Mystery of Pain: When Kakashi falls against Pain, the situation only grows worse for Konoha. Shizune and Inoichi are close to unraveling the mystery of Pain, but when the Animal and Human paths of Pain appear before them, can they escape with the truth about Pain?

Beginning of Despair...Ichigo, the Unreachable Blade: Ulquiorra releases his Resurrección form to take on Ichigo and the young Shinigami soon realises just how out matched he is. Despite this he refuses to give up even when Ulquiorra shows him his second release form. But in the end can Ichigo even survive the confrontation let alone win?

Pain vs. Kakashi: Kakashi continues to fight against Pain. With the arrival of Chouji and Chouza, things start looking up, but Pain's not out of tricks just yet.

Ichigo and Ishida Bonded Back to Back: Ichigo is unable to release his full power in his battle with Ulquiorra for fear of injuring Orihime. However, once Ishida returns from his battle with Yammy in order to protect Orihime, Ichigo finally goes all out. Unfortunately for him so does Ulquiorra. Meanwhile, things are beginning to look desperate for Rukia in her fight against Rudobone and his seemingly endless army of soldiers. It is then up to Chad and Renji to step in and save her.

Power to Believe: The Leaf Village is under heavy attack from Pain and Konan. Hearing the Akatsuki attack, Tsunade attempts to contact Fukasaku…

Hatred and Jealousy, Orihime's Dilemma: After getting saved by Orihime in his fight against Ulquiorra, Ichigo realises that he needs to up his game if he is to have any chance of defeating the number four Espada. With Ichigo distracted Loly and Menoly take the opportunity to finish Orihime off but things take an unexpected turn when Yammy decides to intervene.

The sixth Naruto film, and third to take place after the timeskip that separates the first TV series from the second, Shippuuden. The first teaser trailer shows the Konoha 11 battling a huge creature, the second shows the Konoha 11 and Kakashi fading in darkness and the third shows Konoha 11 fighting a group of ninja and Tsunade asks Kakashi if he is willing to give up his reputation for the village.

Assault on the Leaf Village!: Shikamaru and the others wait for the information Jiraiya brought back to be analyzed. The Hidden Leaf ninja continue their data analysis, when disaster strikes the village—

Connected Hearts! The Left Fist Prepared for Death!: Ichigo and Ulquiorra's final battle properly gets under way with the two of them being more or less evenly matched. Ichigo is able to read his opponent's movements better than he could when they first fought, and manages to wound Ulquiorra, though only slightly. Ichigo surmises that it's either he is becoming more like a Hollow or his opponent is becoming more human, which angers Ulquiorra. Meanwhile, Chad and Renji fight a gigantic Hollow in the desert of Hueco Mundo, eventually claiming victory after discovering its weakness. Back in the tower, Orihime manages to protect Ichigo from a near-lethal attack from Ulquiorra.

Surpassing the Master: Naruto continues his Sage training at Mount Myoboku, but with very slow progress. Fukasaku runs out of patience and suggests they move on to the next training…

Ichigo VS Ulquiorra: The destined showdown between Ichigo and Ulquiorra is finally here what will their fate be along with Orihime's?

The First Challenge: At Mount Myoboku, Naruto begins his Sage Jutsu training under Fukasaku. The first challenge is “Don’t move.” Fukasaku explains that an extensive amount of time is necessary in order to take in nature energy.

Decryption: Naruto and his friends successfully decipher the code Jiraiya left behind with the help of some information Naruto has. The crew immediately calls Fukasaku over, but the message is not enough to solve the mystery of Pain.

Following the Master's Shadow: Naruto wanders the streets of the Leaf Village, grief stricken over the death of Jiraiya. Unable to overcome his feeling of loss, Naruto traces back through his memories of Jiraiya. What can help the heartbroken Naruto get back on his feet?

Somber News: Returning from the mission, Naruto recollects his strange encounter with Itachi. What did the now deceased Itachi wish to tell him? As Naruto ponders this, Kakashi makes an abrupt visit.