The final round of the Chûnin Selection Exams is at hand. Sasuke makes it in time to compete, but Gaera's anticipation has whetted his bloodlust and strained his sanity. Can he pull himself together enough to face Sasuke's newfound strength or will the demon inside take complete control?

"Naruto and the Allied Shinobi Forces battle Kbut's hordes of reanimated ninja soldiers. In the process, they come face-to-face with old friends brought back from the dead...plus enemies and weapons more fearsome than any they could have imagined!"--back cover.

"As powerful as they are, Naruto and his friends, including all five village Kage, can't seem to gain ground over Kabuto's army of undead ninja. And now, the biggest surprise resurrection of all raises a question they all thought had already been answered: just who is Madara and what does he really want?!" -- from publisher's web site.

Ninja-in-training Naruto tries to keep tabs on his friend Sasuke, who has fallen under the spell of Orochimaru, but Sasuke ends up in fierce battle with an old enemy

Morphing out of control, a stronger-than-ever Naruto turns on his own teammates! Orochimaru triggers a frightening change in Naruto and reveals a sinister plot that's been the death of far more people than anyone knew.

Naruto finally finds Sasuke! But Sasuke won't return to Konoha without a fight. This time it might take all of Team Kakashi to bring him down - and bring him back.

The time has come for the secrets of the Uchiha to be told. What Sasuke finally finds out about his family's damaged past will rock Naruto's former teammate to the core of his existence.

Naruto's team has passed the written portion of their Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams, and now they must turn against one another in the Forest of Death in order to pass their final tests.

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! Believe it! Naruto, enraged when Sasuke is killed, seeks vengeance upon Haku, but he is not that sure he can finish the job.