Kuchiyose no Jutsu!
(Kuchiyose no Jutsu: "Summoning Technique")
口寄せの術
What's that?
That can't be...
It's the Kyūbi!
Destroy them, Kyūbi!
Why... Minato?
Don't worry. You'll be by Naruto's side.
Naruto...
Minato... thank you.
Come back safe.
I'll be back in a flash.
Your twisted game is over.
So, you've noticed me?
I won't let you destroy this place.
"What is a ninja?"
People have asked me that.
"A ninja is one who stands firm and endures."
That's what my master used to say.
The report was correct.
There's no mistake. It's Akatsuki.
What's going on? Even the guys we killed are here.
We can worry about the reasons later.
Right now, we've got eight enemies to kill.
To top it off, they've all got scary special powers.
I've memorized the data on all of them, just in case.
Preparations are complete. Awaiting orders.
Under-
Rasengan!
(Rasengan: "Spiraling Sphere")
螺旋丸
What?!
Don't expect me to run and hide!
Bring it on, you bastards!
By the way, my name is...
Uzumaki Naruto, the ninja!
What the hell is he doing?!
If you're a ninja, could you at least try to behave like one?
At least he's serving as a perfect distraction.
Shikamaru!
Group combat is no good for us.
The logical thing to do would be to split them up and take them out one by one.
Given that...
What the-
Geez, stop making us do your work for you.
You really never think before you act.
What'd ya say?!
We could've done with more, but we might as well get this thing rolling.
Baika no Jutsu!
(Baika no Jutsu: "Double Size Technique")
倍化の術
Nikudan Sensha!
(Nikudan Sensha: "Human Bullet Tank")
肉弾戦車
You get back to the rendezvous point, too.
I won't give you time to act.
Why? Because your techniques are too dangerous.
Did you see that? We pulled off a sweet combo.
Give her hell, Hinata!
Naruto-kun!
Double Dynamic Entry!
You gave me a hard time before,
but I'm not the man I used to be!
There's no power on Earth greater than that of hard work!
Well said, Lee.
Come, this time we will show them the true shining power of our youth!
We're not letting you get away!
Not for a second!
I'm pretty sure the Cavern of Discipline that Dad and Ero-Sennin used for training is over there.
Sorry for the wai-
Next time, don't just run off on your own!
Doton: Doryūheki!
(Doton: Doryūheki: "Earth Element: Flowing Earth Wall")
土遁：土流壁
Ninpō: Chōjū Giga!
(Ninpō: Chōjū Giga: "Ninja Art: Great Beast Imitation Picture")
忍法：超獣偽画
Damn! If that's how it is, then I'll-
What the hell?!
It's a hand! A hand!
A hand!
It's the Earth Element. The enemy uses it.
I can't sense them anymore.
We did it!
Guess we can call this one a win?
Kakashi-sensei.
I know. Something doesn't feel right.
An assault from Akatsuki members that are supposed to have been dead?
How's that possible?
I don't know.
They retreated after barely offering any resistance at all.
Simple intimidation tactics.
Or did they have a greater objective?
We should increase the guard while reinforcing the village defenses.
Yeah.
And we do still have the sample from that corpse.
Research the organization and compile a report at once!
Understood!
We've all heard.
Apparently you guys drove off Akatsuki!
Well, yeah.
It was kind of a letdown though.
Oh, nonsense!
That's my boy, always coming through when it counts!
Akatsuki, huh?
Every single one of them has incredible strength and combat skill.
If you managed to repel them, that means you've got Jōnin-level skills.
I'm not so sure...
It's true!
So we all had a talk.
We decided to submit Jōnin applications to Hokage-sama for you.
We're going to be Jōnin?!
Have a bit of confidence.
We all decided this unanimously.
Right?
Yeah.
That's right.
That was it.
Hey, does that also mean I'm-
Oh, I'm sorry, dear.
It's not like we're one of those great lineages anyway.
M-Mom!
Besides, you're a bit of a pig compared to most girls.
I mean, you throw your shoes all over the place, you don't fold laundry, and you hate to clean.
Even if you get promoted, won't you just get in the way of the top brass?
You didn't have to tell the whole village...
Even the great Sakura can get embarrassed by her parents.
Don't worry, honey.
Sakura's got herself a great master.
Like they say, "Having a master prevents disaster."
Oh, you old rascal!
Mom, Dad, back off already!
You're annoying and your jokes suck! You sound like idiots!
What did you just say?!
Sakura-chan, you don't have to be so-
Shut up!
Don't stick your nose in my business!
Looks like everyone's getting recommended by their parents.
What are you gonna do?
I used to belong to Root.
It has a different system for promotion to begin with.
Whoa, now.
Are you sure we should have bought such a huge cake?
I can eat it!
Are you sure?
You left so much last time.
Come on, let's go home.
Okay!
I'm home!
As if...
So what did you want to talk to me about?
