Fly into the wavy and twisted sky, into your hands
The distance created between us became too big,
because we were always together
Your honest reply, "See you..."
coming from that brash mouth makes it sadder.
If you are in an unfamiliar town, crying
Then I want to deliver you a smile, even if I'm not by your side
Fly into the wavy and twisted sky, into your hands
I can feel it so close,
Our two hearts
No way...
To think Old Man Hokage would try to eliminate Yakumo.
No way could that ever happen!
But if by some remote chance,
Kurenai Sensei accepted such a mission...
it would explain her strange behavior.
No, no way! No way that could ever happen.
Are you okay, Kurenai Sensei...?
Yes. I feel quite a bit better now thanks to your first -aid...
Who in the world is Kurenai Sensei protecting?
It was the Third Hokage who told her to take custody of Yakumo...
What in the world is her real mission...?
What's going on?!
Th That's...
Th The Village Hidden in the Leaves is...
No way...!
Genjutsu or Reality?
It's like the aftermath of a large war that broke out.
Hinata!
Right...
Byakugan!
There's not a person in the village...
What is this...?
What's going on here?!
Kiba, Hinata... Is there anything unusual in the area?
No enemy signs anywhere...
Akamaru doesn't sense the scent of any outsiders, either.
What happened in the village while we were away...?
First, let's take Yakumo and Kurenai Sensei to the hospital.
We'll check out the village after that...
R-Right...!
Leaf Hospital
What's this...?
Anyway, let's get these two to a hospital room...
I'm okay. More importantly, take care of Yakumo.
Right...
You're out of danger now...
Oh, no... She's unconscious!
Her vital signs are weakening...
I wonder if there's any medicine left...
Naruto, help me look...
Oh, well, but...
Just hurry!
R-Right...
There's no scent of blood.
Everyone must have evacuated somewhere.
Let's us check out the village.
Right...
Make sure you three always act together...
Come back here in thirty minutes, no matter what.
Right...
What is it?
Sure enough, you have to be the one to give us orders, Kurenai Sensei!
What's been the matter with you?!
The pharmacy is that way.
Nothing. I was just concerned about Kurenai Sensei...
So let's hurry and get the medicine!
I mean, Kurenai Sensei's going to... eliminate... Yakumo...
Eliminate?
Th Th That couldn't be...
I was just kind of out of it.
Huh?
Huh? What was that?!
What is it, Sakura?!
There's someone here other than us.
What?!
That's close!
I'll leave the two in the hospital room to you, Sakura!
I'm going after him!
Got it!
Hold it! Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!
Huh?! My Jutsu won't activate?!
Wait! This isn't the time to be fighting.
You guys are the ones who attacked the mountain cottage, right?!
I am Unkai of the Kurama Clan...
Kurama?! The same clan as Yakumo?!
Why would her clan attack her?!
Listen to me! If you don't, everyone will die!
What's this smell of blood?!
Byakugan!
Close your Byakugan, Hinata!
Kiba, restrain Akamaru's sense of smell!
- What?! - What is it?!
It's because we're caught in someone's Jutsu.
Say what?!
Yes. We're now inside Yakumo's Genjutsu.
It may seem as if the Leaf Village was in a war.
But this is merely a part of her Genjutsu.
This whole Leaf Village is Genjutsu and we've all been trapped in it?
That's totally impossible!
But if her latent powers have awakened, it wouldn't be hard at all.
This whole village?!
This ground w e're standing on, this sky, everything is Genjutsu?!
There are occasions when superior senses become a hindrance.
It's because no matter how superior the sense of sight or smell might be,
ultimately it's the human brain that processes and perceives the information!
There are times when well developed brains make errors
in the process of interpreting complex electric signals.
However, insects act only with sharp senses.
Unlike the information processed with a human brain,
insects narrow this information down to the very minimum.
Look. My insects are still under control.
They will not be deceived.
There are occasions when
Yakumo's Genjutsu summons thunderclouds
and produces fire.
And that is planted directly into the human brain
as if it had occurred in reality.
And that causes the brain to hurt one's own body.
Then, Grandma's house...
That's also Yakumo's power?!
It's not just that...
She can even kill people easily if she were so inclined.
But these tremors...
Are you saying this is also Genjutsu?
You'll see any moment now...
A A snake!
It's too huge!
Is that also Genjutsu?!
It's a terrifying image that our cerebrums have created.
Physical influence is absolutely...
unthinkable!
No way!
Yakumo?! Kurenai Sensei?!
Huh?!
Really... ? Yakumo can kill people with Genjutsu... ?
So is that why the Third Hokage tried to eliminate her?
Yakumo, Yakumo?!
Kurenai Sensei, Kurenai Sensei...
Over here... Kurenai Sensei...
I still can't believe it.
