1 00:01:30,500 --> 00:01:35,050 One Worthy as a Leader 2 00:01:37,420 --> 00:01:41,000 Any idiot can solve a question like this. 3 00:01:41,090 --> 00:01:42,590 – Huh? – Yeah, he's right. 4 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,920 So what question are you going to solve? 5 00:01:48,300 --> 00:01:50,210 Why should I tell you? 6 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:53,750 Everyone is in a dilemma because they don't know… 7 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:55,170 which one to solve. 8 00:01:56,300 --> 00:01:58,000 It's because they don't know 9 00:01:58,050 --> 00:01:59,630 which ones their teammates will choose. 10 00:02:00,130 --> 00:02:02,000 Neji is planning something. 11 00:02:03,710 --> 00:02:08,460 But why would he tell the others what he plans to do? 12 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:13,170 The method he plans to use probably necessitates it. 13 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,130 Do you know? 14 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,000 I don't know about my teammates either. 15 00:02:19,170 --> 00:02:20,710 What is that supposed to mean? 16 00:02:21,050 --> 00:02:25,050 But if there's a way to let them know how many points I'll get, 17 00:02:25,090 --> 00:02:26,630 I can solve the question. 18 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:29,170 That's if you can let them know. 19 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,130 I'll communicate the number to the next room with vibration. 20 00:02:34,460 --> 00:02:36,420 I'll send four vibrations through the wall. 21 00:02:36,920 --> 00:02:40,050 I'll relay the information without leaving the room or destroying it. 22 00:02:40,920 --> 00:02:45,960 But will just hitting the wall get your message across? 23 00:02:47,130 --> 00:02:49,210 How would you interpret four bangs on the wall? 24 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:53,710 If I should hear four signals…? 25 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:01,090 That wouldn't mean the other person and I should score 40 points. 26 00:03:01,250 --> 00:03:03,960 If two takes 40 each, that's 80 points. 27 00:03:04,130 --> 00:03:06,920 Then if the one who signaled takes 50, 28 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:10,500 40, 30, 0 points… 29 00:03:11,130 --> 00:03:14,420 None of the combinations totals 100. 30 00:03:16,050 --> 00:03:21,550 So it can be interpreted that the one who signaled will take the 40-pointer. 31 00:03:22,710 --> 00:03:25,380 And the other two can take the 30-pointers. 32 00:03:28,170 --> 00:03:29,750 – I see. – That makes sense. 33 00:03:30,710 --> 00:03:33,210 I wonder if Gennai and Inaho will think the same way. 34 00:03:33,710 --> 00:03:36,090 I hope Minoji and Tanzo are okay. 35 00:03:36,670 --> 00:03:39,210 Each village selected three genin 36 00:03:39,250 --> 00:03:41,630 to make up their teams for the Chunin Exams. 37 00:03:42,670 --> 00:03:45,050 Everyone just has to trust their teammates. 38 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,670 But why would you teach this to all of us? 39 00:03:50,210 --> 00:03:52,550 If I suddenly pounded on the wall four times, 40 00:03:52,590 --> 00:03:53,750 what would you think? 41 00:03:54,550 --> 00:03:56,920 Well… Naturally, I'd get suspicious. 42 00:03:57,460 --> 00:03:58,800 You would, right? 43 00:03:59,710 --> 00:04:03,340 And I didn't want you guys to do something and interfere. 44 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,960 I figured I'd come clean and let everyone in on this, 45 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:11,170 and we can all pass this stupid paper test. 46 00:04:11,590 --> 00:04:12,920 All of us?! 47 00:04:13,420 --> 00:04:14,500 So that's his plan. 48 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,500 Everybody passes… He really got you there, Mr. Proctor. 49 00:04:18,590 --> 00:04:22,130 Well, I've gotten a good look at his leadership skills. 50 00:04:26,380 --> 00:04:27,710 All of us? 51 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,300 I see… You're right. 52 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:36,920 But how about letting me pass on the info to the other classes? 53 00:04:38,300 --> 00:04:39,750 Sure, but why? 54 00:04:40,130 --> 00:04:42,710 I can't let the Hidden Leaf do all the work. 55 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,130 I'll take the blame if the classroom is damaged. 56 00:04:45,460 --> 00:04:46,960 I just have to send vibrations, right? 57 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:48,130 Yes. 58 00:04:54,380 --> 00:04:55,000 One! 59 00:04:57,500 --> 00:04:58,960 Two! Three! 