2008-09-15 One adventure ends and another begins

This fourth volume of the Naruto manga is mostly taken up with the conclusion of the mission to the Land of Waves. Once this adventure has been finished the members of Team 7 return home only to face new challenges in the form of the Chunin Exam.

The conclusion of the fight between Team 7 and Zabuza and Haku does present some of the best action of the series so far. The ending of this arc is slightly corny but this is more than made up for with some surprisingly emotional scenes as well. The Chunin Exam storyline has little in the way of action in this volume but it does introduce some new players to the series quite well and sets things up nicely for the next volume.

Overall the Naruto manga continues to be funny and interesting, with some good action in places and an involving storyline.