Translated Episode Name: Activate! Sage Mode
Romanji Episode Name: Hatsudō! Sennin Mōdo
Kanji Episode Name: 発動! 仙人モード

Original Air Date: October 15, 2009

Episode 131 Summary:
Jiraiya battles against Pain’s summoned creatures as he tries finish his own summoning jutstu. From self-replicating dogs, birds, rhinos and bulls, Jiraiya cannot release his hands until the summons is completed. As Jiraiya battles these creatures, Pain hides inside of a chameleon with the ability to become invisible from sight. Will Jiraiya be able to summon the great sages or will he fall prey to one of Pain’s summoned creatures? Watch and find out!

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Translated Episode Name: Infiltrate! The Village Hidden in the Rain
Romanji Episode Name: Sennyū! Amegakure no Sato
Kanji Episode Name: 潜入! 雨隠れの里

Original Air Date: October 8, 2009

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Jiraiya successfully infiltrates a village in the Country of Rain, where he wanders around and speaks to inhabitants about their leader, Pain. Unsuccessful in gathering information he captures two ninja of the city in a frog’s stomach, who tell him the mysterious Pain has defeated the former leader of Rain, Hanzo. Meanwhile Pain orders Konan to search for the intruder for which she transforms in origami papers.

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Translated Episode Name: Tales of a Gutsy Ninja ~Jiraiya Ninja Scroll~ Part 1
Romanji Episode Name: Dokonjō ninden ~Jiraiya ninpōchō~ Zenpen
Kanji Episode Name: ド根性忍伝～自来也忍法帖～前編

Original Air Date: September 24, 2009

Back in the times of the Second Hokage, the young Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade are assigned to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s platoon. Being fascinated by Sarutobi’s summoning jutsu, Jiraiya tries it him self,only to teleport himself to Mount Myoboku. There, Jiraiya trains under Fukusaku and meets the Great Lord Elder who has a vision of his future. When his training with Fukusaku had been completed, Jiraiya goes on a journey with the goal to fulfill his destiny. Before returning to Konoha, Jiraiya fights an unknown ninja, and manages to leave a scar on his forehead before the end of their battle.

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Translated Episode Name: Disappearance
Romanji Episode Name: Shōshitsu
Kanji Episode Name: 消失

Original Air Date: September 3, 2009

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Episode 125 Summary:

Upon noticing the blast, Suigetsu summons Manda and finds out that Sasuke had used him to escape. Unable to survive, Manda dies from his wounds and Zetsu informs the remaining Akatsuki of the death of Deidara and Tobi. Naruto and the others get to the crater, and using Kiba’s tracking skills they begin to track down Sasuke’s scent. In the Hidden Rain Village (Amegakure), the Akatsuki leader, Pain and his partner, Konan, are then ordered to capture the Nine-Tailed Jinchūriki by a mysterious man, Tobi, his real identity being Madara Uchiha.

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Translated Episode Name: Art
Romanji Episode Name: Geijutsu
Kanji Episode Name: 芸術

Original Air Date:August 27, 2009

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Episode 124 Summary:
As Deidara’s C4 Karura detonates, Sasuke perishes. Believing to have won, Deidara drops his guard, only to be pierced by Sasuke’s Chidori. After being asked how he had survived, Sasuke reveals that he was never harmed and that Deidara was under his genjutsu. Deidara tries to kill Sasuke, but is misled by his Sharingan again. Both combatants collapse and Sasuke deactivates his Sharingan. Angered at being mocked, Deidara unveils his final attack, turning himself into a living bomb and detonating himself in an attempt to kill Sasuke.

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Translated Episode Name: Clash!
Romanji Episode Name: Gekitotsu!
Kanji Episode Name: 激突!

Original Air Date: August 20, 2009

Episode 123 Summary:

Sasuke asks where Itachi is and slices through Tobi, as Deidara retreats to a distance. Tobi gets back up unharmed as Deidara retaliates with his chakra 1 (C1) level explosives. Sasuke escapes with a simple replacement jutsu forcing Deidara to use one of his C2 creations, the C2 Dragon. Working with Tobi, they forced Sasuke to use the Cursed Mark. In the end, Sasuke wins against their combo, and Deidara is left with no choice but to use his trump card that was meant for Itachi, the C4 Karura.

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Translated Episode Name: The Hunt
Romanji Episode Name: Tansaku
Kanji Episode Name: 探索

Original Air Date: August 13, 2009

Episode 122 Summary:

As Naruto and the others set off with Kakashi’s ninja hounds, Hebi scatters to look for information on Itachi. Sakura walks past Karin as Hinata, Yamato and Naruto run into Kabuto, who gives them a book with information on the Akatsuki. He then reveals that in a search to find himself, he has transplanted Orochimaru’s remains into himself. He then leaves to track down Sasuke. Elsewhere, Sasuke is confronted by Tobi and Deidara and prepares for a battle with them.

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Translated Episode Name: Assemble
Romanji Episode Name: Ugokidasumono-tachi
Kanji Episode Name: 動き出すものたち

Original Air Date: August 6, 2009

Episode 121 Summary:

After capturing the Four-Tailed Jinchūriki, Itachi and Kisame are summoned by their leader and told about Orochimaru’s death. They are then warned about Sasuke’s movements and that he may be coming after Itachi. Later, after sealing the Three-Tailed and Four-Tailed Beasts, Deidara and Tobi set out targeting either Naruto, Kakashi, or Sasuke. Meanwhile, Hebi gathers supplies at an abandoned Uchiha warehouse and Kakashi assembles Team Kurenai, led by himself, to set out with Team Kakashi, led by Yamato, to capture Itachi.

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Translated Episode Name: Kakashi Chronicles ~ Boys’ Life on the Battlefield ~ Part 1 / Part 2
Romanji Episode Name: Kakashi Gaiden ~ Senjō no bōizuraifu ~ Zenpen / Kōhen
Kanji Episode Name: カカシ外伝～戦場のボーイズライフ～前編 / 後編

Original Air Date: July 30, 2009

Episode 119 Summary:

More than ten years ago, during the Third Great Ninja War, the future Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, assigns Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Rin, a medical ninja, on a mission to destroy Kannabi Bridge. As they head off, Kakashi unveils his new Jutsu: Chidori, which Minato notes is incomplete. That night, Minato tells Obito about how Kakashi’s father committed suicide. The next day, Minato leaves and Rin is later kidnapped. Kakashi refuses to save her, but Obito ignores him and heads off on his own.

Episode 120 Summary:

Obito finds Rin, but is attacked by a Stone Ninja. Kakashi arrives and loses his left eye trying to save Obito. To help Kakashi, Obito is able to awaken his Sharingan. They both then rescue Rin, but the cave they’re in collapses in on them, crushing Obito’s right side. Obito decides to donate his left Sharingan eye to Kakashi and asks him to protect Rin. Kakashi then protects Rin from the enemy ninja before losing consciousness. They’re later saved by Minato who helps them complete their mission and destroy Kannabi Bridge.

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Translated Episode Name: Formation!
Romanji Episode Name: Kessei!
Kanji Episode Name: 結成!

Original Air Date: July 23, 2009

Episode 118 Summary:

While fighting with Sasuke, Jugo remembers how he met his friend – Kimimaro, and what he experienced with him. After being told that Kimimaro has died for his sake, Jugo agrees to go with them, believing that Kimimaro lives on within Sasuke. After informing his newly formed team that his goal is to kill Itachi Uchiha of the Akatsuki, Sasuke names their group “Hebi”. In the meantime, Naruto decides to go after Itachi in hopes of finding Sasuke.

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Translated Episode Name: Jugo of the North Hideout
Romanji Episode Name: Kita ajito no Jūgo
Kanji Episode Name: 北アジトの重吾

Original Air Date: July 9, 2009

Episode 117 Summary:

While approaching the hideout, Karin explains that Jugo has abnormal homicidal impulses, and Jugo is the original carrier of the enzyme necessary to create Orochimaru’s Curse Mark. Upon arriving there, Sasuke and his team are attacked by a massive number of rampaging prisoners, who they manage to suppress. Later on, Sasuke is attacked by Jugo, but he expresses that he only wishes to talk with him. In the meantime, Naruto and Sakura find out that Sasuke has killed Orochimaru.

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Translated Episode Name: Guardian of the Iron Wall
Romanji Episode Name: Teppeki no bannin
Kanji Episode Name: 鉄壁の番人

Original Air Date: July 2, 2009

Episode 116 Summary:

The second member of Sasuke’s team is revealed to be a woman named Karin. After Sasuke and Suigetsu arrive at the Southern Hideout, Sasuke requests that Karin comes with them. Despite her hesitations and quarrels with Suigetsu, Karin ultimately accepts after remembering her very first encounter with Sasuke. Sasuke orders Suigetsu to release the prisoners, and after that, they set off to recruit the final member of the team – Jugo.

