Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha (Episodes 176-196) After Pain wrecks the Hidden Leaf Village, the characters reminisce about the good old days. Iruka recalls teaching the troublemaking young Naruto ...

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Even when Naruto arrived, it turned out that the title character was barely a match for Pain, and it took the combined efforts of the Toad Sages, three kaiju-sized toad summons, and a last-minute ...

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