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[music playing]

KISAME: Finally, it's about time you settled down.

[sigh]

What a handful this whole thing's turning out to be.

[thunder]

[crash]

-Huh?

Kisame, you're back.

-That's right.

But having to bring him back without killing

him was quite a bother, I'll tell you.

[thunder]

[music playing]

Here comes that rain we were expecting.

-It looks like a big storm.

-Come on.

Let's go find some cover, otherwise we'll catch a chill.

-Our leader is waiting for word that we captured him.

Immediately after we secure him and bring him in,

the sealing of both the Three-Tails and Four-Tails

is to take place.

-So we make him wait a little before the sealing begins.

I mean, it's not like it's really

going to make any difference.

The sealing takes a long time, anyway.

[music playing]

-It looks like he's dying.

You should handle the elderly with care.

-You only say that because you don't know this guy.

Nabbing a jinchuriki who uses the Corrosion Style

jutsu of the Four-Tails is way harder than you think.

But you probably can't understand my pain,

not having battled the fellow directly.

-Hm.

-Well, I suppose it's really my own fault

since I insisted on going alone.

Should I take care of your objective, as well?

-You need to try and settle down, Kisame.

-Sorry, I'm just a little tired.

I want to get this hunt for the tailed beasts over

with, already.

-There isn't any need to be so impatient.

This is going to take some time, and that just can't be helped.

-Well, I'm not so sure about that.

There are only a few more to find, right?

And don't forget, it's been decided

that we're going to seal the Nine-Tails last of all,

or else it will disrupt the balance

and the sealing statue will come crashing to the ground.

At least that's what our leader said.

We all have to capture the jinchuriki alive anyway, so

why can't we trap him now and just keep him imprisoned?

-Huh, fine with me, but it won't be easy.

Don't forget that Deidara failed.

If we're to seal the Nine-Tails last,

then we might as well hunt him down last.

Besides, the Akatsuki's been too conspicuous lately.

If we take the Nine-Tails jinchuriki right now,

it will only rile the Hidden Leaf Village all the more.

-Ha, do you really believe that?

-Not only is the Hidden Leaf Village strong,

they have deep connections with other villages.

If word gets around, then it will only

make our jobs that much harder.

It's wiser to collect everything up to the Eight-Tails

with as little commotion as possible.

-I see.

I guess you're right about that, Itachi.

-And there's the summons--

-I guess we just got caught dawdling.

PAIN: You are late.

-We were just finishing capturing

the jinchuriki when you contacted us.

And then we had to tie him up to make sure he couldn't escape.

It took us longer than expected, but here we are.

-I have some urgent information that I need to relay to you.

Orochimaru has been killed.

-Ha, it's been 10 years since he left the Akatsuki.

At least we've been spared the task of killing him ourselves.

Who cares if he's dead?

I wanted him gone as much as I wanted

the Zombie Pair eliminated.

-Hidan and Kakuzu were our comrades.

Don't say such things.

-Sorry.

So, who were the ones who did them in, anyway?

-It was the Hidden Leaf.

-Kakashi and the Nine-Tails jinchuriki's team--

-Yes, they're extremely strong, that team.

No wonder Deidara got pummeled by them.

-Tobi, just keep running your mouth,

and you'll push me to my limit.

Hm.

-Ha-ha, your limit?

Just calm down, Deidara.

You mean that you'll get explosive, right?

As we all know, you have such a short fuse.

-How dare you, Tobi!

[growl]

-That's enough, Deidara.

You're just proving that Tobi's right.

[scoff]

-Ha, you got in trouble with our leader.

-But Tobi, you do talk too much.

Show some respect.

-OK, sorry.

-And we are supposed to get the remaining jinchuriki with them?

[sigh]

-Killing Orochimaru would take someone

with very special skills, so who did it?

-Sasuke Uchiha.

-Too bad.

I wanted to be the one to bring Orochimaru down.

-Hm.

Sasuke's good, but I'd expect nothing less

from Itachi's kid brother.

-He's in the process of putting together a team of his own,

all of them troublesome shinobi.

-What do you mean?

-You should remember one of them--

one of the Hozuki brothers of the Hidden Mist.

-Seigetsu?

That's a name I haven't heard in a while.

-And Bipolar Jugo, so you need to be on your guard, Itachi

and Kisame.

Odds are, they may be targeting the two of you.

And the rest of you should keep Sasuke Uchiha firmly

in you minds, as well.

After getting information about Itachi and Kisame,

they may come after the Akatsuki as a whole.

-Kisame, what kind of guy is this Suigetsu like, hm?

-It's been 10 years, but he was a cute kid, a real prodigy.

He was called the reincarnation of Zabuza,

the demon of the Hidden Mist.

-What are you?

Are you a fish out of water, or something?

Quit sitting down every few minutes to hydrate yourself.

-Ha.

Well, they sure seem like an interesting lot, don't they?

Hm.

-Look, don't get involved.

