This is pretty much one long battle but it is pretty intense.

After the loss of their leader, Shikamaru and his crew go face to face with the murderers. Kakashi decides to join them and the battle heats up right away. Shikamaru is a master thinker, and he plans for everything, even if he acts like he might not win. This is basically a losing battle though as one of the members is extremely overpowered and it will take 3 ninjas, including kakshi to stop him. But will they be enough or are we going to have to get backup?

This is fast paced action manga for you with plenty of "oh damn" moments. While not my favorite volume I was invested the entire volume and its fast paced action scenes help make this one of the most enjoyable volumes so far in the second half of naruto. A 4 out of 5.