Naruto 367

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Naruto
#367: Itachi and Sasuke
[side text: The younger brother, and the older brother. Hatred, and murderous intent. Within the darkness... a battle without light begins.]

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[insert text: An unexpected and shocking reunion...!!]
Itachi: Have you grown at all?
Sasuke: You haven't changed at all... / Including those cold eyes...
Itachi: You're not... / ...going to rush in screaming at me like last time...
Sasuke: Heh...

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Itachi: ...!
Sasuke: You don't know a thing about me...

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Sasuke: Just how much hatred I have bottled up in this heart... / ...or just how strong I've become as a result of that. // You don't know a single thing about me.
Itachi: ?!

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Jiraiya: Huh... You handle your drink worse than I do... // Maybe we should take a little rest somewhere.
Tsunade: "Akatsuki"... / Somebody who managed to gather together a group of that strength... // I don't want to think how strong he must be... / And then you're planning to head right into the palm of his hand.
Jiraiya: Well... I guess I should be going.
Tsunade: Make sure you come back alive...

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Jiraiya: ........
Tsunade: If I lose you on top of everything... I...
Jiraiya: You'd cry for me? That's nice to know. // But I doubt you'd cry as much as you did for Dan... Hahahah. // Hahahah...
Tsunade: You fool!
Jiraiya: Then how about we make a gamble of it... / You can bet that I'll die. // Since there's no way you'd ever win a bet. // And in return, when I make it back alive...
Tsunade: Wha...

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Jiraiya: Gahahah... I'm joking, I'm joking! // I've got a lot to thank you for.
Tsunade: ?
Jiraiya: When a guy gets rejected, it makes him stronger. // If a guy hasn't experienced enough of that to be able to joke about it, he's just no use. / If he doesn't have enough to use as material.
Tsunade: So it's the male's duty to be strong, is it?
Jiraiya: Well, yeah. And happiness isn't something that men are meant to seek.
Tsunade: .........

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Tsunade: Hah... What's with you, acting all cool. / You can't even get rejected without us women.
Jiraiya: Hahah... That's for sure.
Tsunade: If anything happens, send a toad to tell me. / I'll come for you right away.
Jiraiya: Don't say things like that. You're not to leave the village. // The village is relying on you right now.
Tsunade: There are any number of people who could take over as Hokage.
Jiraiya: A village can't stay stable if its leader keeps on changing. // There's nobody in this village who can do the job better than you can!

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Tsunade: We have Kakashi. / And we have Naruto, when that time comes.
Jiraiya: Kakashi's fair enough. // But even if you did give him your necklace... / Naruto's not there yet.
Tsunade: Well, you're the one who's been training him like crazy... / You even taught him Rasengan...
Jiraiya: Well... that was kind of a whim, for old times sake. // I got thinking to back when I was teaching Minato...
Tsunade: Namikaze Minato, huh? // There certainly is a resemblance...

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Jiraiya: Nah... Minato had the sort of talent you only find once in a decade. / We haven't had another genius like him since. // He was a kind man, and yet his spirit was incredible. // He became the Fourth in the blink of an eye... // I've never had kids, so I wouldn't really know, but... // If he'd been mine, I'd say I'd've been mighty proud.
Tsunade: Hahah... When you say that... // It makes me think Naruto isn't that much like him at all. // If you were to ask me, I'd say he takes more after his mother...
Jiraiya: ......... // Right... She was that kunoichi from the former Country of Whirlpools...

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Tsunade: That's right... When it comes to his personality and his techniques... // He's just like Uzumaki Kushina.
Jiraiya: Ahh... That was her name, yeah. // Always talking, that tomboy with the red hair... / She was just like a little boy...
Tsunade: Though she did become a real beauty when she grew up... / Naruto's face is more like his father's.
Jiraiya: That's why I always see him when I look at Naruto... // For me... / It's almost like looking at a grandson...

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Jiraiya: Well then... I'll get going.
Tsunade: .........
Jiraiya: Ahh... that's right! I've got a piece of advice to give you before I go...
Tsunade: ?
Jiraiya: Make sure you stay wary of the people from "Root".
Tsunade: Yes... I know that.
Jiraiya: Hm... well, that's fine then. // See you...

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Itachi: You have... become strong...
Sasuke: !

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Itachi: Come alone to the Uchiha hideout. // We can settle things there.

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Jiraiya: Well, that's the infiltration successful... / That went a little easier than I expected...

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Jiraiya: Hmm... I wonder.
Pein: !
NamelessOne: What is it?
Pein: Somebody is obstructing my rain... / Judging from his chakra... he seems rather skilled.
[side text: Sasuke and Itachi head to settle things. And Jiraiya's infiltration of the Village of Rain is greeted by an ominous rainfall! Next issue, an encounter?!]
[bottom text: Pein is aware of Jiraiya's arrival...?! Next issue, "The Legendary Sannin"!!]