S1 • Kazekage Rescue
32 episodes · Feb 15, 2007
Naruto Uzumaki is back! After two and a half years of training on the road with Jiraiya of the Sannin, Naruto is back in the Village Hidden in the Leaves and he's ready to show off his new skills. He and Sakura team up to take on their old master Kakashi, who's pretty impressed with their progress. They'll have plenty of opportunity to put it into action when news arrives from the Sand Village that Gaara, Naruto's former rival and now Kazekage of the Sand, has been kidnapped! And the culprits are the very same group who are after Naruto - the Akatsuki!
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S1E1Homecoming
Feb 15, 200723mA figure passes through the gates. It's an older Naruto, who has returned from a long training journey with Jiraiya. Naruto Uzumaki is back!
S1E2The Akatsuki Makes Its Move
Feb 15, 200723mNaruto and Sakura team up and challenge Kakashi to a survival challenge to show off their progress.
S1E3The Results of Training
Feb 22, 200723mNaruto’s and Sakura’s combined skills force Kakashi to use his Sharingan right off the bat. Naruto masterfully unleashes his jutsu one after another.
S1E4The Jinchuriki of the Sand
Mar 1, 200723mGaara is quick to detect Deidara’s presence, and an aerial battle ensues with Deidara on his giant bird and Gaara atop sand.
S1E5The Kazekage Stands Tall
Mar 15, 200723mNaruto and Sakura defeat Kakashi in the survival challenge. Tsunade assigns them to a three-man squad led by Kakashi, who tells them they are now his equals.
S1E6Mission Cleared
Mar 29, 200723mIn order to protect his village from Deidara’s explosive clay, Gaara uses his chakra to create a giant sand shield.
S1E7Run, Kankuro
Mar 29, 200723mGaara, his strength completely exhausted, is whisked away by Deidara. Kankuro ignores Baki’s efforts to stop him and immediately sets out in pursuit with a platoon to rescue Gaara.
S1E8Team Kakashi, Deployed
Apr 12, 200723mAn urgent message from the Sand Village detailing the Akatsuki’s kidnapping of the Kazekage reaches the Hidden Leaf Village. Tsunade wastes no time in ordering Team Kakashi to the Sand Village.
S1E9The Jinchuriki's Tears
Apr 12, 200723mOn her way to the Sand Village, Temari encounters Kakashi and his team. Kakashi admonishes Naruto when he tries to rush ahead…
S1E10Sealing Jutsu: Nine Phantom Dragons
Apr 19, 200723mThe Sand ninja fight against time to treat Kankuro. Even the Sand’s poison expert, Granny Chiyo, is baffled. The only hope lies with the reinforcements sent by Tsunade.
S1E11The Medical Ninja's Student
Apr 26, 200723mSakura treats a critically ill Kankuro. After extensive training she’s now a full-fledged Medic Ninja, and Sakura amazes everyone with her sure, steady hands.
S1E12The Retired Granny's Determination
May 3, 200723mPakkun finds the hideout of the Akatsuki. Team Kakashi and Temari prepare to set out to get Gaara back, but Temari is ordered to stay behind and help guard the village.
S1E13A Meeting With Destiny
May 10, 200723mGuy prepares to use a forbidden secret jutsu. Meanwhile, Naruto falls under Itachi’s genjutsu, and all the anti-genjutsu training he underwent with Jiraiya races through Naruto’s mind.
S1E14Naruto's Growth
May 17, 200723mGuy prepares to use a forbidden secret jutsu. Meanwhile, Naruto falls under Itachi’s genjutsu, and all the anti-genjutsu training he underwent with Jiraiya races through Naruto’s mind.
S1E15The Secret Weapon is Called...
May 24, 200723mGranny Chiyo and Sakura rescue Naruto from Itachi’s genjutsu. Without a moment’s delay, Kakashi begins a counterattack.
S1E16The Secret of Jinchuriki
May 31, 200723mChiyo and Kakashi realize that the attack was just a diversion, and that the Akatsuki have already begun the process of extracting the Tailed Beast from Gaara.
S1E17The Death of Gaara!
Jun 7, 200723mTeams Kakashi and Guy take a short rest. Granny Chiyo watches Naruto dozing off and is reminded of Sasori as a child. The pursuit resumes, and when Chiyo wonders why Naruto puts such effort into...
S1E18Charge Tactic! Button Hook Entry!!
Jun 21, 200723mTeams Kakashi and Guy reach the Akatsuki hideout. They hurry to infiltrate but are thwarted by a five-seal barrier. The only way to break the barrier is to remove all five seals at once.
S1E19Traps Activate! Team Guy's Enemy
Jul 5, 200723mBreaking the five-seal barrier set off a trap, which now has Team Guy battling amazingly accurate copies of themselves. Back at the Akatsuki hideout, Deidara and Sasori struggle to take the Nine-Tail Jinchûriki.
S1E20Hiruko Vs. Two Kunoichi!
Jul 19, 200723mAt last, the showdown between the old woman and her grandson begins. Sakura is confused by Sasori’s strange appearance, and Granny Chiyo explains that this is Hiruko…
S1E21Sasori's Real Face
Jul 26, 200723mGranny Chiyo and Sakura manage to expose Sasori, who amazingly looks no older than he did twenty years earlier.
S1E22Chiyo's Secret Skills
Aug 2, 200723mSakura is caught by Sasori’s tactic and surrounded by a poison cloud.
S1E23Father and Mother
Aug 2, 200723mChiyo and Sakura take cover, and Sasori wastes no time unleashing a ruthless attack.
S1E24The Third Kazekage
Aug 9, 200723mSakura counters the Iron Sand attack of the Third Kazekage puppet with superhuman strength.
S1E25Three Minutes Between Life and Death
Aug 16, 200723mSakura destroys the Third Kazekage puppet thanks to a secret antidote she had taken.
S1E26Puppet Fight: 10 vs. 100!
Aug 23, 200723mSakura and Granny Chiyo are engaged in a fierce battle with Sasori, who is able turn himself into a human puppet. They somehow bring Sasori down within the time limit, but he ends up reviving.
S1E27Impossible Dream
Aug 30, 200723mAlthough stung with poison herself, Granny Chiyo uses the last of the antidote on Sakura. Mocking the tender scene between Granny Chiyo and Sakura, Sasori attempts to end Granny Chiyo's life.
S1E28Revival of the Beasts
Sep 13, 200723mTeam Guy senses the result of the Sakura and Granny Chiyo’s desperate struggle while still in battle with his deadly copy. Although Guy’s team members are showing fatigue, their copies remain strong!
S1E29Kakashi's Enlightened!
Sep 27, 200723mSakura hurries to get to Naruto with Granny Chiyo, who is suffering from the poison. The members of Team Guy rush to assist Team Kakashi. Meanwhile, with all preparations complete, Kakashi reveals his Mangekyo Sharingan.
S1E30Aesthetics of an Instant
Sep 27, 200723mNaruto loses all reason to anger and is gradually taken over by the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit. Having been forewarned by Jiraiya, Kakashi narrowly manages to suppress the Nine-Tailed Fox.
S1E31The Legacy
Oct 18, 200723mRelying on Naruto's power, Granny Chiyo performs the Transmigration Jutsu on Gaara.
S1E32Return of the Kazekage
Oct 25, 200723mGaara and his rescuers make a triumphant return to the Hidden Sand Village.