Synopsis

Against the protests of Naruto and Sakura, they were joined as a two-person team by Sai. Sakura was assigned to support Yamato, who then initiated a simulation of the spy meeting, positioning himself as the target to assess the capabilities of Naruto and Sai, and their capacity for teamwork. When Naruto faltered in his attack against Yamato, Sai swiftly neutralized him, proceeding to capture Yamato single-handedly. Naruto, stung by Sai’s lack of camaraderie, initially resented his detached appro