S03E127: Vengeful Strike! The Bracken Dance!
As Gaara demonstrates he has more than enough backbone to take on Kimimaro, Orochimaru recollects on how he brought him as a young man into the Sound Village.
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Season 1
Enter: Naruto Uzumaki!
S1E1 / 03 Oct 2002
My Name Is Konohamaru!
S1E2 / 10 Oct 2002
Sasuke and Sakura: Friends or Foes?
S1E3 / 17 Oct 2002
Pass or Fail: Survival Test
S1E4 / 24 Oct 2002
You Failed! Kakashi's Final Decision
S1E5 / 31 Oct 2002
A Dangerous Mission! Journey to the Land of Waves!
S1E6 / 07 Nov 2002
The Assassin of the Mist!
S1E7 / 14 Nov 2002
The Oath of Pain
S1E8 / 21 Nov 2002
Kakashi: Sharingan Warrior
S1E9 / 28 Nov 2002
The Forest of Chakra
S1E10 / 05 Dec 2002
The Land Where a Hero Once Lived
S1E11 / 12 Dec 2002
Battle on the Bridge! Zabuza Returns!
S1E12 / 19 Dec 2002
Haku's Secret Jutsu: Crystal Ice Mirrors
S1E13 / 26 Dec 2002
The Number One Hyperactive, Knucklehead Ninja Joins the Fight!
S1E14 / 09 Jan 2003
Zero Visibility: The Sharingan Shatters
S1E15 / 16 Jan 2003
The Broken Seal
S1E16 / 23 Jan 2003
White Past: Hidden Ambition
S1E17 / 30 Jan 2003
The Weapons Known as Shinobi
S1E18 / 06 Feb 2003
The Demon in the Snow
S1E19 / 13 Feb 2003
A New Chapter Begins: The Chunin Exam!
S1E20 / 20 Feb 2003
Identify Yourself: Powerful New Rivals
S1E21 / 27 Feb 2003
Chunin Challenge: Rock Lee vs. Sasuke!
S1E22 / 06 Mar 2003
Genin Takedown! All Nine Rookies Face Off!
S1E23 / 13 Mar 2003
Start Your Engines: The Chunin Exam Begins!
S1E24 / 20 Mar 2003
The Tenth Question: All or Nothing!
S1E25 / 27 Mar 2003
Special Report: Live from the Forest of Death!
S1E26 / 02 Apr 2003
The Chunin Exam Stage 2: The Forest of Death
S1E27 / 02 Apr 2003
Eat or Be Eaten: Panic in the Forest
S1E28 / 09 Apr 2003
Naruto's Counterattack: Never Give In!
S1E29 / 16 Apr 2003
The Sharingan Revived: Dragon-Flame Jutsu!
S1E30 / 23 Apr 2003
Bushy Brow's Pledge: Undying Love and Protection!
S1E31 / 30 Apr 2003
Sakura Blossoms!
S1E32 / 07 May 2003
Battle Formation: Ino-Shika-Cho!
S1E33 / 14 May 2003
Akamaru Trembles: Gaara's Cruel Strength!
S1E34 / 21 May 2003
The Scroll's Secret: No Peeking Allowed
S1E35 / 28 May 2003
Clone vs. Clone: Mine Are Better Than Yours!
S1E36 / 04 Jun 2003
Surviving the Cut! The Rookie Nine Together Again!
S1E37 / 11 Jun 2003
Narrowing the Field: Sudden Death Elimination!
S1E38 / 18 Jun 2003
Bushy Brow's Jealousy: Barrage of Lions Unleashed!
S1E39 / 02 Jul 2003
Kakashi and Orochimaru: Face-to-Face!
S1E40 / 09 Jul 2003
Kunoichi Rumble: The Rivals Get Serious!
S1E41 / 16 Jul 2003
The Ultimate Battle: Cha!
S1E42 / 23 Jul 2003
Killer Kunoichi and a Shaky Shikamaru
S1E43 / 30 Jul 2003
Akamaru Unleashed! Who's Top Dog Now?
S1E44 / 06 Aug 2003
Surprise Attack! Naruto's Secret Weapon!
S1E45 / 13 Aug 2003
Byakugan Battle: Hinata Grows Bold!
S1E46 / 20 Aug 2003
A Failure Stands Tall!
S1E47 / 27 Aug 2003
Gaara vs. Rock Lee: The Power of Youth Explodes!
S1E48 / 03 Sep 2003
Lee's Hidden Strength: Forbidden Secret Jutsu!
S1E49 / 10 Sep 2003
The Fifth Gate: A Splendid Ninja Is Born
S1E50 / 17 Sep 2003
A Shadow in the Darkness: Danger Approaches Sasuke
S1E51 / 24 Sep 2003
Ebisu Returns: Naruto's Toughest Training Yet!
