Naruto Shippūden — S3 • Guardian Shinobi Twelve
Humiliated after his loss to Sasuke, Naruto heads back to the Hidden Leaf Village seeking a fresh start and rigorous training under Kakashi and Yamato. As he rebuilds his skills, a surprising discovery emerges: Naruto possesses Wind-style chakra, adding a new dimension to his abilities. But a shadow falls over the region when four enigmatic figures launch a brutal attack on a rural village, raising unsettling questions. Who are these assailants, and what connection do they have to the Leaf Village – and its ninja?
Nightmares of the Nine-Tail's unleashed power have plagued Naruto. Following one such episode, Kakashi informs him of a rigorous training regimen designed for rapid strength development. Their conversation is interrupted by Team 10, who hav…
Emerging from the hospital, Kakashi commenced Naruto’s rigorous training. It was during this period that Naruto discovered his affinity for Wind-style chakra. Yamato facilitated the training by skillfully preparing a dedicated field using h…
Naruto and his shadow replicas persisted in their training, honing their chakra control through the precise art of slicing leaves. After considerable effort, Naruto sought guidance from Asuma, whose own affinity lay with the wind. The seaso…
Naruto, Sakura, Sai, and Yamato set out for a mission in the vicinity of the Fire Temple. When their contacts fail to appear at the designated meeting place, the team disperses. Naruto, separated from his companions, inadvertently discovers…
The monks of the temple revealed that the tombs sheltered the loyal bodyguards of Fire Country's feudal lord. Naruto watched Sora spar with the other monks and felt a surge of resentment as he perceived Sora holding back. He challenged Sora…
A sense of unease settled upon Tsunade; she suspected Danzou was engaged in clandestine planning and promptly ordered an investigation into his activities. Meanwhile, Team Kakashi, Chiriku, and Sora observed the unsettling sight of coffins …
Team Kakashi engaged the enemy shinobi, the initial skirmish a prelude to a deeper conflict. Yamato evaded Fudo by staging his own demise, a desperate gambit for survival. Meanwhile, Sora, refusing to search for Naruto, struck out on his ow…
Furido provoked Sora relentlessly, pushing him until the young man finally unleashed his full power. Afterward, Furido revealed a startling plan: to utilize the four corpses for the salvation of the Land of Fire. Meanwhile, Naruto continued…
Asuma’s team completed its mission and returned. Team Kakashi was back in Konoha as well, though Sora had taken Sai's place. Naruto attempted to show Sora the village, but the newcomer preferred to explore independently. Sora’s sharp words …
Asuma oversaw the wind chakra training of Naruto and Sora, observing that Sora possessed a chakra of remarkable strength, much like Naruto’s. Tsunade and Yamato learned from Chiriku that Sora had unknowingly caused the destruction of the Te…
Danzou was summoned for questioning following his clandestine meeting with a young Rain ninja. Sora confronted Asuma, who confessed to the murder of Kazuma. Enraged, Asuma attacked, his arm contorting into a grotesque, demonic shape once mo…
Darkness had fallen upon Konoha, and the village braced for a desperate defense against four assailants who had erected an impenetrable barrier around them. Emergency protocols were in full effect. Asuma, responding to Tsunade's orders to j…
The ninja of Konoha found themselves locked in combat with the resurrected members of the Kohaku clan. Adding to the danger, the four Guardian Ninjas – Seito, Tōu, Nauma, and Kitane – had also been brought back to life. Asuma quickly discer…
Despite his deep resentment toward Asuma and the Hokage, Furido remains determined to spare the village from destruction. He overpowers Sora, asserting that his own father possessed a similar failing. Elsewhere, Kitane ensnares Asuma within…
Naruto discerned Fuuka’s secret: she shifted between bodies, each linked to a specific element, and her hair held the key to her enduring youth and physical form. Severing her hair disrupted the transference, causing it to writhe and attemp…
Furido breaks Sora’s seal and reveals the truth: Sora is a pseudo-Jinchuuriki. The chakra that had bled from the Nine-Tailed Fox during its attack on Konoha fifteen and a half years prior was collected and implanted within him. At that mome…
The Nine-tails’ chakra surged within Sora, a tempestuous force that thwarted Naruto and his allies. Asuma and Kazuma clashed once more, their familiar battle resuming as Kazuma rationalized his actions as the burden of a soldier bound to th…
The conflict between Naruto and Sora persists, mirrored by the clash of Asuma and Kazuma. Sai, having absconded from the hospital, appears and ensnares Kazuma with a binding ink snake. The prisoner breaks free from Sai’s technique and attac…
