Naruto 437

Page 1:
Title: Confession
Side: I don't want to lose him, because he feels so close to me. He always has.

Page 2:
Text: Nagato clings tenaciously to his warped idea of peace...

Pain: You call mine a false peace.
But there is nothing more false than the idea that, in this accursed world, people can truly come to an understanding.

Jiraiya: I believe that an era where people will understand one another is coming.

Naruto: The perverted hermit had faith that people would REALLY be able to come together some day!
You've got it all backwards!

Page 3:
Pain: You're all talk...
YOU have NO answer. What can you hope to do?

The one contribution you can make is giving me the Nine-Tails' power.

As I said, your death is key to world peace.

Hinata: Naruto-kun...!

Page 4:
Shikaku: We need to split into teams of two, at the very least.
Don't try anything foolish if you do find the real body's location.

Shikamaru: We need chakra-sensing types on as many teams as possible.
We need to do this quickly.

Shikaku: Right...
Shikamaru, you stay here with Shiho and wait for us to report back.

Shikamaru: Yeah...it sucks, but I can't move.

ANBU: Okay, Katsuyu...
Inform everyone who can still move of our plan.
We need all the help we can get.

Katsuyu: Yes.
I understand.

Page 5:
Neji: Hn!

Guy: What is it, Neji?
Neji: That's one of Jiraiya-sama's frog summons...

Guy: What?!

Page 6:
SFX: SNAP

Naruto: NGH-
Pain's chakra is invading my body...

Pain: I've avoided your organs and the piercings are very shallow.
Now you can no longer move under your own power.

Shima: Hang in there, kid!

Page 7:
Shima: No matter what he says, ya can't let his lies taint yer ears!

Yer the destined child! The one who's gonna save the world!
I ain't gonna let ya lose ta the likes 'a him!

Jiraiya and yer pa sacrificed their lives 'cause they believed that, too!
If ye go down now I ain't never gonna forgive ya!

Pain: Such a noisy frog.
Naruto: You son of a bitch!

Pain: It's time to take you back.

Page 8:
Koh: Hinata-sama!
My legs...damn it!

Page 9:
SFX: WHAM
SFX: Skrrrrrk

Pain: Backup...

Hinata: I won't let you lay another finger on Naruto-kun!

Naruto: Why did you come here!
Hurry up and run! He's too much for-

Hinata: No...

Page 10:
Hinata: I...felt like being selfish...

Naruto: What the hell are you saying?!
That's no excuse for jumping into a dangerous fight like this!

Hinata: I'm here because I want to be.
SFX: Throb

Hinata: I'd always cry and give up right away...
Always getting it wrong...

Page 11:
Hinata: Until you, Naruto-kun...
showed me the right path to follow.

I chased you forever...
...always wishing that someday I would catch up.
Always dreaming that we would walk side by side.

Always trying to make it to where you were.

You changed me!
Your smile saved me from who I was!

I'm not afraid to protect you, even if I die doing so!

Page 12:
Hinata: Because...
I love you, Naruto-kun...

Hinata: HA!

Page 13:
SFX: Swip swip swip

Hinata: Gentle Step Twin Lion Fist! (Juuho Soushiken)

Pain: Devil God's Heavenly Retribution.
SFX: CRUNCH
Hinata: KYAH-!

SFX: Swip

SFX: Glare

Naruto: DON'T DO IT!

Page 14:
SFX: SPLURCH-

Pain: I believe it was just like this for me...
Watching my parents die before my eyes, as you've watch Leaf Shinobi die before yours.

It is precisely BECAUSE we love that we sacrifice...and hate

Naruto: Nnuuuu...
SFX: GLARE

Page 15:
Naruto: UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH!
SFX: SHOOOOOM

Pain: You have learned Pain.
SFX: RRRRUMMMBLE

Pain: The Nine-Tails...
It must be answering Naruto's rage...

SFX: Ssssssss

Pain: Do you hate me?

Naruto: NNNNNNUUUU

Page 17:
Text: Six tails!! The culmination of all his negative emotions makes Naruto boil over!

Pain: You call this understanding?

Naruto: GYOOOOOOOOOH!

Pain: Have it your way.
But I'll warn you...I've endured far more pain than you.