260 Naruto For a Friend 04 01 2005-04-27 Action / Adventure / Animation / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy Junko Takeuchi - Naruto Uzumaki / Noriaki Sugiyama - Sasuke Uchiha / Chie Nakamura - Sakura Haruno / Akira Ishida - Gaara / Kazuhiko Inoue - Kakashi Hatake / Hochu Otsuka - Jiraiya / Masako Katsuki - Tsunade / Hideo Ishikawa - Itachi Uchiha / Nana Mizuki - Hinata Hyuuga / Yoichi Masukawa - Rock Lee / Koichi Tochika - Neji Hyuuga / Shoutarou Morikubo - Shikamaru Nara / Ryoka Yuzuki - Ino Yamanaka / Kentarou Itou - Chouji Akimichi / Kousuke Toriumi - Kiba Inuzuka / Romi Park - Temari / Shinji Kawada - Shino Aburame / Yukari Tamura - Tenten / Jurota Kosugi - Asuma Sarutobi / Masashi Ebara - Gai Maito / Toshihiko Seki - Iruka Umino / Rumi Ochiai - Kurenai Yuuhi / Keiko Nemoto - Shizune / Yasuyuki Kase - Kankurou / Katsuhiko Kawamoto - Deidara / Nobutoshi Kanna - Kabuto Yakushi / Hidekatsu Shibata - Hiruzen Sarutobi / Kujira - Orochimaru / Unshou Ishizuka - Zabuza Momochi / Mayumi Asano - Haku / Tomoyuki Dan - Kisame Hoshigaki / Toshiyuki Morikawa - Kimimaro Kaguya / Kenta Miyake - Jiroubou / Susumu Chiba - Kidoumaru / Akeno Watanabe - Tayuya / Shunsuke Sakuya - Sakon / Ukon Kakashi learns the truth about the chase after Sasuke, and orders his dogs, including Pakkun, to go find Naruto and Sasuke. However, things are looking grim as the clash between the Chindori and the Rasengan ensues. The attacks are even, causing Naruto and Sasuke to both fly back. Naruto finally realizes how serious Sasuke is, and gets the snot beat out of him while he remembers how he always wanted to be friends with Sasuke.