Episode Summaries: Season 1 (Episodes 1 - 26)

Season 1 of Naruto aired on Cartoon Network at 9:00 pm from September 10, 2005
until March 3rd, 2006. It consisted of three completed sagas, Naruto becoming a
ninja, the Wave Country mission, and the first part of the Chuunin Exam.

Sagas of Naruto Season 1

Episodes 1 - 5: Becoming A Ninja!

Episode #1: Enter: Naruto Uzumaki!

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Rating: Airdate: 9/10/05 Naruto Uzumaki is the worst student attending the Ninja Academy. He's failed the test to become a ninja numerous times and is tired of being looked down upon. He may just have a shortcut to becoming a ninja, now the village will definitely acknowledge his existence... [click here to see the full summary]

Episode #2: My Name Is Konohamaru

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Rating: Airdate: 9/10/05 The day has finally come, Naruto will be a full-fledged ninja tomorrow and soon he will be Hokage! But why does the Hokage's grandson want to be his apprentice? And why do they keep getting into trouble? This boy is Konohamaru, and his actual teacher may be getting a little jealous... [click here to see the full summary]

Episode #3: Sasuke and Sakura: Friends or Foes?

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Rating: Airdate: 9/17/05 Naruto is now a Genin, a low-level ninja, and only a mere stepping stone to becoming Hokage. Iruka-sensei is now assigning all of the fellow Genin to teams. Naruto is paired with his crush, Sakura, and his rival, Sasuke. Naruto just might want to settle his differences with Sasuke now... [click here to see the full summary]

Episode #4: Pass or Fail: Survival Test

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Rating: Airdate: 9/24/05 Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno are all ready for their next big step as ninjas. They are known as Team 7, and are waiting for their new sensei, a high-level Jounin ranked ninja. All of the other teams have already left on their first missions, and Team 7's sensei is hours late... [click here to see the full summary]

Episode #5: You Failed! Kakashi's Final Decision

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Rating: Airdate: 10/01/05 Team 7's members still can't manage to complete the task of taking the bells from Kakashi. How are they ever supposed to become skilled ninja if they're sent back to the Academy after this? They must become Genin, and they can't stop now. But wait, they tried so hard, but Kakashi says they fail... [click here to see the full summary]

Episodes 6 - 19: Protect Tazuna: Mission in the Land of Waves!

Episode #6: A Dangerous Mission! Journey to the Land of Waves!

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Rating: Airdate: 10/08/05 Naruto is tired of all these boring D-ranked missions. He's a real ninja, he should get a real ninja's mission! The Hokage praises his determination and grants him a C-ranked mission, they must be the bodyguards of the bridge-builder Tazuna. Even though this may seem easy, Tazuna may have lied about it's difficulty... [click here to see the full summary]

Episode #7: The Assassin of the Mist

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Rating: Airdate: 10/15/05 Finally arriving in the Land of Waves, we learn that a corrupt businessman by the name of Gato is after Tazuna, and he has some of the most skilled ninja in his arsenal. One of them is Zabuza Momochi, expert assassin. Kakashi will have to take this fight alone, with his newly revealed secret weapon... [click here to see the full summary]

Episode #8: The Oath of Pain

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Rating: Airdate: 10/22/05 Kakashi and Zabuza begin an intense Jonin battle, where Kakashi reveals his ultimate weapon, the Sharingan. With this, Zabuza is easily defeated, but it's all just a ploy to trap Kakashi. Naruto knows he'll never be able to take on Zabuza, but he'll never back down. Naruto and Sasuke do have a plan though... [click here to see the full summary]

Episode #9: Kakashi: Sharingan Warrior!

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Rating: Airdate: 10/29/05 With Kakashi trapped, Naruto and Sasuke are forced to come up with a drastic plan. Sure enough, they free their Sensei from the water prison. Now Kakashi will really show Zabuza his true power. Can Kakashi really read minds, or tell the future? Or is the Sharingan finally getting to Zabuza... [click here to see the full summary]

Episode #10: The Forest of Chakra

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Rating: Airdate: 11/05/05 After re-analyzing the situation, Kakashi figures out that Zabuza is actually alive. His three Genin will have to train extra hard so next time, he'll be defeated with ease. Kakashi teaches them a new form of training, one to build-up chakra control. But how can climbing trees do that... [click here to see the full summary]

Episode #11: The Land Where a Hero Once Lived

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Rating: Airdate: 11/05/05 Naruto and Sasuke continue their training, but Sakura learns that the people of the Wave Country are truly suffering. We learn that one man had brought hope to the people of their country, and that man's name was Kaiza. Could this be the same man that Inari was crying over... [click here to see the full summary]

Episode #12: Battle on the Bridge! Zabuza Returns!

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Rating: Airdate: 11/05/05 After meeting a mysterious boy in the forest, Naruto realizes why he must get stronger, to protect those he cares about. Him and Sasuke continue with their training, hopefully to strengthen their skills for a match-up against a powerful opponent. It seems that that powerful opponent just may be Zabuza... [click here to see the full summary]