A Konoha villager, Taidachi, is attacked by two people, one of them uses red eyes to put him under genjustu. Kakashi, Sakura and Naruto discuss about Konoha villagers disappearing when the village is attacked by the missing villagers. Since they are "exploding humans" upon being injured, Naruto and Shikamaru restrain them and Hinata knocks them unconscious. Kakashi has Sai notify Sasuke of the events and for him to return to the village because his visual prowless is needed. Sasuke encounters exploding humans attacking a bamboo village and is mistaken as an enemy by Iou, Chino, and Nowaki. Sasuke is able to release the humans from genjustu but Iou's daughter explodes. Sasuke realizes via Sharingan Genjutsu that someone with a dojutsu is responsible.