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...
I'll finish this quickly, too.
I won't let you do anything.
Victory goes to the swiftest!
Wow!
What's with his body?
I can take my joints off their hinges and use my chakra to control my loosened body.
With his chakra?
That's why I can strangle you until your bones break.
Unless you give up, I will continue strangling you.
I don't know what kind of tool you use...
But there's no point to it if I immobilize your body like this.
I can break your neck, as well.
Hurry up and give up.
No.
Do you want to die?
Idiot. You're the one who's going to die.
His neck is broken.
What?
How stupid.
Damn it, you idiot.
I got carried away and broke it.
What?
Now it's my turn.
A puppet!
That was the real one?
He's a puppeteer...
There's chakra coming out of his hand. That must be how he controls the puppet.
I give...
You can become softer if I break your bones.
That was close, I was about to stop the match.
Since his opponent is unable to fight, the winner is Kankuro.
Two against one is unfair. Is that allowed? Is it, Kakashi-sensei?
It's not unfair. It's just a puppet after all.
(Kugutsu no Jutsu: Puppet Technique)
That's the Kugutsu no Jutsu. He controlled the puppet with his chakra.
It's merely a tool, like a shuriken...
Everyone is remarkable at using their chakra.
I thought that I was pretty good at using my chakra, but...
Rivals Clash!
The hearts of the girls are in serious mode
Rivals clash! The hearts of the girls are in serious mode.
Ino!
You're scared, aren't you, Sakura?
Wha...
Even Sasuke-kun was carried away.
Actually, he was able to get away with minor injuries because it was him fighting.
If you fight in these preliminary matches, I can't imagine what will happen.
You should retire.
That won't work on me.
It's okay. I can do my best in this, too.
Retire? Who's going to do that?
Actually, I can't wait for my turn.
All right! Bring it on, damn it!
Moving along...
We will now begin the fourth match.
Geez, everyone is such a weirdo.
And you're not?
That's right.
Not you, too, Sakura-chan...
This isn't the time to be laughing.
Haruno Sakura
Yamanaka Ino
I didn't think that I would be fighting you, Sakura...
And so early on.
Ino exceeded the others among the female rookie ninja.
Will she fight with everything she has against Sakura? Wait...
That is, if she can.
Of all the combinations, it chose those two.
This sure is unpleasant.
Will Ino be okay?
Yes...
What will you do, Ino?
Sakura-chan! Do you best! Don't lose!
Begin.
Just as I thought...
Sakura-chan is at an advantage!
Idiot.
What did you say?
If you're not an idiot, you must be sleeping.
Who's...
They're female ninja, after all. Their physical combat skills are lower than normal.
It's not because they are female.
Those two are just soft against each other. Gender doesn't matter in battle.
Soft...?
Now's my chance!
Female ninja must obtain a wide range of knowledge and education as a woman, not just Ninjutsu.
If you cannot act like a normal woman when you are in enemy territory...
You will have trouble spying.
Today's topic is flower arrangement.
Now, everyone pick the flowers you want.
Yes!
Ino-chan, wait!
You're such a klutz.
I'm not good at these things.
What about you, Ino-chan?
You may be named after a flower, Sakura, but you're not very good.
There's a trick to these things.
In flower arrangement, once you pick your main flower, you add other flowers to accentuate it.
Flowers shouldn't fight to be number one.
Let's see...
Look, over there. Can you see it?
That cosmos.
For example, if that cosmos the main one...
The flowers you picked, the thoroughworts, are just extras.
Cosmos differs from spring flowers in that it's knows as cherry blossom in the fall...
It's also the most beautiful flower during the fall season.
It also means harmony, so it fits with any other fall flower.
Do I look good with this? Like a cosmos?
Am I cute?
Yes.
What was that gap?
You seem to be having extra fun today...
Forehead girl.
Have you been trying to look cute lately?
Don't flatter yourself.
Ami-chan!
I'm sorry, she has no curves so I mistook her for a vase and put flowers in her.
Ino!
Ninja flower, aconite. It is a weak poison, but you should spit it out since it's poisonous.
Sensei!
Only the roots have poison in them, though.
Ino-chan is amazing.
She knows a lot, is stylish, cute and combined with that shuriken throwing technique...
She excels in Ninjutsu, too.
Compared to her, I'm...
Sakura?
If you're a cosmos, Ino-chan, am I a thoroughwort?
What are you talking about?
Well...
If you ask me, you're not even a flower yet, just a bud.
Yeah...
Now that it's come to this...
I have no intention of fighting you over Sasuke-kun.
What?
You and Sasuke just don't match!
I'm also stronger than you now.
You're not even a rival!
Sakura! Do you know who you're talking to like that?!
You crybaby, Sakura!
Like... Like, I think Sakura-chan said too much.
Ino looks scary with those eyes.
That's wrong.
Sakura isn't the type who would brag about her power and hurt another without any reason.
She doesn't want Ino to go easy on her.
I'm still a bud, huh?
Ino-chan...
What is it?
Why did you give me this ribbon?
Because...
I thought it would be a waste for you to wither away as a bud.
There's no meaning to a flower unless it blooms.
It might turn out to be...
A flower more beautiful than a cosmos.
Thank you...
Ino-chan...
Sakura, let's pick the flowers.
Okay...
What's wrong, Sakura?
Something got in my eye when I tripped.
Geez, you're such a klutz.
Ino.
I've come here believing those words you said to me.
Thinking that it would be nice if it was true.
That it would be nice if I can bloom a nice flower.
All this time...
I wanted to be like you.
And I've come here, with you as my goal.
Thanks to you, I am here now.
Ino, that's why I want to fight you seriously.
There's no meaning unless I get over the serious you.
Why did Sakura-chan...?
Why are those two getting so riled up?
He doesn't realize that they are doing something similar to him picking a fight with Sasuke.
I guess that means rivalry is a mysterious thing.
Hello.
My springtime of life rival, Kakashi...
That weird reaction of yours is "hip", and makes me mad.
I'm...
on the same team as Sasuke-kun.
Why say it again?
I won't lose to you anymore, Ino.
I won't lose to you in anything, Sakura.
The ribbon?
I'll give this ribbon back to you.
I gave that ribbon to you. And you're supposed to put that forehead protector on your forehead.
I'm no longer the girl who has been chasing you.
When I put this on my forehead, I can't lose to you as a female ninja.
That's a good idea.
I'll do the same when that time comes.
I understand now, Sakura.
Now...
let us...
use our full powers and have a...
fair fight!
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?