan was to crush the Hidden Leaf Village. 41 00:05:39,642 --> 00:05:41,814 -You were what? 42 00:05:41,847 --> 00:05:45,823 -My true assignment was to form an alliance with Orochimaru, 43 00:05:45,856 --> 00:05:50,099 and to orchestrate a conspiracy with him, so that together we 44 00:05:50,099 --> 00:05:51,702 could destroy the village. 45 00:05:54,875 --> 00:05:55,978 -Wait a sec. 46 00:05:55,978 --> 00:05:58,550 Do you have any idea waht you're admitting to? 47 00:05:58,584 --> 00:05:59,486 How could you-- 48 00:05:59,519 --> 00:06:00,856 -I'm not finished yet. 49 00:06:05,499 --> 00:06:10,678 The other half of my mission was to gather intel on Orochimaru. 50 00:06:10,711 --> 00:06:15,554 In short, to report his activities back to Lord Danzo. 51 00:06:15,587 --> 00:06:17,826 -That's right, Sai, keep talking. 52 00:06:17,859 --> 00:06:22,602 Own up to everything you've been hiding. 53 00:06:22,636 --> 00:06:24,574 -So let me get this straight. 54 00:06:24,607 --> 00:06:28,015 You found Orochimaru and made sure you earned his confidence 55 00:06:28,048 --> 00:06:29,885 so you could defeat him later? 56 00:06:33,159 --> 00:06:36,867 That's a suicide mission. 57 00:06:36,901 --> 00:06:39,774 -If the Leaf Village did fall, we fully 58 00:06:39,774 --> 00:06:43,115 expected Orochimaru would try to betray us. 59 00:06:43,148 --> 00:06:45,887 But this way, we make sure we've always have 60 00:06:45,887 --> 00:06:48,726 the advantage over him. 61 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:50,898 -I understand. 62 00:06:50,898 --> 00:06:52,200 -So it's Danzo. 63 00:06:52,234 --> 00:06:55,107 He wants to take over the Hidden Leaf Village. 64 00:06:55,141 --> 00:06:56,644 But hold on. 65 00:06:56,677 --> 00:06:58,782 You were sent in alone to set all this in motion? 66 00:07:04,094 --> 00:07:06,266 -The intelligence I write down in ink 67 00:07:06,499 --> 00:07:08,103 can transform itself into little creatures. 68 00:07:11,176 --> 00:07:13,681 They can defend themselves while traveling back 69 00:07:13,681 --> 00:07:14,651 to the Leaf Village. 70 00:07:17,657 --> 00:07:20,196 You see, I was chosen for this mission 71 00:07:20,229 --> 00:07:22,868 specifically because of my abilities. 72 00:07:22,901 --> 00:07:24,940 -But if the village were to fall, 73 00:07:24,940 --> 00:07:26,242 then innocent people would die! 74 00:07:38,168 --> 00:07:40,640 Do you understand what you're doing? 75 00:07:40,673 --> 00:07:44,015 Didn't you stop and ask yourself why? 76 00:07:44,048 --> 00:07:45,584 -No. 77 00:07:45,618 --> 00:07:48,291 I follow orders. 78 00:07:48,324 --> 00:07:49,225 -Oh, Said. 79 00:07:49,259 --> 00:07:51,230 How could you? 80 00:07:51,264 --> 00:07:53,769 -Oh, and one other thing. 81 00:07:53,802 --> 00:07:58,679 Sai is just a made up name I was given for this mission. 82 00:07:58,712 --> 00:08:00,918 I'm nobody. 83 00:08:00,951 --> 00:08:04,793 I'm merely a tool for Lord Danzo. 84 00:08:04,826 --> 00:08:06,830 I don't even exist. 85 00:08:06,864 --> 00:08:09,804 So no matter what you say or do, it's meaningless. 86 00:08:28,879 --> 00:08:30,349 -Then why the book? 87 00:08:30,582 --> 00:08:32,152 What about the book? 88 00:08:32,152 --> 00:08:34,191 Why do you treat that picture book with such care? 89 00:09:06,227 --> 00:09:09,835 The two kids on the cover of the picture book-- 90 00:09:09,835 --> 00:09:12,808 it's you and your older brother, right? 