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.
Now, let the tenth round begin.
Do your best!
Fatso!
Damn it!
Those two better watch out!
I'll end this match quickly and turn you into mincemeat!
Then let's not play around...
I'll finish you off quickly, Mr. Fatso.
You bandaged cucumber roll!
I know his Achilles heel all too well from my last battle with him.
Those holes in his arm emit a pulsing sound, so...
Ninja Art!
Expansion Jutsu!
Followed by the Hidden Leaf-style Taijutsu!
All I have to do is to prevent him from aiming at my ears!
Human Boulder Jutsu!
Hooray for Big-Boned!
Good!
Squash him, Choji!
This guy can attack sonically without even touching the opponent...
But that's only when ears are showing!
With Choji's whole head buried, it's like he's wearing ear plugs.
How does anyone make a sonic attack on a meat ball,
let alone one that's rolling?
The way you are... you can barely move, can you?
That's where I attack!
It's no use, I'm wearing ear plugs.
No, this is the end!
Oh?!
The human body is made up of 70% water, and water is able to transmit sound waves.
In other words, your whole body is like one big ear.
And the winner is, Kinuta Dosu!
Lord Orochimaru...no, Orochimaru!
I'll have you know that... I'm more than a mere guinea pig.
Are you all right?
I I want to eat meat...
Oh man... And the guy went easy on him, too.
Although he lost, the least we can do for him is take him for some BBQ beef.
It's finally over.
At long last, the Final Round...
With this, the preliminaries for the third exam is completed.
A Shadow in Darkness: Danger Approaches Sasuke
I wonder what's happened to Naruto?
Let's go outside now.
Iruka Sensei hasn't been alert recently, so now's our chance.
Hey!
Konohamaru!
You intend to sneak out again, do you?
I I need to go to the bathroom!
Liar!
To everyone who has advanced to the Final Round
of the third test of the Chunin Exams,
there's one person who's missing, but, congratulations.
Sensei...
Hmm?
I have a question.
About Sasuke?
Well, I'm sorry, but I don't know much.
But don't worry too much.
From here on, it's up to Sasuke.
Sakura, I have to step out for a moment.
Please inquire about the details of the Final Round!
Sure.
Here, in our house, including Sasuke who's not here,
we have five Leaf,
three Sand,
and one Sound.
Well, I will begin the explanation of the Final Round.
Finally!
The preliminary battles have ended without incident.
It seems they're now entering the Final Round.
This land really has become peaceful, hasn't it?
This peaceful time has put this country in slumber...
while all the other lands are busy racing to expand their military.
Would it be possible for us to take it now?
Humph, I suppose.
Though, I don't know how much fun it would be to take out that old man.
Is that so?
To me, it looks like you are still have a hesitation about it.
From now on, the power of each Hidden Village will clash
with one another in a long and violent manner.
The Sound village is also one of them...
You intend to be the trigger for all of that...
And use him for a bullet.
Our Sasuke... right?
You guess well.
So well that it's a bit creepy.
Not in the slightest.
I still had no idea about Dosu, Zaku or Kin.
In gathering information on Sasuke,
I desired to learn their skills
and carried out tactless things like deliberately subjecting myself to an attack.
You overestimated me.
It seems that you...
you don't trust me completely... yet.
Was it necessary to tell you, my right hand man,
about the likes of those three?
You see, therein lies the very proof of my trust.
And because I do...
I would like to leave Sasuke in your hands.
The Curse Mark that was given to him...
appears to have been sealed by Kakashi.
Though, that won't matter much.
While there is still some darkness left in his heart...
I want you to abduct him.
That's an uncharacteristically hasty request, is it not?
There's a little something troubling me...
Is it Naruto Uzumaki?
You're quite a sharp one, aren't you?
Sasuke has lived for revenge against his older brother Itachi,
and will not rest until he has achieved that aim.
Nevertheless, in battle with me,
he was aware that there were things beyond his power and
faced death without fear.
I didn't think he'd be the type of person who would be in a hurry to die.
According to your information,
contact with that Nine Tailed kid has altered Sasuke's heart and mind.
So much so, that he possesses some influence over Sasuke.
The best thing to do is to get Sasuke away from him immediately...
And quickly turn him in my color.
Well, then...
Kabuto...
You...
If you wish to stop me...
You have no choice but to kill young Sasuke, now.
You can't possibly kill me...
Though you are strong, you're only in the same league as Kakashi.
Just kidding...
Now, run along
I trust you.
That face...
I wonder what could possibly be going on in his head?
The Final Round is where each one of you
will show off your battle skills in front of everyone.
I want you to satisfactorily demonstrate and show off your ability
as representative battle forces of your respective lands.
Accordingly, the Final Round will commence one month from now.
W We're not going to do it here, right now?
This is so that there's a suitable period of preparation.
What do you mean?
That is to say...
Along with the announcement of the conclusion
of the preliminary match to each country's Daimyo and Shinobi leaders,
readying the summons for Final Round requires preparation time...
not to mention the time it takes for you examinees to prepare.
This old man always has such a roundabout way of saying things.
I don't quite get what you're trying to say.
What do you mean?
In other words, in order to know your adversary,
in order to prepare yourself, time is necessary.
Time to analyze what you learned about the adversaries in the preliminaries...
time to take stock of your successes.
The battles until now were like actual battles
it presupposed situations in which you can't know your adversary.
That's for sure...
I never dreamed that this guy could make sand into a weapon.
