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Jiraiya must look to the past for answers on how to end Akatsuki's reign of pain, and Sasuke moves closer to the final battle with the Uchiha brothers.

Naruto, having come face-to-face with his nemesis, uncovers information about the true Pain, and the first act of a new ninja who has taken power in Konoha changes Naruto's life forever.

While competing in the Junior World Cup Skating championships, Alison learns a valuable lesson in sportsmanship.

Gon returns to Whale Island to share his Hunter success with Aunt Mito but must set off once again when he finds a message from his missing father that leads him to the Yorknew auction in search of the rare video game Green Island.

Naruto struggles to decode Jiraiya's final words, and tries to figure out how to approach his battle against those who killed his beloved mentor.

Horrid Henry's bad behavior continues as he attempts to make a scary movie, spends the weekend at his cousin's house, tricks his brother into giving him grump cards, and creates his own Olympic games, in chapter-book format.

Art Boyd and his best friend Boyd Fink come up with a game they call Faboo Facts in which they battle to come up with the most impressive fact, but the friendship between the boys is threatened when the competition gets too heated.

"[Lety Mu?oz] loves volunteering at the Furry Friends Animal Shelter . . . When the shelter needs a volunteer to write animal profiles, Lety jumps at the chance. But grumpy classmate Hunter also wants to write profiles--so now they have to work as a team. Hunter's not much of a team player, though. He devises a secret competition to decide who will be the official shelter scribe. Whoever helps get their animals adopted the fastest wins. The loser scoops dog food. Lety reluctantly agrees, but she's worried that if the shelter finds out about the contest, they'll kick her out of the volunteer program. Then she'll never be able to adopt Spike, her favorite dog at the shelter!"--Provided by publisher.

Ninja trainee Sasuke, suffering the effects of a curse placed on him by Drochimaru, enters the first match of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams over the protests of his friend and classmate Sakura, and finds himself facing one of the formidable Sound Ninja spies.

Naruto prepares to take on the Akatsuki, who may be the most unstoppable foe the Konoha ninja have encountered.