Episode 438 the rules or a comerade.
Shizune brings food for tsunade but comedy insues as the riceballs are too salty and the tea is too hot, also tsunade is upset because Sakura is displayed as so meek in jiraiya novel.
Sakura faces off agaunst Sasori dodging his attacks like her shippuden self and even denting his armored shell with a punch.
the masked man tells Neji that he wont let Sasuke and Sakura die and warns sasori that hes only to test their true selves.
Sasori retreats after sakura damages his shell a little.
Sakura then uses medical ninjutsu to remove the poison form sasuke ((ss shippers pee themselves)) and telsl sasuke that shes been secretyl training with tsunade.
Jiraiya restores Narutos chakra flow. Naruto complaisn he doest have nough power to face the masked man and Jiriaya offers to weaken the seal letting him try to control the kyubis power.
As Sakura heals sasuke he remembers trying to get itachi to train him but itachisnt able to as the 4th has summoned him.
Sasuke trains with his father but is unable to master the fireabll jutsu.
The other rookies finally reunite with Lee and tenten and discuss whats happened. Hinata sees Sasori sneaking up on Sasuke and Sakura and the rookies go after them
Sasori reappears to Sasuke and Sakura and unleashes his 100 puppets saying if they want to get to the leaf village they have to go through him.
The rookies arrive and back up Sasuke and Sakura, as they do the masked man hides his and nejis presense from hinatas byakugan. teleling neji the true test has begun whether they will choose the mission or choose their comerades.
Team jiriaya watching this also comments on this wondering what the rookies will choose.
Jiriaya loosens the seal which lets kyubis power free. Naruto goes 3 tails immediately and loses control going into his 4 tailed form.
episode ends with Jiraiya wondering what hes unleashed.