This episode begins with Naruto getting into some mischief in Konoha village. Can he afford to be spending his time like this when he has already failed two of his graduation exams at the academy? Naruto has to take his final graduation exam soon. Will he pass it with flying colors or fail miserably?
Naruto meets Konohamaru, a little boy, who wants to be known for something other than just for being the Hokage's grandson. This little boy reminds Naruto of himself. Naruto decides to take Konohamaru under his wing and pass down his knowledge of ninjutsu to him.
The day has come for Naruto to become an official ninja. New ninjas are assigned into groups of three. Naruto wishes to get into the same group as Sakura, the love of his life. Will his dream come true?
The sensei of Narutos group is Kakashi Hatake, a Jounin, who for some reason has most of his face covered. Kakashi tells the group that they are to do survival training.But if only it were that easy. If they fail this test, they will be sent back to the academy.. and to make matters worse, only 9 out of 27 graduates who take the test will become Gennins, official lower class ninjas!
The survival training is in full swing. In order to pass the test, they must each steal a bell from Kakashi. However, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are going to find out that doing that isn't as easy as it sounds
After many, many seemingly pointless missions Naruto's group is finally given a more interesting mission. They are to escort man named Tazuna safely to a village in Country of Waves.They have barely started their journey when they are attacked by two ninjas. It's time for their first real fight!
The group learns about the plans of the tyrannical leader of Wave Country who wants to keep his financial stranglehold no matter what. In order to do that, he is planning to kill the man Naruto and his fellow ninjas are escorting!
When they have almost reached their destination, they are attacked by a ninja wielding a giant blade. He seems to be an enemy of such calibre, that Kakashi has to finally reveal what is so special about his left eye.
The new enemy, Zabuza Momochi, seems to be much more powerful than the enemies our ninja group has previously fought.Zabuza uses his abilities to trap Kakashi in a watery cage. The only ones that can stop the enemy now are Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura.
Because of the clever plan thought out by Naruto, Kakashi is freed from his watery cage. He is going to reveal why he is called the "Copy Ninja."
Zabuza is defeated.. A mysterious person kills already unconscious Zabuza and quickly vanishes away with the body. It's time for training.
Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura train how to control their chakra, the energy every ninja emits. They try to run up a tree by solely focusing chakra energy on their feet.
After showing off her excellent chakra energy control by climbing up a tree in one try, Sakura escorts Tazuna to his home.Meanwhile, because of their competitive nature, Naruto and Sasuke refuse to stop training.
Kakashi , Sasuke and Sakura arrive at the bridge only to find several dead workers. What is going on?Naruto meets Inari, a boy who lost the man who was like a father to him. In order to lift his spirits, Naruto is determined to prove him that heroes still do exist.
It seems that Zabuza didn't die after all! And the person who was thought to kill Zabuza, was his ally all this time!A battle commences. Sasuke seems to have the upper hand against Haku but something doesn't seem right.. Soon Haku performs his secret ninja technique, Demonic Ice Mirrors.Sasuke is in trouble, Kakashi is busy fighting Zabuza and Sakura is protecting Tazuna. Will Naruto be able to help Sasuke?
Both Naruto and Sasuke are inside Haku's cage made of ice mirrors. Haku's incredible speed while moving from mirror to mirror is causing Naruto and Sasuke problems. Is there any way to defeat this boy?
Kakashi is going at it with Zabuza. With his Sharingan he seems unbeatable. However, after Zabuza figures out secret of the Sharingan, he is able to counter it with a technique of his own.The battle just got a lot tougher for Kakashi
Under huge pressure, both Naruto and Sasuke gain new powers. Will they be enough to defeat Haku?
The demon sealed inside Naruto has given him extraordinary powers. Haku's ice prison is shattered to pieces, leaving him defenseless.
Naruto realizes that the boy he had been fighting all this time, was the same person he met earlier in the forest.
Determined to finish Zabuza off, Kakashi focuses all his energy on one single strike.
With his last ounce of energy, Zabuza kills the leader of Gatou's mercenaries. Zabuza's last wish is to see Haku one last time. Kakashi carries Zabuza next to Haku's lifeless body. Zabuza takes his last breath of air.
The mission has ended. Tazuna can finish building the bridge in peace. It's time for the group to travel back to Konoha.
Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are back in Konoha. Again, their missions consist of various odd jobs. They meet several ninjas that they haven't seen before. Apparently they've come to Konoha in order to participate in the upcoming Chunin selection exams.
After the three new ninjas leave, Sasuke realizes that there are powerful ninja rivals in this tournament. The next day, Kakashi explains to them that he has recommended them all for the Chuunin Exams. Naruto and Sasuke are incredibly happy and excited about this, Sakura doesn't really want to enter in fear of letting everyone else down. Also, a person decides that he wants to fight Sasuke in order to test his abilities.
Our group meets Rock Lee, a rather peculiar boy, who is going to take part in the upcoming exams. The situation escalates and Lee challenges Sasuke into a duel. Sasuke can't keep up with Lee's supernatural speed. If the participants in the Chunin exam are going to be of this calibre, will our group of ninjas have any chance to survive?
Our group arrives to the exam site. They see both familiar and strange faces. They meet a helpful ninja, Kabuto, who is participating in the exam for the seventh time. Kabuto shares the data he has collected with Naruto.
A ninja skilled in the art of interrogation proctors a written exam taken by Naruto and his teammates, who are faced with the real possibility of failure if Naruto is unable to answer at least one of the 10 test questions correctly.
The genin are face with the tenth question, which is a all or nothing challenge. If failed, they can never take the Chuunin Exam again.
Konohamaru and his friends interviews Team 7 on there past exploits.
The beginning of the second exam is official and everyone is fighting for the scrolls. Naruto is suddenly attacked and Sasuke finds out what happend. Sasuke is dealing with the ninja that attacked, a new enemy finds them. Who is this mysterious enemy?
So that they can tell who is who and not run into fakes, Sasuke makes a password that must be recited. Naruto gets separated from Sakura and Sasuke and then comes back and says the password correctly. Sasuke says that the Naruto they see is a fake. While Sasuke and Sakura are trying to find out about this weird ninja, the real Naruto runs into a giant snake. Is Naruto able to defeat this giant beast? And can Sasuke and Sakure fight this unnatural ninja?
After hurrying to help, Naruto finnaly arrives where Sasuke and Sakura are. Much to Naruto's dismay, Sasuke tells Naruto to run away since the opponenet is too powerful. Sasuke decides to bargain with the Grass Ninja and throws him the scroll. However before it gets to the Grass Ninja, Naruto grabs it. Naruto gets angry and says that the person talking to him is a fraud and not really Sasuke since the real Sasuke isn't a coward. With Sasuke no longer much help, Naruto is left to fight this enemy. Naruto then unleashes the Kyubi. The snake that the Grass Ninja summoned then attacks Sasuke.
When Naruto is unconcious and unable to fight, Sasuke says that if he wants to avenge his family and kill his older brother, he has to put his life on the line. Sasuke get ready to fight this enemy again. Meanwhile, Anko races over to save everyone, but will she make it in time?
With Naruto and Sasuke incapacitated, Sakura is forced to fend for her own when the Sound shinobis attack. Little do they know that Sakura will be getting help from an unlikely source. Rock Lee.
Since Naruto, Sasuke, and Lee are all defeated, Sakura is left alone and is the only one who can defend them. Is it possible for her to come up with the courage and ability to fight off these sound ninja?
Team 10 comes to Sakura's rescue and begins to battle the Sound Nin.
Kiba, Shino, and Hinata have the 2 scrolls but decide that if they get more scrolls, less people will be able to win, thus getting rid of the competition. After searching, the three go to a place where there are 3 Rain ninjas fighting Gaara and his other two teammates (Kankuro and Temari). Kiba says for them to stay hidden since Akamaru smelled out that one of the ninja(probably Rain) are quite strong. Then then see Gaara and his astonishing abilities in battle and relize that Gaara is the dangerous one and hope to be able to run away without being noticed and killed.
With a very little amount of time left to get the scroll, Naruto and Sakura decide that they should look at the first scroll, then copy onto another one and make a fake scroll. Soon Kabuto arives and stops them from making a horrible mistake, then agrees to help the group find their own scroll while he heads to the tower.
Naruto and his group start to fight a team of Rain ninja. After Naruto thinks up a plan, Sasuke says that he should defeat them himself since Naruto has already done so much. Naruto says no and says that this is his own battle to end. Also, it is started to question, is Kabuto a powerful friend? Or a dangerous foe?
