Jet-Black Signal Fire

Jet-black signal fire signals the Three-Tails arc's turn toward its climax, a call to action lighting the path to confrontation. The episode escalates toward the sealing operation, the team and its allies converging on the beast as Orochimaru's faction makes its move. Anime-original throughout, it advances the arc's standalone plot toward resolution, every consequence sealed inside the filler. Competent and weightless, it keeps the post-Sasuke cast engaged with a genuine threat while the canon timeline advances elsewhere, untouched.