Naruto Episode Guides

Anime series Naruto, based on a popular Japanese manga (or comic book), tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja-in-training. In America, the show was divided into 11 "seasons," though the show actually unfolds over a series of distinct story arcs.

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• TV.com: Naruto episode guide | Naruto episode list

• NarutoFob: Naruto Episode Guide

• Wikipedia: Naruto | List of Naruto episodes | List of Naruto story arcs

• Naruto HQ: Episode List

• AOL Television: Naruto Episode Guide

• Unless otherwise indicated, episode summaries come from TV.com

• TV.com: Premiere: "Enter: Naruto Uzumaki!"
  • "Young Naruto Uzumaki attends Ninja Academy"

• YouTube Video: "Land of the Waves, Team 7" montage (Time: 3:04)
• TV.com: Premiere: "A Dangerous Mission! Journey to the Land of Waves!" episode
  • "Tired of doing lame missions, Naruto asks the Hokage to give them something challenging."

• YouTube Video: Naruto: "ChuNin Exams," Part 1 of 3 montage (Time: 3:07)
• Naruto2.com: The Chunin Exams background
• TV.com: Premiere: "A New Chapter Begins: The Chunin Exam"
  • "The Third Hokage announces that it's time once again for the Chunin selection exams."
• NarutoFob: Episode 020: "New Saga begins! It's the Chuunin Exam"

• YouTube Video: "The Chunin Exam, Stage 2: The Forest of Death" clip (Time: 8:39)
• TV.com: Premiere: "The Chunin Exam Stage 2: The Forest of Death"
  • "The second exam is about to begin, and every ninja must sign a form so that their team can get either the Heaven or Earth Scroll."

• YouTube Video: "Naruto - The Chunin Exams - Preliminaries" montage (Time: 2:05)
• TV.com: Premiere: "Narrowing the Field: Sudden Death Elimination!"
  • "With so many participants still left, the groups are told that they will be pitted against each other in preliminary matches."

• TV.com: Premiere: "Long Time No See: Jiraiya Returns!"
  • "While Ebisu trains Naruto on how to walk on water in a hotspring, he spies somebody trying to peep on women in a hotspring."
• Naruto HQ: Naruto Chunin Exams

• TV.com: Premiere: "Zero Hour! The Destruction of the Hidden Leaf Village Begins!"
  • "Sasuke's match is interrupted when Orochimaru puts his plan into action...War has begun!"
• IGN TV: "Zero Hour! The Destruction of the Hidden Leaf Village Begins!" review (January 8, 2007)
• Naruto-Kun.com: Hidden Leaf Village

• YouTube Video: Itachi Returns montage (Time: 5:05)
• TV.com: Premiere: "Return of the Morning Mist"
  • "Two mysterious ninjas infiltrate Konoha and one of them possesses the Sharingan." (Summary from Wikipedia)
• IGN TV: "Return of the Morning Mist" review (April 9, 2007)

• TV.com: Premiere: "A New Training Begins: I Will Be Strong!"
  • "Now that Sasuke is with safe hands, Naruto and Jiraiya can continue their search for Tsunade."
• Wikipedia: Tsunade

• TV.com: "Gotta See! Gotta Know! Kakashi-sensei's True Face!"
  • "Naruto convinces Sakura and Sasuke to help him see what Kakashi's face looks like under his mask." (Summary from Wikipedia)
• IGN TV: Gotta See! Gotta Know! Kakashi-sensei's True Face! Review (August 27, 2007)

• TV.com: Premiere: "Mission: Help an Old Friend in the Land of Tea"
  • "Team 7, sans Kakashi, is given a mission to protect a young man, Idate, during his foot race against a rival clan..."

• YouTube Video: "Run Idate" montage (Time: 3:33)
• TV.com: "Run, Idate, Run! Nagi Island Awaits!"
  • "Naruto and Sasuke attack Aoi but are easily defeated."

• TV.com: Premiere: "The Battle Begins: Naruto vs. Sasuke"
  • "In order to prove who is stronger, Sasuke has one request for Naruto: he wants to fight with him in a one-on-one battle."
• IGN TV: "The Battle Begins: Naruto vs. Sasuke" Review (October 15, 2007)

• TV.com: Premiere: "Itachi and Sasuke: A Faraway Existence"
  • "Naruto rises from the flames unharmed, and Sasuke begins to remember his childhood and his reasons for becoming obsessed with power." (Summary from Wikipedia)
• YouTube Video: Naruto vs. Sasuke montage (Time: 7:06)

• TV.com: Premiere: "Infiltration Investigation!? The Super S-Class Mission Which Has Finally Come!"
  • "Jiraiya, worried about Naruto and Sakura's wellbeing, requests that Tsunade send the two on a special mission with him."

