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List of Episodes of the Naruto : Season 4

This is a list of episodes of the Naruto anime series, covering the third and fourth seasons of the series. The episodes are directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. The episodes were released in North America by Viz Media and in South America and Europe by Warner Bros. Television. They are based on the Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto and adapt the eleventh through nineteenth volumes of its source material over forty-nine episodes.

The third season ran from October 2003 to April 2004 in Japan, with the fourth following it from April 2004 to October 2004. Both seasons were shown on TV Tokyo. The English airing of the third season was from September 2006 to March 2007. The fourth season was aired from March 2007 to August 2007. Both were shown on Cartoon Network’s Toonami and YTV’s Bionix programming blocks.

Seven pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; two opening themes and four closing themes in the Japanese episodes, and two opening themes and an ending theme in the English ones. The two Japanese opening themes are Little By Little’s “Kanashimi wo yasashisa ni”, used for the first twenty-four episodes, and “GO!!!” by FLOW for the remaining episodes. The four closing themes are “Viva?Rock” by Orange Range, used for the first thirteen episodes, RAICO’s “ALIVE” for the next thirteen episodes, “Ima made Nando mo”, by The Massmissile in the next twelve episodes, and Japanese singer TiA’s “Ry?sei” for the rest of the episodes. The opening themes for the English adaptation are “Haruka Kanata” by Asian Kung-Fu Generation in the first twenty-five episodes, and FLOW’s “GO!!!” for the remaining twenty-seven. The closing theme is an instrumental version of Jeremy Sweet’s and Ian Nickus’ “Rise.” A DVD compilation, containing the first thirteen episodes of the third season, has been planned for release by Viz Media on December 4, 2007

Season 4: 2004

1. Title : “Beyond the Limit of Darkness and Light”
“Rimitto bucchigiri! ~Hikari to Yami~”

As the transformed Gamabunta holds Shukaku in place, Naruto awakens Gaara. Tapping into the demon fox’s power again, Naruto headbutts Gaara and destroys Shukaku’s form. Across Konoha, the village’s ninja, including the parents of many of the Genin, begin the counterattack of the invading forces. At the site of the Third’s battle with Orochimaru, the Third realizes that he does not have enough strength left to fully seal Orochimaru’s soul, and instead opts to seal his former pupil’s arms. He does so, robbing Orochimaru of his ability to use jutsu. Wishing his student a fond farewell, the Third dies reciting one last proverb. At this time Naruto and Gaara jump at each other, and Naruto succeeds in throwing the winning blow.

2. Title : “The Third Hokage, Forever…”
“Sandaime yo, towa ni……!!”

Critically damaged, Orochimaru calls off the invasion and flees the village with his forces. In the forest, Naruto and Gaara both lay on the ground, devoid of chakra. Naruto sympathizes with Gaara for his childhood, but threatens to kill Gaara if he should ever bring harm to his friends again. Realizing that Naruto’s strength came from the desire to protect others, Gaara begins to reshape his view of the world as his siblings take him home, and apologizes to Temari and Kankuro. The next day, the ninja of Konoha mourn the deaths of those who died during the invasion, especially the Third Hokage, and ponder the meaning of the Third Hokage’s sacrifice. Meanwhile, Kakashi pays respects to his deceased friend, Obito.

3. Title : “Return of the Morning Mist”
“Asagiri no kiky?”

After the Third Hokage’s death, Jiraiya is approached by the village’s elders, who offer him the position of Fifth Hokage. He declines, saying that Tsunade would be a much better candidate for the title. He offers to find her for Konoha and asks that he be allowed to take Naruto with him. Meanwhile, Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki enter Konoha, and are confronted by Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi. Itachi and Kisame quickly gain the advantage in battle, but Kakashi comes to their rescue at the last moment

4. Title : “Eye to Eye: Sharingan vs Sharingan!”
“Sharingan tai Sharingan!!”

Kakashi and Itachi exchange blows, each being very proficient with the Sharingan. Itachi neutralizes Kakashi with his Tsukuyomi. As Kakashi struggles to remain standing, he asks Itachi why he’s returned to Konoha. Itachi replies that they’re after Naruto, which Kakashi elaborates as meaning they want the demon fox for their organization Akatsuki. Angered that Kakashi knows of their organization, Itachi instructs Kisame to kill Asuma and Kurenai, but to bring Kakashi with him. Before Kisame can do so, Might Guy arrives. Itachi states he did not go to Konoha to “start a war”, so he and Kisame leave the battle.

