'Follow My Lead! The Great Survival Challenge' Ranmaru begins training alongside Karashi as an apprentice at the curry shop, and Naruto's team returns to Konoha. Naruto returns, though and defeats Raiga by punching him off a ledge, from which Raiga commits suicide by using lightning to incinerate his body. Ranmaru attempts to get Raiga to stop the battle, but Raiga attacks him, accusing him of abandoning him.

This fails when a drunken Lee attacks Raiga, who angrily dispatches him. Ranmaru returns to Raiga, telling him the four are dead, and viewpoint of the world changed by the Konoha ninja, attempts to lead Raiga off a cliff. Raiga manages to knock all four out with his electricity, but Sanshou, Tenten Karashi and Ranmaru give them the Curry of Life, but accidentally intoxicate Lee in the process. Naruto Uzumaki, Rock Lee and Neji Hyuga continue their fight against Raiga Kurosuki, with Raiga utilizing a local thunderstorm to provide him with a practically infinite source of lightning to use.

Pinocchio ?) by Ore Ska Band for the following thirteen episodes, and lastly, 'Scenario' by SABOTEN for the remaining episodes. Because You are With Me') by AMADORI for the first nine episodes, J-pop band Chaba's ' Parade' for the next thirteen episodes, Japanese singer Akeboshi's ' Yellow Moon,' used for the subsequent thirteen episodes, 'Pinokio' ( ピノキオ, lit. The six closing themes are 'Soba ni iru kara' ( そばにいるから, 'Soba ni iru kara' ? lit. Wavering) by Hearts Grow for the remaining episodes. Discord Satellite) by Japanese rock band Snowkel, used for the first twenty-one episodes, FLOW's ' Re:member' for the next twenty-four episodes, and ' Yura Yura' ( ユラユラ, ' Yura Yura' ? lit. The three opening themes are ' Namikaze Sateraito' ( 波風サテライト, ' Namikaze Sateraito' ? lit. Nine pieces of theme music are used for the episodes three opening themes and six closing themes. The English adaptation of the Naruto anime is licensed by Viz Media. All three seasons were shown on TV Tokyo in Japan.

The seventh season ran from October 2005 to April 2006, the eighth season followed from May 2006 to November 2006, and the ninth and final season was featured from November 2006 to February 2007, with the last episode airing on February 8, 2007. These three seasons were the last episodes in the Naruto anime released before the beginning of the anime adaptation of Naruto: Shippūden, the second part of the Naruto manga.

They are based on the Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto, but follow original storylines not found in the source material, serving as filler. The episodes are directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. This is a list of episodes of the Naruto anime series, covering the seventh to ninth seasons of the series.

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