Rock away your existence,
Shouting that you are here...
A new journey begins now.
As we survived through the changing seasons,
we gained knowledge and strength, (just looks like a survival game)
But the forgotten memories,
of the feelings abandoned within the flows of time,
have also been lost.
When sinking down, we learned loneliness.
But now we've met each other, we are no longer alone.
Unveil your feelings, Those high emotions
Those tears will change your fate.
Pound your heartbeat against the darkness,
We're sure to meet, Under the same flag of pain
Like I said, I've already told you everything I know.
You first met Genno at Ichiraku...
What did you talk about then?
I don't remember everything!
That's what we want to know.
If we analyze your conversation,
we might be able to figure out who hired Genno.
W e already know all the conversations
that you've had during the past two weeks.
What we want to know is what you guys talked about before that.
You tell me that but... I don't remember...
Then we'll put you under Regressive Hypnosis.
Huh? Regressive Hypnosis?
Using hypnosis,
we can bring out the memory of the past from your subconscious...
Oh...
Just relax...
Back to the Past Jutsu!
Let's start...
Right now you are traveling through your memories...
A day ago... two days ago... three days ago...
Keep going back into the past.
And... it's the day you met the old carpenter.
Where are you?
Inside... the forest...
The Anbu Gives Up? Naruto's Recollection I was training on my own... And it was lunch time so...
I headed for Ichiraku...
And that's where...
You met him not inside the restaurant, but outside, yes?
Hey, what are you doing?
Huh? Oh yes...
I was just trying to figure out if I should go into the restaurant or not.
Is it any good?
Old man, you're not from here are you?
Oh... I'm a freelance carpenter. How did you know?
Because all the Leaf Village people know that Ichiraku's ramen is the best!
I see...
Here you go! Thanks for waiting!
Yes! This is quite good!
Isn't it?!
Thank you for this meal!
You're already done?
I am a growing boy!
Even an extra large isn't enough for me!
I see... Then, why don't I give you some of mine.
What? Are you sure?
Yes.
Lucky!
Thanks... old man!
So... we said good bye after we finished eating the ramen...
And when did you meet him next?
I met him in front of Ichiraku again...
Byakugan!
There's nothing here either...
I see...
Byakugan!
I see...
It seems like there were odor neutralizing components
in last night's smoke screen.
He was quite prepared
Then why did he get caught?
Well, that's because our Anbu Black Ops are really good, right...?
He should have known
that our Anbu Black Ops were excellent before he infiltrated us...
He should have had other escape routes ready.
Now that you mention it, that sounds about right...
But right now, there's no way to find out.
Dead men tell no tales, I see.
Over here.
What are you doing?
We're connecting the pieces of the corpse.
Connecting the pieces...
It was in a really awful shape.
From what I hear, he had Paper Bombs all over his body...
Would you like to wait outside until we're done?
I I suppose so...
I'll stay here!
What?
You're quite impressive...
Sakura.
And he gave me eggs and barbeque pork that time...
He's talking about Ramen again.
Shh!
Oh, I remember that time...!
What happened?
He showed... me a photograph.
A photograph?
A photograph of a guy that looked about my age.
When I asked him why he was so nice to me...
I have a grandson.
He's about the same age as you.
So I can't think of you as a stranger.
I look forward to treasure hunting with my grandson on my days off.
Treasure hunting?
Yeah...
What, you're already done eating?!
Then I'll give you some of mine.
Thanks, old man!
What happened to your hand?
Oh... It's a scar from a long time ago
when I accidentally cut myself with a saw.
Oh.
And then he gave me his ramen again...
Genno has no relatives...
Then his story about his grandson a lie?
We started marking him the next day.
I think any more inquiries are pointless.
I guess he wouldn't be careless enough
to leak any information even to a Gennin.
An emergency report from Lady Tsunade!
I see... There was nothing unusual about any of the buildings.
They were all built according to their plans...
There were no signs of any traps.
So was it just camouflage for him to sneak in as a carpenter?
It's too soon to make a judgment on that.
If he was just supposed to steal the plans,
there was no need for him to be a carpenter.
By the way, what were you guys looking up?
We got a list of places where he used to stop by
from his carpenter buddies,
and we're looking through all those places,
but so far we haven't found any clues.
Oh, there're a lot of restaurants...
Yeah... Seems like he never went out besides to go eat.
In the meantime, Hinata, you go see Ino and Sakura
at the forensics center.
Neji and Choji, you guys go help Kiba and Shino!
Understood.
Then, we should get going too...
Shikamaru!
Lady Tsunade is calling for you!
The Fifth Hokage is?
What?! The Village Hidden in the Waterfalls?
It seems that they've committed all their troops into battle position.
They're calling it a big practice run, however...
Big practice run?
I don't think I need to say more, but...
It's been used many times in the past. They get all of their troops together
for the purpose of a big practice run and then invade another country...
Furthermore, there is information that Genno stayed in
the Village Hidden in the Waterfalls
before coming to the Village Hidden in the Leaves...
It wouldn't be unusual if there was some sort of connection.
Most of the Ninja we've deployed
have already been mobilized to the Village Hidden in the Waterfalls.
Crossing the border will be taken as a sign of willful invasion.
We will attack anyone that enters.
Shikamaru, I want you to head over to the border, too!
I don't think that there's a need for us to go.
Shikamaru?!
What do you mean...?
Naruto. Hey, Naruto!
Huh?
You're getting in the way of my business by standing there!
Oh... Sorry.
Now that I think about it,
I've never seen the old man finish his ramen...
Could it be that he hated ramen?
But then why did he come to Ichiraku all the time?
Tell us why.
Ten Gennin and one Chunin...
Our presence or absence won't make much of a difference
to the overall situation.
