Ichiban Kuji Naruto Shippuden Kazekage Rescue Arc: straight back to Suna
This new Ichiban Kuji Naruto Shippuden Kazekage Rescue Arc (release planned for June 2026) hits exactly where it feels good: the very start of Shippuden, when the Akatsuki strikes hard and Gaara, now Kazekage, gets kidnapped. We’re in the arc where Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi head out on a mission with Chiyo on Suna’s side, and where the Sasori / Deidara duo sets the opening of the series on fire (literally).
Good news: the big prizes announced are all MASTERLISE figures with clearly stated sizes. Bad news (for now): prizes F to I and the Double Chance are still being kept under wraps.
Revealed prizes: MASTERLISE at the heart of the Kazekage Rescue arc
Here, every character is directly tied to the arc’s key moments: Team Konoha stepping in, the targeted Kazekage, and the Akatsuki in full extraction-operation mode. Here’s what’s officially listed at this stage.
Prize A: Naruto Uzumaki MASTERLISEAnnounced size: about 24 cm (1 version). We’re right in Naruto Shippuden, during the return to Konoha, then the urgent departure for Suna when Gaara is targeted. This is early-Shippuden Naruto: calmer than before, but still ready to charge in the moment it’s about saving a friend.
Prize B: Sakura Haruno MASTERLISEAnnounced size: about 23 cm (1 version). This is post-training-with-Tsunade Sakura, the one who heads into the Kazekage Rescue arc and becomes a key pillar in the fight against Sasori alongside Chiyo. Easily one of the moments where Sakura levels up massively in Shippuden.
Prize C: Kakashi Hatake MASTERLISEAnnounced size: about 25 cm (1 version). This is Kakashi on a rescue mission during the arc, facing the Akatsuki threat. It’s exactly the period where he’s involved in the chase and the clash surrounding Gaara’s abduction, with all the tension of early Shippuden.
Prize D: Gaara (Kazekage) MASTERLISEAnnounced size: about 24 cm (1 version). Here, the theme is obvious: Gaara as Kazekage, at the moment he protects Suna before being captured by the Akatsuki. This arc is a reminder of just how much Gaara has changed since the Chunin Exams: he fights for his village, and the whole mission is about bringing him back.
Prize E: Sasori MASTERLISESAnnounced size: about 23 cm (1 version). Sasori is the central enemy on Suna’s side in this arc: an Akatsuki member, tied to Chiyo’s past, and Sakura’s direct opponent in the decisive showdown. Getting Sasori as a MASTERLISE in a Kuji focused on the Kazekage Rescue is super fitting.
Last One Prize: Deidara MASTERLISEAnnounced size: about 21 cm. This one is the prize you get when you pull the very last ticket in-store. Arc-wise, Deidara is the other key piece of the Akatsuki operation in the Kazekage Rescue, paired with Sasori: he’s the one who leads the attack and Gaara’s capture. As a Last One, it feels like the prize everyone will try to lock in at the end of the box.
Note: prizes F, G, H, I as well as the Double Chance are still marked as unrevealed. So for now, we’ve got the core of the Kuji (the main MASTERLISE + the Last One), and we’re waiting for the rest to find out the “accessory” prizes and a possible Double Chance visual.
Official practical info: release planned for June 2026, in-store sales, priced at 790 yen per draw (tax included). As always with an Ichiban Kuji, it’s while supplies last.
If you’re a Naruto Shippuden fan and the Kazekage Rescue arc is close to your heart (Gaara as Kazekage, Sakura vs. Sasori, the Akatsuki in action), this Kuji is definitely one to watch very closely as soon as prizes F to I are revealed.