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Translated Episode Name: Zabuza’s Blade
Romanji Episode Name: Zabuza no daitō
Kanji Episode Name: 再不斬の大刀

Original Air Date: June 25, 2009

Episode 115 Summary:

Sasuke frees Suigetsu from his hydro capsule, and requests his services. Suigetsu responds that he would gladly give them, on condition that he helps him find Zabuza’s sword. They fail to find the blade at his grave, but learn that it is in the possession of a man named Tenzen Daikoku. Sasuke uses Tenzen’s guarded fortress to test Suigetsu’s combat abilities, and Suigetsu gets the blade without much effort. As promised, Suigetsu joins up with Sasuke, and goes with him to the Southern hideout.

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Translated Episode Name: Eye of the Hawk
Romanji Episode Name: Taka no hitomi
Kanji Episode Name: 鷹の瞳

Original Air Date: June 18, 2009

Episode 114 Summary:

Orochimaru reminisces about the memories of his past, how he became interested in reanimation and the Sharingan. Orochimaru begins the ritual to take over Sasuke’s body. Later on, Kabuto arrives to see Sasuke standing over Orochimaru’s snake corpse, and from the Sharingan, he finds out what happened: Orochimaru had failed in possessing Sasuke’s body, as Sasuke manages to reverse Orochimaru’s Jutsu and absorbs Orochimaru into his body.

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Translated Episode Name: The Serpent’s Pupil
Romanji Episode Name: Daija no dōkō
Kanji Episode Name: 大蛇の瞳孔

Original Air Date: June 11, 2009

Episode 113 Summary:

The time for the Reanimation jutsu is coming close and Orochimaru’s body is reaching its limit. Kabuto and Orochimaru discuss about Sasuke’s growth during the Chunin Exams. After practicing his ninja techniques, Sasuke makes a sudden attack on Orochimaru, having nothing else to learn from him. Orochimaru reveals his true form, a giant white snake and makes his attempt to take Sasuke’s body. Sasuke uses his Cursed Seal to counter it. Meanwhile, Tsunade discovers the Three-Tails is taken by Akatsuki.

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Translated Episode Name: A Place to Return To
Romanji Episode Name: Kaerubeki basho
Kanji Episode Name: 帰るべき場所

Original Air Date: June 4, 2009

Episode 112 Summary:

Gozu rescues Guren at the bottom of the lake and Yukimaru, who has lost his ability to control the Three-Tails, leaves with Guren and Gozu. Tsunade orders the teams to return to the village to regroup because of their wounds and sends ANBU to keep watch of the lake. Tobi and Deidara, meanwhile, return to the lake. After Deidara kills the ANBU members, the two Akatsuki members lure out the Three Tails, capturing it easily.

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Translated Episode Name: Shattered Promise
Romanji Episode Name: Kudakareta yakusoku
Kanji Episode Name: 砕かれた約束

Original Air Date: May 28, 2009

Episode 111 Summary:

Kabuto explains that he killed Rinji, and that Orochimaru wants the Three-Tails for an upcoming war. He summons Rinji’s corpse to attack Guren. Guren manages to fight back by crystalizing herself along with Rinji. The huge crystal, with Guren and Rinji inside, drops into the lake, causing Yūkimaru to believe that Guren is dead. His grief causes the Three-Tails to fly into a rage. Naruto uses his Collaboration Jutsu to assail the Three-Tails, forcing it underwater. Naruto goes to Yūkimaru, and tells him they will go home together.

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Translated Episode Name: Memory of Guilt
Romanji Episode Name: Tsumi no kioku
Kanji Episode Name: 罪の記憶

Original Air Date: May 21, 2009

Episdoe 110 Summary:

The Sealing Team continues to seal the Three-Tails with Katsuyu’s help while Kakashi, Yamato and Shino defeat Rinji’s men and prepare to find Yūkimaru. Meanwhile, Naruto and Guren find Rinji with Yūkimaru, and Rinji reveals to him that Guren was the one who killed his mother. Yūkimaru forgives Guren, however Rinji tries to attack her but is stopped by Naruto. Rinji is then revealed to be Kabuto in disguise, who threatens to kill Naruto if he gets in his way.

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Translated Episode Name: Counterattack of the Curse Mark
Romanji Episode Name: Juin no gyakushū
Kanji Episode Name: 呪印の逆襲

Original Air Date: May 14, 2009

Episode 109 Summary:

The Sealing Team prepare to contain the Three-Tails again, and tell Sai to take Yūkimaru somewhere safe, but he is attacked by Kabuto’s men. Rinji finds them, but they decide not to work for Orochimaru anymore. They suddenly begin to suffer side effects from their powers, and Rinji gives them an antidote after making them promise to not betray him. The Sealing Team is attacked by Rinji’s men, but are defended by Kakashi, Yamato and Shino. Rinji makes Yūkimaru eat more pills to control the Three-Tails.

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Translated Episode Name: Guidepost of the Camellia
Romanji Episode Name: Tsubaki no michishirube
Kanji Episode Name: 椿の道標

Original Air Date: May 7, 2009

Episode 108 Summary:

Naruto and Guren help each other from the hungry mini Three-Tails as Rinji’s men attack Lee’s group. Yūkimaru and Kakashi devise a plan to track the Three-Tails with the boy’s power and get Naruto and Guren out. After Naruto and Guren escape from an illusion making fog, Naruto begins to realize Guren’s good intentions. Yūkimaru then plays the song his mother taught him right above where the Three-Tails is submerged and Kakashi makes a crack in the beast’s barrier; Naruto and Guren hear the tune and blast their way out.

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Translated Episode Name: Strange Bedfellows
Romanji Episode Name: Goetsudōshū
Kanji Episode Name: 呉越同舟

Original Air Date: April 30, 2009

Episode 107 Summary:

Guren tries to attack Naruto within the Three-Tails, but passes out instead. Meanwhile, Sakura and Ino heal Yūkimaru while Kakashi, Shizune, Kiba, Sai, and Hinata search for Naruto. Naruto and Guren soon encounter a horde of mini Three-Tails that try to attack them, but they evade them and begin to argue about Yūkimaru. While Yūkimaru awakens, Naruto summons numerous Shadow Clones to look for a way out of the beast’s stomach. Elsewhere, Kabuto gives Curse Marks to Rinji’s men, ordering them to capture Yūkimaru.

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Translated Episode Name: Red Camellia
Romanji Episode Name: Akai tsubaki
Kanji Episode Name: 赤い椿

Original Air Date: April 23, 2009

Episode 106 Summary:

Yūkimaru falters and the Three-Tails attacks Guren. Yūkimaru uses his power to restrain the Three-Tails, but he runs out of chakra and is unable to do so. Guren leaves her position and protects Yūkimaru with a Crystal Style shield. Naruto goes out to find Yūkimaru, but ends up fighting the Three-Tails with Guren. Despite their efforts to defeat it, the beast overpowers the two of them, and then proceeds to swallow them. Meanwhile, Kakashi, Shino, and Sai find Yūkimaru unconscious and flee with him, leaving Kabuto frustrated.

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Translated Episode Name: The Battle Over the Barrier
Romanji Episode Name: Kekkai kōbōsen
Kanji Episode Name: 結界攻防戦

Original Air Date: April 16, 2009

Episode 105 Summary:

Guren heads back to the lake with Yūkimaru and Kabuto to stop the sealing. With Rinji’s help, she manages to disrupt the jutsu, and the beast begins attacking the ninja on the lake. As the beast tries to attack Guren, Yūkimaru uses his power to make it stop, and Orochimaru’s plan is revealed to have been to manipulate Yūkimaru to love Guren and willingly use his power for her. Tobi, noticing the beast, goes to bring Deidara to it.

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Translated Episode Name: The Four-Corner Sealing Barrier / Breaking the Crystal Style
Romanji Episode Name: Kekkai Shihō Fūjin / Shōton kuzushi
Kanji Episode Name: 結界四方封陣 / 晶遁崩し

Original Air Date: April 9, 2009

Episode 103 Summary:

The teams set off. Naruto introduces Sai and Shino to each other. The sealing team prepares a search and barrier jutsu to seal the Three-Tailed Beast. Kakashi’s fighting team is suddenly attacked by Gozu and Guren while the guarding team begins fighting as well. Lee, Tenten and Kiba finish off Rinji’s subordinates with ease. Meanwhile, Naruto angers Guren saying it’s his fault Yūkimaru went over to ‘her side’ and that he won’t allow her using him as a tool.

Episode 104 Summary:

The Fighting team continues its battle. Tobi decides to go seek the Three-Tails on his own as he had angered Deidara earlier. He discovers the sealing team trying to seal the Three-Tails at the lake. Shino’s bugs defeat Guren, but Kakashi is stopped from killing her by Gozu, who apparently dies protecting Guren. The guarding team stops Rinji from interfering with the sealing team just as Guren remembers she is the one who killed Yūkimaru’s mother. Kabuto uses this fact to manipulate Guren.

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Translated Episode Name: Everyone’s Feelings / Regroup!
Romanji Episode Name: Sorezore no omoi / Saihensei!
Kanji Episode Name: それぞれの想い / 再編成!

Original Air Date: March 26, 2009

Episode 101 Summary:

Naruto runs into Guren while trying to find Yūkimaru, and battles her. Yamato and Kakashi find Naruto and bring him back to the group. Kabuto tells Guren that Yūkimaru is only a tool to control the Three-Tails, which upsets her. Meanwhile, Shizune, Ino, Tenten and Lee meet up with the ninjas to tell them of their new mission to seal the Three-Tails before Orochimaru’s group can capture it. They are also to rescue Yūkimaru and bring him back to the village.

