Naruto Uncut

Ukon, who is able to infiltrate the bodies of others, enters Kiba's body and tries to merge with his cells. Elsewhere, Naruto is shocked by the power of Kimimaro's Kekkai Genkai, and Shikamaru is in a desperate battle with Tayuya and her giant beasts. Is this the end for the Leaf?

An injured Kiba and Akamaru barely escape from Sakon and Ukon. Naruto is locked in battle with Kimimaro, and Shikamaru is having a difficult time with Tayuya's three giants. He uses his few remaining explosive seals to escape, and hides himself away to plot his final move.

Shikamaru succeeds in trapping Tayuya with his Shadow Possession Jutsu. But Tayuya moves to her Second State and fights back with enormous strength. Meanwhile, Kiba tends to Akamaru and his own wounds, while three new shadows approach. Naruto, despite all his Shadow Clones, cannot defeat Kimimaro. Just then, in a cloud of smoke, Sasuke appears.

With Rock Lee there to take on Kimimaro, Naruto is free to chase after Sasuke, who has awakened. Lee attacks aggressively, and Kimimaro finds himself pushed back by Lee's fierce taijutsu.

Shikamaru, Kiba and Lee are at the limits of their strength when Gaara, Temari and Kankuro appear to assist their Leaf allies. Gaara takes on Kimimaro with his sand, while Temari steps in to stop Tayuya. Kiba, who knew someone was approaching, is surprised to see Kankuro. With powerful allies, a new counterattack begins!

Kimimaro realizes that close combat is impossible against Gaara's wall of sand, so he moves further away for a long-distance attack. But Gaara is unfazed by Kimimaro's ability to manipulate his bones and shoot them out of his body, and continues to use his sand to protect himself as well as attack.

Kimimaro succeeds in shattering Gaara's protective sand shield and attacks Gaara. Naruto finally catches up to Sasuke, who is racing to his destiny at Orochimaru's hands.

With the Curse Mark covering half his body, Sasuke is no longer the Sasuke of old. Naruto charges at this new Sasuke who has turned his back on his closest comrades.

Naruto tries desperately to change Sasuke's mind, but Sasuke is determined to go to Orochimaru. He tells Naruto that in order to surpass his brother, Itachi, power and hatred are necessary. While Sasuke adored his brother, at the same time, he was jealous of his father's singular attention for Itachi. In trying to become Itachi's equal as a skilled ninja, young Sasuke has borne a great burden...

Naruto is brought down by Sasuke's Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu. It is a jutsu passed down through generations of the Uchiha family, and one is considered a full-fledged ninja upon mastering it. This was the first jutsu Sasuke's father taught him when he was a young boy. Sasuke was happy to get his father's attention and trained hard in order to master the jutsu and win his father's praise.

Sasuke quietly watches as Naruto sinks deeper in the water. He recalls the past, when the Uchiha clan was cruelly slaughtered. His friends, his parents...all were killed by Itachi, who had mastered a nearly unstoppable jutsu: the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Kakashi uses his Summoning Jutsu and sends ninja dogs to track Naruto and Sasuke. With his newfound strength, Sasuke is serious about bringing down Naruto because of Itachi's words, that if he defeats his friend, he will achieve the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Naruto releases his Nine-Tail chakra and sends Sasuke flying. Sasuke counters with his Fire Style Jutsu, but Naruto extinguishes the flames easily. Sasuke accuses Naruto, who doesn't have a family, of not understanding his feelings. But Naruto looks upon Sasuke almost as a brother, and reminisces about when their paths crossed in the past.

Naruto's Nine-Tail chakra seems to move with a will of its own as it counters Sasuke's powerful attacks. Soon, Sasuke's body also undergoes a transformation. Shaking off the intense pain in his body, Sasuke senses that time has run out.

The fierce battle with Sasuke leaves Naruto unconscious. Kakashi finally arrives at his side. The Medical Corps have their hands full tending to all of the injured squad. While casualties are to be expected, Shikamaru is deeply affected by the failure of the mission. Just then, news comes in that Naruto is on his way back.