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Fumikomu de asero kakehiki warai tasukodai yo

Yoru wo nukeru Nejikomu na

taigo ni dashihikidero Tasukodai yo hibi wo ukeru

Kokoro wo sotto

kirai de gutto

Thank

you.

Now, let the tenth round begin.

You can do it!

Betso!

Okay! I'm gonna finish this match!

It's only gonna take about two seconds, and then I'm coming after you, Eno!

Fine, Betso. If you want this match to end quickly, I'll just win it quickly.

You're gonna go down hard, you mummifying weirdo.

I know his techniques all too well from my last battle with him.

Those holes in his arm emit a pulsing sound, but if I can't hear it, then he

can't hurt me!

Ha! Ninja art!

Imagine Jutsu!

Now the Hidden Leaf style Taijutsu!

That guy doesn't even need to touch Choji to hit him with a powerful sonic

attack. But they only work when Choji's ears are shown.

With his head covered, it's like Choji's wearing earplugs.

Those sonic attacks are useless against that big meatball.

Especially when it's rolling.

He barely has any control over where he's going.

Now to end this!

You're so wrong.

See, the human body is 70 % water, and water can transmit sound waves. In other

words, when it comes to my attacks, your whole body is basically one big ear.

The winner is...

Dosukinuta.

Lord Orochimaru.

Or rather, Orochimaru.

Now do you see?

I'm more than a mere puppet.

Hey, are you all right?

Meat. I want to eat some meat.

That's our Choji. Always thinking with his stomach.

Uh -huh. Even though he lost, the least we can do is take him out for some

barbecue beef.

It's finally over.

At long last, we can begin the final round.

And with that match, the third exam preliminaries are now finished.

A shadow in darkness!

Danger approaches Sasuke!

I wonder what's happened to Naruto.

Come on, let's go sneak outside.

Iruka -sensei is kind of distracted, so this is our big chance.

Going somewhere, Konohamaru?

You're not planning on sneaking out again, are you?

I need to use the bathroom!

Liar!

I commend all those who have advanced to the finals for the third level of the

tuning exams.

Well, there's one person missing, but still, congratulations.

Sensei? Hmm?

I have a question for you.

About Sasuke?

I'm sorry.

I don't know much about that, I'm afraid.

But I wouldn't worry too much.

From here on, it's up to you, Sasuke.

Sakura, I have to leave, so I'm counting on you to get the details about the

finals. Huh?

Oh, okay.

Here, including the absent Sasuke.

We have five ninja from the Leaf Village.

Three from the Sand Village.

And one from the Sound Village.

And now I will begin the explanation of the final rounds.

Well, it's about time.

The preliminaries are done.

They're moving on to the final rounds.

While all these countries are busy racing to expand their military might,

birds are still singing.

I believe that this country of ours has been at peace for far, far too long.

Then let me do it.

I don't know.

How much fun would it be to take out an old man like the Hokage anyway?

So that's how it is.

What's the problem? You're not still having second thoughts about it, are

Orochimaru? From now on, each of the hidden villages will clash with each

in a long and violent struggle.

Even the sound village won't escape that violence.

And it's your intention to be the trigger for all that hostility by using

as a bullet?

Isn't that correct?

You guess very well. So well that it's a bit creepy, in fact.

You give me too much credit. I still didn't know about your plans involving

Dosu, Saku, and Keen.

While gathering information on Sasuke, I wanted to learn the skills of those

three sound ninja, so I clumsily confronted them and let them attack me.

I learned a lot.

It seems that you don't quite trust me, Orochimaru.

At least not yet.

Was it necessary to tell you, my right -hand man, about those three ninja? My

silence is proof of my trust.

I trusted in you to act without that knowledge.

For that very reason.

I'm planning to leave Sasuke in your capable hands.

The curse mark that was given to him appears to have been sealed by Kakashi.

in any event, that is not my concern.

While there is still some darkness left in his heart, we must act.

And that's why I want you to abduct him.

It's unusual for you to act so hastily, is it not?

Perhaps, but there's still a little something that's troubling me.

Is it Naruto Uzumaki?

You're quite sharp, aren't you, Kabuto?

Sasuke is driven by revenge.

He's burning to bring down his older brother Itachi for what he did to their

family. He won't rest until he achieves that goal.

And yet, when we fought each other, even though he knew he couldn't prevail

against me, he came at me without any fear of death.

I didn't think he'd be the type of person who'd be in such a hurry to die a

meaningless death.

According to your information, Contact with that nine -tailed one has altered

Satsuki's heart and mind.

So much so that Naruto now holds a certain influence over our Satsuki.

The thing to do is to get Satsuki away from him immediately.

Because then, it will be so easy to make him mine forever.

Very well.

Kabuto, wake.

You know if it's your desire to stop me.

I'm afraid your only chance is to kill Sasuke now.

You can't possibly hope to kill me. Even if you did have the courage, it's

worthless. You're no stronger than Kakashi.

I'm just kidding you.

Well, you'd better run along now.

Don't forget, I'm trusting you, Kabuto.

That face.

I wonder what's going on in his head.

In the final rounds, each of you will put your battle skills on display.

You'll demonstrate the power and control that you've achieved in your respective

disciplines.

Accordingly, the final battles will commence one month from now.

Wait, we're not going to do it right here and now?

This is to provide a suitable period of preparation.

What do you mean by that?

Simply this. In addition to announcing the conclusion of the preliminary

to each country's leaders, we must also have some time to prepare and distribute

the summons for the final selection.

Not to mention that you examinees are going to need time to prepare for

something that is this important.

This old man sure likes to beat around the bush.

Look, I don't really get what you're trying to say. What's the point of it?

