{"id":"invasion-de-konoha","summary":"The exam's final round works as a smokescreen: Suna and the newly created Village Hidden in the Sound attack Konoha. While Naruto beats Neji in the tournament, Orochimaru faces the Third Hokage in a fight Hiruzen does not come back from.\n\nNaruto, Sasuke and Sakura chase Gaara out of the village, and Naruto stops him after understanding that both grew up with the same loneliness. The village is left in mourning and without a leader.","episodes":[{"title":"Zero Hour! The Destruction of Leaf Begins!","summary":"Orochimaru, disguised as the Kazekage, takes the Third Hokage hostage while the Sound Four raise a barrier. The Sand and the Sound attack Konoha and Sasuke chases Gaara's siblings.","n":68,"romaji":"\"Konoha Kuzushi\" Shidō!","en":"Zero Hour! The Destruction of Leaf Begins!","aired":"2004-01-28","type":"canon","chapters":["naruto-115","naruto-116"],"id":"naruto-68","pos":116},{"title":"Village in Distress: A New A-Ranked Mission!","summary":"Kakashi sends Naruto, Sakura, Shikamaru and the dog Pakkun after Sasuke. Orochimaru summons the first two Hokage to fight the Third.","n":69,"romaji":"Matte Mashita! Ē-Ranku Ninmu Dattebayo!!","en":"Village in Distress: A New A-Ranked Mission!","aired":"2004-02-04","type":"mixto","chapters":["naruto-117","naruto-118"],"id":"naruto-69","pos":118},{"title":"A Shirker's Call to Action: A Layabout No More!","summary":"Pursued by Sound ninja, Shikamaru stays behind to stop them with his shadow. Just as he is about to fall, Asuma arrives and defeats them all.","n":70,"romaji":"Nigegoshi Nanbā Wan – Mendokusē ga Yarukkyanē!!","en":"A Shirker's Call to Action: A Layabout No More!","aired":"2004-02-11","type":"mixto","chapters":["naruto-118","naruto-119"],"id":"naruto-70","pos":119},{"title":"An Unrivaled Match: Hokage Battle Royale!","summary":"The Third Hokage summons Enma, king of the monkeys, and discovers that the revived Hokage regenerate any wound. Orochimaru reveals he occupies another person's body in pursuit of immortality.","n":71,"romaji":"Kokon Musō! \"Hokage\" Toiu Reberu no Tatakai","en":"An Unrivaled Match: Hokage Battle Royale!","aired":"2004-02-18","type":"mixto","chapters":["naruto-120","naruto-121"],"id":"naruto-71","pos":121},{"title":"A Mistake from the Past: A Face Revealed!","summary":"Sasuke leaves Temari behind and follows Gaara. Orochimaru reveals he wants Sasuke's body, and the Third, regretting not stopping him sooner, prepares a last resort.","n":72,"romaji":"Hokage no Ayamachi – Kamen no Shita no Sugao","en":"A Mistake from the Past: A Face Revealed!","aired":"2004-02-25","type":"mixto","chapters":["naruto-121","naruto-122"],"id":"naruto-72","pos":122},{"title":"Forbidden Secret Technique: Reaper Death Seal!","summary":"The Third Hokage uses the Reaper Death Seal to lock away the souls of the first two Hokage at the cost of his own, but Orochimaru wounds him with his sword. Shino catches up with Sasuke and stays to face Kankurō.","n":73,"romaji":"Kinjutsu Ōgi! \"Shiki Fūjin\"","en":"Forbidden Secret Technique: Reaper Death Seal!","aired":"2004-03-03","type":"canon","chapters":["naruto-123","naruto-124"],"id":"naruto-73","pos":124},{"title":"Astonishing Truth! Gaara's Identity Emerges!","summary":"Shino takes on Kankurō's puppet and breathes in its poison, but his insects drain his opponent's chakra and both go down. Meanwhile, Sasuke catches up with Gaara and they resume their fight.","n":74,"romaji":"Kyōgaku! Gaara no Shōtai","en":"Astonishing Truth! Gaara's Identity Emerges!","aired":"2004-03-10","type":"mixto","chapters":["naruto-125","naruto-126"],"id":"naruto-74","pos":126},{"title":"Sasuke's