Now training for the finals of the third phase of the Chûnin Selection Exams, Naruto may have met his mischief-making match when he comes under the tutelage of naughty new mentor Jiraiya! Naruto begins to learn how to harness the fearsome power of the Nine-Tailed Fox chakra that lies within him. Meanwhile, secret alliances are exposed, revealing that other ninja villages are plotting against Konohagakure?