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So how the hell am I supposed to beat that guy?

Well, that I don't know, I'm afraid.

Uh, hey, hold on, Octopops trained here too, didn't he? I can just go and ask him!

No. he's never going to tell me. Not with his attitude.

Perhaps...

I wonder if Octopops had a dark side too?

Hey, Motoi?

Can you help me out? Can you tell me more about Octopops?

Like, how he grew up, and what his personality is like.

Maybe I can get a few hints from all that stuff.

Then I can figure out what's different between us and why he can control his Tailed Best!

If you're also a Jinchuriki, you know what it's like to live with that burden.

Tell me, isn't that true?

Yeah, I do know all about it.

And he should be able to understand what it's been like for me, too!

To be honest, I don't normally like to prattle on about other people.

But Naruto, you're also a Jinchuriki just like Master Bee is.

And controlling the Nine Tails will lead to world peace.

I'll do it.

Ah! Thank you!

Now, I told you earlier,

As a fellow Jinchuriki, you know what it's like to live with that burden.

As you can well imagine.

Incredible power breeds dread and ill feelings.

Master Bee was long feared and resented by the other villagers.

But he never got depressed or complained, not even once.

He was always cheerful, continuously working the people around him.

Instead of feeling shame at being a Jinchuriki, he turned it into a positive.

It seemed to me that he decided to take pride in himself and even added self-expression.

Yo!

And the main reason that he was able to take pride in being a Jinchuriki,

Was probably,

thanks to his older brother, the Raikage.

For ages now, to prevent betrayal,

Jinchuriki have almost always been selected from blood relations of the Five Kage, like siblings or spouses.

A Jinchuriki is both an ultimate power to protect the Kage,

And a symbol of the Kage's ultimate strength.

I believe Master Bee strove diligently to become a worthy Jinchuriki for Lord Raikage.

It is said that he mastered this Waterfall of Truth challenge in no time at all.

I have deep respect,

for the kind of person Master Bee is.

In my eyes, he is a true hero.

To be such a well-loved Jinchuriki,

Master Bee must be quite a great man. And you must be, too.

Ah...

Wait, that's it! I've got it!

You can go ask Ocotopops for training hints on my behalf, Motoi!

Would you please do that for me?

I'm sorry. I can't.

Aaagh! Come on! Why not?!

I am not worthy of such an errand.

Huh?

Because... I once tried to kill Master Bee!

[gasp]

"Killer Bee and Motoi"

But why?! You said that you respected Octopops! Just now!

I'm sure there's some explanation.

So, what was it, tell us?!

It's time I confessed.

Since you're a Jinchuriki too, I think it's okay to tell you about that incident.

Incident? What do you mean?

It all took place 30 years ago.

[roar]

Back then, the Jinchuriki that contained the Eight Tails,

wasn't strong enough to completely control the Tailed Beast.

The Eight Tails would get loose, rampage, and wreak havoc on the Hidden Cloud.

Each time, the previous Raikage-Lord Third-would stop the Eight Tails with his elite force.

Listen! I need you to hold the Eight Tails still!

And while you're doing that, I'll imprison him in the Sealing Urn.

Understood.

Okay! Get to it.

(om throwing effort)

[roar]

[snort]

Huaaagh!

[roar]

Aaah!

Damn it! The Sealing Jutsu chain!

We can't give up! Or the Hidden Cloud Village will be destroyed!

There. Got him.

[big roar]

Now move in! Pin him down!

Back off, accursed humans!

Yaaahh!

[roar]

Huaah!

[roaring]

[panting]

Every time, they somehow managed to subdue the Eight Tails and shove him back into the Sealing Urn.

There were always casualties.

However, despite the risk, it was crucial to possess the Eight Tails to preserve the balance of power between the nations.

So the Jinchuriki experiments continued.

(cm mild sitting effort)

And among the many countless casualties...

[distraught]

...was my father.

You lost your father to Master Bee.

So that's why--

That's not it.

Master Bee and I were close friends once.

We were both only five years old when my father fell.

Ha ha ha! Yea-eah!

You did it, Bee!

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha!

Ah?!

The Jinchuriki responsible for my father's death, died when the Eight Tails was extracted and sealed.

That was the previous Jinchuriki.

It was after that tragedy that Master Bee was chosen to be the Eight Tails' Jinchuriki.

Why, then? Why try to kill Master Bee?

I assumed that it wasn't possible to control the Eight Tails.

I believed that there would always continue to be more victims.

My hatred toward the Eight Tails continued to grow.

I was only a child...

But all I could think about was getting revenge.

Got a song in my heart that's gotta come out, it's gonna make y'all scream and shout,

ain't no doubt the rhymes I spout are what I'm all about. Yeah!

Ain't nothing gonna keep me down or make me frown, yo!

Master Bee... was always laughing.

I started hating him more and more because it seemed like he didn't care at all.

My hatred of Eight Tails shifted to Master Bee, his Jinchuriki.

I thought...

if I killed Master Bee, the Eight Tails would also die.