Decision: Pushed to the Edge!","summary":"Gaara begins to transform into Shukaku. Sasuke wounds him with Chidori but is overcome by the curse mark. Naruto arrives just in time to save him from a final blow.","n":75,"romaji":"Genkai o Koete... Sasuke no Ketsudan!!","en":"Sasuke's Decision: Pushed to the Edge!","aired":"2004-03-17","type":"canon","chapters":["naruto-127","naruto-128"],"id":"naruto-75","pos":128},{"title":"Assassin of the Moonlit Night","summary":"Sakura steps in to protect Sasuke and Gaara traps her with sand. Gaara remembers his childhood with his uncle Yashamaru, the only one who seemed to love him, until Yashamaru tried to kill him.","n":76,"romaji":"Tsukiyo no Ansatsusha","en":"Assassin of the Moonlit Night","aired":"2004-03-24","type":"canon","chapters":["naruto-129","naruto-130"],"id":"naruto-76","pos":130},{"title":"Light vs. Dark: The Two Faces of Gaara","summary":"Gaara relives Yashamaru's betrayal and how he decided to love only himself. With Sakura suffocating against a tree, Naruto faces him to save her.","n":77,"romaji":"Hikari to Yami – Gaara Toiu na","en":"Light vs. Dark: The Two Faces of Gaara","aired":"2004-03-31","type":"canon","chapters":["naruto-131","naruto-132"],"id":"naruto-77","pos":132},{"title":"Naruto's Ninja Handbook","summary":"Naruto overcomes his fear, attacks Gaara with hundreds of clones and forces him to release Shukaku completely. Naruto summons Gamabunta and the two transform into a fox to fight the beast.","n":78,"romaji":"Bakuhatsu! Korezo Naruto Ninpōchō~~!!","en":"Naruto's Ninja Handbook","aired":"2004-04-07","type":"canon","chapters":["naruto-133","naruto-134","naruto-135"],"id":"naruto-78","pos":135},{"title":"Beyond the Limit of Darkness and Light","summary":"Naruto wakes Gaara, undoes Shukaku and beats him with a headbutt. The Third Hokage, his strength gone, seals Orochimaru's arms and dies.","n":79,"romaji":"Rimitto Bucchigiri! \"Hikari to Yami\"","en":"Beyond the Limit of Darkness and Light","aired":"2004-04-14","type":"canon","chapters":["naruto-136","naruto-137"],"id":"naruto-79","pos":137},{"title":"The Third Hokage, Forever...","summary":"Orochimaru withdraws with the invasion a failure. Naruto and Gaara are left exhausted, and Gaara begins to understand the strength of protecting others. Konoha bids farewell to the Third Hokage at a funeral in the rain.","n":80,"romaji":"Sandaime yo, Towa ni......!!","en":"The Third Hokage, Forever...","aired":"2004-04-21","type":"canon","chapters":["naruto-138","naruto-139"],"id":"naruto-80","pos":139}],"chapters":[{"title":"Operation Destroy Konoha...!!","summary":"Sand ninja invade the village and Konoha holds out. In the stadium, Kakashi protects Sakura and entrusts her with waking Naruto and Shikamaru for a mission.","n":116,"en":"Operation Destroy Konoha...!!","volume":13,"id":"naruto-116","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":116,"episodes":["naruto-68"],"cast":[["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["orochimaru","Orochimaru"],["sakura","Sakura"],["kakashi","Kakashi"],["naruto","Naruto"],["shikamaru","Shikamaru"]]},{"title":"The Imparted Mission...!!","summary":"Kakashi sends Sakura, Naruto, Shikamaru and Pakkun after Sasuke. On the rooftop, the Third Hokage faces Orochimaru, who summons three coffins.","n":117,"en":"The Imparted Mission...!!","volume":13,"id":"naruto-117","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":117,"episodes":["naruto-69"],"cast":[["kakashi","Kakashi"],["sakura","Sakura"],["sasuke","Sasuke"],["pakkun","Pakkun"],["naruto","Naruto"],["shikamaru","Shikamaru"],["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["orochimaru","Orochimaru"]]},{"title":"Detainment...!!","summary":"Orochimaru