Press down hard on the gas
That's right, there's no compromise
We'll slip through the night
At the final moment push hard
That's right, all the way to zero,
Until we wipe away the days
Gently open your heart
If you pull it close to you
It will reach you, without a doubt
It will come, closer
Now
We're speeding through life, squeezing it for all of its worth
Our feet are tied
But we still keep going farther
Even if I take it back, and grasp it
If you're not the one
There will be no meaning
And so we'll go far off into the distance.
Akamaru Trembles. Gaara's Cruel Strength!
That guy...?
Everyone hide!
No, lie low quick!
W Where is that guy?
Naruto...
That fool, he finally woke up.
You are quite one of a kind.
Actually, you are getting on my nerves.
Sakura!
- What? - Y Y Your!
Sakura... your hair!
Oh! This?
I'm changing my image, changing my image!
I like it better long but,
when I move around in a forest like this,
it gets in the way if it's long.
By the way...
why are you guys here?!
Hah... It's such a pain to explain it to you.
Everybody helped out.
Huh?
Sakura's putting on a show of bravado...
I'll take care of him from here.
Ah... Okay...
Keep it together! Lee!
Oh? Tenten, why are you here?
I came to help.
Huh?
Those guys, where's the Sound Village Ninjas?
A kid named Sasuke drove them away!
Really...
Why did you hastily decide to act on your own?!
Besides, you really got beaten up!
S Sakura was in danger. So as a man, I...
You're kidding!
If it were Lee alone, he wouldn't have lost to those guys.
You're really stupid.
I can't argue with that.
You, Bushy Brow!
Naruto!
Don't say rude things to Lee!
What in the world...
happened while I was asleep?
That Naruto, he's completely out of the loop.
He's not the type to be the protagonist of a story, certainly not.
Lee...
Thank you.
Because of you, I was able to wake up.
I feel like I've gotten a little stronger!
Sakura...
It looks like my efforts weren't enough!
Sasuke... Just what you'd expect from the Uchiha clan.
To chase off the Sound Village Ninjas,
just as I thought, you possess amazing strength.
I was beaten to a pulp.
What?! He was beaten to a pulp?!
What's he talking about?
Were those guys really that strong?
Sakura!
The Lotus of Leaf Village blooms twice.
Huh?
When we meet again, I will have become a stronger man.
I pledge it.
Okay.
Hey Sakura!
Come here, come here!
Your hair! I'll fix it for you!
That'd be great.
You are really sneaky.
Hugging him like that, you little billboard brow.
It's called first come first served, Miss Ino pig.
Sasuke... Uchiha.
At any rate... he's a strong opponent.
Are you okay, Akamaru?
Is he still shaking?
It's already been half a day.
Akamaru...
I don't blame him, it's because he saw that thing...
After all, brains are most important in survival!
Right. Akamaru?
Lucky for us,
the guys who got caught in the trap had an earth scroll!
We'll be the first to the tower at this rate!
Don't get carried away. That's dangerous.
No matter how small a bug it is, it has to guard itself at all times.
We have to pay attention to avoid coming across any enemies...
This is safety.
I know that!
As always, you're speaking in a way that's difficult to understand, bug-nerd.
Um... B But... What Shino said...
He has a point.
I know! C'mon.
Naruto...
I hope nothing's happened to him...
Hey you two, stop.
We're being careful not to come across enemy, right?
Then Hinata!
Can you see 1 kilometer in that direction?
Yep... I'll have a look. Byakugan!
T There's someone there.
Evidently there are... 6 people...
Okay! Let's go look!
Huh?
Kiba! What are you saying? We're not doing that.
The Proctor told us to bring
one of each "Heaven" and "Earth" scroll in a pair.
He didn't say not to take more than that.
If we take more, that means some other teams will be left out.
B But...
We'll just see what's going on at first...
If it looks too dangerous, we won't battle for no reason.
- Let's go! - Oh!
He's an irritating type, that one.
What's up, Akamaru?
What happened? You stopped suddenly.
Akamaru suddenly got frightened.
W Why is that?
Akamaru can sniff out the level of enemy's Chakra and tell his strength.
But this is the first time I've seen him this scared.
The people going at it up ahead aren't ordinary guys...
Sand V illage kids coming to challenge us forthright.
It's foolish.
What's that little guy thinking to get involved with those guys?!
W What is Akamaru saying?
He's saying that big guy is dangerous.
T They certainly look like bad news...
They seem really strong.
Hey, kids, you should pick your opponents...
You're all going to die.
That's enough of you.
Let's do this quickly... old chap from Hidden Rain Village.
Which scroll do those guys have...
Hey Gaara!
Doesn't it make sense to follow them
and gather information before hunting them?
If they have the same type of scroll there's no need to fight.
Unnecessary battles are...
