I want to try and gather the unrestrained winds
I'll run toward the horizon, alongside the wave crests
I've made my decision,
even if there's a long way to go on that road.
I'll continue towards the future I've planned
Time rushes us The heartbeat speeds up
When I woke in the middle of a dream I kept searching for that same light
Under the shining star lit sky with countless constellations and shadows
There was something beyond that... What were you gazing at?
Mess up the village... you say?!
I won't let you do that no matter what!
I mean, there's no way just the four of you can do that!
But, we can...
A person who knows village matters very well gave us information
on where and how to attack.
Knows village matters very well...
It couldn't be!
You mean Orochimaru?!
Who knows...?
Well, that's how it is, so we can't have you guys living.
Umm, can you see this?
Paper Bombs!
We're going to detonate the Paper Bombs
after we've left here...
There's nowhere to run...
There's no chance of someone coming to save you.
Prepare yourselves.
It's better than going back to the Academy, isn't it?
Umm, rest in peace.
H-Hey! Just a minute!
Farewell, real me.
Run, Dodge, Zigzag! Chase or be Chased!
It should've just been hunting for treasure,
but to think this would happen...
Sure enough, nothing good comes
of being together with you on missions, Naruto!
This isn't the time to be saying stuff like that!
They're attempting to mess up the Leaf Village by impersonating us!
Then how're we going to get out of here?!
Well...
If I use the Rasengan, I could somehow...
They'd notice that!
It'd be the end if we were to get ambushed outside.
Then, with your Fang Over Fang...
That'd be the same, the same!
You moron!
Then what should we do?!
- Umm... - Huh?
If I use my Protective 8 Trigrams 64 Palms...
I get it!
With that we can weather this crisis without the guys outside noticing!
If I could just loosen these ropes a little...
Leave that to me!
N -Naruto?!
All right!
Me, too!
Kiba...
Akamaru...
Just a little more...
It snapped...
Protective 8 Trigrams...
64 Palms!
Now then, shall we go as arranged?
- Kiba! - Yeah!
- Hinata! - Yes!
Naruto!
I know!
Hinata!
You okay?
Oh...!
What...?
Hey, Hinata! Cut our ropes before you faint.
Right.
It seems the guys outside are gone.
It doesn't look like this place is going to hold up now.
It looks like it'd be best for us to escape as soon as we can.
What's that?!
It's the buried treasure chest.
Leave it be!
It's a fake anyway.
And there might be some kind of trap set.
But it's our mission to take this back with us, so...
There really might be buried treasure in it, right?!
Byakugan!
It looks empty inside... Wait, there's paper inside.
Isn't it a Paper Bomb?
It doesn't seem to be anything dangerous...
Then I guess I'll take it for now.
Come on, there's no need to go to the trouble of...
But it might make for a good mark to distinguish him from the imposter...
I get it.
Akamaru, you're the mark for the real me, so stay close to me.
There's no time.
I'll be going with our Fang Over Fang. Make sure you keep up!
R-Right.
Man Beast Clone...
Fang Over Fang!
You okay, Hinata?
I'm fine... I just have to follow after Kiba, so... I'll be o...
Hinata!
All right!
You okay, Hinata?
Naruto!
Does your leg hurt?
Kiba...
If your leg hurts, say so first.
I was thinking I must not cause trouble, so...
Actually, that is trouble.
I'm sorry...
Surprisingly, this might be the weakness of our team.
Huh?
Hinata shows too much concern for us.
Naruto and I speak too bluntly to each other and we get into fights...
N -Now that you mention it...
If we'd take on our missions while being a little conscious of stuff like that,
we might... become a pretty good team.
Got it!
I'll try...
All right. Then Naruto and I will go after those guys.
Hinata, you come later. Your leg's hurt, so don't force things...
Got it.
Listen up. You're hurt, Hinata. So you follow later.
I just said that, didn't I?
Huh? Did you?
Right... Thanks...
Let's go, Naruto!
I have to hurry, too...
I'm back!
You're back, Naruto?
We couldn't catch up with them, huh...?
Naruto? Kiba?!
Was I here just now?!
Y Yeah.
That one was an imposter!
Say what?!
But the dog didn't notice anything...
He can't be sniffed out even with the nose of a Ninja Hound!
Akamaru was fooled, too!
We've got trouble! To the Hokage, immediately.
Right!
Akamaru! You remember the smell of that Agari old man, right?!
After him!
Lady Tsunade!
We've just received a communication...!
Nobody realizes it.
Stay sharp. Our mission isn't over yet, so.
That's right. The crucial part comes now.
Someone's coming!
We found you, imposters!
We'll kick your butts!
Oh ho... So you're alive...
Naturally!
This time it's your turn to prepare yourselves...
After all, this is our home field.
There are times when you lose
even when fighting on your home field!
We won't let you get away!
H-Hinata?!
I'm going to inform the Hokage!
Naruto, you go after the imposters!
Got... it.
Hey...
Upon careful thought, the real Hinata hasn't come yet...!
You imposter!
What the...?!
What're you doing to Hinata?!
It's just like I'm the imposter.
Naruto!
What're you doing?!
W Well...
He's an imposter!
What?!
Prepare yourself, imposter!
Hey! Wait a minute!
Hey, you're also an imposter!
