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"When the man in the strange cloak raised up his pointed blade and drove it into his"

"...side, impaling himself upon it..."

"Naruto felt an excruciating pain in the same area of his own body."

[painful grunts]

Don't think you'll be able to escape my curse! After all, the whole shinobi world is cursed!

Just give up....

[grunt]

[evil chuckle]

What the-- it was a clone?

Na... ru... to... !

Uzumaki Barrage!

That's my Naruto Uzumaki Barrage!

Heh, a cheap imitation of my Lions Barrage.

What did you say!?

Stop arguing, guys!

Oh, yeah that's right.

Where's Kakashi Sensei?

I don't know. We were merely hired to help out as a part of the experiment.

Experiment?

That's right. The one to prove that there isn't any hope to be found anywhere.

Not in a cursed shinobi world. Although... It's a serious pain.

So I figured that I'd just give you the answer really quickly, but then...

Huh?

Listen, it seems like this guy is more than you can handle, Naruto.

Why, you jerk!

Well, long time no see!

Trained by the Great Toad Spirit of Mount Myoboku, also known as the Toad Sage...

...we are the trio from the Hidden Rain!

And the name that the three of us go by is Team Jiraiya!

Remember that, and let our presence be known far and wide!

T- Team...

...Jiraiya?

Wait, Jiraiya?

You mean one of the Legendary Sannin?

The real cool one? The one who's super suave?

With that irresistible glance that makes any woman who sees it fall madly in love with him in a mere second?

The one admired by every guy in the Leaf, who ranks at the top of the list of masters people most want to train with!?

(Tsunade) What the hell is this?!

That Jiraiya! He's more full of himself than anyone I know!

Team Jiraiya...

Well, technically our name's the "Akatsuki," but I don't really think that it's too catchy or cool at all...

What I'm saying is just remember the three of us as Team Jiraiya!

So are you Jiraiya's students or something?

So only guys from the Hidden Leaf can train under Jiraiya Sensei, then?!

Is that what you're saying?

What? No! I didn't mean it that way!

That attitude rubs me the wrong way, implying we're not real shinobi...

...since we're not from the Leaf, the Five Great Nations, or the Five Hidden Villages!

Like I said, I didn't say that!

The Hidden Rain's not a big fancy village...

...but guys like us are just as good as you!

Remember that and let our presence be known!

Heh!

[gasp]

Huh!?

All of this time... the Hidden Leaf, the Stone, the Sand, the Cloud...

All of them have waged war whenever they felt like it...

And we got stuck in the middle with nowhere to go!

And all the while, none of you could care less about our suffering!

Wind Style! Gale Palm!

Oh man!

But we'll rise up and set aside bitterness!

We won't let it hold us back.

We'll continue to move forward. Liberty is the goal of Team Jiraiya. We'll turn the tables!

And this goal of yours is the reason why you captured Asuma and all the others?!

That was a passionate speech you made just now, and I understand where you're coming from.

But still... I don't understand why you'd capture Asuma and my other comrades from the Hidden Leaf!

The Leaf, The Leaf, The Leaf! Does the world revolve around the Leaf?!

Gimme a break already!

Seriously, I'm the one that needs a break!

[loud crash]

[gasp] Sasuke!

Huh?

[evil chuckle]

Why you! You would really dare to kick an apostle of god?! Curse you, heretic!

[gasp]

What the hell is going on here?

Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!

That was a close one! You okay, Sakura?

Oh, Sasuke! Thank you so much!

Argh!

If this situation's anything to go by, we can assume that it's the same for the other teams, as well.

Yeah, you're right. What now?

The sooner that we're able to join up with them, the better.

Any objections to that?

No, guess not.

What is going on?

This is weird. It's like they're blocking us from where we want to go!

Maybe these guys are trying to lead us astray or something.

[gasp]

[gasp]

They're not coming after us...

Why did you have to barge in and interfere like that, Kakuzu?

I mean, I could've offered those kids up as a sacrifice to Lord Jashin while I was at it, you know!

We're not under contract for that, and you were about to mess things up.

Our job's just to capture team-captain-level guys.

We won't earn any money for just killing brats.

Well, yeah, but the world doesn't just revolve around money y'know!

What's the point of living if you can't even enjoy your life?!

That's a luxury we can't afford.

We have to prioritize every action we take.

Really? Come on, that's a little harsh, wouldn't you say?

Here. What!?

You take care of that one. I'll go gather up the rest of the captains that we've hidden.

Seriously? Hey, wait! Ugh.

[barking]

Huh. Yeah, Akamaru... This area reeks with the scent of Shikamaru and the others.

And there's the scent of... three other people...

It seems like there was a fight here only a few moments ago.

They moved around while they were fighting. I know that, because

they left behind telltale signs of their movements within the battle.

Shikamaru and his team are okay... Or at least I don't smell any blood.

[barking]

Let's hurry after them.

A village...?

But, doesn't it seem like something's not right...?

(Ino) A settlement this large... but there's no sign of any people here...

Yeah, it's weird... But my suspicion is that those guys wanted to lure us here.

So what now?

Should we wait for Team Kurenai?

Yeah... Those guys we faced before probably laid a trap and are just biding their time.

The more of us there are to fight them, the better.

We don't really have any clue about the enemy's strength yet.

It's better if we join up with the others first.

So how come you're the one giving the orders?

Look, our captain is missing right now.

Isn't it standard for the next best-qualified person to make the decisions?

I agree.

If it's between Sasuke, who graduated at the top of his class...

...and you, who came in last and only graduated because of pity, well...

Yeah, if your father weren't the Hokage...

