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Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning

EpisodeEp. 313

Episode 313 scatters strange weather across the war front as a familiar face from the Leaf genin's childhood, the boy Yota, resurfaces among the reincarnated dead in three separate places at once.

Japanese Airdate: 2013-05-16
English Airdate: 2015-10-03
Opening Song: Not Even Sudden Rain Can Defeat Me
Ending Song: I Can Hear
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Summary

Guarding the spot where Dan Katō lies bound by the Four Violet Flames Formation, the Allied troops keep grinding through the leftover White Zetsu clones when rain unexpectedly sweeps over the field. Shikamaru picks out one figure that does not belong among the copies and suspects another soul dragged back by the Impure World Reincarnation. Chōji and Ino arrive at his side, and all three are stunned to recognise Yota, the boy they had known in their younger days.

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Key Events

The same encounter is playing out elsewhere. At the Logistical Support and Medical Division, Sakura comes face to face with Yota while snow drifts down around him. Kiba and Akamaru run into yet another version of the boy, this one wreathed in crackling lightning storms. As each group turns over its memories of the gentle child, they begin working out how they might bring him down without losing sight of who he once was.

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Notes

Racing toward the front, Naruto registers the three clashing weather patterns breaking out in different places and puzzles over what could possibly be causing them. The episode falls within the Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation arc and expands the anime-original storyline surrounding Yota.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened in Naruto: Shippuden episode 313?

Naruto: Shippuden episode 313, Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning, sees strange weather scatter across the war front as Yota, a boy the Leaf genin knew in their childhood, resurfaces among the reincarnated dead in three separate places at once. Shikamaru, Sakura, and Kiba each encounter a different version of him.

Who is Yota in this episode?

Yota is a boy the Leaf genin knew in their younger days who resurfaces during the war as one of the reincarnated dead. In Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning, he appears in three locations at once, each surrounded by different weather, forcing Shikamaru, Sakura, and Kiba to reckon with fighting someone they once cared about.

Why does strange weather appear in three different places in this episode?

In Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning, rain, snow, and lightning each break out around a separate reincarnated version of Yota as he confronts Shikamaru, Sakura, and Kiba in different locations. Naruto notices the three clashing weather patterns while racing toward the front and puzzles over their cause.

What arc does Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning belong to?

Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning falls within the Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation arc and expands the anime-original storyline surrounding Yota. It is episode 313 of Naruto: Shippuden.

When did Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning air?

Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning aired in Japan on May 16, 2013, and in English on October 3, 2015. Its opening song is Not Even Sudden Rain Can Defeat Me and its ending song is I Can Hear.

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