While Gaara alone seems to be gaining ground on his opponents, he is actually slowly being drawn into a trap. Gaara is caught in their secret jutsu, the Reverse Scale Position, and his sand is completely sealed.
Shino, Hinata, and Neji search out the enemy while Shikamaru waits for the right moment to attack. The true intentions of the Four Celestials is to capture Gaara.
Tsunade assigns Shikamaru a mission which is to solve the kidnapping case of the Sand Village ninja candidate Matsuri carried out by the Four Celestials. Leaf genin is called together once again.
While in battle, Naruto finds out that Menma is a member of the gang of bandits that attacked their village. Being called a traitor by the leader of the gang, Menma reveals his greatest secret.
Tsunade believes that Menma has some connection to the Hidden Sound Village, and Naruto and the others head to the Land of Rice Paddies to check into Menma's Memories.
Naruto comes upon an injured youth who has lost his memory. Tsunade is cautious about the boy's presence, but Naruto is impressed by the boys kindness and insists on allowing the boy to stay.
After a heated battle, Naruto has the enemy cornered, but a boy is taken. This boy turns out to be Akio, Todoroki's younger brother, who Todoroki thought was dead.
The relationship between Gantetsu and Todoroki is revealed and tensions rise between the two.
After evading the ambush by the Ninja Dropouts, Naruto, Gantetsu, and Todoroki find themselves in a forest maze that confuses a human's sense of direction.
Gantetsu, a member of the Ninja Dropouts requests a guarded escort out of Hidden Leaf Village.
Seeking revenge for his dead father, Genho, Yagura's true identity and oldest sibling of the Ryudoin Brothers, confronts Guy using a unique Jutsu.
During Lee's medical check-up, he discovers that there's a lot of damage in his chakra network. Guy tries to cheer him up by taking Lee to the Academy training hall.
The first lady of the Land of Honey and her entourage have disappeared. Naruto, Kiba, and Hinata are sent on a mission and they discover an eerie castle looming in the middle of the road!
Lee opens a dojo because he feels like he isn't keeping up with his training. He is hoping challengers will come to his dojo to face him batle.
The princess has gained weight due to nerves and wants Ino to pose as the princess in order to attend the first meeting with a prince she adores.
Naruto and Haruna is confronted by Renga. Declaring that he has taken down others before them, he advances on Naruto, ordering him to hand over the princess!
Naruto is again attacked by the second evil ninja, Jiga. Jiga threatens Naruto's life when Hinata rushes in to save Naruto, but Hinata resists the threats and begins to fight!
Naruto and the others is attacked by Ruiga, the first evil ninja, who can draw water from the earth to use as weapons. Naruto soon discovers a way to reverse the odds of their battle!
While questioning Yurinoshin and Shun, the Hidden Leaf squad learns the truth about Shun's true identity. She is Princess Haruna, the only daughter of the Feudal Lord of the Land of Greens!
A ominous black smoke appears over the Land of Greens, and all of sudden Choji and company are attacked by an unidentified Ninja!