Lee is left facing Raiga alone, while Tenten and the others hurry to bring them the Curry of Life.
Raiga easily defeats Lee, sending him down the cliff. He and everyone else is given the Curry of Life while Ranmaru confronts Raiga.
Raiga is happy that they can be together again, and Ranmaru creates a thick mist to surround them. Ranmaru tells Raiga he will be his eyes and he tells Raiga to walk towards a cliff.
Will Ranmaru send both Raiga and himself to their deaths, or will a drunk Lee ruin Ranmaru’s plans?
With Raiga seemingly dead, the gang heads back to find Karashi waiting for them. It turns out to be a trap as the Kurosuki Family ambushes them.
Luckily, Naruto fools them not once, but twice, with his clones. With the enemies defeated, the villagers focus their anger on Karashi as he was the one who orchestrated the attack.
Rock Lee intercepts them and says that Karashi is still young and weak, and that it is partially his fault Karashi joined the Kurosuki Family. Lee begs them to let him return to his mom, and if Karashi tries anything again, Lee will punish him himself.
The villagers agree and the group heads back, but not before picking up Ranmaru. They head back to the Curry of Life shop for a meal, where Naruto tries to retrieve information from Ranmaru.
One question is still uncertain, is Raiga really dead? And what of Karashi, will he keep his promise?
With Neji unable to see through the mist, things aren’t looking too good. He is tricked into thinking that random objects are real people by a mysterious jutsu.
Rock Lee manages hold Raiga off by fighting while still unconscious. When a mysterious case is knocked off of Raiga’s back, Raiga becomes weaker and is eventually defeated by Naruto.
When the gang opens the case, they discover a young boy named Ranmaru.
What is his connection to Raiga? Why doesn’t he attack them?
Naruto is about to find out a shockingly similar story. And with Raiga gone the mission appears to be complete, but is Raiga truly defeated?
Out to try and save Rourusuke, Naruto and the others ambush members of the Kurosuke Family and save an old man.
They soon here the funeral bell and go and save Rourusuke. However, Rock lee meets an old friend among the group, and Lee must now convince Karashi to return his his old way of life.
Their time together is cut short, as Raiga watches from the sidelines. Can Naruto, Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten defeat an enemy that not even Neji’s Byakugan can see?
When Naruto saves three guys, he is dragged into yet another mission. However, unlike the last two, this is one he does not wish to partake in.
However, when Gai reveals information that the leader of the Kurosuki Family, Raiga, is connected with the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, Naruto decides to change his minds.
Zabuza and Kisame were each a member, and since Raiga is connected to Kisame, who is connected to Itachi, who is being pursued by Sasuke, Naruto may have a chance to learn more information.
With Neji, Lee, and Tenten as his allies, the group goes on their new mission, but what awaits them?