Hit the gas!
There's no need to finagle, oh yeah!
We'll go all through the night.
I'll complain at the end,
the balance is zero, oh yeah!
We'll whittle the days away...
When you open your heart a little,
and pull someone close to you,
Your feelings will surely reach them deeper, yeah...
Hurry it up! Wring it out!
Though my legs are all tangled, they will surely take me far...
Even if I steal it and manage to grasp it,
If it isn't you, then what's the point?
So I'll go far into the distance...
Finishing move!
Kage Bunshin, fish catching version!
Move around more. I want some for preservation purposes.
Three isn't enough.
What?
I need three more, idiot.
This is really tiring! Why don't you do it?!
Sasuke-kun!
The fire's ready to light. Can you use your fireball?
I guess three is fine for the time being...
Wha...?
Hey, wait a minute!
Absolutely no peeking!
The secret of the scroll
Absolutely no peeking, the secret of the scroll.
It's already been four days since the second exam started.
Yeah, you're right.
The start of the second exam was around three in the afternoon.
We only have about 25 to 26 hours left.
There may already be some teams that already finished.
That means...
I can't wait before it gets cooked.
Things aren't looking good.
The biggest one is mine...
All right...
Even if we want to chase someone, maybe there aren't anyone we can go after.
What should we do?
Most of the guys must've already passed.
Yeah, it's already been four days.
Anyway, it's past noon. Let's eat.
You two rest. I'll go look for something.
Hey...
Yeah?
As I recall, on the other one "Heaven" was written here.
And unlike this, both edges of the scroll were white, right?
When I was shown the scroll before the exam, I wasn't really paying attention.
Why do you ask all of a sudden?
Y-You've got to be kidding...?
It might be possible that there are no more Heaven scrolls.
What do you mean, Sakura?
Well, in this second exam four of the five day's time limit have passed already.
So that means we've already used 80 percent of the total exam time limit.
Total participants - 78. Or 26 teams.
There are only 13 Heaven scrolls and 13 Earth scrolls, and only 13 teams can pass.
On top of that, you remember, right, Sasuke-kun?
That Orochimaru guy burned our Scroll of Heaven.
That means...
Since he did that, only 12 teams can pass now.
Also, there's no guarantee that the other scrolls are safe.
After splitting up from the other Konoha teams, we used two days to recuperate from our wounds.
From here on, we have to increase the distance we move in a day.
The next enemy we meet could be our last chance.
I'm getting some drinking water.
Hey, hey.
I have a good way for us not to fight an enemy.
What?
Are you going to...
Yep, I am.
I have a lot of scrolls with me.
A Ninjutsu manual, a poison manual, and a note-taking one.
If we edit these to make it look like the Scroll of Heaven...
H-Hold it!
Even if you do that, we don't know what's written inside.
If the examiner takes a look inside, she'll find out right away!
Idiot!
They probably have some sort of password on them, and you won't know what that is until you get both scrolls.
In other words, we need the password to pass. It's got to be something like that.
I'm sure of it.
What difference does it make?
If you don't know the content, there's no point making a fake!
Geez, I thought you where going to say something better since you were so confident.
You're an idiot who didn't think this through.
B-But, what if we can predict the contents?
This Scroll of Earth...
Are you planning to...?
We'll try opening this scroll...
No!
Have you even forgotten the rules, you idiot?!
She told us absolutely not to look inside the scroll until we get to the tower!
But, we're in trouble at this rate, right?
There might be some sort of trap inside.
Be very careful...
Yeah, I know.
Hey, what's wrong?
Hey!
What's wrong? What happened?!
Hey!
Hey! Say something!
You better not do that.
An enemy?
Geez, you're such a hopeless guy.
That was close.
W-We're sorry.
Those who ignore the rules are forced into a situation where they must retire.
In the previous exam, the scrolls were made so that those who opened them would see a sleep-inducing inscription.
So they'll remain in this forest until the exam ended.
By the way, you're Kabuto, right?
What are you doing here alone?
It's not like I was after your scroll or something.
Right...
If that was your intention, you could've taken it from Naruto just now.
