Inside Orochimaru’s hideout Guren witnesses Sasuke defeating a thousand opponents. Meanwhile, Kabuto and Yukimaru conduct their experiment to summon the Three-Tailed Beast.
Inside Orochimaru’s hideout Guren witnesses Sasuke defeating a thousand opponents. Having lost the opportunity to be Orochimaru’s new vessel in the past, Guren openly express her jealousy toward Sasuke. Seeing through Guren’s emotional state, Orochimaru proposes a plan. Meanwhile, Kabuto and Yukimaru conduct their experiment to summon the Three-Tailed Beast. Drained from the experiment, Yukimaru is taken by Kabuto to a nearby hot spring to heal. The same hot spring happens to be where Naruto and Jiraiya are staying to work on Naruto’s collaboration ninjutsu training with Gamakichi and Gamatatsu. Shrouded in the hot steam, Naruto has a chance encounter with Yukimaru, unaware that he is an enemy. Meanwhile, Kakashi, who is still in pursuit of Guren, sends a messenger to the Hidden Leaf to report a change in the battle status.