However, this is not the case in the Final Round.
Some of you might have already revealed everything in front of your rivals...
In the spirit of fairness and equality,
you will have a month to train yourself to further your skills.
Now, I can't be thinking of this
as some sort of month long holiday and do nothing! Believe it!
Seriously! Seriously!
It might not be good idea to excel too much, is it?
We failed to stay out of Orochimaru's watchful eye,
and it was unfortunate for us both.
Under this gentle exterior, a seed of evil took root -
and it was this seed that was exploited...
Some day, through that Ninjutsu...
this child will as well...
Kabuto...
Who knows?
Perhaps he really will kill Sasuke.
I have to give it you, Kakashi...
Stopping my attack from your blind spot...
But, you'd better ready at least 10 of your men next time.
The Anbu that I prepared were taken out without difficulty...
You're not an ordinary Genin are you?
You caught a whiff of me and immediately readied your weapon...
you're quite impressive.
No, I'm not all that.
What do you want with Sasuke?
Depending on circumstances, I'll haul you off to questioning.
I wonder if that's possible for the likes of you...
Are you looking to take me on?
You are the son of the chief of the Leaf medical corps, aren't you?
Your name, was it, Kabuto Yakushi?
Are you affiliated with Orochimaru?
If you arrest me here now,
you might never be able to prove my connection to Orochimaru.
Shut up and confine your answers to my questions.
What if I say "No"?
I'm the one asking the questions around here.
Now give me some answers.
You'll find out before long anyway if you let me go,
so can you make an exception just this once?
You, willful little brat...
Don't mess around with grown -ups.
Don't be so arrogant.
The circumstances are in my favor...
I should have known.
A shadow clone!
Darn... I've let him escape.
Impressive...
As I suspected...
This is the Dead Soul Jutsu,
where one temporarily animates and controls the heart of a dead body.
Meticulously transforming even the face...
and also stopping his heartbeats and eliminating all traces of his body odor...
in order to prepare an escape by impersonating a murdered Anbu...
He wasn't raised as the adopted son of the chief of the medical corps for nothing.
If someone this good is working for Orochimaru...
I can't stay as I am now...
Now that that's done...
I'd like to let you take your leave...
But first, for the Final Round,
there is one more important matter to take care of.
Let's get on with it, so we can get to training
Now, now. I want you all to calmly take one slip of paper
from the box that Anko is holding.
I'm going to go around in order... take only one.
Good, everyone has taken a number.
Then, from left to right, tell me the number on your slip of paper.
I'm eight.
I'm one.
Seven.
Five.
Three.
Nine.
Two.
Six.
In other words, he has number four.
Uh huh.
Very well, I will tell you
about how the Final Round tournament will work!
Huh?
Is that what these drawing lots were for?
Ibiki, bring forth the pairings.
Yes, sir.
He's so far away.
Is that all the Final Round is, a tournament?
Shoot! I have one extra round.
Vendetta for Choji? Give me a break!
I'm so relieved to know that I won't be in the same section as Gaara.
Sasuke Uchiha...
Perfect.
Hyuga Neji, right off the bat?
This couldn't be better! Believe it!
Sasuke has to go up against him...?
Could I ask a question?
Go ahead.
Does this mean that there will only be one winner of the tournament?
That only one of us will be able to become a Chunin?
No, on the contrary.
The judges of the Final Round, of which I am one,
will be made up of the Kazekage,
the Daimyo from various countries who will assign you your missions,
and the Shinobi Leaders.
Through this tournament,
these judges will be able to make a thorough evaluation,
and come to a decision as to whether each one of you
possesses the qualities incumbent of a Chunin.
Even if someone loses the first round, they can still become a Chunin.
So there's a chance that all of us will become Chunin?
Correct, but conversely, there's also a chance that none of you will.
To "advance" in the tournament,
means maximizing chances to appeal yourselves to the judges.
Understood, Shikamaru?
This is all a real pain in my...
Thank you for your patience.
We will adjourn until next month.
The second round will either be No Eyebrows from Sand or Sasuke, huh?
That guy is so strong he kicked Bushy Brow's butt.
Sand Coffin!
I want to fight you, too.
Now that it's come to this, I've got to see Kakashi Sensei.
Umm, where's the room that Sasuke's in?
I'm sorry. Mr. Sasuke is not allowed visitors.
What?! Hey, hey! What's up with that?!
I'm sorry, those are the rules.
Why, Sis, tell me why?
Naruto, this is a hospital. Keep it down.
Kakashi Sensei!
Say! Say!
I've got a favor to ask!
You don't need to say it all.
Well, I thought it would come to this so...
I searched for someone to watch your training.
Why?! I want you to, Kakashi Sensei!
I have some matters to take care of.
I don't have the time to trouble myself with you.
Oh! Aha...!
You're going to train Sasuke, aren't you!
Well, don't say that.
I found a sensei who's more reliable than I am!
Well... who is it?
It's me!
Huh?
You!
The Closet Perve!
Such insolence!
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?
Darn! I'm not satisfied with this!
I don't care if you're elite tutor or whatever,
but there's no way I'm not going to get stronger
if I'm to learn from the Closet Perve weaker than me!
I have to get strong by any means necessary, no matter what!
If you're really a strong ninja,
just try to convince me with your sheer strength!
Next episode: "Ebisu Returns: Naruto's Toughest Training Yet!"
I'm gonna win this time around, too!