Kazekage Rescue
(2007)
Overview
Naruto Uzumaki is back! After two and a half years of training on the road with Jiraiya of the Sannin, Naruto is back in the Village Hidden in the Leaves and he's ready to show off his new skills. He and Sakura team up to take on their old master Kakashi, who's pretty impressed with their progress. They'll have plenty of opportunity to put it into action when news arrives from the Sand Village that Gaara, Naruto's former rival and now Kazekage of the Sand, has been kidnapped! And the culprits a…
Cast
as Naruto Uzumaki (voice)
as Sasuke Uchiha (voice)
as Sakura Haruno (voice)
as Kakashi Hatake (voice)
as Shikamaru Nara (voice)
as Sai (voice)
as Gaara (voice)
as Itachi Uchiha (voice)
as Neji Hyuga (voice)
as Shizune (voice)
as Orochimaru (voice)
as Tsunade (voice)
as Might Guy (voice)
as Zetsu (voice)
as Kabuto Yakushi (voice)
as Temari (voice)
as Kankuro (voice)
as Shino Aburame (voice)
as Kisame Hoshigaki (voice)
as Harusame (voice)
as Yamato (voice)
as Hinata Hyuga (voice)
as Jiraiya (voice)
as Choji Akimichi (voice)
as Rock Lee (voice)
as Pain (voice)
as Tenten (voice)
as Ino Yamanaka (voice)
as Kiba Inuzuka (voice)
as Nine-Tailed Demon Fox (voice)
as Chiyo (voice)
as Madara Uchiha (voice)
as Suigetsu Hozuki (voice)
as Konan (voice)
as Karin (voice)
as Iruka Umino (voice)
as Sasori (voice)
as Inoichi Yamanaka (voice)
as Hiruzen Sarutobi (voice)
as Jugo (voice)
as Minato Namikaze (voice)
as Kakuzu (voice)
as Asuma Sarutobi (voice)
as Hidan (voice)
as Danzo Shimura (voice)
as Izumo Kamizuki (voice)
as Kushina Uzumaki (voice)
as Konohamaru Sarutobi (voice)
as Anko Mitarashi (voice)
as Zabuza Momochi (voice)
as Kurenai Yuhi (voice)
as Obito Uchiha (voice)
as Sasori (voice)
as Teuchi (voice)
as Deidara (voice)
as Baki (voice)
Episodes
Homecoming 7.8
February 15, 2007
A figure passes through the gates. It's an older Naruto, who has returned from a long training journey with Jiraiya. Na…
The Akatsuki Makes Its Move 6.8
February 15, 2007
Naruto and Sakura team up and challenge Kakashi to a survival challenge to show off their progress.
The Results of Training 6.6
February 22, 2007
Naruto’s and Sakura’s combined skills force Kakashi to use his Sharingan right off the bat. Naruto masterfully unleashe…
The Jinchuriki of the Sand 8.3
March 1, 2007
Gaara is quick to detect Deidara’s presence, and an aerial battle ensues with Deidara on his giant bird and Gaara atop …
The Kazekage Stands Tall 8.0
March 15, 2007
Naruto and Sakura defeat Kakashi in the survival challenge. Tsunade assigns them to a three-man squad led by Kakashi, w…
Mission Cleared 8.0
March 29, 2007
In order to protect his village from Deidara’s explosive clay, Gaara uses his chakra to create a giant sand shield.
