The Search for the Rare Bikochu Beetle

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The Search for the Rare Bikochu Beetle
超追尾力に赤丸も嫉妬！幻の微香虫を探せ Chō-tsuibiryoku ni Akamaru mo shitto! Maboroshi no Bikōchū o sagase
Episode data
Previous	A Clash of Fate: You Can't Bring Me Down!
Episode	Naruto 148
Next	What's the Difference? Don't All Insects Look Alike?
Arc	Search for the Bikochu arc
Airing
Japanese	August 17, 2005
English	March 15, 2008

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The Search for the Rare Bikochu Beetle (超追尾力に赤丸も嫉妬！幻の微香虫を探せ, Chō-tsuibiryoku ni Akamaru mo shitto! Maboroshi no Bikōchū o sagase) is episode 148 of the original Naruto anime.

[edit] Synopsis

Naruto was frustrated by Mizuki's inability to lead him to either Sasuke or Orochimaru, and began pestering Tsunade to allow him to go look for him. Hinata sympathized with Naruto, and suggested trying to find a way to help him. Shino commented that a Bikochu, a very rare insect, would be able to track down Sasuke if it smelled his scent. As Kurenai Yuhi was hospitalized for injuries that she had suffered during the prison break, Shino was tasked with leading Team 8 to find the Bikochu, and Naruto joined with them as the fourth member. It was also revealed that Hinata was practising a new defensive technique, and had nearly mastered it.