91 00:09:12,841 --> 00:09:16,116 The reason that book means so much to you 92 00:09:16,116 --> 00:09:18,320 is because it's the only thing in this world that 93 00:09:18,353 --> 00:09:19,355 proves your existence. 94 00:09:19,389 --> 00:09:20,192 Isn't that right? 95 00:09:23,098 --> 00:09:25,770 You're not as emotionless as you'd have everyone believe. 96 00:09:28,677 --> 00:09:33,920 Even a veteran shinobi can't push all their feelings away. 97 00:09:33,954 --> 00:09:38,364 I could see it, the moment I handed back your picture book. 98 00:09:38,397 --> 00:09:40,735 It was the way you casually said thank you 99 00:09:40,769 --> 00:09:42,840 as you took it out of my hand. 100 00:09:42,874 --> 00:09:45,380 Of course you were relieved to get it back. 101 00:09:45,413 --> 00:09:50,157 That book is the very thing that proves who you are. 102 00:09:50,190 --> 00:09:52,862 -I don't understand. 103 00:09:52,896 --> 00:09:56,136 Why does having this book prove my existence? 104 00:09:56,170 --> 00:09:58,875 -You can't bear to part with it because it means something 105 00:09:58,909 --> 00:10:00,179 to you. 106 00:10:00,179 --> 00:10:02,717 It means you're somebody's younger brother, 107 00:10:02,751 --> 00:10:05,690 and you don't want to forget that. 108 00:10:05,723 --> 00:10:07,093 Don't you understand, Sai? 109 00:10:12,371 --> 00:10:14,042 He was your family. 110 00:10:14,075 --> 00:10:16,047 The bond you shared with your older brother 111 00:10:16,047 --> 00:10:18,084 must be incredibly important to you. 112 00:10:21,158 --> 00:10:23,195 Losing that book means erasing that bond, 113 00:10:23,229 --> 00:10:24,765 and you don't want that to happen. 114 00:10:32,482 --> 00:10:34,087 -Uh, a bond we shared? 115 00:10:36,491 --> 00:10:38,060 -Sorry, Sai. 116 00:10:38,094 --> 00:10:39,932 We had a peek inside that book. 117 00:10:44,074 --> 00:10:47,115 Only the drawing along the middle fold is unfinished. 118 00:10:50,221 --> 00:10:53,996 Sai, I'm also aware that you come from the Foundation. 119 00:10:57,838 --> 00:10:59,809 That's why you're like this. 120 00:10:59,842 --> 00:11:01,513 Danzo gave you specialized training 121 00:11:01,546 --> 00:11:04,018 to make you suppress your emotions. 122 00:11:04,052 --> 00:11:05,087 -Specialized training? 123 00:11:08,294 --> 00:11:10,231 -I've seen the practice before. 124 00:11:10,231 --> 00:11:12,069 It was once used by the Village Hidden 125 00:11:12,102 --> 00:11:16,345 in the Mist, aka Blood Mist Village to numb one's feelings. 126 00:11:16,379 --> 00:11:18,415 -The Village Hidden in the Mist? 127 00:11:18,449 --> 00:11:21,122 Blood Mist Village. 128 00:11:21,155 --> 00:11:23,194 -That's where Zabuza's from. 129 00:11:28,472 --> 00:11:31,379 That means that you-- 130 00:11:31,412 --> 00:11:34,151 -Long ago, in the Village Hidden in the Mist, 131 00:11:34,184 --> 00:11:36,389 also known as Blood Mist Village, 132 00:11:36,422 --> 00:11:38,560 before a student could become a ninja, 133 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:42,068 there was one final test. 134 00:11:42,101 --> 00:11:45,942 -Do you know about the graduation exam? 135 00:11:45,976 --> 00:11:47,579 -What graduation exam? 136 00:11:47,813 --> 00:11:49,918 [laughter] 137 00:11:49,951 --> 00:11:51,955 -What's the big deal, anyway? 