Meanwhile, Naruto charges with a Rasengan towards the suspected Bushin Itachi and destroyed it. However while turning around he found that the rest of the team including Kakashi has also fallen. Surprisingly, the team soon stood up and turned into Itachis.

Not long after, Kisame's sword - Samehada returns back to him and he claims that his sword could be wield by him only and explains why Gai couldn't use it. Gai then reaches into his backpack and pulls out a nunchuck. The trio claims that if Gai uses his nunchucks, the enemy most be really strong. The excited Kisame of wondering how strong Gai is charges towards him.

The cornered Naruto by 3 Itachis who Naruto believes to be Kage Bunshins, reaches inside the pouch and reaches for kunais and toss it towards them. The Itachis get blown by the force halfway and suddenly floats and then turns into black crows.

The blacks crows circling around Naruto suddenly forms back into Itachi. The astonished Naruto blames himself even though he didn't look into Itachi's eyes for Mangekyou Sharingan. However Itachi corrects him that his eyes are not only things that could perform genjutsu and he mentions that he could cast them his fingers. Naruto recalls back and realise that he did look into Itachi's finger.

Naruto goes into deep thoughts when he was with Jiraya's training. He remebers that Jiraya did taught him how to dispel genjutsu but before doing that he explains that Genjutsu controls the flow of chakra in your enemy's brain giving the caster the power of controlling the five senses. He then proceeds to train Naruto by asking him to cut off the flow of chakra to his leg when standing on water. Naruto did so and falls into the river, Jiraya then tells him to redirect back his chakra to break the enemy's hold.

Meanwhile in the fight between Gai and Kisame, Kisame has been dodging Gai's swift and strong kicks, punches and nunchucks swings. Kisame was still able to fend himself off with his giant sword, Samehada, from Gai's nunchucks swings. Soon Gai proceeds with his kicks, however he hesitate on that as Samehada is able to jut scales out rendering the melee attacker to harm himself only. While the trio is still being in the water prison, they have to hold their breaths and Ten-ten is almost out of breath.

Gai realising that Ten-ten is approaching her limit, leaves an opening for Kisame. Kisame then tosses his sword up in the air, he then performs Suiton, Suikoudan no jutsu (Water Shark Missile). The surprised Gai was able to fend it off with his arms by blocking. Kisame catches back his sword and continues the assault by swingin his sword at Gai. Gai was able to block it off with nunchuck, however Kisame then punches Gai into the body of water with his superhuman strength. Kisame felt that that was not enough punishment and peformed Suiton, Goshoku-zame (Five-Man Eating Sharks) into the water below.

Gai was then able to fend off the first few sharks attacks, however subsequently suffered injuries. After the fifth attack, he falls to the seabed and the sharks followed to end it. However Gai continue to fight off the sharks, however the sharks kept regenerating their damaged parts. Gai and Neji knew that Ten-ten is already at her limit and don't have much tine left. Gai then releases his Sealed Gates by performing Hachimon Tonkou and released up to 6 gates. The shocked Kisame has no choice but to release the jutsu and take defensive actions. As Gai has released tremendous amount of chakra to clear the water above him, just to fight Kisame.

Upon seeing Gai taking action, Neji starts too. He activates Byakugan and finds a weak spot and break free of the water prison through with Hakke Rokujuuyon Shou and did the same on the Bunshin and Lee's Bunshin as well. Being free, Lee immediately attacks Ten-ten's Bunshin with Konoha Dai Senpuu and frees Ten-ten just in time. While Kisame turning his back against Gai, Gai was able to match up to his speed and surprised him. Gai then performs a stance that Lee has seen before too. However back at Naruto, Naruto release out his chakra and able to destroy off some of the black crows and Itachi claims that he has indeed grown up.

Preview:

Well this is definately not a disappointing episode, loads of action especially the fighting of Kisame and Gai. Bruce Lee!! WOOT, look at how Gai swing that nunchuck baby. Neji is able to think well too and know what to do exactly when and where. Naruto flashback with Jiraya was also kinda cool and now I'm kinda worried about Gai releasing the 6 gates and using that " Stance". Anyways next weeks look very scary, and I mean it. Naruto still in the genjustu and getting hit by a heck loads of kunai, half of face get turns into Sasuke's curse seal form, belly size increase and Sakura's head pops out of it, left hand become Garaa's eye and of course (I believe) Kakashi on his neck. Looks like Itachi wants to test and play with him more.