Wanderer—Shippuden

144/500 The Leaf ninja fail to capture Itachi and also lose track of Sasuke.

Successor of the Forbidden Jutsu—Shippuden

145/500 Naruto and his teammates are assigned to escort Hotaru, to the Tsuchigumo Clan鈥檚 village.

146/500 Having arrived at the village, Hotaru parts with Naruto and his team.

147/500 Yamato and Sai recognise their opponents as trackers from the Hidden Mist Village.

148/500 Hotaru is brought back to the fort in Mount Katsuragi.

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

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.