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(crowd cheering)

We've stopped the Hidden Stone's deplorable schemes! Now our village is one step closer to victory!

We have only one person to thank for the successful completion of this mission.

The hero of the Hidden Sand, Pakura of the Scorch Style!

(crowd cheering)

Sensei!

Yes, Maki? What do you need?

Please, I want you to train me!

I just finished a very demanding mission.

Sensei, you- even you get tired?

(surprised gasp)

Oh, honestly, Maki!

Ahhhhh!

A diversion?

(surprised gasp)

Aww! So close!

No, you did well. A trick like that would have caught anyone else.

Please, just one more time!

Don't be hasty. I'm sure you'll become stronger in time.

You really think so?

The reason you want to get stronger is so you can get revenge, isn't it?

Yes! For my father! A Hidden Mist shinobi killed him.

That's good. Because those feelings will make you stronger!

(gasp)

The strong emotions you possess for your family, for your friends, for your home, and your

desire to defend your village...

Those emotions make a shinobi strong.

Right!

Now then, it's time to discuss our negotiations for a truce with the Hidden Mist.

They still seem to hold a deep-seated grudge against our village. Even though

we made a proposal that is ridiculously in their favor, they refused to budge or

even consider it!

I say that it's time for a showdown with the Hidden Stone! We shouldn't worry so much

about what might be!

I guess we have no choice. We'll need to make use of Pakura again, for the sake of the village.

Our hero, Pakura of the Scorch Style has died. But she never gave up! She fought

until the very end! We shall not let her death be in vain!

She died for the village, for all of us! So we must carry on her will and destroy the Hidden Stone Village!

(crowd cheering)

Pakura Sensei...

Ninja Art! Needle Senbon!

You're all weaklings!

Captain Monga!

Just hold tight. I don't want you to do anything until we get a handle on the situation.

Captain Monga!

The enemy is now using guerilla tactics instead of engaging us in large squads.

And we're facing the Seven Ninja Swords Men of the Mist.

He's mummified!

I wonder if she's out there, too. Fighting against us again.

We don't know where the enemy will appear!

So don't let your guard down!

Captain! We should go search for the enemy!

Our orders are to contain the battle and wait here until we receive commands from the front lines.

But still! There must be something we can do!

The sealing, medical, and intel teams are needed on the battlefield. Our

mission is to make sure they stay safe!

We can't put ourselves in unnecessary danger.

He's right. The only people who are really able to stop the reanimated shinobi

are those in the Sealing Corps.

That may be true, Ruka, but you and the Medical Corps...

Don't you worry! As long as I'm here, they won't be able to lay a finger on you!

I'll risk my life to protect you.

Captain...

It's all right. If my Captain's ever in danger, I'd risk my life to save him, as well.

I got it, I got it.

Man, he's strong even without a ninja blade!

Yeah, but there's only one of him. If we can just surround him and attack in waves, that

should create an opportunity for us to win this.

It seems like a tough fight.

I'm sure it is considering who they're up against.

Maki, tell me. Why do you think the enemy isn't just attacking us with large force?

I don't know, but we need to figure out the enemy's strategy and put together a way to counter it.

Huh? Ahhhh!

(gasp)

How many enemy's are there?

I'm not sure! They just suddenly appeared!

Maki, Ruka! I need you both to fall back!

You should tell them to run fast, too.

Because if they don't, then they'll go boom.

Gari, of the Explosion Style!

I never expected to face you, Gari.

Yeah, that's clear. You don't have anywhere near enough men to take me on.

You fools. You've done exactly what we wanted!

I see! Their guerrilla tactics are just to scatter our forces!

You've been targeting the support squads in the rear from the start, huh?

Well, after all, that's the quickest way to end the battle, isn't it?

And besides, I've just been brought back to life! I can't stand the thought of becoming

immobile again because of some foolish Sealing Jutsu!

I never thought that someone like you would be satisfied with being a mere puppet.

Yeah, well, you've never been dead before, have you? So there's no way that you could possibly

understand.

Why, you! Death isn't something to be taken lightly!

Earth Style! Earth and Stone Shoots!

Careful!

Don't get near him!

So sorry, but it seems that your advice has fallen on deaf ears!

Captain Monga, I-

You two stay back!

I can handle this myself.

How fun! It's a pity you can't stop me with only confidence!

You think that'll protect you from my Explosion Style?!

You did it, Captain Monga! Excellent job!

Yeah...

But we're not done.

Maki, seal him away immediately.

(painful scream)

Captain!

This jutsu!

Pakura Sensei!

Pakura Sensei!

Wait, are you...

...Maki?

I never, I never expected to see you again, not this way.

Your face paint hasn't' changed a bit.

Hey, Maki, what do you mean, Sensei?

She was once a great hero of the Hidden Sand. And also, she's the person who trained

me to become a shinobi.

My, my. Coming back to life has been full of surprises.

Why are you fighting against us, Sensei? Are you not able to move of your own free will?

To vent my anger at being banished to death and silence!

To vent your anger?

I was made into the village hero. And yet after all that praise, I was sacrificed as a

lowly pawn for the benefit of the village.

My anger and frustration.

The ones who used me may be long gone, but the village that killed me still exists and

is a painful reminder of what was done to me!

That's right! The reason that I'm fighting is to finally eradicate

the Village Hidden in the Mist!

The Hidden Mist Village?

But I had always been told that you died fighting against shinobi of the Hidden Stone.

That was just a story made up by our superiors so they could use my death to the advantage

of our village.

That day, I realized the truth about everything just before I died...

The Kazekage ordered me to travel to the Hidden Mist Village to act as an ambassador.