As part two of the exam starts to end, the Konoha Rookie 9 have all passed alongside of Gaara's team, Kabuto's team, Rock Lee's team, and the sound ninja. The third Hokage says that the third exam isn't just some test, but they are actually in a miniature-war!
The genin are force to under go through one on one preliminaries to cut down the numbers. With his curse seal still acting up, Sasuke is the first to fight.
The third exam includes one-on-one combat, with the first match between Sasuke and Orochimaru's minion Yoroi. The cursed seal continues to torment Sasuke as the fight goes on.
Kakashi performs the sealing ritual on Sasuke, while the fight between Zaku Abumi and Shino Aburame commences.
Ino and Sakura are picked to fight in the next match. Sakura is ready to show Ino how much she's grown over the course of the Chuunin exam.
The battle between Ino and Sakura rages on, and they both start out testing each other. Then, Ino uses here Mind Transfer Jutsu on Sakura to make her give up the match. Will this be the end of the exam for Sakura?
Tenten and Temari fight. Temari wins effortlessly.Then, Shikamaru battles Kin and defeats her by outsmarting her into falling right into his trap. Lastly, Naruto and Kiba are finally chosen to fight, and Naruto can't wait to show everyone that he's not a failure!
Naruto finally gets his chance to fight against Team 8's Kiba Inuzuka.
The Battle between Kiba and Naruto rages on! Kiba and Akamaru seem like their getting the upper hand on Naruto, but he has yet to reveal his new move!
The battle beween Neji and Hinata kicks off! Hinata's very afraid at first, but after some words of encouragement from Naruto, she gains the will to fight. But will Neji live up to his billing as a genius?
Hinata decides to prove her worth against Neji as the battle between the two draws to a close.
Rock Lee and Garra face off in the next match. It then seems that even with his amazing speed, Lee is no match for Garra. But Lee has a trick up his sleeve that he's been waiting to try out. And does Garra have more tricks, too?
As the battle between Lee and Garra rages on, Gai thinks back on when he first met Rock Lee and how he helped encourage him to be the ninja he is today. He also remebers the Forbidden Jutsu he taught Lee
The battle between Garra and Rock Lee rages on. With all hope fading, Lee opens the 5 Chakra Gate of the Body to unleash his forbidden move, which could potentially kill him
Choji faces Orochimaru's minion Dosu in the final match of the preliminaries.
Naruto, in preparation for the third Chuunin Exam, begins his training with Ebisu, with some unexpected consequences.
A special reflection on all of the adventures from the Forest of Death up to the current point.
After Naruto witnessed Jirayia, the perverted Sennin, summon a giant toad to take out Ebisu, he wants to train under him to get ready for the next stage of the Chunnin Exams!
Naruto attempts to learn a powerful new technique from Jiraiya, only to see that it is not as easy as he suspected.
Sakura and Ino go to visit Saskue and Rock Lee in the hospital, but they're both in for some big shocking suprises. Meanwhile, Naruto tries to master the Summoning Jutsu
After buying Naruto all he can eat Ramen, Jiraya persuades Naruto to do everything he ever wanted to do, because this may be his last day! Jiraya plans to help Naruto unleash the Kuybi's chakra... by pushing him off the side of a cliff! Will Naruto be able to save himself?
Naruto must prove himself to Gamabunta, the "chief toad".
When Shikamaru visits Naruto in the hospital, they both get the suprise of their lives when they see Garra over a sleeping Rock Lee... with intentions of killing him! Can the 2 young Gennin take down the "Demon of The Sand" and save Lee's life?
Naruto sleeps in and because of that, he oversleeps! Naruto must rush to the Battle Arena (with some help from Konohamaru), before he's disqualified. Will he make it in time?
Naruto faces Neji in the next round of the Chunin Exams. Naruto's determined to avenge Hinata's loss and showing the true powers of a failure!
With his Shadow Clones falling left and right and his chakra points all being blocked, Naruto is now at the mercy of Neji. The end seems near, but Naruto won't go down without a fight! Neji also tells the story of his father and why he believes destiny decides everything.
The end seems near for Naruto, his chakra points have all been hit and Neji is ready to take the win, but Naruto has one final trick up his sleeve...
With Sasuke still absent, and everyone anxiously anticipating his match against Gaara, the tournament is forced to move on to the next round. Meanwhile, Neji learns the shocking truth about his father.
