Episodes 258-270 of the 'Naruto' anime spin-off series. A trio of young ninjas, Naruto (voice of Junko Takeuchi), Sasuke (Noriaki Sugiyama) and Sakura (Chie Nakamura), are schooled together in the village hidden in the leaves. Each desires to become a ninja for different reasons and will face his or her own personal battles along the way. The episodes are: 'Rivals', 'Rift', 'Parting', 'For My Friend', 'War Begins', 'Sai and Shin', 'Secrets of the Reanimation Jutsu', 'An Old Nemesis Returns', 'The First and Last Opponent', 'The Brilliant Military Advisor of the Hidden Leaf', 'Battleground!, 'Forbidden Words' and 'Golden Bonds'.
Director: Hayato Date
Executive Producer: Masashi Kishimoto
Voice: Chie Nakamura
Voice: Junko Takeuchi
Voice: Noriaki Sugiyama
Voice: Kazuhiko Inoue
Voice: Rikiya Koyama
Voice: Masako Katsuki
Voice: Satoshi Hino
Voice: Katsuhiko Kawamoto
Voice: Keiko Nemoto
Voice: Nobutoshi Kanna
Writer: Junki Takegami
Music: Yasuharu Takanashi
Voice: Takashi Kondou
Voice: Kujira
Voice: Hisao Egawa
Voice: Naoya Uchida
Voice: Nobutoshi Canna
Producer: Fukashi Azuma
Producer: Tomoko Gushima
Writer: Masashi Kishimoto