After a fierce half-hour battle with Deidara, Naruto ultimately proved too much for him as Naruto grew stronger the longer the fight went on. Cornered, Deidara triggered a suicide bomb to make his escape. Taking advantage of the chaos, Itachi informed Kisame Hoshigaki that he had some personal business to attend to and would return tomorrow, before disguising himself and blending in alongside Yuka.
When Naruto finally dragged his heavily battered body over to Yuka, the first thing that caught his eye was a masked figure in black shinobi attire standing right beside her.
"Yaaah!" Naruto instantly threw himself into a fighting stance—even though standing upright was currently a struggle, he was still determined to protect Yuka. "Yuka! Who is this black guy?!"
Chapter 265