Homecoming (episode)

is episode 1 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Synopsis
The squad of Konohamaru, Moegi, and Udon are seen scampering out of a forest in Konoha, chasing a cat. Konohamaru runs into Teuchi, the owner of the Ichiraku ramen restaurant. Teuchi calls out "Naruto!", only to find himself next to Konohamaru. The cat finds himself in an alley, yet it is subdued after a short bout with Konohamaru. They report to Ebisu, their sensei. Unfortunately, as Ebisu tells his squad back at the Hokage tower, they are still lacking in strength and ability. As Naruto had in the past, Konohamaru demands a higher ranked mission. The Genin promises that he will become the seventh Hokage, because he believes Naruto will be the sixth.

Meanwhile, Naruto returns to Konoha, and to find that it hasn't changed much since the beginning of his training with Jiraiya, except that Tsunade's face had been added to the Hokage monument. Sakura and the others soon spot him, and while Sakura notes Naruto's change, Naruto blatantly tells her that she hasn't changed one bit, making her slightly angry. Konohamaru meets up with them, performing the Sexy Jutsu nearly perfectly. Naruto says he has even better skills with that jutsu, causing Sakura to give him a powerful punch, courtesy of her training under Tsunade, and verbally assaults him for almost not having changed one bit. At the Hokage tower, Naruto catches up with Tsunade, who wishes to see how much he's learned by putting him up against a certain opponent who hasn't been given missions in a while. Before the name of the opponent can be given, the door to the office opens and the episode ends.