Episode 102 Summary:

Naruto and his teammates meet Shizune, Ino, Tenten and Lee. The ninjas are spilt into three teams by Kakashi. The Sealing team is made up of Shizune, Sakura, Ino and Hinata. Kakashi, Naruto, Sai and Shino form the Fighting team and the Guarding team comprises of Yamato, Lee, Tenten and Kiba. Tenten passes Naruto a scroll for the mission that the Fifth Hokage gave to her. In a new development, Rinji turns out to be Kabuto’s spy on Guren.

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Translated Episode Name: Inside the Mist
Romanji Episode Name: Kiri no naka de
Kanji Episode Name: 霧の中で

Original Air Date: March 12, 2009

Episode 100 Summary:

Guren is rendered unconscious and relives her past as Naruto is caught in an illusion about Sasuke. After Kakashi finds him, Teams Kakashi and Kurenai conclude the mist around them causes Genjutsu courtesy of the Three-Tails. After Guren wakes up, Yūkimaru suffers another fever and passes out. Tsunade hears of the Three-Tails and assembles Shizune, Ino, Tenten and Lee to go and seal it before the Akatsuki do. Naruto and Sakura talk about the home that people should return to before Naruto heads off to find Yūkimaru.

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Translated Episode Name: The Rampaging Tailed Beast
Romanji Episode Name: Arekurū Bijū
Kanji Episode Name: 荒れ狂う尾獣

Original Air Date: March 5, 2009

Episode 99 Summary:

Yūkimaru summons the Three-Tails and immobilizes it while Guren tries to capture it, but it manages to break free and attack. Kakashi tells Naruto to investigate the lake, while they find Rinji and the others. Rinji and his men prepare an ambush, but Hinata, Sakura, and Sai arrive to avert it. Naruto summons Gamakichi and Gamatatsu and approaches the Three-Tails, where they see Yūkimaru and learn of his allegiance to Guren. Trying to save Guren, Yūkimaru tries to suppress the Three-Tails once more, before managing to escape with her.

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Translated Episode Name: The Target Appears
Romanji Episode Name: Arawareta hyōteki
Kanji Episode Name: 現れた標的

Original Air Date: February 26, 2009

Episode 98 Summary:

Team Kakashi arrives to help Team Kurenai and manage to retrieve Hinata. Guren decides to retreat and rendezvous with her men at their base. After Hinata is broken free, Kakashi tells Sakura and Sai to stay with her until she’s better, as the others chase after their enemies. At Guren’s base, Kabuto arrives and takes everyone to the lake from before. He straps Yūkimaru to his machine and Guren creates five Crystal Pillars around them. As the machine amplifies Yūkimaru’s chakra, the Three-Tailed Beast begins to surface.

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Translated Episode Name: The Labyrinth of Distorted Reflection
Romanji Episode Name: Ranhansha no meikyū
Kanji Episode Name: 乱反射の迷宮

Original Air Date: February 19, 2009

Episode 97 Summary:

In Konoha, Tsunade discovers they have an enemy using Crystal Style. While on his mission with Team Kakashi, Naruto meets Yūkimaru once again and talks to him. Guren puts a gigantic Crystal Prison over the forest trapping Team Kurenai inside. Guren then prepares six Crystal Clones and attacks Team Kurenai with them. Hinata defeats one clone but is locked up in a Crystal Prison by another. Team Kakashi reaches the borders of the giant prison and Naruto uses his new Jutsu with Gamatatsu to bust a way in.

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Translated Episode Name: The Unseeing Enemy
Romanji Episode Name: Miezaru teki
Kanji Episode Name: 見えざる敵

Original Air Date: February 12, 2009

Episode 96 Summary:

In the woods, Team Kurenai fights Guren’s men. Hinata and Kiba get stuck in a smoke screen prepared by Kigiri and Hinata is seriously injured by Nurari’s attacks. Kakashi is stuck battling Gozu, and isn’t able to finish him off because Gozu has the upper hand in speed and force. Just as Rinji and his team are about to kill Hinata, Kiba, and Akamaru, they are forced to retreat by Shino and his insects. Meanwhile, Yūkimaru remembers his mother.

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Translated Episode Name: The Two Charms
Romanji Episode Name: Futatsu no omamori
Kanji Episode Name: ふたつのお守り

Original Air Date: February 5, 2009

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Translated Episode Name: A Night of Rain
Romanji Episode Name: Ame hitoyo
Kanji Episode Name: 雨一夜

Original Air Date: January 29, 2009

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Episode 94 Summary:

Kabuto entrusts Yūkimaru to Guren. Naruto tries to teach Gamakichi and Gamatatsu how to use Water Style ninjutsu, as Kiba discovers that the enemy may be using bats. Tsunade decides to send out Yamato to assist Kakashi; she tells him to take Sai and Sakura, but not to tell Naruto. Yūkimaru falls ill and Guren and him are forced to spend the night in a cabin. In the morning, Guren finds Yūkimaru playing an instrument that his mother gave him. After giving him a crystalized camellia that would never die unless Guren died, Guren and Yūkimaru head back out.

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Translated Episode Name: Communicating Hearts
Romanji Episode Name: Kayoiau kokoro
Kanji Episode Name: 通い合う心

Original Air Date: January 22, 2009

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Episode 93 Summary:

Naruto continues his training with Gamakichi and Gamatatsu until Jiraiya leaves to research the Akatsuki more. Naruto heads back to Konoha to continue training. Tsunade receives one of Shino’s insects, which has been crystalized due to Guren’s technique, and sends it to the forensics department. Rinji, the one in charge of Guren’s men, learns about the presence of Kakashi’s team through a bat that he sent out. Back in Konoha, Naruto learns that neither Gamakichi or Gamatatsu can use Water Style ninjutsu.

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Translated Episode Name: Encounter
Romanji Episode Name: Deai
Kanji Episode Name: 遭遇

Original Air Date: January 15, 2009

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Episode 92 Summary:

Kabuto and Yūkimaru travel to a lake, where Kabuto attempts to draw out a mysterious creature. Guren branches off from her men to find Orochimaru, who has Sasuke fight an army of Sound Ninja as training. Sasuke defeats them all, but declares that he wants to kill Itachi more than them. Naruto continues his training by summoning Gamakichi and Gamatatsu, but still doesn’t understand the concept of connecting to another person’s heart. Kabuto and Yūkimaru arrive at the Hot Springs Village where Naruto and Jiraiya are.

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Translated Episode Name: Orochimaru’s Hideout Discovered
Romanji Episode Name: Hakken – Orochimaru no ajito
Kanji Episode Name: 発見 大蛇丸のアジト

Original Air Date: January 8, 2009

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Episode 91 Summary:

Guren takes sixteen survivors from the experiments and leaves to meet with Orochimaru. Team 8 and Kakashi arrive at Orochimaru’s hideout, only to discover it has been recently abandoned, and it collapses as a result of a timed device that erases all evidence of its existence. Guren uses her crystal jutsu to kill some of the experiments when they try to kill her, and only a few remain. Meanwhile, Naruto tries to find a ranged attack that he can use without harming himself or others, and Jiraiya plans on training him in synchronizing jutsus. Unfortunately, Naruto does not get along well with Gamariki, with whom he is supposed to synchronize.

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Translated Episode Name: A Shinobi’s Determination
Romanji Episode Name: Shinobi no ketsui
Kanji Episode Name: 忍びの決意

Original Air Date: December 25, 2008

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Episode 90 Summary:

An ANBU sends a message by bird to Konoha moments before he dies, having discovered what may be Orochimaru’s current hideout. Meanwhile, Orochimaru has Guren initiate a battle among a large number of experimental specimens with the survivors being used for a secret operation. Naruto is warned not to use Rasen-Shuriken due to its extreme risk. Meanwhile Sasuke meets a boy called Yūkimaru. Kakashi is ordered to go on a reconnisance mission with Shino, Kiba and Hinata. Naruto is reunited with Jiraiya, who offers to train with him again after Naruto’s arm heals.

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Translated Episode Name: The Price of Power
Romanji Episode Name: Chikara no daishō
Kanji Episode Name: 力の代償

Original Air Date: December 18, 2008

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Episode 89 Summary:

Kakashi finishes off the wounded Kakuzu, and they return home. At Asuma’s grave, Shikamaru tells Kurenai he will teach her unborn child. He plays Shogi with his father and reveals what Asuma told him: the king that Konoha must protect is the next generation. After studying Kakuzu’s corpse, Tsunade tells Kakashi not to let Naruto use Rasen-Shuriken again because it will permanently destroy his ability to manipulate chakra. Meanwhile, Orochimaru learns of Hidan and Kakuzu’s defeat and sends Kabuto to meet with a woman named Guren, who can use ninja techniques involving creating and manipulating crystal.