To think Yakumo would do something like that!
Once every several generations,
a child is born into our Kurama Clan with physical idiosyncrasies.
That child is Yakumo...
Moreover, what's terrifying is her using her powers unconsciously
without being able to control it.
It's getting kind of hot.
Don't!
What's happening outside the door...?
Don't open it!
Wh What's this...?
Why's there lava here...?
That's an illusion our brains have created due to Yakumo's Genjutsu.
But even it's an illusion, if we were to dive into the lava,
our brains would determine it to be lava and our bodies would burn up.
That is Yakumo's power.
So is that why Old Man Hokage and Kurenai Sensei
tried to eliminate Yakumo?
That's not it.
What they really attempted to kill
was the monster existing inside Yakumo.
A monster?
Before too long, Yakumo's massive powers
created a terrifying monster.
If left alone, the monster that continues to grow would
someday attempt to become one with her
by absorbing Yakumo's consciousness.
The Third Hokage and Kurenai determined as such
and all there was to do in order to save Yakumo was to seal her powers.
A monster in her body...
So that's what it was...
I can't just sit back like this!
Oh!
Oh. My entire fortune!
I told you. If you dive into the lava, you're body will really burn up.
Then does that mean we can't get out of here?!
No, there is one way.
What's that way?!
If you seal your five senses, the Genjutsu cannot affect the body.
You must escape from this world and attack Yakumo!
What?! Attack Yakumo?!
Ow ow ow!
What? This is... Satomi Hill?!
Old Man Unkai!
It seems you safely made it out of Yakumo's Genjutsu...
What the heck happened...?!
At the point you brought Yakumo out of the mountain cottage,
you were already caught in her Genjutsu.
What?!
Guys! Get a hold of yourselves!
Kiba!
Shino!
Wh Where are we...?
Sakura, examine Old Man Unkai's wounds.
Unkai...?
What happened?! These are awful burns!
We were able to get out of Yakumo's Genjutsu
thanks to this old man!
Rather, I'd say we w ere driven out...
Her only target was Yuhi Kurenai, after all...
Where's Kurenai Sensei now?
Well, probably...
Yakumo...
Kurenai Sensei... What do you think of my paintings...?
Aren't they wonderful?!
What did you do to everyone?
Don't worry... I just drove out the intruders...
Eventually, I must have my revenge on the Leaf Village...
But first, I have some business with you, Sensei.
Why include the Leaf Village as well...?
I should be enough of a target for your revenge...!
I won't let you say you don't know!
How is it? Awesome, huh?
I have complete control now of letting you live or killing you, Sensei.
Tell me the truth...
It was the Third Hokage who ordered my father and mother killed and
the Kurama Clan and me eliminated from the Leaf Village, right?
No.
The Third Hokage did not order such a mission...
Why do you lie?!
Please.
Tell me the truth!
You'll vanish if you don't, Kurenai Sensei...
Such a sad child...
If killing me will eliminate your suffering, then you should do it.
If your hate will vanish along with your suffering!
Why do you cry? I won't be deceived by tears like that!
1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005!
Yeah, it feels good in every kind of weather to sweat.
So the Kurama Clan are still here! Might Guy will take you on!
W Wait, Guy!
Huh?! G -Guy?
I see. So you guys were also caught in the Kurama Genjutsu...
I'm sorry.
Well, you're alive and that's all that matters.
Thank goodness, thank goodness.
Oh, you guys are back!
Where are the village reinforcements?!
There's no time to explain!
What?!
Oh, hey! Wait, you guys!
What's up with them?!
Who's that man...? And what about everyone?
Please, just help me out, Guy Sensei.
But, well...
Just hurry!
R-Right...
Byakugan!
Those jerks...
No, Yakumo!
Yakumo and Kurenai Sensei are in the innermost room.
All right!
Hey, wait!
Kiba!
The Key to the rusted heart's door
Will always be smiling right near by
Even if rains of spears were to fall, I will run through it
Because I want to find the joy without a shape
This big dream of mine that cannot be translated to words,
I will make it come true, even if it were to deepen my wounds
We stand here today because of what we believed through,
That is why I will continue running forward, never looking away
Even if I'm told that there is no bright future
I'll change it right away, lighting it with all my feeling
The wind is probably testing our hearts
In my heart, I gently grasped my hands
You are probably searching for the answer to your tears
Your dream is always waiting near by, with the answers in its hands
The Key to the rusted heart's door
Will always be smiling right near by
Everyone, what's the current situation?
Naruto hasn't come back since he first went in.
The insects had also detected something strange and emerged.
Can you use your Byakugan to look inside?
There's some kind of powerful force that's getting in the way.
So all we can do is watch here?
Does this mean that all we can do is believe in him and wait?
Next time: "The Supposed Sealed A bility"