Naruto 454

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Text: The Five Kages leave for the summit!

Title: 454 - The Five Kages appear!

People: Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi, it's all on you! [H: Black Earth and Red Earth, respectively]
Put those guys in their place, Tsuchikage-sama!

TK: At my age just GETTING to the meeting's a battle...

Page 2: You kids don't know what it's like having a bad back...it's a ticking time bomb, I tell ya!
SFX: Rub rub

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Kuro: Maybe it's time you retire, eh pops?
You're not gonna be around forever, you know.

Aka: AHAHAHAHA! Tsuchikage-sama, lemme get dat backpack for you!

TK: Hands off, Akatsuchi!
I can get it myself!
SFX: Objection!

SFX: Slip

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SFX: CRACK

TK: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, MY BACK!
Kuro: Guess we should send someone else, huh?

TK: Y-You damn kids! Remember who I am!

I'm the Tsuchikage, and before that I was feared as the "Pillar of the Hidden Stone Village!"

I'll carry my own luggage!

Kuro: Stubborn old fool...
SFX: Step

SFX: Plop
Aka: Okie dokie, you just hold on tuh your luggage.
Let's go!

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Guy: Take care of Mizukage-sama.
And please, don't let our leader do anything drastic.
Ao: Of course.

SFX: Wobble wobble wobble

SFX: slip

SFX: Grab
MK: Thank you...

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MK: Chief Elder...
I swear on my title of Mizukage, the results of this meeting will benefit all of us.

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Elder: Hohoho...
SFX: Wobble wobble
Guy: You're one of the Seven Shinobi Swordsmen, make sure you defend Mizukage-sama!

Chou: O-Of course, I'll be okay...
I hope...


MK: Be a little more confident!
You're very strong.

That's why I chose you to escort me to the summit.
Remember, Chojuurou?

Chou: Y-Yes...
I'll do my very best...
I hope...
Gosh, she's so kind...

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Ao: Just say "Yes ma'am!" and be done with it!
Jeez, you kids today...I must be getting old, because in my day-

MK: "Getting old..."

Guy: Ao, save the lecture for another time and get going! The meeting is soon and the clock's ticking!" [H: Ao means blue. That's it.]

MK: "Getting old, the clock's ticking..."

Ao: This is helpful advice! I mean, when we were kids-

MK: Shut up, I'll kill you.

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Ao: Urk-
MK: Come on Choujuurou, Ao.
Chou: I'll protect Mizukage-sama's kind, gentle smile! If I can...

Guy: No word from Samui's platoon?
Girl: No, but we expect to hear from them shortly.

Girl: Besides, Samui was informed of the route Raikage-sama will be taking.
If we don't meet them on the way, they'll send a messenger bird.

Raikage: Okay, then let's hit the road!

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Raikage: Let's go Shii, Darui! [H: So now we've got Samui [Cold], Omoi [Heavy], Karui [Light], Shii [Opinionated], and Darui [Lazy]. Kishimoto has officially run out of names and is now using adjectives and colors].
(Muscle)

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Shii: Sir!

Darui: Kaaaaaay.

Raikage: Follow me!

Girl: Haaaaagh....Not again...

Shii: C'mon, Darui.
Darui: Nah...I'll just use the door...you can go ahead, I'll catch up.

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Karui: This should do.

Now...
Fill us in on Sasuke.

We wanna know EVERYTHING.
Spill it!

Karui: Come on! Out with it!

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Naruto: I can't do it...
I can't sell him out.
SFX: Twitch

Karui: Fuck that!
We came all the way out here for this, what's wrong with you!

Shika: But...

Sasuke's a Leaf ninja, too. He's our comrade.
That's why we'll risk our lives to save him. That's the way of the Leaf.

Sakura: Naruto...this is...the biggest favor I'll ever ask of you...
Please...please bring Sasuke-kun back!

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Karui: Well?!
Say something!

Minato: All shinobi are locked in a battle against hate.
They all have to face it eventually.

Pain: But calling your revenge "justice" will still only result in more seeking revenge.
And the first link in the chain of hate is forged.

Naruto: I know I'm being selfish,
but I'm not selling out Sasuke.

Karui: Son of a-

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Naruto: I know that you want to get even!
But if you kill Sasuke then people on MY side might get mad and come after YOU!

You kill him, they kill you!
It just starts another cycle!
The people you want to protect get dragged in and THEY end up dying!

Karui: Hey, YOU GUYS were the ones that STARTED it!
I don't give a crap,
Sasuke is a dead man!

Omoi: All right...then what do we do with our anger? Our hate?
How do we make you take responsibility?

Naruto: ...Punch me, kick me...beat me up...
Hit me until it's out of your system.
That's all I can-

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SFX: THWACK

Naruto: Ghugh-
SFX: Slump

Karui: Whatta load of bullshit!
Fine, we'll see if kicking your sorry ass is enough to "get it out of our system!"

SFX: THWACK
Naruto: NGH-

SFX: SMACK SMACK

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ANBU: We have Dajim and Tera, two of our best trackers, tailing Anko.
...If the opportunity presents itself, should we terminate her?

Danzou: This is a critical period for me...
The slightest mistake could ruin everything.

We need more men.
Capturing Kabuto is a higher priority than whatever Anko's doing.
He might know about the ties I had to Orochimaru...

Kabuto will have data on all of Orochimaru's experiments.
Be certain it's kept intact.

I expect it will alleviate the problems I have with my right eye and arm.

Text: Everyone is on edge the night before the summit!