Come on!
Running like a fugitive,
Being chased by something
Inside my heart is pounding
My throat dry like it's withering
For no single one,
To none does belong,
This time is ours, right now...
Unraveling the pain,
Unraveling our hearts,
Unraveling shadows
Stifling our breath,
Reaching for beyond,
Tearing through the dark
In fighting and in love
To the distant light above,
Yes, we are on the way
I wanna rock...
Rockin' my heart
I think we've gotten rid of the losers.
I guess I'll move onto the main problem,
since 45 minutes have already passed.
All right!
Here is the tenth question!
Here it comes, I have to put everything on the line for this question!
An off-the-cuff match!
The tenth question that we must hold out on.
An off-the-cuff match.
The tenth question that we must hold out on.
Making such a big deal.
Finally, the last obstacle.
Hurry back Kankuro.
If he starts the tenth question your cheat sheet will have no use.
But before that,
I'm going to add some rules for the last question.
Aren't you lucky?
It looks like playing with the dolls wasn't a waste after all.
This guy.
He knows about Karasu.
Oh well, sit down.
Let me explain!
This is...
a rule of despair!
Well, anyhow.
There's nothing to do when the subordinates are gone.
Well, it'll get busy soon enough.
Why?
This year's first examiner...
It's Morino Ibiki.
Well then, passing the first exam already seems unlikely.
Of all the people, it's that sadist.
Sadist?
Kurenai, you're a new Jonin so you wouldn't know.
Who is this guy?
He is a pro, a professional.
Professional? At what?
Torture and interrogation.
What?
Well, there may be no physical torture in the exam itself,
but he'll surely use his his skills as an interrogator to torment them psychologically.
That is...
Konoha Anbu's Torture and Interrogation Unit leader,
Morino Ibiki!
Rule of despair?!
First, you guys will have to choose whether or not you will take this 10th question!
Choose whether or not to take it?
Choose?!
What happens if you choose not to take the 10th question?
If you choose not to take it then your score will be zero.
In other words, you will fail.
And of course your teammates will fail with you.
What's the meaning of that?
Of course everybody is going to choose to take it.
This is ridiculous! As if we have a choice!
And... one more rule...
There's more?!
Quit it already!
If you choose to take it and are unable to answer it correctly, then you will have to...
Give up your right to take the Chuunin Selection exam forever.
What kind of idiotic rule is that?!
Besides, there are plenty of people here who have taken the Chuunin Selection exam many times!
You're just unlucky.
I make the rules this year.
But I did give you the option to go back.
For those of you who aren't confident you can choose not to take it,
and take the exam next year or the year after that.
How awful.
If one out of the three chooses not to take the question then all three will be failed.
If you do choose to take it but get the wrong answer.
Then that person will be a Genin for the rest of their life.
No matter what, the odds are against us!
It's an impossible choice for anyone with normal nerves!
Then, let's begin.
The 10th question.
Those who will not be taking it, raise your hands!
Once I confirm your number, I'll ask you to leave!
What kind of a question is it going to be?
Damn it!
If I get it wrong I'll be a Genin for the rest of my life.
I don't want that!
But if I choose not take it.
Then I'll fail Sasuke and Sakura-chan too! I don't want that either!
I won't raise my hand.
I'm confident that I can answer it correctly.
But...
But Naruto, you're different!
You should retreat this time even if it means to ignore us and think of your next chance to take the exam.
I...
I'm quitting! I'm not going to take it!
#50 failed!
#130, #111 will be failed as well.
I-I'm sorry... Gennai! Inaho!
Damn it.
M-Me too!
Me too.
Naruto.
Why don't you raise your hand?
He...
I am the super elite ninja who will be carrying the name of the Hokage!
My name is Uzumaki Naruto, remember that!
Shut up!
I'm prepared to do anything to become a Hokage!
I will surpass the Hokage!
And I will make all the people in the village acknowledge my presence!
He's always got such a one track mind saying Hokage, Hokage all the time like a idiot.
I'm sorry, Naruto.
I...
Don't want to...
Crush your unachievable dreams.
That guy...
Ibiki completely understands how the human psyche works.
And the most horrifying part about him is...
That by cornering people psychologically he controls their psyche and,
reveals the fundamental weakness of a human.
Don't underestimate me! I won't run!
I'll take it!
But even if I'm stuck being a Genin forever,
I will become a Hokage no matter what it takes!
I'm not scared!
That guy, he wasn't even thinking of us at all.
He has quite a spirit.
That's right.
That's exactly the kind of idiot you are.
I'll ask again.
It's a choice that will change your life.
If you want to quit, now is your chance!
I'm not going to take back my words.
That is my way of the Ninja!
What an interesting brat.
He completely brushed away their anxieties.
78, huh? Much more than I expected.
It's going to be the same. No matter how much more I push it.
I like your determination!
Then...
For those who are still here...
The first exam...
You have passed it!
H-Hey, what does that mean?
All of a sudden you're telling us that we've passed!
