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Naruto.

Sometimes your eyes are even better than mine.

Sasuke is in the darkness.

Now get going. You are the only person who can save him.

Uh huh.

Trust me, I know that.

My view of being Hokage stands as my response.

Itachi's life path led me to this answer.

In order to protect the Land of Fire and the Village,

he sacrificed his clan and himself

So I first needed to know why.

What is this Land and Village that he would go so far to protect?

The previous Hokage said... that the

villiage is a framework created to stop

slaughter of many clans and children...

...a framework that was supposed to lead to peace.

Itachi was trying to sustain that peace all by himself.

That's what I finally came to

understand...

Suffering in darkness as a criminal and traitor to Land and Village...

He was a shinobi who took on all hatred...

...and protected the Land of Fire and the Leaf Village from the shadows.

I feel that he was the true Hokage.

It's not the one acknowledged by all,

but the one who accepts all the hatred

that is worthy of that title.

And... I eventually came to understand

Itachi's feelings for his Land and Village

But my brother made one mistake.

By leaving me, his little brother, alive

and being unable to hide the truth from me,

he allowed the hatred to spread.

However, I'm not like my Big Brother anymore.

I have no father, mother, brother, not even a single member of my clan.

Which means that I am alone.

I alone can bear the weight

of all the hatred in the world now.

And I alone will deal with everything personally.

I will handle all of the shinobi problems.

I shall also dispense all judgment and punishment.

I'll concentrate all hatred upon myself...

and bring every single village under my control.

Hatred inside darkness can't be destroyed.

And so, I'd rather...

To me... the Hokage is someone...

....who uses his own flame...

...to sear away the darkness of the Five Villages.

And then keeps on living by eating the ashes.

Do you really think everyone'll sit back

and say, yes to that?

I thought I told you already...

It doesn't matter what any of you think of me.

And besides, I have the power now to control it all.

You really don't have any clue at all

about how Itachi lived!

There are things you can't do alone!

Like our battle against Kaguya, remember?!

But it doesn't always go well...

Like with these two stone statues.

And with... us two brothers...

With revolution, the villages

will no longer have to bear darkness. I will

become the one and only darkness.

I'll dispose of the deep darkness of the past

and build a pure white future from scratch.

You mean by killing the Tailed Beasts

and taking down all of the Five Kage, too?!

That's right.

I'm going to cast off the past.

You're saying you can pretend like

nothing ever happened with Itachi? Yeah, right!

Give me a break!

You and Itachi were brothers,

and a lot happened between you two!

That's what made you who you are today!

As of now, Itachi is entirely in my past.

I'm cutting ties with all past mistakes

and doubts here and starting anew.

I'm going to begin by cutting you down.

Your blood will be the last that I shed

in the memory of my late brother.

I won't

...let you! I learned everything I know from

the people of my past! Especially about how

to figure out what to do after making a mistake!

You said that you consider Sasuke a brother.

That's why I know you can stop him, Naruto.

Only you can do it.

You'll have to take care of Sasuke.

That's the reason!

...why I won't let you kill me.

Lord Sage!

It seems that it's almost time.

So what should...?

What should I be doing, sir?

Just continue to maintain faith.

That is the only thing we can do right now.

What you do and what shall transpire,

will be up to the two of you from here on.

You know, Sasuke and I... we may not be real brothers,

but I believe that we can make peace.

Now that Itachi's gone, I finally feel truly alone.

But there's still Naruto. He's the one person

that I have to cut down.

My version of the Hokage can only exist

by severing all ties and being alone.

Why is that?

Because

And that's because, to me...

we're pretty good friends.

...Naruto is still who I'd call my closest friend.

Naruto, Sasuke, Show me your answer.

Show me the shinobi's answer!

Inferno Style: Honoikazuchi!

(battle cry)

(inhale)

(gasp)

His left eye is...

(grunt)

(battle cry)

(batle cry)

You were on your own right from the beginning!

You don't know anything ABOUT it!

I'm suffering 'cause I HAVE those ties.

How on earth could you possibly understand

what it feels like to lose all that?!

(grunt)

What's wrong? You're just gonna play defense?

(angry roar)

(yelling effort)

(grunting)

If you keep stalling, you'll eventually die.

(grunting)

I don't wanna kill you!

But one thing was worthwhile

The two of us became best friends.

You're trying to be alone again...

...but I'm not letting you do that!

Especially since we both know what that's like!

That's why I can't let you...

(attacking roar)

...go to that place intentionally!

Just quit all your yapping.

We're both different from the two boys

who fought here long ago...

I know your heart well by now...

...and you, mine. Right, Naruto?

And yet, for some reason, you still wanna fight me?

Especially because it's you.

I need to cut you out of my life.

There's no guarantee that the world you're going to rebuild

after you go severing the past

won't end up just like this one again, you know.

That's the reason why I'll keep watch over that world.

So that doesn't happen.

You're still missing the point!

The Five Villages are actually united right now!

Yeah But that's only because they had enemies in common.

The Akatsuki... Madara,.. and Kaguya...

The Five Villages had no choice but to discard their grudges

and form an alliance to survive.

But every last one of those mutual foes is gone now.

So the villages will eventually just begin bickering again.

You're saying that you intend on becoming their next enemy,

is that it?

But then what? What's gonna happen after you're dead? What then, huh?!

Finally, the dots have connected into a straight line.

I started with the Sharingan, but now I have the Rinnegan's powers, too.

Including reincarnation, immortality, I have many options.

I'll also be able to control things from the shadows, instead of through battle.

You'd return to that... hell...

for the rest of your lifetime?!

I mean for eternity, being hated by everyone?

Yes. To me... that's exactly what a Hokage ought to be.

That's not even close to good enough to kill me.

I told you! I'm not trying to kill you! Don't you get that?!

I just want you to-

I've had enough.

(Rumbling)

At this moment I'm the strongest in the whole world.

And right here and now, this will be the first step that I take into the shadows.

I can feel it! How'd he suddenly gain so much Nature Energy?

Finally decided to kill me, huh?

We've taken a lot of responsibilities upon our shoulders...

But you see, I actually do wanna fight against you!

And I wanna win fair and square!

Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "Naruto and Sasuke."

Although... not against the current you!