It doesn't matter.
If their eyes meet with mine... I'll kill them all.
That's why I don't want to be with this guy.
Well, let's do it. Quickly!
Die, kid!
Ninja Art: Senbon Rainstorm!
Hidden Senbons!
Up down right left, there is no dead spot in this Jutsu.
In addition, all the Senbons are controlled by my Chakra
and attack on the intended prey!
Too easy.
Is that all?
I It can't be?!
Not even one?
No wounds? Ridiculous!
Senbon Rainstorm, huh?
Well, I'll make it rain blood.
What a giant Chakra.
And, that sand...
It smells terrible.
Smell?
A strong smell of blood...
Wall of sand?
That's right. An absolute defense by sand!
He manipulates sand inside a gourd and
hardens it with magnified Chakra.
It defends the circumference of Gaara's body.
It's a Jutsu that only he can get away with...
Furthermore, it's somehow always automatically done
without Gaara's intentions.
Which means that all attacks in front of Gaara fade into nothing.
That little...
You guys can't defeat our Gaara.
Don't underestimate me!
This guy's a goner...
That's what you get for rebelling against Gaara...
Sand Coffin!
I can't move...
T This won't!
I can cover your loud mouth and kill you.
But that's too pathetic.
Sand Burial!
There's no pain.
I knocked him even harder than was necessary.
The bloody tears of a corpse merge with vast sinking sand
and provide more power to the demon of war.
T The scroll.
We'll give it to you!
Please! Let us go!
No-o-o-!
T This is bad.
Let's escape quickly! If he finds us he'll kill us!
Luckily it is a Heaven scroll.
Okay! Let's go to the tower.
Shut up.
It's still... not enough for me!
U Uh oh! Did he notice us?!
Let's quit... Gaara.
Are you scared, coward?
Gaara! It's certainly no problem for you, but it's too dangerous for us!
One set of scrolls is good.
More than this is...
Lame people don't give directions to me.
That's enough!
How about if you sometimes listen to what your big brother has to say?!
I've never thought of you as my siblings.
If you get in my way... I'll kill you.
G Gaara cut it out! Please.
Don't say something so cold.
As a favor to your sister... Okay?!
Gaara!
Fine.
That's why I hate brats.
What? So that's it Akamaru?
C'mon, you should have said something sooner.
Nobody's here?
Heh heh! We're the first?!
No, I sensed someone a little while ago.
More importantly, is Akamaru okay?
He's been scared ever since then.
Now that you mention it, what did Akamaru say before?
Oh... Akamaru said that it was dangerous
because that sand squirt would kill that big guy.
Sheesh! Just like I thought, there's no other place to go!
They've already made us wait for half a day!
How much longer do we have to wait?
Anyway. That Sand Village squirt...
I don't know what he is but, that guy...
He's too dangerous.
It's becoming a real disaster, but we can't cancel this test.
What do you mean?
Excuse me!
What is it?! We're talking about something important!
Excuse me.
But... Uh...
Please take a look at this!
The video?
Ready? Here! Look at the time!
T This is...
It's a recording inside the tower,
one hour and thirty seven minutes after the start of the second test!
Three Ninja from Hidden Sand Village broke through the second test.
This can't be!
In a mere ninety seven minutes...
This has never happened!
This is an anomaly.
Those guys are not Genin level.
They've rewritten the fastest time by four hours...
It's not just that.
What do you mean?
It's 10 kilometers from the test entrances to the tower.
Ferocious animals, poisonous insects, the rugged forest road...
As if those were not there...
Especially the brown haired kid right in front...
What about him?
You don't notice?
I see. This is quite a surprise.
What about him is so?
Look closely at his body.
I see.
He doesn't have a single scratch.
What's worse, there's not a smudge of dirt on his clothing.
Even I...
No, any of the other Chunin...
It's impossible for us to make it to this tower without a scratch.
It's likely that it has something to do with his ability.
After a long time, a dependable guy has appeared.
Even though he's got evil eyes.
Hey, can you hear it?
The clear, blue sky goes on and on
The ocean spans limitlessly
Please keep that smile on your face forever
Or else I'll cry
You won't have to search around you
It's all ok now.
Everyone is inside this hand
when you want to cry, and you want to run away
When you forget what happiness is
Just sing.
Light is born, and darkness was born
The two are one
Harmonia, feel the telepathy
Hey, can you hear it?
- Please! - No!
- Just a little bit. - No!
- Really only a little bit. - No means no!
I'll just look a little and put it back.
Remember what the Proctors said, loser.
When they say don't look, don't look,
it just makes me want to look all the more!
If you can look when you can, let's look!
Naruto lost it!
Sakura! Get a hold of Naruto!
Next episode: "The Scroll's Secret: No Peeking Allowed
I really want to look!