Amidst Despair…
(絶望の中に…, Zetsubō no Naka ni…)
Chapter Info
Volume	36
Previous	Desired Pain…!!
Chapter	327
Next	Team Ten
Arc	Hidan and Kakuzu Arc
Anime	Naruto Shippūden #80
Debut
Jutsu Scattering Thousand Crows Technique
Tools Chakra Receiver • Kokutō

Amidst Despair… (絶望の中に…, Zetsubō no Naka ni…) is chapter 327 of the Naruto manga.

Summary Edit

Asuma collapses while his team watches helplessly. Kakuzu prepares to finish off Shikamaru, Izumo, and Kotetsu, but is stopped by Aoba Yamashiro and Raidō Namiashi. Chōji gets Asuma to safety while Ino checks on Shikamaru. Shikamaru immediately goes to Asuma's side and, finding that he is still alive, has Ino perform emergency first aid. Kakuzu, wishing to collect the bounty on Asuma's head, tries to take him back, but he is interrupted by the summons of the Akatsuki leader.