The Land Where a Hero Once Lived

is episode 11 of the original Naruto anime.

Synopsis
While Naruto and Sasuke try to outdo eachother in their Tree Climbing Practice, a worker of Tazuna named Giichi quits, and tries to convince Tazuna to quit building the bridge also. Later on their way home from a food market, Sakura is astonished by the poverty in the country, while Tazuna points out that their country will be much better once the bridge is completed and how the Land of Waves will be better after Gatō expelled from it. Following their dinner, Sakura asks why Inari was staring at a man. Angered suddenly, Inari leaves the table, making Tsunami chase after him.

Tazuna then explains that the man named Kaiza in the picture was once a hero in the Land of Waves. Later on however, when Gatō arrived, he had him killed in an attempt to destroy the hope of the land, and sadly succeeded in doing so. This event would later traumatize Inari, causing him to turn into the brat he is now. Moved by the story, Naruto decides to show Inari that are still heroes in the world.