From Naruto's brooding ... step in the evolution of the "cool rival", not just a foil, but a fully realized character with agency, complexity, and emotional depth. Forget Sasuke, Megumi is the ...

On 27th April, 2005, Naruto episode 132, which was titled “For a Friend…” aired in Japan. It adapted chapters 226, 227 and 228 of the Sasuke Retrieval Arc. The fights between the genin and ...