• TV.com: Premiere: "The Evil Trio of the High Security Installation!"
  • "With the events of the Rice Field Country behind them, everyone prepares for their training. But, a new threat soon arises."

• TV.com: Premiere: "Super Pursuit Power Even Akamaru Is Jealous Of!"
  • "Naruto is unable to search for Sasuke due to Tsunade's orders, while Kiba and Hinata wonder how they can help him out."

• TV.com: Premiere: "Requiem for the Living"
  • "When Naruto saves three guys, he is dragged into yet another mission."

• TV.com: "Everyone, Come With Me! Great Sweat and Tears Survival Plan"
  • "Each of Konoha's Genin have been assigned to lead a squad of three academy students in a survival exercise." (Summary from Wikipedia)

• TV.com: Premiere: "Enemy or Ally?! Wilderness Bounty Hunting"
  • "Naruto, Hinata and Kiba are sent off on a mission to capture a thief named Gosunkugi..."

• TV.com: "Meeting the Strange Visitor, Green Beast?"
  • "Two strangers disguise themselves as Gai and Lee and sneak into the village to learn its secrets."

• TV.com: Premiere: "White Cursed Warrior"
  • "Naruto, Tenten, and Neji travel to the Bird Country to exterminate a ghost named Noroimusha."

• TV.com: "Burn Zundou! Mix, Stretch, Boil!"
  • "Naruto, Chouji and Sakura choose to help Mr. Ichiraku win the contest and get his daughter back."

• TV.com: Premiere: "Memory, The Lost Page"
  • "Naruto, Ino, and Shino are forced to accompany Anko on her mission to the Sea Country to destroy a monster..."

• TV.com: "Impossible! Celebrity ninja art - Gold Release Technique"
  • "In addition to Naruto's normal missions, he gets a special mission involving a VIP."

• TV.com: Premiere: "Dig Here! Woof! Woof! Search for Buried Treasure"
  • "Naruto, Kiba, and Hinata are ordered on a special mission: A treasure hunt!"

• TV.com: "OH?! Please, Mister Postman"
  • "Naruto gets the manuscript for Icha Icha Violence mixed up with a peace treaty between the Fang and Claw countries." (Summary from Wikipedia)

• TV.com: Premiere: "Encounter, The Boy Named Star"
  • "Ten Ten, Neji, and Rock lee go on a mission to the star village to protect the star." (Summary from Wikipedia)

• TV.com: "Inuzuka Kiba's Long Day"
  • "When Akamaru begins to act strangely, Tsunade realizes that he is infected and has him quarantined."

• TV.com: "The Legendary Konoha Onbaa Existed!"
  • "While Naruto trains in the forest, a mysterious creature latches onto his back."

• TV.com: "Laughing Shino"
  • "Naruto and Shino go on a mission together to Motoyoshi Village where a man named Fuuta has a strange request."

• TV.com: Premiere: "Opening Day!! Konoha Moving Center"
  • "Naruto, Hinata, and Chouji are [sent] on a mission to protect some peddlers running away from a war at the Greenery Country."

• TV.com: "Ino Screams! Big-Boned Paradise"
  • "Naruto, frustrated by [his] mission's slow progress, takes matters into his own hands by transforming into the princess himself." (Summary from Wikipedia)

• TV.com: "Viva, Training Group Challenge"
  • "When Naruto gets back from a mission, he finds out that Lee has set up a dojo."

• TV.com: "Grotesque, The Cursed Ghost Castle"
  • "Naruto, Hinata, and Kiba are sent to the Land of Honey to search for the Daimyo's wife."

• TV.com: Premiere: "The Third Great Beast, The Greatest Rival"
  • "When Lee misses his check-up, Naruto is sent to find him."

• TV.com: Premiere: "The Konoha 11 Gather!"
  • "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."

• TV.com: "Announcement Today! Sweat and Tears of the Best Five Bouts"
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• TV.com: Premiere: "Kurenai's Decision, Team 8 Left Behind"
  • "Naruto encounters a girl named Yakumo, who, by drawing a picture of Konoha, causes lightning to strike Tsunade's mansion." (Summary from Wikipedia)

• TV.com: "Rare Vessel, The Weight of Beauties of Nature"
  • "Naruto and Kiba must help to protect the beauties of nature."

• TV.com: Premiere: "The Enemy Shinobazu"
  • "Naruto, Sakura and Lee are hired to escort a "Shinobazu"- a criminal ninja- named Gantetsu to prison..." (Summary from Wikipedia)

• TV.com: Premiere: "The Lost Memory"
  • "Naruto rescues a kid who was injured...an outsider to Konoha."
• YouTube Video: Naruto and Menma montage (Time: 5:17)

• TV.com: Premiere: "The Disappearing Craftsman, The Targeted Shukaku"
  • "A Sand shinobi, Matsuri, has been abducted by a mysterious ninja."