Chapter 293 of the Naruto manga captures the moment Naruto's obsession with finding Sasuke tips into disaster. Deep inside his own mind he yields to the fox, a fourth tail begins to sprout, and the aid Yamato sends arrives only to a leveled forest.
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Summary
Buried within his own consciousness and driven by a single goal, tracking down Sasuke, Naruto opens himself to the influence of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. The result is immediate: a fourth tail starts to take shape around him. Elsewhere, Yamato rouses Sakura and, once he is satisfied she is unhurt, sends a wood clone racing toward Naruto's position. The clone barely reaches the area before the surrounding trees erupt in a blast, and it just manages to guard itself in time. Pressing on to see what happened, the clone finds that Naruto has already crossed into the four-tailed state, exactly the transformation Jiraiya had once cautioned him to dread.
Key Events
Naruto surrenders control to the fox and reaches the fourth tail. Yamato confirms Sakura is safe and dispatches a wood clone to intervene. The clone survives the explosion of the forest and confirms the dangerous form has fully manifested, setting up the fallout that follows.
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Notes
The installment belongs to the Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission arc and was collected in volume 33. It marks the on-page debut of the four-tailed version 2 cloak that Jiraiya had earlier warned against.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in "Rampage…!!"?
In "Rampage…!!" (chapter 293), Naruto gives in to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's influence while obsessively pursuing Sasuke, and a fourth tail begins to form. Yamato sends a wood clone to check on him after confirming Sakura is safe, and it finds Naruto already in the dreaded four-tailed state.
Why does Naruto transform in "Rampage…!!"?
In "Rampage…!!," Naruto's single minded drive to track down Sasuke leads him to open himself to the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's influence, causing a fourth tail to take shape.
What does Yamato do after checking on Sakura in "Rampage…!!"?
In "Rampage…!!," once Yamato confirms Sakura is unhurt, he sends a wood clone racing toward Naruto's position, only for it to arrive as the surrounding forest is destroyed by an explosion.
What had Jiraiya warned Naruto about in relation to "Rampage…!!"?
"Rampage…!!" marks the on-page debut of the four-tailed form that Jiraiya had earlier warned Naruto to dread, and the wood clone confirms that this exact transformation has taken hold.
What arc is "Rampage…!!" part of?
"Rampage…!!" is chapter 293 of the Naruto manga, collected in volume 33, and belongs to the Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission arc.
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