So, um, Iruka-sensei, would you mind writing me a Jōnin application?
Huh?
All my friends had their parents write one for them, so, you know...
No way. Absolutely not!
Why not?
You've got to be a Chūnin first.
You don't get special treatment just because you saved the village from Pain and everyone calls you a hero.
Your father, the Fourth, went from Genin, to Chūnin, then to Jōnin before ever becoming Hokage.
Then he was treated as a hero.
That's when he had his likeness chiseled into stone.
A stone head can't say "welcome home."
You're...
I feel like that sometimes.
I wish I could tell him to stop being a damn stone head and start being here when I come home...
Your parents were also-
Snap out of it!
What's wrong with you today?
Nothing...
Here's your ramen!
Naruto, you wanted the Miso Pork Cutlet, right?
Hey, old man, I'm not seeing any naruto slices in here.
Oh, we ran out,
but I gave you a huge serving of menma to make up for it.
I hate menma!
What's it made of anyway?
It's way too tough to chew!
Now see here. Menma is made of fermented bamboo shoots which-
So this stuff is rotten bamboo.
You're the rotten one here!
Hey, now!
No fighting inside the shop, please!
Ramen without naruto ain't ramen!
Hey, Naruto!
Did he always hate menma that much?
Hey, he underpaid.
I'll cover it.
What the hell's up with Iruka-sensei?
Why must you always fight?!
Huh?
You're the one who always picks at every little thing.
I'm not a kid anymore, you know!
Hey, I'm still talking!
I don't need you meddling in everything I do.
Sakura!
Sakura-chan...
Get back here, Sakura!
Let's go!
Wh-What?!
We're going on a date.
Keep up!
Um, I kinda pictured our date being a bit more fun...
Shut up!
Ow, ow!
I don't think using me as a distraction from your parents is really a date.
Right, Sakura-
Ow, ow, ow, ow!
You sure this is okay, Sakura-chan?
Your mom was calling you and all.
Let her do whatever she wants.
She's always like that.
She's always sticking her nose into every little thing,
and she's never happy unless she's giving orders like she's the queen of the world.
My dad's no better.
Would it kill him to take my side once in a while?
But no, he always does as my mom says.
All because he's a failed ninja who never became a Jōnin.
I just wish he'd help me out for once.
You know...
I wish I had parents I could respect a bit more, like everyone else.
I'd be way better off without them.
Now that's out of line.
What, you're siding with them now?
No, I'm just-
Why'd you have to be the one here now?
If it was Sasuke-kun, I know he'd understand...
Huh?
It's been a long time, Uzumaki Naruto.
Madara... it's you!
Rasengan!
螺旋丸
You never change.
Hell yeah!
You're not laying a finger on my village.
This is ahead of schedule, but oh well.
Wh-What did you-
What just happened?
That bastard. Where'd he go?
He might still be hiding somewhere nearby.
We gotta let everyone know!
Hey. What's up?
You guys! Your timing couldn't be better!
We're in trouble! Madara was just here.
Hey, you listening?
Sure I am. So what's this "madara" thing?
Did you mean "murderer"?
Oh, come on! This is no time for your stupid jokes!
Like I said-
Akamaru?
Damn you, Akamaru!
You bite me every damn chance you get!
What the hell?!
It's not like I want to keep seeing your ugly mug, either!
Did something happen between you two?
Yeah, right. Just business as usual.
Geez, I wish I was born as a cat tamer...
Cat?
Why? Because Kiba belongs to the Cat Side, heart and soul.
By the way...
So... what are you two doing here?
Don't tell me you're on a date.
Huh?
Oh, Hinata, don't be silly...
Go after him and I'll gut you!
Huh?
Tell the truth!
What?!
Calm down, you two!
Hey! Why are you defending this bitch?!
What?
Sakura-chan, how about we...
Y-Yeah.
As I was saying, a man and a woman alone together...
They ran away! I knew it was a date!
Get your asses back here!
Being ignored is almost as bad as being around bugs.
What the hell was that?
Were they always like that?
C'mon, Chōji!
C'mon, let's eat some barbecue.
Yakini-Q has an all-you-can-eat deal for one table, and it's only 1,500 ryō!
If all three of us go and split the cost, that'll be...
Uh...
500 ryō.
Anyway, I don't like all-you-can-eat deals.
When your appetite's as small as mine, it's a waste of money.
What're you saying?!
Even if you can only eat five servings, you're still saving 500 ryō!
How am I ever gonna eat five servings?
Come on, boys! Tee hee!
You two mustn't fight.
Did I just hear a "tee hee"?
Sakura-chan!
Hey, I have an idea! Why don't you join us?
"-chan"?
Let's go! It's fun to eat together with everyone!
Everyone has started behaving strangely since Madara disappeared.
No kidding...
Hey, come on!
Guys, we were attacked by Madara earlier!
Sorry, what? A "madara"?
