Turn your sadness into kindness, your uniqueness into strength
Even if you get lost, let's start walking
One more time
Are you really happy,
when you're always meeting to someone's expectations?
Even if you change to who you really wanna be
Will you always have a great smile?
Dreaming of only the beginning, I wake up
and someday, I'll live on my own.
Yes, precious things are never in shape
You never know what it is when you get it or lose it
Turn your sadness into kindness, your uniqueness into strength
Even if you get lost, let's start walking
One more time
Tomorrow... eh?
Furious, intense chase, and aggressive dash
The main matches begin!
Furious, intense chase, and aggressive dash. The main matches begin!
It's tomorrow.
Yeah.
Tomorrow, is a full moon.
You don't even have a scratch on you.
You're good to go, Neji.
I guess I will stop the light exercises here,
and get going.
I couldn't sleep because I was so nervous.
First, I have to fight him in the first match.
Even my Sharingan is not able to see those tenketsu.
The strongest Genin in Konoha is most likely on my team.
And he is Hyuuga Neji.
Neji...
It is about to begin.
The first match features Hyuuga Neji, right?
Yeah. He was last year's number one rookie, right?
I can't miss the matches now.
Hyuuga... Neji.
I'm able to summon a toad now, so I should be fine!
Everyone has those creepy eyes...
Hinata?
N-Naruto-kun...!
W-Why did you come here?
Isn't today the main matches?
I, uh...
... you know.
I just came to see this training area.
Since this is where I became a Genin.
Really?
B-But why?
N-No reason! Who cares about the reason...
Y-Yeah...
Sorry.
Hey, Hinata.
Neji is your relative, right?
Yes.
He's strong, isn't he?
Yes...
I see.
But...
You might be able to defeat him, Naruto-kun.
Yeah! I am strong!
I'm sure you can beat him, Naruto-kun...
Um, when you cheered me on, I felt like I had become stronger than before.
Hinata!
Do your best!
After the preliminaries, I was able to accept myself a little more.
I'm not going to...
... take back my words...
That is my way of the ninja.
If a stranger looked at me, it might seem like I haven't changed...
B-But I think I was able to change.
And I think it was thanks to you, Naruto-kun.
Hey, Hinata.
Did you really think that?
What?
I may look strong from your point of view,
but I always screw up...
and I just act strong because I'm angry.
That's not true!
Even if you did make a mistake, you were always...
...from my point of view, a proud guy who makes lots of mistakes.
When I looked at you, there was this impact on my heart.
You're not perfect, so...
You make mistakes, and you get stronger from them.
I believe that is true strength.
Naruto-kun, you are a strong person, I think.
Thank you, Hinata.
I've always been last place in everything.
I was nervous over nothing.
I was a bit depressed, but I feel better now!
Naruto-kun...
I'll be going off to the matches now!
Hinata...
Yes?
I always thought of you as...
What? What?
A dark, timid, and weird person.
Naruto-kun...
But you know something...?
I like people like you.
... like you...
Oh, and be sure to come watch me beat the crap out of Neji.
Huh? Shit! It's this late already?!
I'm late... Late!
See you later, Hinata!
Sorry I was late, Hinata.
Shino's match is later on, so...
Hey, Hinata?
What the...?
Hey, now.
We're missing quite a lot of people here.
What are the others doing? The matches are going to begin soon.
What's going on, Sasuke-kun? Naruto is gone as well.
Naruto...
He's totally late. How lame...
Huh? Where's Sasuke?
The Dosu guy who was supposed to fight me isn't her either.
Hey, you two.
Stop looking around. Stand up straight and show your face to the crowd.
You guys are the main players in the upcoming tournament.
Sasuke is still missing?
Several ANBU teams are searching for him, but he is nowhere to be found...
He may have fallen into Orochimaru's hands already...
If that is the case, it will be impossible to find him.
I understand.
Look who we have here.
Kazekage-dono.
You must be tired from the long trip.
Not at all.
I am glad that the stage is in Konoha.
Although you are still young, visiting another village...
will be bit tough on you, Hokage-sama.
Perhaps you should choose a Fifth soon.
Don't treat me like an old man just yet.
I'm still considering doing this for another five years.
Then...
Let's begin this.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to the Hidden Village of Konoha's Chuunin selection exam today.
We will now begin the main matches with the eight that have passed the preliminaries.
Please enjoy the matches.
If there are supposed to be eight, it seems that one is missing.
There are some things I need to tell you before the matches.
Look at this.
Uzumaki Naruto
Hyuuga Neji
Gaara
Uchiha Sasuke
Kankuro
Aburame Shino
Temari
Nara Shikamaru
There was a little change in the match-ups.
Check to see who you're going against again.
I had more matches than the others last time I looked.
Did that Dosu guy retire?
I was thinking of defeating you here, right now.
Then...
I'll have a higher possibility of fighting Sasuke-kun.
