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"Assault on the Leaf Village!" (木ノ葉襲撃!, Konoha shūgeki!) is episode 157 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Assault on the Leaf Village! (木ノ葉襲撃!, Konoha shūgeki!) is episode 157 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.


Synopsis

Pain starts to invade Konohagakure. The Asura Path, Animal Path, and the Preta Path made up the Diversion team while the Naraka Path, Deva Path and Human Path together with Konan made up the Search team. Then, they discover that a barrier is surrounding Konoha from every angle, making it impossible to enter without being detected. The Asura Path throws the Animal Path in the air managing to fool the village to expect only one intruder. Then the Animal Path summons the other Paths and Konan. Meanwhile Inoichi searches through the mind of the Amegakure ninja captured by Jiraiya. He finds out that somebody put a genjutsu around his brain. The autopsy team discovers that the piercings in the Animal Path's body were chakra receivers.Sakura and Shikamaru continued deciphering about the message when they noticed a big explosion and set out to help the other ninja, Team Kurenai and Choji and Ino noticed a massive explosion. Sakura encountered the large Centipede summoned earlier by the Animal Path and defeated it. She was then tasked by Iruka to go to the hospital and tend the people. Meanwhile, Ino heads to the Intel Division to tell her father Inoichi whats happening to Konoha while Choji went to his Father. Meanwhile, at the Hokage's mansion, Tsunade is informed about the information from the Barrier corps saying its only one intruder that entered through the air space but several attacks were confirmed, and also from the Analysis corps saying that the enemy strength is estimated as three battalion. She's also informed from a witness that it is the Akatsuki that is attacking. She then orders to alarm the State of Emergency sound in the village and orders for Naruto to be brought back.

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