Battleground!

is episode 268 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Summary
The daimyō of the Five Great Shinobi Countries gather at a fortified palace discussing about the Allied Shinobi Decoration when Black Zetsu appears. Black Zetsu infiltrates the fortress to assassinate the daimyō but his attempt ends in a failure due to decoys and so he forces himself to escape from the premises and maintains his surveillance on the ground. Mei Terumī and her team escort the daimyō of the Land of Frost and assure his security. Meanwhile at the coastline, Darui begins his assail on the enemy forces using his Black Lightning technique. Hizashi confronts his brother Hiashi and reiterates that his death was for the sake of the entire Hyūga clan despite being resurrected and against his will to be part of the enemy. In the meantime, Kankurō's Surprise Attack Division faces another group of revived shinobi — Chiyo, Hanzō, Kimimaro — who were summoned by Chūkichi to provide backup. At the desert, Shikamaru receives the orders from headquarters to take half of his squad and assist Darui's division to which Temari becomes worried as they were about to face a powerful kekkei tōta shinobi. Ōnoki arrives at the battleground to assist the Fourth Division. Still at the coastline, Darui now faces the Gold and Silver brothers, Kinkaku and Ginkaku and claims that by defeating them he will take their glow away from their gold and silver with one strike of his Storm Release.