Naruto Shippuden Box Set 2 Season One: Original & Uncut is a three DVD set that contains episodes 14 through 26 of Naruto Shippuden. The first two discs contain four episodes and extras, while the third disc contains five episodes and the special features.

These episodes see Team Kakashi and Team Guy on a mission to try and rescue Gaara from the Akatsuki organization, and all the battles they must face. However, the storyline is not concluded in these episodes; in fact, the final episode in the set leaves you on a major cliffhanger.

On each disc, you can choose to watch all of the episodes, choose which episode you want to start with, you can set your language and subtitle options, and you can also view the extras included on the disc.

The first disc has three extras included. The first is a set of trailers, which start automatically when you select the trailers option. The trailers included on this disc are for Naruto Shippuden, Naruto Shippuden: The Movie, the Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4 videogame, and Bleach The Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion. The second feature is listed as "New From Viz Media." The link takes you to four pages of advertisements: one page for Shonen Jump magazine, one page for Naruto, and two pages for other Shonen Jump titles. The third link is "Online Features"; all this contains is a screen that shows where to purchase Viz Media titles online.

The second disc also has three extras. The first one is "Trailers," and it includes trailers for the Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4 videogame, the Naruto Shippuden: Legends Akatsuki Rising videogame, Naruto Shippuden, Naruto Shippuden: The Movie, and Bleach The Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion. "New From Viz Media" is the exact same feature included on the first disc. The "Online Features" screen included on this disc is the exact same as what appears on disc one.

The third disc has seven extras. The first is "Trailers," which contains trailers for Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, the Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4 videogame, the Naruto Shippuden: Legends Akatsuki Rising videogame, Naruto Shippuden, Naruto Shippuden: The Movie, and Bleach The Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion. "New From Viz Media" and "Online Features" are exactly the same as what appeared on the first two discs.

Next is "Voice Actor Featurette: Naruto Shippuden Quiz Show." This feature is a quiz game where the viewers answer questions, and footage of the voice actors in the studio (who are also answering the questions) is cut in. There are two teams: one made up of the English voice actors for the Sand Siblings (Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari), and the other team is made up of the English voice actors for Team Kakashi (Kakashi, Naruto, and Sakura). There are 10 questions in all. At the end of this feature is an "Easter Egg," which are "Naruto Bloopers"; this is made up of the voice actors making mistakes while recording lines for the dub, and of the ADR Director making mistakes while reading questions from the quiz show.

"Relationship Chart: Team Guy" has the user select an image to see how the characters on the team connect. Included in this feature are Guy, Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji. "Production Art" has 16 screens of production sketches of the characters. The final extra is "English Credits," where you can see the credits for the English dub.

I still don't understand why Viz Media decided to include extras on all three discs, especially since many of the extras are duplicated between them. Also, it doesn't make sense that the disc with five episodes contains the bulk of the bonus features; it makes it feel like there's wasted space on the first two discs. It would have been better to spread the extras out between the three discs in order to cut down on the overlap.

With the episodes included on this box set, it started to feel like efforts were being made to stretch out the battles, especially with the episodes on the last disc. While this may have been luck, it was a nice touch that the final episode on the disc ends on such a cliffhanger. For those viewers who are really into the story, it should convince them to go on to the next volume in the DVD sets to see how things turn out. If you're a fan of Naruto Shippuden and want to own the series on DVD by buying box sets, then this set is the way to go.

In order to write this review, I checked out a copy of this DVD box set through the King County Library System.

Disc 1	Disc 2	Disc 3
Naruto's Growth The Secret Weapon Is Called The Secret of Jinchuriki The Death of Gaara! Bonus Features	Charge Tactic! Button Hook Entry!! Traps Activate! Team Guy's Enemies Hiruko vs. Two Kunoichi! Sasori's Real Face Bonus Features	Chiyo's Secret Skills Father And Mother The Third Kazekage Three Minutes Between Life and Death Puppet Fight: 10 vs. 100! Bonus Features