The end of this arc sets the stage for the timeskip and Naruto Shippuden. This is also one of those rare times that we see that Sakura actually does care about Naruto. The mission is a failure, but now Naruto is determined to get stronger and bring Sasuke back. Naruto fights Sasuke, and we see Naruto’s demon fox cloak for the first time. There’s a fun bit where we discover that Rock Lee is quite good at Drunken Fist martial arts, best known from a couple of Jackie Chan movies. The Sand Village trio (now on the good guys’ side) has to come in to help. Each member of the retrieval team has an evil counterpart. The retrieval mission itself is a bit formulaic. Of course, Naruto isn’t ready to let Sasuke leave just quite yet. Orochimaru offers Sasuke a deal, and he takes it. Naruto has been making a lot of progress, and Sasuke feels like he hasn’t. He leaves because he wants to be strong enough to fight Itachi. Sasuke Recovery MissionĪfter a fight with Naruto, Sasuke leaves Konoha. New anime-only stories have to be created to fill the gaps while the manga catches up. Because it is filler, nothing of any real importance happens.įiller happens because the anime production schedule sometimes runs ahead of the manga (presumably, Naruto filler runs with its arms trailing behind it ). This is one of many ‘filler’ anime arcs not found in the manga. We start to delve into the history of Konoha, and we meet some new enemies. This is a good story arc, as it marks a change in the series. Naruto uses his Rasengan for the first time. Sasuke and Itachi have a confrontation, but it’s not yet time for the real battle now. Later on, his story will get a lot more complicated, but for now, he’s just a member of the evil Akatsuki. We also have the first appearance of Sasuke’s brother, Itachi. Here we have the first time that Jiraiya teaches Naruto, as the two head out in search of Jiraiya’s former ninja teammate. Jiraiya, the Akatsuki and Sasuke Leaves The Search for Tsunade We learn about Gaara’s connection to Shukaku. We see several summonings: Orochimaru has snakes, the Third Hokage has a monkey and Naruto summons a couple of toads.
Orochimaru attacks the Hidden Leaf village. Naruto passes the written exam with a blank paper Shikamaru ultimately earns the chunin rank by doing the right thing and forfeiting his match.
Two ninjas manage to ‘win’ despite doing seemingly nothing. Sasuke also gets his curse mark in this arc. As a result, we get to see them show off some awesome ninja moves and clever strategies. There are some fun battles here.Įveryone is competing for the coveted chunin prize, and not actually trying to kill each other. Quite a few major characters get introduced in this arc.
There is a Great Naruto Bridge in real life. It makes sense in hindsight, but in the context of the arc, it seems like a bit too much for a master bridge builder’s lowly genin bodyguard. The Land of Waves arc is also the first time that we see Team 7 in action. If you’ve watched Naruto before, it can be nostalgic watching these characters when they were less serious and goofier. The Prologue isn’t the best story arc, but it’s fun to watch. In the manga, we don’t meet a lot of the characters until chapter 34. These three get tossed together into a team with the elite ninja, Kakashi (all above). We meet Sasuke, Naruto’s rival, and Sakura, a Sasuke fangirl with a giant crush. Of course, the audience knows the truth, that Naruto is the orphaned son of a great leader, and that he has the powerful Nine-Tailed Fox trapped inside of him. He’s a practical joker, unpredictable and sort of a loser. Naruto’s epic story starts so low and humble, that people don’t even bother to give it a name - it’s just the prologue. Which are the best Naruto story arcs, and which are not-so-good? Here are all the story arcs in both Naruto and Naruto Shippuden, in chronological order. In these stories, Naruto goes from ‘number one hyperactive, knucklehead ninja’ to a great hero of the Fourth Shinobi World War and beyond.
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Along with the series came many story arcs.
It makes sense, since the anime and its sequel Naruto Shippuden ran for 15 years from 3 October 2002 to 23 March 2017. Naruto is an extremely long anime with many, many story arcs.
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