60 00:05:01,380 --> 00:05:02,170 Four! 61 00:05:10,380 --> 00:05:11,920 Hey, that was five! 62 00:05:12,130 --> 00:05:13,210 What're you doing? 63 00:05:14,250 --> 00:05:16,130 Everyone passes? 64 00:05:16,590 --> 00:05:18,880 You've got to be kidding. 65 00:05:19,550 --> 00:05:22,340 What's the sense of having a test unless someone's eliminated?! 66 00:05:22,840 --> 00:05:24,500 W-Why you…! 67 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:26,710 – What a jerk! – What's going on? 68 00:05:28,090 --> 00:05:29,500 It's too late now. 69 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:31,500 If you send four vibrations again, 70 00:05:31,550 --> 00:05:33,000 you'll only add to the confusion. 71 00:05:33,130 --> 00:05:35,710 It doesn't matter if it's five times. 72 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:36,500 What? 73 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,340 Three times is fine too. 74 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:40,960 As long as I get the message out, any one will do. 75 00:05:41,170 --> 00:05:46,050 Any one? Three, four, or five… They're all the same? 76 00:05:46,300 --> 00:05:49,460 Yes. Well, it's slightly different. 77 00:05:50,380 --> 00:05:53,380 The question I pick will change. 78 00:05:53,670 --> 00:05:54,210 Huh? 79 00:05:59,130 --> 00:06:00,300 I see… 80 00:06:04,250 --> 00:06:06,090 That was a signal of some sort. 81 00:06:06,170 --> 00:06:10,460 It's definitely more efficient than yelling something out. 82 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:12,130 But why five times? 83 00:06:12,170 --> 00:06:15,670 Five times must mean the 50-point question. 84 00:06:15,750 --> 00:06:17,500 So what are we supposed to do? 85 00:06:18,250 --> 00:06:19,090 I get it… 86 00:06:20,590 --> 00:06:23,210 To get 100 points using a 50-point question, 87 00:06:23,250 --> 00:06:24,960 two members need to solve the 50-pointer 88 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,250 and the third member needs a zero. 89 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,920 Whoever signaled won't solve the 50-pointer. 90 00:06:31,420 --> 00:06:33,750 That's what the message is telling us exactly that. 91 00:06:35,090 --> 00:06:36,000 What does that mean? 92 00:06:36,090 --> 00:06:38,590 I'm saying the remaining two would have to select 93 00:06:38,630 --> 00:06:40,920 the 50-point or 0-point question, 94 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:42,050 with no way of knowing which to choose. 95 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:46,340 So he's signaling both teammates to both solve the 50-point question. 96 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:50,090 So whoever signaled will get zero points? 97 00:06:50,170 --> 00:06:54,090 Exactly, hoping that each teammate will think about the other 98 00:06:54,130 --> 00:06:56,250 and figure it out. 99 00:06:56,550 --> 00:06:58,920 So who sent the message? 100 00:06:59,500 --> 00:07:01,170 I don't know, 101 00:07:01,210 --> 00:07:05,090 but whoever sent it got everyone in that classroom to agree. 102 00:07:05,420 --> 00:07:07,460 Otherwise, it would've been impossible. 103 00:07:08,090 --> 00:07:13,090 So, everyone in that classroom that signaled will take zero points. 104 00:07:13,710 --> 00:07:15,920 It's because this message is signaling 105 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,800 the remaining two members to choose the 50-point question. 106 00:07:20,300 --> 00:07:21,750 So that's what it means. 107 00:07:22,130 --> 00:07:24,960 Still, opting to get zero points is pretty gutsy. 108 00:07:25,500 --> 00:07:26,840 Even with three times, 109 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:28,750 my intention would have been communicated. 110 00:07:29,130 --> 00:07:32,090 In that case, I'd take the 40-pointer. 111 00:07:34,380 --> 00:07:35,500 How can you tell? 112 00:07:36,380 --> 00:07:41,000 If the grouping is 30, 30, and 40 for 100 points, 113 00:07:41,050 --> 00:07:43,920 whoever sent the signal won't take 30. 114 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:46,170 Because that'll leave the remaining two 115 00:07:46,210 --> 00:07:49,210 to decide between 30 and 40 points, and that won't work. 116 00:07:49,710 --> 00:07:52,750 So whoever signals takes the 40-pointer, 117 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,420 leaving the 30-pointer to his two teammates. 118 00:07:55,630 --> 00:07:59,460 Damn you. Why didn't you explain that earlier? 119 00:08:00,090 --> 00:08:03,500 I made it clear, didn't I? That I didn't want any interference. 120 00:08:04,050 --> 00:08:05,500 I was concerned that jutsu users 121 00:08:05,550 --> 00:08:07,630 who can communicate silently with their teammates 122 00:08:07,670 --> 00:08:11,130 would foil my plan for everyone to pass this round. 