S1E52 / 01 Oct 2003
Season 2
Long Time No See: Jiraiya Returns!
S2E53 / 08 Oct 2003
The Summoning Jutsu: Wisdom of the Toad Sage!
S2E54 / 15 Oct 2003
A Feeling of Yearning, a Flower Full of Hope
S2E55 / 22 Oct 2003
Live or Die: Risk It All to Win It All!
S2E56 / 29 Oct 2003
He Flies! He Jumps! He Lurks! Chief Toad Appears!
S2E57 / 05 Nov 2003
Hospital Besieged: The Evil Hand Revealed!
S2E58 / 12 Nov 2003
The Final Rounds: Rush to the Battle Arena!
S2E59 / 19 Nov 2003
Byakugan vs. Shadow Clone Jutsu!
S2E60 / 26 Nov 2003
Ultimate Defense: Zero Blind Spot!
S2E61 / 03 Dec 2003
A Failure's True Power
S2E62 / 10 Dec 2003
Hit It or Quit It: The Final Rounds Get Complicated!
S2E63 / 17 Dec 2003
Zero Motivation: The Guy with Cloud Envy!
S2E64 / 24 Dec 2003
Dancing Leaf, Squirming Sand
S2E65 / 07 Jan 2004
Bushy Brow's Jutsu: Sasuke Style!
S2E66 / 14 Jan 2004
Late for the Show, But Ready to Go! The Ultimate Secret Technique is Born!
S2E67 / 14 Jan 2004
Zero Hour! The Destruction of the Hidden Leaf Village Begins!
S2E68 / 28 Jan 2004
Village in Distress: A New A-Ranked Mission!
S2E69 / 04 Feb 2004
A Shirker's Call to Action: Layabout No More!
S2E70 / 11 Feb 2004
An Unrivaled Match: Hokage Battle Royale!
S2E71 / 18 Feb 2004
A Mistake from the Past: A Face Revealed!
S2E72 / 25 Feb 2004
Forbidden Secret Technique: Reaper Death Seal!
S2E73 / 03 Mar 2004
Astonishing Truth! Gaara's Identity Emerges!
S2E74 / 10 Mar 2004
Sasuke's Decision: Pushed to the Edge!
S2E75 / 17 Mar 2004
Assassin of the Moonlit Night
S2E76 / 24 Mar 2004
Light vs. Dark: The Two Faces of Gaara
S2E77 / 31 Mar 2004
Naruto's Ninja Handbook
S2E78 / 07 Apr 2004
Beyond the Limit of Darkness and Light
S2E79 / 14 Apr 2004
The Third Hokage, Forever...
S2E80 / 21 Apr 2004
Return of the Morning Mist
S2E81 / 28 Apr 2004
Eye to Eye: Sharingan vs. Sharingan!
S2E82 / 05 May 2004
Jiraiya: Naruto's Potential Disaster!
S2E83 / 12 May 2004
Roar, Chidori! Brother vs. Brother!
S2E84 / 19 May 2004
Hate Among the Uchihas: The Last of the Clan
S2E85 / 26 May 2004
A New Training Begins: I Will Be Strong
S2E86 / 02 Jun 2004
Keep on Training: Pop Goes the Water Balloon!
S2E87 / 09 Jun 2004
Focal Point: The Mark of the Leaf
S2E88 / 16 Jun 2004
An Impossible Choice: The Pain Within Tsunade's Heart
S2E89 / 23 Jun 2004
Unforgivable! A Total Lack of Respect!
S2E90 / 07 Jul 2004
Inheritance! The Necklace of Death!
S2E91 / 14 Jul 2004
A Dubious Offer! Tsunade's Choice!
S2E92 / 21 Jul 2004
Breakdown! The Deal is Off!
S2E93 / 28 Jul 2004
Attack! Fury of the Rasengan!
S2E94 / 04 Aug 2004
The Fifth Hokage! A Life on the Line!
S2E95 / 11 Aug 2004
Deadlock! Sannin Showdown!
S2E96 / 11 Aug 2004
Kidnapped! Naruto's Hot Spring Adventure!
S2E97 / 18 Aug 2004
Tsunade's Warning: Ninja No More!
S2E98 / 25 Aug 2004
The Will of Fire Still Burns!
S2E99 / 01 Sep 2004
Sensei and Student: The Bond of a Shinobi!
S2E100 / 08 Sep 2004
Gotta See! Gotta Know! Kakashi-Sensei's True Face!
S2E101 / 15 Sep 2004
Mission: Help an Old Friend in the Land of Tea
S2E102 / 22 Sep 2004
The Race is On! Trouble on the High Seas!
S2E103 / 29 Sep 2004
Run Idate, Run! Nagi Island Awaits!
S2E104 / 13 Oct 2004
Season 3
A Fierce Battle of Rolling Thunder!
