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Fumikomu de asero kakehiki warai tasukodai yo

Yoru wo nukeru Nejikomu na

saigo ni sashihiki zero Tasukodai yo hibi wo kizuru

Kokoro wo sotto kirai

de gutto

Thank you.

Why are you here?

I'm disappointed. I expected a friendlier reception after all this

Don't tell me you've come here to assassinate Lord Hokage.

No, not yet.

I don't have quite enough followers to attempt that.

But I've heard such good things about this village, I thought I might want to

make it mine.

It's the mark, isn't it?

I put that same curse mark on a young man just a little while ago.

Very promising prospect.

You haven't changed, I see.

He'll die before he serves you.

Very possibly.

I'd say the odds are one in ten against him.

But the kid may survive, as you did.

Sounds like you want him badly.

Oh,

jealous. Is that it?

You can't forgive me, can you, for using you and then tossing you aside.

In some ways, the boy has even more potential than you had.

You see, he's inherited the sublime abilities of the Uchiha clan.

And his physical condition is excellent.

Yes, he might very well be the heir I'm looking for.

At the very least, he makes things interesting.

Whatever happens, make sure no one stops the exams early.

Three of my followers are also candidates.

I look forward to seeing how they fare.

Bear this in mind.

If anything happens to deprive me of my fun, it means the end of the Leaf

Village.

All right.

That's enough resting up, I think.

The other teams will be calling it a day soon.

And that means it's time to strike.

You know the plan.

We split up and fan out. Whatever happens, whether we make contact with

team or not, we meet up back here in this spot.

Got it?

No sweats.

Roger.

All right, then.

Let's move.

Fussy Brow's Pledge.

Undying love and protection.

What good?

I can't fall asleep.

I have to protect these two.

Oh wow, I slept really great! Naruto!

Sasuke! Did you take care of us this whole time?

Thanks, Sakura!

We're all better because of you.

I'm glad you're okay.

Now you'll see what it's like to be prey, panicking and frantically running

from a predator.

And that predator is me.

I can't believe it's daytime already.

Oh no!

A squirrel?

Don't surprise me like that, little guy.

That was too close.

I thought for sure that would work. Do you think she saw the paper bomb we put

on the squirrel?

No, that wasn't it.

Then what was it? What are you thinking?

I'm thinking we need to go closer and find out.

So let's get going.

Okay, if I can catch all 20 of those leaves before they hit the ground, then

Sakura will fall in love with me!

But if I cannot, then she will never return my feelings!

That is the challenge I am going to give myself!

Those eyebrows are so buggy. You're such a weirdo. I cannot believe you said

that. I will show her I am worthy.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

Yes, I am going to get them all.

9, 10.

One left.

What is that?

That was close.

This paper bomb explodes after a certain amount of time.

Who would do such an awful thing?

All right, stop hiding and come out.

Shoot!

What a drag. Now that he's found us out, this is going to be such a pain.

It's no big deal. Our hide -and -hangout strategy didn't work.

So, we'll just use strategy number two.

What? Are you serious, Eno?

You got a problem with that?

Trust me, this plan can't fail.

Well, what do we got to lose?

Wow!

Imagine running into last year's number...

Get lost.

What?!

Did you just raise your fist to me?

Does that mean you want to fight?

No! No way!

Course not!

Go away.

Even if I were to steal a scroll from you cowardly wimps, everybody would just

laugh at me for it.

Look at me!

They scurry off like cockroaches.

Just as I thought.

Someone like him wouldn't take a scroll from people like us, unless we turned on

him and attacked.

All right!

Let's see if we can find some weaklings!

Yeah, well, I doubt we'll find anyone weaker than us.

Some lookout, you're half asleep.

At least you don't have to keep watch anymore.

What's the point after we've already found you? Now wake Sasuke up. We want

fight him. You'll never get him, you jerks.

What do you want here? I mean, what do you really want?

I know Orochimaru is calling the shots from the shadow.

That strange bruise on the back of Sasuke's neck. You're behind this too,

you? And now you want to fight him when he can't defend himself?

What in the world could he be thinking?

I can't stay quiet after hearing you talk to us like that.

First I'm gonna kill this girl, and then I'm gonna kill Sasuke.

Wait, Zaku.

What? Why?

It's so obvious. This is the color of dirt that's recently been dug up. And

kind of grass doesn't grow in a place like this.

You know, if you're going to lay a trap, there's no point unless you make sure

it's actually hidden.