5. Title : “Jiraiya: Naruto’s Potential Disaster!”
“?, n?~! Jiraiya no jonan, Naruto no sainan”

Guy, Asuma, and Kurenai take an unconscious Kakashi home to rest, where they decide Sasuke should not know of Itachi’s return. Despite their wishes, Sasuke finds out, and also learns that Itachi is after Naruto. Determined to kill Itachi for murdering the Uchiha clan, Sasuke rushes out to find Naruto, though discovers that Naruto has already left the village with Jiraiya. In another town, Naruto sits in a hotel room while Jiraiya tries to pick up women. After someone knocks on his door, Naruto opens it to reveal Itachi and Kisame standing before him.

6. Title : “Roar, Chidori! Brother vs. Brother!”
“Unare Chidori, Hoero Sasuke!”

As Kisame and Itachi contemplate how best to carry Naruto, Sasuke arrives and attacks Itachi with his Chidori. Uninterested in their quarrel, Itachi effortlessly stops the attack. Naruto attempts to summon a toad, but Kisame absorbs his chakra before he can do so and proceeds to attack. Jiraiya arrives to block the attack

7. Title : “Hate Among the Uchihas: The Last of the Clan!”
“Orokanaru ot?to yo urame, nikume!”

Although Jiraiya prepares to fight the two Akatsuki members, Sasuke proclaims that he will kill Itachi. Itachi brutally beats and berates his brother, even using Tsukuyomi. Sasuke falls unconscious, and Jiraiya uses the ensuing chaos to prepare a powerful technique, forcing the Akatsuki team to flee. Might Guy arrives and takes Sasuke back to Konoha. Before he leaves, he asks that Naruto and Jiraiya to find Tsunade, hoping that she will be able to heal Lee’s injuries. They reassure him, and Naruto and Jiraiya set out to resume their search.

8. Title : “A New Training Begins: I Will Be Strong!”
“Shugy? kaishi, Ore wa zett? tsuyoku naru!”

Naruto enjoys a day out on the town while Jiraiya does some investigating into Tsunade’s whereabouts. When Jiraiya ends up using his time – and Naruto’s money – to enjoy sake and women, he starts teaching Naruto the Rasengan. To begin learning the technique, Naruto must pop a water-filled balloon held in the palm of his hand by spinning the water with his chakra, something he starts with great enthusiasm.

9. Title : “Keep on Training: Pop Goes the Water Balloon!”
“Konj?!!! Warero mizuf?sen”

Soon after his training begins, Naruto finds himself unable to make any progress. After asking Jiraiya for tips, Naruto decides he’ll master the jutsu in three days. Jiraiya doubts the likelihood that Naruto will live up this promise, explaining that the technique’s creator, the Fourth Hokage, took three years to develop the Rasengan in its current form. He then goes on to explain that popping the balloon is only one of three steps, and leaves Naruto to resume his training.Naruto soon discovers that popping the balloon is easier if he uses both of his hands, and progresses to the second step.

10. Title : “Focal Point: The Mark of the Leaf”
“Konoha m?ku to hitaiate”

The second step involves Naruto popping a rubber ball, something that will require much more power. After Naruto struggles with this step, Jiraiya helps him by drawing a leaf on his palm to give him a point to concentrate his efforts on. With some additional practice, Naruto is able to complete this stage as well. Elsewhere, Tsunade, an avid and extremely unlucky gambler, hits a winning streak, leading her to believe something bad is about to happen. She is correct, as when she tries to leave the city, she is met by Orochimaru and Kabuto.

11. Title : “An Impossible Choice: The Pain Within Tsunade’s Heart”
“Hamon”

Naruto is tasked with combining the spinning and the power developed in the previous steps, something that Jiraiya cannot help him with. As he attempts to do both, a frail and sickly Orochimaru asks Tsunade to heal his arms, as the Third’s seal on them is causing him excruciating pain and making them unusable, leaving him unable to use techniques. Although she has no intentions of helping Orochimaru due to his killing the Third, Tsunade decides to consider the matter when he offers to revive her dead brother, Nawaki, and lover, Dan. Orochimaru gives her a week to think about it, and he leaves.

12. Title : “Unforgivable! A Total Lack of Respect!”
“Ikari bakuhatsu! Yurusan?ttebayo”

While Tsunade has dinner that night, Jiraiya and Naruto arrive at the same bar. Suspicious of Jiraiya’s reason for looking for her, Tsunade asks what he wants, to which he replies that Konoha wants her to be the new Hokage. She rejects the offer, saying anyone who would willingly take the title is a fool. Naruto, enraged that she would disrespect the title of Hokage and those who have held its position, challenges Tsunade to a battle. The two step outside, but Tsunade quickly proves to be far out of Naruto’s league. Unwilling to give up, Naruto readies his imperfect Rasengan for an attack.