You're only going to stir up more trouble.

Just leave me out of it, all right?

-Enough.

Itachi, Kisame, hurry up and get the Four-Tails.

We'll seal him at the same time as the Three-Tails.

-Understood.

-Now, that's just great.

I thought we'd get a chance to rest a little bit, at least.

-We have no choice.

Let's hurry.

[music playing]

[theme music]

TSUNADE: We target a member of the Akatsuki

who has the highest chance of leading us to Sasuke.

Well, I can certainly see the logic in that.

But Itachi Uchiha?

Well, how do we play this?

-If we can take just one of the Akatsuki into custody,

I wouldn't think that it'd be too difficult for Ibiki

to get information out of whomever we capture.

-I've already issued an order to that effect.

Each team is to try and capture a member of the Akatsuki.

And if they succeed, then they'll bring that member in.

KAKASHI: Most likely that will prove to be difficult.

SAKURA: Kakashi Sensei--

-I'm afraid we won't be able to make them talk quite so easily.

Even those that we've already encountered

have been far too dangerous.

We couldn't even consider taking them into custody.

-So what should we do, Kakashi Sensei?

-We can only be patient, keep looking until we find Itachi.

-I can't take it.

Let's take a break, already.

-Keep complaining and dragging your feet like this,

and we're never going to make it there.

SUIGETSU: Well, excuse me.

But unlike you, I have a very delicate constitution.

-What?

Look, why don't you just go evaporate already,

you water monster.

-Hey, here's a better idea.

Why don't you get lost?

Didn't you say you had somewhere else to go.

[grumbles]

-Enough, we're here.

-Hm?

[screech]

[music playing]

-This next one is big.

-You're here.

All right, we will begin the sealing with the Three-Tails.

[music playing]

Everyone, assemble.

[music playing]

Let's begin.

-This is it.

-I got to say, this is one sketchy looking place.

-Let's go.

-Uh-huh, a hideout in a wasteland like this one, huh?

I never heard of it.

-This isn't Orochimaru's.

It's a munitions store the Uchiha clan used to use.

We'll outfit ourselves with supplies for battle.

-This is like a maze.

All the passages look the same.

It must be easy to get lost in here.

-Man, this place feels depressing and stifling.

I mean, it's hard to breathe.

DENKA: Hm, I'm sorry to hear you feel that way.

-Hm?

-Ha, it's been a long time, Denka and Hina.

-Well, if it isn't our Sasuke boy.

-So tell us, what can we do for you?

Meow.

So tell us, what can we do for you?

Meow.

-We need weapons and medicine, as well as some other supplies.

We need to prepare for battle.

-Are those really--

-Ha.

Yeah, they're talking tanuki.

Come here little guys--

[hiss]

-Whoa!

-They're ninja cats, so be careful and respectful.

Or they'll tear you apart.

-You want to warn us about stuff like that beforehand?

-So, did you bring us a present?

Meow meow.

-Here, a bottle of catnip for you.

-It's my favorite, meow.

-Follow me, and I'll take you to Granny Cat.

[meows]

SASUKE: I am grateful, Granny Cat.

-It has been too long since I've seen you.

I'm sorry you're in such a hurry.

-Yeah, I have an important task.

-Now, you're not a ninja cat, are you?

No you're not.

-No good.

Even the extra, extra large doesn't fit.

-Sorry.

-So it's true.

You're still going to go after Itachi.

To think that I've known the both of you since you were just

wee little things Never did imagine it would come to this.

Now, you are the only two remaining Uchiha.

And yet, you must kill each other.

SASUKE: We'll be going now, but thank you for all

that you've done.

[sigh]

-Nothing fits him, Granny.

Don't we have any larger clothes for him to try on around here?

[groan]

-Did you check in that box?

-- -I did.

They're all too small.

-Then just wrap him in that curtain over there.

We're not running a clothing store here, you know.

-But Granny Cat, that's so rude.

They are paying us, you know.

-There.

PERVY SAGE: Hunt Itachi to find Sasuke, huh?

All right, say we find Itachi.

What then?

-About that, I have an idea.

Can you spare some time to discuss it?

[crowd noise]

-Huh?

Naruto, you don't look pleased at all.

-Pervy Sage-- so, what are you doing here, anyway?

-Well, it's been awhile, so I thought, perhaps

I could share a meal with my apprentice.

-I don't know.

You buying?

NARUTO: Man, what is up with Kakashi Sensei?

We're all ready to go and he shows up and stops everything.

-That's just the way it is.

Lots of preparation goes into missions like this one.

-Like what?

-One small team isn't going to be enough to pull off

the kind of thing you have in mind.

-What do you mean?

I don't understand.

-Well, look.

If Itachi is killed, Sasuke has no reason to show up.

And so, we have to come up with a way only to detain Itachi.

And doing that requires a coordinated effort

involving more ninja.

Kakashi has his hands full putting that very thing

together, right now.

-So, that's the plan.

-But we're dealing with Itachi here.

