

Team 7, without Kakashi, is given a mission to protect a young man, Idate, during his foot race against a rival clan that will settle the feud between the two. Transcription: " Iza shin ninmu Giri to ninjō to Chakoku o sukue!" ( Japanese: いざ新任務 義理と人情と茶国を救え!) "Mission: Help an Old Friend in the Land of Tea" Finally, Kakashi agrees to take off his mask, revealing another slightly paler mask beneath it. At the same time, they inadvertently and unknowingly thwart attempts by three ninja to kill Kakashi for goofy reasons. Each one of their plans, such as buying him ramen to force him to remove his mask while he eats, fails in a comedic fashion. In this episode based on a special omake, Naruto convinces Sasuke and Sakura Haruno to help him see what Kakashi's face looks like under his mask.

Transcription: " Mitai, Shiritai, Tashikametai Kakashi-sensei no sugao" ( Japanese: 見たい, 知りたい, 確かめたい カカシ先生の素顔) "Gotta See! Gotta Know! Kakashi-Sensei's True Face!" The English version replaces the endings with an instrumental version of "Rise" by Jeremy Sweet and Ian Nickus. Lost Words) by No Regret Life (used for episodes 129 to 141). The First Time I Spoke With You) by GaGaGa SP (used for episodes 116 to 128), and "Nakushita Kotoba" ( 失くした言葉, lit.

The English dub aired on both Cartoon Network's Toonami and YTV's Bionix programming blocks from Augto February 16, 2008.

The season aired from Septemto Jon TV Tokyo. Based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga series, the season follows Sasuke Uchiha leaving the Hidden Leaf Village, with the hopes of gaining more power by joining up with Orochimaru. The third season of the Naruto anime series, titled "3rd Stage" in Japan, is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo.
