Ch. 259 Translation by Nihongaeri
Note! The order of the pages in the raw zip, as brought up by others in this thread, is not right. Using the raw file names, 02.jpg is supposed to be 04.jpg, 03.jpg is supposed to be 02.jpg, and 04.jpg is suppose to be 03.jpg. My translation is now adjusted for this.
Page 1
Title:
Number 259: Itachi's Strength...!!
(Anybody else notice that the Jump typesetter placed the colon in the wrong place?)
Left Side, Text:
Tenten on a short break. I'm hanging around with those three after all, so every now and then... you understand, right?
Page 2
Frame 1, Text:
Itachi vs. Naruto, what happens...?!
(More literally, 'what happens in their battle')
Page 5
Left Side, Text:
Now, off to save Gaara!! Will the Konoha teams arrive in time?!
Page 6
Frame 1, Right Bubble, Naruto:
Dammit...
Frame 1, Left Bubble, Naruto:
I didn't even look at his eyes...!
Frame 3, Right Bubble, Naruto:
Damn...!
Frame 3, Left Bubble, Naruto:
A genjutsu, but how...?!
(More literally 'Why did [I get caught] in a genjutsu')
Frame 4, Itachi:
These eyes aren't my only way of activating a genjutsu
Frame 5, Itachi:
I can activate one with just this one finger
(More literally 'If I have this one finger, it is possible'. Note, however, that this is not necessarily saying that there is anything particularly special about whichever finger he is referring to. Also, it seems to be referring to the index finger, given that the index finger is slightly raised in this frame, and also that the index finger is raised in the flashback on the next page.)
Page 7
Frame 2, Text, Itachi:
I have you come with me in just a bit... Naruto-kun
(Note: I translated this as 'soon enough' instead of 'in just a bit' in the last chapter. I changed it here because someone contacted me saying that they didn't know whether to interpret 'soon enough' as 'in a few minutes' or 'next week' or what. While I can kind of understand this confusion, I felt that 'soon enough' would be more than explicit based on the context, that is, that it would be assumed that this meant that Itachi had the Intention of abducting Naruto, well, after incapacitating him. But in the interest of making this clearer, I've changed it to 'in just a bit' here.)
Frame 4, Bubble, Naruto:
Guh
Frame 4, Text, Naruto:
So that's when...
(More literally 'That time, huh...?'. This is referring to Naruto realizing when Itachi activated the genjutsu, for those you don't understand.)
Frame 6, Right Bubbles, Itachi:
Don't worry...... I won't use the Mangekyou Sharingan...
Frame 6, Left Bubbles, Itachi:
Or rather, it'd be better to say I can't use it right now...
(More literally, 'Or rather, it would be more correct to say that I can't use it right now...'.)
Page 8
Frame 3, Right Bubble, Itachi:
Oh well...
Frame 3, Left Bubble, Itachi:
At any rate, it's about time I had you go to sleep
Frame 4, Jiraiya:
Listen to me, Naruto. When you get trapped in a genjutsu, there's a certain knack to breaking free.
Frame 5, Naruto:
Hey Ero-sennin! Instead of what to do when I get trapped in one, why don't you teach me how to use genjutsu!
Page 9
Frame 1:
Aaaahhhhh.......
(Big long sigh...)
Frame 2, Right Bubbles, Jiraiya:
Listen Naruto... A genjutsu is something where, by applying it to an opponent's five senses,
(Sentence continued in next bubble)
Frame 2, Left Bubbles, Jiraiya:
you control the chakra that flows through their nervous system, in other words, it's an advanced intellectual ninjutsu.
Frame 3, Right, Naruto:
Hmmmm...
Frame 3, Left, Naruto:
I don't get it...
Frame 4, Right Bubbles, Jiraiya:
Nobody's saying you have to learn how to use genjutsu. After all, you're not at all a genjutsu-type of shinobi to begin with...
Frame 4, Left Bubble, Naruto:
Huh? Really?
Frame 5, Right Bubble, Naruto:
Well then enough with genjutsu already!
Frame 5, Left Bubble, Naruto:
Teach me something else, something else!
(Literally, 'Let's do the next training, the next training!
Frame 6, Jiraiya:
Yes, but things won't work out that way
Page 10
Frame 1, Right Bubble, Jiraiya:
After all, among your enemies, some are genjutsu-users...
Frame 1, Left Bubble, Jiraiya:
You need to learn how to properly deal with a genjutsu!
Frame 2, Naruto:
Whaa....
Frame 3, Jiraiya:
Listen... If you get caught in a genjutsu, try your absolute best to stop your own flow of chakra for a moment
Frame 4, Right Bubbles, Jiraiya:
While in a genjutsu, your mind's chakra is being controlled by your opponent
Frame 4, Left Bubbles, Jiraiya:
If you disrupt that flow of chakra with an even greater power, the genjutsu will break.
Frame 5, Naruto:
And what if even that doesn't work?
Frame 6, Right Bubble, Jiraiya:
[In that case,] having someone touch your body
Frame 6, Left Bubble, Jiraiya:
and then inject chakra to disrupt the flow is the only way [out]...
Page 11
Frame 2, Naruto:
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Frame 3, Text, Itachi:
He's gotten better...
Frame 4, Itachi:
But... it's still not enough
Page 13
Frame 1, Naruto:
Uggghh!!
Frame 2, Naruto:
This is... a genjutsu... I'm going to beat it!
Page 14
Naruto:
Uaaaahhhaaa!!
Page 15
Frame 4, Sasuke:
[I'll finish you now] since I wasn't able to kill you before
Page 16
Frame 1, Right Bubble, Sakura:
... Why... didn't you stop Sasuke-kun...
Frame 1, Left Bubble, Sakura:
I trusted you...
Page 17
Frame 1, Right Bubble, Kakashi:
You couldn't even protect you friends
Frame 1, Left Bubble, Kakashi:
I expected more of you... you're a disappointment!
Frame 3, Right Bubble, Gaara:
You're always the one who gets the better end of the deal...
Frame 3, Left Bubble, Gaara:
It's always you that takes the good fortune...
Frame 5, Naruto:
Uuhh...
Page 19
Frame 1, Kakashi:
Are you alright?! Naruto!
Frame 2, Naruto:
... What happened to me...
Frame 3, Sakura:
It's a genjutsu... you're alright now
Frame 3, Chiyo-baasama:
This guy... he's more than just doujutsu...
Frame 6, Kakashi:
Now then, time for the final showdown. Put some heart in it, Naruto
Left Side Text:
The terrifying genjutsu of Itachi... The ones who saved Naruto from this nightmare were his friends!! And now, Kakashi looks to end the battle!!
Bottom Text:
No. 259 / Fin -> Kakashi vs. Itachi, how will the battle conclude!? Next Issue, "Sharingan"!!
en dan zen raven bunshin of zo...... 
ad: nu is em compleet naast zen nagellak voor gothic fanboys 
en wtf was da illusie op naruto?? in eider geval geen man gekyou...aghh fuck that shit , ik wou kisame zien
en natuurlijk kon het tweede deel niet van start gaan zonder dat kakashi en naruto moesten bekend maken dat ze ne nieuwe jutsu ebbe...tis precies 1 grote popularity contest geworden terwijl termen zoals "originaliteit en "verhaal" helemaal naar achter zijn geschoven.. 
kep gewoon ondekt na de laatste chapters dat alles vanaf begin 2de deel alles behalve de naruto was waar het allemaal mee begon. keer al den negativiteit gelost dat al n tijdje mij bugde over naruto...
,der is dan ook geen fun meer in het gevecht!
