"In the Land of Waves, Naruto and his teammates Sakura and Sasuke, along with their sensei Kakashi, struggle to protect the bridge builder Tazuna and his family from Gato's hired thugs. When one of Naruto's friends falls in battle, Naruto is faced with the most difficult choice of his life. How far will he go to protect his friends? And does he have what it takes to be a hero?--back cover

When Naruto and his team open the two scrolls after reaching the tower, Iruka suddenly appears.

While Naruto concentrates on the training to control his chakra, a mysterious person suddenly appears before him.

Protecting Sakura, who can no longer move, Lee battles the three Sound ninja himself.

By consuming Food Pills, Kiba and Akamaru increase their chakra levels and start their counterattack on Naruto.

Sakura goes into town with Tazuna and sees the hardships that the people of the Land of Waves suffer under Gato's rule. Meanwhile, Naruto and Sasuke continue to train, using chakra to climb a tree.

While Sakura fends off the Sound ninja attack by herself, the rival Ino team appears!

Once again, the time has come to fight Zabuza, and this time he's got company--the tracking ninja who supposedly killed him.

As Kakashi safely releases Sasuke from the spell, Orochimaru suddenly shows up. Orochimaru expresses his desire for the power of Sharingan that the Uchiha clan holds in order to fulfill his ambitions.

Naruto strongly questions Haku's philosophy of existing only to fight and win. Meanwhile, the battle between Kakashi and Zabuza approaches its climax.