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This article is about the Shippūden episode. For the Boruto episode, see Partner (Boruto episode).

"Partner" (相棒, Aibō) is episode 457 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Summary

Sasori, Itachi, and Kisame pay a visit to Deidara to recruit him on Pain's orders. Deidara is recruited into Akatsuki, partnered with Sasori, and the two are ordered to kill Orochimaru, who escaped into the Land of Wind. Itachi and Kisame are given a mission in Kusagakure. Kakuzu asks about a replacement partner, Pain tells him to wait. Sasori collects intel on Orochimaru left to him by Kabuto Yakushi. As they approach Orochimaru's hideout, Orochimaru's snakes detect them and inform Orochimaru. Sasori orders Deidara to keep an eye from the sky so Orochimaru can't get away. Sasori brings out his Third Kazekage puppet, while Orochimaru reveals a reincarnated Third Kazekage in his possession. The two fight. One of the attacks from the reincarnated Third Kazekage damages Deidara's clay bird, causing him to retaliate. The Third Kazekage manages to free himself from Orochimaru's control, returning to the Pure Land. Sasori seizes the opportunity to attack, but Orochimaru retreats into his hideout. Deidara explodes it. On a gathering, Sasori informs Pain that Orochimaru is likely alive, as they were unable to find his corpse. Itachi fills them in about the Impure Reincarnation Technique. Akatsuki receives a mission from the Land of Hot Water, to kill an apparent immortal. Kakuzu, Itachi, and Konan are sent on the mission. Konan goes in as a decoy, and as Hidan prepares to attack her, Itachi and Kakuzu reveal themselves. Hidan and Kakuzu fight. Kakuzu is impressed by Hidan's immortality, and Hidan manages to destroy one of Kakuzu's hearts. Hidan is recruited into Akatsuki and partnered with Kakuzu. Akatsuki learns about the recently founded Otogakure, and plans to check it out, suspecting Orochimaru's involvement in it. They also learn of the joint effort with Sunagakure to destroy Konohagakure, and of the Third Hokage's death. Itachi volunteers to evaluate the situation, covertly wondering about Sasuke's safety.

Trivia

In one scene, after Deidara joined Akatsuki, he was depicted with a half ponytail; however, in the next scene, he had a lower ponytail.
In the Ninja Escapades, Orochimaru was still a member of the group when they recruited Hidan, although, in this episode, he had already deserted the group.

Credits

Role	Seiyū			English Voice Actor
	English	Japanese	Rōmaji
Itachi Uchiha	Hideo Ishikawa	石川英郎	Ishikawa Hideo	Crispin Freeman
Pain	Kenyu Horiuchi	堀内賢雄	Horiuchi Ken'yū	Matthew Mercer
Konan	Atsuko Tanaka	田中敦子	Tanaka Atsuko	Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Sasori (Hiruko)	Yutaka Aoyama	青山穣	Aoyama Yutaka	JB Blanc
Deidara	Katsuhiko Kawamoto	川本克彦	Kawamoto Katsuhiko	Roger Craig Smith
Hidan	Masaki Terasoma	てらそままさき	Terasoma Masaki	Chris Edgerly
Kakuzu	Takaya Hashi	土師孝也	Hashi Takaya	Fred Tatasciore
Orochimaru	Kujira	くじら	Kujira	Steve Blum
Third Kazekage	Minoru Kawai	河合みのる	Kawai Minoru	Benjamin Diskin
Kisame	Tomoyuki Dan	檀臣幸	Dan Tomoyuki	Kirk Thornton

