Episodes 445-458 of the 'Naruto' anime spin-off series. A trio of young ninjas, Naruto (voice of Junko Takeuchi), Sasuke (Noriaki Sugiyama) and Sakura (Chie Nakamura), are schooled together in the village hidden in the leaves. Each desires to become a ninja for different reasons and will have to use courage and bravery along the way to overcome their own personal battles. The episodes are: 'Pursuers', 'Collision', 'Another Moon', 'Comrade', 'The Shinobi Unite', 'Rival', 'Birth and Death', 'The Genius', 'The Pain of Living', 'Shisui's Request', 'Moonlit Night', 'The Darkness of the Akatsuki', 'Partner' and 'Truth'.