# WebtoonLib — Naruto #182

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

## Chapter
- number: 182
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
In the devastating aftermath of Sasuke's departure, Konoha scrambles to respond. With the village's elite forces stretched thin, the seemingly impossible task of retrieving him falls to an unlikely squad composed of his peers. Under the strategic command of the newly-promoted Chunin, Shikamaru Nara, a team of Genin—Naruto Uzumaki, Neji Hyuuga, Choji Akimichi, and Kiba Inuzuka—is hastily assembled. They are dispatched on a high-stakes pursuit of Orochimaru's elite Sound Four, a desperate gambit that will push the bonds forged in the crucible of the Chunin Exams to their absolute limit.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Shikamaru assembles the Sasuke Retrieval Team consisting of Naruto, Neji, Choji, and Kiba.

### Characters involved
- Kiba Inuzuka — character
- Chouji Akimichi — character
- Neji Hyuuga — character
- Naruto Uzumaki — character
- Shikamaru Nara — character

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
In the devastating aftermath of Sasuke's departure, Konoha scrambles to respond.

### Spoiler summary
In the devastating aftermath of Sasuke's departure, Konoha scrambles to respond. With the village's elite forces stretched thin, the seemingly impossible task of retrieving him falls to an unlikely squad composed of his peers. Under the strategic command of the newly-promoted Chunin, Shikamaru Nara, a team of Genin—Naruto Uzumaki, Neji Hyuuga, Choji Akimichi, and Kiba Inuzuka—is hastily assembled. They are dispatched on a high-stakes pursuit of Orochimaru's elite Sound Four, a desperate gambit that will push the bonds forged in the crucible of the Chunin Exams to their absolute limit.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Naruto #182](/series/naruto-efa6fa/chapter-182)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/naruto-efa6fa

## Usage
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