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Naruto and his allies continue to confront threats as recovered and new characters prepare for upcoming challenges. Meanwhile, covert adversaries make moves that heighten tensions and foreshadow future conflicts.

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Sora’s body cannot sustain the Nine-Tails any longer, so it leaves him and enters Naruto's body as a new host. Naruto gets through to Sora, who is greeted by his friends from the Hidden Leaf Village. Meanwhile, a recovered Sai and Asuma kill Kazuma. The next day, Sora leaves the Leaf Village to travel around the world. Asuma and Shikamaru philosophically discuss the metaphorical "king" of the village, while Hidan and Kakuzu confront Yugito Nii: Jinchuriki of the Two-Tailed Cat.