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Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy Part 2

EpisodeEp. 171

The treasure hunt reaches its punchline as Naruto and his companions battle through the final obstacles only to learn the whole quest was a lesson in disguise. The prize proves to be a proverb, and Naruto reads it exactly the wrong way.

Japanese Airdate: 2010-07-29
English Airdate: 2013-03-23
Opening Theme: A World That Was Transparent
Ending Theme: Transient Fireworks
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Summary

Naruto, Sakura, and Team 10 push through one hazard after another in their bid to claim the hidden technique and top the record the Fourth Hokage supposedly set, though Naruto's rash choices keep dragging the group into fresh trouble. Deep inside the temple, fifteen shinobi from Amegakure ambush them from behind and unleash Grudge Rain, flooding the chamber to wash the intruders out. To sharpen Sasuke's aim on moving targets, Kakashi dispatches him to the same temple, where he cuts loose with the Chidori against the Rain ninja.

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Key Events

When the group finally recovers the scroll, its message reads simply that no shortcuts exist on the path to becoming a ninja. The others grasp that Guy engineered the entire ordeal to hone their skills, and reflect on how they set out chasing separate ambitions yet finished united in hoping any Konoha shinobi might pass the exams. Naruto, characteristically, decides the words really mean he should run the whole gauntlet again, this time by the longer road.

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Notes

This second half closes the filler two-parter with its tongue-in-cheek moral rather than any actual secret jutsu. The episode carries several continuity gaps, among them Choji taking part in a hunt that overlaps his hospital stay and Kakashi's advice about the Chidori contradicting the later exam strategy. It shares its themes with the first part, opening on A World That Was Transparent and closing with Transient Fireworks, and first aired in Japan on 29 July 2010.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the quest for the fourth Hokage's legacy filler?

Yes, Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy Part 2 is the second half of an anime-original filler two-parter with no real secret jutsu revealed.

What is the Fourth Hokage's legacy revealed to be in Part 2?

The recovered scroll reveals only a message stating that no shortcuts exist on the path to becoming a ninja, showing the whole quest was a lesson devised by Might Guy rather than an actual secret jutsu.

Who ambushes the group in the temple in Big Adventure Part 2?

Fifteen shinobi from Amegakure ambush Naruto and the others from behind and unleash Grudge Rain, flooding the chamber to wash out the intruders.

Why does Kakashi send Sasuke to the temple?

Kakashi dispatches Sasuke to the temple to sharpen his aim on moving targets, where Sasuke uses the Chidori against the Rain ninja.

How does Naruto interpret the scroll's message?

True to his character, Naruto decides the message about there being no shortcuts means he should run the whole gauntlet again, this time by the longer road.

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