At Moso's mansion, a battle takes place between the Wandering Ninja and a Leaf Ninja. With Chishima's help, Naruto is freed from Moso's genjutsu. Moso then reveals his true form as the leader of the Wandering ninja, Hoki!
Sagi swears to punish Moso himself. Naruto is reminded of Sasuke when he sees Sagi, who is consumed with hate. But neither Komei's words nor Naruto's attempts to stop him can deter Sagi from his chosen path of revenge.
Tenten and Neji have no choice but to listen to Kakashi. He senses that their being followed. Komei has been declared a criminal and is to be executed, but suddenly, the Cursed Warrior appears and snatches Komei away.
Komei is controlling the Cursed Warrior. Moso thwarts Komei's ambitions. The Leaf team feels uneasy about his motives. Neji doesn't want to get involved, but Naruto is defiant. Gamakichi and Gamatatsu is summoned to investigate...
Neji begins to think that the Cursed Warrior is part of a plot and tries to meet the present feudal lord, Sagi. But Sagi is attacked by unknown ninja.
The Land of Birds is in turmoil due to a specter known as the Cursed Warrior, which is believed to be the ghost of Lord Owashi, the previous feudal lord who died suddenly.
While Guy and Lee are away, two impostors dressed like them sneak into Hidden Leaf Village.
Naruto and the others tend to an injured Sazanami. As Sazanami tells it, he had once been a swordsmith in a peaceful town and was framed for a murder committed by Gosunkugi.
Squad 8 and Naruto arrive at the Bikochu's habitat. They use a photograph to guide them in their search...
Kiba, Shino and Hinata have come up with an idea to use the Bikochu beetle to find Sasuke.
Naruto and Iruka are left in a daze by the power of Mizuki's chakra. Naruto counters with a jutsu but is quickly rebuffed.
Naruto discovers that Tsubaki is Mizuki's fiancée. She has an idea of his whereabouts and asks the squad to take her with them.
Shikamaru, Ino and Choji come to the rescue.
Raijin and Fujin possess superhuman strength, and Naruto is no match for them.
Shizune pursues Mizuki who has escaped from the Maximum Security Prison, but is overcome by him and the brothers Raijin and Fujin.
Naruto gets upset when Jiraiya sets out on a sudden mission without him. Jiraiya tells him to undergo special training during his absence and hands him a scroll.
Naruto tries to shield Sakura from an attack and is wounded by Kamikiri. Naruto laughs off his injury and counters with his Shadow Clone Jutsu...
Sakura is cornered by Orochimaru! Just as Kabuto is about to hurl his kunai at her, Naruto comes running in.
Jiraiya uses his Summoning Jutsu to call out Gamakichi. With Gamakichi leading the way, the shinobi advance up winding stairways and through long tunnels.
Naruto, Sakura and Sasame are attacked by Kamikiri, Jigumo and Kagero of the Fuma Clan. Jiraiya arrives just in time and joins in the fight.