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[music playing]

SASUKE: Suigetsu, I will release you from this place someday.

[music playing]

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-It's you.

I knew you'd come.

You being here must mean that you killed Orochimaru.

-That's right.

But never mind that, for now.

Let's get you out of there.

[crash]

[crash]

[music playing]

-Ah, free at last.

Thank you, Sasuke.

-Suigetsu, you're the first.

Now, come with me.

-What do you mean, the first?

Who are the others?

-There are two others.

Jugo of the Northern Hideout, and I'm

also getting Karin of the Southern Hideout.

-You sure about that?

-What's wrong?

-Ah, nothing, except that I can barely stand those two.

I just don't think we'd get along, is all.

But you know, that's just my $0.02.

[chuckle]

I understand why you'd picked me, of course,

but choosing those two is making me wonder about you, Sasuke.

-Do you ever shut up?

Come on, get dressed .

We're leaving.

[laugh]

-Ordering me around like some kind of big shot, huh.

I think it's time we clarified our relationship, Sasuke.

-OK.

-You were the one who chose to rescue me.

You made that decision on your own.

I never said anything about following you

if you came back for me.

Just because you defeated Orochimaru

doesn't make you better than me.

Everybody wanted to kill him.

You were Orochimaru's favorite.

He let you stay by his side, while the rest of us

were confined.

So, you just had more chances to kill him than the rest of us.

[music playing]

-Gotcha.

I was just kidding you.

But I did just let you go when I didn't

have to, which makes us even for you letting me out of the tank.

I'm free of that prison at last, and that

means I'm free to go do whatever I want to do.

-I see, that's too bad.

[music playing]

-Hey I forgot to ask you.

It was your squad, wasn't it?

[splash]

You were the ones who brought down

my predecessor, Zabuza Momochi, weren't you?

So tell me, whatever happened to his sword, the Executioner's

Blade?

What?

Cat got your tongue?

Come on, I'll make you a deal.

You tell me where the blade is, and once I get my hands on it,

I'll agree to join your team.

[music playing]

-Get dressed.

[theme music]

[theme music]

[seagulls]

-Hm, the Great Naruto Bridge-- wow, what a weird name.

-Say, did Master Zabuza put up a good fight?

-Look out!

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-Now, it's over.

-But I'm not that easy to fool.

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-Kakashi, no.

-No.

-But to call upstarts like you ninja is a joke.

You're just brats.

-What's the matter, Sasuke?

Sasuke--

-Nothing is the matter.

Let's go.

[sigh]

-It's not here.

Sasuke, are you sure this is the right place?

-I am.

-Well, it's not here.

So, what's the deal?

-I don't know.

Look, I'm not the groundskeeper, don't ask me.

If it's gone, then someone must have taken it.

-Well yeah, of course, that's obvious.

It's not going to walk off on its own.

Sasuke, sorry, but since Master Zabuza's blade is gone,

so is any chance of me joining your team.

-What are you going to do?

-What else can I do?

I'm going to look for the sword.

The blade of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist

was passed down from generation to generation.

That's the tradition.

I was all set to become one of those swordsmen.

That's what I was training for.

So, it only makes sense that if Master Zabuza is gone,

I'm the only one who should inherit his Executioner's

Blade.

-Why don't you watch where you're walking, idiot.

[sigh]

-Hm--

-What, you got a problem, buddy?

You want to make something of it?

[drum]

[gasp]

[speaking gibberish]

-Just watch it.

I tell you, this place is crawling with idiots.

-Man, you are way nicer than I am.

So, it looks like you owe me for not starting trouble.

How are we going to settle up?

[giggles]

-Hm, oh-- man, this yogurt is so great.

It's been ages since I've had anything this good.

I was locked in that tank for way too long.

-Is that why you're wasting my time now?

-How should I put this?

You're the one in such a hurry, not me.

Why are you putting a team together anyway?

Just what are you up to?

-I'll fill you in once the whole team is assembled.

-Hm-- hey, let's conquer the world.

You're not going to say something like that, are you?

-If you want to conquer the world,

do it with your own team.

I'm after something bigger, something much bigger.