138 00:11:51,989 --> 00:11:54,261 We had graduation tests, too. 139 00:11:54,294 --> 00:11:59,038 [laughter] 140 00:11:59,038 --> 00:12:02,145 -Did you have to annihilate the other students to pass? 141 00:12:06,988 --> 00:12:11,131 Imagine young ninja like you, eating together, training 142 00:12:11,164 --> 00:12:14,940 together, and then comes the final exam. 143 00:12:14,973 --> 00:12:17,077 Only they changed the rules. 144 00:12:17,111 --> 00:12:20,953 You couldn't stop until you destroyed your opponent. 145 00:12:20,986 --> 00:12:23,959 He was your friend, shared your dreams. 146 00:12:23,992 --> 00:12:25,562 Now it's him, or you. 147 00:12:40,295 --> 00:12:42,901 -If we follow the pages of the book, 148 00:12:42,934 --> 00:12:46,609 it begins with you defeating various enemies, 149 00:12:46,643 --> 00:12:49,114 then taking away their weapons and armor. 150 00:12:57,065 --> 00:12:59,671 Then, on the fold in the middle of the book, 151 00:12:59,904 --> 00:13:02,476 you would have ended up fighting against your older brother. 152 00:13:12,265 --> 00:13:14,002 You killed him, didn't you, Sai? 153 00:13:14,035 --> 00:13:14,670 -You're wrong. 154 00:13:19,548 --> 00:13:23,356 This book was going to be a present for him. 155 00:13:23,389 --> 00:13:25,126 But right when I was about to finish 156 00:13:25,159 --> 00:13:32,208 drawing the final pages, my older brother-- well, 157 00:13:32,241 --> 00:13:35,181 he-- he succumbed to illness. 158 00:13:39,524 --> 00:13:42,564 -But you don't really mean you can't 159 00:13:42,598 --> 00:13:45,305 feel any emotion about anything? 160 00:13:45,338 --> 00:13:46,707 -Yes, exactly. 161 00:13:46,707 --> 00:13:50,148 I meant what I said. 162 00:13:50,181 --> 00:13:52,753 -You say that, but if you have a brother, 163 00:13:52,987 --> 00:13:55,359 try and imagine what it would feel like to lose him. 164 00:13:55,392 --> 00:13:57,530 Surely you should be able to do that. 165 00:13:57,563 --> 00:13:59,301 -Hm? 166 00:13:59,335 --> 00:14:00,036 Oh, yes. 167 00:14:00,036 --> 00:14:01,038 That. 168 00:14:01,038 --> 00:14:05,047 Well, you see, my brother is already dead. 169 00:14:05,081 --> 00:14:06,584 -Then all the more reason-- 170 00:14:06,584 --> 00:14:09,190 -I suppose I should have looked like that, shouldn't I? 171 00:14:16,739 --> 00:14:18,542 -What are you trying to say? 172 00:14:18,576 --> 00:14:22,618 -Well, it's just that I simply didn't know what kind of look 173 00:14:22,651 --> 00:14:24,490 a person makes when his brother dies. 174 00:14:37,117 --> 00:14:39,522 Within the Foundation, there were many children 175 00:14:39,555 --> 00:14:42,161 from families torn apart by warfare. 176 00:14:42,194 --> 00:14:44,634 He and I instantly became inseparable. 177 00:14:44,634 --> 00:14:46,639 He even trated me like I was a real sibling. 178 00:14:50,679 --> 00:14:54,121 We weren't related by blood, but he often 179 00:14:54,121 --> 00:14:55,558 said nice things about my drawings. 