Akatsuki's Invasion

Zetsu arrives to take Yugito away as Hidan and Kakuzu head off for their next assignment, arriving at the Fire Temple where they decimate the monks. Kakuzu recognizes Chiriku as a member of the Shinobi Guardian Twelve and wants to claim the bounty on his head. Chiriku puts up a strong fight but is ultimately defeated and killed by Hidan. Afterwards, despite Hidan's complaints, Kakuzu sets out to collect the bounty on Chiriku before resuming their mission in the Land of Fire. One of the monks informs The Leaf Village of the attack. Meanwhile, Naruto proceeds to the next step of his training: Cutting the flow of a waterfall. After initially failing to do so, and with Naruto becoming more impatient to catch up with Sasuke, Kakashi asks Yamato to expand the waterfall, so Naruto can use even more shadow clones to accelerate the training.