

It spans through volumes 4-13, or more specifically, covers chapters 34 to 115 of the manga and episodes 20 to 67 of the Naruto anime. This arc sees Team 7's entrance into the Chūnin Exams and the introduction of such characters as the rest of the Rookie Nine, Team Guy, Three Sand Siblings and Orochimaru. The Chūnin Exams ( 中忍試験, Chūnin Shiken), known as the Chūnin Exams Preliminaries ( 中忍試験予選, Chūnin Shiken Yosen) and the Chūnin Exams Finals ( 中忍試験本選, Chūnin Shiken Honsen) in the anime, is an arc from Part I of the series. This arc is followed by the Chūnin Exams. It spans through volumes 1 to 4, or more specifically, covers chapters 1 to 33 of the manga and episodes 1 to 19 of the Naruto anime. This arc sees the formation of Team 7 and the completion of their first mission to the Land of Waves. Main article: Prologue - Land of Waves Prologue - Land of Waves ( プロローグ~波の国, Purorōgu - Nami no Kuni), known as the Lands of Waves Escort Mission ( 波の国要人護衛, Nami no Kuni Yōjin Goei) in the anime, is an arc from Part I of the series. In the manga, before the switch to the second part of the series, otherwise known as Naruto: Shippūden, the story of Kakashi Gaiden is told. The plot of Naruto is told during the first 238 chapters of the manga and all 220 episodes of the Naruto anime.

