Simulation

Simulation runs the team through final preparation as the Tenchi Bridge meeting looms: tactics rehearsed, roles assigned, the plan to capture Sasori's spy without revealing the puppet master's death set in place. The episode is taut setup, every character pointed at the bridge — Naruto chasing a thread to Sasuke, Sai shadowing his secret orders, Yamato impersonating the dead Sasori inside Hiruko's shell to make the meeting. The pieces lock; the spy who could lead to Sasuke is about to walk into the rendezvous.