resurrects the First and Second Hokage. Pakkun warns that nine Sound ninja are pursuing them and Shikamaru stays behind to stop them.","n":118,"en":"Detainment...!!","volume":14,"id":"naruto-118","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":118,"episodes":["naruto-69","naruto-70"],"cast":[["orochimaru","Orochimaru"],["hashirama","Hashirama"],["tobirama","Tobirama"],["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["sakura","Sakura"],["naruto","Naruto"],["shikamaru","Shikamaru"],["kakashi","Kakashi"],["pakkun","Pakkun"],["sasuke","Sasuke"]]},{"title":"The Life I Wanted...!!","summary":"Shikamaru pins eight pursuers but cannot catch the ninth. When he resigns himself to death, Asuma appears and finishes them off. Orochimaru strips the resurrected Hokage of their will.","n":119,"en":"The Life I Wanted...!!","volume":14,"id":"naruto-119","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":119,"episodes":["naruto-70"],"cast":[["shikamaru","Shikamaru"],["asuma","Asuma"],["orochimaru","Orochimaru"],["hashirama","Hashirama"],["tobirama","Tobirama"],["hiruzen","Hiruzen"]]},{"title":"Hokage vs. Hokage!!","summary":"The Third Hokage fights the two resurrected Hokage, who regenerate endlessly. He summons the monkey king Enma as a staff and decides to use a forbidden technique.","n":120,"en":"Hokage vs. Hokage!!","volume":14,"id":"naruto-120","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":120,"episodes":["naruto-71"],"cast":[["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["tobirama","Tobirama"],["hashirama","Hashirama"],["enma","Enma"],["orochimaru","Orochimaru"]]},{"title":"The Terrible Experiment...!!","summary":"Orochimaru shows that he has changed bodies to live forever. Sarutobi remembers his experiments and realizes the invasion's goal is Sasuke's Sharingan.","n":121,"en":"The Terrible Experiment...!!","volume":14,"id":"naruto-121","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":121,"episodes":["naruto-71","naruto-72"],"cast":[["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["orochimaru","Orochimaru"],["sasuke","Sasuke"]]},{"title":"The Bestowed Will!!","summary":"Sarutobi remembers when he let Orochimaru escape instead of stopping him. To make up for that mistake, he creates two clones and performs the Reaper Death Seal.","n":122,"en":"The Bestowed Will!!","volume":14,"id":"naruto-122","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":122,"episodes":["naruto-72"],"cast":[["orochimaru","Orochimaru"],["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["hashirama","Hashirama"],["tobirama","Tobirama"]]},{"title":"The Final Seal","summary":"The clones grab the Hokage and the seal takes their souls. Sarutobi discovers that Orochimaru used Zaku and Kin as sacrifices, and tries to seal his former student's soul as well.","n":123,"en":"The Final Seal","volume":14,"id":"naruto-123","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":123,"episodes":["naruto-73"],"cast":[["hashirama","Hashirama"],["tobirama","Tobirama"],["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["kin","Kin"],["zaku","Zaku"],["orochimaru","Orochimaru"],["enma","Enma"]]},{"title":"The Eternal Battle...!!","summary":"The Kusanagi runs Sarutobi through, and he knows the seal has doomed him. Jiraiya stops the snakes and Shino catches up with Sasuke to face Kankurō.","n":124,"en":"The Eternal Battle...!!","volume":14,"id":"naruto-124","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":124,"episodes":["naruto-73"],"cast":[["enma","Enma"],["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["orochimaru","Orochimaru"],["kurama-biju","Zorro