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CHAPTER 318 - The Training Progresses

Naruto kage bunshin    After a long day of training, Kakashi tells Naruto to release all of his clones so he can re-assimilate their collective experience.  It is also a chance for Yamato to rest because he has been controlling the Kyuubi’s chakra the entire time.  After all the clones have disappeared, NarutoNaruto exhausted tries to train a little further and cut the remaining leaf in his hand.  But the mental stress of the day’s training proves too much for him and Naruto collapses in exhaustion.

    The mission to capture the Three-Tail is a success.  Tobi stands atop the beast floating in the water and boasts about his incredible skills to Tobi angers DeidaraDeidara.  This annoys Deidara and he points out to Tobi that his victory wouldn’t have been possible without his help.  Deidara lectures to Tobi that Akatuski members aren’t supposed to be talkative; they are supposed to be quiet, cool and artistic.  Tobi cuts in and tells Deidara that he’s pretty talkative himself.  Deidara loses his temper and punishes Tobi with his explosive clay.

    The next day, Naruto’s training begins anew.  Naruto has madeNaruto succeeds significant progress and has mastered the ability to cut a leaf with chakra alone.  He is excited about his advancement and believes he can master a new jutsu in no time.  After Naruto releases his clones, he immediately asks Kakashi for the next training exercise.  But once again, the mental strain proves too much and Naruto collapses.  Kakashi catches Naruto and calls Yamato to take a rest as well.

cut the waterfall    When Naruto has awakened, Kakashi explains to him the next step of his training.  Kakshi points to the waterfall that Yamato had created and tells him to cut the flow of water with his Wind chakra.  Yamato elaborates that it will require Naruto to instantaneously produce massive amounts of Wind chakra recomposition.  If Naruto succeeds, it will mean he can use chakra recomposition in a combat situation.  Naruto is too excited to rest any longer and wants to get started as soon as possible.  Kakashi is impressed by Naruto’sTobi gets it again training; even he could not have predicted that Naruto would make so much progress in so little time.

    Deidara has created two large clay birds to tow the unconscious Three-Tail across the water.  He tells Tobi he shouldn’t be so full of himself because the Three-Tail was weak since it did not have a Jinchuuriki medium to harness its power.  Deidara expected a reply from Tobi but only silence ensued.  Deidara turns around and finds that Tobi had been sleeping Hidan and Kakuzuthe whole time.  He gets pissed and treats Tobi to his explosive clay a second time.

In a forest in the Country of Fire, Hidan and Kakuzu travel to a destination to collect the bounty on Chiriku.  Kakuzu had been carrying Chiriku’s corpse the  I'll kill you one day   entire time and asks Hidan to carry for awhile.  Hidan replies that since Kakuzu is so greedy about money, he should shut up and carry the burden himself.  Kakuzu gives Hidan a hateful glare and tells Hidan he will kill him one of these days.  Hidan replies that those words are wasted on Twenty Platoonssomeone like himself.

    On the courtyard atop the Hokage’s headquarters, Tsuande briefs the Twenty Platoons on the Akatsuki attack at the Temple of Fire.  Tsuande has assembled twenty shinobi teams to hunt down Akastuki, one of them is Asuma's team consisting of himself, Shikamaru, Kotetsu and Izumo. Asuma cannot believe that Chiriku, a former member of the Twelve Shinobi Guardsmen like himself, could have been so easily killed by two Akatsuki members. Tsunade wants to find out about Akatuski’s plans, but reminds everyone that these men are highly dangerous.  Her orders are to not let them leave the Fire Country; capture them if possible, otherwise eradicate them.  

Left to right: Kotetsu, Izumo, Asuma, Shikamaru

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