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Shattered!!!!

Manga ChapterCh. 598

Chapter 598 turns the tide against the masked man as Naruto and Kakashi spring a coordinated trap. A decoy, a dimensional warp, and a well-timed Rasengan finally split the mask hiding their enemy's face.

Volume: 63
Japanese Release: 39, 2012
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Summary

Naruto lunges with an enormous chakra-formed arm, but the masked man simply lets it pass through his body, mocking the boy for believing he could win by himself. As Guy struggles to shake Kakashi out of the shock left by their foe's revelation, the enemy hurls three massive shuriken from his separate dimension. Naruto snags two on his tentacles; the third slices one of Killer B and Gyūki's, yet Naruto halts it and throws the taunt back, insisting that Kurama and his allies mean he never fights alone. Spurred on by Guy, Kakashi steadies himself, knowing his next Kamui has to land at the exact instant, even as the masked man belittles his borrowed eye and vows to reveal what Kamui can truly do. Leaping upward, the enemy scatters chakra receiver spikes that impale B and Gyūki, and Naruto is warned that their touch would seal off the beasts' strength.

Shielded by Gyūki, Naruto splits off a shadow clone. The duplicate charges in wielding a Rasengan while the real Naruto builds a Tailed Beast Ball. As the clone closes the distance, Kakashi appears to warp the Rasengan away once again, and the masked man, recognizing the repeated pattern, chooses to spear the clone with a spike rather than phase through it. With the decoy seemingly gone, he lets the Tailed Beast Ball pass through him and slips fully into his other dimension, only to find Naruto already waiting there, warped over by Kakashi. Trapped with nowhere left to flee, Naruto drives the Rasengan into his opponent's face, splitting the mask apart as he demands to know who the man really is.

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Key Events

Naruto declares he is never alone thanks to Kurama and his comrades. The masked man impales Killer B and Gyūki with chakra receiver spikes. Kakashi secretly warps Naruto's clone into the other dimension as an ambush. Naruto shatters the mask with a Rasengan and demands the man's identity.

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Notes

The final page, with Naruto striking the enemy in the face and breaking his mask, mirrors the staging of chapter 28, where Naruto punches Haku and cracks that mask as well. The closing line, roughly translated as "Who are you!!", echoes the title of chapter 16, whose cover page holds the earliest depiction of Obito Uchiha. Viz released the chapter as Demolition!!.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who broke Tobi's mask?

In this chapter, Naruto shatters the masked man's mask by driving a Rasengan into his face after Kakashi warps him into the enemy's own dimension, leaving Naruto demanding to know who he really is.

How does Kakashi help set the trap for the masked man?

Kakashi uses his Kamui to secretly warp one of Naruto's shadow clones into the masked man's own dimension, ambushing him right after he lets a real Tailed Beast Ball pass harmlessly through his body.

What happens to Killer B and Gyuki in this chapter?

The masked man impales Killer B and Gyuki with chakra receiver spikes, a hit that threatens to seal off Gyuki's tailed beast power.

Why does Naruto say he is never fighting alone?

Naruto throws the masked man's taunt back at him, insisting that Kurama and his allies mean he never fights alone, right after halting an attack aimed at Killer B and Gyuki.

What is the Viz Media title for chapter 598, and what earlier chapter does its ending mirror?

Viz released chapter 598 as "Demolition!!," and its final page, showing Naruto punching through the mask, mirrors chapter 28, where Naruto broke Haku's mask.

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