Naruto (ナルト)

Well?

Come on, Pervy Sage!

I'm on pins and needles.

What's this new jutsu you're gonna teach me?

The last time around it was the walk on water jutsu!

Ooh, is it walking through fire?

Or wait.

Maybe walking on air.

Aw, come on, Pervy Sage!

Let's hear it already!

All right.

Enough with the Pervy Sage already.

You have no idea how amazing a guy I am, do you?

What?

Amazingly pervy?

Gah!

You-- All right, listen up.

The Toad Sage is only my cover.

Allow me to reveal my true identity.

From the north to the south and the east to the west,

Not even the spirits can defeat this Sannin.

The White-Maned Toad Charmer!

A red hot ninja who strikes fear in the hearts of men!

Master Jiaraiya!

Yes.

I'm speaking of none other than myself.

Uh huh.

NARUTO (VOICEOVER): Jiaraiya!

Naruto's Potential Disaster!

Uh, Atafuku town.

That's 10 kilometers from here.

JIRAIYA (VOICEOVER): No, it's Otafuku town.

Ah.

Oh, hey, hey hey!

Wait a seocnd!

Pervy Sage!

Look, kid.

I told you already, it's Jiaraiya.

Come on.

-So, the fact that suh a big wig Pervy Sage chose me as his

travelling companion must mean something, right?

I must be a potential genius in the making.

Aw, man.

It's just like I always thought!

Come on, come on, come on.

Why'd ya choose me, huh?

-Well, the truth is, kid, a long time ago,

the Fourth Hokage used to be a disciple of mine.

Huh?

-And you bear such a striking resemblance to the Fourth

that it's almost laughable.

Sorry, that's the only reason I got for ya.

So, wait.

I'm like the Fourth?

Holy crap!

That's awesome!

What's up with you?

Oh, man!

If I'm like the Fourth Hokage, that

means I possess the same level of genius he did!

I'm on my way to Hokage after all.

Woo-hoo!

Yippee!

Huh?

Hm?

Gah!

No, no, no!

Wait!

Ah, no, I just stepped in some dog doo!

-The only similarities you share with the Fourth Hokage

is pigheadedness and that spiky blond hair of yours!

-What was that, you senile old perv?

Not again!

Sakura, come here.

OK.

Would you take these dumplings over to Ino's house?

To Ino's house?

These?

That's right.

Don't be a bother and stay too long, all right?

Everyone is so busy these days.

Yeah, Mom, I know.

See ya in a bit.

Oh, hey.

I should bring some of these over to Sasuke later, too.

I wonder if he has a sweet tooth.

Oh, and Naruto, too.

He'd probably eat just about anything.

Hey, Kakashi-sensei.

Can you teach me Chidori, too?

-Look, I know you want to learn, but it's not

as simple as all that.

What the heck is that?

How is that fair?

Come on, show me!

Sasuke, thank you.

I mean, you know, you protected me from the sand, right?

No.

Huh?

All right.

To start, try gathering up some chakra in your palm.

Ha!

Got it!

It wasn't me who rescued you.

It was Naruto.

Am I getting it?

Am I getting it?

Oh, come on, Sasuke.

You're just being overly modest again.

Sure, Naruto's gotten stronger, but against a sand ninja?

I'm telling you the truth.

You should have seen him.

Naruto fought tooth and nail to save you, Sakura.

He displayed a kind of strength he'd never shown before.

Naruto--

Rescued me?

Come on-- Chidori!

Chidori!

What the-- Chidori!

Chidori!

Right.

I'll save some for Naruto, too.

-I wasn't-- I wasn't able to do anything.

I don't ever want to have to see that again.

Watching all my best friends falling right in front of me.

-No matter what happens, I swear I'm going to protect you.

Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!

Summoning Jutsu!

SASUKE (VOICEOVER): Naruto j gets stronger and stronger.

Compared to him, I--

-I'm pretty certain you could go toe to toe with him.

Though I'm not sure I could.

He's on a whole other level.

Yeah.

If we faced each other, both of us would be killed.

A rather unappealing outcome.

Even if there were more of us, the result

would remain the same.

-Never thought I'd have to go up against one

of the legendary Sannin.

If we fight him, then both the Uchiha clan

and the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist

will have their names dragged through the mud.

True.

But still, even the strongest of opponents

always has a weakness.

Boing, boing.

Boing.

Ha ha ha!

Keep it up.

You'll be cursed.

Hey, pervy sage.

Hm?

-What kind of a student was the Fourth Hokage?

-Well, I think it's safe to say he

rose to greatness because of my tutelage.

So to land me as a sensei-- well, kid,

let's just say you hit the jackpot, OK?

Huh?

Oh, what?

You don't believe me?

A good sensei will naturally beget good disciples.

That goes without saying.

So wait a second, pervy sage.

If that's true, then who did you have as a sensei?

Who, me?

I first studied under the Third Hokage.

The Third, huh?

Yep.

This was back when the Third Hokage was still a young spring

chicken.

The Hokage-- a spring chicken?

That's right.

I was a young buck myself back then.

Young buck?

I, uh, got a little tangled up.

What'd I tell you?

Those curses are no joke.

So wait a second.

If you studied with Kakashi, that

means you must have gone through the bell training.

Am I right?

Huh?

Yeah.

I did.

Forgot about that.

Only I was tied to a stump.

Man, I forgot how bad all that sucked.

What?

You too, huh?

Huh?

Me, too?

Uh--

Me too, what?

Forget about it.

Just hurry up and put those things back where you got 'em.

Easier said than done.

I'm kinda-- tied up.

There are two bells.

And since there are only two--