What is your point...?
I don't like it...
Old Man Genno's actions...
After the investigation, I've figured it out...
His everyday activities were quite impressive...
His abilities as a carpenter was average,
he was quite plain, never stood out, and never made any big mistakes
Nobody hated him, and nobody liked him.
Even if he were to disappear all of a sudden,
no one would think twice about it the next day...
A very low key profile.
It's an undercover technique that's so impressive
that I'd want to put it in a Shinobi textbooks.
A brilliant Shinobi like him being marked by the Anbu Black Ops so easily...
Don't you think that's a bit strange...?
That's true...
And when he was trying to get away...
He was able to get away from the Anbu Black Ops,
but they caught up to him.
For a trap professional, it seems like such a lame end.
On top of all that, the plans have completely disappeared.
It doesn't make any sense to me.
And...?
Everything is moving along according to his plan.
It couldn't be...?
His true identity being discovered,
and dying in front of the Anbu Black Ops...
What if all of that was his plan?
And if he had predicted that we would all leave the village
in taking precautions against the Village Hidden in the Waterfalls...
We could be just dancing on the palm of his hand.
But if we look at all the information we have at this point,
we need to be on alert for the Village Hidden in the Waterfalls.
That's true, but...
However...
I don't think the situation will change much
just by sending another ten Gennin and one Chunin...
I'll have the Shikamaru squad continue to investigate Genno.
Understood.
Shikamaru! Choji!
Sorry... I didn't mean to make you wait.
My head hurts...
Hey. Why do we have to look through these books?
I don't want to do it either. But this is the basis of investigation.
But still... There're so many numbers, my eyes are hurting.
I'm sorry... I still can't find it.
I see...
What?
The old recommendation letter that enabled them
to figure out that Genno's recommendation letter was a fake.
Why do you have to look for that?
Just a hunch...
Did the people of this house just lose it? Or did he...
In either case,
he should have wanted to get rid of
the recommendation letter that he brought...
Why would he just get rid of the old recommendation letter?
This is where he took his own life...?
It seems that they've already collected the remains.
It's a job done by the Anbu Black Ops...
They don't leave anything behind.
Everyone, come over here!
Look, the tree is burned on both sides!
The Paper Bombs exploded...
There should be burned marks.
The fact that it's on both sides is the problem!
I see. If it were just a suicide bomb,
it wouldn't have left marks on both sides.
There would have to be at least two explosions
to leave this kind of burn marks.
But according to the Anbu Black Ops,
he exploded the Paper Bombs that were wrapped around his body.
But no one saw him at the moment of the explosion...
There may be Anbu Black Ops,
but they'd still need to dodge the explosion.
This one's burned on both sides too...
Same on this tree too.
Probably...
First, the Paper Bombs that were placed on
the trees in the surrounding area were blown up...
Then there was a huge explosion in the center.
If he had set off the explosions close to each other,
then it's possible to perceive it as one explosion!
I see...
But in order to do that,
he would have needed to set up some sort of trick before hand.
Didn't Genno take his life
after being cornered by the Anbu Black Ops?
What if they didn't catch up to him,
but rather, he let them catch up to him?
So you're saying that he was running away
planning to let them catch up to him here?!
It's not impossible...
If that is the case...
It's possible that he could have laid other traps
Could it be that...
the fact he killed himself with the Paper Bombs is also...
It's done. They said you could come in.
Y Yeah.
It's impossible.
Didn't the Anbu Black Ops make sure with their own eyes?
Yeah.
There's no point in telling me to check out the body.
I'm not a Medical Ninja.
What should I check and how should I do it...?
Sakura...
This man... He snuck in as a carpenter right?
That's right. Is there something that bothers you?
His hand... It's too clean.
My family owns a flower shop, remember?
I've been helping out since I was a kid...
So if I look at a person's hand, I can tell what kind of job they do...
Carpenter's hands are much more rough.
And there's no way that a trap professional's hand would be so clean!
Then...!
May I?
Byakugan!
Just as I suspected...
There's no evidence that he's trained his Chakra Network.
This man has never controlled a Chakra...
What?
The people from the medical group were talking over there.
That they have some questions about this body...
This person is not a Ninja!
Reporting! The spearhead of the Village Hidden in the Waterfalls
is about to reach the borders!
They're fast... What about our enforcement army?
They are gathering currently,
but they're not in position for battle quite yet...
What if they attack even before we're in position for battle?
In any case... Who would have thought
that the Village Hidden in the Waterfalls would...
Nothing will come of that right now.
Once the enemy crosses that river,
we will see that as their intent to wage war on us,
and we will start to attack!
Yes!
Academy?
There were no plans for the Academy...
Excuse me! Could you help me?
Did you call?
We saw that the Academy had made some payments last month...
Last month?
Oh this. We did some reparation work for the Academy.
We don't have the plans for that.
No, that's not possible...
That's strange... Where did I put it?
What's going on?
Above...?
What's the matter, Naruto?
What's going on?
They should show themselves soon...
Reporting! The Village Hidden in the Waterfalls spearhead
that was closing in on the borders has started to retreat!
What?!
It seems like it really was a practice run...
Then where are the stolen plans?!
Th This is...
This is Shikamaru's...
These are the plans?
Yeah...
It's written in a complex code so that it's not easily deciphered.
But...
Why are the plans that were stolen by Genno appearing here?
On a checkerboard night
when the stardust's are rapidly dancing
I just can't come out and say, "Ah, I don't want to go home yet."
Suggestively
Spat at that beloved face!! Mister Cricket
The Trombone gradually going off key
While on the sweaty center stage does bug me.
But more importantly, the fuzziness I feel in my undeveloped chest,
I wonder if it's from that coke I just drank?