Kakashi and Guy help Naruto find a way around Tobi's invisible abilities, but Tobi's techniques bear a striking resemblance to Kakashi's. When Tobi's identity is revealed the ninja world may be shocked by the revelation.
When Kakashi is shaken by the revelation that the masked man is Obito, Naruto must find a way to inspire his master to continue the fight. But when Ten Tails is awakened, the entire ninja world may be lost.
As Naruto and the Allied Shinobi Forces battle Kabuto's zombie ninjas, they find themselves fighting against former friends and enemies as well as some fearsome weapons.
Naruto is forced to face his inner demons at the Waterfall of Truth, which threatens to destroy his biju's power. During this struggle, an important person from his past arrives in the village, bringing new information about Naruto and Nine-Tails.
Naruto knows that the only way he will be able to defeat the Akatsuki is to decipher to code left behind by his mentor, but as Naruto struggles to unlock the hidden message, he begins to doubt his powers.
Deidara's Ultimate Art faces off against the all-powerful new Sasuke; and inside the Land of Rain lies a secret of the Akatsuki that questions the leadership of Pain.
Naruto, Sakura, Granny Chiyo, and Kakashi are pulled into a deadly conflict with Sasori and Deidara that may become the final battle for one of Naruto's closest friends.
Not even Naruto's teammates are safe when his quest to become the world's greatest ninja makes him capable of incredible feats of strength, but Naruto will need all his resources when a deadly plot that involves Orochmaru is revealed.