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The video chronicles the creator's eight-year anniversary celebration of *Naruto Shinden: Shinobi Strikers*, which coincided with the release of a highly anticipated DLC character: Naruto in Sage Mode. After initially forgetting to record while expressing immense excitement, the creator dives into gameplay to test this long-awaited fighter. The core appeal of this specific version lies in its unique mechanics, particularly the ability to instantly revive upon death using nature energy and the constant availability of Sage Mode without a lengthy charge time. This design choice transforms Naruto from a traditional glass-cannon character into a resilient support unit capable of sustaining his team through repeated respawns and high-damage ultimate abilities that rain down from the sky. During the initial matches, however, the gameplay experience is fraught with frustration due to the chaotic nature of online teammates and specific mechanical limitations. The creator struggles with the "Frog Kumite" mechanic, which involves holding a button to perform special moves like shadow clones or summoning animals, often resulting in missed inputs or unintended consequences when panicked. A significant portion of the early gameplay is dedicated to learning how to maintain Sage Mode while dodging enemy attacks and managing nature energy, as losing this state renders the character significantly weaker. Despite these hurdles and several losses attributed to poor team coordination and teammates leaving matches prematurely, the creator eventually masters the timing required to land clean hits with shadow clones and utilize the powerful tail beast bomb effectively. As the video progresses, the focus shifts from struggling against online opponents to experimenting with different game modes and cosmetic options, including a special Sage Mode outfit. The creator finds success in "No Mercy" combat battles where they can play more aggressively without the pressure of flag capture, eventually securing victories by leveraging their revived state to overwhelm enemies. The climax of the video features an impressive display of power using the Shukaku summon, which can hit through walls and launch massive ultimate attacks that clear entire screens of opponents. Although the creator admits to not being a perfect player and often blaming teammates for losing flags or leaving matches, they ultimately celebrate the character's depth and potential, concluding with a strong plea to Bandai for a sequel that expands on this fun and chaotic fighting experience.
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This Naruto game just turned 8 years old and to celebrate they released an insane DLC character, Sage Mode. Nar Wait, this took eight years? Guys, this is DLC 49. How did it take 8 years to do Naruto again? Well, on the plus side, it is nice to finally have my favorite version of Naruto. And as a bonus, they also made him free. Did they do Sage Mode justice, though? Today, we're going to find out by taking the character online for the very first time. Oh my god, I was so excited to start playing. I forgot to hit record. Let me start moving. It's been a while since I played Shinobi Strikers. I'm coming back for the 8th year anniversary. I number one, I can't believe we got eight years, but two, I just Hold on. Hold on. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. That's easy blocks. Easy blocks. Frog. Is there no follow-up to that, though? I think if I hold it, I GET A WHOA, [screaming] WHOA, WHOA. OH, THAT'S GENJUTSU. That's Genjutsu. That's not real. That is not real. All right, let me hold it. >> Time for block. >> I hate [laughter] I hate the way that's delivered. I my entire life I thought it was frog like I guess it makes sense in Japanese it would be kum uh fellas >> leave my friends alone. Okay, so you definitely get a different property if you hold it. I'm going to have to look into what the actual property is. Wait, did sage mode just revive me? The sage mode jutsu like revives you? Wait, that's insane. I need to get out of here though. Wait, wait, wait, wait for a second. Running through the s Bro, I love this game and the way we were just running through the alley. Hold on. Oh, so it literally just gives me sage mode. Oh, that's sick. That's what the blue chakra was. I got him. Oh my god. Oh no. He didn't deserve all that. Oh my god. We treated that guy worse than they did in Moa, man. Oh, let me let me keep my sage mode up. Let me keep my sage mode up. All right, keep the chakra charged. My teammate is very close to death. Uh, should we just Yeah, I'm going to go help Frog. All right. Um, I mean, akunai combo should be able to kill this