Naruto continues training under Jiraiya to master the “Summoning Jutsu” which enables him to call forth various living beasts. But he has a hard time controlling the Chakra of the Nine-Tailed Fox...
The Sound Ninja Dosu appears before Gaara and intends on defeating Gaara. But Gaara beats him soundly. Stealthily watching them are a Jonin of the Sand Village and Kabuto!
Jiraiya, one of the legendary Three Ninja, suddenly appears before Ebisu and Naruto. Naruto gives Jiraiya the nickname, “Pervy Sage.”
In preparation for the third exam that starts in a month, Naruto's former mentor, Kakashi, chooses Ebisu to train the young ninja.
In the final match of the preliminaries, Choji fights against Orochimaru's minion Dosu. The preliminaries are finally over, and the Hokage reveals the third exam.
Lee decides to use the forbidden move, Hidden Lotus, as a last resort.
Lee uses the banned technique Primary Lotus to attack Gaara.
Gaara finally appears in the ninth match, and his opponent is taijutsu (physical technique) specialist Lee.
Hinata goes up against Neji, but he hits her pressure point by using his Byakugan (white eyes). Hinata's flow of chakra is stopped, and she almost loses consciousness.
Cousins Hinata and Neji of the Hyuga clan confront each other in the eighth match.
By consuming Food Pills, Kiba and Akamaru increase their chakra levels and start their counterattack on Naruto.
In the seventh match, Naruto clashes against Kiba, who brings along his dog Akamaru.
After receiving the report from her staff, Anko senses that Orochimaru has snuck into the examination.
Seeing Naruto furiously fight back against the Grass ninja, Sasuke realizes that he was wrong to think about fleeing the scene of a battle.
The Grass ninja that attacks Sasuke and Sakura has more power than the two can handle.
The second exam starts in the Forest of Death. Sasuke notices that an enemy has disguised himself as Naruto.
Naruto and his fellow participants arrive at the Forest of Death, the site of the second part of the Chunin Exam.
Konohamaru, the grandson of the Leaf Village's Third Hokage, shows up at the Chunin Exam site.
The hardest part of the first exam comes with question 10. Before the ninja hear the question, Ibiki declares what seems like a harsh and unreasonable rule for that problem...
Naruto and his team begin the first exam, a written test. The exam proctor is a special jonin (upper rank ninja) named Ibiki Morino, who is an infamous expert in interrogation.