Oh, you know.
It's that thing you put in a hotpot.
Oh!
Uh, he's not a fish.
You really don't know what we're talking about?
What's wrong? You two are acting a little funny today.
No, it's you that-
Sakura, you're the daughter of heroes. You've got to set a good example.
Heroes?
Up there.
D-Dad!
What... the hell?
What's all the fuss about?
Sasuke-kun!
What are you doing in the village?!
Something wrong with me being in my own village?
Well, no, not exactly...
You look like you've seen a ghost.
Sakura, Menma.
Uh, Menma? You mean...
I know I did this to myself, but man, that smarts!
Ten-Ten-chan, you really should give up on ninja tools.
They're so dangerous.
The baths, huh?
Everyone said they were going, so I figured I'd tag along and try to gauge the situation, but...
I see you're still the Queen of Flat.
Flat?! Did you seriously just say that?
Menma's my man.
Don't you forget it, Flat Tits.
F-Flat Tits?!
Hinata's really holding a grudge.
So, Fuzzy Brows is the only one who didn't make it?
He never does.
Why? It's because he's a busy bee.
I hate bugs like that!
I see your patience isn't the only little thing around here.
Menma, look at me! I've got kitty ears!
Meow, meow!
Uh, right...
Geez, way to rain on my parade.
Fine, then I'm a lion! Roar, roar!
Uh, if I had to pick, I think I'd rather you went "woof, woof."
Strike!
Pull yourself together, Shikamaru.
You're not a child anymore.
You've spilled all the hot water.
Oops, my bad.
No helping it, I guess.
Baika no Jutsu!
倍化の術
(Baika no Jutsu: "Double Size Technique")
Whoa!
There's more water all of a sudden! How come?
Kiba's obsessed with cats, and Shikamaru's a retard. Just looking at them pisses me off!
Quit reacting to everything already. It's getting tiring.
I see you haven't changed.
Everyone's different somehow, but are there people who've stayed the same?
No, over here! Turn a bit more this way!
I told you, there's nothing going on!
Liar!
I know you're after Menma!
This aura... no way!
Aw, crap!
Neji-nii, you bastard, I'll tear your guts out!
What was that?!
Ouch, that smarts...
What's Lee-san doing here?
So that's it, Rock Lee!
You said you were training, but you were really peeping on us all along!
You've got it all wrong!
I was passing by while doing an exercise, but then I got caught on something.
It's all a complete accident!
You were passing by the bathhouse roof?
Neji-nii can get in line. I'm slaughtering you first.
Hey, what happened?
Lee was peeping on the girls' bath!
What?! That's outrageous!
You shut the hell up!
P-Please, Hinata-sama!
That son of a bitch is getting away!
After him, everyone!
Seriously, what's going on?
Everyone's personalities are backwards!
Everyone? Including Sasuke-kun?
Actually, he hasn't changed a bit.
He's the same bundle of charm we all know and love.
Phew.
If Lee-san hasn't changed either,
maybe the whole peeping thing is just a misunderstanding?
Gotcha. We'd better head out, too!
Did you think you could get away when you can't even use ninjutsu?
I thought you were better than this, Lee!
You don't get the damn moral high ground on this one!
I-It's all a mistake!
I was practicing my jumps along rooftops, but then I got caught on something,
and accidentally fell into the girls' changing room.
Bullshit!
Hold it, guys!
Menma!
Cool down, everyone.
Maybe it really was an accident!
S-Sakura-san...
Shut up!
If he's acting suspicious, I'll beat the truth out of him!
Wait! Lee-san isn't that kind of guy.
I'll-
Wait, that's my underwear!
He must've stolen it from the girls' changing room.
Not you too, Lee-san!
I feel like I'm going crazy.
I tried dispelling genjutsu, but it didn't make a difference.
Sasuke's here. I'm Menma.
What the hell is up with this place?!
That technique Madara used must have sent us to another world.
That's the only possible explanation.
What kind of other world?
I don't know.
We just don't have enough information right now.
I guess there's nothing we can do for now, except try to find out more.
You're right.
In that case, we can't use your real name in public for the time being.
Wh-Wh-What?! How come?
Well, the local version of you is called Menma.
Would you be a sport and help me gather some more intel, "Menma"?
Even Sakura-chan's doing it...
Oh, Sakura-chan!
Here you go!
Uh, are you sure about this?
It's fine!
I mean, your parents saved our village, after all.
Think of it as payback from us.
Is that how it is? Heroes, huh?
Sakura!
Make sure you leave your shoes tidy when you take them off!
I'm still Uzumaki Naruto though...
Wait!
If Sakura's dad became a hero, then...
Mom! Dad!
What do you think you're doing?!
Uh, well, I kinda live here, so...
Huh?!
This is my house!
Get out! I'll call the neighbors!
My house isn't even mine anymore.
What's up with this stupid world?!
This isn't funny, damn it!
