Plot of Naruto

Synopsis
Twelve years before the start of the series, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox attacked Konohagakure destroying much of the village's infrastructure, and taking many lives. The then leader of the village, the Fourth Hokage and his wife, sacrificed their lives to seal the Nine-Tails into their newborn son Naruto Uzumaki. Despite being orphaned as a result of his parent's sacrifice, Naruto was shunned by the villagers, who out of fear and anger, viewed him as the Nine-Tails itself. Though the Third Hokage outlawed speaking about anything related to the Nine-Tails, the children — taking their cues from their parents — still inherited an animosity towards Naruto. In his thirst to be acknowledged, Naruto vowed he would one day become the greatest Hokage the village had ever seen.

Naruto
The plot of Naruto is told during the first 238 chapters of the manga and all 220 episodes of the Naruto anime. In the manga, before the switch to the second part of the series, otherwise known as Naruto: Shippūden, the story of Kakashi Gaiden is told.

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Anime-Only Arcs
In the anime, a number of additional episodes were added to the story to allow the manga a chance to get ahead. Some take place after the Search for Tsunade Arc, but most occur after the Sasuke Retrieval Arc. In total, these additional episodes last for almost two years. All feature Naruto Uzumaki assisting members of the Konoha 11 with a mission. The "arcs" that last one episode are shown on Anime Exclusive Arcs, while the ones that lasted two or more episodes are listed below:


 * Episode 26: Konohamaru, Moegi and Udon talk to Team 7 as part of an interview for the Academy Newspaper. This simply summarises everything that has been said so far in the story.
 * Episodes 102—106: Naruto and Team 7 go to the Land of Tea to help Idate Morino win a race.
 * Episodes 136—141: Naruto, Sakura, and Jiraiya, while investigating Orochimaru's whereabouts, encounters the Fūma clan.
 * Episodes 142—147: Naruto helps Iruka catch the escaped convict, Mizuki.
 * Episodes 148—151: Naruto and Team 8 look for the bikōchū beetle in the hopes that it will lead them to Sasuke Uchiha.
 * Episodes 152—157: Naruto and Team Guy deal with Raiga Kurosuki and his Kurosuki family.
 * Episodes 159—160: Naruto, Kiba, and Hinata help Sazanami clear his name.
 * Episodes 162—167: Naruto, Neji, and Tenten go to the Land of Birds to deal with a mysterious ghost.
 * Episodes 169—173: Anko Mitarashi takes Naruto, Ino, and Shino to the Land of the Sea to find information on Orochimaru.
 * Episodes 175—176: Naruto is again paired up with Kiba and Hinata in order to improve their teamwork.
 * Episodes 178—183: Naruto and Team Guy go to Hoshigakure to help the villagers protect their sacred star.
 * Episodes 187—191: Naruto, Hinata, and Chōji go to the Land of Vegetables to protect some peddlers from the Criminal Brothers.
 * Episodes 195—196: Guy is forced to deal with Yagura's apparent attempts at revenge.
 * Episodes 197—201: The Konoha 11 stop Gennō from destroying Konoha.
 * Episodes 203—207: Kurenai temporarily leaves Team 8 to take care of some old business with Yakumo Kurama.
 * Episodes 209—212: Naruto, Lee, and Sakura help transfer a member of the Shinobazu to prison.
 * Episodes 213—215: Naruto helps Menma regain his memory.
 * Episodes 216—220: The Konoha 11 go to Sunagakure to help rescue Matsuri from the Four Celestial Symbols Men.

Naruto: Shippūden
The plot of the second part of the manga and anime series Naruto, titled Naruto: in the anime and simply Part II in the manga, was set two and a half years after the present timeline in Part I. The new setting for the series began with volume 28 (chapter 245) of the manga. The anime adaptation of the manga started airing on February 15 2007, premiering with the first two episodes debuting in a one-hour special. Viz is working on a North American DVD series of Naruto: Shippūden, which was released on September 29, 2009. The US publication of the manga began in January 2008, in the US issue of Shonen Jump.

The new story revolved mainly around Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno's new adventures, and their search for Sasuke Uchiha after he defected from Konoha in order to gain Orochimaru's power. The plot later includes new major characters, such as Sai and Yamato. The plot also showed a more active Akatsuki in their quest to obtain all the tailed beasts. {{#arraymap:{{#ask:Anime::Naruto: Shippūden|sort=Arc number|sep=,|link=none}}|,|!|

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Trivia

 * Gaara died during the Kazekage Rescue Arc after Akatsuki extracted his tailed beast from inside him. He was, however, revived by Chiyo.
 * In a similar manner Fukasaku, Kakashi Hatake, Shizune and several other unnamed Konoha shinobi died during the Invasion of Pain Arc. They were, however, revived by Nagato's Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.