Thinking of Haku, Naruto angrily confronts Zabuza. Zabuza is devastated by the loss of Haku, the only person he could trust in the world.
Naruto strongly questions Haku's philosophy of existing only to fight and win. Meanwhile, the battle between Kakashi and Zabuza approaches its climax.
Naruto finally explodes! His anger against Haku, who defeated Sasuke, unleashes the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox.
Naruto and Sasuke continue to receive punishing attacks from within Haku's Crystal Ice Mirrors, and Naruto can no longer stand on his feet.
Realizing time is of the essence, Kakashi decides to use the Sharingan once again to defeat Zabuza.
Sasuke finds himself in a pinch inside of Haku's Crystal Ice Mirrors, but Naruto comes to the rescue.
Once again, the time has come to fight Zabuza, and this time he's got company—the tracking ninja who supposedly killed him.
While Naruto concentrates on the training to control his chakra, a mysterious person suddenly appears before him.
Sakura goes into town with Tazuna and sees the hardships that the people of the Land of Waves suffer under Gato's rule. Meanwhile, Naruto and Sasuke continue to train, using chakra to climb a tree.
Recuperating at Tazuna's house, Kakashi is dissatisfied with the outcome of the battle. He concludes that Zabuza isn't dead and the young tracking ninja helped Zabuza escape.
Thanks to Naruto's ingenious plan, Kakashi is freed from the water prison.
Kakashi has the upper hand in his battle with Zabuza. But the tide turns when Kakashi is trapped inside Zabuza's Water Prison!
Naruto and his squad arrive in the Land of the Waves and learn that an evil businessman named Gato has taken over the land.
Naruto and his squad start their first ninja missions with boring and menial tasks. Weary and angry, Naruto vents his frustration at the Hokage.
Lee's team gets to play ogres for the annual Setsubun festival, but Orochimaru schemes to ruin the fun. Later, Lee and his friends have to team up with Killer Bee to protect the Hidden Cloud!
When the team gets assigned to infiltrate an illegal chakra-trading ring, Lee goes to Sai for advice. Later, a nefarious scoundrel keeps leaving the village bathrooms a filthy disgusting mess.
Shino's bugs refuse to leave his body because the weather's too cold, so Lee and his pals help him search for replacements. Later, A maiden's battle ensues on the floor of a department store!
Trapped by Orochimaru's blizzard, Lee and the gang fight to stay warm. Later, popping out from the First Hokage's nostril is Rock Lee, from 30 years in the future! He's come back to give his young self a helpful robot.
Lee and the gang catch the adults participating in a tournament. Later, Neji decides to observe Naruto and determine once and for all if the orange ninja is worthy of Hinata's affections.
The Hidden Leaf Village throws a big Christmas party, but with so many shinobi competing for one another's affections, will the Secret Santa turn into a survival battle?