-Hm, if anyone else said they wanted something bigger

than the whole world, I wouldn't believe it.

But I don't know-- when you say it,

I start to think it maybe such a thing is really possible.

It's weird.

Oh hey, I've got a question for you.

You know The Great Naruto Bridge?

You ever heard of a large sword being found near there,

or where it might be now?

-A sword?

Yeah, I may have heard something about that once.

Why?

-He's looking for it.

He'd really appreciate the help.

-Really, he would?

Maybe someone else knows.

I'll go ask right away.

[squeal]

[giggles]

-Boy, those girls really like you.

-OK, so we think we know who might know, you know?

Tazuna, he lives by the river.

[giggle]

Yeah.

-Tazuna, huh?

-So who's this Tazuna guy?

-The master carpenter who built the Great Naruto Bridge.

BRIDGE KEEPER: Sorry, the boss isn't here right now.

-All right then, where is he?

-He and his grandson, Inari, went to the Land of Lightning

to build a bridge.

No point in waiting around for him, either.

They won't be back for a whole other year.

-Uh, the Land of Lightning, you know how far away that is?

-Maybe you can help us.

Do you know of a large blade that

was left near The Great Naruto Bridge?

-Oh, that old thing-- sure, Tenzen Daikoku took it.

He came here to fight the ninja who wielded that blade.

But once he found out the ninja was already dead,

he just took the sword and left.

[sigh]

-This just keeps getting harder.

Now, we've got to find Tenzen.

-Hm, he was an aid to the feudal lord of the Land of Water.

Apparently, a whole lot of his men

were killed back when Master Zabuza staged his coup

in the Hidden Mist Village.

And I guess he's held a big grudge ever since.

-Hey, why don't you watch where you;re going, loser.

-How lucky, you're just the guy we were hoping to find.

[yelling]

-Who the hell are you?

What do you want from me?

-You just seem like someone who might know all sorts of things.

-Look, I don't know anything about Tenzen, OK.

-Tell us what you do know, anything at all is fine .

But don't make me ask you twice.

[gasp]

[whimpers]

-Well--

STREET MAN: OK, OK, I'll talk.

Tenzen is a politician, but that's not all his is.

He's also the leader of a large band of thieves.

I hear that he doles out huge bribes, left and right.

And because of that, the feudal lords

let him do whatever evil things he wants.

-See, you know a lot.

So, where does he live?

STREET MAN: His place is to the south, deep inside the forest.

Rumor has it that several thousand mercenaries guard it.

It's supposed to be impenetrable.

[crickets]

[gasp]

-Who are you?

How did you get in here?

SASUKE: The day after tomorrow, over 10,000 soldiers

will lay siege to this castle.

Make sure you gather every available man.

and don't forget my name.

It's Suigetsu.

[music playing]

[gasp]

-Intruder!

All men, gather up your arms.

[neigh]

[neigh]

-Ah man, what in the world is going on now?

-Apparently, a rival clan plans to attack Tenzen's castle

tomorrow with an army that numbers

in the tens of thousands.

-No way.

Are you just making that up?

[sigh]

-All right, fine.

The more confused the enemy is, the better my chances.

Whether it's one opponent or tens of thousands,

it doesn't really matter to a ninja like me.

I'll sneak in and steal the Executioner's Blade right

from under their noses.

-All right, how about a little wager?

-A wager?

-A competition to see who gets the Executioner's Blade first.

[laugh]

-Never in a million years did I expect

you to have a playful side, Sasuke.

All right, let's do it.

Sounds like my kind of fun.

-Then we start now.

But there is one rule, Suigetsu.

Don't kill anyone.

-Huh?

[neigh]

-Hey, who are you?

No matter, you're mine.

[yells]

[battle yells]

-So now, you mean, starting right now.

[grumbles]

-I guess you really meant right now.

Oh man, I'll never live it down if I lose this bet.

All right, let's do this then.

-Fire style, fireball jutsu!

-Nice one.

I've got to hand it to you, Sasuke.

Sasuke, where did you go?

[yells]

-Oh, you've got to be kidding.

