Chapter 341 pays off Naruto's brutal wind training as he outwits Kakuzu with a decoy clone and lands a Rasenshuriken that shreds the immortal's spare hearts.
Summary
Understanding that the Rasenshuriken only works within arm's reach, Kakuzu reshapes his own body to keep distance between himself and his attacker. Naruto answers by spinning up the technique again and sending a wave of duplicates rushing forward. Kakuzu waves off the crowd and drives the spinning blade into the Naruto he judges to be genuine.
The gamble backfires. The figure he strikes is only a copy, and the true Naruto has been lurking among the very clones Kakuzu dismissed as harmless. From that opening, Naruto slams a fresh Rasenshuriken home, and the storm of tiny wind edges tears through Kakuzu and rips apart the two extra hearts keeping him alive.
Key Events
Kakuzu adapts his physiology specifically to counter the close-range limits of the Rasenshuriken. Naruto floods the field with shadow clones as cover and hides his real self within the group Kakuzu ignores. The decoy absorbs Kakuzu's counterattack, leaving him open.
Naruto's second Rasenshuriken connects and destroys two of Kakuzu's reserve hearts, crippling the enemy who had earlier seemed nearly unkillable.
Notes
This chapter falls within the Akatsuki Suppression Mission arc and was collected in volume 38. The Viz edition carries the alternate title Practice Makes Perfect…!! It first ran in issue 11 of 2007.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Naruto volume 38?
Volume 38 includes "The Fruits of the Training…!!," where Naruto uses a shadow clone decoy to land a second Rasenshuriken on Kakuzu, destroying two of his spare hearts.
How does Kakuzu try to counter the Rasenshuriken?
Kakuzu reshapes his own body to keep distance between himself and Naruto, since he understands the Rasenshuriken only works within arm's reach.
How does Naruto trick Kakuzu into striking a decoy?
Naruto floods the field with shadow clones and hides among them, letting Kakuzu strike a copy while believing he has hit the real Naruto.
What is the result of Naruto's second Rasenshuriken against Kakuzu?
Naruto's second Rasenshuriken tears through Kakuzu and destroys two of the extra hearts keeping him alive, crippling an enemy who had seemed nearly unkillable.
What is the Viz Media title for "The Fruits of the Training…!!"?
Viz Media's English edition titles this chapter "Practice Makes Perfect…!!," and it first ran in issue 11 of 2007 as part of the Akatsuki Suppression Mission arc.
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