S3E105 / 20 Oct 2004
The Last Leg: A Final Act of Desperation
S3E106 / 27 Oct 2004
The Battle Begins: Naruto vs. Sasuke
S3E107 / 03 Nov 2004
Bitter Rivals and Broken Bonds
S3E108 / 10 Nov 2004
An Invitation from the Sound
S3E109 / 17 Nov 2004
Formation! The Sasuke Retrieval Squad
S3E110 / 24 Nov 2004
Sound vs. Leaf
S3E111 / 24 Nov 2004
Squad Mutiny: Everything Falls Apart!
S3E112 / 01 Dec 2004
Full Throttle Power! Choji, Ablaze!
S3E113 / 08 Dec 2004
Good-bye Old Friend...! I'll Always Believe in You!
S3E114 / 15 Dec 2004
Your Opponent Is Me!
S3E115 / 22 Dec 2004
360 Degrees of Vision: The Byakugan's Blind Spot
S3E116 / 05 Jan 2005
Losing is Not an Option!
S3E117 / 05 Jan 2005
The Vessel Arrives Too Late
S3E118 / 12 Jan 2005
Miscalculation: A New Enemy Appears!
S3E119 / 19 Jan 2005
Roar and Howl! The Ultimate Tag-Team!
S3E120 / 02 Feb 2005
To Each His Own Battle
S3E121 / 09 Feb 2005
Fakeout: Shikamaru's Comeback!
S3E122 / 16 Feb 2005
The Leaf's Handsome Devil!
S3E123 / 23 Feb 2005
The Beast Within
S3E124 / 02 Mar 2005
The Sand Shinobi: Allies of the Leaf
S3E125 / 09 Mar 2005
Showdown: Gaara vs. Kimimaro
S3E126 / 16 Mar 2005
Vengeful Strike! The Bracken Dance!
S3E127 / 30 Mar 2005
A Cry on Deaf Ears
S3E128 / 30 Mar 2005
Brothers: Distance Among the Uchihas
S3E129 / 06 Apr 2005
Father and Son, the Broken Crest
S3E130 / 13 Apr 2005
The Secrets of the Mangekyo Sharingan!
S3E131 / 20 Apr 2005
For a Friend
S3E132 / 27 Apr 2005
A Plea from a Friend
S3E133 / 04 May 2005
The End of Tears
S3E134 / 11 May 2005
The Promise That Could Not Be Kept
S3E135 / 18 May 2005
Deep Cover?! A Super S-Ranked Mission!
S3E136 / 25 May 2005
A Town of Outlaws, The Shadow of the Fuma Clan
S3E137 / 01 Jun 2005
Pure Betrayal, and a Fleeting Plea!
S3E138 / 08 Jun 2005
Pure Terror! The House of Orochimaru
S3E139 / 15 Jun 2005
Two Heartbeats: Kabuto's Trap
S3E140 / 22 Jun 2005
Sakura's Determination
S3E141 / 29 Jun 2005
The Three Villains from the Maximum Security Prison
S3E142 / 06 Jul 2005
Tonton! I'm Counting on You!
S3E143 / 13 Jul 2005
A New Squad! Two People and a Dog?!
S3E144 / 20 Jul 2005
A New Formation: Ino-Shika-Cho!
S3E145 / 27 Jul 2005
Orochimaru's Shadow
S3E146 / 10 Aug 2005
A Clash of Fate: You Can't Bring Me Down!
S3E147 / 17 Aug 2005
Search for the Rare Bikochu Beetle
S3E148 / 17 Aug 2005
What's the Difference? Don't All Insects Look Alike?
S3E149 / 24 Aug 2005
A Battle of Bugs: The Deceivers and the Deceived
S3E150 / 31 Aug 2005
Blaze Away, Byakugan! This is My Ninja Way!
S3E151 / 14 Sep 2005
Funeral March for the Living
S3E152 / 21 Sep 2005
A Lesson Learned: The Iron Fist of Love!
S3E153 / 28 Sep 2005
The Enemy of the Byakugan
S3E154 / 05 Oct 2005
The Dark Creeping Clouds
S3E155 / 12 Oct 2005
Raiga's Counterattack
S3E156 / 19 Oct 2005
Run! The Curry of Life
S3E157 / 26 Oct 2005
Follow My Lead! The Great Survival Challenge
S3E158 / 02 Nov 2005
Season 4
Bounty Hunter from the Wilderness
S4E159 / 09 Nov 2005
Hunt or Be Hunted?! Showdown at the O.K. Temple!
