 Pakati paJune, Kuroshio yakapiwa basa rokuperekedza ngarava dzehondo dzomugungwa reIndia, asi basa racho rakamiswa payakasvika kuMergui muBurma, uye yakapiwazve basa rokuperekedza ngarava dzehondo kuBalikpapan neSolomon Islands. Mukati meHondo yeEastern SolomonsMusi wa24 Nyamavhuvhu aive chikamu cheAdmiral Kondōs Advance Force, asi anga asiri muhondo. Mukati maSeptember, Kuroshio yakashandiswa nokuda kwekutarisa pakati peTruk neGuadalcanal, uye muna October yakatanga kushanda se Tokyo Express kutakura mauto nokukurumidza kuGuadalcanal. Uku kushanda kwakapfuurira kusvikira pakati paFebruary 1943. Munguva yehondo yeSanta Cruz musi wa 26 Gumiguru, akapiwa basa rekufambisa ndege. Kuroshio akanga ariwo muHondo yeTassafaronga musi wa30 November, apo imwe yezvombo zvayo inogona kunge yakarova cruiser yeAmerica. 