: Retains scenes with more blood and violence that were edited for US broadcast.

: The episode introduces Konan, who uses her Paper Ninjutsu (origami) to detect Jiraiya's presence. The "Uncut" Difference

: Jiraiya captures two low-ranking Hidden Rain ninja. To make them talk, he uses a unique "tickle torture" and eventually transforms one into a frog to terrify the other into cooperating.

: Jiraiya successfully infiltrates the Village Hidden in the Rain (Amegakure) by hiding inside the stomach of a toad, Gamagoro.

: Jiraiya summons a special "Scroll Toad" (Gerotora) that holds the key to the Nine-Tails' seal on Naruto’s belly. He discusses the possibility of his own death and instructs that the key should be passed to Naruto if he doesn't return.

: He finds a dark, industrial city where it never stops raining. He observes that the villagers no longer follow Hanzo of the Salamander and instead worship Pain as a god.

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