Naruto 356

My first translation posted here; I tried to be as thorough as possible.

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ナンバー 356: 衝突．．．！！
Number 356: Collision...!!

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"木ノ葉" "暁"そして"蛇"が．．．激突始まる！　巻頭カラー！！
Right from the first page, the conflict among "Konoha", "Akatsuki", and "Serpent" begins!

<Left>
風雲急を告ぐ、忍世界！　友よ、そこで待て！　少年が雨中を走る！！
An urgent situation is unveiled, the ninja world! "Friend, wait for me there!" A boy says running amidst the rain.

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最強の爆弾芸術家。　ひょうきん者の新顔。 "暁"の急造凸凹コンビの視線の先はナルト．．．それとも？！
The strongest bomb artist - The comical newcomer - Akatsuki's hurriedly put together combination's previous sights were set on Naruto...or?!

<The two kanji on the cover (青 and 玉) put together mean "Sapphire">

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サスケの元に現れたのは？！
The one who appeared near Sasuke is?!

出て来い．．．何者だ
Sasuke: Come out... whoever you are

スッ
SFX: Rustle

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どう？
Sakura: Find anything?

ニオイがはっきりしない．．．
Dog summon: I can't make out the scent clearly...

だがどんどん近づいて来る
Dog summon: But it's steadily getting closer

クン　クン
SFX: Sniff sniff

スッ
SFX: Breathing in

近いぞ．．．
Dog summon: It's close...

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飯店
<Sign: Chinese Restaurant>

．．．ダメだ．．．
Dog summon: ...It's no good...

ニオイが離れていく．．．
Dog summon: The scent is getting fainter...

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ナルト．．．ヒナタ．．．
Yamato: Naruto... Hinata...

分かってるね
Yamato: You know what to do

ああ．．．
Naruto: Yeah...

ハイ
Hinata: Yes

バシ
SFX: Whirr

ザッ
SFX: Whoosh

ガッ ガッ
SFX: Thwack Thwack

お前は．．．
Naruto: You are...

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Page 8
ザッ
SFX: Cloak rustling

やっぱりバレてましたか．．．
Kabuto: Looks like I've been discovered...

薬師カブトだな．．．
Yamato: You're Yakushi Kabuto...

里じゃお前は手配中の重罪人だ確認次第拘束するように命令が出てる
Yamato: A wanted criminal who is currently being sought out - there's a village order to restrain you upon confirmation of your identity.

．．．自分から近付いて来るとは．．．いい度胸だな
Yamato: ...Approaching us like this...you've got some courage

ナルト君と少し話がしたくてね
Kabuto: There is a small matter I'd like to discuss with Naruto-kun

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サスケが大蛇丸をやったって本当なのか！？
Naruto: Is it actually true that Sasuke killed Orochimaru?!

フッ相変わらずサスケサスケかい．．．
Kabuto: Heh, as always it's about Sasuke huh...

ああ．．．本当だよ
Kabuto: Yeah, it's true

そんな事より
Kabuto: Putting that aside

今日はナルト君にプレゼントを持って来たんだよ
Kabuto: Today I brought a present for Naruto-kun

ゴソゴソ
SFX: Rustle rustle

その装束．．．お前は
Sasuke: That outfit...you are

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君がサスケ君かぁ．．．
Tobi: So you're Sasuke-kun, huh...

んー．．．やっぱ似てるわイタチさんと！
Tobi: Hmm...as I thought, you look like Itachi-san!

ザッ
SFX: Footsteps on grass

ギロッ
SFX: Glare

恐っ！！
Tobi: Whoa--!!

ダ　ダ　ダ　ダ
SFX: Fleeing

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ダッ
SFX: Shhhhhh

喝
Deidara: KATSU

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Page 12
ボウ
SFX: Fiery explosion

ザッ
SFX: Soft landing

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Page 13
へっ！
Deidara: Heh!

何だそれは？
Yamato: What do you mean by that?

かつて僕たちの組織が集めてた"暁"に関する情報だよ
Kabuto: It's information pertaining to Akatsuki that our organization once gathered

何でそんなもん？
Naruto: Why that?

あげるよ．．．君たちに
Kabuto: I'm giving it to you all

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それで木ノ葉と取り引きしょうとでも言うのか？
Yamato: Is this supposed to be some sort of trade with Konoha?

イヤ．．．こんなもので取り引き出来る程甘くないでしょ．．．
Kabuto: Nah...something like this probably isn't valuable enough for exchanging...

木ノ葉は特に
Kabuto: Especially for Konoha

なら何だ？
Yamato: Then what do you want?