Unwillingly, Shikamaru must face Temari in the next match. He really doesn't feel like fighting, so he'd rather stare at the clouds. But if he doesn't watch out, Temari will blow him away!
It's time for Sasuke's match against Gaara, only Sasuke has yet to show up. Normally they'd disqualify him, but everyone's anxiously awaiting the match. Therefore, they give Sasuke a time limit before disqualifying him. As time slowly begins to run out, only one question remains on everyone's mind...where's Sasuke?
Sasuke's match against Gaara finally begins! Gaara seems to have the upper hand at the beginning, until Sasuke shows off his newly found taijutsu techniques. Gaara is reliving the battle against Rock Lee all over again, only this time he's facing an opponent who can use more than simple taijutsu attacks.
Sasuke's match against Gaara finally begins! Gaara seems to have the upper hand at the beginning, until Sasuke shows off his newly found taijutsu techniques. Gaara is reliving the battle against Rock Lee all over again, only this time he's facing an opponent who can use more than simple taijutsu attacks.
Sasuke's match is interrupted when Orochimaru puts his plan into action. Temari and Kankuro are ordered to get Gaara to safety until he recovers, leaving Sasuke to chase after them. War has begun!
Naruto and Shikamaru wake up and realize that Sasuke is gone! Kakashi inlist Sakura, Naruto, and Shikamaru as a team to go after Sasuke. Will they make it to him before he reaches Garra?
Naruto, Sakura, Shikamaru, and Pakkun are being chased down by several Sound ninja. Shikamaru decides to stop and try to hold them off so the others can catch up to Sasuke without fear of pursuit. Shikamaru is the logical choice because of his Shadow Possession Jutsu...needless to say, Shikamaru's not too thrilled by this.
A battle of kings has begun as Orochimaru has summoned the bodies of the First and Second Hokage, using a forbidden technique. They have no choice but to fight. Now, the Third Hokage not only has to deal with Orochimaru, his student and one of the Legendary Sannin, but two of the greatest Hokages of all of Konoha as well. Meanwhile, Sasuke finally catches up with the Kakurou, Gaara, and Temari. Will the Third be able to beat the these killing puppets? And, what will become of Sasuke?
As their battle rages, Lord Hokage recalls when he first learned of Orochimaru's true nature.
The battle between the Third Hokage and Orochimaru rages on. While they continue their battle, Jiraiya returns and joins in the battle against the Sound and Sand ninja. Meanwhile, Naruto and Sakura continue to track down Sasuke and at the same time, Sasuke catches up with Kankuro and Gaara. Temari returns to the scene and escapes with Gaara while Kankuro fights Sasuke. As they prepare to battle, an unexpected ally comes and fights him in Sasuke's place, allowing Sasuke to continue to chase down Gaara. Meanwhile, Sarutobi prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice to rid his village of Orochimaru.
Lord Hokage and Orochimaru battle for Orochimaru's soul; Sasuke catches up to Gaara, who undergoes a monstrous transformation.
Sasuke must defeat Gaara, but his chakra is nearly gone.
As the battle between Naruto and Gaara continues, Naruto discovers similarities between his opponent and himself.
Naruto tries to knock Gaara down to size.
Naruto summons Chief Toad Gamabunta to help beat Gaara and the Shukaku.
Villagers bid a sorrowful farewell to their fallen leader, the Third Hokage.
The Village Hidden in the Leaves deals with the death of the Third Hokage; Sasuke gets a cold reception at the village.
Kakashi and Itachi are locked in battle.
Naruto must accompany Jiraiya on a trip if he wants to learn a new jutsu, but Naruto is reluctant to go.
Itachi and Kisame close in on Naruto, and the truth behind Sasuke's motivation for revenge is revealed.
Sasuke vows to destroy his brother Itachi.
While on their quest to find Lady Tsunade, Jiraiya protects Naruto from the Three Prohibitions.
Naruto attempts to master a new technique while Jiraiya is away doing research.
Naruto and Squad 7 must escoert arrogant young Shibuki to his homeland, where he has inherited the role of village leader from his father, but they are attacked by a group of rogue ninjas.
Tsunade is offered the Fifth Hokage position.
Tsunade and Naruto make a high-stakes bet.
Orochimaru meets with Tsunade in hopes of restoring strength to his arms.
