131: Naruto (dub) Episode

: Sasuke returns from the Ninja Academy to find the Uchiha district eerily silent, eventually discovering the bodies of his clan and parents.

As Naruto sinks into the water after an intense exchange, the episode transitions into a long, expanded flashback of the .

Returning to the present, Sasuke stares down at Naruto and declares that Naruto is his "closest friend." To gain the power necessary to kill Itachi, Sasuke resolves that he must now kill Naruto. Director : Hayato Date

: This episode is often cited as the definitive end of the "core" storyline for the original series; most content after Episode 135 is considered "filler" until the start of Naruto: Shippūden .

: The episode mentions a secret gathering place in the Nakano Shrine , hidden under the seventh tatami mat, where documents regarding the clan's visual jutsu are kept. The Climax

: Sasuke returns from the Ninja Academy to find the Uchiha district eerily silent, eventually discovering the bodies of his clan and parents.

As Naruto sinks into the water after an intense exchange, the episode transitions into a long, expanded flashback of the .

: This episode is often cited as the definitive end of the "core" storyline for the original series; most content after Episode 135 is considered "filler" until the start of Naruto: Shippūden .

: The episode mentions a secret gathering place in the Nakano Shrine , hidden under the seventh tatami mat, where documents regarding the clan's visual jutsu are kept. The Climax