Gaara begins transforming into Shukaku, dramatically increasing his strength and speed. Sasuke uses his Chidori to slice Gaara’s arm off, but the pain Gaara feels only becomes more determined and excited to kill Sasuke. Unable to use the Chidori, Sasuke is forced to use his cursed seal so that he can attack Gaara with another Chidori. This fails, and Sasuke collapses due to the use of the cursed seal. Naruto, Sakura, and Pakkun arrive and repel a potentially fatal attack.