Quit yelling!
Good work.
Thanks to you, we managed to send them off without a problem.
That was the trial version of Eternal Tsukuyomi: Limited Tsukuyomi.
That world is like a reflection in a pool of water.
Using the power of seven Bijū, I throw the target, body and mind, into an alternate reality that reflects this one,
but it doesn't seem that this world and the other world are exactly the same at all.
If I were to use a metaphor, those two are like pebbles.
If alien matter is thrown in from the outside, there will necessarily be ripples.
I see.
Now, we have a bit of work ahead of us.
One thing's strange.
You created that other world,
but the events within it aren't exactly as you had planned.
As I told you, this technique is ultimately a prototype,
but I will not surrender my rule of it to anyone.
Collecting secret techniques, as well as Bloodline Limits...
I see that you wish to obtain more power in order to control the shinobi world.
Your ambitions are quite clear.
You're quite assertive for a ghost.
What are you?
Does it matter?
I wish to lend you my power.
Isn't that...
S-Sasuke-kun!
What are you doing here first thing in the morning?
The way you were acting last night caught my attention.
Don't tell me you were worried about me!
If something's bothering you, feel free to tell me.
I'm always here for you.
Sasuke-kun!
Having to sleep rough in the middle of the damn village makes no sense...
Wow. That must've sucked.
Hey! Don't talk like it's someone else's problem!
Didn't the same thing happen to you?
Actually, if I had to describe it in a word, it would be "comfy."
"Comfy"?! How come you're fine while I'm drawing the short straw here?!
Um, never mind.
Anyway, we should put together everything we know.
Madara's technique brought us here, but I don't sense any hostility from the villagers.
There's a lot we don't know about this place, but the locals don't seem bothered, and they're fine with being around us.
On top of that...
What captivating scenery!
That's incredibly lame by Sai's standards, isn't it?
I don't really know much about art.
Is that a landscape?
Like I said, I don't know much about art.
Everyone's different, even if it's only subtle.
You two!
Oh, crap!
Let's go, Naruto!
Like I said, being ignored is almost as bad as being around bugs.
Look, look, it's Sakura-chan!
Look, over there!
So pretty!
The biggest difference is how everyone's treating Sakura-chan.
It's Sakura-chan, the daughter of heroes! Can I shake your hand?
Sure.
I want to be just like you when I grow up.
How do I do it?
How? Well, you've got to work hard, make sure you train a lot,
and if you've got passion and fighting spirit, you'll do just fine!
Wow!
I'm going to work hard, too!
Bye-bye!
See ya!
Go for it!
Hey, are you actually enjoying this?
Certainly not.
I'm just playing to their expectations of the "child of heroes" in order to blend in here.
Are you sure?
Well, maybe a little.
I mean, it doesn't seem like we're in any danger right now.
This place isn't all bad, right?
Tell me you haven't forgotten!
We're in a fake world created by Madara!
I know that.
I just felt like saying it.
I've had enough of this place!
Hey, where are you going?
To gather some intel, what else?
Like hell I'm gonna hang around in a place like this!
Hey, wait up!
Now that I've got it locked inside the Limited Tsukuyomi,
I'm more than halfway to actually taking the Kyūbi for myself.
You can make a meal of it any time you like.
There is no need to rush.
Events have a certain natural order to follow.
I will dispose of Uzumaki Naruto and take the Kyūbi without fail.
When it comes to getting intel, nothing beats asking Granny.
That's impossible!
How could the Thunder Nation's Bijū get stolen?!
What did you just say?!
Menma!
You said the Bijū has been stolen!
Has something happened to Octopops?
Calm down.
As I heard it, the kidnapped Jinchūriki was a woman.
Tsunade-sama!
We may soon have a fight on our hands.
There is no point in hiding it.
A fight? With who?
Do you know of the masked man who's been causing a stir within many other nations in recent years,
indiscriminately gathering rare techniques and Bloodline Limits?
A masked man?
An S-rank criminal in the International Bingo Book.
Who would have ever thought that he'd be after a Bijū?
A masked man after Bijū...
Sakura-chan, you don't think it's...
It's possible.
We know there's no Madara in this world, but it may be similar to how you're Menma.
There may be a Madara here with a different name.
Where is he right now?
Give it up.
He's not an opponent you can fight at your level.
All the shinobi villages, ours included, have tried to take him down time after time.
However, even the great Jiraiya-sama never made it back.
Ero-Sennin... is dead?
Before he died, Jiraiya said there was just one way to defeat the masked man.
Use a sealing scroll: the Tome of the Vermilion Moon.
Welcome back.
We've just returned.
Huh?
Mom and Dad... are alive!
What's with acting all surprised just 'cause we came back from a mission?!
Oh, right. In this world...
Please continue with what you were saying!
Before he died, Jiraiya-sensei said he had received a prophecy on Mount Myōboku.
