"Collision" (衝突, Shōtotsu) is episode 446 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.
Summary[]
Naruto and Shikamaru follow onto the tower to find Sasuke, while Neji stays behind to prevent the two remaining Root Anbu from following them. Anko reveals she is accompanied by an ink clone, while the other Anbu flies above them on an ink bird. Neji fights Anko, and Shikamaru stays at the tower's entrance to fight Sai. Sasuke meets up with Orochimaru. On his way up the tower, Naruto is captured by Yamato. Naruto taps into the Nine-Tails' power, freeing himself and growing four tails. Yamato tries to stop him, but his jutsu fails, and Naruto begins growing a fifth tail. Sasuke demands power from Orochimaru, and screams in pain when he is branded with the Cursed Seal of Heaven. His screams snaps Naruto out of his transformation, whose chakra knocks Yamato out. Naruto reaches Sasuke, and after a few words, the two begin fighting. Naruto gathers natural energy from a shadow clone he prepared and enters Sage Mode, which catches Orochimaru's eye, despite expiring soon. Sasuke sends a Fire Release jutsu up in the sky, setting up a thunderstorm. Sasuke uses Kirin against Naruto's Rasenshuriken. Sasuke lands a blow on Naruto, who explains why he's going so far to bring Sasuke back. Naruto again channels the Nine-Tails' chakra. Itachi suddenly appears and throws himself into Sasuke's attack, getting "killed" in the process. Sasuke walks away from the battlefield, having awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
Credits[]
| Role | Seiyū | English Voice Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | Rōmaji | ||
| Naruto Uzumaki | Junko Takeuchi | 竹内 順子 | Takeuchi Junko | Maile Flanagan |
| Sasuke Uchiha | Noriaki Sugiyama | 杉山 紀彰 | Sugiyama Noriaki | Yuri Lowenthal |
| Shikamaru Nara | Shotaro Morikubo | 森久保 祥太郎 | Morikubo Shōtarō | Tom Gibis |
| Neji Hyūga | Koichi Tochika | 遠近 孝一 | Tōchika Kōichi | Steve Staley |
| Root member (Anko Mitarashi) | Takako Honda | 本田 貴子 | Honda Takako | Laura Bailey |
| Root member (Sai) | Satoshi Hino | 日野 聡 | Hino Satoshi | Benjamin Diskin |
| Root member (Yamato) | Rikiya Koyama | 小山 力也 | Koyama Rikiya | Matthew Mercer |
| Kurama | Tessho Genda | 玄田 哲章 | Genda Tesshō | Paul St. Peter |
| Orochimaru | Kujira | くじら | Kujira | Steve Blum |
| Itachi Uchiha | Hideo Ishikawa | 石川 英郎 | Ishikawa Hideo | Crispin Freeman |
