When You Curse Someone, You Dig Your Own Grave

Kakashi summons Pakkun to help Sakura and Sai track and assist Shikamaru. Hidan attempts to break out of Shikamaru's weakened Shadow Possession Jutsu on him, but Shikamaru reveals he was pretending as he uses the Shadow Pull Jutsu to pull the explosive tags onto Hidan's body. Shikamaru then opens a trap hole - a grave for Hidan - that he had prepared hours in advance while revealing the forest to be a place only members of the Nara Clan can freely enter, explaining that he intends to avenge Asuma by burying Hidan in the forest. Shikamaru has a vision of Asuma entrusting his "Will of Fire" to him, and then throws his lighter to ignite the tags on Hidan, with the Akatsuki member's body being blown to bits. Kakashi explains Kakuzu's abilities to Yamato, and asks if Naruto completed adding wind chakra to the Rasengan. Yamato says it only works 50% of the time, as Kakashi recalls how Naruto was able to cancel out his own Rasengan during training, reminding him of the Fourth Hokage. Meanwhile, Naruto prepares the new Jutsu that he had been developing: Wind Style: Rasen Shuriken.