Iruka allows Naruto to graduate and gives him his forehead protector as a gift. Iruka befriends Naruto and finally Naruto gets the recognition he desperately wanted.
As a graduate of the ninja academy, Naruto teams up with Sakura and Sasuke. They accomplish missions and tasks under the supervision of their Jounin (high ninja) teacher, Kakashi. Along the way, they meet other people and learn more about being a ninja.
As the series progresses, Naruto will have to learn about losing friends, teachers, and working hard to obtain his ultimate goal: to be Hokage.