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This is a list of OVAs for the Naruto anime. There are a total of four, including the short video released with the first Naruto movie. The first two were aired at Shonen Jump's Jump Festa 2003 and Jump Festa 2004, respectively, and were later released on DVD. The third OVA was released on a bonus disc with the Naruto: Narutimate Hero 3 video game for the PlayStation 2.

Naruto OVA 1: Jump Festa 2003

Japanese title: 紅き四つ葉のクローバーを探せ (Akaki Yotsuba no Kurōbā o Sagase)
English title: Find the Crimson Four-Leaf Clover!
Approx. length: 17 min.

Konohamaru is in love with a girl, Ureshino Kaede, who is moving away from the village. He wishes to win her heart with a red four leaf clover, which is also supposed to grant any wish. Konohamaru asks Naruto Uzumaki to help him find it, but they have to travel into the forbidden zone, Akagahara, to retrieve it. After activating almost every trap on the way to the clover, the pair are attacked by marionettes after moving a statue to reach the clover. Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha appear to help, but still can't defeat them. At last, the marionettes shut off after Konohamaru lifts the statue back to its original position.Then one of the leaves fall off. Konohamaru still gives the clover to Kaede, and she kisses him on his cheek. (Apparently, Kaede liked Konohamaru also, due to her asking about Konohamaru and silently saying goodbye to him.) Manga Entertainment will be releasing this as a UK exclusive alongside Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village.

Naruto OVA 2: Jump Festa 2004

Japanese title: 滝隠れの死闘　オレが英雄だってばよ! (Takigakure no Shitō Ore ga Eiyū Dattebayo!)
English title: Battle at Hidden Falls. I Am the Hero!
English Dub title: Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
Approx. length: 40 minutes.

This OVA is more action-oriented than the first one. In the beginning, Team 7, along with Kakashi Hatake, escort a ninja named Shibuki, the leader of his village, to his home at Takigakure. Shibuki is a coward, however, due to circumstances surrounding his father's death. The Hidden Village has a secret bottle of water called the "Hero's Water." The water imbues whoever drinks it with a dramatic, but temporary, increase in chakra. The effects are similar to opening a "chakra gate," in that it can shorten lifespan as well. Five missing-nin come to the village to steal the Hero's Water, and Team 7 defends against the incursion.

This OVA aired in the US on May 19, 2007, on Cartoon Network's Toonami block. The DVD was released on May 22, 2007. This Special received a TV-Y7-FV rating when it first aired due to the fact that Cartoon Network ignored its original rating. Reruns are now TV-PG-V.

Naruto OVA 3: Naruto Narutimate Hero Bonus Episode

Japanese title: ついに激突！上忍VS下忍！！無差別大乱戦大会開催！！ (Tsuini gekitotsu! Jōnin tai Genin!! Musabetsu dairansen taikai kaisai!!)
English title: Finally a clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indiscriminate grand melee tournament meeting!!
Approx. length: 26 Minutes

This is included as an extra with the Naruto: Narutimate Hero 3 video game for the Playstation 2. A contest is made by the Fifth Hokage called Jonin vs Genin. The point is to collect crystals for points, with the higher-ranked Chunin and Jonin holding crystals worth more points. The Genin have blue crystals, while the Chunin and Jonin have red crystals. The video shows various fights between the Genin and Jonin, which each instance ending in the Jonin unknowingly losing their crystal (or discarding it). The purpose of the OVA is to provide hints for the RPG mode of the game.

Naruto the Movie OVA: Konoha Annual Sports Festival

English title: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival
Approx. length: 11 min.

This OVA follows Naruto and Team 7's attempt to win a competition among the other Genin, which consists of various sporting events and races where the winning team will receive a week's paid vacation. Naruto has to use the toilet throughout the entire OVA, only to be prevented in each attempt by his fellow Genin and his own mistakes. This is shown as a bonus before the Japanese release of the first Naruto movie. The OVA was released on the American DVD release of the first Naruto movie.

Every character who's appeared in the series up to the Sasuke Retrieval Arc makes a brief cameo, including characters who had been killed off.

Hurricane! "Konoha Academy" Chronicles

Japanese title: 疾風!"木ノ葉学園"伝 (Shippū! "Konoha Gakuen" Den)
Approx. length: 9 min.

A special feature included with the 7th Naruto Shippūden compilation DVD and based on the second Naruto Shippūden ending sequence, presented as a "picture drama" (essentially an audio drama accompanied by still manga images with pan and scan camera work). The feature is as a summary of events following a stereotypical "highschool drama" storyline, with several characters appearing with redesigns typical of the genre.

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 * '''English Dub title:''' ''Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!''
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-This OVA is more action-oriented than the first one. In the beginning, Team 7, along with [[Kakashi Hatake]], escort a ninja named Shibuki, the leader of his village, to his home at [[Naruto geography#Takigakure|Takigakure]]. Shibuki is a coward, however, due to circumstances surrounding his father's death. The Hidden Village has a secret bottle of water called the "Hero's Water." The water imbues whoever drinks it with a dramatic, but temporary, increase in chakra. The effects are similar to opening a "chakra gate," in that it can shorten lifespan as well. Five [[Naruto ninja ranks#Missing-nin|missing-nin]] come to the village to steal the Hero's Water, and Team 7 defends against the incursion. It began with a breif pun on which no one except Naruto was ready for the short.
+This OVA is more action-oriented than the first one. In the beginning, Team 7, along with [[Kakashi Hatake]], escort a ninja named Shibuki, the leader of his village, to his home at [[Naruto geography#Takigakure|Takigakure]]. Shibuki is a coward, however, due to circumstances surrounding his father's death. The Hidden Village has a secret bottle of water called the "Hero's Water." The water imbues whoever drinks it with a dramatic, but temporary, increase in chakra. The effects are similar to opening a "chakra gate," in that it can shorten lifespan as well. Five [[Naruto ninja ranks#Missing-nin|missing-nin]] come to the village to steal the Hero's Water, and Team 7 defends against the incursion.
 This OVA aired in the US on [[May 19]], [[2007]], on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Toonami]] block. The DVD was released on [[May 22]], [[2007]]. This Special received a TV-Y7-FV rating when it first aired due to the fact that Cartoon Network ignored its original rating. Reruns are now TV-PG-V.