Naruto 323

岸本はんよ、頼むで！将棋の喩えはもうえぇ加減止めなはれ！こっちは翻訳すんのがほんーまにしんどいねんから！

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Title:
ナンバー３２３：神の裁き！！
Number 323: Divine Judgment!!
(Translator's note: We still don't know whether Hidan is practicing a monotheist or polytheist religion)

Text:
殺せない男…恐るべき“暁”を今、目撃する！！
He who cannot be killed... Witness the horror that is Akatsuki!!

Frame 5, Kotetsu:
どういう事だ…急所を貫いたのに？
What's happening...? He should be dead!

Frame 5, Hidan:
グリグリすんな…痛てーんだよ、コラ！
Stop moving so much... That hurts, god dammit!

Frame 6, Izumo:
…こいつ…不死身か？
... Is this guy... immortal?

Frame 7, Hidan:
見りゃ分かんだろ…で…てめーらは何者（なにもん）だ？
Isn't it obvious...? So... who the hell are you two anyway?

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Frame 4, Hidan:
はぁー、マジかよ…あんなくせー換金所にまた行かなきゃなんねーのかよ…
Oh jeez, spare me... Don't tell me we're going to be going back to that cesspool again...

Frame 6, Asuma:
…地陸…
... Chiriku...

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Frame 1, Asuma:
オレ達は木ノ葉の忍だ…お前ら“暁”を拘束、又は抹殺するよう命を受けてきた
We are the shinobi of Konoha... We come under orders to restrain you, or otherwise eliminate you

Frame 2, Asuma:
お前ら“暁”は二人一組（ツーマンセル）で行動する…まずは一人を片付けてからもう一方を拘束するつもりだったが…さすがにいい能力を持ってやがる…
Akatsuki works in pairs... We *were* planning on capturing your partner after taking you out... but it looks like your abilities are going to present problems after all...

Frame 3, Shikamaru:
これが“暁”か…何てふざけた能力だ…これじゃ影縫いも…
So this is Akatsuki...? How do you deal with powers like that...? Not even Kagenui will help here...
(Kagenui = "Shadow Stitch" -Thanks Taylor)

Frame 4, Hidan:
てめーら、狙う順番を間違えたな
Well, looks like you chose the wrong man to "take out" first

Frame 5, Asuma:
もう一人はどこだ？
Where's your partner?

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Frame 1, Hidan:
術がハズレた！
The jutsu's gone!

Frame 4, Asuma:
コテツ！イズモ！下がれ！！
Kotetsu! Izumo! Fall back!!

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Frame 2, Kakuzu:
やはりあの真ン中…珍しく金に縁があったな、飛段
I figured that was you in the middle... Looks like *you've* hit the jackpot for once, Hidan

Frame 3, Hidan:
角都…てめーは手ェ出すな…こいつら、オレの儀式用だ…金はてめーにやる
Kakuzu... Don't you dare touch them... They're all part of my ritual... I'll let you have the money though

Frame 5, Kakuzu:
それならいいだろう…ただ気を抜くな…死ぬぞ
Fine, whatever you want... Don't let your guard down... You'll die

Frame 6, Hidan:
だから…
Every damn time...

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Frame 1, Hidan:
それをオレに言うかよ…殺せるもんなら殺して欲しーぜ
That's not something you say to *me*... If they can kill me, I couldn't be happier

Frame 3, Hidan:
まぁ…無理かァ！？
Although... I don't think they can!

Frame 4, Asuma:
オレが突っ込む…隙をついて不死身男を影縫いで縛れ、シカマル…少しの時間でいい…すぐに首をハネて動きを止める
I'll go in... Shikamaru, you look for an opening to hold him down with your Kagenui... I only need a second... I'll lop off his head and stop him that way

Frame 5, Sikamaru:
それじゃリスクが高過ぎっすよ…アンタらしく無い…
That'd be way too risky... This isn't like you...

Frame 6, Kotetsu:
私も一緒に…
I'll go to...