It was a top-secret mission, so I left in secret.

Lady Pakura of the Scorch Style!

I've been sent out here to welcome you.

It's truly an honor to meet you.

Because this thick mist enshrouds us, we thought someone should come guide you.

Thank you, very much.

But there's no way I could get lost going through a valley like this one.

Hah, very true! Well then, please after you.

Thank you.

(painful grunt)

What are you doing?

Showing you the same pain felt by my comrades...

...when your village killed them!

Now, don't get the wrong idea. Don't think this will even begin to get rid of our grudge

against you.

But at least your sacrifice...will be a small comfort.

The ones from the Hidden Sand who betrayed you to us are probably thinking

that same thing.

I was used as a bargaining chip with the Village Hidden in the Mist...

...sacrificed for the benefit of our village.

That can't be...

Horrible...

From what I can see, one of them appears to have slipped into your ranks.

A Shinobi from the Blood Mist.

But all of that was in the past! The Fifth Mizukage has ushered in a whole new age of

peace and diplomacy for the Hidden Mist!

Do you really think that erases the past?! The Hidden Mist's history of blood and treachery?!

Please stop this, Pakura Sensei!

If you want to hate, then pin your hatred on our village for betraying your trust!

If anything, you should blame the Hidden Sand

for casting aside a hero as loyal as you were!

Honestly, I find myself conflicted by your story. But regardless of that...

I strongly believe that it's wrong to attack these people, who have absolutely nothing to

do with whatever grudge you might be holding onto now!

They are involved!

And that's because you won't let yourself see the truth, Sensei!

I've learned something fighting in the Shinobi Alliance.

Even people who are extremely prejudiced against other villages and the people who are

from them, can still find a way to work together and to talk together, to understand

each other and to endeavor for the common good of all.

If that's true...

If that's true, then who can get rid of this grudge that festers deep inside of my heart?!

Are you telling me that it couldn't be helped?! That I should just give up?!

Well, no...

Enough of this chatter! Besides, I've been reanimated, I couldn't go against my orders

to fight the Allied Shinobi Forces even if I wanted to!

Listen, the two of you go on, get out of here! But I'll need the transmitter!

No, you just leave all this to me!

Hidden Cloth Jutsu!

That was a nice move! But I wonder how far you can run away!

We can't defeat her in a straightforward fight. We have to rejoin the rest of the team.

I'll try to contact them.

You saved us, Ruka.

My Water Style is pretty good, isn't it?

I'm sorry that I've been so useless to you in this battle.

So this is where you were...

(gasps)

You've shown you can't fight me, and now it looks like you can't run away from me either.

So what'll it be? Are we going to continue our game of hide and seek?

Sensei, please, just hear me out for a minute first.

You can't change the past, but you can make the choice to help create the future.

I believe our experiences, fighting together in the Allied Shinobi Forces will change the relationships

between the villages.

And because of that, we'll have a new shinobi world that won't make the same mistakes.

You choose, Pakura Sensei. When you died, you were a hero of the Hidden Sand.

Please remain a hero! I beg you!

(gasp)

Wow, this sure is one flashy fight.

Zaji, Omoi!

I'm sorry we took so long to get here.

But we ran into a little trouble back there.

Do it now!

Did we get him?

It seems our enemy possesses Kekkei Genkai.

If that fireball hits you, it's all over.

Don't worry. We'll cover the two of you!

Good. We're counting on you.

(attacking grunts)

(attacking growl)

Ruka!

Right!

Gotcha!

Huh?

They multiplied?!

(strained grunts)

No, don't stop moving!

I see that you've mastered it, Maki. But I won't let you capture me!

Now's our chance!

On my cue, use maximum waterpower!

Hey! Zaji!

Come on, Maki! Bring it on!

You're going to have to get through me!

You certainly are difficult. Then I'll take care of you first!

Now, Ruka!

It's my turn!

You're mine!

(painful grunt)

We've got her now!

Explosion Style!

It's Gari!

This is bad...

All these people just keep popping up out of nowhere.

You're an absolute mess, Pakura.

If I had recovered a little later, it would have been all over for you.

Are they really that good?

You've gotten strong, Maki.

The best thing about this body is that you can start over again quickly.

Well, let's continue. It's time to finish this.

First that pesky Sealing Jutsu user goes...

(surprised gasp)

No way! We won't let you.

That's right! And we're going to make sure that you can't start over ever again.

You have no chance, but you'll have plenty of time to regret this in the afterlife.

Huh?

(surprised gasps)

What do you think you're doing, Pakura?

If children don't hurt themselves, they'll never learn.

So I feel like giving them a chance.

I'm going to give them this opportunity to change their future!

I don't understand. Are you actually feeling some sympathy for your old comrades?

I don't care how you choose to take this. Now run, Maki!

Go! While I'm still conscious!

I think we should listen to what she's saying.

Yeah, it would be difficult to fight them both together, that's for sure.

Come on, Maki! Let's go!

Maki, we...

Ruka, go.

Hurry up, you two!

(painful grunt)

Pakura of the Scorch Style...

I always wanted to face off against you in a battle at least once.

But it seems I'll never get that chance now...

Yes...

My consciousness is being taken away.

Maki...

Still not able to contact any of the other teams?

Can you please be quiet for just a minute?! It's hard

enough to hear as it is!

Hey, where'd Maki run off to?

Hm? She was here just a second ago...

Tsunade, when did you first decide to place all your bets on Naruto? Was it when he defeated pain?

No, it was long before that.

Back in those day, the only think I could bet on was money, and if the money, or the booze, ran

out, I just kept topping them off.

Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "Things You Can't Get Back."

In this world, there are some things you can't get back...