Itachi’s first appearance in Naruto

By Naman Alok | Oct 26, 2022 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

The favourite Anime series for anime lovers is Naruto. I am making the overview of episodes, Itachi is one of the favourite characters in the Naruto series. In Itachi’s first appearance in Naruto, Itachi comes to the village hidden in the leaf after the death of the third Hokage in episode 81-82 and fights with Kakashi and others. In this article, I will overview these episodes of Naruto. Itachi’s first appearance in Naruto

Episode 81-82 Itachi vs Kakashi and others in Naruto

Two hooded persons enter Konoha, a guard notices them at the village entrance but is put to sleep by genjutsu. Sasuke is seen thinking about the night of his parent’s death and his inability to stop it and throws a kunai at the place where he perceived his memory. Naruto completes his morning training and meets up with Konohamaru, who is gazing at the mountainside image of the Third. Konohamaru impresses Naruto with his commitment to rebuilding the village, and Naruto hands him a coupon for free ramen at Ichiraku. Somewhere in Sunagakure, the rotten corpses of the Fourth Kazekage and his two guards are discovered by a shinobi team led by Baki, who curses Orochimaru for his deception, while the latter is shown recovering in his hideout alongside Kabuto while discussing the difficulty of his situation and his future goals. Jiraiya is approached by the village’s elders, who offer him the position of Fifth Hokage, as he is one of the legendary Sannin. 

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He declines but adds that if they are looking for a Sannin to fill the position, then Tsunade would be a much better candidate for the title. He offers to find her for Konoha, though asks that he be allowed to take Naruto with him. Sasuke is called to a tea shop by Kakashi, where Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yūhi are already there. Within the tea shop are the two hooded figures, which the three jonin realise but don’t convey; with a nod by Kakashi, the two join heads to meet up with the duo, while Sasuke is whisked away by Kakashi. Asuma and Kurenai demand to know the identities of the duo and are surprised to see the infamous Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshikagi in their village. The four engage in battle, though Itachi and Kisame quickly gain the advantage. As Asuma and Kurenai are about to be killed, Kakashi comes to their rescue.

Kakashi and Itachi exchange blows, each being very proficient with the Sharingan. Itachi, however, is more so, having access to the Mangekyō Sharingan, and quickly attacks Kakashi with his Tsukuyomi. With his genjutsu, Itachi tortures Kakashi for what he perceives as seventy-two hours in seconds. As Kakashi struggles to remain to stand, he asks Itachi why he has returned to Konoha. 

Itachi replies that they’re after Naruto. Kakashi remembers a conversation with Jiraiya, where Jiraiya tells him that he has been monitoring Orochimaru’s activities ever since he left the village, and adds that at one point, Orochimaru joined a rogue organization known as the Akatsuki, an organization Itachi is a part of. Jiraiya also tells Kakashi that due to Naruto possessing the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox inside him, he will have to live the rest of his life watching his back, and therefore he will be taking over Naruto’s training. Kakashi elaborates on Itachi’s words as meaning they want the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox for the Akatsuki. Angered that Kakashi knows of their organisation, Itachi instructs Kisame to kill Asuma and Kurenai but to bring Kakashi with them. Before Kisame can do so, Might Guy arrives, forcing the two with no choice but to flee.

Jiraiya attempts to bring Naruto with him on his search for Tsunade; Naruto initially refuses, as he wishes to stay in Konoha so Kakashi can teach him the Chidori. Jiraiya tells Naruto that he’s prepared to teach Naruto a jutsu that is stronger than Chidori, and this convinces Naruto to tag along with Jiraiya.

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