guy. Let's go. I want to know what happened when I die. Did I respawn? Oh, my sage mode is down. Nice. Nice. Okay, so we're stunned, but what can he do? Classic support ninja, man. Can't do anything. It's time for my ult. I'm sealed. My My ultimate sealed. Okay, never mind. Never mind. Support class OP. Support class OP. Got me tucked into a corner for too long. Do I need Get off of me. I'm popping the ultimate. And there ain't no mean to calm me down. Where? Where are they? Wait, am I in an alt right now? Kieran, don't kill me. I'm so happy that didn't insta-kill me. Can somebody please point me to one enemy so I can look cool? Where the hell are they, dude? I'm running out of time. All right, I'm trying my L1. It's insta-kill. R1. No, L1. Just launch the jud. I didn't I didn't get my alt off. Well, saving something for next time. Rau, we lost. All four of us died in one exp. That's on That's genuinely my fault. I I didn't lose. No, it's Turtle's fault. One in three. I'm going to need to see Oh, we let we let purple team down, man. What the [laughter] What did she have crawling around her arm like that? You know what? Doesn't matter. Same map. It [music] cannot end the same way as last time. Let me get my Let me get my sage mode started. I'll use nature energy. After a few rounds, we're going to try and mix and match the juus on our own character, of course. But I do just want to just see a little bit more of Sage Naruto. Also, maybe get some wins. Like, I did not like what happened to me. I'm really looking forward to seeing it on my character cuz I need to learn like what does Frog Kumit actually do? What are you charging up over there? All right, come on, Frog Kumay. It gives you armor. I like that you have armor. I don't like that I'm getting shot by ninja tools. All right. Oh my god, you're actually going to make me shadow clone. Let's go. Shadow clone works out. Get off. Get off. Go guard. Go guard. No. Of course. Of course. We deserve to die actually because I couldn't get my sub off. Oh brother. This guy's using ninja tool. Look at that. He's got his own firing squad. How did we get that before sage mode Naruto? Oh, right there. Combo that. Combo that. Let's go. From I'm I'm hot off. Oh, re. This is the same guy that just killed me. Oh, he's doing zabasa stuff. No. Sit down. Put the drones in the pocket, buddy. It's over. Okay, we're almost out of sage mode. Let's get that back. Let's get that back. Keep sage mode up. Oh, this guy thinks he can run away from frog kuba. The tracking is insane. We still have a little bit more. Hold on. I I'm just run up. We don't have to wait. Boom. In the face. And they dodge it by a little bit. All right. Doesn't matter. Kunai combos. This is why I'm surprised we lost last game. I feel like I'm doing Oh, the drones are back. Raumit. I wonder if you can hit. That was definitely not my intended target. So, yes. What's happening? My My friends are in a Oh, no. They got the They got Oochimaru seal. Can somebody break me out of this bubble? I'm drowning. Help. All right, I just need to live a little bit longer, though. If I can get If I can get 19. No. No. Do I spawn with sage mode every time? Yes, I do. Okay, good. That's actually pretty nice. You don't have to wait like a guaranteed like 30 seconds to charge. Oh, he blocks it. Okay. Okay. I'm not I'm not really worried about death here cuz we can just Oh, actually, I'm a little bit worried. Let's get that full heal. [screaming] And the dr the drones were shooting me on site. You know, I can't blame you this time because you should What? Every time I go into Ninils mode, I'm instantly killed by an ultimate. Instantaneously. Dude, we have two spawns left. Okay, my team got a scroll. Is there any way we can win? Like, how do we keep losing? Oh, I got I got my whole cool sage boat thing going on and then we just die. Frog Kumit. There we go. Drop a meteor on them. Okay, four. Lock in. Lock in. Lock in. Another ultimate. Let's go. Yeah, I love Shinobi Strikers, man. I love ultimates just that come down from the sky and oneot you. I actually do really like those ultimates. [music] Okay, so Frog Kumi doesn't have the big range we want. Doesn't matter when you can track. All right, let's try to get sage mode. Focus, Naruto. Focus. Sage mode back up, baby. Oh no, one of our teammates died doing an ultimate from the sky. Classic frog Kouet, did he sub? He subbed. No, Kieran. Yep. Yep. A jutsu from the sky, man. Okay, nobody targeted me, though. Okay, I think they were targeting me. What is this giant balloon on my head? What? It was an explosion. All right. Was there any way to get it off of my [music] Yo, Elder got I guess he's a support. I can't even be that mad. I had three deaths. All right. I