The first half of Volume 27 covers the end of Part One of Naruto. We catch up on all the ninjas that took part in the Sasuke Retrieval mission & we find out what all our favourite ninjas plan to do over the two & a half years before the time-skip. Part One then ends with a chilling image of what is to come in Part Two. The second half however is what makes this book unique. It covers the story of how Kakashi got his Sharingan. A heartbreaking & yet deep insight into how Kakashis personality was shaped to be what it is now. ...

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 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. ...

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! With only a few matches left to be fought in the preliminaries to the third portion of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams the highly anticipated bout between mysterious Sand ninja Gaara & intense earnest Konoha ninja Rock Lee begins. Will Gaara's bloodlust & his strange powers of sand manipulation be too much for Lee to handle? Or could Lee prove that dedication & an amazing work ethic are enough to make him a splendid ninja? ...

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! Now preparing for the finals of the Chunin Selection Exams Naruto studies with naughty new mentor Jiraiya & struggles to harness the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox chakra locked within him. Meanwhile other ninja villages are forming secret alliances against Konohagakure... ...

The time has come for the secrets of the Uchiha to be told. What Sasuke finally finds out about his familys damaged past will rock Narutos former teammate to the core of his existence. Prepare for the ultimate reveal. Its time to change the world of Naruto forever! ...

The final battle of the Chunin Exam is at hand with Sasuke & Gaara facing off in the arena. Later Naruto Sakura & Shikamaru are on a top priority mission to track down Sasuke & the Sand chunin. Back at the village the Third Hokage is still trapped in Orochimaru's impenetrable barrier. & the tension between Naruto & Gaara builds. 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 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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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 accelerates his training while the Akatsuki systematically continue their assault on those with the Tailed Beasts inside them. First on the list is Yukito a ninja from the Land of Clouds believed to harbor the Two-Tailed Beast. Will yet another ninja fall to the evils of the Akatsuki? ...