# WebtoonLib — Naruto #174

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

## Chapter
- number: 174
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
As Sasuke Uchiha spirals deeper into an obsession with power following his humiliating defeat, he makes the fateful decision to abandon Konoha and seek strength from the rogue Sannin, Orochimaru. In the wake of this betrayal, the newly promoted and perpetually unenthusiastic Shikamaru Nara is thrust into his first high-stakes leadership role. Forced to put aside his desire for a quiet life, the reluctant genius must quickly assemble a squad of his peers for a desperate retrieval mission, placing him on a direct collision course with Orochimaru's elite bodyguards in a battle where his famed intellect will be the only thing standing between his comrades and certain death.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Orochimaru — character
- Sasuke Uchiha — character
- Shikamaru Nara — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
As Sasuke Uchiha spirals deeper into an obsession with power following his humiliating defeat, he makes the fateful decision to abandon Konoha and seek strength from the rogue Sannin, Orochimaru.

### Spoiler summary
As Sasuke Uchiha spirals deeper into an obsession with power following his humiliating defeat, he makes the fateful decision to abandon Konoha and seek strength from the rogue Sannin, Orochimaru. In the wake of this betrayal, the newly promoted and perpetually unenthusiastic Shikamaru Nara is thrust into his first high-stakes leadership role. Forced to put aside his desire for a quiet life, the reluctant genius must quickly assemble a squad of his peers for a desperate retrieval mission, placing him on a direct collision course with Orochimaru's elite bodyguards in a battle where his famed intellect will be the only thing standing between his comrades and certain death.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Naruto #174](/series/naruto-efa6fa/chapter-174)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/naruto-efa6fa

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