: Kakashi warns the team that if the crystal shatters, the person inside is shattered along with it.
: Naruto uses shadow clones to draw out the enemy’s bats, allowing the team to track them back to their hideout. Naruto Shippuden Episode 98
The episode opens with the rescue of Hinata Hyuga, who had been encased in Guren’s devastating Crystal Style jutsu. : Kakashi warns the team that if the
Central to the episode’s emotional weight is the young boy, Yūkimaru . He is caught in a web of manipulation by Kabuto and Orochimaru. Central to the episode’s emotional weight is the
Episode 98 is less about a single climactic fight and more about the . The Three-Tails finally surfaces at the end, shifting the arc from a simple search-and-rescue mission to a race against both Orochimaru’s forces and the Akatsuki. It’s a solid entry that rewards viewers who enjoy the tactical "ninja" side of Naruto before the inevitable power-scaling explosion of the Great Ninja War.
: Through a combination of Naruto and Gamatatsu’s cooperation ninjutsu— Wind Release: Toad Gun —and Hinata’s own quick thinking, she is recovered.
The Calm Before the Tidal Wave: A Look at Naruto Shippuden Episode 98