The day of the preliminaries, Naruto accepted Ebisu's offer of training without being forced to by Kakashi. This single change brings about many others during the month until the Third Exam. But what do his fellow genin's think about the new Naruto?

Traveling all 12 years of his life, Naruto has grown up close to nature and far from society. But when his sensei informs him that they're returning to his birth town, Konohagakure, he finds out that adjusting to the changes isn’t going to be easy.