お前は大蛇丸と違って"暁"に追われてるわけでもないんだろ？
Yamato: Unlike Orochimaru, you're not being chased after by the Akatsuki.

ナルト君に感謝を込めて．．．ただのプレゼントさ
Kabuto: I'm only offering this as a token of gratitude to Naruto-kun...it's just a present.

ナルト君は"暁"に狙われてるしね
Kabuto: Not to mention that Naruto-kun is being sought after by the Akatsuki

感謝．．．？
Naruto: Gratitude...?

僕は．．．．．．
Kabuto: As for me......

大蛇丸様が死んでから
Kabuto: After Orochimaru-sama died...

自分が何者かまた分からなくなった
Kabuto: I once again lost sight of who I was...

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親も知らず国も知らず敵に拾われ
Kabuto: Without knowing parents nor country and acquiring enemies

幼い頃からスパイとして国や里を転々としていた僕にとって．．．
Kabuto: Ever since I was young I traveled as a spy from country to country, village to village, and to me...

国や里といったものは曖昧なものでしかなかった
Kabuto: A country and home village were only ambiguous concepts

大蛇丸様の部下になるまではね．．．
Kabuto: Up until I became Orochimaru-sama's subordinate of course...

だがまたいなくなった
Kabuto: But now they have disappeared again

パッ
SFX: Toss

自分は一体何者なのか．．．
Kabuto: Who the hell am I...

アイデンティティーの無いこの苦しみ．．．君なら分かってくれるよね．．．ナルトくん
Kabuto: Without an identity, this pain...I'm sure you can emphathize, Naruto-kun

ドサッ
SFX: Heavy thud

自分はうずまきナルトなのか．．．それとも"九尾"なのか．．．
Kabuto: Are you Uzumaki Naruto? Or are you Kyuubi...

かって君は他人の冷たい視線にさらされ一体自分が何なのか分からなくなってたハズだ
Kabuto: At one time you were an outsider, pierced by cold gazes. You probably didn't have the slightest idea of who you were.

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シュー
SFX: Mist

少しはやるようっスね
Tobi: You've done just a bit there, huh

ケッ．．．こんなガキにあの大蛇丸がやられたとはな今だに信じられねーぜ．．．うん
Deidara: Heh...even now I still can't believe a brat like this killed that Orochimaru...'hm

ボン
SFX: Puff of smoke

い―――い目で睨みやがってるぜトビ！　うん！
Deidara: Those are some good eyes he's glaring at us with Tobi! 'Hm!

イタチさんに後で謝らなきゃ．．．
Tobi: We'll have to apologize to Itachi-san later on...

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しかし君は．．．
Kabuto: But you...

自分の力を信じ
Kabuto: You believe in your own strength

自分はうずまきナルトなんだと．．．
Kabuto: You believe that you are Uzumaki Naruto, and...

"九尾"に対する視線を力強く乗り越えてきた
Kabuto: With great effort you overcame those cold gazes directed at Kyuubi

だから自分のアイデンティティーも良く知っているし．．．
Kabuto: That's why you are quite aware of your true identity...

君を認めてくれる仲間も出来た
Kabuto: You've also made friends who acknowledge and respect you

だが僕は．．．大蛇丸様を超えようとせず
Kabuto: However, as for me...without a way of surpassing Orochimaru-sama

ただその力にすがり付いてただけだ
Kabuto: I simply clung to his power

スッ．．．
SFX: Rustle...

今なら君の気持ちが本当に分かるよ．．．
Kabuto: By now I truly understand how you feel...

ボクは君に気付かされた．．．
Kabuto: I have taken notice of you, and...

ボクも君のようになりたいと思えた
Kabuto: It seems that I also want to become like you

だから今度は．．．
Kabuto: That's why this time...

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この体に取り込んだ大蛇丸様を超え
Kabuto: With Orochimaru-sama taken within this body

新たな強い自分を見付けるよ
Kabuto: I will find a new, strong "me" more powerful than Orochimaru-sama himself

新たな自分を見付ける．．．
Kabuto: Finding a new "me"...

君はそのヒントをくれた
Kabuto: You were the one who gave me this hint

だから感謝してるのさ．．．ナルトくん
Kabuto: That's why I'm grateful to you, Naruto-kun

大蛇丸様は再生の象徴
Kabuto: Orochimaru-sama is a symbol of reincarnation

僕の超えるべき存在として僕の中で生き続ける
Kabuto: His existence, which I must surpass, continues to live on within me

大蛇、滅びず．．．未だ息衝く！！
Orochimaru destroyed...yet still alive!!

次号、「デイダラVSサスケ!!」へ!!
Next issue, "Deidara vs. Sasuke!!"