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 ==Summary==
-<section begin=summary />[[Sasori]], [[Itachi]], and [[Kisame]] pay a visit to [[Deidara]] to recruit him on [[Pain]]'s orders. Deidara is recruited into [[Akatsuki]], partnered with Sasori, and the two are ordered to kill [[Orochimaru]], who escaped into the [[Land of Wind]]. Itachi and Kisame are given a mission in [[Kusagakure]]. [[Kakuzu]] asks about a replacement partner, Pain tells him to wait. Sasori collects intel on Orochimaru left to him by [[Kabuto Yakushi]]. As they approach Orochimaru's hideout, Orochimaru's snakes detect them and inform Orochimaru. Sasori orders Deidara to keep an eye from the sky so Orochimaru can't get away. Sasori brings out his [[Third Kazekage (puppet)|Third Kazekage puppet]], while Orochimaru reveals a [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] [[Third Kazekage]] in his possession.<section end=summary /> The two fight. One of the attacks from the reincarnated Third Kazekage damages Deidara's clay bird, causing him to retaliate. The Third Kazekage manages to free himself from Orochimaru's control, returning to the Pure Land. Sasori seizes the opportunity to attack, but Orochimaru retreats into his hideout. Deidara explodes it. On a gathering, Sasori informs Pain that Orochimaru is likely alive, as they were unable to find his corpse. Itachi fills them in about the Impure Reincarnation Technique. Akatsuki receives a mission from the [[Land of Hot Water]], to kill an apparent immortal. Kakuzu, Itachi, and [[Konan]] are sent on the mission. Konan goes in as a decoy, and as [[Hidan]] prepares to attack her, Itachi and Kakuzu reveal themselves. Hidan and Kakuzu fight. Kakuzu is impressed by Hidan's immortality, and Hidan manages to destroy one of Kakuzu's hearts. Hidan is recruited into Akatsuki and partnered with Kakuzu. Akatsuki learns about the recently founded [[Otogakure]], and plans to check it out, suspecting Orochimaru's involvement in it. They also learn of the joint effort with [[Sunagakure]] to destroy [[Konohagakure]], and of the [[Third Hokage]]'s death. Itachi volunteers to evaluate the situation, covertly wondering about [[Sasuke]]'s safety.
+<section begin=summary />[[Sasori]], [[Itachi]], and [[Kisame]] pay a visit to [[Deidara]] to recruit him on [[Pain]]'s orders. Deidara is recruited into [[Akatsuki]], partnered with Sasori, and the two are ordered to kill [[Orochimaru]], who escaped into the [[Land of Wind]]. Itachi and Kisame are given a mission in [[Kusagakure]]. [[Kakuzu]] asks about a replacement partner, Pain tells him to wait. Sasori collects intel on Orochimaru left to him by [[Kabuto Yakushi]]. As they approach Orochimaru's hideout, Orochimaru's snakes detect them and inform Orochimaru. Sasori orders Deidara to keep an eye from the sky so Orochimaru can't get away. Sasori brings out his [[Third Kazekage (puppet)|Third Kazekage puppet]], while Orochimaru reveals a [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] [[Third Kazekage]] in his possession.<section end=summary /> The two fight. One of the attacks from the reincarnated Third Kazekage damages Deidara's clay bird, causing him to retaliate. The Third Kazekage manages to free himself from Orochimaru's control, returning to the [[Pure Land]]. Sasori seizes the opportunity to attack, but Orochimaru retreats into his hideout. Deidara explodes it. On a gathering, Sasori informs Pain that Orochimaru is likely alive, as they were unable to find his corpse. Itachi fills them in about the Impure Reincarnation Technique. Akatsuki receives a mission from the [[Land of Hot Water]], to kill an apparent immortal. Kakuzu, Itachi, and [[Konan]] are sent on the mission. Konan goes in as a decoy, and as [[Hidan]] prepares to attack her, Itachi and Kakuzu reveal themselves. Hidan and Kakuzu fight. Kakuzu is impressed by Hidan's immortality, and Hidan manages to destroy one of Kakuzu's hearts. Hidan is recruited into Akatsuki and partnered with Kakuzu. Akatsuki learns about the recently founded [[Otogakure]], and plans to check it out, suspecting Orochimaru's involvement in it. They also learn of the joint effort with [[Sunagakure]] to destroy [[Konohagakure]], and of the [[Third Hokage]]'s death. Itachi volunteers to evaluate the situation, covertly wondering about [[Sasuke]]'s safety.
 ==Trivia==
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 Itachi Uchiha
   JA: Hideo Ishikawa
+  EN: Crispin Freeman
 Pain
   JA: Kenyu Horiuchi
+  EN: Matthew Mercer
 Konan
   JA: Atsuko Tanaka
+  EN: Dorothy Elias-Fahn
 Sasori [Sasori (Hiruko)]
   JA: Yutaka Aoyama
+  EN: JB Blanc
 Deidara
   JA: Katsuhiko Kawamoto
+  EN: Roger Craig Smith
 Hidan
   JA: Masaki Terasoma
+  EN: Chris Edgerly
 Kakuzu
   JA: Takaya Hashi
+  EN: Fred Tatasciore
 Orochimaru
   JA: Kujira
+  EN: Steve Blum
 Third Kazekage
   JA: Minoru Kawai
+  EN: Benjamin Diskin
 Kisame
   JA: Tomoyuki Dan
+  EN: Kirk Thornton
 }}
+[[pl:Partner]]