Having met Pervy Sage in Naruto, Vol. 10, Naruto finds himself in Jiraiya's capable hands for further training. Jiraiya, who was once part of the same training group as Orochimaru, strives to unlock Naruto's access to the inner chakra of the Nine-Tailed Fox, which is imprisonned inside the youth, but Naruto is simply unable to reach this deep. Jiraiya realizes that Naruto must be in immediate danger before he can actually manifest this power, so he engineers a situation where Naruto will have no choice but to summon this reserve of chakra.
Meanwhile, the village of sound has allied itself with the village of sand in preparation for war against the village of Konohagakure, where Naruto is from. The reasons are not yer clear, but Orochimaru and Kabuto are behind this effort.
When Sakura discovers that Sasuke is missing she is crushed. Where would he have gone? She decides to leave her flowers with Roc Lee, who is recuperating from his efforts in his combat against Gaara. With he first round of battle between the eight remaining ninjas about to begin, Sasuke is still missing and will be disqualified if he doesn't show up. But first, it is Naruto versus Neji!
The story continues in Naruto, Vol. 12.
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