The preliminaries to the third portion of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams continue, and with tensions at an all-time high after one of the last combatants was rushed to the emergency room, the much-anticipated bout between mysterious Sand ninja Gaara and Konoha ninja Rock Lee begins. While Naruto studies with Jiraiya to harness the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox chakra locked within him in preparation for the Chunin Selection Exams, other ninja villages are secretly forming alliances against Konahagakure. Naruto, an when he is pitted against Neji in the third phase of the Chunin Selection Exams, a young man considered to be the most talened ninja in the village of Konohagakure.

Translated from the Japanese. Translation of: Naruto. Spine title. "First published in Japan in 1999 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--Copyright page. "A compilation of the graphic novel volumes 10-12"--Copyright page. "This book reads from right to left"--Back cover.

Volume 10. --Splendid ninja -- Volume 11. -- Impassioned efforts -- Volume 12. -- Great fight!!