What about the 10th question?
There wasn't such a thing to begin with.
Well, you can look at the choice you just had to make as the 10th question.
Hey!
Then, what were all those nine questions for?!
It was all just a waste?
Not a waste.
The objective of the nine questions has already been accomplished.
It was to test your individual ability to gather information.
Ability to gather information?
First, the purpose of this test lies in the first rule.
Your pass-fail decision is based on your three person teams.
By grading the exam on a group basis I added the unimaginable pressure of dragging down your teammates.
Yes, yes, I kind of felt that was the point of this test.
Liar.
However...
The questions on these tests weren't things that you Genin Ninja would have been able to solve.
So in that case...
I imagined that most of you here would have come to this conclusion:
"In order to score points, I'll have to cheat."
In other words, this exam was created under the premise that you would all cheat.
So we sneaked in two Chuunins who knew the answers to be targets of cheating.
So that's what it was!
I had a hard time figuring out that guy.
Yeah. Really.
It was so obvious!
There's something wrong with you if you didn't notice! Right, Hinata?!
He... didn't notice it.
However...
Those who just foolishly cheated naturally failed.
That's because.
Information, depending on the time and situation will be more valuable than life.
And in a mission or on a battlefield, you will always have to risk your life to fight for it!
Horrible burn marks, nail punctures and scratches.
Those are signs of physical torture.
When information is gathered and the enemy or a third party finds out about it,
that information is no longer guaranteed to be correct.
Just remember this.
To be given the wrong information can bring a catastrophic blow to your friends and town.
So that is why out of necessity, we forced you guys to cheat in order to test your ability to collect information.
And we weeded out those who were clearly lacking in those abilities.
But...
The last question doesn't make any sense.
However...
This 10th question was the main point of this first exam.
What do you mean?
I'll explain.
The tenth question was to take on the question or not.
Needless to say, it's a painful decision to make.
Those who choose not to take the question would immediately fail along with their whole squad.
Those who choose to answer the question and got it wrong.
Would be robbed of their chance to take the exam forever.
It really is an unfair question.
Then, how about these two choices?
Let's say that you guys did become Chuunin.
The mission is to steal a secret document.
You have no idea how many Ninjas the enemy has, their ability, and other weapons they may have.
On top of that, there may be the pitfall of an enemy trap.
Now this mission... Will you take it? Or not?
Because you want your life spared...
Because your partners will be put in danger...
Can you get away from dangerous missions?
The answer is...
No!
There are going to be missions you cannot avoid no matter how risky or dangerous they may be!
Showing your courage to your teammates in a tight spot, and the ability to get through the hardships.
This is the quality that is needed in a Chuunin squad leader!
Those who cannot bet their fate in a critical situation.
Those who give up when given a chance because there's next year and let their minds sway over uncertainty.
I believe that such fools who don't have a strong determination,
have no right to become a Chuunin!
For those of you who chose to take on the question,
you can say that you have successfully answered the difficult 10th question.
You shall be able to take on the adversity that may lie in your way.
You've passed through the gates!
The fist exam for the Chuunin Selection Exam has been completed.
I wish you good luck!
All right! Wish us good luck!
I did it! I did it! Yeah!
What an interesting guy...
W-What's going on?!
Geez, this one...
You guys!
This isn't the time to be celebrating!
Examiner #2
Mitarashi Anko
I'm the examiner for the second exam! Mitarashi Anko!
Let's move onto the next stage!
Follow me!
Read the atmosphere.
This examiner, is kind of like Naruto.
78?
Ibiki, you let 26 teams slide by?
I guess the first exam was too easy this time.
It seems like this time there are a lot of excellent candidates.
Oh, well...
I'll drop more than half of them in the second exam.
M-More than half?
I'm getting excited.
I'll give you the details tomorrow.
We'll be changing locations, so get information from your Jonin about the location and the time!
That's it. You're dismissed.
I didn't think that there would be a guy that would pass with a blank sheet.
Uzumaki Naruto... What an interesting guy.
W-What is this place?
F o r b i d d e n
A R E A
This is the location for the second exam, the 44th training area.
Also known as...
The Forest of Death.
The Forest of... Death?
♪ Cultivate your hunger before you idealize.
♪ Motivate your anger to make them all realize.
♪ Climbing the mountain, never coming down.
♪ Break into the contents, never falling down.
♪ My knee is still shaking, like I was twelve,
♪ Sneaking out of the classroom, by the back door.
♪ A man railed at me twice though, but I didn't care.
♪ Waiting is wasting for people like me.
♪ Don't try to live so wise.
♪ Don't cry 'cause you're so right.
♪ Don't dry with fakes or fears,
♪ 'Cause you will hate yourself in the end.
♪ Don't try to live so wise.
♪ Don't cry 'cause you're so right.
♪ Don't dry with fakes or fears,
♪ 'Cause you will hate yourself in the end.
♪ Don't try to live so wise.
♪ Don't cry 'cause you're so right.
♪ Don't dry....