Naruto 1 Season

The first season of the Naruto anime series is based on the Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. The series follows the young teenager Naruto Uzumaki who wants to become the Hokage, the leader from ninja village where he lives, in order to become a respectable ninja. He is assigned to Team 7, a three-person cell that has to complete missions for the village.

Five pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; two opening themes and two closing themes. The two Japanese opening themes are "Rocks" by Hound Dog, used for the first twenty-five episodes, with the rest using "Haruka Kanata" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation. The two closing themes are Japanese pop singer Akeboshi's "Wind" and "Harmonia" by Rythem, used for the first twenty-five and remaining episodes respectively. The opening and ending theme for the English airing is "Rise" by Jeremy Sweet and Ian Nickus, with an instrumental version played as the closing theme.