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Translated Episode Name: Wind Style: Spiraling Shuriken!
Romanji Episode Name: Fūton: Rasenshuriken!
Kanji Episode Name: 風遁・螺旋手裏剣！

Original Air Date: December 11, 2008

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Episode 88 Summary:

Naruto attacks Kakuzu with Spiraling Shuriken, but his attack dissipates before he can land a hit. Meanwhile, Shikamaru uses an explosive tag to fill in the hole containing Hidan’s broken body and still screaming head. He is joined by Sakura and Sai, and they head back to the others. Naruto again creates a Spiraling Shuriken, this time sending a shadow clone carrying it as a decoy. Kakuzu takes the bait, and Naruto lands a direct hit with a second Spiraling Shuriken, obliterating both of Kakuzu’s replacement hearts and tearing his body apart.

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Translated Episode Name: Shikamaru’s Genius
Romanji Episode Name: Shikamaru no sai
Kanji Episode Name: シカマルの才

Episode 87:

Translated Episode Name: When You Curse Someone, You Dig Your Own Grave
Romanji Episode Name: Hito o norowaba ana futatsu
Kanji Episode Name: 人を呪わば穴二つ

Original Air Date: December 4, 2008

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Episode 78 Summary:

Hidan stabs himself, but instead of mortally wounding Shikamaru with his curse, he destroys another one of Kakuzu’s hearts. Shikamaru attempts to behead Hidan, but fails, then pins him down with his shadow possession. It turns out that vial contained blood that Kakashi took from Kakuzu when he hit him with Lightning Blade. This temporarily incapacitates Kakuzu, though his other hearts continue to attack. Choji attempts to finish off the remaining hearts, but fails, and they return to Kakuzu’s body, with one sacrificing itself to become his heart. Just as Kakuzu is about to finish them off with another fire/wind jutsu, Team 7 arrives just in time to stop the attack with a wind/water jutsu combo.

Episode 79 Summary:

Sakura and Sai leave to help Shikamaru. Hidan attempts to break out of Shikamaru’s weakened hold on him, but Shikamaru uses a new technique to pull the explosive tags he set up onto his body. Shikamaru then opens a trap hole he had prepared, and reveals that his plan was to bury Hidan beneath the Nara family wood to ensure that no one would look for his body. He has a vision of Asuma entrusting his “will of fire” to him, then uses his lighter to ignite the tags on Hidan. Naruto uses Shadow Clones to learn about fighting Kakuzu, and then readies the jutsu he has been developing: Wind Style: Spiraling Shuriken.

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Translated Episode Name: The Terrifying Secret
Romanji Episode Name: Osorubeki himitsu
Kanji Episode Name: 恐るべき秘密

Original Air Date: November 20, 2008

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Episode 85 Summary:

Shikamaru realizes Kakuzu has five hearts, which enables him to survive otherwise fatal wounds, and he must be killed five times before he dies. He states that in order to be able to defeat the two Akatsuki members, he must first draw Hidan away, and uses Shadow Possession Jutsu to lead him to a forest. Kakuzu launches a combined fire and wind jutsu on Kakashi, then pins him down and prepares to take his heart. At the same time, Hidan apparently cuts Shikamaru on the cheek and prepares to use his ritual to kill him by stabbing himself.

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Translated Episode Name: Kakuzu’s Abilities
Romanji Episode Name: Kakuzu no nōryoku
Kanji Episode Name: 角都の能力

Original Air Date: November 13, 2008

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Episode 84 Summary:

Choji’s spiked cannonball is ineffective against Kakuzu’s iron skin ability. Naruto struggles to perfect his new technique within the 24-hour time limit and learns about the strengths and weaknesses of the elements in relation to each other. Kakuzu gets struck by Kakashi’s Lightning Blade right through the heart, but Kakuzu survives and reveals his abilities to the group. Kakuzu and Hidan then attack Team 10 with Kakuzu using powerful wind, fire, and lightning jutsus.

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Translated Episode Name: Target: Lock On
Romanji Episode Name: Tāgetto Rokkuon
Kanji Episode Name: 標的捕捉

Original Air Date: November 06, 2008

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Episode 83 Summary:

Tsunade tells Sakura that Team 7 will be Team 10’s backup under the condition that Naruto finishes his training in 23 hours. Shikamaru quickly adjusts the team’s strategy to include Kakashi, and Ino finds Hidan and Kakuzu. Shikamaru pins the shadows of the Akatsuki pair with Asuma’s blades imbued with his chakra. He uses Hidan to attack Kakuzu, but Kakuzu had secretly detached his arm during Shikamaru’s attack. The arm removes the blade pinning his shadow and he dodges Hidan. Chouji then attacks Kakuzu.

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Translated Episode Name: Team 10
Romanji Episode Name: Daijuppan
Kanji Episode Name: 第十班

Original Air Date: October 30, 2008

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Episode 82 Summary:

A funeral is held for Asuma, but Shikamaru does not attend it, choosing instead to sulk at home. After careful prodding by his father during a game of Shogi, Shikamaru works through his emotions, and comes up with a strategy to defeat Asuma’s killers, Hidan and Kakuzu. Team 10 visits Asuma’s grave before setting out for revenge, but Tsunade stops them, telling them that they need a four-man squad and backup for the mission. Kakashi then volunteers as the leader when it becomes clear Team 10 has no intention of backing down.

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Translated Episode Name: Sad News
Romanji Episode Name: Kanashiki shirase
Kanji Episode Name: 悲しき報せ

Original Air Date: October 23, 2008

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Episode 81 Summary:

Naruto struggles to combine shape and elemental manipulation in his new technique. Elsewhere, the Akatsuki begin sealing the two-tailed beast, and the Akatsuki leader reveals that Akatsuki plans to use the tailed beasts to cause conflict, serving as mercenaries at a lower cost than the ninja of the hidden villages, replacing them and eventually taking over the world. News of Asuma’s death reaches Konoha just as Naruto realizes the solution is to use two shadow clones instead of one.

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Translated Episode Name: Last Words
Romanji Episode Name: Saigo no kotoba
Kanji Episode Name: 最期の言葉

Original Air Date: October 16, 2008

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Episode 80 Summary:

Asuma collapses, mortally wounded. Shortly thereafter Ino, Chouji, Aoba and Raido appear as the team’s backup. They are unable to defeat the Akatsuki members, but the two are ordered back to seal the Two Tails. Hidan and Kakuzu retreat, warning the group that they will return. Ino tries to treat Asuma, but fails, as Hidan’s attacks had damaged four vital organs. Asuma leaves advice for his students, and whispers to Shikamaru the identity of the “king” that the Konoha ninjas must protect. As he smokes a final cigarette, he dies of his injuries.

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Translated Episode Name: Given Judgment
Romanji Episode Name: Kudasareta sabaki
Kanji Episode Name: 下された裁き

Episode 79:

Translated Episode Name: Unfulfilled Scream
Romanji Episode Name: Todokanu zekkyō
Kanji Episode Name: 届かぬ絶叫

Original Air Date: October 2, 2008

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Episode 78 Summary:

Asuma’s fire jutsu strikes Hidan, but much to the team’s suprise, Asuma is also burned. Hidan reveals his ability: By ingesting an opponent’s blood and standing in a ritual circle drawn with blood, the “curse” links him to his opponent and all damage inflicted on him is also inflicted on the opponent. Asuma rushes at Hidan but collapses after Hidan stabs himself in the leg. Shikamaru realizes Hidan needs to be in the circle for the curse to take effect, and uses his shadow possession jutsu to force Hidan to step out of it. Asuma forces himself to stand up and beheads the restrained Hidan.

Episode 79 Summary:

Hidan’s immortality enables him to stay alive even with his head cut off, although he cannot move his body. Kakuzu sews Hidan’s head back on with threads that sprout from his body. Izumo and Kotetsu try to attack Kakuzu, but he manages to grab them both by using his body threads, restraining them and suffocating them as well. Hidan, now able to move again, returns to the circle and stabs himself with the blades of his scythe; he finishes it off by stabbing himself in the chest with another spike, fatally wounding Asuma.

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Translated Episode Name: The Next Step
Romanji Episode Name: Tsuginaru suteppu
Kanji Episode Name: 次なる段階

Episode 77:

Translated Episode Name: Climbing Silver
Romanji Episode Name: Bōgin
Kanji Episode Name: 棒銀

Original Air Date: September 25, 2008

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Episode 76 Summary:

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 combine his wind-based chakra with the technique, but that Naruto might be able to. Asuma sends word to other teams about Akatsuki’s location and proceeds on despite his concern about Akatsuki’s strength. Kakuzu turns in Chiriku’s corpse despite Hidan’s complaints, and says that he is partnered with Hidan because he cannot kill him. The stress of the training begins to bring out the Nine-Tailed Fox, but Yamato suppresses it.

Episode 77 Summary:

Asuma’s team reaches the bounty station and ambushes Hidan. Izumo and Kotetsu attack Hidan, but are unable to kill him despite hitting vital organs. Asuma tells his teammates that if they retreat they will be killed and Konoha will be endangered. Shikamaru realizes that Asuma is considering sacrificing himself to help defeat the enemy, based on what he knows of Asuma’s shogi strategy. Asuma begins fighting Hidan while Shikamaru occupies him by forcing him to dodge Shadow Sewing. Hidan cuts Asuma on the cheek, and steps into a circle of blood and transforms just as Asuma uses a jutsu to fire a cloud of burning ash at him.

