Mifune vs. Hanzo Naruto: Shippûden : Season 13 Episode 12
TV-PG (D) TV Tokyo 24m int(0)
Aired: December 31st, 2009 @ 7:30 PM EST on TV Tokyo
As the Surprise Attack Division attempt to retreat the the rendezvous point, they are chased by Akatsuki's reinforcements. Summoning his salamander Ibuse, HanzÅ orders it to attack. Unleashing a paralysing mist of poison, the division is rendered paralyzed and left at HanzÅ's mercy. However Mifune and his division soon arrive and he deflects the would-be devastating blow. Conversing about the past and the paths they had chosen to walk, as the two trade blows, Mifune is able to break HanzÅ's sickle and respirator. Finally remembering his encounter with Mifune in life, HanzÅ moves towards his broken kusarigama and using the blade commits seppuku, telling Mifune that he entrusts him with his conviction. This act cuts the poisonous sac that had been in HanzÅ's body since he was a child, and causes the poison to leak out and evaporate. Shocking Kabuto Yakushi, HanzÅ's body ceases to respond to his orders and the legendary shinobi is soon bound and sealed.