In the world of Naruto, two years have quietly passed. The former rookies have joined the ranks of experienced shinobi as chunin and jonin. The main characters haven't been idle - each became a student of one of the legendary Sannin - the three great ninjas of Konoha. The boy in orange continued his training under the wise but eccentric Jiraiya, gradually ascending to a new level of combat mastery. Sakura advanced as an assistant and trusted aide to Tsunade, the new leader of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. As for Sasuke, whose pride led to his exile from Konoha, he entered into a temporary alliance with the sinister Orochimaru, with each believing they are merely using the other for the time being.