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Naruto Plot Introduction:
This is a world of ninjas. In Naruto's world, being a ninja, just 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 is self-taught and Luffy; he graduated from the Ninja Academy of the Hidden Leaf Village (though he barely made it through and was known as the "eternal dead-last" or "underachiever"). Ever since he was a child, the evil Nine-Tails fox has been sealed inside him. Being an orphan, Naruto suffered neglect from the villagers, but he didn't know why. He tried all sorts of pranks to get people's attention, only for them to distance themselves even more from him. Fortunately, there was Iruka-sensei who cared for him, preventing Naruto's personality from becoming distorted. He is always full of energy, cheerful, and extremely optimistic. To gain more recognition from others, Naruto's goal is - to become the Hokage! This is quite a high goal, as Hokage is one of the five strongest ninja titles in the world and also the leader of the Hidden Leaf Village. But Naruto doesn't care; he is super confident that one day he will become the Hokage. Go for it, Naruto! Naruto's companions are classmates assigned by their teacher. Initially, they didn't get along well, but after fighting together, while they still have their surface squabbles, they eventually became good partners who recognize and trust each other. Among the companions are the cool handsome Sasuke (who carries the mission of revenge) and the smart and cute girl Sakura.
Kakashi leads Team Seven, consisting 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 a mysterious youth named Haku appeared... Subsequently, Naruto and others participated in the Chunin Exams. During the second stage, they encountered Orochimaru, who left a cursed seal on Sasuke. Before the third stage exam, Naruto trained with Jiraiya and benefited greatly. During the third stage exam, Orochimaru, along with the Sound and Sand ninja, initiated the destruction of Konoha. Orochimaru summoned the First and Second Hokages to battle the Third Hokage, while Naruto met Gaara, the carrier of the One-Tailed Beast... The Third Hokage died gloriously, and Jiraiya went to find Tsunade, another of the Three Great Ninja, to serve as the Fifth Hokage. Naruto learned Rasengan, and ultimately, a great battle unfolded between Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru... Sasuke, in order to kill Itachi, defected to Orochimaru despite Naruto and others' efforts but failed... Naruto then trained with Jiraiya...
Three years of training passed quickly, and a new Naruto returned to the Hidden Leaf Village. The charming Sakura had also learned incredible ninja techniques from her mentor, Tsunade. But behind this joyful reunion, an ultra S-rank mission awaited them... In the Sand Hidden Village, Gaara had become the new Kazekage. However, the hands of Akatsuki reached out to Gaara first. Members of Akatsuki took away the One-Tail inside Gaara, putting the Sand Village in crisis, and the Hidden Leaf dispatched a rescue team... Eventually, with the help of the Hidden Leaf members, Akatsuki's traitor from the Sand Village, Deidara, was killed, Chiyo sacrificed herself to revive Gaara who died after losing the One-Tail inside him...
After completing the mission, Naruto and Sakura were forced to bring back Sasuke, thus Team Kakashi reassembled — but the captain was replaced by Yamato, Kakashi's junior (Kakashi was hospitalized due to overusing his eye), and Sai, a member of the Anbu Black Ops, replaced Sasuke. The mission was to extract information about Sasuke from Orochimaru's spies. However, the conflict between Sai and Naruto, meeting Orochimaru which led to Naruto's nine-tails transformation, and the conversation with Sasuke... Due to Sasuke's escape, the mission ended in failure. Determined to retrieve Sasuke, Naruto began training under Kakashi's new technique. Just when he started to master the control of wind-natured chakra, he received a mission to go to the Fire Temple to capture grave robbers. There, he met Kokuo, who possessed mysterious powers. Kokuo was a pseudo-Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, but also possessed strength not inferior to the original body, because his father collected the chakra released by the Nine-Tails during its attack on Konoha and cultivated it, sealing it into Kokuo's body five years later, so Kokuo and Naruto had a telepathic connection. Later, Momado released the Five Elements Seal on Kokuo, unleashing the locked power immediately, Kokuo burst out four Nine-Tails tails and lost consciousness, as Kokuo did not have the necklace of the First Hokage, Yamato could not control his power either...
At this point, members of Akatsuki, Hidan and Kakuzu, successfully captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, destroying the Fire Temple. Asuma, Shikamaru, Temari, and Koharu fought against Hidan and Kakuzu, and Asuma fell into critical condition, showing the terrifying power of Akatsuki's immortal duo. Hidan used the curse technique to kill Asuma, but due to the sealing of the Two-Tails, the rest managed to leave safely, and Shikamaru discovered the secret of Hidan's curse technique. To avenge Asuma, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino decided to set out to find Hidan and Kakuzu, accompanied by Kakashi. After the battle, they found Kakuzu had five hearts... With his new technique at about 50% completion, Naruto set out to support the group, eventually defeating Kakuzu with the new technique — Rasenshuriken, and Hidan's body was blown up and buried in the family graveyard by Shikamaru's strategy.
Naruto's new technique was classified as forbidden due to the damage it caused to his meridians, and Naruto began training with Jiraiya to learn a new combination jutsu; on the other hand, Kakashi secretly headed towards Orochimaru's hideout with three members of Team Aoba, while Orochimaru was actively preparing for the upcoming reincarnation. On the other side, Red Lotus, who could use Crystal Release, sent subordinates to fight against Kakashi and others, among whom Rurori was not afraid of Hinata's Gentle Fist, injuring Hinata. Then they retreated, Red Lotus split into three clones to fight with the four people, but his target was Hinata. Hinata used "Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms," but unexpectedly hit the Crystal Release transformed Red Lotus, instead getting trapped by the Crystal Release herself. Yamato came with Sakura, Sai, and Naruto to reinforce, but the battlefield was surrounded by Crystal Release. Naruto used the not yet fully matured combination jutsu with Gamatatsu, "Toad Cannon," breaking the Crystal Release and saving Hinata. The Three-Tails emerged from another dimension! Red Lotus' jutsu had no effect on the Three-Tails, and Yuki-Ogumo controlled the Three-Tails for Red Lotus, saving him; Ghost Falcon released smoke, preparing to ambush, but unexpectedly Hinata, Sakura, and Sai arrived, preventing the successful ambush.
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