Kishimoto, Masashi

"Kankuro, Temari and Gaara unexpectedly aid Konohagakure against the Sound Ninja. Could they have another purpose besides rekindling the old alliance between Leaf and Sand?"--Book cover.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura face Orochimaru's Sound Ninja in the forest of death even as Sasuke is trying to fight off the influence of Orochimaru's curse. Then, the three ninja trainees advance to the third round of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams, fighting against their classmates, including the Sound Ninja spies.

"It's all-out shinobi war as Naruto, Tsunade, Jiraiya and Shizune take on Orochimaru and Kabuto in battle. Then, as Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura hurl toward an uncertain future, an ever-angry Sasuke makes a terrible choice of new teammates. Tsunade sends Naruto, Shikamaru and others to hunt him down, but the Sound Four looms dangerously close"--Back cover.

"Shikamaru's team is out for revenge against their mentor's murderers. Tsunade tries to stop them, but Kakashi wants to help! As the divide between the ninja grows, the mysterious Akatsuki organization continues their brutal attack on the Tailed Beasts, the Biju, and the young ninja who host them--including Naruto!"--Back cover.

As the bridge nears completion, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura train heavily while they await Zabuka's next attack on Tazuna's family.

After he has achieved his goal of becoming the greatest ninja in the village, Naruto is now Hokage and peace has bloomed. But new troubles are bubbling to the surface and Naruto must deal with that even as he tries to control his demanding son, Boruto, and protect Sasuke's daughter, Sarada, from a mysterious figure with connections to the Uchiha clan.

While Naruto studies with Jiraiya to harness the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox chakra locked within him in preparation for the Ch?unin Selection Exams, other ninja villages are secretly forming alliances against Konahagakure.

Squad Seven, roped into cleaning the village pond after escoring the cowardly Shibuki home to the remote Hidden Waterfall Village, find themselves in dire circumstances when Kakashi is called away, leaving them to face a determined rogue ninja who arrives in town determined to acquire Hidden Waterfall's most precious possession.