180 00:15:02,739 --> 00:15:06,515 In this book, the picture I wanted to show him most of what 181 00:15:06,515 --> 00:15:08,085 was the final one. 182 00:15:08,118 --> 00:15:11,124 The final one in the centerfold. 183 00:15:11,124 --> 00:15:14,833 But then he died, and I forgot. 184 00:15:15,067 --> 00:15:17,137 I couldn't remember what I was going to draw. 185 00:16:17,670 --> 00:16:19,474 -I apologize, Sai. 186 00:16:19,507 --> 00:16:22,481 But I'll be leaving behind my clone to stand guard over you. 187 00:16:28,259 --> 00:16:29,897 -All right. 188 00:16:29,897 --> 00:16:34,240 The way I see it, we're right back at square one. 189 00:16:34,273 --> 00:16:35,910 The mission is to save Sasuke. 190 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:42,692 -I wouldn't bother, if I were you. 191 00:16:42,725 --> 00:16:45,431 -Hm? 192 00:16:45,464 --> 00:16:49,540 -It's just that-- you see, I met Sasuke. 193 00:17:06,543 --> 00:17:09,951 Wherever Sasuke goes, Orochimaru is always with him. 194 00:17:15,363 --> 00:17:18,202 That is to say, if you want to rescue your friend, 195 00:17:18,236 --> 00:17:19,672 you'll have to get through Orochimaru. 196 00:17:23,580 --> 00:17:26,320 If you pursue them, he'll tear you to bits 197 00:17:26,354 --> 00:17:29,961 and make you one of his test subjects And besides-- 198 00:17:33,903 --> 00:17:34,839 -Besides what? 199 00:17:41,387 --> 00:17:43,324 -It won't matter. 200 00:17:43,324 --> 00:17:45,963 Sasuke told me he doesn't care about you. 201 00:17:45,996 --> 00:17:47,567 That's the truth. 202 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,572 According to Sakura, you look up to Sasuke 203 00:17:49,605 --> 00:17:52,644 as if he's your brother, or something. 204 00:17:52,678 --> 00:17:53,614 So why, then? 205 00:18:13,390 --> 00:18:15,628 Why save someone who doesn't respect you? 206 00:18:19,503 --> 00:18:22,776 Why stand up to the likes of Orochimaru? 207 00:18:22,776 --> 00:18:26,351 Why risk your life for someone who doesn't want to be saved? 208 00:18:28,890 --> 00:18:33,300 Why would you, when no one is even ordering you to do so? 209 00:18:40,816 --> 00:18:41,985 -It's funny. 210 00:18:42,018 --> 00:18:44,625 There was a time when I really hated Sasuke's guts. 211 00:18:50,036 --> 00:18:52,408 Neither of us had families, but that 212 00:18:52,408 --> 00:18:54,446 didn't bring us any closer. 213 00:18:54,479 --> 00:18:55,983 I was always at the bottom of the class, 214 00:18:56,016 --> 00:18:58,054 and Sasuke was always on top. 215 00:18:58,088 --> 00:19:00,593 But when I look back, I gotta admit, 216 00:19:00,626 --> 00:19:02,931 it was always fun being around the guy. 217 00:19:02,964 --> 00:19:09,112 I mean, after all-- after all, Sasuke's 218 00:19:09,345 --> 00:19:11,751 the person who accepted me more than anybody else. 219 00:19:26,950 --> 00:19:30,458 Sasuke is my best friend. 220 00:19:30,491 --> 00:19:36,571 It took a while, but now we have a special bond. 221 00:19:36,571 --> 00:19:39,879 -A bond? 222 00:19:39,913 --> 00:19:42,819 You may have a bond, but you'll still 223 00:19:42,852 --> 00:19:44,622 have to battle Orochimaru. 