Story returns to current battle of Fourth Great Ninja War, Kakashi faces Obito and pleads with him to side with Naruto and protect him. Watch with us Naruto Shippuden 362 today! The title of this episode is “Kakashi's Resolve”. See us in Naruto forums for discussion.
“Dead men shouldn’t go around messing things up!”, Naruto shrieks as he strikes Madara. Powerful Rasengan was skillfully deflected by Madara’s shield called Uchiha Reflection. Madara hissed orders for Obito to take care of Kakashi and Guy, while he would go fetch his Nine and Eight Tails to complete his rendition of Ten Tails.
“I’m the son of the Fourth Hokage, I am not going to let you win” Naruto hissed at Madara, who admitted to have been holding back a bit. With that Madara signed Hashirama’s wooden dragon. Naruto looked unfazed and said coolly, “I’m not going to hold back against a zombie either”.
Hashirama’s wooden dragon wrapped its powerful body around Kurama’s body in attempt to hold it down, while sucking out Nine Tails’ chakra. Eight Tails with Guy sitting on top too were tied up with this wooden dragon.
“What happened to you Obito?” asked Kakashi at the point of imminent attack. Kakashi recalled how he met Obito. Cocky boy in blue and orange with goggles on his Sharingan eyes striving to be the future Hokage. “Why side with Madara” Kakashi persisted. “I got nothing to say to you. There’s just this last fight.” Obito’s Sharingan eye changed form and out of the eye sprung half a dozen of Shiruken. Earth style Mud Wall had no problem stopping them all, but what came next surprised Kakashi. Obito went right through the wall, stuck giant Shuriken into Kakashi’s left knee. Then he stood up and sucked Kakashi inside his right eye.Inside Obito’s head Kakashi recalls young Obito stating that those who break rules are considered trash, but those who abandon their comrades are scum. We have heard Kakashi say this to every one of his pupils. Obito finally answered Kakashi’s question, “It’s because you abandoned Rin and let her die”. Kakashi opened his Sharingan and whispered “I am trash for sure, but you have always been my hero. So why?”.
Kakashi materialised out of Obito’s body and demanded more answers, but Obito just kept on coming. First a body kick then two slashes across Kakashi’s chest. Obito got ready for his final blow, but Kakashi bowed his head down and said “I am trash, but you are Leaf’s hero. There is no reason why you should become trash too.” Obito started chuckling and said “this is some reality… all shinobi who survive this world become trash. No one can escape the cycle that gives birth to trash in this world. That is why I intend to remake the world.”
With that Obito spun his Shuriken. In a nick of time, Kurama’s orange hand extended and grabbed Obito’s flying Shuriken just before Kakashi’s head. “I’m not trash! I’ll never let my comrades die!” Suddenly, Guy yelled “Hirudora!”, a fast Taijutsu punch attacking Susano’o. With that in combined forces, Naruto and Kakashi attacked in unison and Obito’s Shuriken broke in half.
Obito wasn’t yet convinced that Kakashi could protect Naruto as he so confidently proclaimed. Eight Tails also noticed both Guy and Kakashi were running on fumes. “These Leaf guys surely talk tough”, Eight Tails muttered to himself as he flexed his muscles and noticed weakening of wooden dragon. Unfazed, Obito launched at Naruto. This time, his attack involved wooden dragon coming from his own back. Obito’s strategy was to now handle Naruto, while taking weakened Kakashi inside himself again. Kakashi may not be able to get himself out again. Naruto interfered, broke the wooden limb and Obito jumped away.
Kurama switched with Naruto, grabbed Kakashi and threw him at Obito. Kakashi went inside Obito’s head once again. Dumbfounded, Naruto could not believe his eyes. Why would the Nine Tails do that? Kurama's calm demeanour however convinced Naruto that all is not lost. His tailed fox must have another plan in place. By grabbing Kakashi’s hand Nine Tails transferred some of his chakra and Kakashi, now inside Obito’s head, was able to use that chakra to fight his foe and return safely.
In the background, Eight Tails noticed Ten Tails being revived. “It looks like we’re going to have to start worrying about the Ten Tails now!” Both Eight Tails and Nine Tails produced chakra bombs and combined them into a massive all-or-nothing bomb which got directed at reviving Ten Tails. Huge chakra bomb pushed onto the red column containing Ten Tails at rebirth. Prematurely, Naruto and others started cheering, hoping that this would mean the beginning of the end to this war.
“So then, shall we get started?”, said Madara as Ten Tails’ sharingan eye opened.
* Ten Tails is reborn and Madara seems to have the upper hand once again. Even the Nine Tails is set back by the enormous power of Ten Tails. Assuming a leading role, the Nine Tails suggests waiting and observing. Watch with us Naruto Shippuden 363 right here on TailedFox this Thursday May 22nd. The title of this episode is "The Allied Shinobi Jutsu". See us in Naruto forums for discussion.