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Damn it!

As usual, your Lightning Blade is as

brilliant as ever, sir.

Brilliant? There's no such thing as brilliant or

inferior in assassination.

Killing is killing, that's all.

By the way, what ever happened with the

replacement?

Our team is still short a member.

There isn't really a rush.

We're not in the middle of a war now.

Someone'll show up soon enough.

Hey, Kakashi!

What's going on? You look so tired.

Just finish a mission?

Don't be an idiot, Guy! You know that the ANBU aren't

allowed to discuss their missions!

That's how it goes.

Well, anyway, we're going out for sweet dumplings.

You want to join us?

Sorry, I don't really like sweets...

He's become so antisocial lately.

Huh.

Maybe 'cause of the secrecy in the ANBU.

No! No way this'll stand!

Kakashi is my lifelong rival.

He has a heart that's completely filled with

burning passion.

I guess it's up to me!

What's up to you?

Please let me join the ANBU!

It's the best thing to help Kakashi!

Guy, please, calm down. I completely understand

your concern for your friend Kakashi.

But the saying "the right person for the right job"

applies here, I think.

Your skills won't be well used in the ANBU.

It's not about what's good for me, Lord Third!

If I were Kakashi's partner, I could--

Silence! You simply aren't suited for the ANBU!

Huh?! [screaming]

I can't believe he said that I'm not suited...

Huh?!

Lord Danzo! This is perfect!

What is it?

Please, you just have to accept me as

one of your ANBU!

I'm afraid that you lack it.

Heh?! Lack what?

You lack darkness.

Darkness?

Very soon, a new member will be joining your team.

Is it the one we talked about?

Yes, he's an extremely capable shinobi.

Perhaps. But very young.

That's why Danzo's recommended that he

gain more experience.

Here's your equipment.

Yes, thank you.

I'm starting my new ANBU assignment today.

Itachi Uchiha.

I'm glad to be here.

So, you're the one. You can take the locker

that's in the back.

Yes, sir.

That him?

They say he's only eleven.

That makes him the youngest ANBU ever!

You'll be on Team Ro. Meet at the Third Training

Ground in five minutes.

Right.

What are you doing?!

Explain yourselves!

We wanted to make sure he had the skills

to be one of us.

Since he's so young.

You have a problem with your superiors' decision?

No, sir. It's not like that...

Haven't you already been able to tell that he's not

an ordinary shinobi?

I'm Kakashi, captain of Team Ro. You're new, but I want

you to learn the ANBU rules and formations quickly.

Yes, sir.

He's good.

He is talented, but making an exception for someone so

young is rather unusual for the ANBU.

Well, Lord Danzo recommended him...

Really? Huh. He doesn't seem to fit the mold, though.

How so?

Lord Danzo has his own set of criteria for ANBU

and Foundation agents.

And?

I just can't see it...

I started my duties today.

Is that so? That's my boy.

Itachi, I'm proud you've joined the ANBU.

But there's one thing you must never forget...

...that even more than being a Leaf ANBU, you're first

and foremost an Uchiha.

Yes, sir.

The Uchiha Clan's been entrusted with

the security of Village.

So our clan has to live outside the

village boundaries.

It's essential that our clan have one of its

own inside the ANBU.

I am counting on you, Itachi.

Fugaku Uchiha stood out as one of the shrewdest

security captains in generations.

It comes as no surprise that he is your father.

I mean no judgment.

The Leaf ordered the Uchiha Clan outside the village.

But the Leaf also granted them the ability to govern

themselves. So we cannot intervene in their matters.

Therefore, we need our own set of eyes and ears there.

I'm counting on you, Itachi.

Have you settled into the job?

Not quite.

That's unlike you.

I haven't gone out on a mission yet.

Protecting Lord Hokage is a mission.

Isn't the ANBU an assassination and

special tactics unit?

Well, we're not at war now...

Kakashi...

Sir?

As Hokage, when I assign a mission,

it's an official one.

However, I cannot ignore Danzo's view that there is

an underside to this mission.

So, a separate, unofficial team will be

dispatched, too.

One that the Hokage didn't order?

You will work under Danzo.

On the surface, it's a diplomatic mission.

We'll be exchanging intel with the Hannya Black

Ops of the Land of Woods at the border.

But...

I believe that this meeting is, in reality, an enemy

trap. Lord Third agrees with me on that.

The ANBU will secretly guard the team that's

on the official mission.

When the enemy turns on that team and attacks, kill them.

Leave no survivors.

Total annihilation, sir?

We must show them that the Hidden Leaf does not

tolerate betrayal!

I'd like to be in a two-man squad with Itachi.

As you wish.

I shall take my leave.

Kakashi, I recognize your worth as an ANBU.

I'm even tempted to pull you into the Foundation.

Surely you jest, sir...

No.

You possess all the right qualities.

Especially the one called darkness.

[gasp]

It's a covert exchange with the Land of Woods'

Hannya Black Ops.

The Hidden Leaf will hand them this scroll.

And in turn, you'll accept a scroll from them.

Should we verify the contents?

This is a test of mutual trust between our two lands.

So if they hand you a fake scroll, then it will prove

that the Land of Woods has no interest in

an alliance with the Hidden Leaf.

That means if nothing happens, we just bring

back the scroll, correct?