224 00:19:44,656 --> 00:19:45,791 -Don't you get it? 225 00:19:45,825 --> 00:19:49,900 It doesn't matter how strong my opponent is. 226 00:19:49,934 --> 00:19:54,744 If he tears off my arms, I'll just kick him dead. 227 00:19:54,778 --> 00:19:58,185 If he tears off my legs, I'll bite him dead. 228 00:19:58,419 --> 00:20:02,661 If he tears off my head, I'll stare him dead. 229 00:20:02,695 --> 00:20:06,470 If he gouges out my eyes, I'll curse him dead. 230 00:20:12,917 --> 00:20:15,790 Even if i get chopped into pieces, 231 00:20:15,825 --> 00:20:19,632 I'm gonna beat Orochimaru, and take my friend Sasuke back, 232 00:20:19,632 --> 00:20:20,735 once and for all! 233 00:20:29,444 --> 00:20:34,355 [theme music] 234 00:22:00,410 --> 00:22:01,980 NARUTO: Man, there's so many rooms. 235 00:22:01,980 --> 00:22:02,981 SAKURA: Sasuke's in one. 236 00:22:02,981 --> 00:22:04,553 We've gotta find him. 237 00:22:04,586 --> 00:22:06,723 YAMATO: Let's split up here, and search high and low. 238 00:22:06,723 --> 00:22:09,863 SAKURA: But captain, what if we stir up the hornet's nest? 239 00:22:09,896 --> 00:22:11,099 YAMATO: It's OK. 240 00:22:11,133 --> 00:22:13,138 The seeds will respond if you build up your chakra. 241 00:22:13,138 --> 00:22:15,475 If that happens, I should be able to make it through. 242 00:22:15,475 --> 00:22:16,344 SAKURA: Got it. 243 00:22:16,377 --> 00:22:17,948 NARUTO: Fine by me. 244 00:22:17,981 --> 00:22:19,953 YAMATO: OK, you all know the plan. 245 00:22:19,986 --> 00:22:22,592 It's time to make our move. 246 00:22:22,592 --> 00:22:23,660 Fall out! 247 00:22:23,694 --> 00:22:28,871 NARUTO: Next time, Something Important 248 00:22:28,871 --> 00:22:33,381 [theme music] 249 00:22:40,732 --> 00:22:41,699 NARUTO: Hey, Captain? 250 00:22:41,733 --> 00:22:44,473 About that seed you had me eat? 251 00:22:44,506 --> 00:22:45,508 -Yeah, what about it? 252 00:22:45,541 --> 00:22:46,878 -Well, I was kind of curious. 253 00:22:46,911 --> 00:22:48,515 How long before it wears off? 254 00:22:48,548 --> 00:22:50,654 -Why are you worrying about that at a time like this? 255 00:22:50,687 --> 00:22:53,158 -It's kind of creepy, isn't it? 256 00:22:53,158 --> 00:22:55,664 I mean, it's useful in this situation, 257 00:22:55,697 --> 00:22:58,770 but we're not always gonna be on a mission like this. 258 00:22:58,770 --> 00:23:00,775 It would be weird if the captain knew everything 259 00:23:00,775 --> 00:23:02,445 about our lives. 260 00:23:02,478 --> 00:23:04,917 Some stuff, I sort of want to keep private. 261 00:23:04,950 --> 00:23:07,556 -There's no need to worry about that, Naruto. 262 00:23:07,590 --> 00:23:09,660 Me being able to know what my subject is doing 263 00:23:09,660 --> 00:23:10,730 doesn't last forever. 264 00:23:10,763 --> 00:23:13,736 -Specifically, how long are we talking, here? 265 00:23:13,769 --> 00:23:16,176 -It depends on how the seed stays in the body. 266 00:23:16,209 --> 00:23:18,079 Somewhere around two or three days. 267 00:23:18,112 --> 00:23:20,685 -Oh, that's not so bad, then. 268 00:23:20,685 --> 00:23:27,700 So does that mean I just gotta let nature take its course? 269 00:23:27,734 --> 00:23:29,891 Well, I gotta tell ya, it's a big relief 270 00:23:29,924 --> 00:23:31,594 to hear you say that. 271 00:23:31,627 --> 00:23:33,626 Now, aren't you glad I asked, Sakura? 272 00:23:33,659 --> 00:23:36,195 -I think you need to learn some manners. 273 00:23:36,228 --> 00:23:37,863 Ow!