NARUTO

Welcome to the Village Hidden in the Leaves, where deadly serious Ninja roam the landscape and the seriously mischievous Naruto Uzumaki causes trouble everywhere he goes. But when he steals the ancient scroll of sealing, he unleashes a rare power rarely seen in a 12-year-old boy!

Naruto finally graduates from the Ninja Academy and claims to know it all. Well, at least that what he tells Konohamaru, the Village elder’s pint-size grandson. Much to the dismay of Ebisu, Konohamaru’s teacher and mentor, Naruto teaches him the hormonally lethal “Sexy Jutsu!”

On the way to becoming a ninja, Naruto must team up with his classmates, the pretty Sakura and the pretty serious Sasuke, whose only common bond is that they both hate Naruto. So Naruto tries to win Sakura over by pretending to be her life-long crush ...Sasuke!

Now that Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are a team, they meet with their sensei, the enigmatic and aloof Kakashi. He presents to them a survival challenge where only two of them will pass, sending the failing student back to the Ninja Academy! Too bad they don’t know that Kakashi’s never passes anyone...ever!

With the threat of failure hanging over their heads, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura do everything they know how to pass the grueling survival test. But it will take some wise advice from Kakashi to teach these selfish ninja a thing or two about teamwork!

Naruto and his squad start their first ninja missions with boring and menial tasks. Weary and angry, Naruto vents his frustration at the Hokage. Amused by Naruto’s excitement, he gives them a new mission, to protect a grumpy old man named Tazuna as he returns to his home!

Naruto and his squad arrive in the Land of the Waves and learn that an evil businessman named Gato has taken over the land. Zabuza Momochi appears, hired by Gato to kill Tazuna. Excited and ready to attack, Naruto can’t wait to take on this powerful ninja assassin. Will he be up to the challenge?!

Kakashi gets traKakashi has the upper hand against Zabuza in their battle. But soon, the tide turns as Kakashi is trapped inside Zabuza’s Water Prison! Kakashi urges the squad to flee, but Naruto remembers the pledge he made– to never run away again – and holds his ground!!pped inside Zabuza’s Water Prison.

Thanks to Naruto’s ingenious plan, Kakashi is freed from the water prison. He defeats Zabuza, leaving him critically injured. But in a blink of an eye, a mysterious tracking ninja shows up and kills Zabuza before Kakashi can. Naruto is shocked that a boy, not much older than he was able to defeat Zabuza so easily.

Recuperating at Tazuna’s house, Kakashi is unsatisfied with the outcome of the battle. He concludes that Zabuza isn’t dead and the young tracking ninja helped Zabuza escape! Kakashi decides to implement some interesting training that will allow Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura to better control their chakra!

Sakura goes out to town with Tazuna and discovers the hardship that the people of Land of Waves suffer under Gato’s rule. It is because of this reason that Tazuna risks his life building a bridge that crosses the ocean. He believes that by constructing a bridge, people will no longer have to rely on Gatoh, who controls all imports.

While Naruto concentrates on training to control his Chakra, a mysterious person suddenly appears before him. The person tells Naruto that as long as one has the desire to protect what he loves, there is no limit to becoming stronger. The mysterious figure echoes the sentiment inside Naruto and the two feel a sense of connection. Who was that mysterious figure?

Once again, the time has come to fight Zabuza and this time he’s got company. Zabuza and his companion take notice of Sasuke’s abilities, and Sasuke in turn realizes the immense power that the masked ninja holds. As if they were meant to fight each other, Sasuke and the masked ninja begin to battle.

Sasuke is trapped inside of Haku’s Crystal Ice Mirrors, and Naruto comes to rescue. Although Sasuke has a plan to counter Crystal Ice Mirrors with attacks from both the inside and outside the jutsu’s realm, Naruto’s unexpected action ruins Sasuke’s strategy. Eventually, they both get trapped in Haku’s jutsu.

Kakashi understands the situation of the battle. For a ninja, battle experience is an absolute necessity and Naruto and Sasuke lack the experience to defeat Haku, who has fought numerous battles alongside Zabuza. Realizing time is of the essence, Kakashi decides to use Sharingan once again to defeat Zabuza. But Zabuza dismisses Kakashi by claiming that the Sharingan will not work against him.

Naruto and Sasuke continue to receive attacks under Haku’s Crystal Ice Mirrors. By this point, Naruto can no longer stand on his feet. But during the intense battle, Sasuke starts to realize the power of Sharingan within himself and gradually starts to elude Haku’s assault. Sasuke’s ability to build his powers under the line of fire surprises Haku.

Naruto finally explodes! His anger against Haku, who defeated Sasuke, unleashes the power of the Nine-tailed Fox. Naruto’s Chakra becomes so intense that even Kakashi and Zabuza, fighting off in the distance, take notice. Haku is unable to do anything in the face of Naruto’s hidden power. Understanding that there is no chance of victory now, Haku implores Naruto to finish him off.

Haku tells the hesitant Naruto to finish him off. Naruto strongly questions Haku’s philosophy that his sole purpose for existence is to fight and win. He questions it, even if he understands deep inside that it was the “way of a ninja”…

Thinking of Haku, Naruto angrily confronts Zabuza. Even though he appears to have no emotion, Zabuza actually sheds tears at the death of his partner. Contrary to his words, Zabuza cared about Haku more than anybody else did. The loss of Haku devastates Zabuza, taking away the only person he could trust in the world. Naruto learns that this kind of cruel reality is indeed the fate of a ninja.

Naruto and his team return to the Village after their battle in Land of Waves. Even though they complete new missions that are assigned to them, Naruto is not satisfied with the daily routine. Traveling beyond the village and engaging in a fierce battle against Zabuza and Haku, he gained the understanding that there are countless powerful enemies waiting in their path.

The Leaf Village decides to choose representatives of their own for the Chunin Exam. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are among those who are chosen to take the examination. But Iruka vehemently opposes the participation of Naruto and his team saying the members are too young and lack the adequate level of experience and skills for the exam.

As Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura prepare for the exam, a ninja named Rock Lee appears. Lee then challenges Sasuke to a duel. Lee wants to fight Sasuke, who holds the power of the Uchiha Clan. Sasuke accepts Lee’s challenge, but his opponent attacks with such quickness that he can only stay in defense.

Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura officially register for the Chunin Exam. In this exam, 3 ninja form a team and in order to pass, not a single member is allowed to fail. Teamwork becomes absolutely vital for success in this test. When they enter the exam room, Naruto gets overwhelmed by the atmosphere, as he encounters many others who are chasing a similar dream.

Naruto and his team begin the first exam, a written paper test. Before the exam starts, the exam proctor Ibiki Morino explains the direction of the test: there are 10 question in all and each wrong answer would lead to a point deduction. Sasuke and Sakura are worried that Naruto might answer all of the questions wrong. The examination finally begins...

The first exam tests the intelligence gathering skills of the students. The hardest part of the first exam comes in the last. Answering this wrong means that the path to becoming a Chunin will be taken away forever. At that moment, Sakura becomes worried that Naruto will be unable to come up with the right answer for the final question...