Naruto Shippuden episode 488 will be the final part of the Sasuke Book of Sunrise arc that has focused on Sasuke's journey several years after the 4th Great Ninja war and subsequent battle with Naruto at Valley of End.
During his journey to atone his sins, Sasuke has been tasked by the Sixth Hokage, Kakashi Hatake, to investigate on a series of attacks on villages, including the Village of the Dancing Leaf, with the use of exploding human as weapons.
Little did he know the mission would lead him to an uncharted territory, where he discovered the grim fate of a former exalted clan and the plot to destroy the current Shinobi system by a mysterious avenger.
And after four episodes, that avenger turned out to be Chino, the true leader of the Dark Thunder Group and the last of the Chinoike Clan. Sasuke, a former avenger, found himself in a similar situation with Chino, who seeks to destroy the five major villages whom she considered the culprit behind the fall of his clan. It sets the stage for a much-anticipated dojutso battle between Sasuke's Sharingan and Chino's Ketsuryugan.
Here are the four potential spoilers for Episode 488: 'The Last One'
-The power of the Ketsuryugan will be explained in details. The first four chapters show how powerful Chinoike's clan dojutso is, with the ability to turn human into exploding weapons. In the next episode, Chino will further demonstrate other abilities of the Ketsuryugan such as manipulating iron existing in blood and then turning them into multi-headed dragons.
-Chino will reveal the reason why he hates Sasuke and what he represents. Being the last member of the Chinoike clan, Chino believes he has the obligation to avenge what happened to his clan which was pushed to near extinction by the ninja world, and in particular by the Uchiha clan, which was hired as henchmen to combat Chinoike's Kekikei Genkai.
-Sasuke's resolve. This will be the moment where Sasuke shows to everybody that he has no intention of reverting back to being an avenger. As a matter of fact, the last of the Uchiha clan will vow to protect the peace Chino and Nowaki have been longing for. In the Book of Sunrise novel, Chino and Nowaki became prisoners, but were eventually freed on condition of working for Kirigakure and Kumogakure.
-It's uncertain if episode 488 will include the rare Sakura x Sasuke moment, but if it does, then it's fanbase is headed for some special moment. In the epilogue of the Sasuke: Book of Sunrise, Sasuke, after receiving a letter from Naruto, finally decided to return to Konoha following years of journey across the Shinobi world. Waiting at the gate was none other than Sakura, who gave him a warm welcome.
Live Stream and TV Info:
Naruto Shippuden episode 488 will be aired on January 5 at 6:30 a.m US EST on Tokyo TV. CrunchyRoll will provide streaming feed of the latest episode simultaneously with its Japan airing.
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