Naruto proceeds to the next step of his training, the cutting of a waterfall. Hidan and Kakuzu reach the Fire Temple and fight Chiriku, so as to obtain the bounty…

The second stage of Naruto’s training continues, while Tsunade sends out twenty teams composed of four ninja each to deal with the Akatsuki members in the Fire Country. Shikamaru leaves…

Asuma mourns Chiriku’s death, and realizes that Hidan and Kakuzu are trying to claim the bounty on his head. Meanwhile, Hidan and Kakuzu take Chiriku in for their payment. Meanwhile,…

Kakashi reveals that while he knows how to perform Rasengan, he cannot combine his own lightning-based chakra. He adds that even the Fourth Hokage, who created the move, could not…

Asuma’s team reaches the bounty station and ambushes Hidan. Izumo and Kotetsu attack Hidan, but are unable to kill him despite stabbing his vital organs. Asuma tells his teammates that…

Asuma’s fire jutsu strikes Hidan, but much to the team’s surprise, Asuma is also burned. Hidan reveals his ability: By ingesting an opponent’s blood and standing in a ritual circle…

Team Asuma continues their battle with Akatsuki’s Hiden and Kakuzu.

The struggle between Naruto and Sora continues. Asuma and Kazuma fight. Sai arrives, having snuck out of hospital, and binds Kazuma with an ink snake. Kazuma breaks out of Sai’s…

Danzou is brought in for questioning after being caught meeting with a young Rain ninja. Sora confronts Asuma, and Asuma admits to having killed Kazuma. He attacks Asuma, his arm…

With Konoha in complete darkness, the village struggles to defend against the four attackers who have sealed the entire village behind a barrier. The entire village is in a state…

Konoha’s ninja fight off the revived zombie members of the Kohaku clan. The four Guardian Ninjas, Seito, Tōu, Nauma and Kitane, are also revived. Asuma realizes that they are planning…

Sora refuses to let Furido destroy the village despite his grudge against Asuma and the Hokage. He is beaten up by Furido, who claims that his father had a similar…

Naruto deduces that Fuuka’s secret consists of switching bodies to use each corresponding element and that her hair preserves her youth and body. Naruto damages her hair and it takes…

Furido releases Sora’s seal, and tells him the truth: Sora is a pseudo-Jinchuuriki. The chakra that had leaked from the Nine Tailed Fox when it attacked Konoha 15 and a…

The chakra of the Nine-tails rages out of control within Sora, preventing Naruto and the others from subduing him. Asuma and Kazuma resume their old battle, while Kazuma justifies his…

The temple monks explain that the tombs hold the loyal bodyguards of Fire Country’s feudal lord. Naruto observes Sora sparring with other monks and becomes offended upon realizing he is…

Tsunade suspects that Danzou is plotting something and orders an investigation of him. Team Kakashi, Chiriku and Sora notice the coffins moving on their own, but fail to intercept them….

Team Kakashi begins facing off against the enemy shinobi. Yamato eludes his opponent, Fudo, by faking his death. Sora, unwilling to look for Naruto, goes off on his own. Back…

Furido taunts Sora until Sora unleashes his true powers, before informing Sora that he is planning to use the four corpses to save the Land of Fire. Naruto continues his…

Asuma’s team returns from its mission. Team Kakashi returns to Konoha as well, with Sora replacing Sai on the team. Naruto tries to show Sora around Konoha but Sora goes…

Asuma supervises Naruto and Sora’s wind chakra training, and notices that Sora, like Naruto, has very powerful chakra. Tsunade and Yamato learn from Chiriku that Sora was inadvertently responsible for…

Naruto’s been having nightmares about the release of the Nine-Tail’s power. Afterward, Kakashi informs Naruto that he has special training for him that will make him strong quickly. They are…

Kakashi is released from the hospital and begins Naruto’s training program. Naruto learns that he has Wind-style chakra. Yamato helps by setting up the training field with his special jutsu….

Naruto and his clones continue to work on chakra nature manipulation by slicing leaves. After some struggling, Naruto approaches Asuma, who is also a wind type, for advice, after which…

Naruto, Sakura, Sai and Yamato head out for a new mission near the Fire Temple. When the other party fails to show up at the rendezvous point, the team gets…

Kabuto fights Team Kakashi and frees Sai. However, Sai, who intends to learn more about his bond with his brother through Naruto’s bond with Sasuke, betrays him. Captured, Kabuto gives…

As Team Kakashi continues their search for Sasuke, Naruto suddenly collapses due to his previous fight with Orochimaru. As Naruto wakes up, Sai begins to reveal more about his brother,…

As Team Kakashi continues their search for Sasuke, Sai approaches Sasuke’s room and awakens him. Shaken by the image of Sasuke’s Sharingan from earlier, Sai attempts to restrain him. A…

Sasuke begins to attack Naruto, but Sai restrains him only for them both to be blown away by Sasuke’s Chidori Nagashi. Sakura charges at Sasuke, but Yamato intervenes and winds…

Orochimaru and Kabuto convince Sasuke to withdraw with them, and Naruto weeps over his failure to return Sasuke to the village, but Sakura reassures him that they will bring Sasuke…

Kabuto creates a fake corpse that resembles Sai, containing hidden traps to slow down Yamato’s clone after sensing it. Naruto hasn’t completely recovered from using the Demon Fox’s chakra, and…

Naruto finally makes sense of the destruction he witnessed around him earlier. Yamato tells Naruto not to rely on the demon because Naruto is strong enough to withstand the demon’s…

Sai receives a chilling glare from Sasuke’s Sharingan that frightens him. Sai gives Orochimaru a bundle with information about Konoha’s ANBU. Yamato gives Sakura and Naruto seeds with his chakra…

Yamato and the team enter Sai’s room and confront him while Kabuto makes his way there as well. Sai tells Team Kakashi that not only was he to help with…

Naruto is paired with Sai for the Buddy team of two, over his and Sakura’s objections, while Sakura is assigned to support Yamato. Yamato conducts a simulation of the spy…

Yamato disguises himself as Sasori after creating a wood replica of Hiruko, and goes to meet the spy. The spy turns out to be Orochimaru’s right-hand man, Kabuto Yakushi, who…

Immediately after Yamato signals Naruto and the others out to the bridge where Orochimaru and Kabuto are waiting, Naruto’s chakra begins to boil with the chakra of the Nine-Tailed Fox….

Naruto continues to get even more enraged and easily counters Kabuto’s attack, flinging him away. Naruto’s counter throws Kabuto into Sakura, knocking her unconscious. Orochimaru continues to watch Naruto become…

Naruto, in the four-tailed state, begins attacking Orochimaru with incredible force, devastating the surrounding landscape and preventing Sai and Yamato’s wood clone from approaching him. The majority of Orochimaru’s attacks…

Kabuto comments that Naruto’s state is a consequence of his desperation to bring back Sasuke. Sakura begins to cry and approaches Naruto but is injured when his attention turns to…