Sasuke arrives at one of the Akatsuki hideouts, having followed in Itachi’s footsteps. When Sasuke is about to enter the hideout alone, his older brother Itachi finally appears before him…
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Having lost his arm, Jiraiya is outmatched by the six Pains now appearing before him. Of the six, the one called Tendo is revealed to be Jiraiya’s former student Yahiko.
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At the Leaf Village Naruto is busy training with Gamakichi and Gamatatsu. But when he learns that Kakashi and the others are out on a mission to locate Orochimaru’s hideout, Naruto rushes to ask Tsunade if he can join the mission.
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Leaf ninja, she notifies the others and the Hebi members quickly leave the inn. To allow Sasuke to focus on his coming battle with Itachi, Karin comes up with a plan to keep the Leaf ninja occupied.
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Kakashi and Team 10 set out to stop the Akatsuki. Tsunade considers Naruto’s Team 7 to be the ideal back-up for Team 10 and orders Naruto to perfect his new jutsu within 24 hours.
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The Leaf ninja use The Bat to pursue Guren. Akamaru and Kiba detect a high level of chakra present at their destination. Convinced something abnormal is about to happen, Kakashi sends Naruto to the lake right before entering battle with the enemy.
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The Leaf Ninja wish to seal the Three-Tailed Beast, and Guren’s team wishes to stop them at any cost. Shizune’s sealing team begins their search as they activate the Four-Corner Sealing Barrier to trap the Three-Tailed Beast.
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Shattering the force field with his newly mastered collaboration jutsu with the toads, Naruto and the reinforcement unit arrive at the battle site. But Naruto’s new jutsu is repulsed by Guren’s ability to crystallize fluids.
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Reinforcements arrive from Leaf Village. The new mission from Tsunade: seal the Three-Tailed Beast so it won’t fall into anyone else’s hands and take Yukimaru whose powers are tied to the Tailed Beast into custody.
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Inside the heavy mist, the Leaf ninja manage to rendezvous with Naruto. The team tightens their guard when they learn that the mist surrounding the lake causes illusions.
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