Another high-rated installment of the series, this episode provides the final leg of the battle between the two main characters of the series. After devastating attacks from both sides, using Susanoos, tailed beast balls, shadow clones and Chidori, the two friends have to resort to their fists as exhaustion weakens them.
Sasuke is unable to maintain a Chidori as his chakra is almost drained, while Naruto trips and falls while running with a Rasengan. The two are left to resort to fisticuffs, fighting like the little boys that they were when they first clashed at the academy grounds. With eyes bruised shut and teeth knocked off, it's no longer a fight between two of the strongest shinobis to exist, but two young men who are too tired to stand.
However, Sasuke finds some chakra and is about to finish Naruto with a Chidori when Naruto hits him with an uppercut that sends Sasuke flying. Sasuke rushes back with the Chidori in his hand, while thoughts of Itachi race through his mind, and Naruto charges toward him with a Rasengan that every friend, teacher, mentor, and classmate he's ever had helps him build. The two forces collide, causing a massive explosion, and when the dust settles, the two can be found lying side by side, bloody, broken and battered, but ready to overcome their differences. The final battle has concluded.