Hm?

[gasp]

Ha ha!

So, I attacked Master Bee from behind.

But when I failed, I became terrified and ran away.

I had masked my face, but it was possible that Master Bee recognized me.

As a result, I just stopped talking to him.

But after all that, how did you come to respect Master Bee, then?

My hatred didn't disappear overnight.

For a long time, I continued to follow Master Bee and keep an eye on him.

But, I wasn't the only one.

Master Bee was shunned and despised by the villagers all the time.

Yo! [beatboxes] Yeah!

Huh??

Get lost! You disgust me!

Even though he was forced to become a Jinchuriki because of politics,

and existed to protect the village,

he continued to be ostracized by the villagers.

[chuckle]

Oh, yeah? You think you're bad? That's far from the worst I've ever had.

Yo, yo, check it, yo! I ain't gonna get mad, I'll just keep being glad.

C'mon, c'mon, yo!

Yo! Hey, yo!

Almost anyone else would have gone insane. And I realized,

Master Bee's suffering was even greater than mine.

Why tell us this?

Well, truth be told, I'd rather have Master Bee hear it.

But the reason that I'm telling Naruto this,

is that he's a fellow Jinchuriki.

Hm.

And yes, I am well aware that I ought to tell Master Bee the truth someday.

Or this isn't a true confession.

[Dark Naruto] Heh heh! How convenient for him.

[gasp]

Heh heh!

Mm.

Naruto, where are you going?

I just want to be alone for a while.

It's that boy!

I told you to stay away from him!

Go away!!

[cheering]

You're a hero, Naruto!

Ha ha ha! Thank you, Naruto!

To all of the people in my village, I was a relic of the past that they wished would disappear.

[Temari] Gaara's the Kazekage, remember? Ugh! Show a little respect, you nitwits!

[Matsuri] Lord Gaara is the hottest thing ever! He's a quiet, cool, strong and elite warrior!

A lot of people trust Octopops now. He earned that from them.

And Gaara's become Kazekage. His village trusts him to take care of them.

They accept and respect him.

And me, I have Iruka Sensei, and my comrades...

Why didn't you give them your autograph at Ichiraku?

Can't blame you, you know. I mean, after all, they came kissing up to you like that.

They were completely disgusting, weren't they?

Who the hell are you?

Don't you remember?

Everyone in the village used to treat us like outcasts, and then they try to pull that?

I am the real you. The one that exists in your heart, I am you.

The real me. I never gave it much thought.

But I guess somewhere deep inside my heart,

It's true. I'm still not confident that I have everyone's trust back home in the village.

Where'd Naruto run off to?

Wait, you don't think that...

This is a secret location. An enemy couldn't possibly--

[Motoi] Yaaagh!

Huh? That sounded just like old man Motoi!

Augh! Rrgh!

Huh? No! Motoi!

Naruto! Use Formation C!

Why?! Why's he doing this?

Naruto! Come on! Focus!

Stop, Octopops! Just stop it!

Listen to me, okay? Motoi really does trust you! And he cares about you!

That's the squid! It isn't an octopus at all!

What? A squid? Are you sure?

1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

You don't have to count! An octopus's head is round! A squid's pointy!

Oh. Right.

I thought 'cause Motoi confessed what he tried to do, Octopops got mad and then attacked him.

We got worried about you, and when we went to go look for you, this guy attacked us!

Okay, I got it. This is the squid from before!

Ahg! Gaah!

Naruto! Fight first, talk later, okay?

Yeah, gotcha.

Wood Style! Silent Strangle Jutsu!

Hang on, old man Motoi! We're coming to get you!

[Killer Bee] I'll tell you how I feel! I'm gonna save you for real!

That's my deal, that's my spiel, gonna make this squid squeal!

Eight Tails and me retake the stage! Knocking the beat-up squid right off the page!

The rest, I wont engage.

Haaa!

HAAAaaaa!

Nice one, Octopops!

Bee, why did you save me?

Hm?

You knew, didn't you, Master Bee? You knew all along.

That I tried... to kill you.

And yet you...

Hm. Y'know, I don't remember that happening.

[gasp]

All that I do remember is...

Motoi and me, Motoi and me.

Motoi and me spending time together, training hard like birds of a feather.

We made mistakes, but it was no disaster. And we were always bursting into laughter.

The two of us smiling, best of friends forever.

The times Motoi and me spent together.

Awesome! Yeah! Yeah!

Ha ha ha! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Yeea-eeaah!

Yeaaaaaaah!

Yeaaaaaaah! [chuckles]

[Killer Bee] From this moment, I'm gonna be your instructor.

So prepare yourself or suffer death or torture.

[Naruto] It's finally time to start training!

[Killer Bee] This is a sacred place where those selected as Jinchuriki

have long come to undergo purification ceremonies.

You'll be fighting the Nine Tails here, fool, ya fool!

[Naruto] Next time on Naruto Shippuden: The Next Challenge! Naruto vs. Nine Tails.

Hey, Nine Tails. Evil glare as usual, huh?