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of heaven or your desire, acquire wisdom to take your mind higher.

If earthly qualities are what you lack, train your body and prepare to attack.

When heaven and earth are open together, the perilous path will become righteous

forever. This something is the secret way that guides us from this place

This what?

Or is that a secret too?

Anyway, it's about the scrolls.

I think we're supposed to open and read the heaven and earth scrolls now.

Okay, here goes nothing.

What?

What does this mean?

A man?

A person?

Oh no, this is a summoning jutsu. Naruto!

Sakura! Quick, get rid of the scrolls!

What? It's you?

Hey.

Long time no see, huh?

Surviving the cut!

The rookie nine together again!

Looks like you've gone through a lot in this test.

Hey, wait, what's the deal with the surprise entrance? Why are you appearing

with the summoning?

At the end of the second exam, we tuning are supposed to welcome the test takers

back. And well, it was just good luck that I got to be the one given the

important task of being the messenger for you guys.

The messenger?

And you made it just in time, too.

And now... Congratulations,

you passed the second exam.

To celebrate your passing, I would love to treat you all to some Ichiraku ramen,

but I... Ramen?

Seriously? That's so cool!

Wait, I'm not done!

So cool! Let go!

Hey, Naruto!

Oh, yeah!

Ramen would be awesome!

Especially after a...

and plants we've had to eat for the past two days.

So great!

I'm going to eat every noodle ever made!

Where does he get all his energy?

Yeah!

Shut up!

All right.

Well, I can see you're still as hyperactive as ever, Naruto.

Now I see.

So then if we had looked at the scrolls in the middle of the exam, what would

you have done to us, Iruka -sensei?

As usual, Sasuke, you're as sharp as a tack.

You have figured out the secret.

Part of this exam was to test how well you could see a difficult mission all

way through.

Simply put, you knew that opening the scrolls was against the rules of your

mission, and if you had tried to open one... What?

What would have happened?

If a scroll was opened, we were ordered to knock out whoever opened it.

Some ninja found that out the hard way.

It's a good thing you didn't open up yours, huh, Naruto?

I owe you one. Thanks a million, Kabuto.

That was a close one!

Oh yeah, Sensei. Yeah?

What does that writing on the wall mean? The parchment the letters are written

on is kind of eaten away, so it's difficult to read it. We can't

Oh, please.

Look, we passed, didn't we? That stuff doesn't matter now.

Well, actually, explaining that is another one of the duties that I've been

here to take care of.

What,

seriously? That's right.

It's serious business.

Give it a good read.

They're instructions Lord Hokage recorded as principles that Chunin

follow.

They're instructions?

Yes. Heaven stands for your mind and earth for your body. If qualities of

are your desire, acquire wisdom to take your mind higher. Get it?

All right, I'll explain.

In other words, if your weakness lies in your intellect, Naruto...

Then you have to make doubly sure that you work hard to learn all the

information and skills that you need to prepare for your missions.

Okay,

I get your point.

And you.

If earthly qualities you lack, train your body, prepare to attack.

So if your weakness lies in your physical strength, Sakura, then you have

make sure that you work on your physical conditioning every single day so it

improves all the time.

When heaven and earth are open together, the perilous path will become righteous

forever. Meaning, if your mind and body are working together as one, then even a

very dangerous mission can become an easy one.

So what about that spot with the missing letter?

Well, that part is meant for all of you to fill in.

Do you see that symbol on the scroll?

It's the character for person, a reference to you tuning.

You see, these five days of survival were to test your abilities as Chuning

to see if you'd be any good at it. And I gotta say, you guys really did

magnificently.

A Chuning is a leader, a guide.

It's a Chuning's responsibility to be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of

those serving under him.

And to know what skills and training those ninja are going to need in order

succeed on a mission. You did an excellent job on this mission, and I

to remember these instructions on your next one.

Well, that's it. That was everything I was supposed to say to you.

Got it!

Huh?

Uh,

one more thing.

For the third exam, don't push it too far.

Especially you.

Naruto, I worry. Iruka -sensei, when I got this headband, I stopped being a

student. So you don't need to worry about me at all. Not anymore.

I mean, this headband is proof that I'm a full -fledged ninja, right? You gave

it to me. I may still be hyper, but I'm not a kid. Like you just said, I got

through the second tuning exam, and you watch. I'm gonna pass the third one for

sure.

Right now.

Naruto, you're right. I'm sorry about that.

Look, I know their strengths and weaknesses better than anyone else does.

Whatever the result, I want to be the one who breaks the news to them.

Fine, if you're that hung up on it, then I'll just leave that team in your

hands.

But I would have thought you'd have a little more confidence in them, you

Thank you, Uncle.

Wait, those guys are Kakashi's students, aren't they?

Listen, if Kakashi's got faith in them, then I wouldn't count them out just yet,

Iruka.

Iruka needs to hear this.

He needs to realize that they're not his students anymore.

They're mine.

And that's the simple truth.

It seems to me now that the one who truly understands the strengths and

weaknesses of these young ninja best might very well be you, Kakashi.

How is it?

Does the curse mark still cause you pain?

No, not really. Thank to you, it's much better.

That's good, but we better get back to business. This Orochimaru is one of the

Sannin, the legendary Three Ninja, isn't he? He's supposed to be so incredibly

powerful that not even the Anbu Black Ops unit could bring him down.

I'd heard a rumor that he died, but I guess that wasn't true.

Why did he come to this village now, anyway?

He's a very promising prospect.

He's inherited the sublime abilities of Uchiha Clan.

That kid... He's after Sasuke, right?

What?

