The ninja-in-trainings have signed up for the Exams, which must be passed to advance to shinobi.

The final battle of the Chunin Exam is at hand, with Sasuke and Gaara facing off in the arena. Later, Naruto, Sakura and Shikamaru are on a top priority mission to track down Sasuke and the Sand ninja. Back at the village, the Third Hokage is still trapped in Orochimarus impenetrable barrier. And the tension between Naruto and Gaara builds. As Gaara continues to mutate, Naruto prepares for the fight of his life!

Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura have passed the final test to become junior ninja--but now the real challenge begins. Tired of menial tasks, the young ninja ask for a tougher assignment, and find themselves--together with their teacher, Kakashi--bodyguarding a cranky old man from the Land of the Waves. But Tazuna the bridgebuilder is in more danger than anyone realizes: he's the target of elite ninja assassins, including Zabuza, "the demon," and our heroes...

In the village of Konohagakure, school is literally a battlefield where classmates are ninjas in training competing to become the greatest ninja in the land.

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! Believe it! Naruto, enraged when Sasuke is killed, seeks vengeance upon Haku, but he is not that sure he can finish the job.

In the Forest of Death, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are recovering from Orochimaru's attack when they're attacked by Orochimaru's Sound Ninja. At the same time, Sasuke is fighting the force implanted in him by Orochimaru's curse. And, time is running out to collect the scrolls they need to pass the exam.

In the Forest of Death, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are recovering from Orochimaru's attack when they're attacked by Orochimaru's Sound Ninja. At the same time, Sasuke is fighting the force implanted in him by Orochimaru's curse. And, time is running out to collect the scrolls they need to pass the exam.

The anticipated bout between Sand ninja Gaara and Konoha ninja Rock Lee has finally arrived. Will Lee's dedication and work ethic allow him to surpass Gaara's bloodlust and his strange powers to move on in the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams?

Rock Lee returns as Naruto once again chases after Sasuke. Plus, Kankuro, Temari and Gaara unexpectedly aid the Konohagakure against the Sound Ninjas. Could they be after something more than just rekindling the old alliance between Leaf and Sand?