Episode Summaries

Naruto, Sakura, and Jiraiya look at the directions leading to their destination. With the perverted pictures in the map, Naruto and Sakura start thinking this is one of Jiraiya's destinations, only to find out that the place was worse than the one they saw before. Jiraiya heads off to a bar with women and bribes them to get info on Otogakure. Even with the offers, the ladies don't know about the village except for a blonde lady, whose boss knew a lot about the village. Jiraiya gets surrounded by thieves who shoot arrows at him, he protects himself with Needle Jizō. Jiraiya brags about the way they are behaving as ninja, and claims that ninja use their powers for good, those who steal don't deserve the name. The leader charges at Jiraiya, who counters with a Rasengan. The bandits are in awe as they find out Jiraiya is a Sannin. Jiraiya asks again about Otogakure and the Fūma clan. They reveal to Jiraiya that the person who brought misery to their clan and lead to the separation of the Fūma clan was Orochimaru. While Naruto and Sakura go to get food, they find the ninja that attacked them before, only this time the ninja is injured, and Naruto and Sakura decide to help them. After Sakura treats the wound, she decides to ask for more info on her. Naruto is shocked she was a girl, and asks why she attacked them. They learn she's from the Fūma clan. She explains that many Otogakure shinobi loyal to Orochimaru attacked her, and she attacked them because she thought they were loyal to Orochimaru. She wants to save her cousin Arashi, who went with several members of their clan to join Orochimaru to revive the clan. They get stuck in the cabin they were at, because of Jigumo's Wind Spider Technique and Empty Cicada Shell Technique. After Naruto leaves Sakura to fight the attackers, he creates several clones to scout the area, only to get surprised by Kagerō's Earth Release: Antlion Technique.