Confronting Orochimaru over Sasuke, Naruto loses his grip on both his temper and the fox's chakra. As tail after tail erupts, Yamato realizes his hidden purpose on this mission is to keep a disaster from being unleashed.
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Summary
Naruto orders Orochimaru to give Sasuke back, and the Sannin coolly invites him to try taking the boy by force. A single tail of the fox's chakra flares around Naruto as he charges, hurling Orochimaru back among the trees. The sight jars loose Yamato's memory of a briefing he received in the village about these very transformations.
Key Events
As his fury climbs, Naruto sprouts more tails, each one making him deadlier to himself and everyone near him. Because reaching nine would set the beast loose, Yamato has been tasked with stopping that from ever happening. Returning to the clash, Orochimaru muses that the Leaf ought to thank him for gifting Yamato his Wood Release, and hints at wanting to study both the man and how this Naruto measures against his own Sasuke.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in "The Trigger of Rage!!"?
In "The Trigger of Rage!!", Naruto demands that Orochimaru return Sasuke, and when Orochimaru invites him to take Sasuke by force, Naruto's fury awakens the Nine-Tails' chakra, sending him into an escalating tailed transformation.
Why does Naruto's chakra cloak grow more tails?
Naruto's anger intensifies as the fight continues, and each surge of rage adds another tail to his chakra cloak; hearing Sasuke spoken of as a possession pushes him past three tails.
What is Yamato's role in this chapter?
Yamato realizes that his hidden assignment on the mission is to stop Naruto from reaching nine tails, since letting the fox fully emerge would unleash a disaster.
Why does Orochimaru want to study Yamato and Naruto?
Orochimaru remarks that the Leaf should thank him for giving Yamato his Wood Release ability, and he expresses interest in studying Yamato further as well as comparing Naruto's power to Sasuke's.
What arc and chapter number is "The Trigger of Rage!!"?
"The Trigger of Rage!!" is chapter 291 of the Naruto manga, collected in volume 33 during the Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission arc; Viz released it as "Rage Trigger!!".
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