
Hotaru initially refused the idea to destroy the kinjutsu, feeling that it would make all her grandfather's efforts for nothing, but Utakata made her see that she couldn't restore their clan with such a destructive technique. Utakata resolved to find Tsurugi again to learn some answers about his late master. When Tonbee insisted that no true master would do such horrific things without a way to undo them, Utakata wondered if the same was true for his master. Utakata was surprised that Hotaru's grandfather had created a way to safely remove it from Hotaru's body. When Tonbee voiced his sorrow that by now the clan had probably lost too much strength to ever return to such a status he suggested they end the potential danger of the kinjutsu by destroying it. After she explained that she wanted her grandfather's dream to restore their clan's glory to come true. Tsuchigumo clan's kinjutsu engraved in Hotaru.Įveryone is shocked to learn that Hotaru actually requested for the technique to be sealed in her. Utakata voices his absolute disdain for people who selfishly take advantage of people's loyalty, only to treat them as tools. When Naruto returns, he witnesses what was done to Hotaru's back, where her clan's kinjutsu was put. Utakata has Naruto collect medicinal herbs. Utakata refuses, and says that he will keep doing as he pleases.Īfter the groups part ways, Hotaru begins hurting from an injury sustained during the earlier altercation. Tsurugi, the leader, asked Utakata to return to Kirigakure, saying that the village changed, no longer earning the nickname of Village of the Bloody Mist. Due to Hotaru's insistence to be with Utakata, it was agreed that Utakata stayed with Team Yamato and they wouldn't hunt him until she was safe, but afterwards, they'd resume tracking Utakata down. Both parties began to fight, but the leader of the Kirigakure Anbu appeared, and discussed the situation with Yamato. Naruto and his team arrived and managed to loosen one of the water whips holding Utakata. The captain revealed to Hotaru, who he was holding hostage, that Utakata was in their Bingo Book, and was wanted for killing his master. When Hotaru and Utakata were alone, Utakata was about to leave Hotaru again, but Hotaru, trying to convince him not to leave her alone, partially undressed herself, showing him something on her back that shocked him.Īll of a sudden, the Kirigakure Anbu found Utakata and wrapped him up with their Water Release: Water Whip technique and began subduing him with their Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder. Akaboshi asked their leader what they should do, which he began to muse about. He showed them that Utakata was a missing-nin from Kirigakure with a bounty of 50 million ryō. After Utakata escaped with Hotaru, the bandits were confronted by their leader, Shiranami. He faces off against the bandits again, and quickly flees. Hotaru escapes, and she meets up with Utakata in the forest. Hotaru's uncle betrays her to the Magaki Group, but when they think that they have found the hidden scroll, it turns out to be a bomb. Utakata also starts fighting the Magaki Group, and starts to gain the upper hand easily, but then they trap him in a Lightning Release barrier that implodes. When they reach the hidden village, Naruto leaves the village with a suspicious feeling because of the way that the villagers looked at Hotaru. Sai then tricks her into thinking that giant leeches are falling on her and she begs Naruto for protection. Hotaru refuses to let the Konoha ninja escort her to the Tsuchigumo clan's secret village. Utakata's past is explained, including a vision of his master attempting to draw out his tailed beast. Harusame attempts to draw out the Six-Tails. After Utakata learned that they are not attackers, he entrusts the protection of Hotaru to them. Naruto catches up to Utakata and Hotaru, and Utakata attacks Naruto with some of his Soap Bubble Ninjutsu.

Sakura stays and heals Tonbee, while Naruto, Sai, and Yamato follow Utakata and Hotaru. When the team find the fort, they saw Tonbee, who has been viciously attacked by the four-man bandits.

Team Yamato are assigned by Tsunade to go and protect Hotaru on her way to the Tsuchigumo village. When Hotaru and her guardian, Tonbee, are being attacked at their mountaintop fort, she and Utakata escape with En no Gyōja's secret kinjutsu, while Tonbee tries to hold off the attackers, but was easily defeated, and the attackers, the Magaki Group, go after them. This arc is preceded by the Fated Battle Between Brothers and followed by Pain's Assault. It deals with the bond between masters and students named Utakata, the jinchūriki of Six-Tails, and his student Hotaru. The Six-Tails Unleashed ( 六尾発動, Rokubi Hatsudō) is an arc of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.
