Naruto

Shikamaru is promoted to chunin. In the hospital, Lee decides to undergo a dangerous surgery so that he can remain a ninja.

Naruto and Sasuke release their ultimate weapons against each other. Kakashi arrives just in time to stop the fight.

The Sound Ninja Four, Kidomaru, Sakon, Jirobo, and Tayuya, suddenly appear before Sasuke.

Sakura’s pleas fall on deaf ears, and Sasuke leaves the Hidden Leaf Village.

The Sound Ninja Four race toward Orochimaru’s lair with Sasuke in hand.

Naruto and the others are trapped in Jirobo’s Earth Dome Prison.

Freed from the Earth Dome Prison, Shikamaru and the others take off after the remaining Sound ninja while Choji stays behind.

It looks as if Choji may win the battle, until Jirobo transforms into Second State, giving him immense power.

Assuming that the Leaf squad could never get past Jirobo, the remaining Sound ninja don’t bother to lay traps along the way.

Neji takes on Kidomaru while the others continue their pursuit of Sasuke and the remaining Sound ninja.

Kidomaru changes tactics and creates a bow and arrow to attack Neji’s blind spot.

Naruto, Shikamaru, Kiba and Akamaru are in hot pursuit of Sasuke and the Sound ninja.

Akamaru sets explosives in the trees to trap Sakon.

Shikamaru is determined to stop Tayuya. Meanwhile, on the plains, the battle between Kimimaro and Naruto is about to begin.

Ukon, who is able to infiltrate the bodies of others, enters Kiba’s body and tries to merge with his cells.

An injured Kiba and Akamaru barely escape from Sakon and Ukon. Naruto is locked in battle with Kimimaro...

Shikamaru succeeds in trapping Tayuya with his Shadow Possession Jutsu. But Tayuya fights back with enormous strength.

With Rock Lee there to take on Kimimaro, Naruto is free to chase after Sasuke, who has awakened.

Shikamaru, Kiba, and Lee are at the limits of their strength when Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro appear to assist their Leaf allies.

Kimimaro takes distance to launch a new attack when he realizes that close combat will be impossible against Gaara's wall of sand.

Kimimaro's attack is successful, and he manages to destroy Gaara's sand wall and strike him.

The Curse Mark now covers half of Sasuke's body, and he is no longer the same.

Naruto tries desperately to change Sasuke’s mind, but he is determined to go to Orochimaru.

Naruto is brought down by Sasuke’s Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu, a jutsu passed down through generations of the Uchiha family.

Sasuke quietly watches as Naruto sinks deeper in the water. He recalls the past, when the Uchiha clan was cruelly slaughtered.