Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are well into the first tests of the Chunin Exam. If they keep passing, they'll move up to the next level of trained ninja! But now the rules of the exams have changed. They'll have to work harder than ever to answer the tenth question!

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief and, sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuke and witty Sakura, but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure!

Naruto and the other boy ninja have all had their chance to be tough. Now it's the girls' turn. First, their teacher Anko steps in to help during a battle against Orochimaru, their weirdest enemy yet! And then Sakura must make a very big decision!

Team Guy and Team Kakashi finally reach the Akatsuki hideout, only to encounter a tricky five-seal barrier that triggers an even stranger trap. While Team Guy faces some pretty tough opponents - themselves! - Kakashi and Naruto must take off after Deidara who has absconded with Gaara.

While Naruto and Kakashi chase after Deidara, Sakura and Granny Chiyo together take on Sasori of the Red Sand. Sasori's masterful puppetry allows him to use the jutsu of the person he's transformed into a puppet, forcing Sakura and Chiyo to face the power of the Third Kazekage. But with Chiyo's guidance, Sakura learns to read Sasori's moves, and the training she received from Tsunade turns out to be invaluable as the attacks grow ever more fierce!

Naruto Uzumaki is back! After two and a half years of training on the road with Jiraiya of the Sannin, Naruto is back in the Village Hidden in the Leaves and he's ready to show off his new skills. He and Sakura team up to take on their old master Kakashi, who's pretty impressed with their progress. They'll have plenty of opportunity to put it into action when news arrives from the Sand Village that Gaara has been kidnapped! And the culprits are the very same group who are after Naruto - the Akatsuki!

Naruto Uzumaki is back! After two and a half years of training on the road with Jiraiya of the Sannin, Naruto is back in the Village Hidden in the Leaves and he's ready to show off his new skills. He and Sakura team up to take on their old master Kakashi, who's pretty impressed with their progress. They'll have plenty of opportunity to put it into action when news arrives from the Sand Village that Gaara has been kidnapped! And the culprits are the very same group who are after Naruto - the Akatsuki!