Run, Kankuro 8.4
March 29, 2007
Gaara, his strength completely exhausted, is whisked away by Deidara. Kankuro ignores Baki’s efforts to stop him and im…
Team Kakashi, Deployed 7.6
April 12, 2007
An urgent message from the Sand Village detailing the Akatsuki’s kidnapping of the Kazekage reaches the Hidden Leaf Vil…
The Jinchuriki's Tears 7.2
April 12, 2007
On her way to the Sand Village, Temari encounters Kakashi and his team. Kakashi admonishes Naruto when he tries to rush…
Sealing Jutsu: Nine Phantom Dragons 7.4
April 19, 2007
The Sand ninja fight against time to treat Kankuro. Even the Sand’s poison expert, Granny Chiyo, is baffled. The only h…
The Medical Ninja's Student 8.2
April 26, 2007
Sakura treats a critically ill Kankuro. After extensive training she’s now a full-fledged Medic Ninja, and Sakura amaze…
The Retired Granny's Determination 7.8
May 3, 2007
Pakkun finds the hideout of the Akatsuki. Team Kakashi and Temari prepare to set out to get Gaara back, but Temari is o…
A Meeting With Destiny 8.0
May 10, 2007
Guy prepares to use a forbidden secret jutsu. Meanwhile, Naruto falls under Itachi’s genjutsu, and all the anti-genjuts…
Naruto's Growth 8.2
May 17, 2007
Guy prepares to use a forbidden secret jutsu. Meanwhile, Naruto falls under Itachi’s genjutsu, and all the anti-genjuts…
The Secret Weapon is Called... 7.6
May 24, 2007
Granny Chiyo and Sakura rescue Naruto from Itachi’s genjutsu. Without a moment’s delay, Kakashi begins a counterattack.
The Secret of Jinchuriki 7.4
May 31, 2007
Chiyo and Kakashi realize that the attack was just a diversion, and that the Akatsuki have already begun the process of…
The Death of Gaara! 7.6
June 7, 2007
Teams Kakashi and Guy take a short rest. Granny Chiyo watches Naruto dozing off and is reminded of Sasori as a child. T…
Charge Tactic! Button Hook Entry!! 7.6
June 21, 2007
Teams Kakashi and Guy reach the Akatsuki hideout. They hurry to infiltrate but are thwarted by a five-seal barrier. The…
Traps Activate! Team Guy's Enemy 8.0
July 5, 2007
Breaking the five-seal barrier set off a trap, which now has Team Guy battling amazingly accurate copies of themselves.…
Hiruko Vs. Two Kunoichi! 8.0
July 19, 2007
At last, the showdown between the old woman and her grandson begins. Sakura is confused by Sasori’s strange appearance,…
Sasori's Real Face 7.6
July 26, 2007
Granny Chiyo and Sakura manage to expose Sasori, who amazingly looks no older than he did twenty years earlier.
Chiyo's Secret Skills 7.6
August 2, 2007
Sakura is caught by Sasori’s tactic and surrounded by a poison cloud.
Father and Mother 7.6
August 2, 2007
Chiyo and Sakura take cover, and Sasori wastes no time unleashing a ruthless attack.
The Third Kazekage 7.6
August 9, 2007
Sakura counters the Iron Sand attack of the Third Kazekage puppet with superhuman strength.
Three Minutes Between Life and Death 7.8
August 16, 2007
Sakura destroys the Third Kazekage puppet thanks to a secret antidote she had taken.
Puppet Fight: 10 vs. 100! 8.4
August 23, 2007
Sakura and Granny Chiyo are engaged in a fierce battle with Sasori, who is able turn himself into a human puppet. They …
Impossible Dream 8.4
August 30, 2007
Although stung with poison herself, Granny Chiyo uses the last of the antidote on Sakura. Mocking the tender scene betw…
Revival of the Beasts 7.4
September 13, 2007
Team Guy senses the result of the Sakura and Granny Chiyo’s desperate struggle while still in battle with his deadly co…
Kakashi's Enlightened! 6.8
September 27, 2007
Sakura hurries to get to Naruto with Granny Chiyo, who is suffering from the poison. The members of Team Guy rush to as…
Aesthetics of an Instant 8.4
September 27, 2007
Naruto loses all reason to anger and is gradually taken over by the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit. Having been forewarned by J…
The Legacy 8.0
October 18, 2007
Relying on Naruto's power, Granny Chiyo performs the Transmigration Jutsu on Gaara.
Return of the Kazekage 6.2
October 25, 2007
Gaara and his rescuers make a triumphant return to the Hidden Sand Village.