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Yamato encourages Naruto to rely on his own strength, while the team discovers intriguing writings about two boys' intertwined paths. Elsewhere, Sai confronts a shadowed figure connected to Naruto's ongoing search.

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Yamato tells Naruto not to rely on the Nine-Tails chakra as he is strong enough on his own. The Konoha team decides to browse Sai's book to give them some clue about him, and they notice that its filled with the story of two boys' paths and battles, however, the pages where the two boys would meet are unfinished. Meanwhile, Orochimaru's group reach their hideout, not realizing that Yamato's wood clone had spotted them. There, Sai confronts a shadowed Sasuke, realizing that this is the man whom Naruto and Sakura have been searching for.