Naruto Shippūden (ナルト 疾風伝)

Those Who Dance in the Shadows

What is this chakra?

They all sense the chakra,

even though none of them are sensory types.

This chakra is...

Let's go.

Hurry and lead the way, Orochimaru.

It looks like he's a bit concerned...

about Naruto.

That's Nine Tails'— I mean, Naruto's chakra!

Nice work transforming and transferring my chakra, Naruto!

I've gotten the hang of it. Work with me, Kurama!

That shinobi Nara,

he sure analyzed my chakra exchange capabilities extensively.

We've kept them waiting a while.

A few shadow clones should be okay.

Got it!

A-Amazing... Naruto is able to use this chakra...

Shadow Clone Jutsu!

You're late, Naruto!

Sorry!

Choji! Ino!

O-Okay!

What...is this?

Are these calories?

Hey! Choji!

You're gaining weight again!

That brat Naruto... Is he giving them the Nine Tails' chakra?

8 Trigrams Air Palm!

I feel...my power surging!

She did that with just an Air Palm?!

That girl...

She's gotten quite strong after getting power from Naruto...

Expansion Jutsu!

Shikamaru! Ino!

Are you ready?!

- Yeah! - Okay!

You all understand the plan, right? Beat it into your heads!

Start with Ino-Shika-Cho!

What if the plan doesn't work?

Then you live on and take the reins, Shikamaru.

HQ will be wiped out shortly.

The only face time I spent with you as your father

was when we played shogi.

I haven't given you a thing--

You gave me plenty.

I was able to grow up, staring at your back, Dad.

Ino...

You've grown up to become the embodiment

of the Yamanaka clan's purple crest, the bush clover, and what it symbolizes...

Optimistic love...right?

That's not the only thing the bush clover stands for.

The thing I am most proud of is your care and compassion...

for your friends!

I've watched you blossom into a beautiful bush clover flower...

Our time's almost up.

Do you have any final words, Shikaku?

Hmm...

Could you tell your mom this for me, Shikamaru...

Wait! Before that, throw out that thing in the wooden box

on the left-hand shelf of the storeroom

without your mom finding out!

I know all about it...

Don't worry...

Lastly, from me...

Never forget that we live on inside of you forever.

Don't forget!

Don't mock me!

What?!

- Shadow Possession... - Mind Transfer...

- Jutsu! - Jutsu!

I'm in!

Tsk... They did it again!

Damn you!

They're faster than me!

Nice, Ino!

They just keep on coming...

Now it's the Nara's Paralysis jutsu...

- Don't mess with the Nara Clan! - Don't mess with the Nara Clan!

All right! We stopped him in his tracks!

You can stop now, Ino!

Are you all right?!

Y-Yeah...

Neji!

Lee, stop crying!

Lee...

Lee...

So long as we don't abandon Neji's convictions,

he will continue to live on, connected inside all of us.

Let me share a little something with you.

It's those connections that made me what I am today!

You ought to know that bonds can be powerful curses too!

Naruto...

I was the one who once told you,

"I will never let my comrades die..."

Those words are also an admonition aimed at myself.

I haven't been able to save many comrades.

Which is why I keep telling myself this time, I will protect them.

But then, I end up having to face the fact that I couldn't once more.

I'll be confronting those wounds... for the rest of my life.

But that's why we're ninja.

We are those who endure.

They'll never let you forget.

But it's those wounds that prove your comrades live on inside here.

Your friends are still alive in here...

Friends that you create inside a dream,

so you can't get hurt, aren't real.

That means you're just erasing your real friends!

Curse or not, I want to keep the real Neji right here.

The real Neji...right here...

Gentle Fist!

It's no use, Lee.

No matter how hard you try, you'll never defeat me.

That's just how things are.

Look for a different rival.

So you saw me lose.

Hey, Lee, I used to think that

you couldn't change the fate that was handed to you...

One day, I'll fight you for real, so we can see which is greater,

your Ferocious Fist or my Gentle Fist.

But...I shall not lose so long as my eyes are black.

In your case, Neji, isn't it the white of your eyes?

Oh... Yeah... But anyway... You have me as your rival.

It's a lot stronger than before, and more of it than last time.

There's something I want to confirm

regarding the intel from the last battle sequence...

Kakashi, you said that the reason why

you were able to travel through space time using Kamui,

plus pull Eight Tails in and out almost whole,

was thanks to receiving Nine Tails' chakra from Naruto, right?

Yes ...

To be more precise,

I received that chakra directly from Nine Tails...

In reference to your choice of words, "Thanks to..."

How different was it

compared to using Kamui without Nine Tails' chakra?

Explain it to me in simple terms.

I would say more than three times the power.