The Artist Returns

With the giant turtle intercepted by the Manda clone he created from the original, Kabuto has Deidara use a bomb to flip the turtle on its back to immobilize it after they eluded Onoki. Inside the turtle's shell, Yamato, Motoi, and Aoba convince Naruto to continue his animal survey while they investigate. As Onoki and Akatsuchi lure Deidara away from the turtle so the Tsukikage can safely use his Particle Style, the arrival of Yamato's group allows Kurotsuchi's Quicklime jutsu to ensnare Kabuto. But as Aoba attempts to extract information from him, Kabuto reveals to have lulled the group into a false sense of security as he sheds his skin to become a monster that spirits Yamato away into Manda II's nostril before falling back to Deidara's dismay. Tobi, having replaced his left eye with one of Nagato's, is assured of Kabuto's intentions of using Yamato's cells in modifying the White Zetsu.