Naruto
Icandelo II
Kwiminyaka emibini enesiqingatha kamva, uNaruto ubuya kuqeqesho kunye noJiraiya. I-Akatsuki iqala ukuthimba imikhosi yezilwanyana ezinamandla ezinomsila (Tailed Beasts). Iqela lesi-7 kunye nelinye le-ninja lilwa nabo kwaye bakhangele iqabane labo uSasuke. I-Akatsuki iyaphumelela ekubambeni nasekukhupheni izilwanyana ezisixhenxe ezinomsila, ebulala yonke imikhosi ngaphandle kukaGaara, ngoku oyi-Kazekage. Ngeli xesha, uSasuke ungcatsha u-Orochimaru kwaye ujongane no-Itachi ukuziphindezela. Emva kokuba u-Itachi efile edabini, uSasuke ufunda kumsunguli we-Akatsuki uTobi ukuba u-Itachi ufumene i-odolo evela kubaphathi baka-Konoha ukuba batshabalalise usapho lwabo ukuthintela ukubhukuqwa. Wayamkela phantsi kwemeko yokuba wayeya kuvunyelwa ukuba asindise uSasuke. Kubuhlungu sesi sityhilelo, uSasuke ujoyine iAkatsuki ukutshabalalisa uKonoha ngokuziphindezela. Njengoko i-Konoha ninjas yoyisa amalungu aliqela e-Akatsuki, inkokheli ye-Akatsuki, u-Nagato, ubulala u-Jiraiya kwaye utshabalalisa u-Konoha, kodwa u-Naruto woyisa kwaye uyamhlangula, efumana imbeko yelali kunye nokunconywa. Ngokufa kukaNagato, uTobi, efihliwe njengoMadara Uchiha (omnye wooyise abasungula uKonoha), uxela ukuba ufuna ukubamba zonke izilo ezilithoba zeTailed ukwenza inkohliso enamandla okulawula lonke uluntu kunye nokufezekisa uxolo lwehlabathi. Iinkokheli zeelali ezintlanu ze-ninja ziyala ukumnceda kwaye endaweni yoko bajoyine imikhosi yokujongana noThobi kunye neqela lakhe. Eso sigqibo sikhokelela kwiMfazwe yeHlabathi yeShinobi phakathi kwemikhosi edityanisiweyo yaMazwe aHlanu aKhulu (aziwa njengeMikhosi eManyeneyo ye-Shinobi) kunye nemikhosi ka-Akatsuki ye-ninjas efana ne-zombie. Amahlanu eKaga azama ukugcina uNaruto, engazi ngemfazwe, kufudo olufihlakeleyo lwesiqithi kufutshane neKumogakure (kwilali efihliweyo yamafu), kodwa uNaruto wafumanisa kwaye wasinda kwisiqithi kunye noKiller Bee, umphathi wee-Eight-Tails. Ngelo xesha, uNaruto-kunye noncedo luka-Killer Bee-ulawula i-Beast Tailed Beast kwaye bobabini baya edabini. Ngexesha lengxabano, kutyhilwa ukuba uTobi ngu-Obito Uchiha, owayesakuba liqela laseKakashi ekwakucingelwa ukuba ubhubhile. UMadara wokwenyani usindise ubomi buka-Obito, kwaye baye basebenzisana. Njengokuba uSasuke efunda ngembali yeKonoha, kubandakanya iimeko ezakhokelela ekuweni kwentsapho yakhe, wagqiba kwelokuba akhusele ilali kwaye ahlangane neNaruto kunye neSakura ukuphazamisa izicwangciso zikaMadara kunye no-Obito. Nangona kunjalo, umzimba kaMadara uphela uphethwe nguKaguya Otsutsuki, inkosazana yakudala enenjongo yokoyisa lonke uluntu. U-Obito ohlaziyiweyo uzincama ngokwakhe ukunceda iQela lesi-7 ukuba limmise. Nje ukuba uKaguya atywinwe, uMadara naye uyafa. I-Sasuke isebenzisa eli thuba kwaye ithathe ulawulo lwazo zonke izilwanyana ezinomsila, njengoko ityhila injongo yayo yokuphelisa inkqubo yangoku yelali. UNaruto ujongene noSasuke ukuze amnqande kwisicwangciso sakhe, kwaye emva kokuba baphantse babulalana kwidabi lokugqibela, uSasuke uyavuma ukoyiswa kunye nohlaziyo. Emva kwemfazwe, Kakashi waba yesithandathu Hokage kunye noxolo Sasuke ngenxa yolwaphulo-mthetho. Kwiminyaka kamva, uKakashi uyehla ngelixa uNaruto etshata noHinata Hyuga kwaye esiba yiSeokth Hokage, ephakamisa isizukulwana esilandelayo.