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The Vessel Arrives Too Late (奪還～間に合わなかった器, Dakkan~Ma ni awanakatta utsuwa) is episode 118 of the original Naruto anime.

Synopsis

Orochimaru, after his body left useless after his failed invasion of Konoha, anxiously waited for Sasuke to arrive so that he could switch to Sasuke's body. Although he put it off for as long as he could, hoping that the Sound Four would return in time, his body brought him too much pain, and he was forced to switch to the body of one of his prisoners. Elsewhere, the retrieval team caught up with the Sound Four, and engaged them in battle.