Naruto Vol. 11 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

With the final round of the Chunin Exams looming, Naruto crosses paths with an eccentric toad hermit calling himself Jiraiya, who drags him into brutal training to unlock the Nine-Tails' power. Beneath the tournament's spectacle, a conspiracy between the Sound and Sand villages quietly advances. Dosu challenges Gaara alone and is crushed in an instant, watched coldly by Kabuto and the Sand jonin Baki. As the young ninja push toward their dreams, the shadowy pact that could shatter the Leaf Village finally begins to take shape.