It said the masked man would be defeated with the Tome of the Vermilion Moon that Jiraiya-sensei brought back.
The Great Toad Sage's prophecies are infallible.
In order to follow the prophecy, Jiraiya-sensei risked his life to obtain the Tome of the Vermilion Moon.
However, he succumbed to his wounds and never made it back to the village.
He lost his life.
So where is the Tome now?
It's probably hidden near the border of Kusa.
Does this mean you cracked the code?
It took a great deal of time and effort, but...
Minato, Kushina,
wait for Kakashi and Gai to return from their mission,
then set out with them to retrieve the Tome.
Please let me go with them!
Hold on, Naruto. What are you saying?!
This isn't something I can leave to other people!
If you take down the user, the technique gets dispelled.
We've finally found a clue on how to get back to our world!
That's true.
Granny!
There's no reason for you to get involved.
I'd like to second that request.
Minato!
Please don't worry. We will definitely bring back the Tome.
Very well.
Thank you very much!
I never saw that coming.
I mean, your parents being...
Damn you, Madara!
Making fake versions of them, of all things!
I know...
We can't waste a single second!
We're going to get the Tome or whatever,
kick the other Madara's ass, and get the hell out of this world as soon as we can!
Dead people are alive again.
People who shouldn't be here still are.
Just what kind of world is this?
Naruto's parents are alive, too.
I wonder what he's doing right now.
Come out, Menma. I keep telling you dinner's ready.
And I keep telling you to leave me alone!
Like hell I'm gonna get friendly with a bunch of fakes.
You're a hundred years too young to even think about arguing with me!
Quit while you're ahead, Menma!
They don't call your mom the Red-Blooded Habanero for nothing!
You will eat your dinner now, won't you?
Won't you?!
Yes, ma'am!
Thanks.
Menma, would you mind taking care of the dirty dishes?
Do it yourself.
You're certainly in a bad mood.
Did you have a fight with Sakura?
It's unusual to see you taking that album out.
So what if I am?
About that conversation earlier...
How come you got Granny to let me come along?
You had some special reason, right?
My son's not the type to argue just for the sake of it.
Am I wrong?
Oh, come on.
We are family, after all.
Okay, everyone! Let's go all out!
I'm all out already...
Doing consecutive missions with no time for a break is rough.
The days of my youth are long gone.
C'mon, don't say that!
Let's give it our all!
Don't tell me they've swapped places.
What're you scowling for?
Is someone trying hard to look cool in front of the heroes' daughter?
Don't touch me!
Wh-What was that for?
Has he reached that age already?
You know, that was kinda uncalled-
Leave it be!
I'm not their Menma, anyway.
Naruto...
You have my gratitude.
It's thanks to you that I've been able to find the Bijū.
Nothing in this world is beyond my knowledge.
That is why I'll warn you.
You will be in danger soon.
You mean from the Tome of the Vermilion Moon?
Your enemies are already on the move.
Is that right?
The Tome of the Vermilion Moon should be up ahead.
My master is bound to have set some sort of trap, of course.
Kakashi, please take the lead and use the Sharingan to predict the danger.
Understood.
Or so I'd love to say, but...
I sort of pushed myself too hard from leaving my Sharingan activated this entire time, so...
You have a knack for tiring yourself out right when it counts.
Actually, I need a rest, too.
You can't win against old age.
No choice, then. Let's take a break.
Hey, where's Menma?
He would...
I'm not gonna just sit around!
Is that it?
Toad Boss!
We're too late!
Menma, you're such a nuisance!
It can't be helped now that the technique's activated.
We are Konoha shinobi.
We've come to retrieve the scroll Jiraiya-sensei hid here.
Don't mean a thing to me.
We were told to guard it from absolutely everyone.
Boss, just hear me-
Hold your tongue!
Doesn't look like we have room to negotiate.
We've got no choice but to break through!
How many did they bring?!
I can't move like this!
Oh, my!
Middle Age Attack...
Try not to hurt them.
These are toads who made a contract with Jiraiya-sensei.
No!
Wait!
Menma!
Please let us through, Boss!
Who do you think you're talking to, you little brat?!
This world has a different Toad Boss.
In that case, I'll use my Frog Fu!
What's going on? Where did he go?
Love Whip!
I was so close!
Eat this!
Menma!
Kushina!
Minato...
Wh-Why?
Why did I have to...
Get down, Menma!
But...
Don't worry. You'll be by Kushina's side.
I'll take care of the rest.
Why, you...
Damn it!
A sealing technique composed of space-time ninjutsu and a barrier array...
It really would take me or Jiraiya-sensei to dispel this.
Thank you, Master.
I've obtained the Tome of the Vermilion Moon as you wanted.
Are you okay?!
Kushina has light burns,
but you know what I want to say, right?
Please leave me alone.
Huh?
I don't need you to worry about me!
So quit it already!
I never asked her to jump in!
I never asked her to get hurt!