Ha! You're just a joke. You threw your kunai knife so that squirrel wouldn't

spring the trap you set, huh?

Now we kill her.

A log!

She also laid a trap above.

Watch out!

Nice try, little girl.

Clearly you have no talent as a ninja.

Someone like you needs to make a little more of an effort, don't you think?

The hurricane!

What?

What's he doing?

Looks like you also need to make more of an effort. Who are you?

I am the handsome devil of the Leaf Village, and my name is Rock Lee.

What are you doing here, Lee?

I will always appear, anytime and anywhere that you are in trouble,

This was really all thanks to you, little one. But now it is time for you

along.

But right now, on this test, I'm your enemy.

Sakura, I already told you. I will protect you until I die.

Please be my girlfriend.

I vow to protect you with my life.

Yes. Thank you, Rock Lee.

Yes! She said yes, Gai -sensei! She said yes!

It looks like I have no choice.

Zaku, I'll let you have Sasuke.

I'll take care of these two.

It does not look like Sakura is in any condition to fight.

That guy with the bushy eyebrows is pretty good at taijutsu.

Looks like I get to have some fun.

I am positive that there is some kind

of trick to your attack. Therefore, I will not waste my time trying to dodge

After all, I have seen your jutsu before.

Wow.

Tough. Of course. Having said that, my odds still are not good since it's three

against one. I have to take a chance.

One at a time. I will attack each of them with all my might.

Oh, man.

There doesn't seem to be anyone around who's weaker than us.

Not so fast.

I still think that Naruto's team might actually be weaker than we are. Take

back right now, you jerk!

What do you mean?

There's no doubt Naruto and Sakura are lame, but I won't have you bad -mouthing

Sasuke. He's awesome!

Yeah, whatever.

Maybe your precious Sasuke is better in theory than in practice.

All right, all right. I apologize if I upset you.

What a drag.

I say one little negative thing about Sasuke and I get the evil eye from his

number one fan here.

There is no way Sasuke could lose a battle.

Ha! But Sakura's a different matter.

Hey,

Sasuke has collapsed.

Huh? And Sakura's fighting.

What did you say?

He's late.

And he's never late.

Lee is, well, fanatical about being on time.

Maybe he ran into the enemy.

You think... No, I'm sure he's all right.

But still, we'd better go find him. Right.

Do the jutsu. Enough wrestling. You're wasting your precious gift of youth.

This jutsu. In the end, only Lee could make it his own.

I did it. I actually did it. After all that practice, I pulled it off. I guess

if I just try hard enough, I can do anything.

Now listen to your sensei's awesome message. Yes, I am ready to hear your

amazing wisdom, sir.

This new jutsu, the lotus technique, is now forbidden.

What do you mean? Why?

This jutsu, it puts a huge strain on your body's muscles. It's a self

-sacrificing technique.

Normally, humans only use at most 20 % of their muscle strength.

Do you understand only about 20 %?

If all of the power were to be used, the muscles would disintegrate. So the

brain regulates the amount of power the muscles can exert.

But this jutsu is different. It uses chakra, which forces the brain to go

its limit, allowing for continuous high -speed Thai jutsu.

In other words, this jutsu relies on a secret technique.

that brings forth power almost to the limits of the human body. So you see,

very dangerous.

There's one time this jujitsu should be used, when a particular condition is

met.

Yes, I see. So what is the condition, sir?

Are you ready?

You all need to take this to heart.

The condition is...

The condition is...

Gai -sensei, I have to

use the lotus now.

The condition has been met. I must use the jutsu.

To protect the life of someone precious.

Did he disappear?

Oh no, don't you?

There's no way he can break his fall!

Take this!

Primary loaded!

What is this feeling?

Huh. Got you just in time.

That impact could have been much worse for you.

This cannot be!

That is a frightening jutsu. It nearly took me out even though I landed on this

soft dirt.

Now it's my turn.

Oh no! My body still has not recovered from that jutsu!

Your jutsu is indeed fast.

But ours is even faster because it travels at the speed of sound.

Effort by itself does nothing.

Now watch.

We're going to show you something called the wall.

Thank you.

demo

step or two behind, and I always need to be protected.

I want to be more like Sasuke, Naruto, and Lee.

Wait, did I just say I want to be like Naruto?

Well, at least he doesn't hesitate to jump into the action.

So yeah, I want to be like Naruto.

Next time, Sakura Blossom.

In this battle, things are going to get real serious, real fast.