Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention a knack for mischief & sealed within him a strange formidable power His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi & irritate his teammates intense Sasuke & witty Sakura but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! The tension between Naruto & Gaara builds & Naruto finds himself not only understanding his rival but also sympathizing with him But that doesn't mean he's gone soft As Gaara continues to mutate Naruto prepares for the fight of his life! ...

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention a knack for mischief & sealed within him a strange formidable power His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi & irritate his teammates intense Sasuke & witty Sakura but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! Naruto Sasuke & 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 & 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' & our heroes are about to face a trial by fire


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Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention a knack for mischief & sealed within him a strange formidable power His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi & irritate his team-mates intense Sasuke & witty Sakura but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! The battle between former best friends Sasuke & Naruto grows even more fierce Will Sasuke risk everything even Naruto's life to obtain the power of the Mangekyo? ...

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention a knack for mischief & sealed within him a strange formidable power His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi & irritate his teammates intense Sasuki & witty Sakura but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! Zabuza the ninja assassin was stopped from his first try at killing Tazuna the bridgebuilder
- but Zabuza still lives! While the ninjas recover from their injuries Kakashi puts Naruto Sasuke & Sakura on a strict training regimen to protect Tazuna's family
- including Tazuna's embittered grandson Inari
- & prepare for Zabuza's next attack But the next time won't be as easy because joining Zabuza is his apprentice Haku & as the bridge comes closer to completion our heroes must be willing to die
- or kill
- to protect the ones they love




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Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention a knack for mischief & sealed within him a strange formidable power His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi & irritate his teammates intense Sasuki & witty Sakura but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! There comes a time in every ninja's training when he must put aside his morals & face the truth ninjas are tools for killing For Naruto seeing Sasuke dead that time is now Rage awakens the nine-tailed fox spirit within Naruto giving him the strength to overcome Haku
- but can he bring himself to finish the job? As the battle for the Land of the Waves comes to a tragic ending our heroes return to the village of Konohagakure in time for the chunin (journeyman ninja) exams But junior ninjas from around the world have gathered to take the exam bringing their own strange ninjutsu & mysterious goals
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Volume 46 in the bestselling Naruto series from Viz Media & Simon & Schuster 192 pages 0 Kishimoto Masashi ...

Finally face-to-face with his ultimate nemesis Naruto finds out there's way more to the true Pain than he could have ever imagined As the consequences of the tumultuous politics of the past come to light an unexpected turn of events put a new ninja in power in Konoha & the first act by the new leader will change Naruto's world forever ...

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention a knack for mischief & sealed within him a strange formidable power His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi & irritate his teammates intense Sasuke & witty Sakura but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! In the course of their training student ninjas Naruto Sakura & Sasuke have fought deadly assassins learned incredible feats of magic & martial arts & danced along the brink of death Now they're facing the most terrifying challenge of all exams The three ninjas-in-training have signed up for the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams which they must pass if they ever want to advance to the rank of full-fledged shinobi They learn too late how grueling & dangerous the exams are If the tests of skill stealth & battle prowess don't kill them their fellow junior ninja will & since the three pass or fail as a group they're only as strong as their weakest link Naruto! ...

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention a knack for mischief & sealed within him a strange formidable power His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi & irritate his teammates intense Sasuke & witty Sakura but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! Through Naruto's pluck & a healthy dose of luck Naruto Sasuke & Sakura passed the written portion of their Journeyman Ninja Selection Examsbut that was only the beginning They're now in the thick of the exam's second portion held in the aptly named Forest of Death & instructor Mitarashi Anko has promised to cut the number of advancing teams by half! Each team is turned against the others using stealth & cunning to purloin the scrolls they need to pass the test while trying to survive the forest's many perils & if that's not enough there's a mysterious imposter among the students who has it in for Sasuke! ...

Naruto impresses the Allied Shinobi Forces with his newfound strengths but his comrades are not going to leave this final battle against the forces of Tobi (aka Uchiha Madara) up to Naruto alone As they rush to assist their friend old pals like Sakura vow to stand by Naruto till the end In the midst of all this Sasuke returns & this time he's intent on taking out Naruto once & for all ...