What?! Hey, you wanna fight?

Heh, Well, I guess that would be kinda interesting.

At least then I'd be able to prove who's better.

I'd like nothing more!

Come on, you guys, stop it!

Never say that again! Not in front of me!

Haven't you sensed it?

[leaves rustling]

[gasps]

Oh, hey there guys! Glad you're okay!

I don't see Guy Sensei.

Yes. It was all extremely sudden, but Guy Sensei has gone missing.

And Kakashi Sensei has disappeared as well.

There were signs that showed he'd been dragged underground by something...

Wait, Some black rope-like creature wrapped around Guy Sensei and dragged him away!

Yeah! That thing attacked us too!

You encountered the enemy?

Yeah... they claim to have been hired.

Hey, shouldn't we hurry up and rescue them before-

Just slow down...

Yeah, but, Sasuke...!

spotted chakra underground...

...shortly before Guy Sensei went missing.

[gasps]

We believe we've pretty much pinpointed the source of the chakra.

That's great!

The remaining teams should be nearby, too.

We need to regroup with every team before anything else. And set up a base camp.

Who knows what's happening to Kakashi Sensei and the others while we're wasting time like this...

You're right: first, we need to regroup with the other teams.

I want to confirm some things with them.

Chiefly what the status is for Asuma and Kurenai.

(Neji) Guy Sensei lost consciousness and then went missing.

(Sasuke) The exact same thing happened with Kakashi Sensei.

Come to think of it... Kakashi Sensei was watching a Shinobi Ageha butterfly before it happened.

It's possible the powdery scales of the Shinobi Ageha and the chakra flowing underground interacted with each other.

Maybe there's a jutsu that doesn't work on us but has an effect on the jonin.

Could be, but the scales of the Shinobi Ageha aren't toxic or poisonous.

I don't know how the jutsu might work, but like I said... there's something that I want to

verify with the others... about this.

What!? But, that's--

Lord Fourth's kunai?

I have no clue what's going on here!

Isn't that exactly the same kunai that you found earlier, Sakura?

It's not. This is the one Guy Sensei dropped when he was captured.

Two separate jonin just happened to drop the kunai that were entrusted to them by Lord Fourth...

at's something that I find very hard to believe.

So if we assume the enemy dropped them there intentionally...

Must be someone with considerable knowledge of many jutsu...

Or somebody who knows the secret behind Lord Fourth's kunai.

Then I have a feeling that we'd better hurry up and join with the other teams quickly.

The tracking team of Kiba, Shino and Hinata should be able to pinpoint their locations pretty easily.

Yes, I agree.

Then can we rescue the captains?

No. Once we know their situation, we'll send word back to the village.

Right. We don't have authorization for a rescue.

Sticking to the rules again?! We don't have time to wait for reinforcements to get here from the Leaf!

I don't care what anyone says. I'm gonna go rescue them!

I just caught a whiff of some delicious-smelling food.

Hey, how about we head down into that village and do a little search and reconnaissance, huh?

Seriously? Are you kidding me? That's just looking for trouble! Stop thinking with your stomach!

Yeah, you're right.

Shh! Take a look...

Let's follow them. Come on!

Komichi, let's hurry up and get Kenta.

There's gonna be a fight here soon, isn't there? If there's a fire, then Kenta's gonna die!

Why'd you leave Kenta behind in the first place?

Well, because--

Thank goodness! Nothing's burned down!

Oh, Kenta, We're sorry!

I'll never leave you again, I promise!

They're just like we used to be...

Caught up in other nations' wars... Running... frightened...

We wanted to make sure that none of the villagers got hurt because of our strategy...

We told them all to evacuate...

Damn it... Now we're no different than the Leaf or Sand all those years ago!

C'mon, Komichi! Hurry up! We have to go before the fighting starts!

Okay, I'm coming, big brother!

[gasps]

Hey, do you kids live in this village?

Please, guys help us... Do you know where everyone else in the village has gone?

[stammering]

It's okay! You don't have to be scared of us! We're not scary people. I promise you!

[sighs]

[Gasp] Run, Nagato! Run and don't look back!

...hurry! [dying gasp]

Damn it!

All right... How 'bout this...?

Has either of you kids seen another group of two guys and a girl?

You know, a group that's just like us?

[frightened cries]

[sigh]

Yahiko...!

Nagato...!

[attack cry]

[screaming]

[attack cry]

Nagato...!

Komichi, stay close!

[frightened cries]

The kids are gonna--

Not good...!

Oh no... did... did I do this?!

[screaming]

[grunts]

What was that?

It's coming from inside the village.

An enemy.

Could there be a team fighting over there?

Something serious is going on... What's happening inside that village?!

That's the direction of the village that's marked on the map.

That's where Shikamaru's and the others' scents are!

Then we should head over there immediately. The reason is because that cloud

of dust is a sure sign that something big is happening over there.

What're you doing? Hurry up!

Wait! You should listen until someone's done speaking!

The reason is because... Hey! Wait!

[gasp]

[gasp]

[grunt]

Not good...

Come on! We've gotta save those kids!

Hold it!

Huh? Huh?

We can't. Don't go down there.

(Ino) Why?

(Choji) Shikamaru...

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(Tsunade) "The collapse opened up a hole in the earth, and it swallowed the two siblings."

"Yahiko, Konan and Nagato, who'd come to call themselves Team Jiraiya, immediately went after them."

"But Shikamaru... didn't make a single move..."

We have to do what we came here to do.

(Naruto) Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "Order of Priority"

(Shikamaru) We can't be indecisive right now.