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After a significant escape, the team tracks Sasuke's whereabouts amidst casualties and shifting alliances. Meanwhile, Akatsuki members receive orders from their leader, unveiling deeper layers of the overarching threat facing the ninja world.

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Upon noticing the blast, Suigetsu summons Manda and finds out that Sasuke had used him, alongside a transportation jutsu, to escape. Unable to survive, Manda dies from his wounds. Meanwhile, Zetsu informs the remaining Akatsuki of the deaths of Deidara, Tobi, and Sasuke during their battle. After the meeting, Itachi tells Kisame that Sasuke is not dead. Naruto and the others get to the crater caused by Deidara’s explosion, and using Kiba's tracking skills they begin to track down Sasuke's scent to where he is resting with his team. Meanwhile, the Akatsuki leader is revealed to be Pain. He and his partner, Konan, are then ordered to capture the Nine-Tailed Jinchūriki by a mysterious man, Tobi, who claims to wield the true power of the Sharingan, and reveals his identity to be Madara Uchiha.