S4E160 / 16 Nov 2005
The Appearance of Strange Visitors
S4E161 / 23 Nov 2005
The Cursed Warrior
S4E162 / 30 Nov 2005
The Tactician's Intent
S4E163 / 07 Dec 2005
Too Late for Help
S4E164 / 14 Dec 2005
The Death of Naruto
S4E165 / 21 Dec 2005
When Time Stands Still
S4E166 / 04 Jan 2006
When Egrets Flap Their Wings
S4E167 / 04 Jan 2006
Mix It, Stretch It, Boil It Up! Burn, Copper Pot, Burn!
S4E168 / 18 Jan 2006
Remembrance: The Lost Page
S4E169 / 25 Jan 2006
The Closed Door
S4E170 / 01 Feb 2006
Infiltration: The Set-Up!
S4E171 / 08 Feb 2006
Despair: A Fractured Heart
S4E172 / 15 Feb 2006
The Battle at Sea: The Power Unleashed!
S4E173 / 22 Feb 2006
Impossible! Celebrity Ninja Art - Money Style Jutsu!
S4E174 / 01 Mar 2006
The Treasure Hunt is On!
S4E175 / 08 Mar 2006
Run, Dodge, Zigzag! Chase or Be Chased!
S4E176 / 15 Mar 2006
Please, Mr. Postman!!
S4E177 / 22 Mar 2006
Encounter! The Boy with a Star's Name
S4E178 / 29 Mar 2006
The Remembered Lullaby
S4E179 / 05 Apr 2006
Hidden Jutsu! The Price of the Ninja Art: Kujaku
S4E180 / 12 Apr 2006
Hoshikage: The Buried Truth
S4E181 / 19 Apr 2006
Reunion, The Remaining Time
S4E182 / 26 Apr 2006
The Star's Radiance
S4E183 / 03 May 2006
Kiba's Long Day!
S4E184 / 10 May 2006
A Legend from the Hidden Leaf: The Onbaa!
S4E185 / 17 May 2006
Laughing Shino
S4E186 / 24 May 2006
Open for Business! The Leaf Moving Service
S4E187 / 31 May 2006
Mystery of the Targeted Merchants
S4E188 / 07 Jun 2006
A Limitless Supply of Ninja Tools
S4E189 / 14 Jun 2006
The Byakugan Sees the Blind Spot!
S4E190 / 21 Jun 2006
Forecast: Death! Cloudy with Chance of Sun!
S4E191 / 28 Jun 2006
Ino Screams! Chubby Paradise!
S4E192 / 05 Jul 2006
Viva Dojo Challenge! Youth is All About Passion!
S4E193 / 12 Jul 2006
The Mysterious Curse of the Haunted Castle
S4E194 / 19 Jul 2006
The Third Super-Beast!
S4E195 / 26 Jul 2006
Hot-Blooded Confrontation: Student vs. Sensei
S4E196 / 09 Aug 2006
Crisis: The Hidden Leaf 11 Gather!
S4E197 / 16 Aug 2006
The ANBU Gives Up? Naruto's Recollection
S4E198 / 23 Aug 2006
The Missed Target
S4E199 / 30 Aug 2006
The Powerful Helper
S4E200 / 13 Sep 2006
Multiple Traps! Countdown to Destruction
S4E201 / 20 Sep 2006
The Top 5 Ninja Battles!
S4E202 / 27 Sep 2006
Kurenai's Decision: Squad 8 Left Behind
S4E203 / 05 Oct 2006
Yakumo's Sealed Ability
S4E204 / 05 Oct 2006
Kurenai's Top Secret Mission: The Promise with the Third Hokage
S4E205 / 05 Oct 2006
Genjutsu or Reality?
S4E206 / 19 Oct 2006
The Supposed Sealed Ability
S4E207 / 26 Oct 2006
The Weight of the Prized Artifact!
S4E208 / 02 Nov 2006
The Enemy: Ninja Dropouts
S4E209 / 09 Nov 2006
The Bewildering Forest
S4E210 / 16 Nov 2006
Memory of Flames
S4E211 / 30 Nov 2006
To Each His Own Path
S4E212 / 07 Dec 2006
Vanished Memories
S4E213 / 14 Dec 2006
Bringing Back Reality
S4E214 / 21 Dec 2006
A Past to Be Erased
S4E215 / 21 Dec 2006
The Targeted Shukaku
S4E216 / 11 Jan 2007
Sand Alliance With The Leaf Shinobi
S4E217 / 18 Jan 2007
The Counterattack!
S4E218 / 25 Jan 2007
The Ultimate Weapon Reborn
S4E219 / 01 Feb 2007
Departure
S4E220 / 08 Feb 2007
Junko Takeuchi
Naruto Uzumaki (voice)
Noriaki Sugiyama
Sasuke Uchiha (voice)
Chie Nakamura
Sakura Haruno (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Kakashi Hatake (voice)
Hidekatsu Shibata
Hiruzen Sarutobi (3º Hokage) (voice)
Koichi Tochika
Neji Hyuga (voice)
Masashi Ebara
Might Guy (voice)