[yells]

-All right, let's get this over with.

[yells]

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[yells]

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-Hey, that actually tired me out a little.

Now, to get what I want.

-That's impossible.

There's no way that a single man could

defeat all those soldiers in combat.

-There's a way.

Attacking me with conventional weapons is pretty much useless.

-C-- c--

[sigh]

If conventional weapons are useless, then how about this!

-Hey, thanks.

My Executioner's Blade, I was looking for that.

[laugh]

-You got him.

-You let your guard down, and now you

paid the price for you're arrogance.

[growl]

[laugh]

-Oh, I'm sorry.

Did I forget to tell you?

Blades don't work on me, see.

But I'm feeling awfully jealous here.

I didn't think anyone would be able to wield

that sword without special training.

I guess it helps to have a good strong physique, huh.

[growl]

-Now, I hear you've been telling anyone who'll

listen that you killed the demon Zabuza

and took this blade from him.

-No way, not me.

Lord Tenzen, he's the one.

-I see.

So, you're the one who killed Master Zabuza.

-No, not me.

The person who killed Zabuza was--

-Where's your respect?

-I mean Master Zabuza.

I was just trying to say that it wasn't me.

It was--

[gasp]

You're the one, the one from yesterday.

Yes, him, right there.

He's the one you want, the one who killed Master Zabuza.

The only thing I did was bring the blade

back from where I found it.

[laugh]

-I got to say, that's pretty impressive.

I was amazed you could come up with such a good lie,

under the circumstances and all.

[laugh]

Suigetsu--

-You're so thoughtful.

I was starting to feel a bit dehydrated.

I think you've got the wrong idea.

I knew Master Zabuza, but it's not

like he and I were particularly close.

-Oh--

-But still, he was an elder of mine.

[gasp]

[scream]

-I can't let rumors keep flying around about him losing to you,

especially when you're a bunch of losers.

You understand.

-You-- you'll never get away with this, you know.

You can't just walk in here and do what you want.

-You have to pay for what you did, you know that.

[whimper]

-I think I'll test this out on you.

-Just forget it.

What's the point of killing someone like him anyway?

[scream]

-I've cut through all the main support pillars, so you better

get out of here quickly.

I'm sparing your life, such as it is, out of respect

for Sasuke.

-Sasuke-- no, not him.

The Sasuke that killed Orochimaru--

-Hey, did you hear what that guy just said?

You're famous, Sasuke.

They know about you even way out here in these back woods.

[crash]

[yells]

[scream]

[laugh]

-You know, as long as I have this blade,

I could defeat even you.

Well, maybe.

Hold on, you knew that I was going to go after this blade

even before you freed me, didn't you?

And wait, you also knew from the start

that the blade wasn't at the grave site anymore.

Of course, and the one who told that guy his castle was going

to be attacked and got them together all of us

men together was you.

Tenzen acted like he'd met you before,

and I don't think that was a lie.

Hey wait, did you suggest that wager just

to get me to go into enemy territory with you?

Was this your way of testing me?

It was, wasn't it.

[chuckle]

Man, you're terrible.

I could have gotten seriously hurt doing that.

Well, at least now I understand exactly what kind of person

you are.

And you're pretty much just the way I imagine you'd be.

Well anyway, I got my blade, so I'll

help you just like I promised.

Now what?

Which way do we go?

No wait, let me guess.

Whatever path is closest-- I bet that's

what you're going to say, isn't it?

I'm starting to get inside your head, Sasuke.

-Hm, yeah, let's take the closest path.

-Oh.

-Just because Orochimaru is dead doesn't

mean you can do whatever you want.

[gasp]

-The sensation of chakra--

[gasp]

It can't be.

[theme music]

[theme music]

SUIGETSU: Why are you dragging a team together?

-I have a goal and having a team will

let me reach that goal faster.

-OK, but I'll still not sure why you chose Karin.

You could do better.

I mean, unlike me, she was one of Orochimaru's followers.

Besides, that personality of hers is--

SASUKE: But she has a special ability.

-Yeah, I can't argue with you on that one.

NARRATOR: Next time, "Guardian of the Iron Wall."