He's an extraordinary ninja, so ordinary methods won't work.

-Yeah, you're right.

And we can't simply follow him around, I guess.

-What, and just bring Sasuke back when he shows up.

I'm sure that you know this, Naruto,

but Sasuke has grown so powerful that he

was able to kill Orochimaru himself.

-I'm well aware of that, trust me.

But I made a promise.

I told Sakura that I'd bring Sasuke back,

and that just what I'm going to do.

No question, I promised.

I don't go back on my word.

PERVY SAGE: There's only one thing that

matters if you're a shinobi, and it

isn't the number of jutsu you possess.

All you do need-- the guts to never give up.

-It's all about guts.

That's what I believe.

That's my ninja way.

-I see you're just as foolish as ever.

-Yeah well, I can't help it.

I am your apprentice, after all.

-Good grief, I got myself one rude apprentice.

-What are you talking about?

Rude, what's that even mean?

-Exactly that, and thank you for making my point.

-You think I'm rude?

Give me a break.

This coming from a no-good pervy old man.

-Here, just eat this.

-Ooh, hm.

The roast pork at Ichiraku is just the best.

[slurp]

[music playing]

TOBI: Man, sealing a tailed beast is such a pain.

And there's even more after this round?

Just thinking about it all makes me tired.

-Now then, where to?

Hm.

-Wait, what do you mean, Deidara?

Sorry, but I really have no idea what you're trying to say.

-What do you think I mean?

Do we go for the Nine-Tails jinchuriki who's

team is led by Kakashi, or do we deal with Sasuke Uchiha?

-Frankly, I don't think that we should mess around

with either one.

I mean, we've achieved our objective.

Sasuke is not even a tailed beast.

He isn't our concern.

-Are you kidding me?

I owe them all some pay back.

The Nine-Tailed jinchuriki for punching me,

and Kakashi for taking my right arm.

Hm.

And Sasuke, I must punish him for killing Orochimaru

when I wanted to be the one to deliver the final blow.

-Oh, great.

Once this guy decides, he just won't listen to reason.

DEIDARA: Did you say something?

TOBI: Uh, no.

DEIDARA: Hm, we're leaving.

-That Deidara has gotten so worked up.

And all that fuss is over going after your little brother

or our target, that Nine-Tailed jinchuriki.

Are you OK with that, Itachi?

[thunder]

-Time to go.

[music playing]

-I'm impressed.

You've planned this well.

-This is awesome.

But wouldn't it be better with even more people?

-It's not simply a matter of manpower, Naruto.

For this job, two teams working together is ideal.

We're only after one or two targets,

so two teams will give us the right amount

of strength and flexibility.

Anymore, and we could be detected too easily

and have difficulties within our chain of command.

Plus, it would hinder our mobility.

PERVY SAGE: Restraining an enemy requires a lot more technique

than just killing him does.

In assembling the teams, we thought

it wise to select ninja whose skills compliment

each other's, ninja who are used to working together.

-Well, I can't see you doing much better than these ninja.

-Thank you, my lady.

I believe that we're ready to set out now.

But what miserable weather for a mission launch.

-Come on guys.

Let's go, already.

-I think the rain is perfect for cooling down

those who are a bit too fired up.

TSUNADE: Let's make it official.

I hereby authorize the mission to locate and detain

Itachi Uchiha.

All of you, be careful, but make certain

that you complete the mission.

GROUP: Right.

[theme music]

-Each search team is basically comprised

of one ninja and two ninja hounds.

Just in case the jinchuriki, Naruto, is attacked,

Yamato and a sensory-type ninja, Hinata, will accompany him.

-Thanks, Hinata.

-Sure.

KAKASHI (VOICEOVER): Now listen.

You know we're after Itachi and Sasuke.

But even if you find either of them,

don't engage them yourselves.

Just meet at the rendezvous point and inform us.

Now, scatter.

NARRATOR: Next time, "The Hunt."

GROUP: Good night, everybody.

SAKURA: Man, that was a tough recording session.

-Hey Sakura, how about we go get some ramen?

SAKURA: No thanks.

-Shut down, again.

-Um, Naruto--

-Huh?

What's wrong, Hinata?

-Well, I just-- if it's OK--

-Yeah, what?

-Um, I--

-Would you just spit it out already?

-I think it's that lately, her only line has been "Naruto."

-Yeah, that's true.

-Maybe we can just record it once and use it every episode.

-What?

-It's the director's idea.

-It may be the same line, but I say it

from the bottom of my heart each and every time.

-Oh, So when you're embarrassed

-Naruto--

-When you're ecstatic--

-Naruto--

-And when you're angry--

-Naruto--

SAKURA: Upset--

-Naruto--

KAKASHI: Worried--

-Naruto--

TSUNADE: Happy--

-Naruto--

PERVY SAGE: Scream it out.

-Naruto--

NARRATOR: Genius, we can use those for a long time.

[whimper]

-No, no way!