Separation—Shippuden

149/500 Naruto, still searching for Shiranami, falls into the Magaki Troops鈥� trap.

The Forbidden Jutsu Released—Shippuden

150/500 Naruto and Utakata successfully enter the Tsuchigumo village.

151/500 Hotaru, uses the Forbidden Jutsu against Naruto and Utakata.

152/500 Returning from the mission, Naruto recollects his strange encounter with Itachi.

153/500 Naruto wanders the streets of the Leaf Village, grief stricken over the death of Jiraiya.

154/500 Naruto and his friends successfully decipher the code Jiraiya left behind.

155/500 At Mount Myoboku, Naruto begins his Sage Jutsu training under Fukasaku.

156/500 Naruto continues his Sage training at Mount Myoboku, but with very slow progress.

157/500 Shikamaru and the others wait for the information Jiraiya brought back to be analyzed.

158/500 The Leaf Village is under heavy attack from Pain and Konan.