OVAs
Five original video animation episodes have been released for Naruto. The first two aired during Weekly Shōnen Jump's "Jump Festa 2003" and Jump Festa 2004 DVDs, respectively. The third was included as an extra in the DVD release of the first Naruto movie. The fourth was included on a bonus disc with the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 PlayStation 2 video game and provides hints for playing the game in RPG mode. The fifth was featured at Jump Festa 2010.
| No. | Title | Original release | English release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Find the Four-Leaf Crimson Clover!" "Akaki Yotsuba no Kurōbā o Sagase" (紅き四つ葉のクローバーを探せ) |
December 20, 2002 | |
| Konohamaru is in love with a girl, Yoshino Kaede, who is moving away from the village. He wishes to win her heart with a crimson four leaf clover, which is also supposed to grant any wish. Konohamaru asks Naruto Uzumaki to help him find it, but they have to travel into the forbidden zone, Akagahara, to retrieve it. After activating almost every trap on the way to the clover, the pair are attacked by marionettes after moving a statue to reach the clover. Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha appear to help, but still can't defeat them. At last, the marionettes shut off after Konohamaru lifts the statue back to its original position. Then one of the leaves fall off. Konohamaru still gives the clover to Kaede, and she kisses him on his cheek. | |||
| 2 | "Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!" "Takigakure no Shitō Ore ga Eiyū Dattebayo!" (滝隠れの死闘 オレが英雄だってばよ!) |
December 20, 2003 | May 19, 2007 |
| Team 7, along with Kakashi Hatake, escort a ninja named Shibuki, the leader of his village, to his home at Takigakure. Shibuki is a coward, however, due to circumstances surrounding his father's death. The Hidden Village has a secret bottle of water called the "Hero's Water." The water imbues whoever drinks it with a dramatic, but temporary, increase in chakra. The effects are similar to opening a "chakra gate," in that it can shorten lifespan as well. Five missing-nin come to the village to steal the Hero's Water, and Team 7 defends against the incursion. | |||
| 3 | "Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival" "Konoha no Sato no Dai Undōkai" (木ノ葉の里の大運動会) |
August 21, 2004 | June 4, 2008 |
| Naruto and the rest of team 7 attempt to win a competition among the other Genin, which consists of various sporting events and races where the winning team will receive a week's paid vacation. Naruto has to use the toilet throughout the entire OVA, only to be prevented in each attempt by his fellow Genin and his own mistakes. Eventually, after winning a race around a running track, Naruto cannot hold on any longer and defecates in front of his friends. | |||
| 4 | "Finally a clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indiscriminately Championships battle royal!!" "Tsuini gekitotsu! Jōnin tai Genin!! Musabetsu dairansen taikai kaisai!!" (ついに激突!上忍VS下忍!!無差別大乱戦大会開催!!) |
December 22, 2005 | |
| A contest is made by the Fifth Hokage called Jonin vs Genin. The point is to collect crystals for points, with the higher-ranked Chunin and Jonin holding crystals worth more points. The Genin have blue crystals, while the Chunin and Jonin have red crystals. The video shows various fights between the Genin and Jonin, with each instance ending in the Jonin unknowingly misplacing their crystal (or discarding it). |
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