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Original Air Date: September 11, 2008

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Asuma mourns Chiriku’s death while Hidan and Kakuzu take Chiriku in for their payment. Meanwhile, Kakashi shows Naruto what the true goal of his training will be. It is also revealed that Kakashi can perform the Rasengan.

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Original Air Date: September 4, 2008

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The second stage of Naruto’s training continues, with Sakura doing what she can to help, Yamato continuing to suppress the Nine Tailed Fox’s chakra despite the strain on him, and Kakashi watching over the training. Tsunade sends out twenty teams composed of four ninja each to deal with the Akatsuki members in the Fire Country. Shikamaru leaves with Asuma, who is troubled by the news of Chiriku’s falling to the Akatsuki, as well as Izumo and Kotetsu, while Ino and Choji leave with Raido and Aoba. After considerable effort, Naruto clears the second stage of his training by cutting the waterfall, but almost immediately afterward, collapses from hunger and exhaustion.

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Original Air Date: August 28, 2008

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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 on his head. After defeating him, they move out to claim the bounty and thereafter target the Nine Tails Jinchūriki.

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Original Air Date: August 21, 2008

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Asuma apologizes at the grave of the Third Hokage for not understanding his advice concerning what the “king” of the Fire Country is. At the hospital, Naruto and Sai recover, despite Naruto’s desire to resume his training. Tsunade receives a report from Kakashi that Akatsuki is on the move. Elsewhere, Yugito Nii, the Two Tails Jinchūriki, struggles against Hidan and Kakuzu and unleashes the Nībi, but is defeated and captured. Hidan and Kakuzu then turn their attention to the Fire Country for their next target.

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Original Air Date: August 14, 2008

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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 jutsu and charges Asuma, but is killed. Naruto eventually reaches Sora, who manages to release the Kyuubi’s chakra. Sora then leaves the village to travel the world. Asuma and Shikamaru play shogi and discuss who the king of Konoha is. Elsewhere, two Akatsuki members, Hidan and Kakuzu, appear chasing the Two Tails Jinchūriki.

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Original Air Date: August 7, 2008

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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 actions with his duty as a pawn to the “King” of the Fire Country. Naruto is repeatedly knocked down in his attempts to restrain Sora, and the chakra seeps into him and transforms him as well. Yamato is unable to suppress the Nine-tails’s chakra in both Jinchūriki, being prevented by an unknown outside force. Sora’s fourth tail emerges, causing the Nine-tails’s Cloak to envelop his body. He temporarily gains his own consciousness when he witnesses Naruto stab himself in the leg and successfully prevent the original Nine-tails’ Cloak from emerging.

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Translated Episode Name: Time of Awakening
Romanji Episode Name: Mezame no Toki
Kanji Episode Name: 目覚めの刻

Episode 69:

Translated Episode Name: Despair
Romanji Episode Name: Zetsubō
Kanji Episode Name: 絶望

Original Air Date: July 31, 2008

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Episode 68 Summary:

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 a life of its own dispensing the body, but Naruto finally kills it with a Rasengan. Meanwhile, Asuma manages to break free of the electric barrier, catch up with Kitane and defeat him in a short fight. Asuma tells Kitane of what the Third taught him about the “King”. Realizing that Kitane is no more, and that his three other companions were killed, Furido causes the 3 other ninja guardians to disappear. But Furido has a back up plan, Sora.

Episode 69 Summary:

Furido releases Sora’s seal, and tells him the truth: Sora is a pseudo-Jinchuuriki. When the Kyuubi was sealed in Naruto, Furido had gathered chakra that leaked from the Nine Tailed Fox. Asuma arrives on the scene with Naruto. Furido also reveals that Sora’s body couldn’t handle the real Kyuubi’s power, but has the potential to become it due to the chakra being in him for so long and unreleased. The Kyuubi’s cloak takes form around Sora, along with one tail. Asuma recognizes Furido and it’s revealed that he is indeed Kazuma, Sora’s father. Yamato, Sakura, Kiba, Lee, Ino, Chouji and Shikamaru arrive at the scene. Naruto tries to get through to Sora, but Sora is too enraged and wants to destroy everything. Shikamaru, Chouji and Ino restrain Sora, but to no avail. Naruto tells him that he’s the real Jinchuuriki. Sora refuses to believe and 2 more tails grow. Yamato can’t fully restrain him, because he doesn’t have the First’s necklace on him.

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Original Air Date: July 24, 2008

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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 flaw. Asuma gets trapped by Kitane in a force field of lightning. Meanwhile, Yamato and Sakura kill their opponents, and Shikamaru heads to the battlefield with a plan to defeat the zombies. Just as he puts it into motion, however, Fuen’s barrier falls and Fudo’s revival technique ends, and the zombies turn to dust.

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Original Air Date: July 10, 2008

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Konoha’s ninja fight off the revived zombie members of the Kohaku clan. The four Guardian Ninjas, Seito, Tou’u, Nauma and Kitane, are also revived. Asuma realizes that they are planning to use Limelight, a jutsu in which the four create a lightning blast powerful enough to destroy Konoha. Asuma sends Sakura and Yamato after the other three while he remains behind to battle Kitane, but Fuen tackles Sakura and Fudo fights Yamato. Meanwhile, Naruto catches up to Sora, but Sora runs off in search of Furido. Naruto tries to pursue him, but is assailed by Fuka. Soon after, Sora reaches Furido, who admits that he had planned to destroy Konoha.

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Translated Episode Name: Jet-Black Signal Fire
Romanji Episode Name: Shikkoku no Noroshi
Kanji Episode Name: 漆黒の狼煙

Episode 65:

Translated Episode Name: Lockdown of Darkness
Romanji Episode Name: Ankoku no Sejō
Kanji Episode Name: 暗黒の施錠

Original Air Date: July 3, 2008

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Episode 64 Summary:

The ANBU troops catch Danzo meeting with a young Rain ninja and bring him in for questioning. Sora tries to look for Asuma, but when he is called in for Danzo’s interrogation, follows him there. Tsunade asks if Danzo is plotting something, but Homura and Koharu come in and say Danzo has a good reason for meeting with the ninja. Sora arrives and confronts Asuma, accusing him of killing his father, which Asuma confirms. Sora attacks Asuma, his arm once again assuming a demonic form. While he blows Asuma outside, he is unable to maintain it for long, and falters. He is attacked by an unknown individual, but Naruto shields him from the shurikens, being injured in the process. Sora then approaches Furido, who says that he must kill Asuma and Tsunade to fulfill his father’s wishes. Naruto wakes up that night and catches Sora going after Tsunade. Sora retreats as Shizune and a few other ninja arrive, and Naruto pursues him. At that moment, a mysterious lightning storm strikes, cutting off power to the entire village.

Episode 65 Summary:

With Konoha in complete darkness the village struggles with defense on its four attackers. Meanwhile Naruto chases Sora for trying to kill Tsunade and putting the feudal lord and full power. The entire village is on full alert and is being out powered by the four attackers abilities. Azuma told to follow Sora by Tsunada finally catches up and after talking to him figures out who the attackers are and why they took the four coffins. As Azuma leaves to hold off the attackers and there plans for the resurection of the four lightning masters he tells Naruto to continue to persue Sora.

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Original Air Date: June 19, 2008

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Yamato plans for the team to train together to learn formations, but Asuma convinces him that since Sora and Naruto do not work best as a team, they should train by themselves. Asuma continues supervising their chakra blade training, telling them to focus their chakra, and notices that Sora, like Naruto, has very powerful chakra. Tsunade and Yamato learn from Chiriku that Sora was inadvertently responsible for an incident in which the Temple of Fire was destroyed. Asuma has lunch with Sora and Naruto, giving Sora a claw made from the same materials as his chakra blades. It is revealed that Asuma had been affiliated with the conspirators, but had betrayed them and killed Kazuma, Sora’s father. Furido then approaches Sora, telling him that Asuma is responsible for his father’s death and giving him two “king” pieces from a Shogi set to give to Asuma. Danzo mysteriously disappears. Naruto approaches an angry Sora in the training grounds, while Sora refuses to answer his questions, and easily throws a chakra-powered kunai through the tree.

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Original Air Date: June 5, 2008

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Team Kakashi returns to Konoha with Sora in place of Sai and Team Asuma return too from their investigation. Naruto tries to show Sora around Konoha but Sora dissaproves and goes his own way. With Sora away, Naruto goes to look for him. He finds him having an arguement with Akamaru. Sora then calls Chouji “fatty” and starts a big fight with all the guys. Shikamaru and Asuma stop the fight. Later Asuma tells Sora he knew his father and tells him that he died for his beliefs. He shows him his chakra blade attack and Naruto and Sora’s bond grows as they compete to be the first one to master it. Furido and the other body snatchers begin their attack on Konoha.

