What is XP?Get rewarded for being a good fan.Every review, rating, list and vote earns XP. Stack it up to climb 100 levels across Lifehaki.Start earning
The genin squads of the Hidden Leaf gather for the annual village sports festival, competing in intense track and field events for a coveted paid vacation prize. However, Naruto Uzumaki's dreams of athletic triumph are completely derailed by an acute, catastrophic stomach ache. Desperately searching for an available restroom between race heats, Naruto encounters locked stalls, endless queues of fellow villagers, and absurd obstacles featuring nearly every ninja from the series, including deceased and foreign figures. Running against time and physical endurance, Naruto must complete the obstacle course before his biological countdown triggers total public humiliation.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Screened theatrically alongside the first franchise feature film, *Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow*, in August 2004, *Naruto: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival* is an eleven-minute comedic short produced by Studio Pierrot. Directed by Hayato Date, the short is famous for its frantic slapstick pacing, extensive cameos from background characters, and bathroom humor. The short remains a beloved cult favorite among fans for its irreverent tribute to the sprawling Leaf Village cast outside the serious stakes of main canon storylines.