Naruto: The Cross Roads

is the sixth Naruto OVA. It uses the same CGI graphics as Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm and was released during Naruto: Shippūden. This OVA premiered at the Jump Festa Anime Tour 2009.

Synopsis
Between the Land of Waves Arc and Chūnin Exam Arc, Team 7 is given a mission to search for a missing man, Genmai, from the Inaho Village. While doing reconnaissance, Kakashi Hatake finds Genmai but gets stuck in a trap spell technique. Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha get ambushed by a group of missing-nin and their leader, Kajika, who have orders from Orochimaru to test Sasuke's strength and abilities. The group kidnaps Sakura, resulting in Naruto and Sasuke teaming up to get her back. In the end, the whole OVA turns out to be a flashback of Sasuke's, who is shown standing beside Madara Uchiha, claiming he was remembering something frivolous.