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Original Air Date: May 29, 2008

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Furido fights and taunts Sora until Sora’s true powers are unleashed. Furido then tells Sora that he is planning to use the four corpses to save the Land of Fire. Naruto continues his fight with Fūka and learns that she can use wind jutsus, the last of the five elemental jutsus. While trapped in a wind jutsu, Naruto manages to chop off some of Fūka’s hair and she uses replacement technique and complains on how long it took her to grow the hair. Infuriated, Fūka finally manages to kiss Naruto and begin draining his chakra. Sora realizes that Naruto is in trouble from extra-sensory perception and rushes to find him. Sakura, Sai and Yamato arrive to help but Fudo and Fuen trap them with Earth Element, Earth Pillar Prison Technique. Fūka drains Naruto’s chakra until she hits the Kyuubi’s chakra; at this moment she screams and stops, protesting that it is “evil” chakra. Chiriku and the other monks arrive and Furido and his team retreat. Yamato decides to return to Konoha for new orders and have Sora assigned to his team in place of Sai.

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Original Air Date: May 22, 2008

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Yamato and the gang face off against tough opponents, some of whom have advanced ninjutsu and taijutsu techniques. Yamato eludes his extremely strong opponent when he is mistaken for dead and realizes that the grave robbery was bait for a trap. Sora, unwilling to look for Naruto, goes off on his own and leaves Sakura behind. Back in Konoha, Danzo reveals that he is aware that he is being watched, and Tsunade learns of the trap. Naruto fights a pretty redhead whose kiss is fatal. While he tricks her with his shadow clones, she shows her ability to manipulate earth, fire, water and lightning. Sai realizes that Fuen is watching him go through the maze, and manages to escape her by transferring the tracking device to an ink clone. He later saves Sakura from a spider. Sora then finds the enemy leader, and it is revealed that he was the group’s target.

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Original Air Date: May 15, 2008

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Tsunade, suspecting that Danzo is plotting something, orders an investigation on him. Naruto, Sakura, Sai, Yamato, Chiruku and Sora notice the coffins moving on their own, and try to intercept them. Just as Naruto and Sora are about to reach them, their interfering with each other allows the coffins to sink into the ground. The coffins emerge on a cliff, where the leader of the enemy ninja orders his subordinates to deal with their foes. The ninja activate the Wheel of Fortune jutsu, which turns the area into a maze of rocky canyons and pits, full of deadly traps. The team members are separated from each other, and begin facing off against the enemy. Yamato speculates that the ninja may have orchestrated the theft in order to target someone on his team.

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Translated Episode Name: Deprived of eternal sleep
Romanji Episode Name: Ubawareta nemuri
Kanji Episode Name: 奪われた永眠り

Episode 58:

Translated Episode Name: Loneliness
Romanji Episode Name: Kodoku
Kanji Episode Name: 孤独

Original Air Date: May 8, 2008

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Episode 57 Summary:

Naruto, Sakura, Sai and Yamato head out for a mission near the Fire Temple. When the other party fails to show up at the rendezvous point, the team gets seperated and Naruto finds one of the four hidden tombs they came to protect. After a misunderstanding, he fights one of the monks-in-training from the Fire Temple. The monk Sora uses wind chakra based techniques which intrigue Naruto. The monks and Team Kakashi find the two and clear up the misunderstanding. They all travel to the Fire Temple, and Naruto realizes he recognizes it from a nightmare.

Episode 58 Summary:

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 not fight with his full powers and is offended by Sora’s actions. Naruto challenges Sora, but as Sora is about to get serious, another monk stops him. Naruto realizes Sora is despised by the other monks as Naruto was himself and wishes to befriend him. Naruto visits Sora again and observes Sora practicing wind jutsu in earnest. Then they return to the temple and hear another tomb is robbed. As they leave to catch the robbers, two of the robbers are seen surfing away on a stolen coffin.

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Original Air Date: April 24, 2008

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Naruto continues to work on his chakra nature manipulation by slicing leaves. He asks Asuma for help because Asuma is also a wind-type. Asuma gives Naruto a few pointers and also demonstrates to him the power of wind-style chakra. Naruto is finally able to slice a leaf in half. Asuma and Yamato head out with their teams on new missions. It is also revealed that Asuma is the Third’s son.

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Original Air Date: April 17, 2008

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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. He will also be there to suppress the Kyuubi’s chakra in case it starts going out of control. Naruto also learns that he can use his Multi Shadow Clone jutsu to speed up his training, since whatever the clones learn, the original user learns upon the clone’s dispersal. Naruto and his mass of clones each take a leaf and attempt to slice it in half with wind chakra as the first step to creating a new jutsu.

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Original Air Date: April 3, 2008

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Naruto has been having nightmares about a mysterious person releasing the Nine-Tail’s power. After remembering their recent encounter with Sasuke, Naruto realizes that he must get stronger. Meanwhile, Sai tries to adapt to everyday life with Naruto and Sakura. When the group goes to visit Kakashi to discuss the situation, Kakashi lets Naruto know that he has special training for him that will make him stronger, fast. They are joined by Team 10, who have also come to visit.

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Original Air Date: April 3, 2008

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Orochimaru and Kabuto convince Sasuke to withdraw with them, saying that Konoha might be useful to him if they keep killing Akatsuki members. Naruto begins to cry over his failure to return Sasuke to the village, but Sakura says that they will bring him back together. Naruto’s team reports to Tsunade about the results of the mission, and Tsunade is greatly angered over Danzo’s scheme, particularly his leaking classified information to further it. Sai asks Danzo to allow him to remain with Team Kakashi, and Danzo reluctantly agrees. Sai goes on a mission with his team, having come to see them as his friends.

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Translated Episode Name: Reunion
Romanji Episode Name: Saikai
Kanji Episode Name: 再会

Episode 52:

Translated Episode Name: The power of Uchiha
Romanji Episode Name: Uchiha no chikara
Kanji Episode Name: うちはの力

Original Air Date: March 20, 2008

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Episode 51 Summary:

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 large explosion occurs and Sakura, Naruto and Yamato catch up. At first Sakura tries to restrain Sai in order to find out his true objective, but she stops, stunned at seeing her former comrade. Contrary to what the rest of the team assumed to be his mission, Sai tells them that he wishes to bring Sasuke back to Konoha.

Episode 52 Summary:

Sasuke begins to attack Naruto, but Sai restrains him only for them both to be blown away by a Chidori emanating from his whole body. Yamato tries to attack Sasuke, but he winds up being stabbed by Sasuke’s unique blade infused with his Chidori. The Nine-Tailed Fox uses this opportunity to tempt Naruto with its power, but he refuses. Sasuke sees this encounter using his Sharingan and appears in Naruto’s mind. The Nine-Tails says that Sasuke’s chakra reminds him of Madara Uchiha, then Sasuke suppresses the Nine-Tailed Fox’s chakra. Before the Nine-Tailed Fox returns to its cage, it warns Sasuke not to kill Naruto, saying that he will live to regret it.

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Original Air Date: March 13, 2008

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As Team Kakashi continues their search for Sasuke, Naruto suddenly collapses due to his previous injuries. As Naruto recovers, Sai begins to reveal more about his brother but Orochimaru attacks. Sakura and Yamato come to Naruto’s aid to defend against Orochimaru, while Sai continues the search. As Sai finds Sasuke, Yamato finds Sai’s bingo book with Sasuke listed as a target for assassination.

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Original Air Date: March 6, 2008

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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 a vague description of Sasuke’s location to the team. Leaving Yamato’s wood clone to watch over Kabuto, Team Kakashi enters Orochimaru’s hideout and splits up to find Sasuke.

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Original Air Date: February 28, 2008

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Yamato and the team enter Sai’s room and confront him while Kabuto makes his way there as well. Sai, realizing that his orders are now impossible to carry out, tells Team Kakashi that he was to help with Konoha’s destruction but also act as a spy against Orochimaru. Yamato reveals the secret of “Root”- its members were trained like Kirigakure’s students in that they had to kill their friends so as to eliminate their emotions. Sakura returns Sai his book, remarking that Sai still has emotions because he treasures it. Sai then tells the group about his bond with his brother. Finally the team decides what to do about Sai’s betrayal outside the lair. In doing so, Naruto tells the group about his own bonds and about how far he’s willing to go to bring Sasuke back.

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Original Air Date: February 14, 2008

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Sai meets Sasuke, and receives a chilling glare from the Sharingan that frightens him. He tells Sasuke that Sakura and Naruto desperately want to bring him back, but Sasuke brushes off the revelation and insists that Orochimaru teach him the new technique he promised to. Sai gives Orochimaru a packet with names and information about Konoha’s ANBU, which Orochimaru gives to Kabuto to make a Bingo Book (list of people marked for assassination) out of. Yamato gives Sakura and Naruto seeds with his chakra that will enable him to track them inside the lair, and reveals that he was able to track Sai because he put a seed in Sai’s clothing and food during the visit to the hot springs. Kabuto locks Sai in a room, and the boy summons a bingo book from scrolls he carries. Yamato uses a jutsu to open a tunnel into Orochimaru’s hideout, and he, Naruto and Sakura travel to Sai’s room undetected.

