Episode 10: Sealing Jutsu: Illusionary Dragon Nine Seal
Deidara and Sasori arrive at the secret Akatsuki hideout. The Akatsuki leader gathers his followers and they begin the ritual to extract the One-Tailed Shukaku from Gaara. At Sunagakure, Kankuro’s condition is worsening and Chiyo claims that even her expertise is not enough to counter Sasori’s poison. At Konoha, Tsunade foresees the difficulty of Team Kakashi’s mission and orders Team Guy to back them up.
Another special back-to-back episode from the episodes 8 and 9.
Episode 8: Team Kakashi deployed
Kankuro’s attacks are all nullified by Sasori’s scorpion-like tail. He eventually pierces Kankuro with his tail, inflicting him with a slow poison. Kankuro is puzzled at how easily Sasori counters his fighting style. Sasori reveals that he himself used to be from Sunagakure and that Kankuro’s puppets are his own creations. In response to the Akatsuki assault, Sunagakure sends a distress call to Konoha.
This is a back-to-back episode between episode 6 and 7 into one long episode.
Episode 6: Quota Cleared
Deidara is determined to capture the Kazekage. Unfazed by the loss of his arm, he unleashes a massive clay bomb onto the village. Gaara is able to deflect the bomb by using his sand to create an enormous shield over the village. However, this leaves him open to a sudden attack, and he inadvertently uses sand that had been seeded with Deidara’s clay to defend himself. Deidara then detonates the clay-infested sand, which knocks Gaara unconscious. Deidara captures him and flies away.
Episode 5: As the Kazekage…!
Deidara sees that subduing the Kazekage is not as easy as he thought. He hurls exploding clay at Gaara to no effect, as Gaara can quickly summon a shield of sand around him with relative ease. Gaara then commands his sand to attack Deidara who has no choice but to try to evade. Gaara’s sand eventually catches up with Deidara and crushes his arm.
Episode 4: Jinchuriki of the Sand
The episode starts off with Naruto and Sakura both realize that even though they have vastly improved, they are still no match for Kakashi’s superior techniques, and decide to resort to more unconventional means. They win the challenge by threatening to spoil the ending of Kakashi’s new graphic novel, forcing him to cover his ears and shut his eyes. Meanwhile, Deidara and Gaara begin their battle. Deidara finds a formidable challenge in Gaara’s abilities to control and manipulate sand.
Episode 3: The results of training
In this episode Kakashi challenges Naruto and Sakura with the bell test, in which they must forcefully take from Kakashi two jingle bells using whatever means necessary. Sakura and Naruto both demonstrate their newly acquired skills. While at Sunagakure, Deidara demonstrate his ability to manipulate exploding clay. He takes to the skies aboard a giant clay bird and begins his aerial assault by lobbing exploding clay spiders onto the guards, instantly killing them. As soon as he makes it to the Kazekage building, however he finds Gaara there waiting for him.
Episode 1: Homecoming
Shippuden episode starts off with Naruto Uzumaki returns to his village of Konoha after a two and a half year training journey with Jiraiya. He is reintroduced to his peers, who have advanced at least to Chunin rank. By that time, Naruto is still ranked a Genin. Elsewhere, two members of the organization Akatsuki head towards the village of Sunagakure to capture Gaara, who has since become the Kazekage, the village leader.
Episode 2: Akatsuki makes its move
Jiraiya tells Kakashi Hatake that Akatsuki’s plan to collect the tailed beasts is underway. Because of the Demon Fox inside him, Naruto is in danger any time he leaves the village, so Jiraiya relinquishes Naruto’s training to Kakashi, who can ensure his safety. Kakashi offers to give Naruto and Sakura a test to see how far they have improved. Meanwhile, the Akatsuki members Deidara and Sasori arrive at the entrance of the Sunagakure. They discover that Yura, their sleeper agent, has already cleared the guards.
