The Leaf ninja fall back and tend to their wounds. The battle has left everyone with serious injuries. Shizune examines Yuukimaru, who is in a coma, but his body is no longer able to control Three Tails.

Orochimaru sheds his old body and transforms into a white serpent. As he attacks Sasuke to obtain his body, Orochimaru remembers the time he found the cast off skin of a white snake in front of his parents' grave. Driven by his desire for the Sharingan, Orochimaru finally robs Sasuke of his freedom...