Naruto Shippuden is the ongoing sequel to the original Naruto anime  and covers the Naruto manga from volume twenty-eight on. After training  for two and a half years with Jiraiya, Naruto returns to Konohagakure,  reunites with the friends he left behind, and reforms Team 7, now called  Team Kakashi, with Sai replacing Sasuke.  All of Naruto's classmates have matured and improved in the ranks, some  more than others. Unlike the original series where they only played a  minor role, the Akatsuki organization takes on the main antagonistic  role in their attempts at world domination.