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...
Okay then, let's open them.
What's this?
"Person","Jin"?
This is a summoning inscription.
Naruto, Sakura, let go of those scrolls!
Okay...
You're...
Hello.
Long time no see.
Second exam completed!
All of them are here, the rookie nine!
Second exam completed. All of them are here, the rookie nine.
What's going on?
Looks like the three of you went through a lot of trouble.
Why did you appear through a summoning, Iruka-sensei?
We Chuunins are to welcome the examinees at the end of this second exam.
I was given the duty to pass the three of you a message by chance.
A message?
You made it just in time.
Everyone...
Congratulations on passing the second exam.
To celebrate your passing, I'd like to treat you to some Ichiraku ramen, but...
Yeah!
H-Hey, Naruto! Let me finish...
Yeah!
Ramen! Ramen!
I did great! I'm the best!
I so want to eat ramen!
What an energetic guy.
Yaaaay!
Shut up!
Geez, you're still as restless as before.
I see.
If we had looked at the scrolls during the exam...
Iruka-sensei, what where you planning to do?
Sasuke, you're as sharp as ever.
You guessed right.
The purpose of this exam were to test your mission execution ability.
So if you break the rules and open a scroll...
If we open it...?
We were ordered to knock out the examinees until the second exam ended.
Aren't you two glad you didn't open it?
Kabuto-san, thank you.
That was freaking close...
Oh yeah, Sensei.
By the way, what're the letters on that wall?
They're kind of vermiculated and we don't understand their meaning at all.
Who cares, who cares... We passed.
No... My other mission is to explain to you what this means.
What, really?
That's what I'm saying.
Read it.
This is the principal Hokage-sama wrote that you should keep in mind as a Chuunin.
Principal...?
Yes, the "Heaven" in this text points to the head of a person.
And "Earth" points to the body.
If you do not possess Heaven, gain knowledge and be prepared.
That means, for example, if Naruto's weak point is his brain...
He should study and prepare for his missions.
Mind your own business...
And if you do not possess Earth, run through the fields and seek strength.
For example, if Sakura's weakness lies in strength, she should train herself every day.
That's what it means.
And if you have both Heaven and Earth attributes, any dangerous missions will become safe...
It can even become easy.
Then, what about the spot with the missing letter?
It's the letter that symbolizes a Chuunin.
The one letter for "person" that was in the scroll from earlier goes there.
The survival mission you took part in these past five days tested the basic abilities of the examinees as a Chuunin.
And you guys completed it nicely.
A Chuunin is a commander-class. He has a duty to lead a team.
Deeply inscribe into your heart the importance of knowledge and strength in missions.
Never forget that Chuunin principal, and go on to the next step.
That was all I was ordered to tell you.
Got it!
But, don't push yourselves in the third exam.
Especially you, Naruto. I'm worried about you the...
Iruka-sensei.
When I got this Konoha forehead protector, I was no longer an academy student.
There's no need to worry.
And this is the proof you gave me to show I'm not a child anymore, right, Iruka-sensei?
I might still be restless, but I'm not a kid anymore.
Right now...
I'm a Ninja!
I see. I'm sorry, Naruto.
I know their abilities the best.
If it's futile anyway, I would like to give them the final word personally.
If you're that hung up on it, I will leave that team to you.
But I can't believe you want to be the one who's going to be hated.
Thank you very much.
But, they're Kakashi's team, right?
If he's the one who recommended them, I have high hopes for them.
Stay out of it!
They're not your students anymore. They're my subordinates now.
The one who knows their abilities the best...
Might just be you, Kakashi-san.
How are you feeling? Does the cursed seal still hurt?
No, thanks to you, it's a lot better.
Anyway, Orochimaru is one of the legendary Sannin from Konoha, right?
He's an S-Class exiled ninja from the bingo book that even ANBU couldn't deal with, right?
I heard that he'd already died, but...
Why did he come to this village now...?
There's a boy I want.
He is the boy that carries the abilities of an Uchiha.
It's probably...
Sasuke, right?
Anko-sama.
We have confirmed that 21 people passed the second exam.
According to Chuunin regulations, we will have to do preliminary matches for the first time in five years.