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Original Air Date: February 7, 2008

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Naruto finally makes sense of the destruction he witnessed around him earlier. Yamato tells Naruto not to rely on the demon because Naruto’s own chakra is normally strong enough to counter the demon’s chakra. Sai discovers the loss of his book while resting. Team Kakashi browse Sai’s book, and they notice that the book (which can be read from both ends) contains different paths of two boys who meet in the middle. Each page has the boys fighting someone new, each time collecting the opponent’s armor and weapons into the next page. The pages where the two boys would meet are unfinished. Orochimaru’s group reach their base, not realizing that Yamato’s wood clone trailed them there. Sai gets a glimpse of Sasuke’s silhouette and eyes and discovers that he is the man Naruto and Sakura are looking for.

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Original Air Date: January 31, 2008

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Kabuto creates a fake corpse that resembles Sai, containing hidden traps to slow down Captain Yamato’s clone after sensing it. Naruto hasn’t completely recovered from using the Demon Fox’s chakra, and Yamato says that he will be left behind if he cannot keep up. Naruto is determined to finish his mission and not slow the team down. However Team Kakashi is forced to take a break when it’s clear that Sakura has not fully recovered from her own injuries. Captain Yamato then uses this opportunity to talk to Naruto alone and reveals to him that the one who hurt Sakura was Naruto himself. Naruto is shocked by what Captain Yamato says to him.

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Original Air Date: January 24, 2008

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Captain Yamato uses the first hokage’s chakra to suppress the demon fox’s chakra and Naruto returns to normal, but with severe injuries. Sakura heals him and in the mean-time Sai talks to Orochimaru and gives him a letter from Danzo. Sai then leaves with Orochimaru and Kabuto but Captain Yamato´s wood clone stays close on their trail. Naruto comes to his senses and wonders what happens but Sakura doesn´t tell him the truth.

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Original Air Date: January 17, 2008

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Kabuto comments that Naruto’s state is a consequence of his desperation to bring back Sasuke, and Sakura has flashbacks of Naruto swearing to bring Sasuke back to her. She begins to cry and approaches Naruto but is injured when his attention turns to her. Yamato uses the mokuton jutsu to bind Naruto before he does any more harm. Kabuto heals Sakura, reasoning that the Konoha ninja are not Orochimaru’s enemies because they are also fighting Akatsuki. Yamato uses the abilities of the 1st Hokage to forcibly return Naruto to his normal state. Meanwhile Sai confronts Orochimaru with a message from Danzo. Orochimaru responds by attacking Sai with his sword.

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Original Air Date: January 10, 2008

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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.The majority of Orochimaru’s attacks prove to be ineffective, but Naruto fails to kill or hurt him seriously. Meanwhile, Kabuto approaches Sakura and Yamato, and suggests that Sasori has died. Orochimaru finally manages to stab Naruto with a sword blade from his mouth, and Sakura reacts in horror.

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Translated Episode Name: The Nine-Tails unleashed!!
Romanji Episode Name: Kyūbi kaihō!!
Kanji Episode Name: 九尾解放!!

Episode 41:

Translated Episode Name: Top-secret mission starts
Romanji Episode Name: Gokuhi ninmu sutāto
Kanji Episode Name: 極秘任務スタート

Original Air Date: December 20, 2007

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Episode 40 Summary:

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. Slowly, Naruto grows more tails as Orochimaru taunts him and makes him even more angry. Meanwhile, Yamato remembers Jiraiya speaking of how many tails he has seen Naruto grow. Jiraiya explains more about what happened and more about how Naruto acts when he’s in his Kyuubi form.

Episode 41 Summary:

Naruto continues to get even more enraged and easily counters an attempted Kabuto attack, flinging him away. Naruto’s attack throws Kabuto into Sakura in the process, knocking her out. Orochimaru continues to watch Naruto become more enraged. Naruto eventually destroys the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, making Sakura slide off in the process. Instead of saving Sakura, Sai follows Naruto and Orochimaru from a bird he draws. Yamato saves her at the last second, and creates a wood clone to catch up to the battle. Eventually, a fourth tail appears, and a miniature version of the Nine-Tailed Fox manifests itself taking over Naruto’s body completely.

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Original Air Date: December 13, 2007

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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 reveals the location of Orochimaru’s current hideout to Yamato. Orochimaru interrupts the meeting, appearing to attack Kabuto, and while it initially appears that Orochimaru has come after Kabuto, Kabuto attacks Yamato and reveals that he is truly loyal to Orochimaru. Orochimaru calls out Naruto, Sakura and Sai from where they are hiding and observing the meeting, and prepares to fight the team.

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Original Air Date: December 6, 2007

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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 meeting with himself as the spy to gauge Naruto and Sai’s abilities and teamwork. After Naruto makes a mistake when attacking Yamato, Sai immobilizes him and goes on to capture Yamato alone. Naruto is angry with Sai for not acting as a comrade would, but resolves to work together with him if doing so will help bring Sasuke back. Sai reveals to Sakura that he has no emotions, and little understanding of them. The group then prepares to head to the bridge.

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Translated Episode Name: Fake smile
Romanji Episode Name: Itsuwari no egao
Kanji Episode Name: 偽りの笑顔

Episode 37:

Translated Episode Name: Untitled
Romanji Episode Name: Mudai
Kanji Episode Name: 無題

Original Air Date: November 29, 2007

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Episode 36 Summary:

The new team Kakashi heads out for the Heaven and Earth bridge. Sai, Sakura, and Naruto come to blows after just 5 minutes on the same team due to Sai making fun of Sasuke. Therefore, Yamato decides they need to improve on teamwork and uses Mokuton to create a wooden cage threatening to lock the team up unless they behave. Given an ultimatum between being locked up or spending the night at a hot springs, the team chooses to visit the springs to improve team cohesion. Naruto still despises Sai despite this effort, and several insulting remarks from Sai worsen team relations.

Episode 37 Summary:

Sakura sees Sai drawing by the river and finds out that Sai has artistic talent but has never given titles to anything he ever drew. Naruto and Sakura begin to realize the reason behind Sai’s repulsive personality. After the hot springs, the team heads off to the bridge to meet the spy. Yamato is suspicious of traps so they go off the main road into the forest. Camping for the night, Yamato then creates a two story house by again using his Mokuton jutsu. Inside this house, the team formulate their plan.

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Original Air Date: November 22, 2007

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Yamato takes temporary leadership of Team Kakashi while Sai insults both Naruto and Sakura. While preparing to set off, Sai receives an envelope from a Root shinobi containing secret orders from Danzo, and Sakura consults with Tsunade. Jiraiya then meets with Tsunade and Yamato in Kakashi’s hospital room to brief Yamato on the demon fox within Naruto, detailing the “demon fox’s cloak”, and revealing a scar he got from Naruto when the fourth tail formed. Finally the new Team Kakashi set off on their new mission, to intercept an Akatsuki spy and gather information about Sasuke.

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Original Air Date: November 15, 2007

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Naruto, Choji and Shikamaru attempt to capture and interrogate Sai, but Sai withdraws after insulting Naruto. Shortly after Ino appears. Concerned that the Kyuubi could fall into Akatsuki hands, the village elders challenge Tsunade’s plan to send Naruto out of the village without the still bedridden Kakashi. Tsunade promises to protect Konoha with her own life if Naruto is captured, but is still forced to compromise with Danzo by adding Sai to Team Kakashi. She also temporarily replaces Kakashi with ANBU member Yamato and warns him to keep an eye on Sai. Naruto and Sakura finally meet their new team members, and Naruto is immediately angered upon Sai’s appearance.

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Original Air Date: November 8, 2007

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Teams Kakashi and Guy return home to Konoha. As Kakashi rests in the infirmary, Sakura tells Tsunade about the information Sasori gave her as a reward for defeating him. Sasori had a meeting scheduled with a spy from within Orochimaru’s ranks in 10 days. 4 days have passed since Sakura received this information, and now Naruto and Sakura need to recruit a new team member to go and investigate. As Naruto searches Konoha for a willing recruit, he meets some of his old friends. Just as Choji agrees to help, Shikamaru, Choji and Naruto are attacked by a Konoha shinobi unknown to them, Sai.

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Original Air Date: October 25, 2007

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Deidara survives his battle and begins to search for his missing arm. Meanwhile, Zetsu and Tobi, who wishes to join Akatsuki, search Sasori’s remains for his ring. Deidara later finds the two searching for his own ring. The leaf ninja leave Sunagakure after their victory, and Danzo gives Sai instructions for his new team, Team Kakashi. The leaf and sand ninja pay their respects at Chiyo’s grave, and Gaara and Naruto shake hands before departing.

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Original Air Date: October 18, 2007

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Team Guy’s fight continues as they fight their respective clones. Neji explains to each member of the team that they are growing weaker and weaker as the fight drags on and they become fatigued. Their clones being non-human remain as strong as they were when they were formed. Lee, who refuses to accept defeat, realizes that the only way for them to defeat their clones is to become stronger than they were when they first started fighting. After a flashback about their training sessions, they all remember that they resolve to constantly become stronger. The memory gives them the strength needed to overpower and defeat their clones with new techniques that they devise.

