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Jul 17, 2009 4:26 PM
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Really cool episode can't wait to see what they do next.

Nov 10, 2009 6:00 AM
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after playing naruto shippuden in facebook.. brings back the memories of naruto the comedian
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Mar 6, 2010 2:57 AM
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Naruto is really jealous of Sasuke
Jun 23, 2010 3:52 AM
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Sasuke and Kakashi were cool. :D
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Nov 2, 2012 3:15 PM
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First appearance of Demon of the Hidden Mist, Momochi Zabuza.
Aug 5, 2013 7:27 AM
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Awesome, a fight. hehehe.
Jul 30, 2014 4:40 PM
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Da fights never fail to surprise me XD.
Awesome episode
Aug 9, 2014 5:51 AM
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I feel you, Naruto......I feel you T^T
He never noticed that his wounds heals really fast??
Wow, I don't remember Zabuza appearing this early. I thought he will appear after more episodes.
Jan 6, 2015 3:13 PM
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If I was that cat, I'd run away too.
Naruto is such a loud mouth, but he's hilarious, ignoring the Hokage. XD
Once again Sasuke and Kakashi show how awesome they are. I hope this mission goes okay.
Jan 12, 2015 7:10 PM

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Rewatching!

Great start to an amazing arc!
Aug 8, 2015 9:23 PM

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That cat stomping on Naruto's face, hehe.

Sasuke was awesome in that fight! And yay for Sakura, who at least remembered to protect the old guy. And as much as Naruto is a goofball most of the time, he can get pretty intense once in a while. Stabbing his hand like that must have hurt like hell! ★4/5
Nov 25, 2015 10:01 AM
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Well, they should be confronted by this assassin next episode - I wonder if this'll be Naruto's chance to shine in combat?

Let's not forget he did beat Sasuke earlier.
Apr 22, 2016 7:41 AM

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Ah, no wonder this series got so popular. Watching this again at this point when I have 10 years of anime experience, I can't help but just be surprised how great of the start Naruto truly had.

Thinking about it again, if one cuts out the fillers from the first season, first season is actually absolute greatness. I started the rewatch thinking that I will stop soon but...
Aug 26, 2016 10:33 PM
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I laughed when both Sakura and Naruto doubted the Hokage, after Kakashi explained about the shinobi system. It's your standard explanation for world building, but you can tell there's a lot ahead given the information about the different hidden villages out there.

They definitely aren't ready for this high level mission as genin, but Naruto insists they continue, perhaps mostly due to how useless he felt. I don't blame him, training inside the safety of your village doesn't prepare you for real world dangers, but I'm glad Naruto was able to face such danger so early on. He seems like he'll be ready for the time when he'll face an enemy. Sasuke was cool of course, and while Sakura was scared as well, it's great that she was able to remember that their mission is to protect Tazuna. Kakashi stole the spotlight though, being observant and trying to confirm who the target is.
Feb 22, 2017 10:05 AM

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The way they took care of those two ninjas was pretty badass!
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Aug 26, 2017 6:40 AM

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Pretty decent episode, finally some more serieus stuff! Let's see what's next.
Feb 9, 2018 8:00 PM

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i don't know why, but i just started to hate naruto less after this episode and sakura more.
Edward Elric > your waifu

Jul 16, 2019 5:58 AM

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Sasuke's pretty good!
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Mar 23, 2020 4:57 PM
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The best Ark .The best Ark I have lasted 14 episodes

Dec 18, 2020 2:13 PM

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Great episode! Sasuke was badass and a lot of worldbuilding going on!

I really really like Naruto, it had been great since the first episode with no bad episodes yet. I also like the way how the protagonist starts absolutely from zero. In comparison to One Piece, Luffy was already OP in the beginning.
Feb 9, 2021 3:36 PM

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really didn't excepted naruto not to be afraid, his first serious mission after all, but sasuke really made him seems as the underdog.

and naruto development is great.
Feb 18, 2021 12:12 PM
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cool episode
looks like naruto got the type of mission he wanted since there were Ninjas after the old man

and i cant wait to c what happens next
Jan 26, 2022 1:00 PM
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This is a good episode, Kakashi Badass and Zabuza's first appearance! The anime will only get better from here until the end of the arc.
Jun 1, 2022 1:52 PM

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Naruto is such an embarrassing and unlikable piece of shit, I want to go inside the show and punch him in the face.

Sep 28, 2022 3:30 PM
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kakashi best waifu
Mar 9, 2023 10:00 AM
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This episode has me excited for the Land of Waves arc :)
Apr 22, 2023 11:25 AM
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Now is serious. ...
Jun 6, 2023 12:34 PM
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hilarious.... again
Jun 20, 2023 9:11 PM

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Really didn't like this episode 😅 There were times where I started to really doze off, and man I'm getting mixed feeling for Naruto
Jul 18, 2023 11:55 AM
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Yes this is were naruto becomes a good show
Aug 29, 2023 9:20 PM

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Oh how I loved it when Naruto yelled that he didn't want the mission to end and cut his arm with a knife. 
But even funnier is his fear that he will die from blood loss. Moreover, the blood had already stopped by that time ... But no one noticed this!
Oct 25, 2023 2:05 PM

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Aww Zabuza at the end !!! i remember him never forgot this name and character

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