Orochimaru is in agony as his body fails him. But when he sets his sights on taking over Sasuke's body, he finds his new student no easy target! Then Sasuke begins recruiting some of the strongest shinobi in the land to form an unstoppable team. Their first real test comes in the form of the explosive Akatsuki, Deidara! And Jiraiya infiltrates the Hidden Rain Village and faces his old student Pain, who's learned some new, deadly tricks. Finally, Sasuke goes to collect on an old grudge as he tracks his brother, Itachi, down!