13. Title : “Inheritance: The Necklace of Death”
“Shodai Hokage no isan Shi o yobu kubikazari”

Recognizing the danger the attack imposes, Tsunade forces it into the ground, where the minor damage it inflicts indicates that it is not yet complete. Despite this, Tsunade offers Naruto a proposition: if he can master the technique in one week, she’ll give him her necklace, something worth an immense amount of money. If he cannot, she gets all the money in his wallet. Naruto agrees to the bet, and leaves to start training. Tsunade meets Jiraiya for drinks, where he tells her that he is aware Orochimaru has offered her something. Jiraiya makes it clear that he will kill her if she helps Orochimaru. Meanwhile, Naruto continues to train, intent on winning the bet with Tsunade.

14. Title : . “A Dubious Offer! Tsunade’s Choice”
“YES ka NO ka! Tsunade no kait?”

As the week goes by, Naruto continues his training, though he is unable to properly mix spinning and power and has varying results. Tsunade watches Naruto’s progress from the background, noting how similar he is to both her dead brother and lover. Once a week goes by, Naruto appears to have been unsuccessful and lays unconscious with fatigue. Jiraiya, still uncertain about the situation with Orochimaru & Tsunade, decides to take her out for drinks & reminds her about the bet with Naruto. While they’re out together, Tsunade drugs his drink, putting him to sleep. The next morning, Tsunade meets with Orochimaru as promised, and prepares to heal his arms. Before she can do so, she is stopped by Orochimaru’s assistant, Kabuto Yakushi.

15. “Breakdown! The Deal Is Off!”
“K?sh? Ketsuretsu!”

Having recognized that Tsunade’s healing jutsu was filled with killing intent, Kabuto realized that she had no intention of helping Orochimaru. With Tsunade being the only person who can heal Orochimaru, they decide to take her by force, and Kabuto and Tsunade begin to fight. Although Tsunade has far more battle experience than Kabuto, he is able to hold his own against her, even managing to land a few debilitating attacks. As Kabuto prepares to put Tsunade out of commission, Naruto, Jiraiya, and Tsunade’s assistant, Shizune, arrive to help. Uninterested in their assistance, Tsunade tries to resume her battle with Kabuto, though he slices his palm, paralyzing her due to her fear of blood. As she is taken aside to recover, Naruto and Shizune both launch attacks at Kabuto, which he defeats. Finally Jiraiya states that he and Shizune must team up to take on Orochimaru and Kabuto, respectively.

16. Title : “Attack! Fury of the Rasengan!”
“Kurae! Ikari no Rasengan”

With Tsunade out of commission due to her paralyzing fear of blood, Jiraiya takes on the challenge of defeating Orochimaru. Kabuto continues to insult Tsunade, which angers Naruto and gives him the strength to fight Kabuto and protect Tsunade. Kabuto picks on Naruto and brings back Tsunade’s memories of Nawaki, Dan, and the bet made between her and Naruto. Naruto is able to pull together all the strength he has left to make one final attack, creating a shadow clone and pulling off a complete rasengan.

17. Title : “The Fifth Hokage! A Life on the Line!”
“Godaime Hokage, Inochi o kaketa tatakai!”

Despite using a powerful healing technique, Kabuto’s wounds are too extensive for him to deal with. When Naruto collapses due to the severity of Kabuto’s last attack, a strike to Naruto’s heart, Tsunade does what she can, determined to save him and his dream of becoming hokage. Her efforts work, and he regains consciousness long enough to claim the necklace he has won in the bet. Orochimaru, recognizing Naruto as a potential future threat, tries to kill him. Tsunade, determined to make sure Naruto becomes Hokage, overcomes her fear of blood and uses herself as a human shield to block the attack. When asked why she would risk her life to save him, Tsunade replies that it is her duty as the Fifth Hokage, finally accepting the role she was offered. Intending to eliminate his former teammates, Orochimaru summons Manda while Tsunade and Jiraiya summon Katsuyu and Gamabunta respectively.

18. Title : “Deadlock! Sannin Showdown!”
“San sukumi no tatakai”

Katsuyu and Gamabunta double-team Manda, though the latter is able to hold his own. Using her inhuman strength, Tsunade is able to pin Manda down and delivers a finishing blow to Orochimaru. Deciding to use his last resort to regain the use of his arms, Orochimaru retreats with Kabuto, leaving Tsunade, Jiraiya, Shizune, and Naruto to their own devices. Once Naruto recovers and learns of Tsunade’s acceptance of the Hokage title, he remarks that she is an undeserving of the job due to the fact that the Third was better in every possible way. The two step outside to have another fight, though this time Tsunade gives Naruto a kiss on the forehead instead of a blow to the face. The group then sets off for Konoha.