Tsunade tries to destroy Orochimaru and Kabuto.
Lady Tsunade, a trained medical ninja, works to save Naruto.
Jiraiya and Naruto go after Orochimaru and Kabuto.
The Legendary Sannins send out battle-summoning justus.
Naruto learns more about Lady Tsunade, prompting him to make sure she repays her debts.
Once back at Hidden Leaf Village, Lady Tsunade takes on her role as Hokage.
Naruto, Tsunade, and Shizune finally return to Konoha so Tsunade can take over and become Hokage. Konohamaru finds out that Tsunade is the Fifth, but refuses to believe it. Naruto then takes Tsunade to the hospital so she can heal Sasuke, Kakashi, and Lee. She heals Sasuke and Kakashi just fine... However, her diagnosis of Rock Lee has heartbreaking consequences for him and his future.
Konohamaru does not recognize Tsunade's new role as Hokage.
Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke try to knock Idate out of the race.
Lady Tsunade looks for a way to heal Rock Lee, who recalls his former aspirations to be a ninja.
Lady Tsunade looks for a way to heal Rock Lee, who recalls his former aspirations to be a ninja.
Naruto's team must protect Idate, a ceremonial runner, to complete a B-ranked mission.
Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke try to knock Idate out of the race.
Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke try to knock Idate out of the race.
The three ninjas learn about Idate's past while rushing to save him.
Shikamaru's group is caught and trapped by Jirobou's dome after sneaking upon the four Sound ninjas. The stone walls are capable of regenerating when hit, making an escape impossible. Shikamaru asks to have himself solely released from the trap, but is refused by Jirobou. Is Shikamaru betraying his comrades?
Once Shikamaru's escapes from the dome, he realizes that Sasuke and the Sound ninjas are gone. The group fights to get by Jiroubou with no luck, so Chojie takes him on alone with the help of a mysterious pill. Can he succeed to free the group?
Shikamaru and Tayuya continue to battle, and when Naruto is distracted by an appearance by Sasuke, Kimimaro thinks that he can kill him. Naruto's life is saved, however, by somebody he never expected see fight again- Rock Lee! However, despite his recovery, can he actually beat Kimimaro?
Three prisoners plot to destroy the Hidden Leaf Village after they escape from prison.
The gang make their plan to rescue Shizune.
A rival clan complicates the search for the rare beetle.
Lady Tsunade hopes a rare beetle with the ability to find Sasuke, can be located by the team she deployed.
Naruto is in search of Hinata, who is being held captive by the rival Kamizuru Clan.
Konohamaru and his friends receive a training exercise from Naruto.
A bounty hunter has his sight set on capturing both Naruto and Gosunkugi.
The Hidden Leaf village is visited by spies who have donned poor disguises.
Naruto, Neji, and Tenten head to Bird Country to kill off Noroimusha, a ghost.
Naruto, Neji and Tenten find themselves in the middle of a power struggle while inside the Land of Birds, a potential threat to the feudal lord, Lord Sagi.
Naruto tries to solve a closed case in which he feels has gone unresolved.
Naruto has been sentenced to death for trespassing.
Lord Sagi vows his revenge in the name of his father.
The battle for the Land of the Birds uncovers the truths about Lord Sagi and Lord Moso.
Just as Amachi begins his attack on the government ship, Naruto makes his escape from Demon Island.
Naruto's battle with Amachi causes a sea monster to surface.
Sumaru is used by Akahoshi to find the ninja who stole the star.
While tending to Naruto's injuries, Natsuhi explains why she stole the star.
The security mission in which Naruto and Shino are carrying out is not as what they thought. Instead they will be carrying out a will.
Naruto meets an old man, a construction worker named Gennou. However, when Gennou steals plans for some of the building in Konoha, he is pursued by the ANBU. It turns out Gennou is actually an expert Trap User ninja and was listed in the Bingo Book. After Gennou blows himself up with exploding tags strapped to his chest, the plans go missing. Fearing an invasion of Konoha from whoever hired Gennou, Tsunade asks Shikamaru to have himself and the ten Konoha Genin to keep an eye on things. When they can't find information from anybody, there is only one person who might be able to give them the information they need...Naruto.
Naruto is hypnotized by the ANBU Black Ops to find information on Genno.
Naruto searches for blueprints to figure if there was a connection between Genno and the Hidden Waterfall Village.