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Danzo has destroyed Shisui's eye before he died in the hands of Sasuke. It seems Madara will have to get some Rinnegan eyes before the war begins...
Story rolls back to Team 7. Naruto admits to have always been looking up to Sasuke. Naruto had nothing, but created strong bonds with Team 7 and Sasuke presented a goal, that Naruto strived towards. Sasuke has saved Naruto's ass numerously, and always claimed Naruto was a burden. Sasuke and Naruto had this love and hate relationship. Calling each other scaredy cat trying to always undermine the other's good efforts and just being guys. Naruto secretly wanted to be like Sasuke; strong and cool. That is why he kept chasing after Sasuke.
Sasuke however, cannot be changed no matter what Naruto says. He is going to try to kill every person in the Hidden Leaf to get his revenge for the Uchiha clan. Naruto insists there must be a way to avoid the bloodshed. Sasuke gives him two choices. Kill me and become a hero for saving the Hidden Leaf, or be killed by me and become just a loser. Naruto beliefs he will not be the loser or the hero, who killed Sasuke.
In a brief encounter of Sasuke and Naruto, Sasuke gets pulled away by Tobi's clone Zetsu, who was secretly and quietly following Sasuke. He bound Sasuke and warned Madara of imminent danger. Kakashi likewise stepped in to snatch Naruto from that fight. Madara was obviously upset that Sasuke didn't obey his orders to go home and rest, but understood Sasuke's urge to want to fight Naruto and his Nine Tails. Zetsu and five Madara's clones sprung from the water and decided that they could fight Naruto instead. They do after all need the Nine Tails Jinchuriki. Madara stopped them though as Nine Tails will be left for Sasuke to capture at another time. Madara concerned about Kisame sends Zetsu there to rendezvous with Black Zetsu.
Naruto made few steps forward to asked Sasuke if he remembered what he said long time ago in Final Valley. The thing about high-level shinobi. "When two shinobi are of a high enough level, they can read each other's thoughts through no more than a trade of blows... Were you able to read what was inside of my heart?" Naruto beliefs they are high-level shinobi as they learn from one another by trading blows. "Were you able to read what was inside my heart?"...
"If you and I fight...we will both die."
"Sasuke, if you attack the Hidden Leaf, I will have to fight you. Save your hatred until then. At that time, throw all of your hatred at me. The only one that can handle that kind of hatred is me. I will bare that burden of hatred and die with you." Sasuke visibly shaken by all this yelled back: "Why are you so fixated at me?" Naruto coolly, the way only he can, said: "because you're my friend". Naruto beliefs with every fiber of his body and soul that once Sasuke understands him, his hatred will go away and if they fight and die, there will not be any Jinchuriki or Uchiha, they will both be free of burdens.
Will Sasuke acknowledge Naruto? Will he understand him? Sakura and the whole Hidden Leaf will have to trust them both.
Sasuke walking alongside Madara asked him for Itachi's eyes. Madara, stating that he overused his Susano'o and that he can barely see. We should soon see transplantation of Itachi's eyes into his younger brother Sasuke.
Sakura realized when Naruto saved her, that she accidentally scratched Naruto on his neck with this poison laced kunai knife. Antidote needs to be used right away to save him.
Killer Bee returns from his long "disappearance". He carries a spoil of war, Samehada sword he got when he killed one of seven Ninja Swordsmen Kisame. The title of next episode of Naruto Shippuden 217 is "The infiltrator".