Kazekage Rescue (2007)

Homecoming
7.8

February 15, 2007 • 23m

A figure passes through the gates. It's an older Naruto, who has returned from a long training journey with Jiraiya. Naruto Uzumaki is back!

The Akatsuki Makes Its Move
6.8

February 15, 2007 • 23m

Naruto and Sakura team up and challenge Kakashi to a survival challenge to show off their progress.

The Results of Training
6.6

February 22, 2007 • 23m

Naruto’s and Sakura’s combined skills force Kakashi to use his Sharingan right off the bat. Naruto masterfully unleashes his jutsu one after another.

The Jinchuriki of the Sand
8.3

March 1, 2007 • 23m

Gaara is quick to detect Deidara’s presence, and an aerial battle ensues with Deidara on his giant bird and Gaara atop sand.

The Kazekage Stands Tall
8.0

March 15, 2007 • 23m

Naruto and Sakura defeat Kakashi in the survival challenge. Tsunade assigns them to a three-man squad led by Kakashi, who tells th...Read more

Mission Cleared
8.0

March 29, 2007 • 23m

In order to protect his village from Deidara’s explosive clay, Gaara uses his chakra to create a giant sand shield.

Run, Kankuro
8.0

March 29, 2007 • 23m

Gaara, his strength completely exhausted, is whisked away by Deidara. Kankuro ignores Baki’s efforts to stop him and immediately s...Read more

Team Kakashi, Deployed
7.6

April 12, 2007 • 23m

An urgent message from the Sand Village detailing the Akatsuki’s kidnapping of the Kazekage reaches the Hidden Leaf Village. Tsuna...Read more

The Jinchuriki's Tears
7.1

April 12, 2007 • 23m

On her way to the Sand Village, Temari encounters Kakashi and his team. Kakashi admonishes Naruto when he tries to rush ahead…

Sealing Jutsu: Nine Phantom Dragons
7.3

April 19, 2007 • 23m

The Sand ninja fight against time to treat Kankuro. Even the Sand’s poison expert, Granny Chiyo, is baffled. The only hope lies wi...Read more

The Medical Ninja's Student
7.9

April 26, 2007 • 23m

Sakura treats a critically ill Kankuro. After extensive training she’s now a full-fledged Medic Ninja, and Sakura amazes everyone ...Read more

The Retired Granny's Determination
7.6

May 3, 2007 • 23m

Pakkun finds the hideout of the Akatsuki. Team Kakashi and Temari prepare to set out to get Gaara back, but Temari is ordered to s...Read more

A Meeting With Destiny
8.3

May 10, 2007 • 23m

Guy prepares to use a forbidden secret jutsu. Meanwhile, Naruto falls under Itachi’s genjutsu, and all the anti-genjutsu training ...Read more

Naruto's Growth
8.2

May 17, 2007 • 23m

Guy prepares to use a forbidden secret jutsu. Meanwhile, Naruto falls under Itachi’s genjutsu, and all the anti-genjutsu training ...Read more

The Secret Weapon is Called...
8.0

May 24, 2007 • 23m

Granny Chiyo and Sakura rescue Naruto from Itachi’s genjutsu. Without a moment’s delay, Kakashi begins a counterattack.

The Secret of Jinchuriki
7.8

May 31, 2007 • 23m

Chiyo and Kakashi realize that the attack was just a diversion, and that the Akatsuki have already begun the process of extracting...Read more

The Death of Gaara!
8.0

June 7, 2007 • 23m

Teams Kakashi and Guy take a short rest. Granny Chiyo watches Naruto dozing off and is reminded of Sasori as a child. The pursuit ...Read more

Charge Tactic! Button Hook Entry!!
8.0

June 21, 2007 • 23m

Teams Kakashi and Guy reach the Akatsuki hideout. They hurry to infiltrate but are thwarted by a five-seal barrier. The only way t...Read more

Traps Activate! Team Guy's Enemy
8.3

July 5, 2007 • 23m

Breaking the five-seal barrier set off a trap, which now has Team Guy battling amazingly accurate copies of themselves. Back at th...Read more

Hiruko Vs. Two Kunoichi!
8.3

July 19, 2007 • 23m

At last, the showdown between the old woman and her grandson begins. Sakura is confused by Sasori’s strange appearance, and Granny...Read more

Sasori's Real Face
8.0

July 26, 2007 • 23m

Granny Chiyo and Sakura manage to expose Sasori, who amazingly looks no older than he did twenty years earlier.

Chiyo's Secret Skills
8.0

August 2, 2007 • 23m

Sakura is caught by Sasori’s tactic and surrounded by a poison cloud.

Father and Mother
8.0

August 2, 2007 • 23m

Chiyo and Sakura take cover, and Sasori wastes no time unleashing a ruthless attack.

The Third Kazekage
8.0

August 9, 2007 • 23m

Sakura counters the Iron Sand attack of the Third Kazekage puppet with superhuman strength.

Three Minutes Between Life and Death
8.2

August 16, 2007 • 23m

Sakura destroys the Third Kazekage puppet thanks to a secret antidote she had taken.

Puppet Fight: 10 vs. 100!
8.7

August 23, 2007 • 23m

Sakura and Granny Chiyo are engaged in a fierce battle with Sasori, who is able turn himself into a human puppet. They somehow bri...Read more

Impossible Dream
8.7

August 30, 2007 • 23m

Although stung with poison herself, Granny Chiyo uses the last of the antidote on Sakura. Mocking the tender scene between Granny ...Read more

Revival of the Beasts
7.8

September 13, 2007 • 23m

Team Guy senses the result of the Sakura and Granny Chiyo’s desperate struggle while still in battle with his deadly copy. Althoug...Read more

Kakashi's Enlightened!
7.3

September 27, 2007 • 23m

Sakura hurries to get to Naruto with Granny Chiyo, who is suffering from the poison. The members of Team Guy rush to assist Team K...Read more

Aesthetics of an Instant
8.7

September 27, 2007 • 23m

Naruto loses all reason to anger and is gradually taken over by the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit. Having been forewarned by Jiraiya, Kak...Read more

The Legacy
8.4

October 18, 2007 • 23m

Relying on Naruto's power, Granny Chiyo performs the Transmigration Jutsu on Gaara.

Return of the Kazekage
7.0

October 25, 2007 • 23m

Gaara and his rescuers make a triumphant return to the Hidden Sand Village.