de Nueve Colas"],["jiraiya","Jiraiya"],["sasuke","Sasuke"],["kankuro","Kankurō"],["gaara","Gaara"],["shino","Shino"]]},{"title":"The Time of Awakening...!!","summary":"Shino stays with Kankurō and Sasuke follows Gaara. Gaara pushes Temari aside and begins to transform, eager for Sasuke's blood.","n":125,"en":"The Time of Awakening...!!","volume":14,"id":"naruto-125","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":125,"episodes":["naruto-74"],"cast":[["sasuke","Sasuke"],["shino","Shino"],["kankuro","Kankurō"],["gaara","Gaara"],["temari","Temari"]]},{"title":"Off Guard...!!","summary":"Kankurō attacks with poison through his puppet, but Shino's insects drain his chakra. Sarutobi keeps fighting and his face on the monument cracks.","n":126,"en":"Off Guard...!!","volume":14,"id":"naruto-126","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":126,"episodes":["naruto-74"],"cast":[["kankuro","Kankurō"],["shino","Shino"],["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["orochimaru","Orochimaru"]]},{"title":"To Feel Alive...!!","summary":"Gaara, half transformed, corners Sasuke and explains that he sees him as someone like himself. Determined to survive to avenge himself on Itachi, Sasuke wounds him with Chidori.","n":127,"en":"To Feel Alive...!!","volume":15,"id":"naruto-127","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":127,"episodes":["naruto-75"],"cast":[["gaara","Gaara"],["sasuke","Sasuke"],["itachi","Itachi"]]},{"title":"Exceeding One's Limits...!!","summary":"Sasuke risks a third Chidori despite Kakashi's warning and turns to the curse mark. The attack works, but he is left paralyzed and Naruto arrives to hold Gaara back.","n":128,"en":"Exceeding One's Limits...!!","volume":15,"id":"naruto-128","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":128,"episodes":["naruto-75"],"cast":[["gaara","Gaara"],["sasuke","Sasuke"],["kakashi","Kakashi"],["naruto","Naruto"]]},{"title":"To Hurt...!!!","summary":"Naruto does not recognize Gaara. Sakura steps in to protect Sasuke and is trapped, which makes Gaara remember a childhood in which everyone feared him.","n":129,"en":"To Hurt...!!!","volume":15,"id":"naruto-129","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":129,"episodes":["naruto-76"],"cast":[["naruto","Naruto"],["gaara","Gaara"],["pakkun","Pakkun"],["sasuke","Sasuke"],["sakura","Sakura"],["shukaku","Shukaku"],["yashamaru","Yashamaru"]]},{"title":"Love...!!","summary":"In memories, Gaara asks his uncle Yashamaru what pain is, and Yashamaru talks to him about love. Gaara finds it in no one, and one night he defends himself from an assassin: it was Yashamaru.","n":130,"en":"Love...!!","volume":15,"id":"naruto-130","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":130,"episodes":["naruto-76"],"cast":[["shukaku","Shukaku"],["gaara","Gaara"],["yashamaru","Yashamaru"],["rasa","Rasa"]]},{"title":"The Name Gaara...!!","summary":"Yashamaru confesses he never loved him and blows himself up. Gaara decides to love only himself and to exist by killing. In the present, Naruto tries to summon Gamabunta, but only Gamakichi appears.","n":131,"en":"The Name Gaara...!!","volume":15,"id":"naruto-131","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":131,"episodes":["naruto-77"],"cast":[["gaara","Gaara"],["yashamaru","Yashamaru"],["rasa","Rasa"],["naruto","Naruto"],["gamabunta","Gamabunta"],["gamakichi","Gamakichi"]]},{"title":"The Two... Darkness and Light","summary":"Gaara imprisons Sakura to force Naruto to fight. Naruto recognizes in him what he might