19. Title : ! Naruto’s Hot Springs Adventure!!”
“Naruto no yukemuri chin d?ch?”

On their way back to Konoha, the group takes a break at a hot spring town. Naruto learns that two ninja of the Akagi family cannot return home unless they collect Tsunade’s debts, and attempts to help them. Shizune, fearing that Tsunade’s debts, if exposed, would jeopardize her chances of becoming Hokage, disguises herself as Tsunade to stop Naruto, but neither of them realizes that the debt had already been paid.

20. Title : “Tsunade’s Warning: Ninja No More”
“Ninja o yamero! Tsunade no ts?koku”

Upon arriving in Konoha, preparations are made to formally put Tsunade into office, though she is largely uninterested in formalities and leaves the task to her new assistants. She makes her rounds in the Konoha hospital, healing Kakashi and Sasuke of the damage done to their minds by Itachi’s Tsukuyomi. When examining the wounds to Rock Lee’s body, Tsunade discovers that the damage to his spine is too extensive, even for her, to heal with certainty. She advises Lee to give up on his dreams of being a ninja, citing that there is only a 50% chance that he will survive the operation.

21. Title : “Will of Fire Still Burns”
“Hi no ishi o tsugu mono”

Konohamaru, the Third Hokage’s grandson, is unable to accept Tsunade as his grandfather’s successor and does what he can to prevent her inauguration. As Tsunade does research, hoping to increase the chances of Lee’s surviving the operation, Naruto tries to convince Konohamaru that she will be a good Hokage. After Tsunade demonstrates her strength and healing abilities, Konohamaru decides Tsunade can be Hokage and that his grandfather will not fade into memory.

22. Title : “Sensei and Student: The Bond of the Shinobi”
“Nekketsu shitei no kizuna ~Otoko ga ninp? wo tsuranuku toki~”

Guy and Lee discuss the operation, and Lee expresses his fears of dying as well as his fears of never being a ninja. The two reminisce about their time together, and Guy finally decides that if Lee dies during the operation, so will he, as he cannot live if Lee is not a ninja. Guy’s words inspire Lee, and he decides to take the operation. Tsunade, meanwhile, manages to increase the odds of Lee’s survival to 58%, and is satisfied that Lee will most likely survive the operation. Tsunade is inaugurated as Hokage, and the role of the village’s protector is passed on to her.

23. Title : “Gotta See! Gotta Know! Kakashi-Sensei’s True Face!”
“Mitai, Shiritai, Tashikametai Kakashi-sensei no sugao”

In this episode based on a special omake, Naruto convinces Sakura and even Sasuke to help him see what Kakashi’s face looks like under his mask. Each one of their plans, such as buying him ramen to force him to remove his mask while he eats, fails in a comedic fashion. At the same time, they inadvertently and unknowingly thwart attempts by three ninja to kill Kakashi for goofy reasons. Finally, Kakashi agrees to take off his mask, revealing another slightly paler mask beneath it. Naruto is very dissatisfied about the failure

24. Title : “Help an Old Friend in the Land of Tea”
“Iza shin ninmu Giri to ninj? to Chakoku o sukue!”

Team 7, without Kakashi, is given a mission to protect a young man, Idate, during his foot race against a rival clan that will settle the feud between the two. Idate, however, has a strong distaste for ninja. At the start of the race, he runs off in the wrong direction, confusing everyone.

25. Title : “The Race Is On! Trouble on the High Seas!”
“Naruto gekichin!? Inbau?uzumaku ?unabara”

Team 7 follows Idate to another port, which makes for a better starting point of the boating part of the race, due to the winds and the current. En route, they are attacked by the Rain ninja from the Chunin exam, who have been hired by the other clan. Team 7 defends Idate and tell him to swim for the shore, while they follow later. He does so, but is confronted by Aoi, an Amegakure ninja

26. Title : “Run, Idate, Run! Nagi Island Awaits!”
“Hashire Idate! Arashi o yubi haran no Nagit?!!”

Aoi taunts Idate and attacks him. Team 7, who are still swimming for the island, are attacked underwater by the Rain ninja. Using the first step of training for the Rasengan, Naruto creates a huge whirlpool that saves them. They then try to rescue Idate, but prove to be no match for Aoi, who poisons them and leaves. Sakura gives them all medicine Tsunade had given her, and they seek shelter in a cave. Idate explains that he was once a Leaf ninja, but was tricked by Aoi into betraying the village after failing the Chunin Exam.