Naruto Volume 08

Naruto is a ninja-in-training with a need for attention, a knack for mischief and sealed within him, a strange, formidable power. His antics amuse his instructor Kakashi and irritate his teammates, intense Sasuke and witty Sakura but Naruto is serious about becoming the greatest ninja in the village of Konohagakure!

As the preliminaries to the third phase of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams begin, the student ninja face off against each other in no-holds-barred, one-on-one bouts. Deaf to Sakura's pleas to withdraw from the contest and despite the crippling effects of the curse placed on him by the nefarious Orochimaru, Sasuke enters the first match against one of the vicious Sound Ninja spies. But with his signature fighting techniques suddenly off-limits, how can Sasuke possibly prevail? And even if he manages to survive the violent brawl, Orochimaru's curse is threatening to change Sasuke forever!

• Franchise: Naruto
• Author: Masashi Kishimoto
• Length: 192 pages
• Paperback
• Publication date: 5 November 2007