"The Cursed Puppet" (呪いの人形, Noroi no Ningyō) is episode 408 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.
Summary[]
As Team Asuma were taking a different route to bring their set of scrolls to the centre building to avoid being ambushed, Sakura suddenly collapses due to her constant flow of chakra for the Strength of a Hundred Seal. After remembering her training with Tsunade, she awakens just as her team are confronted by Team Saya. Saya makes it clear that she wants Ino and Sakura to herself, leaving her teammates, Mamushi and Sana to battle Chōji. Saya's Puppet Imitation Technique proves to be a formidable skill which allowed her to invade Ino's mind and completely control her due to her puppet doll having her hair sample. Leaving Ino's body, Saya uses the same method on a gigantic Chōji when he captures her teammates. With Saya using Chōji as her pawn, Ino uses her Mind Body Switch Technique to enter Chōji's mind and try to kick the enemy kunoichi out as Sakura tries to figure out to deal with currently controlled Chōji, seeing as she doesn't have enough chakra to both flow chakra for the seal and battle at the same time. Meanwhile, at Orochimaru's hideout, Sasuke, having an ulterior motive to test Suigetsu and Karin's abilities, releases Suigetsu from his containment and joins Karin to bring him back. Ultimately, Suigetsu is put into a jelly-like state after being hit by Karin's chakra chain.
Credits[]
| Role | Seiyū | English Voice Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | Rōmaji | ||
| Sakura Haruno | Chie Nakamura | 中村 千絵 | Nakamura Chie | Kate Higgins |
| Ino Yamanaka | Ryoka Yuzuki | 柚木 涼香 | Yuzuki Ryōka | Colleen O'Shaughnessey |
| Chōji Akimichi | Kentaro Ito | 伊藤 健太郎 | Itō Kentarō | Robbie Rist |
| Fifth Hokage: Tsunade | Masako Katsuki | 勝生 真沙子 | Katsuki Masako | Debi Mae West |
| Sasuke Uchiha | Noriaki Sugiyama | 杉山 紀彰 | Sugiyama Noriaki | Yuri Lowenthal |
| Suigetsu | Takashi Kondo | 近藤 隆 | Kondō Takashi | Grant George |
| Karin | Kanako Tojo | 東條 加那子 | Tōjō Kanako | Ali Hillis |
| Orochimaru | Kujira | くじら | Kujira | Steve Blum |
| Kabuto Yakushi | Nobutoshi Kanna | 神奈 延年 | Kanna Nobutoshi | Henry Dittman |
| Saya | Megumi Han | 潘 めぐみ | Han Megumi | Dorothy Elias-Fahn |
| Mamushi | Eiji Takeuchi | 竹内 栄治 | Takeuchi Eiji | Kyle Hebert |
| Sana | Mariko Higashiuchi | 東内 マリ子 | Higashiuchi Mariko | Erin Fitzgerald |
| Wanderer | Minoru Kawai Kosuke Goto | 河合 みのる 後藤 光祐 | Kawai Minoru Gotō Kōsuke | |