If I was alone, then that attack wouldn't have hurt anyone!
That'll never happen.
We want to protect you every second of every day.
Our bodies move on their own, whether it makes sense or not.
That's what it means to be a parent.
Why? Why do you have to say stuff like that?
Is there something strange about it?
That's not what I'm saying!
Why...
Don't put yourself in unnecessary danger next time.
Kushina and I had a little talk before we set out.
We want to submit a Jōnin application for you once this mission is over.
Menma!
Oh, Kushina! I've, uh, already taught him the error of his ways!
You're a real headache!
I'm so glad you didn't get hurt!
Now that's a loving family.
Jiraiya will be able to rest in peace now.
Let's put together an extermination squad at once!
Now we can finally defeat that hateful masked man!
No, we need to wait a little first.
We do?
The prophecy has another part.
"The Tome will be opened when the moon in the heavens takes on a vermilion hue."
Until that time, it will be kept under heavy guard.
After we finally get the Tome, they tell us that we can't even use it right now.
Yeah...
Plus, how are we supposed to know when the moon's going to turn red?
Maybe we should go talk to Tsunade-sama again tomorrow.
Sakura-chan, I'm sorry...
Today, I need to...
You're home early.
Mom, Dad...
Welcome home, Menma.
I'm home.
It seems that the Tome of the Vermilion Moon has made its way to Konoha.
Then, it's time to begin.
Limited Tsukuyomi creates the thing that the target most wanted at the moment they were taken.
It is a world built upon one's heartfelt wishes.
That's why once this world has been created, even I, its maker, cannot recreate it anew.
No one would fight against what their own heart desires.
Even your favorite food gets boring after you eat enough of it.
"The child of heroes," huh?
Naruto...
Did you feel this way all along?
Sasuke-kun!
Oh, Sasuke-kun, you charmer!
I mean it. I'm always here for you.
I'm sorry, Naruto! I was wrong!
Let's hurry and get back to our world!
I'm sorry, Naruto. Let's go-
Then here I go!
What do I do?
Is this because of what I said back in the beginning?
But then, there's his dream...
So what's this urgent thing you wanted to talk about?
I'm kinda busy today.
I'm sure.
I mean, you know, since we're stuck waiting for "that time" anyway,
I'm just looking for a way to kill time and stuff.
You really are happy in this world, aren't you?
C'mon now, Sakura-chan, what are you saying?
It's all here. It's everything I've ever wanted.
Mom and Dad are here, and it's just how I always imagined it.
This is my dream.
But this place is...
I know it's not real, but I...
It's you!
I commend you for retrieving the Tome from within that barrier.
Now, I'd like you to give me the Tome of the Vermilion Moon.
Hokage-sama!
We won't let you lay a finger on the Tome!
I have no use for small fry.
Gai!
Hokage-sama!
This is bad!
Kill them.
That's impossible. He tore out their chakra in one attack?!
The next one will take your life. Surrender the Tome without further resistance.
Stay away, Menma! It's the masked man!
So that's the guy?!
No way! It's not Madara?!
Madara? I see.
So you're acquaintances of his?
You know Madara?
He is a most useful man.
Tell us! Where is he?
I see no reason to tell you anything.
Besides, judging from your tone, I doubt you're his friends.
Then I'll just have to beat it out of you!
Sakura-chan!
Don't bother. You're no threat to me.
Even so, we've got to beat Madara to get out of this world.
I have to fight you!
Real heroes risked their lives to protect the world and this village!
I refuse to abandon it!
Sakura-chan!
Run, Menma!
I'll never forgive you if you die before we do!
Mom!
Something about you feels wrong.
The Yellow Flash?
I made sure to carve my seals into the Tome back when I retrieved it.
If I have to, I'll use a kunai that I left outside the village to take it away.
I won't let him have my master's legacy!
In that case, I'll just have you bring it to me instead.
Sakura-chan!
Think of it as a trade for this girl's life.
Like I'll let you!
Here's something to remember me by.
What's that?
This is bad! That mass of chakra!
Dairasen Ringu.
大螺旋輪虞
(Dairasen Ringu: "Great Spiraling Ring of Horror")
Menma!
Menma! Menma!
Menma!
Whoa...
Where's Sakura-chan?
She's-
We still have the scroll.
We must recover and wait for the time to strike back.
What are you talking about?!
Don't just lie back and relax. We've got to rescue her!
We can't, Menma!
We're not heroes like that.
We can't risk our lives for strangers.
No...
We may be ninja, but we're still human beings first.
But-
What if you die?!
We're worried about you, Menma.
I believe in you.
I'm entrusting Konoha to you, Naruto.
Real heroes risked their lives to protect the world and this village!
I refuse to abandon it!
I'll be back in a flash.
If I don't take care of him here,
he'll cause even more destruction than the Kyūbi!
You people are already doomed!
Rasengan!
螺旋丸
I'm sorry, Kushina.
