Naruto Shippuden 44 - The truth about the Fight Captain Yamato uses first Hokage’s chakra to suppress the demon fox’s chakra and Naruto returns to normal, but Naruto is severely injured by the fox’s chakra. Sakura begins to recover him, but the progress is slow. Meanwhile Sai talks to Orochimaru and hand him a secret letter from Danzo. Sai then leaves with Orochimaru and Kabuto but Yamato´s wood clone stays close on their trail. Naruto senses back to normal and wonders what happened... Read Full Story

Naruto Shippuden 43 - Sakura Tears 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... Read Full Story

Naruto Shippuden 42 - Orochimaru vs Jinchuuriki 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 prove to be ineffective, but Naruto fails to kill him as Orochimaru regenerates from any injuries he sustains. Meanwhile, Kabuto advances toward Sakura and Yamato, deducing that Sasori has died. Orochimaru finally manages... Read Full Story

Naruto Shippuden 40 - The Nine-Tails unleashed!! 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... Read Full Story

Naruto Shippuden 39 - The Bridge of Heaven and Earth 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... Read Full Story

Naruto Shippuden 38 - Simulation 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... Read Full Story

Naruto Shippuden 36-37 - Fake smile and Untitled 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... Read Full Story

Naruto Shippuden 35 - An Unneeded Addition 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... Read Full Story

Naruto Shippuden 34 - Formation! New Team Kakashi Naruto, Choji and Shikamaru onrush to capture and cross-examine Sai, but Sai leaving away after insulting Naruto. Shortly after Ino commences. Distressed that the demon fox could slip into Akatsuki relegates, the village seniors approximate Tsunade's schedule to send Naruto out of the village without the unmoving bedridden Kakashi. Tsunade promises to defend Konoha with her own live if Naruto is captured, but is stock-still forced to... Read Full Story

Naruto Shippuden 33 - The New Target Teams Kakashi and Guy return safely to Konoha. As Kakashi resides in the infirmary, Sakura talk to Tsunade regarding the information Sasori gave her as a prize for defeating him. Sasori had a secret meeting with a spy under Orochimaru's follower in 10 days. 4 days has wasted since Sakura received this information, and now Naruto and Sakura required to recruit a new team member to go out and investigate. As Naruto searches Konoha for a willing recruit, he... Read Full Story