Even if you can copy the appearance and scent,
you can't go so far as copy Ninjutsu, right?!
Let's go, Akamaru.
Fang Over?
Knocked out?
No way. It was just a punch, and I didn't even use a Jutsu...
Come to think of it...
I was slugged good and hard, but I didn't feel it at all.
Hey! Weren't you going to mess up the villaget?!
You guys are utterly weak!
Damn it!
I'll catch the fake Hinata, so you handle yourself somehow!
Leave me to me!
Hold it!
I wonder if I got overly ambitious and borrowed too many books...
Hey, Naruto!
You...
You moron!
You're butt is so heavy you fell right on it!
Ugly! Ugly!
Forehead girl!
I'll kick your butt the next time I see you!
I'll kick your butt, no matter what!
Sakura, get out of the way!
Naruto.
I'll kick your butt!
Wh Why?!
What?
Why's the Naruto who ran that way coming from over here?
I'm off on a delivery.
Right. Take care.
What is it?! You okay, Ayame?!
Y Yeah. Naruto suddenly flew in...
What...?
Na -ru -to!
How dare you do that to my daughter?!
Wh What...?
I'm okay, Dad.
No, you rest a bit.
I will have Naruto take the responsibility and make the delivery!
What?!
But, but I...
If you refuse,
I'll never let you eat my ramen ever again!
This isn't the time for me to be making a delivery!
I finished the delivery!
Okay! Good work!
Where did he go?!
My... imposter!
This jerk was also weak...
Kiba... Stop... Forgive me...
That might've worked on Naruto. But I hate soppy stuff...
like that!
Did these guys seriously intend to attack the village...?
Where are you, imposter?!
Come out!
Hey!
Could it be that I came here?
Yeah, you did.
You'll be paying me for what you ate earlier.
That jerk...!
Forty -five plates...
Here.
Eating and running with someone else's face...
That imposter...
He's not messing up the village, he's messing up my reputation.
Hey...
No way...!
My Golden Delicious Ninja Way Ramen Pure Heart of Fire
I'd been setting aside!
I won't allow it...!
No matter what, I won't allow it!
Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!
- Go! - Go!
- Where is he?! - Where's the imposter?!
- Where are you?! - Imposter!
Where are you?! Come out!
I'll kill you, imposter!
I'll pay the bill later!
- Find him! - Where is he?!
There he is!
Hey!
- I won't let you get away! - Got you!
- I've got you! - You're wrong!
- Is it you?! - I'm not an imposter!
Calm down, guys!
The imposter isn't carrying a chest on his back!
- What? - It's not him?
- Now that you mention it... - That's right.
That's right!
Then...
It's him!
Yikes!
At the end of the day, these guys were nothing special.
Hey, are these guys really Orochimaru's henchmen?
Who knows?
The Hokage will look into the details for us.
That's right.
Man, I'm tired.
My shoulders got stiff from carrying this thing around the whole time.
Naruto! Kiba!
Oh, the real Hinata's come back.
Hey, Hinata! Over here!
Naruto!
He's not carrying the chest on his back... Then this Naruto...
He's the imposter!
Gentle Fist!
Oh, boy. I feel bad for that Naruto...
- What?! - What?!
A test?!
This mission was a test
in order to see the teamwork of you three.
A Shinobi will often have to form teams with various others
in response to the qualities and conditions of the mission.
At such times,
failing if teamed with a certain other person is a problem.
And so I gave you a mission that was easy at the start.
And I made it so along the way...
something would happen involving a village crisis.
At that time,
I wanted to see whether you could handle it as a team.
So that's what it was...
That's harsh!
We would've died if we'd made the slightest mistake.
It's okay. I got the story about you guys from Lady Tsunade.
It was set up so even if you were to make a mistake,
you would only be injured.
Since this time around you had the Ninja Hound Akamaru,
I enlisted the help of the Kedouin Clan...
so you wouldn't be able to distinguish the enemy.
And?
How did these three do?
Let me see...
They floundered part of the way and I was worried about the outcome...
But I shall pass them.
In terms of results, they did capture us, so...
Oh yeah.
That's...!
It was more or less our mission to bring this, so.
With this, our mission is complete.
There's no point in going to the trouble of bringing...
No, no.
There is something important inside that I must give to you, Lady Hokage.
Farewell, Naruto. Take it easy.
You, too.
See ya.
Yeah.
Are they going to look like that forever?
It seems they'll get their own faces back naturally in a few days.
I see...
Wh What's this...?!
A bill for the recent training...?!
Here... he said he'd be glad to cooperate...
It comes to this much?
This is a hard world to live in, isn't it?
My name is Tsunade...
My concern now is a debt that absolutely will not go down.
More like, it's growing, isn't it?
I shouldn't have become... the likes of Hokage...!
The wind blows, Ah...
The pain, The memories won't disappear
What should be brought along?
Assemble them into a piece.
There is no second chance, never
How foolish it is to throw away
Acting so innocently, Ah...
The images.
It probably will not end
Burn that love filled heart,
Sail across a thousand dreams
Running freely
To take hold of the world in hand
The clouds scatter
The sun sets yet again
The solo parade begins to move.
Adventure, Lucky Day, Heart Beat, Rising,
Decisive, Encounter, Life, Mutual Love