4.0/10 2 votes#1 - The Leaf's Handsome Devil!
Season 3 Episode 123 - Aired 2/23/2005
Naruto's Shadow Clones are no match for Kimimaro's attacks. But when an old bushy-browed buddy from the Leaf Village shows up, all bets are off!
Director: Masaaki Kumagai
Writer: Kouhei Urasawa
4.5/10 987 votes#2 - Special Report: Live from the Forest of Death!
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/2/2003
Konohamaru, the grandson of Leaf Village's Third Hokage, shows up at the Chunin Exam site. He comes along with Moegi and Udon to cover the events for the Ninja Academy's school newspaper. Konohamaru looks up to Naruto like an older brother and through interviews with the characters, recaps their adventures thus far.
Director: Hayato Date
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
5.3/10 7 votes#3 - Return of the Morning Mist
Season 2 Episode 81 - Aired 4/28/2004
Two mysterious ninja infiltrate Konoha, and one of them bares the Sharingan. Just what are these two after? Why has Itachi Uchiha returned to Konoha?
Director: Harume Kosaka
Writer: Kouhei Urasawa
5.5/10 4 votes#4 - A Fierce Battle of Rolling Thunder!
Season 3 Episode 105 - Aired 10/20/2004
With Naruto's help, Idate reaches the Modoroki Shrine... But just as he's about to cross the bridge, an old nemesis stands in his way.
Director: Masaaki Kumagai
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Akatsuki Yamatoya, Kouhei Urasawa
6.0/10 3 votes#5 - A New Training Begins: I Will Be Strong
Season 2 Episode 86 - Aired 6/2/2004
Now that Sasuke is in safe hands, Naruto and Jiraiya can continue their search for Tsunade. When they arrive at a city with a festival on the way, Jiraiya and Naruto have some fun, at least until Naruto puts a stain on a man's shirt. Jiraiya uses a new technique that easily defeats the man and offers to teach it to Naruto. What is this new technique and can Naruto master it?
Director: Toshiya Niidome
Writer: Kouhei Urasawa
6.0/10 3 votes#6 - Focal Point: The Mark of the Leaf
Season 2 Episode 88 - Aired 6/16/2004
After passing stage one of the training, Naruto moves into stage two: power training. Jiraiya realizes that, like him, Naruto has a hard time concentrating, so he paints a spiral in the palm of Naruto's hand to help him to focus. With the aid of the spiral and a quick flashback to Iruka-sensei, Naruto completes stage two. Meanwhile, Tsunade's luck has become uncommonly good, which worries her. After being talked into sightseeing by her assistant, Tsunade meets Orochimaru...and she doesn't look at all pleased.
Director: Rion Kujo
Writer: Satoru Nishizono
6.0/10 2 votes#7 - Roar and Howl! The Ultimate Tag-Team!
Season 3 Episode 120 - Aired 2/2/2005
Faced against the vicious twin duo of Sakon and Ukon, Kiba and Akamaru team up to take them out, using their most powerful jutsu.
Director: Masahiko Murata
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
6.0/10 2 votes#8 - To Each His Own Battle
Season 3 Episode 121 - Aired 2/9/2005
With the Sasuke retrieval squad now split into individual battles, it's up to Naruto, Kiba and Shikamaru to stop the sound ninja. But little do they realize that there's more to their opponents than their basic techniques.
Director: Tsuyoshi Matsumoto
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
6.0/10 2 votes#9 - Fakeout: Shikamaru's Comeback!
Season 3 Episode 122 - Aired 2/16/2005
Shikamaru's got his hands full with Tayuya and her melodic attacks. Can he stop her and put an end to her malevolent flute playing?
Director: Akira Shimizu
Writer: Michiko Yokote
6.0/10 2 votes#10 - Vengeful Strike! The Bracken Dance!
Season 3 Episode 127 - Aired 3/30/2005
As Gaara demonstrates he has more than enough backbone to take on Kimimaro, Orochimaru recollects on how he brought him as a young man into the Sound Village.
Director: Shigenori Kageyama
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
6.0/10 2 votes#11 - Pure Terror! The House of Orochimaru
Season 3 Episode 139 - Aired 6/15/2005
Sasame leads Naruto, Jiraiya, and Sakura to Orochimaru's hideout. They send Sasame back to the village because of the danger level. Jiraiya summons Gamakichi to go in first and investigate. The four come to three tunnels. Jiraiya goes off to the right, Naruto and Sakura down the middle and Gamakichi down the left. Will the four of them make it past the traps?
Director: Masahiko Murata
Writer: Junki Takegami
6.0/10 2 votes#12 - The Three Villains from the Maximum Security Prison
Season 3 Episode 142 - Aired 7/6/2005
With the events of the Rice Field Country behind them, everyone prepares for their training. But a new threat soon arises. Remember Mizuki? He's back and he's planning to break out of Konoha's Correctional
Director: Shigenori Kageyama
Writer: Kouhei Urasawa
6.0/10 2 votes#13 - A New Squad! Two People and a Dog?!
Season 3 Episode 144 - Aired 7/20/2005
Naruto is having trouble with the two brothers and Iruka is having his share of difficulties with Mizuki! Iruka struggles to try and get the old Mizuki back but he doesn't have much success.... Meanwhile, when things are looking bleak for Naruto, can 3 friendly Ninja save the day?
Director: Masaaki Kumagai
Writer: Kouhei Urasawa
6.0/10 2 votes#14 - Too Late for Help
Season 4 Episode 164 - Aired 12/14/2005
Naruto decides to do some investigating on his own over the matter of the ghost, while Neji and Tenten try a different approach. WIth the help of two frogs, Naruto begins to learn more and more about the truth of the matter....but will what he discovers, cost him his life?
