Twelve years ago, the Hidden Leaf Village of Konoha was attacked by a Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. The battle had been fought for a long time and casualties were many when Yondaime, most powerful ninja in all of Konoha, managed to finally seal the demon inside a little boy, Naruto Uzumaki.
Because of the demon sealed inside him, Naruto is feared by the citizens of Konoha. He is an outcast, his only friend being his teacher, Iruka. Because of the hardships he has had to endure, Naruto develops a strong willpower. He trains intensively in hopes of proving everyone that he isn't the "demon boy," but instead a human being worthy of recognition. He is determined to become Hokage, the strongest ninja in Konoha!
Naruto is an anime based on the popular manga of the same name created by mangaka
Masashi Kishimoto for
Weekly Shonen Jump. It has aired on Japanese TV channel
TV Tokyo since 2002. In 2005,
Naruto started airing in the U.S. on Cartoon Network's
Toonami.
A guide for
Naruto's dubbed version airing in the U.S. can be found
here.
Naruto and his friends continue their adventures in the follow-up to the original show, Naruto: Shippuuden.
Movies:
Opening Themes:- "ROCKS" by Hound Dog (eps 1-25)
- "Haruka Kanata" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation (eps 26-53)
- "Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni" by little by little (eps 54-77)
- "GO!!!" by Flow (eps 78-103)
- "Seishun Kyosokyoku" by Sambomaster (eps 104-128)
- "No Boy, No Cry" by Stance Punks (eps 129-153)
- "Namikaze Satellite" by Snowkel (eps 154-178)
- "Re:member" by Flow (eps 179-202)
- "Yura Yura" by Hearts Grow (eps 203-220)
Ending Themes:- "Wind" by Akeboshi (eps 1-25)
- "Harmonia" by Rythem (eps 26-51)
- "Viva Rock" by Orange Range (eps 52-64)
- "Alive" by Raiko (eps 65-77)
- "Ima Made Nandomo" by The Mass Missile (eps 78-89)
- "Ryuusei" by Tia (eps 90-103)
- "Mountain A Go Go Too" by Captain Stridum (eps 104-115)
- "Hajimete Kimi to Shabetta" by GagagaSP (eps 116-128)
- "Nakushita Kotoba" by No Regret Life (eps 129-141)
- "Speed" by Analog Fish (eps 142-153)
- "Soba ni Iru Kara" by Amadori (eps 154-165)
- "Parade" by Chaba (eps 166-178)
- "Yellow Moon" by Akeboshi (eps 179-191)
- "Pinocchio" by Ore Ska Band (eps 192-202)
- "Scenario" by SABOTEN (eps 203-220)
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Recaps
1x17: The White Past, the Inner Feelings recap: Continuation from the last episode where Kyubi’s Chakra was released from Naruto, Naruto starts attacking Haku. Though Haku tries to attack Naruto, it was useless as the Chakra deflected his attacks. Back outside, Kakashi sensing the danger of Kyubi’s Chakra and the possibility that the seal could have been broken, asked Zabuza to end the fight...
read more.1x10: The Forest of Chakra recap: A peaceful scene of a waterside home, and inside this home we find Kakashi coming to and a woman asks how he is doing. The three Genin enter with Tazuna, happy to find Kakashi awake, they all wonder about the happenings of the past few days. As Kakashi thinks, he explains the job of the ANBU. It then pans to the masked boy and the body of Zabuza, as the boy goes to remove the bandages from Zabuza's face, he reaches up and holds the boys arm. Doing it himself, Zabuza's mouth is filled with sharp shark like teeth, and pulls out the two long needles from his neck...
read more.1x9: Kakashi the Sharingan User recap: Naruto’s kunai knife goes through the path between Zabuza’s hand and Kakashi’s barrier. He lifts his hand out, releasing Kakashi. Naruto is proud of himself, having used the shadow replication technique to hid that he transformed into a Fuuma shuriken. He had no intention of defeating Zabuza. He left one of his replicas and transformed into a Fuuma shuriken, which he then threw to Sasuke, who used his own technique. He hid in the shadow of the shuriken until he got close enough and then broke the water prison...
read more.1x8: Decision Sworn on Pain recap: The opening replays the battle between Kakashi and Zabuza leading up to Zabuza's capture. Naruto and co are impressed that Kakashi has declared the match over. Zabuza taunts him, declaring that Kakashi won’t be able to capture him so easily. He then appears behind Kakashi and kicks him backwards. Kakashi disappears into the river as Zabuza chases him with his big-ass sword (think Cloud in FF7). He sees makibishi (throwing nails) in the dirt and dives in the river. Kakashi emerges, trapped in Water Prison no Jutsu, as the tide has turned in Zabuza's favor. He then clones himself and goes after the three young ninjas. He strikes Naruto and knocks the headband off his head...
read more.1x7: The Assassin of Mist recap: The episode begins as Naruto, Kakashi, Sakura, Sasuke, and Tazuna are travelling in a boat through the mist to Wave Country (Tazuna's home). As the mist clears a little, the travellers can see the big bridge that is under construction. Naruto cries out in amazement, and is immediately told to shut-up because they don't want to call attention to the boat...
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