Putting all that Fuma clan business behind us, we head back to the leave for a brand new adventure much closer to the Hidden Leaf, with a different assortment of guys and the return of an old foe - that one guy from the first episode of Naruto! Has he become a credible threat in the intervening months? Will his new associates bring an interesting texture to the coming action? Hm. Hmmmmm. Hmmmmmmmmm.

Covered this week: Naruto Episodes 142-144