Road to Naruto the Movie

Tobi discusses with Zetsu his plan to trial a scaled-down Infinite Tsukuyomi, noting he first has to learn what his subject truly wants. Using the Telescope Technique, he spots a bored Naruto killing time in his apartment playing cards with a pair of shadow clones. Elsewhere, Team Guy comes back from a mission and Tenten floats the idea of visiting the bathhouse, which Rock Lee turns down in favor of training. Out training, Lee runs into the still moping Naruto and decides to gather their friends together for a trip to the baths. On the women's side, Sakura tells Hinata to relax, only for Hinata to fret over her large chest, which leaves Sakura envious. On the men's side, Akamaru sneaks in disguised as Kiba and smears soap across the floor, sending Chōji sliding into the water; the overflow prompts Shikamaru to have Chōji use the Multi-Size Technique to refill it. While balancing atop the women's changing room, Lee crashes through the ceiling and lands in the grip of a furious Ino. Naruto, ignoring Neji's warning and trying to sneak a peek, sees the girls turn on Lee and brand him a pervert, and he speaks up for his friend, understanding that Lee had arranged the whole outing so Naruto would not be lonely. Unluckily, a bra clings to the back of Naruto's towel, and Sakura pummels him as a suspected underwear thief. The ruined day sends Naruto home to sulk, and although the boys drop by that night for cards, their departure leaves him wishing they had stayed to share a meal. Convinced he now understands what Naruto craves, Tobi, flanked by what appears to be the whole of Akatsuki, launches his limited Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Tobi surveils Naruto to identify his deepest wish. Lee organizes a bathhouse outing so Naruto will not be alone. A series of mishaps, from Akamaru's disguise to Lee crashing into the women's side, throws the trip into chaos. Naruto defends Lee but is beaten by Sakura over a misplaced bra. Left lonely at the end of the day, Naruto reveals his longing for companionship, and Tobi begins a trial version of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

This is a promotional one-shot tied to Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie, first printed in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 2012 with a cover date of August 6, 2012. It was later gathered in the Road to Ninja stealth volume and in the Jin no Sho databook, and adapted as Shippūden episode 311, Prologue of Road to Ninja.