mean, what have we learned? Just look at the sky. Don't get caught in giant ultimates from the sky. That's what we've learned these past two matches. You know what? No, two losses is enough. I'm not going to switch to my character. I don't want to do that. But I do want to learn a little bit more about what these jutsu actually do. Nature energy concentration channel sage shot. Damn. Damn, I can't read that fast. Question is, am I going to be able to What uh what are you wearing, dog? [laughter] Ah, great. Now we're on flag. Who? Oh no, it's the person with the monkey again. Although I think that's a entirely different like player. How popular is that summon? Damn, that is a that is a cool fan. All right. Well, now we know that we have a timing ability on the L1. We've learned a lot. I don't know how it's going to apply to flag battle, but let's just give it our best shot. I'm I'm going to recharge my nature energy a little bit. All right. Sage mode is back up. Um, are we getting attacked from above? I guess I'm going to go after this range person first. I don't think that was a clean hit, man. I What is the timing on it, though? Okay, they're targeting me. All right. No, no, no. Nature energy on the wall. Nature energy on the wall. All right, let's go. Oh [ __ ] I am not timing this move right at all. I'm panicking. It's so hard to do it when I'm panicking. I'm getting ink monsters thrown at my face. They broke my guard. I'm dizzy. I'm dizzy. I'm dizzy. I'm dizzy. Okay, I'm not scared. My controls are backwards, though. And my juu seal. All right, just get just hide. just at a certain point do I have enough debuffs that I just need to run away and die? Like I couldn't move. I couldn't use my juices. My controls were reversed. What else can you take away from me at that point? Do they have our flag? Oh, I see our flag. I see. Somebody stop them, dude. Some Yes. Yes. Yes. Good job. Good job. Good job. Bring it home. Bring it home. Are they They're ninetails, aren't they? Oh, my sage jutsu dropped. I got to get it back up. I got to get it back up. All right. All right. People actually [screaming] Oh, god. Oh, god. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Get off me. Get off me. Get [snorts] Get Oh, Naruto. Did that. Please tell. Okay, good. We won. They played. They played with fire and they're the one that got burned. Oh god. Oh god. Oh, now I got burned. Uh, they took I I just watched them take our flag again, dude. Oh my god. There's just no way I'm going to get to them in time. Kum and yep and yep, I locked onto the wrong guy. All right, lag battle is so lame, man. Oh my god. Yes, it's skillful. Yes, you need techniques, but can I just kill people, bro? Like, I [music] don't want to do that. Neither did my team, apparently. Show the ranks. D, E, E, E. We Nobody tried their best. Let's just never do this again, fellas. Oh, not Flag Battle again. You know what? I hate to say it, but at this point, I am officially dropping my criteria from win a match to land a clean hit of Frog Kubite. That That is how bad I am down. Oh, we attacking straight nothing, man. Oh, we lost it. Also, I'm making the decision. I'm just going to camp the flag. Like, I Where is the flag? I don't want to I don't want to attack like if we all just attack. Wait, what is this open? Oh, no. No. Leave that closed. Leave that closed. What the hell? Don't open the gates. No. Close the gates, dude. Why the hell would we want the Why the hell are we letting them in? Why are we letting them in? Dude, we open the [ __ ] gate. [laughter] At least let me back in. Of course, dude. Of course. All right. [ __ ] it. Me and you, dude. What the Can we please lock onto the guy beating my ass currently? Oh god. What is the perfect release? What is the hint that I'm getting a perfect release? Let's go. Now it's my turn to combo. Yeah. Oh, he thought this was going to be sweet. He thought it was going to be sweet. Frog Kurete. Am I like am I actually making contact with this guy? I'm I lose now. There's I can't beat two. I can't beat two. I can't beat two. I can't beat two. I see once again my flag defenses are are wide open. Oh, I died right before my support got there. I felt like we were standing our ground, but wait, wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Did I just spawn right next to the enemy flag? Hello. I got to kill their support while I can. There's the shadow clones. That's sick. I wonder if when I'm a different Okay, so I did a I I hit him with it. I just don't know if it was a clean hit. All right. Well, [music] let me just let me just open these gates. I want it to be at least open enough that I can run in and out. And we're we're in. We're in. We're in. Okay. I like that the flag gets captured pretty quick. Somebody open those gates. Somebody open those gates, man. Oh, I hit it. That is a clean hit. Okay. It's not too hard to get a clean hit. Can somebody open the godforsaken gates? No. No. Don't let him take it. Don't let him take it. I worked hard for that. I think a clean hit is just like a close hit. I think I misread it. Yeah, look, the shadow clone always spawns in. Okay. And then I can get my Oh, look at the combos. The shadow clone. Now that I know that the shadow clones are real and not just a figment of my imagination. I was going to say he better not live. I probably should just pop this. Let me get outside and pop it. Let's go. I CAN'T HOLD IT BACK ANYMORE. 