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Translated Episode Name: Kakashi Enlightened!
Romanji Episode Name: Kakashi kaigen!
Kanji Episode Name: カカシ開眼！

Episode 30:

Translated Episode Name: Aesthetics of an Instant
Romanji Episode Name: Shunkan no bigaku
Kanji Episode Name: 瞬間の美学

Original Air Date: September 27, 2007

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Episode 29 Summary:

After Team Guy members finish their battles, they make their way to Team Kakashi. Sakura and Chiyo also make their way towards Naruto and Kakashi. Kakashi reveals his Mangekyo Sharingan, which he uses to warp space around Deidara, hoping to suck him into an alternate dimension. However, he only succeeds in catching Deidara’s arm, severing it. Kakashi’s second attempt fails when Deidara dives into the trees. While Deidara has his guard down, Naruto manages to separate him from his clay bird, having his clones take the beak, which contains Gaara’s body, to safety. Naruto, meanwhile, launches a vicious attack on Deidara, only to discover that he is beating up a clay replacement. In his angered state, Naruto’s fox chakra begins to emerge. The two tailed form of the nine tailed fox emerges.

Episode 30 Summary:

After Naruto is taken over by the nine-tailed fox’s chakra, Kakashi uses the seal Jiraiya gave him to suppress it. Team Guy finds Deidara thanks to Neji’s Byakugan. Deidara seemingly self-destructs while attempting to kill his attackers by creating a massive explosion after eating the remains of his chakra infused clay bird. The explosion is countered by Kakashi, who is able to send it to a different dimension. Sakura cannot bring Gaara back to life, and the group mourns Gaara’s death. While the group mourns, Chiyo moves over to Gaara’s body and uses the life-resurrection technique.

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Original Air Date: September 13, 2007

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Team Guy’s fight continues as they fight their respective clones. Neji explains to each member of the team that they are growing weaker and weaker as the fight drags on and they become fatigued. Their clones being non-human remain as strong as they were when they were formed. Lee, who refuses to accept defeat, realizes that the only way for them to defeat their clones is to become stronger than they were when they first started fighting. After a flashback about their training sessions, they all remember that they resolve to constantly become stronger. The memory gives them the strength needed to overpower and defeat their clones with new techniques that they devise.

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Original Air Date: August 30, 2007

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Chiyo injects the last remaining antidote into Sakura and manages to stab Sasori in his only living part, his heart, using the Father and Mother puppets. With Sasori immobilized, Chiyo revives the nearly dead Sakura using her Resurrection Technique. As he dies, Sasori rewards Sakura for defeating him, telling her where he planned to meet with one of his spies who had been working undercover as one of Orochimaru’s subordinates. Meanwhile as Kakashi and Naruto are pursuing Deidara, Kakashi reveals his plan to activate his version of Mangekyo Sharingan.

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Original Air Date: August 23, 2007

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Naruto and Kakashi continue to pursue Deidara while Sakura and Chiyo continue the battle with Sasori. Sakura manages to shatter Sasori’s puppet body, but he reforms. Chiyo summons the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu.. Sasori, remarking on Chiyo’s ability to control so many puppets, summons one hundred human puppets and the final battle begins. Sakura and Chiyo seem to trap and defeat Sasori but, under cover of the battle, Sasori, who had transferred himself to another puppet, attacks Chiyo from behind. Sakura intercedes, taking the sword thrust meant for Chiyo.

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Original Air Date: August 16, 2007

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Sakura reveals that she took an antidote against Sasori’s poison which will make her immune to it for three minutes, forcing herself and Chiyo to end the battle quickly. Meanwhile, Naruto and Kakashi continue their pursuit of Deidara. Deidara attempts to split up Naruto and Kakashi by creating a swarm of explosive jumping crickets out of his clay and has them pursue Kakashi. Kakashi makes a shadow clone as a decoy and the crickets, mistaking the shadow clone for the real Kakashi, detonate harmlessly. Kakashi then catches back up with Naruto and reveals a plan. Sakura and Chiyo ready themselves for the battle with Sasori, who reveals that he made himself into a human puppet.

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Original Air Date: August 9, 2007

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Sakura and Chiyo continue their battle with Sasori, while Naruto and Kakashi follow Deidara, and Team Guy fights their clones. Sakura remembers her training with Tsunade when she was taught to observe enemies’ weaknesses and dodge their attacks. Sasori attacks with an Iron Sand pyramid and prism, but Sakura is able to fend them off, causing a cave in. Sasori then uses a new technique to attack with randomly-growing iron spikes, landing a hit imbued with a poison that quickly paralyzes its victims. With a final attack of the Third Kazekage’s puppet, Sasori attempts to kill the seemingly helpless Sakura, only to discover at the last second that it was a ruse. Somehow immune to the effects of the poison, Sakura destroys his puppet with a single punch at the last second.

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Translated Episode Name: Chiyo’s Secret Skills
Romanji Episode Name: Chiyo no oku no te
Kanji Episode Name: チヨの奥の手

Episode 23:

Translated Episode Name: Father and Mother
Romanji Episode Name: “Chichi” to “Haha”
Kanji Episode Name: 『父』と『母』

Original Air Date: August 2, 2007

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Episode 22 Summary:

Sakura manages to escape the poison gas cloud by using an explosive scroll on herself. Chiyo calls forth the “Mother” and “Father” puppets that Sasori created to fight him and the Third. They manage to hold down the Third for a while until Sasori releases the Third’s secret technique: Iron Sand. Meanwhile, Team Guy are having trouble fighting the clones and showing exhaustion from the battle. Naruto and Kakashi manage to avoid Deidara’s clay bombs and keep up with him.

Episode 23 Summary:

The Iron Sand stops both puppets from moving. Chiyo’s right arm, which she had turned into a puppet arm, gets clogged as well. Chiyo thinks back to the past and remembers how Sasori created and controlled his first puppets, Father and Mother. Sakura urges Chiyo to use her again as a puppet. With Chiyo’s help, Sakura avoids the columns formed by the Iron Sand to attack her.

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Original Air Date: July 26, 2007

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With his puppet destroyed, Sasori reveals himself to Chiyo and Sakura, looking no older than when he left his village twenty years ago. As a further bit of nostalgia, he produces a summoning scroll and calls forth the Third Kazekage, whom Sasori has made into a puppet. Using its weapons, which are even more dangerous than Hiruko’s, Sasori is able to catch Sakura in a poison gas cloud. Meanwhile, Kankuro, Temari’s team, and Ebizo make their way towards the Akatsuki hideout.

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Original Air Date: July 19, 2007

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Chiyo explains to Sakura that Sasori used to be one of the best puppeteers in Sunagakure, but he began experimenting with real people. Sakura learns that Sasori’s true body is hiding within his favorite puppet, Hiruko, ensuring that he cannot be attacked while controlling it. The only way to defeat Sasori is to destroy his puppet. Using teamwork, Chiyo and Sakura are able to dodge Sasori’s attacks and demolish the puppet, from which Sasori himself emerges. Just outside, Deidara begins telling Naruto and Kakashi how much stronger Sasori is compared to himself.

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Original Air Date: July 5, 2007

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Team Guy fights with exact clones of themselves, a trap set off by their removal of the barrier tags. Deidara takes Gaara’s body outside of the cavern, followed by Naruto and Kakashi. Chiyo and Sakura stay behind to fight Sasori.

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Original Air Date: June 21, 2007

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Team Guy and Team Kakashi find out there is a barrier protecting the Akatsuki hideout, being generated by 5 forbidden tags in the area. After preparations, Team Guy removes the tags and disables the barrier allowing Team Kakashi to enter the hideout. Meanwhile the Akatsuki members have ended the astral projection technique and left the hideout. Deidara and Sasori who were the only ones physically present, remain behind to take care of the intruders.

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Original Air Date: June 7, 2007

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Team Guy and Team Kakashi both finish their breaks and go on towards the Akatsuki lair. Naruto shows intense passion and is in a hurry to reach Gaara. Chiyo notices this and Kakashi explains to her that Naruto is also a Jinchuriki and knows the pain Gaara has lived through. Chiyo explains that she was the ninja who sealed Shukaku in Gaara, in order to protect the Sand village. Meanwhile, Akatsuki has finished extracting Shukaku from Gaara, who dies wondering if he has become a person whom others need. Team Guy and Team Kakashi finally meet in front of the sealed entrance to the Akatsuki lair.

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Original Air Date: May 31, 2007

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Kakashi’s and Guy’s teams both figure out that their battles with the doppelgängers were set-up to delay them from coming to Gaara’s rescue. Chiyo reveals that in attempts to control the power of the tailed beasts they were bound to human hosts called “Jinchūriki”, and that the human host dies when the beast is extracted — increasing the urgency of saving Gaara. Kankuro is awake and joins a meeting of the Sand council where the history of the Sand village is explained. Both teams stop to rest since their battles have taken their tolls and in preparation for the battles to come. Akatsuki sends Zetsu to “dispose” of the doppelgängers corpses.

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Original Air Date: May 24, 2007

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The two battles continue from the previous episode. Naruto is released from Itachi’s genjutsu by Chiyo and Sakura after his failed attempt to release himself. Distracted and immobilized by Kakashi’s shadow clone, Itachi takes a direct hit from Naruto’s Great Ball Rasengan. Meanwhile, Guy defeats Kisame using his Morning Peacock technique. The Konoha shinobi then find, to their surprise, that they have not defeated Itachi or Kisame, but two entirely different people.

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