List of Naruto OVAs
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This is a list of OVAs' for the Naruto anime. There are a total of four, including the short video released with the first Naruto movie. The first two were aired at Shonen Jump's Jump Festa 2003 and Jump Festa 2004, respectively, and were later released on DVD. The third OVA was released on a bonus disc with the Naruto: Narutimate Hero 3 video game for the PlayStation 2. According to Viz Media's New Title Solicitations, Battle at Hidden Falls. I am the Hero! OVA will be released in the U.S. on May 2007. [1]
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[edit] Naruto OVA 1: Jump Festa 2003
- Japanese title: 紅き四つ葉のクローバーを探せ (Akaki Yotsuba no Kurōbā o Sagase)
- English title: Find the Crimson Four-Leaf Clover
- Approx. length: 17 min.
Konohamaru is in love with a girl, Ureshino Kaede, who is moving away from the village. He wishes to win her heart with a red 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 the Kaede, and she kisses him on his cheek. (Apparently, Kaede liked Konohamaru also, due to her asking about Konohamaru and silently saying goodbye to him.) If this OVA were to go in the main series timeline, it would be just after episode 19.
[edit] Naruto OVA 2: Jump Festa 2004
- Japanese title: 滝隠れの死闘 オレが英雄だってばよ! (Takigakure no Shitō Ore ga Eiyū Dattebayo!)
- English title: Battle at Hidden Falls. I am the Hero!
- English Dub title: The Lost Story
- Approx. length: 40 min.
This OVA is more action-oriented than the first one. In the beginning, Team 7 along with Kakashi Hatake escorts 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. 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 special water, and Team 7 defends against the incursion. If this OVA were to go in the main series timeline, it would be just after episode 80.
This OVA will debut in the US on May 22 on DVD, with a possible airing on Cartoon Network. [2]
[edit] Naruto OVA 3: Naruto Narutimate Hero Bonus Episode
- Japanese title: ついに激突！上忍VS下忍！！無差別大乱戦大会開催！！ (Tsuini gekitotsu! Jōnin tai Genin!! Musabetsu dairansen taikai kaisai!!)
- English title: Finally a clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indiscriminate grand melee tournament meeting!!
- Approx. length: 26 Minutes
This is included as an extra with the Naruto: Narutimate Hero 3 video game for the Playstation 2. 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, which each instance ending in the Jonin unknowingly losing their crystal (or discarding it). The purpose of the OVA is to provide hints for the RPG mode of the game. This OVA doesn't fit into the series timeline, mostly because characters like Kin Tsuchi and Dosu Kinuta are seen participating, though they are supposed to be dead when the Fifth Hokage is in office. Additionally, both Naruto and Sasuke use their signature techniques, Spiraling Sphere and One Thousand Birds respectively, in unison, though Sasuke defects to Orochimaru less than a day after first witnessing Naruto's new techniques.
[edit] Naruto the Movie OVA: Konoha Annual Sports Festival
- English title: Konoha Annual Sports Festival
- Approx. length: 11 min.
This OVA follows Naruto and Team 7's 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. In the end, he has no choice but to let it go on the track, while surrounded by the others, no less. This OVA does not fit into the series' timeline because it features cameos by every single non-filler character (including the dead ones) from the first part of the series (mostly waiting in the line for the men's room), regardless of affiliation. This is shown as a bonus before the first Naruto movie.
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