Ep. 452: Itachi faces the Nine-Tails attack, Uchiha relocation, and early Academy graduation.

452

Obito summons the Nine-Tails to assault Konoha, prompting Itachi to protect Sasuke and assist Izumi in reaching safety. After the village subdues the beast, Itachi attends the funeral for the deceased. Danzo reorganizes clan settlements, displacing the Uchiha to the village edge, which causes discontent among the clan members. Itachi requests instruction from Fugaku, quickly mastering the Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu, and notices his father's unease regarding the new neighborhood boundaries. He and Izumi enroll in the Academy, where Itachi excels academically and socially, earning admiration from peers after defending them from an older bully. To bypass the slow curriculum, Itachi uses shadow clones to attend classes while learning directly from Shisui. When a clone is defeated by senior students, his teachers recognize his advanced capabilities and grant him early graduation, allowing him to join a team for missions.