I can still do it, Minato.
Thank you for everything.
Minato, don't look so sad.
I'm happy that you loved me.
When I think of our future together as a family if I lived,
I can only see... a life full of happiness.
I will seal all of your remaining chakra into Naruto, together with the Kyūbi.
But he's our son!
I'd never want him to live carrying such a burden!
To maintain the balance between the Bijū?
For the sake of the country? The village?
There's no reason to sacrifice Naruto for that!
There's no reason for you to sacrifice yourself for me!
We're a family...
of shinobi!
It'll be a while before we see him, so say what you want to say.
Naruto...
Don't be picky about your food.
Eat lots so you can grow big.
Make friends.
You don't need a lot of them.
Just a few that you can really trust!
Speaking of vices, watch out for Jiraiya-sensei, ya know!
Naruto, you will face a lot of pain and suffering in your life.
Believe in yourself.
Believe in your dreams.
Believe that you can make your dreams come true!
There's many, many, many, many, many, many more things I want to share with you!
I wish I could stay with you longer!
I love you.
Naruto, my advice as your father...
is everything your chatty mother just said.
I have to go.
No, you don't!
There's no need to pretend to be a hero!
I'm not really from around here.
My name isn't really Menma.
I'm sorry I lied to you.
What is this all of a sudden?
My real dad is the Fourth Hokage,
and my mom was the Kyūbi Jinchūriki.
The two of them died in the real world to protect everyone.
They protected the village, and they protected me... with their lives.
Menma, please don't go!
I'm going.
Menma!
I'm the child of two heroes, after all!
Where am I?
In another reality, one created by the Limited Tsukuyomi.
In the original world, this place was called the Cavern of Discipline.
This is the place where Jiraiya and the Fourth Hokage used to train.
Though in this world, it seems someone else has come to use it as a hideout.
What is it that you're really after?
You'll find out in time.
Be grateful.
You'll never see anything like this again.
I've finally found you, Madara!
Naruto!
I'll kick your ass and go back to the real world!
I'm afraid I'm not the one you'll be up against.
Kindly hand over the Tome of the Vermilion Moon.
No way! Release Sakura-chan first!
Then I'll just kill you and take it myself.
I was going to kill you anyway.
Something about you feels wrong.
I can't let you live.
You just feel wrong.
What?!
What is this horrible feeling?
Again?!
Damn!
What's going on?
It makes me feel sick.
Your very presence, and your chakra!
It's like there's something buzzing deep inside my stomach...
I think it's about time we wrap this up.
Kumen Sowaka!
(Kumen Sowaka: "Nine Masks' Ancient Words of Rebirth")
九面蘇婆詞
Blue. Hundred. Vermilion. Occult.
Sky. South. North. Three. Jewel.
Kumenjū!
(Kumenjū: "Nine Masked Beasts")
九面獣
I'll grind you into dust so fine that they won't find even a single bone!
There's too many of them to fight at once!
The enemy even gets backup?!
Stop.
We came here at the Hokage's request.
We're here to back you up so that you can fight the masked guy, yeah.
Akatsuki mercenaries?!
A grim reaper's chakra? Sounds like it'll be worth shaving off.
Nice! So Akatsuki is on my side?
Don't get ahead of yourself!
I see. So this is another ripple warping this world?
To think the Hokage would be directing Akatsuki...
Uchiha Itachi?!
Your form is strange.
I take it physical attacks will be ineffective against one such as you.
However, I have other cards up my sleeve.
If you put your mind to it, you could even set me on fire.
You're as dangerous as ever.
I'm leaving Sakura-chan to you!
The swaying of flames, too, is a sort of art.
Art really is a blast.
So that's the real body.
What's this?
I get it. This is a training hall.
Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!
(Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu: "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique")
多重影分身の術
Only a loser relies on numbers.
Is that so?
It's over.
For you, maybe.
What are you?
You make me sick.
Naruto...
He managed to survive my Spiraling Shuriken!
You can feel it buzzing deep in your stomach, can't you?
Man, you're slow!
The thing inside you has been getting more and more pissed off.
Inside me?
How do you know about that?!
You could call it resonance.
Honestly... I could never have imagined it either.
I can't believe there was another one of me in this world.
That's why I can't stand it!
It gives me goosebumps simply knowing that you exist!
I'm going to erase you!
Die!
Whoa, there. What's going on?!
He looks exactly like Naruto!
Was he this world's Jinchūriki?
Of all Bijū, the Kyūbi bears the greatest and purest hatred.
If two of them face each other, they will inevitably fight to the death.
Now, how will this play out?
I'm the one he's after! All of you, please stay away!
Naruto!
Further action would be outside the limits of our contract.
We didn't get paid enough for that.
You're kidding!
Bigger body, bigger target!
Rasen Tarengan!
(Rasen Tarengan: "Spiraling Sphere Combo")
螺旋多連丸
Damn...
