Naruto Shippūden (ナルト 疾風伝)

Hey.

He's not moving.

He's still down.

Naruto!

Hmm.

Naruto.

You all right?

Hold him steady, Choji, OK?

Just like that.

Right now, I can only give him emergency first aid.

That was something, Naruto.

Who would have ever thought that the real you was

hidden among the clones?

-You know, you're not as dumb as you look.

Not in Shikamaru's league yet, but--

-Please, don't compare me to him.

-I'm impressed that you could pull off

that jutsu three times in a row.

You were only able to do it twice in training.

(VOICEOVER) Such confidence.

And the wit to turn failure on its head and quickly

plan his next move.

Naruto has become strong.

Truly strong.

Jutsu that were beyond the Fourth Hokage

are well within his command.

I guess it's time to finally pass the torch.

He's surpassed me.

Can you sense it?

You're the one who's always before his eyes.

Inspiring him.

It's you who makes him strong.

You know that.

Don't you, Sasuke?

Kakashi.

Time to move.

Yeah.

Think you can make it?

OK, everyone.

We're heading back to the Leaf village.

Where's Kakashi-sensei?

Tying up loose ends.

Defeated by a pack of brats.

Ugh.

Incredible.

You did fight the First Hokage.

It's no wonder you see us as brats.

But it cuts both ways.

To our eyes, you're just an old geezer whose time is over.

And so here you are.

Dying.

Hugging the earth like a worm.

One by one, the new generation will catch up to you.

And in the end, they'll surpass you.

Well done, everyone.

But it's not time to celebrate just yet.

Not when there are still more of the Akatsuki at large.

Naruto.

Those wounds of yours.

Yeah.

Kind of like a badge of honor, huh?

-We gave him some preliminary treatment,

just to stabilize him.

-Make sure he gets to the hospital

for a full examination.

It's OK.

Really, I'm fine!

Shut up.

No, you're not!

Don't you worry, my lady.

Leave everything to me.

I'll make sure he gets there.

Right, Naruto?

Ow!

All right, then.

And as far as the rest of you are concerned,

I order you all to take a few days off.

Give your minds and bodies a rest.

Got it?

Dismissed.

Did you notice?

-If you mean that wound of Naruto's, yes.

What do you suppose it could be?

I've never seen anything like it.

-Is there any news regarding the corpse

of the Akatsuki Kakashi brought back?

Yes.

I've been told that it's being examined at this very moment.

-Tell whoever's in charge there, that examination's

to be their top priority.

-I can't believe it's finally over.

Yeah.

See you around.

What?

-I'll, uh, catch up with you later, OK?

But your house is this way.

There's something I got to do.

Well, what was that all about?

Calm down, Ino.

-Should you really be up and about?

Oh.

Shikamaru.

You've lost a Shogi partner, haven't you?

You were always Asuma's favorite student, you know that?

You must miss him too.

-When I begin to think of all the things Asuma taught me

over the years, some things being more

important than others, Shogi was only one of them.

If I said I didn't miss him, I'd be lying.

But I'm not a kid anymore.

I'm expected to act my age, right?

I'm not allowed to do the self-pity thing.

Hmm.

I used to complain about what a drag everything was.

I made a lot of mistakes that way.

And every time I did, Asuma came to my rescue.

He was an odd teacher.

Kind of elusive, hard to figure out.

But to me, he was a terrific role model.

Well, looks like it's finally my turn now.

When that baby arrives, it'll be my turn

as guardian and teacher.

Guess I've got some growing up to do, huh?

Thank you.

-You know, Dad, you're a lot better at this than Asuma was.

Hmm.

Climbing Silver.

-In defending the King against a stronger opponent,

some sacrifice is unavoidable.

Look.

If you retreat that way, my knight moves here.

-Ensuring that your bishop gets promoted no matter what.

Yep, that's certainly one devious knight

you've get there.

-If you were picking pieces to represent Leaf Shinobi,

the knight you just mentioned would be me.

What are you talking about?

It's something Asuma said once.

Oh, he did, did he?

Good old Asuma.

I guess he knew you inside and out.

So then.

Who is represented by the King?

Done.

Do you know which one the King is?

Huh?

Um, well, the Hokage, right?

Yeah.

That's what I used to think, too.

But, it's not the case.

Then who is it?

-You'll know the answer when the time comes.

Hmm.

The children who carry the future

of the Leaf on their shoulders.

They're the King.

Ha.

You do get it, don't you.

Very good.

And checkmate.

Wha-- huh?