I mean that to know your adversaries and prepare yourselves, you need time.

Even though up to this point all the battles have been real battles, as I'm

you can all attest, they were conducted on the premise that you were fighting an

unknown enemy. But that's no longer the case now that you've battled each other.

Yeah. Seriously, I would never have dreamed that this guy could turn sand

weapon. So in order to make the finals fair and just, we're giving you this

month. Each of you must embrace the opportunity to practice hard and learn

new tricks.

Because by now, everyone here knows your techniques. So using your old tired

tricks is a sure way to lose in the finals.

And remember to get some rest as well.

This isn't some vacation!

I won't have any time to relax!

I've got to train harder than ever!

I suppose brilliance can sometimes have its disadvantages.

We failed to avoid Orochimaru's watchful eye.

And it's most unfortunate for both of us.

He's so young, but the seeds of evil have already taken root just waiting to

exploited. He'll be ripe for Orochimaru's special ninjutsu.

Kabuto.

Most interesting.

Perhaps Kabuto really is going to kill Sasuke after all.

Well, well, Kakashi.

Foiling my attack by striking from my blind spot, huh?

But now, are you ready to take me on?

Next time you should station at least ten guards.

The Anbu Black Ops unit that I assembled was defeated so easily.

You... you're not an ordinary genin, are you? You caught a whiff of me and

immediately readied your weapon.

Quite impressive.

You overestimate me.

So what do you want with Sasuke?

Finding you like this, I ought to haul you in for questioning.

What, just you?

I wonder if you could.

Are you looking to take me on?

I know who you are. You're the Leaf Medical Corps Chief's son.

Your name, what was it?

Kabuto Yakushi.

What are you, one of Orochimaru's puppets?

Even if you did take me into custody, you'd never be able to prove I have any

connection to him. Just answer my question.

And if I say no?

I'm the one asking the questions.

Now give me some answers.

Look, you'll have your answers soon enough, even if I'm not here.

So why don't we skip the middleman and let me go?

You smart -alecky little brat.

I'll teach you to mess around with grown -ups.

Come on, give me a break. Don't be so arrogant.

The cards are clearly in my favor here.

I should have known.

I can't believe I let him escape.

Impressive.

Just as I suspected, the dead soul jutsu, where a ninja temporarily

controls a dead body, even transforming its faith.

Kabuto even stopped his own heart and eliminated all traces of his scent in

order to escape by impersonating a murdered Anbu Black Ops ninja.

Being raised as the adopted son of the Chief of the Medical Corps is a powerful

asset of his.

If it turns out that someone as good as him is working for Orochimaru, I've got

to work harder.

Now, with all of that behind us, I'd like to begin winding things up.

But before we can bring this to an end, first there is one more important matter

to take care of for the final rounds.

Let's get on with it! I mean, come on, how long do we have to wait until we

start training? In a calm, orderly fashion, all of you are going to take

slip of paper from the box that Anko is holding.

Everyone just stay where you are. I'll come to you.

Just take one.

Good. Now everyone has one.

Going from left to right, tell me the number that's written on your slip of

paper. I've got eight.

Number one, of course.

Seven.

Five. Three.

Nine. Two.

Six. And that means Sasuke will be number four.

Right.

Very good. Now I'm going to tell you about how the final selection tournament

going to work.

Is that what the numbers are for, drawing lot?

Eviki, you may reveal which ninja have been paired up. Yes, sir.

I'll be waiting forever.

Is that all the final rounds are? A tournament?

I have to fight an extra round?

I'll probably be expected to avenge Choji's loss.

Man, I'm glad I'm not in the same half of the draw as Gaara.

Sasuke Uchiha.

Perfect.

I've got Neji Hyuga right off the bat?

This couldn't be any better.

Sasuke has to go up against him?

May I ask you a question?

You may.

All right. If this is a tournament...

Does that mean there's only going to be one winner? I mean, only one of us is

going to be able to become a Chunin, then?

Actually, it's quite the contrary.

There are going to be several judges for the final rounds, including myself, the

Shinobi leaders, and the Kazekage, the lords from the various countries that

ultimately will be assigning your missions to you.

Through this tournament, these judges will be able to make a thorough

of your ability.

They will then decide whether any or all of you possess the qualities required

of a Chunin.

Even if someone loses the first round, they could still become a Chunin.

So there's actually a chance that every one of us who compete in the final

selection could become Chunin.

Correct, but conversely, there's also a chance that none of you will be chosen.

The advantage in fighting more rounds in the tournament is in getting more

chances to display your talent in front of the judges who will decide your fate.

Does that answer your question, Shikamaru?

This is just about the biggest pain ever.

I thank you all for your patience. Now let us adjourn until next month.

In the second round, will it be Sasuke or that browless freak? He's so strong

took down Bushibrow without breaking a sweat!

Sand coffin.

You're one of the ones I want to fight the most.

I need to ask Takashi -sensei for help.

Hey, where's Sasuke's room?

Sorry, no visitors allowed.

What? No visitors? Are you kidding me? Those are the rules.

Ah, come on, lady.

Naruto, this is a hospital. Keep it down.

Huh? Oh, Takashi -sensei! Boy, am I... glad to see you. I gotta ask you a

Stop right there. I already know what you're going to ask, so I've been

for someone that can oversee your training for the final rounds.

Hold on!

Why can't you train me, Sensei? I have other matters to handle. I don't have

time to deal with you, Naruto.

Hey!

Aha!

You're going to train Sasuke, aren't you, Kakashi Sensei?

Now, now, don't complain.

Listen, I've found you an even better teacher than me. Well, who is it?

It is I.

You! You closet pervert!

Such insolence.

Thank you for

watching.

Thank you.

as good as he's supposed to be.