Status: Ongoing
Main Cast:
Type: Animation
Click to enter Naruto Episode 340
Naruto Plot Introduction:
This is a world of ninjas. In Naruto's world, the profession of a ninja, much like the hunters in Hunter X Hunter and pirates in One Piece, is the dream of young boys! However, this time the protagonist Naruto is different from Gon who taught himself and Luffy; he graduated from the Ninja Academy of Konoha Leaf Village (even though it was barely, known as the "eternal loser" or "underachiever"). Since childhood, the evil Nine-Tailed Fox has been sealed within him. Without parents, Naruto endured the coldness of the villagers, but he didn't know why. He just tried his best with various pranks to attract everyone's attention, yet people instead distanced themselves further from him. Fortunately, there was Iruka-sensei who cared for him, preventing Naruto's personality from becoming twisted. He is always full of energy, cheerful, and extremely optimistic. To gain more recognition, Naruto's goal is —— to become Hokage! This is quite an ambitious target, as Hokage is one of the five strongest ninja titles in the world, and also the leader of the Konoha Leaf Village. Naruto doesn't care; he is super confident that he will one day become Hokage. Work hard, Naruto! Naruto's comrades are classmates assigned by the teacher. At first, they all disliked each other, but after shared battles, although they still argue on the surface, they eventually became good friends who recognize and trust each other. Among them are the cool handsome Sasuke (who carries the mission of revenge) and the smart and cute girl Sakura.
Kakashi leads Team Seven, composed of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, on missions and training. Their first C-rank mission unexpectedly faced Zabuza, one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. Then the mysterious boy Haku appeared... Subsequently, Naruto and others participated in the Chunin Exams. During the second test, they met Orochimaru, who left a cursed seal on Sasuke. Before the third exam, Naruto trained with Jiraiya and benefited greatly. During the third exam, Orochimaru led the Sound and Sand ninja to launch a destruction plan against Konoha. Orochimaru summoned the First and Second Hokage to battle with the Third, while Naruto met Gaara, the carrier of the One-Tail.
The Third Hokage died gloriously, and Jiraiya went to find Tsunade, another of the Legendary Sannin, to serve as the Fifth Hokage. Naruto learned Rasengan, and ultimately, a great battle unfolded between Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru... Sasuke, seeking to kill Itachi, defected to Orochimaru, and despite Naruto's and others' efforts, they failed... Naruto then trained with Jiraiya...
Three years passed quickly, and a new Naruto returned to Konoha. The charming Sakura also learned formidable jutsu from her mentor Tsunade. But behind this joyful reunion, an ultra S-class mission awaited them... In the Sand Hidden Village, Gaara had become the new Kazekage. However, the Akatsuki extended their hands towards Gaara, extracting the One-Tail from him, plunging the Sand Village into crisis. Konoha dispatched a rescue team... Eventually, with the help of Konoha's forces, Deidara of Akatsuki died, Chiyo sacrificed herself to revive Gaara who had lost his life due to the extraction of the One-Tail...
After completing the mission, Naruto and Sakura were forced to retrieve Sasuke, thus Team Kakashi reactivated - but the captain was replaced by Yamato, Kakashi's junior (Kakashi was hospitalized due to overuse of his eye), and Sai from the Anbu Root replaced Sasuke. The mission was to extract information about Sasuke from Orochimaru's spies. However, the discord between Sai and Naruto, encountering Orochimaru leading to Naruto's nine-tails transformation, conversations after meeting Sasuke...
Due to Sasuke's escape, the mission ended in failure. To reclaim Sasuke, Naruto began training under Kakashi's new techniques. Just as he started mastering wind-natured chakra control, he received a mission to capture tomb raiders at the Fire Temple. There, he met Sky, who possessed mysterious powers. Sky was a pseudo-Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails but also possessed strength comparable to the original. His father and Horse collected the chakra released during the Nine-Tails attack on Konoha five years ago, which was then sealed inside Sky, giving him a telepathic connection with Naruto. Later, Horse released the Five Elements Seal on Sky, unlocking his dormant power, causing Sky to manifest four Nine-Tails tails and lose consciousness. Due to not having the necklace of the First Hokage, Yamato was unable to control Sky's power...
At this point, members of Akatsuki, Hidan and Kakuzu, successfully captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, destroyed the Fire Temple, and engaged in combat with Asuma, Shikamaru, Temari, and Genma. Asuma was currently in peril, showcasing the terrifying duo of Akatsuki's immortal pair. Hidan killed Asuma using a curse technique, but because of sealing the Two-Tails, others were allowed to retreat safely. Shikamaru discovered the secret of Hidan's curse technique. Determined to avenge Asuma, Shikamaru set out with Choji and Ino to search for Hidan and Kakuzu, accompanied by Kakashi. After the battle, it was revealed that Kakuzu had five hearts... With his new technique only 50% complete, Naruto rushed to support, ultimately defeating Kakuzu with his new technique - Rasenshuriken. Hidan was also tricked by Shikamaru and his body was blown up and buried in the family cemetery.
Naruto's new technique, which harms his own meridians, was classified as forbidden, so Naruto began training with Jiraiya to master a new combined ninjutsu; On the other hand, Kakashi secretly headed to Orochimaru's lair with three members of Team Aoba, while Orochimaru was actively preparing for the upcoming reincarnation. Meanwhile, Renge, who could use Crystal Release, sent her subordinates to fight with Kakashi and others, among whom Rokuro Rishi was unafraid of Hinata's Gentle Fist, injuring Hinata. Then she retreated, Renge split into three clones to battle with the four of them, but her real target was Hinata. Hinata used the "Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms," but unexpectedly hit the transformed Crystal Release version of Renge, instead getting trapped by the Crystal Release. Yamato, Sakura, Sai, and Naruto came to reinforce, but unexpectedly found the battlefield surrounded by Crystal Release. Naruto used the still immature combination technique "Toad Cannon" with Gamatatsu to break through the Crystal Release, rescuing Hinata. The Three-Tails emerged from the other dimension! Renge's jutsu was ineffective against the Three-Tails, so Yuki-Onna controlled the Three-Tails to save Renge; Kibou released smoke intending to ambush, but unexpectedly Hinata, Sakura, and Sai arrived, thwarting the enemy's sneak attack.
Naruto Episode 340 Early Version Related Address: http://www.dvd1990.com/dhp/1563/