Original subtitles

Yes, Kinoto?

Lord Danzo, there's an urgent matter...

Hiruzen himself is leading them?

Damn that meddling old fool...

He has gone too far.

Kinoe, you here?

[scoff]

What are you planning to do?

Kill me, Sensei?

But can you go through with it, I do wonder,

Sarutobi-sensei?

Hm?!

Even with that...

No actually, because of it...

Hiruzen simply won't be able to kill his

student Orochimaru.

Sarutobi! Kill him!

For times just like this, we have another secret meeting

place. Kinoe, go and wait there for Orochimaru.

[harrumphing chuckle]

Lightning Blade!

You... [chuckle]

I like the look in your eye.

However, I don't want a fake.

[chuckle]

Aren't you cute one.

So, do you want to taste his blood as well?

So, Lord Third, was it you who set this all up?

[grunting]

Don't move!

[grunt]

So that's Orochimaru...

This emergency summons has been issued for the

immediate capture of Orochimaru, who

escaped during the previous mission.

According to the intel that we have received, he is

seriously wounded.

He won't be able to exit the Land of Fire easily in his

current condition.

Listen carefully. The knowledge, data, and jutsu

that Orochimaru possesses are valuable

assets to the Hidden Leaf.

If it is possible at all, we must bring

him back here alive.

If he's allowed to leave the Land of Fire, it would be a

dire and perhaps even fatal blow to the Leaf!

Therefore...

This has to be settled before he crosses the

nation's borders. All of you must do your very best.

Go!

You must still have a lot of affection for

your former pupil.

It's hard to believe that you of all

people would fail...

Of course, I'm happy to cooperate.

For the sake of the Leaf, I'll do all that I can.

Thank you for the offer. I do appreciate it.

Against those eyes, I...

Next time I won't fail.

Summoning Jutsu!

What's going on, Kakashi?

I need you to follow a scent. It's Orochimaru.

Snakes can be very difficult. The thing is,

they don't sweat.

But you just leave it to me!

Who are you? How do you know about this place?

Lord Danzo sent me here!

I've come on urgent business regarding Lord Orochimaru!

Here. This is the message from Lord Danzo.

There's no mistake.

This is Lord Danzo's seal, all right.

What?! Lord Orochimaru? The Leaf?!

That wasn't a transformation!

His flesh was really smoke?!

Give me the details.

I am Gotta of the Iburi Clan.

Oh...

And I, well, my name is Kinoe.

Tenzo!

Huh?

Yukimi!

Tenzo! Welcome home!

If Lord Danzo or Lord Orochimaru were ever to find

themselves in unforeseen circumstances, it was

previously agreed upon that they would come to

this place to get help.

So Lord Orochimaru will come here?!

Most likely.

[chatter]

We can control the pursuit of the ANBU.

I'll be able to take Lord Orochimaru out of the

country without fail.

Lord Orochimaru gave us the gift of life.

We would do anything for him.

Everyone, get ready to welcome Lord Orochimaru!

[giggle]

Come with me, Tenzo!

What?! But, um... I...

Stand here for a second!

You see!

It's the same!

Since you were young...

I've been making these marks to measure your height!

Oh I see, but...

Yukimi, enough.

That boy is not Tenzo...

He is, too!

But, um... Who is "Tenzo?"

He's Yukimi's younger brother.

But he's no longer here.

We placed him in Lord Orochimaru's

care three years ago.

"In his care..."

Three years ago?

Then this mark is...

Even though we've both been apart for such a

long time, I remember what you looked like.

And finally, you've come back!

I just can't believe you've returned from

Lord Orochimaru's!

[gasp]

I'm sorry...

Yukimi...

Show him around.

Sure...

We use this whole area as our clan's graveyard.

The trees?

Instead of using headstones, we plant trees.

They say that the soul finds refuge in the tree and

provides us with protection.

The soul?

Yes. The souls of the dead...

Our ability to transform our bodies

used to be incomplete.

We didn't have total control over our

metamorphosis into smoke.

Sometimes, we'd just transform without warning.

Or dissipate without turning back into flesh.

Members of our clan never lived for very long.

You didn't see many elders, did you?

No...

So many died...

That's why we planted these trees.

So many have died?

But then something amazing happened:

Lord Orochimaru found our Clan.

This symbol of his, the Curse Mark,

stabilized our ability.

But unfortunately the Curse Mark wasn't

a perfect fit either...

He said it was necessary to do much more research.

That's why Tenzo had to go away, he had to be sent to

Lord Orochimaru to be a test subject.

Test subject...

The younger you are, the stronger our

power manifests itself.

So he needed a young test subject.

But that left you as the only child

in your whole Clan.

It wasn't like he was gonna die or anything!

At least, that's what Lord Orochimaru said.

And even if I were to be called up, too, I'd be able

to see everyone. Including Tenzo.

To see... everyone?

Everyone...

What is this?!

What happened?!

This is...

What's wrong?!

It's so strange... Who planted all these?!

Those children...

Tenzo is still...

[grunting]

We don't need this one!

[gasp]

Or this one! Or this one!

[crying]

Let's go.

Huh?

It seems I've nearly reached my limit.

Just a little more...

What is this?

See how the roots twist around to form the ceiling

and walls of this passage?

The whole interior is a maze of hollow caves

just like this one.

It gets a bit tight from here on out,

but we can still fit.

Where are we going?

Tenzo and I had a secret hideout here!

[grunting]

[outside noise chatter]

You can hear really well here.

That crevice up there leads straight to the outside.

We used to come here all the time to listen

to that sound together.

We'd talk about what the outside world might be like.

Why don't you just go out yourself?

Because there's wind.

There's wind?!

If we were to transform into smoke while we're outside

and if a breeze blew at the same time, then our bodies

would be dispersed.

We have to stay where there's no wind,

like in caves.

More than anything, we loved coming here to listen

to the strange and wonderful sounds outside.

We'd try to guess what we were hearing...

And what was going on out there...

Tenzo and I would imagine all kinds of stuff!

[gasp]

What's wrong?!

It's serious! Someone has come down into our village!

Is it Lord Orochimaru?

Don't know. We haven't been able to

confirm who it is yet.

Well, if it is him, then we will welcome him.

If it is a Leaf pursuer, then we will

take care of them.

Everyone, hide and get ready!

Hey, are we really going outside?

Yes!

But if you go outside...

Aren't you afraid of the wind?

I really want to see it!

To find out where all those sounds come from.

Together with you, Tenzo!

Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "Orochimaru's Test Subject"

We'll be together, just the two of us!