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Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention - a knack for mischief - and sealed within him - a strange - formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates - intense Sasuki and witty Sakura - but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure! There comes a time in every ninjas training when he must put aside his morals and 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 and mysterious goals....