2000's AMV energy. Let's keep that energy. Let's go. Dash. If I kill people, I win. Tail beast bomb. I don't have tail beast bomb. If I kill him, I extend my time. Dude, he is just up against the wall permanently. Just die, dude. There we go. One. Oh, that's not going to hold me back, bro. That's not going to hold me back. Oh, there's the tail beast bomb. Oh my god, it's a tail beast beam. I don't think I got the kill. I think he was immune or something. Whatever. I I I I'm finally feeling confident in the character. Uh did I mess up your trigrams? No. He He trigramsing somebody. Oh, Shinobi. Shinobi. No. Once again, I What happened to me? How long was I on my knees begging for it? I I was drooling [music] waiting for somebody to beat my ass. All right, let's just let's clean out our base and then let's get back on the attack. Guys, I really do need my nature energy back. I have not been in sage mode for quite some time. Good thing about sage mode, they never expect you to charge it up right around the corner. Breathe in. Breathe out. All right, sage mode's back on, baby. Where you going? Yeah, my shadow clones pull up with me. Look at this. We got every kudai we need in the world. What's happening? Was I doing a shadow clone combo? All right, back up. Open the gates. Open the gates. Not too much though. Not too much. Where do you think you're going? Support. Um, he is so lucky that I couldn't get through that. Oh, where are you going? I know you don't have your sub either. Hey, sick frog cubit. And my shadow clone would have beat your ass, too, if you weren't already dead. Oh my god, I need more sage energy. Wait, hold on. Let me get inside. But then when I'm inside, let me charge up. All right, nice. They won't expect me to charge in their own base. Nice. Nature energy fully charged. All right, we're going out. We're going out. Hey, man. You want to open that gate for me? [laughter] If he opens the gate for me, I can charge nature energy while I wait. Come on, open the gate. Open the gate, buddy boy. Come on, open the gate, y'all. Let's see who really about it then. Let's see who really about it. No, no, no, no, no. Flag. No flag. Oh, he think he getting my flag. Hell no. From Yeah, I finally understand the character. It was never the game mode. It was me all along. It was me. I All right, I killed their flag. Over the gate. OVER THE GATE. THANK YOU. Oh my god. Wait. A team with an A team with a bra. What the [ __ ] happened? I was literally about to compliment you, dude. A teammate with a brain. I I was about to say, "Oh, how rich how rich of me to think my teammate All Wait a minute. It don't matter. It don't matter. We still win." Holy, what a round. That was so sick, man. All right, but now it's time. Do I have Is there even such a thing as a sage mode outfit in the game? I feel like there has to be, right? I don't I think I'm just going to have to wear like Naruto's open Wait, wait, wait. I have a version of it. You know what? That's me, man. Poisonous style. Yeah, that's that's tough. All right, now that we've got the clothes, we need the ninjutsu. I I basically had everything ready except Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I should put shadow clone on. I did. I did barry on breakthrough. I feel like let's do multi- shadow clone. Why not, right? Why not? Let's Let's Let's do a little something new. All right, looking clean. Looking like my master would want me to look. Let's get back into what is it? Red and white battle. Purple and white. All right, we're back to flag battle, but that's fine. We We won one. It's all downhill. It's all wins from here. Especially when a mole joins the prey. The long retired Hokag ninja with the charing gun. Every tail beast inside. He's back, baby. He's back and better than ever. Where where did we spawn? Ah, wait. I kind of like the I like the the map opening one. The opening of door. Oh, I guess we can still do that. I guess it just happens over here. All right, hold on. Let me get my sage. Let me get my sage energy, right? Whoa, whoa, whoa. Take