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 cannot be the only one who loses here!
Gai-sensei, please acknowledge this...
Now is the time...
To abide by and protect my way of the ninja!
Ahh, Rock Lee!
This is how a man should be!!
Ahh, Rock Lee.
This is how a man should be!
The color of his body...
Turned red...
What's happening to him?
He opened the third gate, the Life Gate.
He's going to make his move, now.
No, not yet.
What?
Now for the fourth gate, the Wound Gate... Release!
What a guy...
This isn't something that can be achieved with hard work alone.
Is he a genius after all?
Ouch!
He's fast.
Gaara?
Where did they go?
Up there.
But I can't see Lee anywhere.
Where is he?
The sand can't keep up at all anymore.
Damn it...
The armor of sand again?
Then how about this?
What...?
This armor of sand is...
... being penetrated.
You are tough.
Then...!
His muscles have ripped.
That's Lee?
When did he become so...?
This is the end!
Fifth gate, the Forest Gate... Release!
I can't guard myself...
Is this really human movement?
Neji.
This was a secret move to defeat you...
But I will show it to you.
The shield of sand cannot catch up...
Most of his armor has been peeled off as well... Not good.
Incredible...
Ura Renge... Simply put,
it is a combination of high-speed Taijutsu moves where the enemy cannot even touch the user.
The answer to defeating Neji lies within the high-speed combo.
There is no way the sand can keep up.
This will be the last move!
(Ura Renge: Reverse Lotus)
Ura Renge!
It was too fast... I couldn't see what happened...
No...
The gourd turned into sand?
That should have finished him for good this time!
Gaara!
Lee-san...
What is that?
He guarded himself with the gourd?
That move is...
(Sabaku Kyu: Sand Binding Coffin)
Sabaku Kyu!
No way... I used Ura Renge on him, but he's still able to attack?
(Sabaku Kyu: Sand Binding Coffin)
Sabaku Kyu!
I can't lose here...
I must protect my way of the ninja...
This isn't good.
Die.
Why...?
Why did you help him...?
He's...
I'm okay. I'm strong.
Gai-sensei, please watch me in the Chuunin exam with a smile.
Even if I can't use Ninjutsu...
I want to prove that I can still become an excellent ninja!
That's everything to me!
He's...
... an important subordinate I love.
A subordinate you love?
Gaara would never understand those words.
I quit.
He quit...?
The moment Gai went down there, Lee lost.
Winner, Gaa...
This can't be...
He opened five gates, and had his arm and leg crushed... He shouldn't be able to stand up.
Lee, it's okay. It's over.
You shouldn't stand up...
Lee...
Y-You...
You're...
Are you trying to prove your way of the ninja even after you have lost consciousness?
So he was no longer conscious.
Lee...
You are...
... an excellent ninja already.
Winner, Gaara.
Lee-san!
Sakura.
Even if you go down there, what can you do?
It's only going to be tougher on him if you try to cheer him up.
There's no way you can defeat Gaara.
Looks like he had a tougher battle than I expected.
Naruto...
I can't believe the fuzzy eyebrows lost to a guy like him...
Medical team, please hurry.
Fuzzy eyebrows...
Lee-san.
Are you the Jounin in charge of him?
Yes...
This way, please.
Place him on there carefully. Don't shake the stretcher.
He is breathing, but the bones in his entire body have suffered multiple fractures, and his muscles are torn up.
I believe it will take a lot of time for him to recover.
That alone would have been fine, but...
But the damage to his left arm and leg is severe. Too Severe.
It is hard to say this...
But his body will no longer allow him to live as a ninja.
That's...
That's got to be a lie.
I'll fight the fuzzy eyebrows.
I don't want to fight you. I want to fight an Uchiha.
You...!
I understand how you feel, Naruto-kun.
But you should fight in a proper match.
A dropout will defeat a genius through hard work...
The main matches will be exciting.
But I may be his opponent.
Lee... I never wanted to imagine that you would lose.
I wanted you to make your way of the ninja come true.
I finally mastered it!
Yahoo!
Only Lee was able to master this move in the end.
Okay, you three have been promoted to Genins today.
I want to hear what your goals are.
Me! Me!
Even if I can't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu...
I want to prove that I can still become an excellent ninja!
That's everything to me!
Please forgive me... For not being able to stop you...
Lee.
This can't be. Tell me it isn't...
What is the fuzzy eyebrows supposed to do if he's told that?!
He said that a dropout was going to defeat a genius through hard work...!
Can't something be done?!
Calm down, Naruto.
But... Kakashi-sensei...
He wanted to fight Neji and Sasuke so badly...
That may have caused this unfortunate incident.
To make those wishes come true, he used a self-damaging forbidden jutsu to try and win.
And that is the result.
He tried to abide by the wordless promise that he made with Sasuke, Neji-kun, and you, Naruto.
He desperately tried to head for the stage so he could fight you guys.
Don't forget that.
Is Lee-san okay?
Lee... You didn't notice this until the end...
One who can only gain a victory at great cost...
...cannot move his piece forward. The heavens will not allow it.
So it ended without anything serious happening.
Welcome back, Gaara.
Gai.
I was kind of being preachy up there, but after thinking about it...
If I were in your position...
I would have done the same...
Gai, you're in the way for the next match.
Come on, let's go back up.
Okay.
The 10th and final match.
Fighters, step up.
So it's finally my turn.
I'm going to win and eat barbecue!
I need to advance to the main matches and fight Sasuke-kun.
Otherwise, Orochimaru-sama, I won't be able to live up to your expectations.
I already have an idea of what's going on. You made contact with Sasuke-kun before we met him...
...and give him a cursed seal instead of killing him.
We were just test subjects to see Sasuke-kun's abilities during the exam.
He does not want Sasuke-kun's life, but Sasuke-kun himself.
Dosu Kinuta
Akimichi Chouji
I have been taken lightly.
Now...
10th match, begin.
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?