Yes. Presently there are no hostilities between us and

the Land of Woods, but we cannot be

certain it will remain so. Be very careful.

On it! [chuckle]

[grunt]

Hey, Itachi. First ANBU mission, huh?

Yes.

I heard it's just Captain Kakashi and you.

Watch your back.

Why's that?

If it's for a mission, the Captain won't hesitate to

kill a comrade.

He's a shinobi of the highest degree.

Okay, everyone!

Time to fire up your youthful passion!

Now! Let's go!

Captain! Wait!

Sometimes I wonder if I'm getting too old for this.

[sigh]

So they weren't actually told the true

nature of this mission?

That's right. Only the top ranks of the Leaf know it.

And the two of us, of course.

You are a godsend on long-distance missions

like this one, Mr. Kosuke.

Please help yourselves to seconds.

Yes, that's right! Make sure that you eat up and

replenish your energy and chakra, everyone!

But Captain, is it wise to have a fire

out in the open like this?

Aren't we announcing our presence?

Yeah! What if the enemy sees and attacks us?

Well, if they want to attack us, then so be it.

My hunch tells me this mission's really a

provocation to clear up whether

they're friend or foe.

Impressive.

He's only been told the superficial facts of the

mission, but he's figured out its true purpose.

It's a good time for us to refuel as well.

Right.

In a way, this symbolizes the ANBU perfectly.

How is that?

They sit in the sun and enjoy a hot-pot

meal together.

While we sit in the shadows and eat food pills.

I don't mind at all. I realize this is merely a

part of the job we do.

I see...

Huh?

Are you with the Land of Woods' Hannya Black Ops?

Indeed we are. Now hand over the scroll!

Fine. Together.

You first.

Very well, then...

There's no mistake.

And where is your scroll?

Here.

[gasp] [grunt]

We're supposed to exchange scrolls, not fire!

The Hidden Leaf has reneged on our agreement

and attacked us.

We shall seek retribution.

That's just a bold-faced lie! You broke our

agreement! It was you!

[harrumphing chuckle]

[confident laughter]

Captain, they!

They planned to betray us from the start!

We'll take over.

You all get away!

You guys?!

Earth Style! Rock Collapse!

Quick, run!

Earth Style! Mud Wall!

[chuckle]

You two, get out of here!

Right!

Rumor has it you'd kill a comrade for the

sake of a mission.

I'd never let my friends get killed.

That's why I was entrusted with this Sharingan.

You go, too.

Like I'd ever turn my back on a mission!

Get on with it!

Earth Style! Rock Collapse!

Eight Inner Gates: Fifth Gate of Closing!

Open!

All that with just taijutsu?!

Admire him later!

[attacking yell]

Retreat! Retreat!

Your mission is complete now.

Return to the village.

[scream]

Hey, what are you doing?!

This is our mission.

Even if that's true, stop this, Kakashi!

Hey! Only an idiot calls someone by their real name

on an ANBU mission!

How can you?

[screams]

Rest assured, Captain. The enemy has been neutralized.

[gasp]

I'll report back to Lord Danzo now.

Your part of the mission is complete.

Captain...

The Sharingan you possess wasn't

originally yours, was it?

No...

Do you ever feel doubt about using a power that wasn't

your own to begin with?

You aren't an Uchiha, Captain.

And yet you possess the Sharingan.

You wield the power the Uchiha do.

So tell me: whose side are you on?

I've never thought about it quite that way.

This Sharingan was entrusted to me by a friend...

And he...

...made me vow never to forget what's important.

A friend?

Yeah...

To never let a comrade get killed.

Yes, I see. That was nicely done.

Lord Third...

I get why you told me that the ANBU isn't

suited for me.

I understand...

But that's not all! Because I don't believe that

Kakashi is suited for the ANBU, either!

Is that so?

So how did the new guy do?

He did well.

He'll probably be a better ANBU than me, in fact.

But...

You're an exceptional ANBU, sir!

There is a darkness beneath every ANBU mission.

Why are you saying this all of a sudden?

All of a sudden?

You're right...

Deception and killing are part of the missions.

And always were.

[gasp]

Big Brother!

Let's walk home together, Sasuke!

Okay! Done with your mission, huh?

Guess what, Big Brother!

Today, my sensei at the Academy complimented me!

Hey, Kakashi...

I'm sorry about what happened on the mission.

No, I'm sorry.

As some of you may know...

My son Itachi has joined the ANBU.

Close proximity to the Hokage and top officials

will mean access to more information.

And that will be of benefit to the entire Uchiha Clan.

Itachi, do you have anything to report now?

Yes...

I'm still new, so there isn't too much for me to report yet.

But in the Leaf's higher ranks, I don't believe

there's much solidarity.

It's my belief that the Uchiha Clan's choices

will forge the future of the entire Hidden Leaf.

Exactly. By all rights, the Uchiha Clan must be central

to determining the future of the Leaf.

[cheering]

That's the--!

You're part of the ANBU now.

So this is one mission that you can't avoid.

So tell me, what is it?

Six years ago, after the Nine Tails incident, the

village higher-ups suspected that the Uchiha

Clan was behind the entire thing.

Since then, the Uchiha district has been under

twenty-four-hour surveillance.

Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "Coup d'État."

A mission's a mission.