Director: Tsuyoshi Matsumoto
Writer: Junki Takegami
6.0/10 2 votes#15 - The Top 5 Ninja Battles!
Season 4 Episode 202 - Aired 9/27/2006
Naruto and Sakura host a special recap episode featuring the top five battles so far! There are also interviews with some of the team, and perhaps even some of the enemy....
Director: Hayato Date
Writer: Yuka Miyata
6.2/10 4 votes#16 - Jiraiya: Naruto's Potential Disaster!
Season 2 Episode 83 - Aired 5/12/2004
Jiraiya and Naruto begin their search for Tsunade, but are constantly sidetracked by Jiraiya's peeping and hitting on pretty girls. Jiraiya tells Naruto some stories about the 3rd and 4th Hokages. Meanwhile, Sasuke learns that his brother, Itachi, is after Naruto and goes to warn him.
Director: Mamoru Enomoto
Writer: Michiko Yokote
6.3/10 3 votes#17 - The Final Rounds: Rush to the Battle Arena!
Season 2 Episode 59 - Aired 11/19/2003
Waking up late, Naruto hurries to the stadium where the Chuunin matches will be held, along the way he stops at his old training ground and meets up with Hinata. Naruto tells Hinata that he's afraid he'll lose, but with Hinata's encouragement and sort-of-confession of her feelings, Naruto is filled with renewed confidence and proceeds to the stadium leaving a shellshocked Hinata in his wake. Now Naruto must try to make it the stadium before it's too late, and Konohamaru has a plan to help him out.
Director: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer: Yuka Miyata
6.3/10 3 votes#18 - Keep on Training: Pop Goes the Water Balloon!
Season 2 Episode 87 - Aired 6/9/2004
Jiraiya gives Naruto the task of rotating the water in a balloon until it pops. Naruto is confident that he will accomplish this stage of the training by night, but soon learns it's not as easy as expected.
Director: Hiroshi Kimura
Writer: Michiko Yokote
6.3/10 3 votes#19 - Tsunade's Warning: Ninja No More!
Season 2 Episode 98 - Aired 8/25/2004
Naruto, Tsunade, and Shizune finally return to Konoha so Tsunade can take over and become Hokage. Konohamaru finds out that Tsunade is the Fifth but refuses to believe it. Naruto then takes Tsunade to the hospital so she can heal Sasuke, Kakashi, and Lee. She heals Sasuke and Kakashi just fine...However, her diagnosis of Rock Lee has heartbreaking consequences for him and his future.
Director: Shinji Satoh
Writer: Michiko Yokote
6.3/10 3 votes#20 - The Will of Fire Still Burns!
Season 2 Episode 99 - Aired 9/1/2004
Konohamaru locks himself in the office used by the 3rd to stop them from replacing his grandfather, the previous Hokage. Tsunade spends the day locked out of her office and researches a way to heal Rock Lee so he has a better chance of surviving the operation,
Director: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer: Michiko Yokote
6.3/10 3 votes#21 - The Third Super-Beast!
Season 4 Episode 195 - Aired 7/26/2006
When Lee misses his check-up with Tsunade, Naruto is sent to find him. Meanwhile Gai is training someone called Yagura and has decided that Lee and Yagura should have a training match. Can Lee beat the new trainee after hearing some uncomfortable news at his examination?
Director: Hiroshi Kimura
Writer: Junki Takegami
6.3/10 3 votes#22 - The Ultimate Weapon Reborn
Season 4 Episode 219 - Aired 2/1/2007
Even with his chakra so low, Gaara fights the Shitenshounin leader. When he fails and is trapped, Naruto arrives to try and rescue him. But when the leader of Takumi Village, Seimei, is revived, can Naruto save Gaara before Shukaku takes complete control of him?
Director: Akira Shimizu
Writer: Junki Takegami
6.5/10 4 votes#23 - A Shadow in the Darkness: Danger Approaches Sasuke
Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 9/24/2003
As Chouji faces off against Dosu, Orochimaru gives an order for Kabuto to abduct Sasuke. He also tells Kabuto that if he wants to stop him, he'll have to kill Sasuke. As Kabuto approaches Sasuke, he hesitates on what to do. His spy cover is soon blown though, as Kakashi appears on the scene. Will Kakashi save Sasuke from Kabuto's grasp?
Director: Harume Kosaka
Writer: Kouhei Urasawa
6.5/10 2 votes#24 - Mission: Help an Old Friend in the Land of Tea
Season 2 Episode 102 - Aired 9/22/2004
Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke find out their newest mission will be without Kakashi who has responsibilities elsewhere. Tsunade sends them to the Tea Country to protect someone, but the details are vague at best. Along the way they meet Idate Morino who causes the group a lot of trouble, especially when they discover who they have to protect!
Director: Tsuyoshi Matsumoto
Writer: Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Akatsuki Yamatoya
6.5/10 2 votes#25 - The Race is On! Trouble on the High Seas!
Season 2 Episode 103 - Aired 9/29/2004
The trio continue to follow Idate while fending off attacks by three Shinobi sent to kill him. They find out later just how important winning this race is to the Wasabi clan's future...
Director: Yoshinori Odaka
Writer: Satoru Nishizono, Katsuyuki Sumisawa, Michiko Yokote
The Worst Episodes of Naruto
Every episode of Naruto ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Naruto!
Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:TV Tokyo
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Naruto" is "The Leaf's Handsome Devil!", rated 4/10 from 2 user votes. It was directed by Masaaki Kumagai and written by Kouhei Urasawa. "The Leaf's Handsome Devil!" aired on 2/23/2005 and is rated 0.5 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Special Report: Live from the Forest of Death!".