Naruto Shippūden - Season 2 - Eps 53: The Leaves Sprout!
Orochimaru and Kabuto convince Sasuke to withdraw with them, and Naruto weeps over his failure to return Sasuke to the village, but Sakura reassures him that they will bring Sasuke back together. Naruto's team reports to Tsunade about the results of the mission, and Tsunade is greatly angered over Danzo's scheme, particularly his leaking classified information to further it. Sai asks Danzo to allow him to remain with Team Kakashi, and Danzo reluctantly agrees. Sai goes on a mission with his team, having come to see them as his friends.
About Naruto Shippūden

Title: Naruto Shippūden
First Air Date: 2007-02-15
Last Air Date: 2017-03-23
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.5/10 (from 8268 votes)
Language: JA
Seasons: 21
Total Episodes: 500
Network: TV Tokyo
Genres: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: TV Tokyo, Pierrot, Sound Box, Rakuonsha, Aniplex
Synopsis
After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.
Cast

Junko Takeuchi
Naruto Uzumaki (voice)

Noriaki Sugiyama
Sasuke Uchiha (voice)

Chie Nakamura
Sakura Haruno (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue
Kakashi Hatake (voice)

Showtaro Morikubo
Shikamaru Nara (voice)

Satoshi Hino
Sai (voice)

Akira Ishida
Gaara (voice)

Hideo Ishikawa
Itachi Uchiha (voice)

Koichi Tochika
Neji Hyuga (voice)

Keiko Nemoto
Shizune (voice)