the put the baron mode down, buddy. Put the put the RP away, buddy. So, do I get shadow clones of a mole? I feel like I it has to be, right? I'm going to be very disappointed if it's not. Either way, we're going to start off with a K.O. Oh, I need my sage mode back. I need my sage mode back. I've done a lot on a mole, but I've never been a sage. Okay, I can't tell because I'm I'm wearing Naruto's clothes, so it [music] does kind of look like me, but I won't flinch. I won't flinch. Not with that sage energy coursing through my veins. All right, let's just test it. Yeah, those are other emole. Oh, this game is so sick. I don't care what anybody says. I It would make me so happy if we got a Naruto to Boruto Shinobi Striker 2. Maybe they could work on the name a little bit, but a sequel to this game that maybe looked a little better. Let me get that. Let me get that close hit. I did not get the close hit. Multi-shadow clone jutsu does come through though. Oh, my my teammate is absolutely tearing this guy up. Brokum, it's going to be not a close-range hit. We don't get a hit at all. Actually, let's go with this guy. Somebody already died. Hold on. I I should probably be going for the flag, but Oh, yeah. Let me get the flag, actually. Hey, what what are we doing here? Oh, you don't want to get close to it, do you? I don't flinch. That's that nature running through my veins. That must be the ice. Oh, wait. The flag's gone. I was actually just standing there trying to cap nothing. Man, the the fact that your clones come in and like throw the shuriken is is really nice. What? Who does this guy think he's sneaking up on? Let me get that perfect hit. I'm not going to be the perfect hit. I really don't have too much health to be doing it. Is that guy just AFK jumping? Nah, you got to get your ass beat for betraying your teammates. Your teammates need you and this is what you're doing. You got to get an ass beating for that. Oh, look at that. I per I I'm I'm perfectly stopping him. Yeah, bot. Sit down. I threw three at him. Can't blame me for missing another three. Oh, what? Dude, that's so much damage for just a throwable. That is insane. How are we not insta winning? By the way, I'm trying to make this go fast by just h three kills. [laughter] Can't patch that up. Emole with the combo. Shout out to Mole. Shadow clone. Thank you. I'm going to get a little nature in me. This guy is actually scum. Kakashi would say that this guy is worse than the ninjas who don't listen to the rules. I messed that reference up. You can respect how I tried. Wait, can I can I carry a flag as a tailed beast? Yes, I can. Oh my god. [laughter] [gasps] I might have lost my mind, but I'll never forget my objective. Hey, that's crazy. Oh, the gate closed. Hey, leave my teammate alone. Got him. Didn't even have to. Can Can I also open a gate as a kind of Hold on. Let me do my tail beast blast. Um I think I missed and I dropped the [laughter] I passed out and dropped the fl No. Come on, man. Come on. It's my first time unleashing the tail of beast within me. Please, you got to give me the flag back. I I walked it all the way here. I think I earned it. A damn it, man. Come on. Please. I didn't deserve it. I will say that was not a fair match. They lost the teammate and then Shinobi was just AFK. That That is actually unfortunate for them. Now, this is something I can get behind. No Mercy combat battle. And the other team clearly has spent more on cosmetics than us. Yes. This This is the Shinobi Striker experience that I want. Let's do it. Let's do it. All I want in this game. We've already won enough. I'm feeling good. I would be happy if we just Oh god, this is going to be too far. We did get a close hit on somebody else though. Okay, they dropped an immediate square on us, but we are next to a support class ninja. Okay, he I don't know why he came after me. How have we not landed one hit? Okay, he subbed out. He subbed out. Is that him? There it is. Clean hit. We know he doesn't have anything. Brock Kubet kills from close. No, it doesn't. He got a block. How did he sub again? No way. No way. Dude, you got to die for that one. One, please land. Oh, he doesn't know about my shadow clones. He don't know. He don't know. I need nature energy. I need nature energy right now. I'm tapped out. I'm tapped out. Let's go. I'm back. Nature energy. And that is a clone. All right. And I missed all of my shuriken. Okay. Get out. Get out. Let's get that kill. Let's get that kill right there for Akumate. For Sangon, how does it always miss? Why is it not guaranteed? Okay, charge up behind this pillar. They'll never know that I'm becoming a sage back here. Earth mover, you have been chosen as my target. Clean hit. Only four