So you're also after the Heaven scroll?
No.
I already have them both.
See?
What?
A lot happened, but I was heading for the tower to meet up with my teammates.
Now, if you'll excuse me...
Wait!
Fight me.
Lucky.
Fight?
Sasuke-kun...
This idiot-suke, do you know what you're saying?
Are you serious?
Sorry, but we don't have anymore time.
Hey, Sasuke. Kabuto-san just helped us.
Sasuke-kun, I don't think that's appropriate either...
Shut up!
Sasuke-kun...
We don't have much choice. I told you before...
This is the only way we can survive in this forest!
That's a lie.
A lie?
You're not as prepared as you say you are.
If you wanted to be more serious about this exam, why did you need to challenge me?
You could've just attacked me when I had my guard down instead of declaring a challenge.
That's what a ninja is supposed to do.
This is deep.
I don't hate you for doing so, though.
That's why I'll tell you which path to take.
But, let's talk as we move.
The smell of broiled fish in the fire has reached a great distance.
At this rate, wild animals and enemies will come after us.
Are you sure there are enemies left?
Yeah, I'm sure of it. You just need to think a little to understand.
In a jungle battle like this or in an open forest, do you know the cleverest way to fight?
No...
The goal of the examinees is the tower at the center of the forest.
That means on the last day, the easiest place to get a scroll is around that tower.
I get it, an ambush, right?
That means we're going to go after the teams that have both scrolls and are heading for the tower.
That's one-third correct.
What?
That means you're not the only ones thinking that.
People who thought of the same idea should have traps set up around the tower.
I see, so that means there are a lot of enemies there waiting for us.
It's more exciting when there's a handicap.
I'm looking forward to it!
We just need to beat all those guys, get the Scroll of Heaven, and we'll survive the second exam.
No, that's only still two-thirds correct.
So what is the remaining one-third?
The "collectors" who are certain to appear during this type of exam.
Collectors?
Even if the tower is really close, you're still not safe in this exam.
This special situation gives birth to them.
In other words, if they meet an unexpected enemy...
They keep extra scrolls and give one to the enemy in exchange for going free.
Or by giving comrades of the same village a scroll they need to gain information about the remaining exams.
Or crush the stronger ones under favorable conditions before the third exam.
It goes without saying, but they are quite strong. They are the worst enemy to meet since they're never satisfied.
I see. I get the reason why you came to us.
You're afraid of them, too, right?
That's right.
Now then, the tower has finally come into view.
This is where things get crucial.
Then let's go!
An enemy already?
There!
Oh, it's just a centipede.
It's huge, and all those legs are gross.
Naruto-kun.
I want to avoid careless actions and unnecessary noise from here on out.
If we go through this jungle making noise like an elephant, it's the same as signaling everyone that we're coming.
We'd definitely receive a passionate welcome.
I-I see...
As long as time allows, we should move slowly while remaining hidden.
Yeah.
Okay.
Sure.
Everyone's pretty good.
Let go...
Okay, we'll go this way.
Is it a trap?
Yeah. It'll get intense from here on out.
Kabuto!
That was close, Naruto-kun.
A replacement jutsu?
I told you, it would get intense from here on.
I've had it...
Sakura-chan!
How long have we walked? The tower isn't getting closer at all.
It looks like it's right in front of us... This is weird...
Indeed.
It seems that we're already inside someone's "passionate welcome".
See? Look over there.
Is that...?
What's going on?
No way!
A Genjutsu.
So it seems.
We were lured in perfectly.
It seems we were tricked into walking in circles in a very careful manner.
We're being watched.
They most likely want us to waste our strength and were planning a surprise attack when we tired out.
Then we're already playing into the enemy's plan.
Then they might attack us soon.
They're here.
This is the perfect handicap.
Can you hear me?
The sky is limitless and blue,
The sea is endlessly large
to you, please keep your smile or else I'll cry.
you don't have to look around now
because everyone are in these hands
wanting to cry
wanting to run
if you forget happiness then sing
light was born and dark was born
the two is together
feeling harmonia, telepathy
Can you hear me?