Chapter 62 turns the Forest of Death into a war of illusions, as Sasuke's Sharingan sees through Team Oboro's phantom clones and Naruto answers copies with copies to buy his exhausted teammates a night of rest.
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Sasuke's Sharingan lays the trick bare: the clones are nothing but illusion, while the hidden enemies coordinate their genuine attacks to line up with them. Choosing to fight fakes with fakes, Naruto conjures a swarm of shadow clones that trade blows against the mist throughout the night. Come morning, the apparently spent Team 7 and Kabuto bait Team Oboro into stepping out for a scroll, and it is then that the real Sasuke, Sakura, and Kabuto emerge, having quietly traded places with disguised clones overnight to regain their strength.
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Notes
Chapter 62 is found in volume 7 within the Chūnin Exams arc. Viz gave it the title Trapped Like Rats!!, first appearing in issue 8 of 2001.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Naruto chapter 62, "Trapped Rats…!!"?
In "Trapped Rats…!!", Team Oboro surrounds Team 7 and Kabuto with illusory mist clones during the Chunin Exams, and Sasuke's Sharingan exposes the trick behind the attack.
How does Sasuke see through Team Oboro's technique?
Sasuke's Sharingan reveals that the mist clones are illusions and that the hidden enemies time their real attacks to line up with the fakes.
How does Naruto counter the illusion clones?
Naruto fights fire with fire by conjuring a swarm of shadow clones that trade blows against the mist duplicates throughout the night.
How does Team 7 turn the tables on Team Oboro?
Team 7 and Kabuto pretend to be exhausted to lure Team Oboro out for a scroll, revealing that the real Sasuke, Sakura, and Kabuto had secretly swapped places with disguised clones overnight to recover their strength.
What arc does "Trapped Rats…!!" belong to?
"Trapped Rats…!!" is chapter 62 of the Naruto manga, collected in volume 7, part of the Chunin Exams arc, and Viz released it under the title "Trapped Like Rats!!".
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