What episode is "The Tenchi Bridge" in Naruto Shippuden?
"The Tenchi Bridge" is episode 39 of Naruto Shippuden.
Yamato, disguised as Sasori, meets Kabuto who reveals Orochimaru's location. The meeting is interrupted by Orochimaru himself, leading to tense confrontations and revelations about Yamato's origins and comrades nearby.
Yamato disguises himself as Sasori within Hiruko, and goes to meet "the spy" at the Tenchi Bridge. The spy is revealed to be Kabuto, who spills out the location of Orochimaru's current hideout. Before the meeting could finish, Orochimaru appears and interrupts the two. While Kabuto initially seems frightened by Orochimaru's appearance, it turned out to be a ruse as he attacks the disguised Yamato. After telling Kabuto that the figure is not Sasori, Orochimaru recognizes Yamato as one of the test subjects in his experiments to replicate Hashirama's power through blood transfusion of the First Hokage's DNA. Orochimaru also knows that Yamato is not alone as he tells him to call out Naruto, Sakura and Sai from their hiding places.
"The Tenchi Bridge" is episode 39 of Naruto Shippuden.
"The Tenchi Bridge" is listed as canon · provisional in the current AnimeAnchor guide.
"The Tenchi Bridge" is part of the Sasuke and Itachi Arc.
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