How pathetic.
To think you'd be defeated by a mere imitation.
Shut up!
I'm right about to counterattack!
I'll unleash Bijū Mode and-
Have you no brain?
It may be a worthless counterfeit, but the enemy is still a Kyūbi like me.
How do you intend to fight it when you can only use the tiny portion of chakra you sever from me?
Switch with me, Naruto.
I'll take care of the rest.
Like I'd fall for that.
I know what you're up to, and I don't feel like giving up my body to you.
I see you're still a tedious brat.
This time there's something that trumps my usual desires.
I hate Uchiha Madara even more than I hate you.
If you die, I'll probably be trapped in this counterfeit world.
If that's his plan, I have no intention of letting it happen.
Just this once, I'll make an exception and lend you my power.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend," huh?
Fine, then.
Just this once, let's form an alliance!
What's happening?
This is art overload, yeah.
We're talking way more than just changing the terrain here.
Naruto...
We alone will survive!
Pathetic worms!
He can make this much use of the Kyūbi when it's just a mass of chakra?!
Give up already!
To hell with you!
Keep dreaming, moron!
I was aware of the possibility, but it seems you won in the end.
Still, this battle exceeded my expectations.
I had no idea you and the Kyūbi had become so strongly connected.
Now I just have to take you down.
I see you still don't really understand your situation.
After the resonance of the two Kyūbi,
and your impossible joint battle, your seal is now weaker than ever before.
Yes, just like it was back then!
Shit!
Run, Naruto!
What's going on?
I underestimated him because he didn't have a proper body, but he had another trick left.
Dōjutsu, Naruto!
At this rate, he'll drag me out of you just like he did with Kushina!
I'm taking the Kyūbi!
If you look him in the eye even once, it's all over!
Damn, at this rate...
A red moon...
It's all or nothing!
If now is the time of the prophecy...
Forget everything.
Kyūbi, the Demon Fox, is mine!
There is no hope for you anymore!
Naruto, get a hold of yourself!
I've obliterated his memories. He can no longer do anything!
I won't let you kill him!
Huh?
What was I doing?
Who... exactly... am I?
Why... am I...
This is a technique invented by the Fourth himself.
Teach me!
Here.
Naruto!
You actually managed to wake up again.
I could never forget.
This Rasengan and my name are a precious legacy left behind by my master that I'd never forget!
The book he wrote was called "The Tale of the Gutsy Ninja,"
and the name the two heroes chose from it...
was mine!
Hand over the Bijū and perish in this world!
I'm not Menma!
I'm Naruto!
Naruto!
There's a technique I haven't been struck by... in about sixteen years.
Madara... I still...
But this time...
Minato-san! Kushina-san!
You two! How?!
You've got Minato's kunai!
I don't know who you really are,
but I really can't treat you as a stranger.
This, too, must be fate.
Oh, well. I guess I'll let you hold onto the Kyūbi for me for a little longer.
Who was that man?
The mastermind behind everything that's happened.
Everything went wrong because he threw us into this world.
Menma!
Then...
Naruto, are we...
You're going home, to the place you came from?
I guess this is it.
Thanks for coming to rescue me!
I know we didn't get to spend much time together, but I really am grateful to you.
I've never experienced anything like this in my life.
Thank you for cooking for me.
Thank you for worrying about me, for getting angry with me,
for being full of life...
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
We're...
Naruto, your coat!
We're back! Back in our world.
So close...
To think you almost got your hands on the Kyūbi...
And that the prophecy, of all things, came true.
I can't believe Madara managed to pull something off inside this very village.
From what we've heard, I think it's reasonable to say it was some kind of space-time ninjutsu,
but he's as inscrutable as ever.
I'm just glad you're safe.
However, if we made this event public knowledge, it could cause panic throughout the village.
It may be best to keep it quiet until we've developed a countermeasure.
By the way, about the Jōnin applications we've had submitted...
Of course, we're pretending those never happened.
There really is no better version of Granny and Kakashi-sensei than the ones we know.
Yeah. I feel better.
Sakura!
Dad?
Sakura!
She's here!
You ran away and never came back!
We thought you got lost!
Lost in space! Or something...
This girl always takes things too hard.
But, well...
I'm sorry for everything!
Your mom only nags because she worries about you.
You've got to listen to her.
Right!
Say, Sakura-chan, wanna go on a real date with me next time?
What are you talking about?!
After how long the last one was?!
What?! No way!
That one counted?!
"What is a ninja?"
People have asked me that.
"A ninja is one who stands firm and endures." That's what my master used to say.
Where have you been?
I spent ages looking for you!
Iruka-sensei? What are you doing here?
Well, um, you see, I thought I went a bit overboard before...
So, I thought I'd say sorry with... this.
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
Welcome home, Naruto.
I'm home.
Okay, here I go!
By the way, my name is Uzumaki Naruto...
the ninja!