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The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox attacks Konohagakure.
Prologue—Land of Waves (プロローグ~波の国, Purorōgu — Nami no Kuni) is the first arc in Part I of the series. This arc begins with Team 7’s formation and ends with the completion of their first mission to the Land of Waves. This arc is followed by the Ōizumi Village Crisis.
Summary[]
Prologue[]

The Nine-Tails attacking Konohagakure.
Twelve years ago, there was once a monster known as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. One night, the monster attacked the village of Konohagakure, killing so many innocent people. None of the ninjas of Konoha could stop it as the fox was impervious to everything thrown at it. Only the village’s leader, the Fourth Hokage, and his equal known as the Zero-Tails managed to subdue the Nine-Tails long enough for the former to cast a jutsu into a newborn baby at the cost of his life, making the infant the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki to prevent the beast from wreaking havoc. The Fourth Hokage’s dying wish was for the village to acknowledge the baby as a hero for protecting the village by keeping the Nine-Tails at bay, but fate hate other plans.
Graduation[]

The Academy.

Naruto hiding from Mizuki.

Naruto using the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique for the first time.
Formation of Team 7[]
Evaluation[]

The Bell Test.

The official team photo for Team 7.
Assignment[]
While Genin would be assigned D-rank missions, Naruto insisted on something more exciting, with Sasuke agreeing with him for once. Iruka Umino explains the six classifications before the Third Hokage decides to give Team Kakashi a C-rank mission to escort Tazuna, a master bridgebuilder, back home to the Land of Waves. He also assigned the tokubetsu genin Shindō to support Team 7 on the mission, having him learn teamwork through experience and form bonds with comrades his own age.
During their mission, Team 7 and Shindō encountered two chūnin, enemies at a level that was not supposed to be encountered on a C-rank mission. Naruto, surprised by the chūnins’ appearances, panicked and was struck by one of the chūnin’s poisonous metal gauntlets. Sasuke, in Naruto’s absence, dealt with the attackers quite efficiently and rubbed it in by one-upping Naruto by calling him a “scaredy-cat”.
The Demon of the Mist[]

Kakashi revealing his Sharingan.

Kakashi vs. Zabuza.
Training[]

Kakashi training Team 7 in chakra training.
Round Two[]

Haku Yuki’s kekkei genkai.

Sasuke protects Naruto.
The Tool’s Feelings[]
Chapters[]