Naruto struggles to combine the shape and elemental manipulation in the Rasengan. Elsewhere, the Akatsuki begin sealing the Two-Tails, their "leader" revealing the organization's plan to establish a war monopoly while obtaining all nine Tailed Beasts for their ultimate goal: world domination. Meanwhile, news of Asuma's death reaches Konoha just as Naruto realizes the solution is to use two shadow clones instead of one to stabilize the Rasengan and infuse wind nature chakra into it. (Source: Wikipedia) Akatsuki Suppression Mission arc: (10/17)

Aired on: 10/22/2008