Naruto, Todoroki and Gantetsu enter the Shinobazu mansion, leaving Sakura to care for the children and Lee to fight off the Shinobazu members outside. While Gantetsu and Todoroki go to rescue Akio, Naruto fights the Shinobazu leader and defeats him. The mansion catches fire in the fight, and Gantetsu saves Akio before escaping with him and Todoroki. Todoroki is still unable to forgive Gantetsu, but allows him to stay with the children by falsely reporting that he had died in the fire.