Anko, we've confirmed that 21 ninja have finished the second exam.

And as for the third exam, according to the rules, we'll have to hold a round of

preliminaries first.

The first time in five years.

Now, for the time being, we'll just continue with the exams as planned.

But I also want to keep an eye on his movements as well.

Yes.

First of all, congratulations on finishing the second exam.

Huh. There were 78 ninja who took that exam.

Frankly, I'm surprised that even 21 passed.

I knew that less than half would make it, but I really thought the number

be in the single digits.

I'm really hungry.

What a drag. There's so many left.

This is such a pain.

Sasuke and his team have passed, too.

Well, of course they did.

After all the trouble we went through to keep them safe, they'd better have

passed.

I see your team didn't do too bad, Kakashi.

They must have gotten real lucky.

Of course, with my team still around, your team is doomed to failure.

After all, what matters on the next test is ability, and we've got you far

outclassed. Well, I guess that part of growing up is learning to deal with

heartbreak, huh, Kakashi?

Hmm? Did you say something?

All right, Kakashi, you win this round.

Boy, that drives me nuts when you act so cool.

There's no way I'm going to let you get the best of me.

So that's Gai -sensei's old rival, huh?

Well, if I had to judge them on looks alone, I'd say Gai -sensei would lose.

Gai -sensei is just the coolest teacher ever. I mean, he is so cool, he

practically glows with cool.

You watch, Gai -sensei.

Someday I'll make you proud of me!

I do not want to see tears from anyone close to me ever again.

That is why I am never going to lose again, Gai -sensei.

Never!

As expected, all the best are here.

Sasuke Uchiha, huh?

I'll get you back for what you did to me, Sasuke.

No matter what it takes.

I can't believe it. Only 17

of 26 are left.

Sure enough, not a scratch on you, Gaara.

Hmm?

Akamaru's acting strange.

Oh, oh.

The Sand Village Ninja.

Not until past two.

Thank goodness.

Hey, look.

All of the Leaf Village orkeys are here, too.

Whoa, everybody's here.

Old Man Hokage, Iruka Sensei, and even Bushy Brow. It looks like absolutely

nobody got left out this time.

I don't have a very good feeling about this.

It's hard to believe that there are so many left after the second test.

And so many of them are rookies.

So that's why they fought so hard to recommend them.

All right, now pay attention.

Lord Hokage is going to explain the third exam to you. You better listen

carefully, maggots.

Lord Hokage, they're all yours.

First before I tell you what the third exam entails.

I want to explain something about the test itself Listen closely now. It's

something that all of you need to understand I'm going to tell you the

purpose of these exams true purpose Why do you suppose our country holds these

exams in conjunction with our allies?

To raise the ability levels of the Shinobi and increase friendship between

allied nations, to be sure. But it's important that you understand its true

meaning. The exams are, so to speak... So to speak?

They're a representation of the battle between allied nations.

And what's that supposed to mean?

Now. If we look at our history, all the countries that we're currently allied

with were once neighboring nations that continuously fought with each other for

power. In order to avoid destroying each other's military strength

meaninglessly, those nations picked champions to do battle on behalf of

countries at a mutually selected location.

That was how the Chunin selection exams originally began.

That's great, but why do we have to go through these exams then?

I mean, it's not like we're doing this to pick Chunin to go fight.

Well, actually, there is no question that part of the point of these exams is

select Shinobi worthy of becoming Chunin. That's just not the whole story.

These exams also allow for a place where Shinobi can carry the pride of their

nation on their backs and fight against other ninja for their very lives.

The pride of their nation?

Many leaders and people of prominence from various countries are invited to

attend this exam as guests, and also possibly to seek Shinobi to work for

This exam could determine the course of your ninja work from here on out. And

more importantly, those rulers will watch your battles and take note of the

strengths that each ninja and each nation is developing.

If there is a gap in power between the countries, the strong nations are

inundated with job requests for their ninja.

And conversely, the requests to countries that are deemed weak decline.

Therefore, the stronger our nation is, the better our position when it comes to

negotiating with neighboring countries.

So it's important to show how much military strength our village has.

Okay, but even so, why is it necessary for us to risk our lives?

The country's strength is the village's strength. The village's strength is the

Shinobi's strength.

And the true strength of this shinobi is only achieved when it's pushed to its

limits, such as in a life and death battle.

This exam is a chance for each nation to display the strength of its shinobi and

handle the strength of the nation itself.

It's because this is an exam where your life is on the line that it has meaning.

And it's for this very reason and for the strength of the nation that your

forerunners fought in this exam.

It's truly a dream worth striving for.

But then why did you use the expression friendship before?

But you've only remembered half of what I said. You also mustn't have the wrong

idea of the exam's meaning.

This is a custom in which balance is preserved by fighting and dying. In the

world of the Shinobi, that is friendship.

The third exam is a fight for life with the pride of your village and your own

dreams at stake.

Well, he sure convinced me.

Any test is fine.

Just tell me what the details of the exam are already. I can handle anything

throw at me.

Very well, then. Now listen closely. I'm going to tell you exactly what you'll

all be doing on the third exam.

Lord Hokage, before you do, please allow me, Hayate Gekko, appointed as proctor

of the third exam, to speak first.

So be it it's nice to meet you all

There's something I would like all of you

to do before the third exam

Thank you for

watching!

Thank you.

Go through preliminaries before the third exam?

Just great.

And what about Sasuke? There is definitely something wrong with him.

Oh, I wish he'd just drop out. He's in no condition to fight.

That's it. I don't care what he says. I'm going to tell the teachers about

bruise he has.

Next time, narrowing the field, sudden death elimination.