August 21, 2008 • 23m
Asuma apologizes at the grave of the Third Hokage for not understanding his advice concerning what the "king" of the Fire Country ...Read more
August 28, 2008 • 23m
Naruto proceeds to the next step of his training, the cutting of a waterfall. Hidan and Kakuzu reach the Fire Temple and fight Chi...Read more
September 4, 2008 • 23m
The second stage of Naruto's training continues, while Tsunade sends out twenty teams composed of four ninja each to deal with the...Read more
September 11, 2008 • 23m
Asuma mourns Chiriku's death, and realizes that Hidan and Kakuzu are trying to claim the bounty on his head. Meanwhile, Hidan and ...Read more
September 25, 2008 • 23m
Kakashi reveals that while he knows how to perform Rasengan, he cannot combine his own lightning-based chakra. He adds that even t...Read more
September 25, 2008 • 23m
Asuma’s team reaches the bounty station and ambushes Hidan. Izumo and Kotetsu attack Hidan, but are unable to kill him despite sta...Read more
October 2, 2008 • 23m
Asuma’s fire jutsu strikes Hidan, but much to the team's surprise, Asuma is also burned. Hidan reveals his ability: By ingesting a...Read more
October 2, 2008 • 23m
Team Asuma continues their battle with Akatsuki's Hiden and Kakuzu.
October 16, 2008 • 23m
A call from the Akatsuki leader forces Hidan and Kakuzu to fall back, but in the wake of the aftermath, not everyone makes it back to Konoha alive.
October 23, 2008 • 23m
While Akatsuki discusses the true goals of their organization, Naruto continues his training. Meanwhile, Tsunade receives the tragic news.
October 30, 2008 • 23m
All of Konoha mourns the tragic loss of Asuma Sarutobi. Knowing that Hidan and Kakuzu are bound to return, Shikamaru, Choji, and I...Read more
November 6, 2008 • 23m
With careful planning, the group manages to find and trap Hidan and Kakuzu. However, things seem to be going a bit too smoothly.
November 13, 2008 • 23m
When Kakashi strikes Kakuzu through the heart, the battle seems to be over. However, when Kakuzu not only survives the attack, but...Read more
November 20, 2008 • 23m
As Kakashi and the others continue to struggle against the Akatsuki duo, Kakuzu reveals that he has not one, but five hearts! In o...Read more
December 4, 2008 • 23m
Shikamaru continues his fight with Hidan. Hidan manages to injure Shikamaru and curses him the same way he did Asuma, but when Shi...Read more
December 4, 2008 • 23m
Hidan falls into Shikamaru's trap, but now that he has Hidan cornered, can he find a way to defeat Hidan's immortality? Elsewhere,...Read more
December 11, 2008 • 23m
Naruto challenges Kakuzu with his new technique, the Rasen Shuriken, but can he defeat Kakuzu when his technique isn't even complete yet?