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Volume 21 of the manga covers chapters 181 to 190. It is a critical volume in the original Naruto series (pre- Shippuden ) that focuses on the . It is a critical volume in the original
: The volume features the arrival of the Sound Four —Orochimaru’s elite guards—who infiltrate the village to retrieve Sasuke. Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, sends a team led by Shikamaru Nara (and including Naruto, Neji, Kiba, and Choji) to pursue them. : Sasuke Uchiha, feeling inferior to Naruto and
: Sasuke Uchiha, feeling inferior to Naruto and seeking more power to defeat his brother Itachi, decides to defect from the Hidden Leaf Village to join the villain Orochimaru.