Sasuke and Itachi team up to stop Kabuto's Reanimation Jutsu. But Kabuto's new ability to use Nature Energy has made him a difficult target for the brothers to land their Susano'o attack.

Kabuto's past is finally revealed. As child, a woman named Nonou raised Kabuto at an orphanage in the Leaf Village. One day, Danzo and Orochimaru visit the orphanage to provide financial aid under the condition that Nonou work as their spy.