Ep. 13: Akatsuki members Kisame and Itachi engage Guy and Kakashi teams during extraction.
Aired on May 10, 2007
The Akatsuki proceed with their extraction operation while Kisame battles Team Guy, utilizing Samehada and a massive water flow to trap Guy's students in a Water Prison Technique. He repeatedly questions Guy about their past encounters. Meanwhile, Team Kakashi faces Itachi, who employs his Mangekyo Sharingan to trap Naruto in illusions. Naruto fails to comprehend the attack, wasting chakra on crow clones before deploying his enhanced Big Ball Rasengan. Itachi acknowledges Naruto's progress but maintains that he remains unable to defeat him. This sequence occurs during the Kazekage Rescue Mission arc, specifically episode 13 of 32.
Episodes
- Ep. 9 · Hidden Sand repairs damage while Team Kakashi travels to find Gaara
- Ep. 10 · Deidara and Sasori arrive at the Akatsuki hideout to seal Shukaku while Tsunade sends Team Guy to aid Kakashi.
- Ep. 11 · Kakashi negotiates with Chiyo while Sakura extracts poison to craft an antidote under Tsunade's guidance.
- Ep. 12 · Chiyo's History and the Akatsuki's Counterattack Begin
- Ep. 13 · Akatsuki members Kisame and Itachi engage Guy and Kakashi teams during extraction.
- Ep. 14 · Naruto Breaks Itachi's Genjutsu While Guy Opens the Sixth Gate Against Kisame
- Ep. 15 · The Secret Weapon is Called....
- Ep. 16 · Kisame and Itachi prepare to extract Shukaku while Naruto vows to save Gaara.
- Ep. 17 · Gaara's apparent demise as Akatsuki completes the Shukaku sealing ritual.