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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. Watch Now

Naruto’s 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. Sai studies the art of friendship in the library and is joined by Sakura. Sai learns that he should give friends nicknames for a better relationship. Later Kakashi lets Naruto know that he has special training for him that will make him stronger quickly. They are cut off by Team 10, who have also come to visit. Sai goes out to eat with them and nicknames Ino “gorgeous” (because his previous attempts, while true in his opinion, were unflattering and failed), making Sakura jealous. Two unnamed shinobi make their way through the ruins of an ancient temple. They break open a sarcophagus looking for someone or something but do not find it. Watch Now

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. Watch Now

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. Watch Now

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

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. Watch Now

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. Watch Now

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. 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. Watch Now

Naruto finally makes sense of the destruction he witnessed around him earlier. Yamato tells Naruto not to rely on the demon because Naruto is strong enough to withstand the demon’s terrible 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. Watch Now