more till victory. I don't even have half my alt. My team's been going crazy. I'll take a win though. I mean, I'm not I'm not going to be upset if we just win too fast. I mean, I'll never get mad at that. Brokum from up close. I'm getting my ass beat. Oh god. [laughter] I do not have sage mode right now. Oh, light him up. Oh [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] Oh. Okay, we landed from far away. Not going to get the followup. Where you going? Ah, we're done with this. We're done with this. Sit down. He lived. Somebody kill that guy. All right, thank you. All right, last last guy left. Let's just get him close. That's not going to give us the stun. And we are Oh, no. No. I'm just under again, dude. Oh, what's happening? What's h I don't even know what's happening. Oh, I'm I'm marked for death. Oh my god. Oh my god. What's happening? Square. Am I just marked for constant square fall? What kind of ultimate was that? To be fair, I think without knowing what it was. I played it about as good as I could have. I basically just got away from my team. And what do you know? We won. Not my best performance. 3-1 when Shinobi went 8 and0. Uh but look, we're not always going to be the top dog on the team. Ooh, ending with a good map, too. A different map. I like that the they the Oh my god, y'all spend enough of money. Damn, they got the Ninetails weapon set and everything. But I'm not afraid because the only real sage is on our team. That would be me. Uh I think we go defense here. Even though I am an attack type, I think we just play it we play it safe. Can't really trust my online teammates to do this. So I will. Yeah, it looks like we have an attack majority there. So it kind of makes sense. I'm just going to keep my nature energy up. Maybe there's a better vantage point where I don't have to like get sick. So far, nobody's attacked. I I don't want to be too AFK cuz then I don't get my alt. Okay. Do you need help? What are you Why are you glowing back here, dude? [laughter] Nothing's happened yet. They're all playing defense. There's no way. Do I go on offense? The second I leave, I know they're going to attack. I'm leaving. I waited long enough. Patience has never been my strong suit, and my team clearly needs me. Oh my god. Maybe not. I'm going to go for it, though. What is this? Okay, I'm getting immediately jumped. I'm getting immediately jumped. No, no, no nature energy. No nature energy. Stop that. All right, get them off. We We don't have nature energy anymore, but we do have teammates. Oh, octopus grab through block. No way. Okay, we should have stayed on defense. These guys are rolling as a fourman unit just taking down anybody in their path. That's fine. I mean, we get a respawn here. Just get an easy kill. Get an easy kill. Why does Suseno just make you immortal, man? And you're just you're just actually going to sit there. And one of my teammates left. Beautiful. Now I got to do it all on my lonesome. That's so hype actually. Okay, Frogu might work. I'm going to It's going to take too long. I'm only Please hurry. Please hurry. No, I don't care. I don't care. ALL OF YOU DIE right now. Uh maybe just one of you die right now and then maybe I lose my skill cuz I should have saved it to the end. But he's still easy kills. He's still easy. Nice. He's dead. He's dead. He's dead. Two. Amole takes two and gets the flag cap. That's what history's going to remember about me. Oh god. Jump in. No. [laughter] No. It's so difficult, dude. [groaning] Of course. And they got a And they got a tail beast just summoned right over there. Ah. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Dude, I mean, we lost the teammate. What? I'm me bringing out any excuse I can find. I mean, real. Who the hell summoned Shukaku? I'm using this now. I'm using this now because it takes forever in a day to actually get the transformation up. Actual 8 minute cut scene. Oh my god. And Shukaku is still right here. That's so hype. Can he Oh, and he can hit through walls. That's so hype, actually. All right. Wait, watch this. I don't care if I have the flag. We launch alts. We launch and we catch all of them. Oh my god. Am I the greatest to ever do it? Please, somebody stop him. I literally hit him with an all. No way. We all agree that I almost clutched that, right? like it was close enough that I I I want to take the cool factor. And of course, one of our teammates left instantly. Thank you, guys. Thank you for nothing. But thank you for watching this video. See how I did that? I turned to look at you guys. Leave a like, subscribe, and hey, maybe more Shinobi Strikers on the way. It depends on if they keep keep making characters. Oh, and Bandai, if you're watching, please just make a sequel.