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Naruto Manga Volume 020 - Released 12/19/2003Chapter 172: Returning Home Chapter 173: Affliction Chapter 174: Each and their Path Chapter 175: Naruto vs. Sasuke! Chapter 176: Bitter Rivalry Chapter 177: The Four Sounds Chapter 178: The Temptation of the Sound Chapter 179: Don't Forget Chapter 180: It's a Promise! Volume 20 and Tsunade's career as the Godaime Hokage start, and Tsunade goes to heal Sasuke and look at Lee. Her diagnosis: Lee should quit as a shinobi. The operation to save him would just be too risky. Meanwhile, the sound four gather and Orochimaru orders them to go to Konoha. Sasuke awakens, and Sakura tries to tend to him. However, he is troubled by how far he has fallen behind Naruto and refuses all aid. When Naruto arrives Sasuke tells him to come to the rooftop to fight. Naruto and Sasuke's first faceoff is an intense battle, ending with Kakashi interrupting a clash between Rasengan and Chidori. Sasuke then runs off to think about his future on a tree. Kakashi drops by and forces some advice into him. And later the Sound's Four drops by and fight with him. Meanwhile, Lee decides to take the high-risk operation to allow himself to be a shinobi again. |
