Pain splits his forces into two groups: the Assault Team (Asura, Animal, and Preta Paths), tasked with causing maximum chaos and distraction, and the Search Team (Deva, Human, and Naraka Paths, along with Konan), assigned to find Naruto Uzumaki. Developments in Konoha
The episode centers on on the Hidden Leaf. Pain and Konan infiltrate the village by bypassing the high-security barrier. (Dub) 157 : Hour of Temptation
As explosions rock the village, the Leaf shinobi scramble to mount a defense: Pain splits his forces into two groups: the
Fukasaku reveals the "fusion" method used by Jiraiya, where a toad sits on the user's shoulder to gather energy while the shinobi fights. However, this fails for Naruto because the Nine-Tailed Fox inside him rejects the presence of the toads, forcing Naruto to find an alternative way to maintain Sage Mode. As explosions rock the village, the Leaf shinobi
Realizing the Akatsuki have arrived, Lady Tsunade orders the immediate recall of Naruto from his training. Naruto's Sage Training