# WebtoonLib — Naruto #173

## Series
- title: Naruto
- slug: naruto-efa6fa

## Chapter
- number: 173
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
As Konoha licks its wounds from the devastating invasion, the internal conflicts of Team 7 fester. While visiting a recuperating Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno's simple gesture of kindness—offering him a freshly cut apple—is met with cold, contemptuous rejection. Consumed by his humiliating defeat and the vast power gap revealed by his brother Itachi's return, Sasuke lashes out, seeing her care as a symbol of the weakness he now despises. This cruel dismissal deepens the chasm between the teammates, starkly illustrating Sasuke's accelerating descent into an isolated obsession with power.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Sasuke rejects Sakura's kindness in the hospital, signaling his descent into isolation.

### Characters involved
- Sakura Haruno — character
- Sasuke Uchiha — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
As Konoha licks its wounds from the devastating invasion, the internal conflicts of Team 7 fester.

### Spoiler summary
As Konoha licks its wounds from the devastating invasion, the internal conflicts of Team 7 fester. While visiting a recuperating Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno's simple gesture of kindness—offering him a freshly cut apple—is met with cold, contemptuous rejection. Consumed by his humiliating defeat and the vast power gap revealed by his brother Itachi's return, Sasuke lashes out, seeing her care as a symbol of the weakness he now despises. This cruel dismissal deepens the chasm between the teammates, starkly illustrating Sasuke's accelerating descent into an isolated obsession with power.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Naruto #173](/series/naruto-efa6fa/chapter-173)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/naruto-efa6fa

## Usage
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