Episodes 154-166 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 face his or her own personal battles along the way. The episodes are: 'Decryption', 'The First Challenge', 'Surpassing the Master', 'Assault On the Leaf Village!', 'Power to Believe', 'Pain Vs Kakashi', 'Mystery of Pain', 'Surname Is Sarutobi. Given Name, Konohamaru!', 'Pain to the World', 'Explode! Sage Mode', 'Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached', 'Nine-Tails, Captured!' and 'Confessions'.