Shortly after, Tsunade makes the Itachi Pursuit Mission official as Kakashi forms an Eight Man Squad for the task, consisting of Team 7 under Yamato's command and Team 8 under his own command. Kakashi claims he has an idea, and asks to be excused alone with the two Sannin in the room. In Konoha, Tsunade contemplates Naruto's idea to apprehend Itachi in order to bring Sasuke back to the village. Nekobaa expresses her thoughts over Sasuke and Itachi fighting each other to the death, as she had known both of them since they were young. Meanwhile, Sasuke's team Hebi make their way to an Uchiha Clan munitions base, run by an old woman who goes by Nekobaa. Knowing that Sasuke is after Itachi and that Suigetsu is after Kisame, the leader tells the pair to be on their guard they then begin the sealing process of the two tailed beasts in their possession.Īfter the sealing process is complete, Deidara contemplates who his target shall be, claiming that he wishes to settle the score with Naruto for punching him in the face as well as Kakashi for having removed his right arm, and that he wishes to take out Sasuke as punishment for robbing him of the chance of eliminating Orochimaru. The leader also adds his fear that Sasuke may wage war against the entirety of the Akatsuki soon, while Zetsu notifies them that Sasuke has formed a team, whose members include Suigetsu Hōzuki of Kirigakure. Zetsu tells them that it was the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki and his team who defeated Kakuzu and Hidan and that it was Sasuke Uchiha who killed Orochimaru. Kisame claims that Orochimaru's death is not their concern as he left the Akatsuki ten years ago, and that he himself did not care for the deaths of Hidan and Kakuzu, and wonders who finished them off.
Deidara voices his discomfort over the news, as he wanted to be the one to kill the sannin. Before they begin the sealing process, the leader and Zetsu notify the Akatsuki members that Orochimaru has been killed. As they reach the woods, they are both telepathically summoned to their leader's hideout.Īt the hideout, their leader summons the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and the surviving members take their respective places. Itachi tells Kisame that they are to head to the hideout immediately so that they can begin sealing both the Three-Tails and the Four-Tails. Following the battle, he meets his partner Itachi on a clifftop. Kisame of the Akatsuki goes up against the Four-Tails' jinchūriki, countering the jinchūriki's Lava Release with his Water Release to emerge victorious. Konohamaru delivers the final blow with his Rasengan and saves the village." Assemble" ( 動き出すものたち, Ugokidasumono-tachi) is episode 121 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.
A group of rogue Sumo Wrestlers attack the children, but they are saved by the mothers of Konoha, who fight back against the intruders. Heading back, Konohamaru is again alerted that people are attacking the village on the west side, and this time, the rumors are true. Konohamaru investigates the area alone with Moegi and Udon, only to find a traveling circus troupe in the forest instead of rogue ninja. He tries to recruit his classmates into hunting them down, but they refuse to beleive him. Suddenly Konohamaru is approached by several children, each claiming to have seen terrifying rogue ninja roaming the east and west forests outside Konoha. Ebisu attempts to rally everyones' spirits together in the event that rogue ninja should attack the village while their shinobi families are away at war, but the mothers scoff and claim that they will protect the village as they always have while their husbands fought.
Konohamaru participates in a meeting organized by Ebisu in Konoha of the remaining villagers, mostly including the children and wives. Tsunade returns to the village and informs Naruto that he's going on an S-rank misson to an island located in the Land of Lightning. A says that the place where he is sending B and Naruto isn't just a hideout but a training ground. Tsunade meets with A alone and asks him for a favour to let B teach Naruto how to control Nine-Tails. Tsunade objects since they would both be invaluable in the war with Akatsuki, but is forced to agree. As the first matter of business, Naruto and Killer B are to be given constant protection. Three days later the Kage meet again to discuss how they should start pooling their resources. Two Konoha shinobi ask for his autograph, but he doesn't know how to respond. Later, Shizune informs Tsunade about Naruto's disappearance for which she ordered some shinobi to search for him. B paying no attention was bought in writing raps in his rhyme book.
Whereas in Land of Lightning a council is held about war, as Kisame spies on them. Tsunade talks to a council and informs about the Fourth Shinobi World War and warns others not to underestimate Akatsuki.