The second exam is over.
For the time being, we will continue with the exam.
But we will see what he is up to at the same time.
Yes sir.
First off, congratulations on passing the second exam.
There were 78 people who took the second exam, to think 21 were able to pass.
I said I was going to make half of them drop out, but I was really thinking less than 10 would be left.
I'm hungry.
There are still this many left?
This is such a major pain.
Sasuke-kun's team passed, too.
Of course.
We went to that much trouble to save them...
Our efforts would've gone to waste if they didn't pass.
Your team didn't do too bad.
I guess they were lucky.
But as long as my team is here, they can't go any further.
Since, in the next stage, personal abilities will be critical.
Youth is sweet and sour, and sometimes strict, Kakashi.
Did you say something?
Oh my God!
Not bad, my rival Kakashi.
But that part of you is so cool... which is what pisses me off!
So that's Guy-sensei's eternal rival?
Guy-sensei totally loses to him in looks, but...
I know it, Guy-sensei is the coolest of all the teachers. He's shining.
All right...
Please watch, Guy-sensei! I'll shine, too!
I never want to see the tears of an important person again...
So, I will never loose again, Guy-sensei!
The ones that stand out are left just like I thought.
Uchiha Sasuke...
I'm going to get revenge for my arms, Uchiha Sasuke.
You can bet on that.
To think that only seven teams are left of the twenty six...
So you're unharmed just like I thought, Gaara.
Akamaru's acting strange...
The guys from Sand...
So Naruto-kun passed, too.
I'm glad.
What, all of the rookies from Konoha is here.
Hey, hey, old man Hokage, Iruka-sensei, and the super brows are here, too.
Feels like everyone important is here.
I don't have a good feeling about it, though.
To think this many are left, and most of them are new.
No wonder why they recommended them.
We will now have an explantion of the third exam from Hokage-sama.
Everyone, listen carefully!
Hokage-sama, please do the honors.
Yes.
The third exam will begin.
But before the explanation, there's one thing I want to make clear to all of you.
It's about the true purpose of this exam.
True purpose?
Why we do a joint exam with the allied nations.
"To maintain good relations with the allied nations" and "Heighten the level of the ninja"...
Do not let those reasons deceive you.
This "exam", so to speak, is...
So to speak...?
The epitome of war between the allied nations.
What do you mean?
If we go back through history, the allied nations right now where...
Neighboring countries that have fought each other over and over again.
To avoid wasting military power, those countries decided to choose a place to fight...
That is the beginning of the Chuunin selection exam.
W-Why do we have to do such a thing?
We're not doing this to select Chuunins?
Yes, this exam does examine those who are worthy of the Chuunin title.
But, on the other hand, it's also a place where ninja fight and carry their country's dignity.
Country's dignity?
Feudal lords and those of prominence from nations who request Shinobi for work are invited to this third exam as guests.
And feudal lords from countries with hidden villages and ninja leaders will see your battles.
If there's a significant difference in power, the strong country will be flooded with jobs.
If a country is seen as week, their jobs will decrease.
And at the same time, countries are able to show how their village has grown and possess excellent military power to the adjacent country's.
In other words, they can put foreign pressure on them.
Even so, why is it necessary for us to fight for our lives?!
A country's power is the village's power.
A village's power is the Shinobi's power.
And a Shinobi's true power is only born in life-or-death battle.
This exam is also a place to show off the Shinobi power of one's country.
Since this is an exam where you fight with your life on the line, it has a meaning...
And your predecessors have fought and dreamed of being in the Chuunin exam because of it.
Then why? Why use the expression "friendship"?
I told you at the beginning not to get it confused with that.
The custom of shaving one's life and fighting to maintain balance, that is the friendship of the Shinobi world.
This is a life-or-death battle for your dream and village's dignity.
I'm convinced.
Anything is fine.
Just hurry up and tell us the details of this life-or-death exam.
Then I will now begin the explanation of the third exam, but...
Excuse me, Hokage-sama...
I, Gekkou Hayate, the judge, will explain.
I leave it to you.
Everyone, it's nice to meet you.
Everyone, before the third exam...
There's something I want you to do...
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?