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Frame 1, Asuma:
分からないのか！それが今打てる最善の手だ！！奴らはオレよりはるかに強い…！イズモ、コテツ、お前らはもう片方の“暁”に気を配りつつ、シカマルの護衛だ
Don't you get it! This is the best move we can make right now!! These guys outdo me by far...! Izumo, Kotetsu, you two will keep an eye on the other one while guarding Shikamaru

Frame 2, Sikamaru:
アスマのこんな顔…初めて見る
This is the first time... I've seen Asuma like this

Frame 3, Izumo:
相手の力が分かってるならなおさら…ここは一旦退いて作戦を立てるのが…
Knowing their strength now is all the more reason... Shouldn't we retreat for now and think of...

Frame 3, Asuma:
あいつら相手に簡単に退かせてもらえると思うな
Don't even begin to think that they'll let us go that easy

Frame 4, Asuma:
戦意無く逃げようものならオレ達は全滅する…そうなれば木ノ葉のリスクはさらに高まる
If we try to leave with our tails between our legs we're done for... All that does is put Konoha in even greater danger

Frame 5, Asuma:
“敵陣突破の先兵”だ…たまにはこういう指し方も出来ないとな…
"The vanguard that breaks enemy lines"... That's the kind of move we need to be making right now...

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Frame 1, Hidan:
イテテテテテ…あー、イテェ！グサグサ刺しやがって…痛てーな、てめーら…
Hell that hurts... Oh, man! You go and stab me all over... Damn both of you...

Frame 2, Hidan:
人の痛みを知らねェクソヤローには神の裁きが下るぜ
Divine judgment awaits heathens ignorant to the pain of others

Frame 4, Shikamaru:
…“銀棒”なんて…アンタには向いてない
... "The Climbing Silver"... Can't say you're the right choice for that role
(Yea! Shogi!)

Frame 5, Asuma:
へへ…ただの捨て駒にはならねーよ…お前がいるんだからな
Heheh... I'll be more than just some sacrifice... I've got you looking after me, after all

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Frame 4, Kotetu:
アスマ隊長！！
Captain Asuma!!

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Frame 2, Sikamaru:
くっ！
Guh!

Frame 5, Asuma:
ピンポイント攻撃が当たらないなら…
If precision isn't going to get me anywhere, then...

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Frame 1, Jutsu:
火遁・灰積焼！！
Katon - Searing Ash Cloud!!
(Seriously... Anything more literal would sound moronic... I think... Probably...)

Frame 3, Hidan:
フン…
Heh...

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Frame 5, Hidan:
痛てーだろ…？なァ…？
Hurts, doesn't it...? Well...?

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Frame 1, Hidan:
裁きが下ったな…ぐくっ…
Divine judgment has been made... Heheh...

Frame 3, Izumo:
どういう事だ？
What happened?

Frame 4, Hidan:
どうだ？少しは他人の痛みが理解できたか？
How's it feel now? Perhaps you've come to understand the pain of others?

Frame 5, Asuma:
オレの腕まで…奴の術か何か？いや…
Even my arm... Is this his jutsu or something? No, this is...

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Frame 1, Hidan:
すでにてめーはオレに呪われた…これより儀式を始める…
You've already fallen victim to my curse... And now the ritual begins...

Frame 2, Hidan:
さアァ！！オレと一緒に最高の痛みを味わおーぜェェ！！！
So come on!! It's time for the two of us to savor suffering sublime!!!
(Hurrah for corny alliteration!!!)

Sidebar:
捨て身の攻撃も通じず…敵は不気味な変貌を遂げる！！その儀式とは！？
As an attack of despiration ends in failure... the enemy undergoes a disturbing transformation!! What is this ritual!?

End-Chapter Preview:
何故？の答え出せぬまま、アスマ倒さる！？次号、「呪いの儀式」へ！！
With the question of "why won't he die" unanswered, Asuma is defeated!? Next Issue, "The Ritual of Curses"!!

Mid-Chapter Preview:
遂に修行完成！！そこへ衝撃の報が舞い込む！？
As the training finally comes to an end, shocking news makes it way to Konoha!?