The retrieval team is brought back to Konoha where, despite the severity of their injuries, all fully recover. When Naruto awakens, he apologizes to Sakura for not living up to his promise and bringing Sasuke back, though says he’ll do it someday. Sakura replies that when that day comes, they’ll do it together. Jiraiya offers [...]

With Naruto and Sasuke at their peaks of power, the two prepare their final attacks. Naruto creates a demon fox-fueled Rasengan, and Sasuke readies a cursed seal-powered Chidori. Their attacks ready, they fly at each other and their attacks clash, creating a dome of explosive energy around them. Within the dome, the two deal final [...]

Naruto’s newfound power overwhelms Sasuke, and his attempts at fighting Naruto off prove ineffective. It is not until his Sharingan fully develops that he is able to use his taijutsu to fend off Naruto, as well as a multitude of clones, and land a devastating blow. Needing more strength to fight, Naruto calls upon even [...]

Kakashi learns of Sasuke’s defection and immediately goes after him. Meanwhile, believing Naruto to be his closest friend, Sasuke prepares to kill him, finding the loss of Naruto to be an acceptable price for the Mangekyo Sharingan. Naruto’s Rasengan and Sasuke’s Chidori clash, though neither is capable of overpowering the other. Activating his cursed seal [...]

As Sasuke’s remembrance of his childhood draws to a close, Sasuke returned home from the Academy one day to find all the members of the Uchiha clan murdered. Upon finding his parents’ bodies, Sasuke discovered Itachi to be responsible for the massacre. Using his Mangekyo Sharingan, Itachi showed Sasuke their parents’ deaths, causing Sasuke to [...]