第 196 集: 佐助反思拯救奈保的過程，同時面對企圖綁架奈保的盜賊，並導致鳴人和小櫻被擄走。
Sasuke has a flashback while traveling to Konoha with his team, Taka. He once saved a girl named Naho not knowing that she's a relative of the Feudal Lord. Meanwhile, Naruto and Sakura are sent on a mission to accompany Naho and act as her bodyguards while Kakashi and Sasuke are sent to discover the reason why internationally wanted bandits have entered their border. Kakashi and Sasuke later find out that the bandits intend to abduct Naho. Naruto and Sakura are defeated by the bandits and are taken hostage. Sasuke finds them first and proceeds to defeat the leader and mercilessly punches him because of his jealousy for Naruto's growing power. A cut to the present reveals Naruto contemplating on his promise to have Sasuke return to the village. (Source: Wikipedia) Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha arc: (21/21)
集數
- 第 192 集 · 寧次回憶起中忍考試期間日向雛田遭綁架的往事。
- 第 193 集 · 鳴人遇見名叫 Kisuke 的幽靈，對方揭露了一名威脅木葉隱村的間諜。
- 第 194 集 · 鳴人與佐助聯手解救被盜賊挾持的櫻，兩人卻被綁在一起。
- 第 195 集 · 鹿丸回想起第十班與第七班前往村莊營救被土匪擄走的人質的任務。
- 第 196 集 · 佐助反思拯救奈保的過程，同時面對企圖綁架奈保的盜賊，並導致鳴人和小櫻被擄走。
- 第 197 集 · 志村團藏代理火影職務，雲隱忍者抵達要求交出佐助
- 第 198 集 · 佐助瞄準大蛇丸，天加速計劃，鳴人尋求雷影的原諒
- 第 199 集 · 五影在護衛陪同下出行，團藏與刺客展開激戰
- 第 200 集 · 在緊張局勢升高的背景下，Naruto 向 Ay 懇求停止對 Sasuke 的執行。