Interrogating the [[Amegakure]] prisoner [[Jiraiya]] captured is left to [[Ibiki]], while study of the [[Pain]] he captured is left to [[Shizune]]. [[Shikamaru]] visits the [[Konoha Cryptanalysis Squad]] to try and decipher Jiraiya's dying message, but they conclude they cannot do so without figuring out the key, something only someone close to Jiraiya would be able to figure out. Shikamaru asks around, but it becomes apparent that [[Naruto]] would be the only one who could help. Naruto, still sad about Jiraiya's death, has difficulty focusing. Shikamaru reminds him that he lost a teacher too, but that they cannot waste time moping because they must become just as great as their late masters.