have been without Iruka and his team, and decides to attack him.","n":132,"en":"The Two... Darkness and Light","volume":15,"id":"naruto-132","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":132,"episodes":["naruto-77"],"cast":[["naruto","Naruto"],["gaara","Gaara"],["sakura","Sakura"],["gamakichi","Gamakichi"],["iruka","Iruka"]]},{"title":"Those Who Are Strong...!!","summary":"Naruto strikes Gaara, but the attack only excites him more. Sasuke protects him and asks him to take Sakura away; Naruto refuses and creates thousands of clones.","n":133,"en":"Those Who Are Strong...!!","volume":15,"id":"naruto-133","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":133,"episodes":["naruto-78"],"cast":[["naruto","Naruto"],["gaara","Gaara"],["sasuke","Sasuke"],["sakura","Sakura"],["haku","Haku"]]},{"title":"Naruto's Ninja Handbook!","summary":"The rain of clones brings Gaara down, and he takes on Shukaku's full form. Naruto summons Gamabunta to face him.","n":134,"en":"Naruto's Ninja Handbook!","volume":15,"id":"naruto-134","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":134,"episodes":["naruto-78"],"cast":[["naruto","Naruto"],["gaara","Gaara"],["shukaku","Shukaku"],["kurama-biju","Zorro de Nueve Colas"],["gamabunta","Gamabunta"],["gamakichi","Gamakichi"]]},{"title":"The Gale-Like Battle...!!","summary":"Gaara falls asleep to release Shukaku. Gamabunta asks Naruto to transform him, and together they become a giant fox that rams the beast.","n":135,"en":"The Gale-Like Battle...!!","volume":15,"id":"naruto-135","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":135,"episodes":["naruto-78"],"cast":[["gamabunta","Gamabunta"],["gaara","Gaara"],["shukaku","Shukaku"],["naruto","Naruto"]]},{"title":"The Last Blow...!!","summary":"Naruto wakes Gaara and cancels Shukaku. Spurred by the danger to Sakura, he cloaks himself in the fox's chakra and both fall to the ground for a final clash. Sarutobi realizes he cannot seal all of Orochimaru's soul.","n":136,"en":"The Last Blow...!!","volume":16,"id":"naruto-136","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":136,"episodes":["naruto-79"],"cast":[["naruto","Naruto"],["gaara","Gaara"],["shukaku","Shukaku"],["gamabunta","Gamabunta"],["sakura","Sakura"],["kurama-biju","Zorro de Nueve Colas"],["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["orochimaru","Orochimaru"]]},{"title":"The Shinobi of Konoha...!!","summary":"Veteran ninja defend the village everywhere. The Third Hokage seals Orochimaru's arms and dies smiling, just as Naruto beats Gaara.","n":137,"en":"The Shinobi of Konoha...!!","volume":16,"id":"naruto-137","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":137,"episodes":["naruto-79"],"cast":[["orochimaru","Orochimaru"],["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["yugao","Yūgao"],["hayate","Hayate"],["hiashi","Hiashi"],["shibi","Shibi"],["shino","Shino"],["tsume","Tsume"],["hana","Hana"],["naruto","Naruto"],["gaara","Gaara"],["choza","Chōza"],["inoichi","Inoichi"],["kuromaru","Kuromaru"],["shikaku","Shikaku"]]},{"title":"Operation Destroy Konoha, Terminated!!","summary":"Orochimaru flees with the Sound Four and the invasion ends. Naruto tells Gaara his friends gave him strength, and Gaara, for the first time, apologizes to his siblings.","n":138,"en":"Operation Destroy Konoha, Terminated!!","volume":16,"id":"naruto-138","manga":"naruto","lvl":0,"pos":138,"episodes":["naruto-80"],"cast":[["gaara","Gaara"],["naruto","Naruto"],["hiruzen","Hiruzen"],["orochimaru","Orochimaru"],["baki","Baki"],["kabuto","Kabuto"],["temari","Temari"],["kankuro","Kankurō"],["sasuke","Sasuke"],["sakura","Sakura"]]}]}