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Naruto and Sasuke 3

Manga ChapterCh. 696

Naruto pleads for the fight to end while Sasuke doubles down on his lonely revolution, siphoning the sealed tailed beasts' chakra into a towering, humanlike Susanoo. Naruto answers by fusing his Tailed Beast Mode shadow clones into a single monstrous avatar for one more clash.

Arc: Kaguya Otsutsuki Strikes
Volume: 72
Japanese Release: 47, 2014

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Summary

Recalling Sasuke's old claim from their first Valley of the End battle, that two elite shinobi can trade their true feelings through their fists, Naruto again urges him to stop. Sasuke remains fixed on killing him. When Naruto challenges how his revolution could keep the shinobi world from repeating its mistakes, Sasuke answers that he will oversee it forever through his own reincarnations.

Convinced that with the outside threat gone the Five Great Shinobi Countries will inevitably turn on one another, Sasuke ignores Naruto's insistence that the nations have already changed. He then summons the satellites in which he sealed each tailed beast and begins feeding their chakra into his Susanoo.

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Key Events

Declaring himself the strongest being alive, Sasuke lets his Susanoo reshape into a more humanlike form, while Naruto produces three shadow clones of his Tailed Beast Mode. Sasuke swats the first attack away and hurls one clone crashing to the ground. As he readies another arrow, Naruto merges his two surviving clones into a single avatar bearing three heads and six arms, all while the clones below draw in natural energy.

With both fighters set to unleash their attacks, Naruto reflects that he had always longed to defeat Sasuke, but never the Sasuke standing before him now, and the two once more let their blows fly.

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Notes

A Naruto: Color Edition of the chapter was bundled with the digital release of the 2014 issue 47 of Weekly Shonen Jump. The installment sits within the Kaguya Otsutsuki Strikes arc as the rivals' duel intensifies.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Sasuke plan to do with the sealed tailed beasts in this chapter?

In Naruto and Sasuke 3, Sasuke Uchiha summons the satellites holding each sealed tailed beast and feeds their chakra into his Susanoo, reshaping it into a more humanlike form.

How does Naruto counter Sasuke's enhanced Susanoo?

Naruto Uzumaki produces three shadow clones of his Tailed Beast Mode and later merges two of them into a single avatar with three heads and six arms to match Sasuke's power.

Why does Sasuke want to rule the shinobi world alone?

Sasuke Uchiha believes that once the outside threat is gone, the Five Great Shinobi Countries will inevitably turn on each other, so he plans to oversee the world forever through his own reincarnations to prevent that.

Does Naruto still want to defeat Sasuke in this chapter?

Naruto Uzumaki reflects that he always longed to defeat Sasuke Uchiha, but never the version of Sasuke standing before him now.

What arc and issue does Naruto and Sasuke 3 belong to?

Naruto and Sasuke 3 is chapter 696 of the manga, part of the Kaguya Otsutsuki Strikes arc, published in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 47 of 2014.

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