Naruto: Honoo no Chuunin Shiken! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!! was aired together with Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 5 - Blood Prison, both presenting stories which fall closely before the series' "Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation" arc. In addition, their release date was only one month prior to the aforementioned arc's premiere date, January 5, 2012.