The ANBU agents use reverse hypnosis on Naruto, but realize that he remembers nothing of importance. Some of the group researches Gennou, but finds little except for him being a mediocre carpenter who did little out of the ordinary. However, it is revealed that his letter of introduction was forged, and investigation of the scene [...]

Naruto has lunch with an old man named Gennou, who came to Konoha as a carpenter to help rebuild the village. However, during the night, the carpenter escapes with some documents, and seemingly blows himself up in a suicide bombing, warning that Konoha will soon be destroyed. The 10 Konoha Genin and Shikamaru are told [...]

Guy is trapped inside a pagoda made out of kung fu training dummies while Naruto, Neji, Tenten and a recently arrived Lee fight off the dummies outside. It is revealed that the impostor student and his two brothers want revenge for Guy defeating their father and badly wounding him, causing him to be unable to [...]

Tsunade, fearing that Rock Lee will overexert himself and once again end his career as a ninja, warns him not to accept missions or train too hard. At the same time, a student arrives in town and proves even better than Lee at taijutsu, dodging all his moves and using one that breaks his ankle. [...]

Naruto, Kiba and Hinata enter a castle in search of the Daimyo’s wife. They then discover that they are inside a monster that was summoned by the castle’s original occupants, and learn that the creature is seeking release from the world. Naruto destroys the contract that summoned the monster and it returns home, releasing all [...]

Rock Lee is hungry for a sparring match, but has no one to spar with. He builds his own dojo in the hopes of attracting challengers. Might Guy is so inspired by Lee’s motivation that he puts on a disguise so that he can serve as the challenger that Lee seeks. But before he gets [...]

Princess Fuku is meeting her fiance for the very first time. She is hesitant to appear to him in person, thinking that she looks unattractive because she is overweight as a result of binging on snacks to relieve stress. She hires Ino Yamanaka - who looks exactly like the princess except for the one obvious [...]

Naruto learns that his companions have been kidnapped and will only be released if he turns over the princess. During this confrontation, it is revealed that the princess’ father, the late feudal lord, had regretted turning over the princess for the sake of his people, and wishes for the good of the people regardless of [...]

As Naruto is faring poorly in the battle with the second conspirator, Hinata arrives. Although Hinata is initially unable to damage him, she realizes that his magnetism is his potential weakness, and arranges for him to render himself magnetic and bury himself in a vortex of iron sand. While Naruto searches for the princess, Hinata [...]

Naruto and the dead warrior’s brother do battle with the first of the conspirators, and with Choji’s help, cut off the water that is fueling his ninjutsu and defeat him. Meanwhile, it is revealed that the the princess does not think highly of Naruto, and is unwilling to trust anyone after her father allowed her [...]