Ep. 15: The Secret Weapon is Called....
Aired on May 24, 2007
Itachi immobilizes Naruto with shuriken inside crows, but Chiyo and Sakura break his illusion. Naruto and Kakashi defeat Itachi, who is revealed to be Yura, a Jonin from the Hidden Sand. Chiyo questions how abilities transfer to another person. Guy opens his sixth Inner Gate to kill Kisame, identified as Mukade, another Hidden Sand Jonin. The team learns Itachi and Kisame used these ninjas as clones to distract them. This event is part of the Kazekage Rescue Mission arc, episode 15 of 32.
Episodes
- 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.
- Ep. 18 · Neji reveals the Akatsuki gathering while the teams coordinate to breach the sealed cave barrier.
- Ep. 19 · Team Guy Battles Clones While Naruto Pursues Deidara for Gaara