What...
What are you...?
Hey.
Hey!
What?
Sasuke hasn't arrived yet.
What are we going to do?
Did Sasuke-kun really sneak out of his room?
Maybe something happened to Sasuke-kun...?
If he doesn't come here by the time his match starts...
he will lose by default.
This is weird.
Knowing him, he would come here even if he had to drag his body here.
Where are you going, Gaara?
I'm going to go confirm my existence.
One more time!
What's wrong? You can still move!
Sasuke, we're going again!
Did he...
I told him to avoid anything that would stand out...
Did he kill that Uchiha Sasuke brat, too?
Listen up you guys.
Although the landscape is different, the same rules apply as in the preliminaries; there are no rules.
The match will only end when someone dies or gives up.
But if I decide that the match is over, I will stop the match.
Do not argue with me over it.
Got it?
The first match is...
Uzumaki Naruto...
Hyuuga Neji.
The rest of you need to go back to the waiting room.
Hey, Hinata, here are some open seats.
Okay.
I can't wait to see this.
Naruto-kun...
Hey, Sakura.
I understand that you're worried about Sasuke-kun,
but why don't you cheer on Naruto a bit.
You're right.
But then again, he has no chance since he's up against Neji.
That's not...
True? Are you sure?
To think that kid actually made it this far.
Yes.
But someone who made it this far with luck alone won't get any further.
That Naruto kid, that is.
Has has a bad opponent.
He can't beat a person from the Hyuuga clan.
That's what I thought at first, but you'll be surprised if you underestimate him, gentlemen.
Akamaru, what's wrong?
What did you say?
Where?
There he is!
Why are the ANBU here?
Did something happen?
You look like you want to say something.
I told you before...
A dropout is a dropout.
They cannot change.
I promise...
I will win!
His eyes tell me that he is totally confident in himself.
He is not hesitant at all.
That makes this even better.
When you find out the true reality, I will enjoy seeing...
your discouraged eyes.
Stop blabbering...
and let's...
begin.
Now, first match...
Begin!
Watch closely, Hanabi.
There is no one else who has inherited the Kekkei Genkai of the Hyuuga as strong as him.
Your older sister does not even compare to him.
Even more than my sister?
And most likely more than you.
You can't get out of this with a fart this time.
He has "it".
Avoid close combat.
Does Naruto understand that?
Idiot!
Who the hell would charge in right from the front?
No, Naruto!
He can see the tenketsu!
They're known as tenketsu...
And, in theory, if you hit them accurately...
you're able to stop the enemy's chakra flow or increase it.
You're basically able to control it upon your will.
This isn't good...
I missed.
So if I get too close, he'll hit me at those points, and I won't be able to use any jutsu's.
I'll need to put some distance between us and fight.
Now you understand that you have no chance of winning.
That was just a test to see how strong you are.
The real battle starts now.
Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!
Smart move, Naruto.
If he uses the Kage Bunshin, then...
What an interesting guy.
The Kage Bunshin is a Jounin level jutsu.
I didn't know he could use it.
Now we don't know who'll win.
Kage Bunshin?
I see.
If the chakra is distributed equally among the clones...
even my Byakugan cannot tell which is the real one.
But only one of them is real.
Don't act so tough!
Come, if you wish.
It's useless...
in front of Neji's defense.
He isn't offense only.
Hey!
Don't...
underestimate...
me.
Got it?
He's coming.
He got him!
What a idiot.
Damn it, we'll get him on the next try!
Here's the spot!
He...
has eyes in the back of his head, too?
Become the Hokage, eh?
You can't like this.
I can figure out a lot of things... with these eyes.
Your talent is determined when you're born.
In other words, everything is predetermined at birth.
Why...
Why do you always try to label things like that?
Then are you trying to say that anyone can become Hokage if they try hard?
Only a few are chosen to become Hokage.
Look at reality closely!
Those who become Hokage are born with that fate.
It's not something you can become because you want to.
It's already determined by fate.
People are different.
They can only live in the indisputable flow of life.
But there is just one...
fate that everyone possesses.
And that is death.
Those eyes... He still curses the head family.
So?
So what?!
I don't give up so easily!
Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!
One! First, Tyson jumps and slamdunks
Two! He kisses and hugs everyone randomly and says "l love you"
Three! Masala masters Yoga but hates curry
Four! Sanchez is a lousy bullfighter. Ole!
All over the world, the sky's smiling, so look up and smile too
Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Fight! Fight! Fight!
One! Bodimahattaya-san devotes his time for digging black ships
Two! Peking Duck, Action Scene, Chen Lee speeds around on his bike
Three! Popo loves to polish his Coteka
Four! Japanese people, now lend me you hand!
All over the world, the sky's smiling, so look up and smile too
Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Fight! Fight! Fight!
All over the world, the sky's smiling, so look up and smile too
Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Fight! Fight! Fight!