During his final stop for supplies on an island in the Land of Water, Naruto runs into Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi of the Hidden Stone, who are on an assignment to deliver a letter from Onoki to Mei Terumi. After Akatsuchi is wounded in a run-in with a group of ninja who deserted the Hidden Mist in protest of the Allied Shinobi Forces, Naruto convinces the group's leader to let go of his grudge against the Hidden Stone for a past incident. He promises to carry the world into a time of peace. The episode ends with a boat appearing that has been sent from the Land of Lightning to pick up the group from Konoha.