The series was directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. The series centers on the adventures of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja of the Hidden Leaf Village, searching for recognitions and wishing to become the ninja by the rest of the village to be the leader and the strongest of all. Naruto is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name by Masashi Kishimoto.
For the list of episodes from Naruto: Shippuden, see List of Naruto: Shippuden episodes. This article is about the episodes in the original Naruto series.
