Strange Bedfellows

Guren tries to attack Naruto within the Three-Tails, but passes out instead. Meanwhile, Sakura and Ino heal Yūkimaru while Kakashi, Shizune, Kiba, Sai, and Hinata search for Naruto. Guren awakens and is shocked that Naruto has helped her recover rather than kill her. Naruto tells her that he could not bring himself to kill a passed out ninja especially after helping him survive against Three-Tails. Naruto and Guren soon encounter a horde of mini Three-Tails that try to attack them, but they evade them and begin to argue about Yūkimaru. Guren accuses the Leaf of being hypocrites for preventing Orochimaru from attaining a Tailed Beast, while having the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki as their own. Naruto informs Guren that he would never allow Yūkimaru near a Tailed Beast, knowing first-hand the destructive consequences it can lead to. Guren says she simply wants to give Yūkimaru a home to return to. While Yūkimaru awakens, Naruto summons numerous Shadow Clones to look for a way out of the beast's stomach. Elsewhere, Kabuto gives Curse Marks to Rinji's men, ordering them to capture Yūkimaru.