123 00:08:12,170 --> 00:08:13,920 You can, right? 124 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:24,920 No one will get in my way. 125 00:08:33,130 --> 00:08:35,380 Well, you're not getting in my way! 126 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:41,550 NO UNAUTHORIZED FIGHTING 127 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,340 Proctor, are you going to allow fighting?! 128 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,340 If you don't reply, I'll assume you are. 129 00:08:49,500 --> 00:08:50,550 You want to fight? 130 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:52,960 Mr. Proctor, give us permission! 131 00:08:55,090 --> 00:08:57,170 I made it clear that Round One is a written exam. 132 00:08:57,210 --> 00:08:58,840 Fighting is prohibited! 133 00:08:59,250 --> 00:09:01,960 Stop that racket and answer the question before the time's up! 134 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:03,840 You heard him. 135 00:09:07,460 --> 00:09:11,170 That Neji… He even forced a hint out of me. 136 00:09:11,380 --> 00:09:13,000 In that warning you just issued? 137 00:09:13,590 --> 00:09:19,000 Until now, there was a possibility that the others would think 138 00:09:19,050 --> 00:09:22,630 I was the one who pounded five times. 139 00:09:23,670 --> 00:09:27,090 I warned them to keep quiet just now, thus raising the possibility 140 00:09:27,130 --> 00:09:29,420 that it was someone in a classroom who made those sounds. 141 00:09:29,550 --> 00:09:31,300 And in truth, it was. 142 00:09:31,630 --> 00:09:33,750 So every team will score 100 points? 143 00:09:34,090 --> 00:09:36,590 No, not necessarily. 144 00:09:54,630 --> 00:09:58,750 If they rationalize it calmly, they'd agree with Neji… 145 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,050 But just how calm can they remain? 146 00:10:01,750 --> 00:10:04,090 How much faith they have in their teammates 147 00:10:04,130 --> 00:10:05,880 is another problem all together. 148 00:10:06,500 --> 00:10:08,960 What's the answer that you prepared? 149 00:10:09,300 --> 00:10:10,420 You're asking me? 150 00:10:10,460 --> 00:10:13,210 If you were one of the test takers over there. 151 00:10:13,670 --> 00:10:16,340 I'd use my Shadow Possession Jutsu… 152 00:10:16,670 --> 00:10:21,420 But this question wouldn't exist if I weren't the proctor. 153 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:24,920 That's why there is no point in me answering that question. 154 00:10:25,590 --> 00:10:27,500 What are you quibbling about? 155 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,340 Anyway, it all boils down to thinking carefully 156 00:10:30,380 --> 00:10:33,000 about your teammates and the situation. 157 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,090 Still, there's bound to be many who pass. 158 00:10:37,380 --> 00:10:39,170 And that'll make the Second Round a pain. 159 00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:41,590 I won't make trouble for the Hidden Sand. 160 00:10:42,210 --> 00:10:44,130 There's another part to this exam. 161 00:10:49,170 --> 00:10:50,300 Time's up. 162 00:10:51,050 --> 00:10:53,590 Everyone, flip your sheets over. 163 00:10:57,090 --> 00:10:58,710 Continuing to the second part of the exam. 164 00:10:59,090 --> 00:11:00,130 – What?! – Huh?! 165 00:11:00,170 --> 00:11:01,210 Question. 166 00:11:01,500 --> 00:11:04,050 Your team is on a mission and the enemy spots you. 167 00:11:04,090 --> 00:11:05,960 In order to shake off their pursuit, 168 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,050 one teammate must stay behind as a decoy. 169 00:11:08,090 --> 00:11:10,090 Who will you choose… 170 00:11:10,130 --> 00:11:12,840 knowing that the decoy faces certain death? 171 00:11:14,710 --> 00:11:17,170 Write down your answer on that reverse side of your sheet. 172 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:19,090 In order to pass, 173 00:11:19,130 --> 00:11:21,170 all three members on the team must have the same answer. 174 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,050 And the member named as the decoy will be considered killed 175 00:11:25,090 --> 00:11:28,050 and eliminated from the Exams. 176 00:11:29,130 --> 00:11:31,050 You have three minutes for this. 177 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:35,130 Begin! 178 00:11:45,070 --> 00:11:46,990 How does he expect us to choose…? 179 00:11:49,380 --> 00:11:50,340 Sand Letters… 180 00:11:58,380 --> 00:12:00,090 So we'll go with Mijin? 181 00:12:01,340 --> 00:12:02,130 Me?! 182 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:08,670 Damn it… 183 00:12:12,250 --> 00:12:15,130 MIJIN 184 00:12:16,710 --> 00:12:19,880 In our old Team 7, it would have been Naruto. 185 00:12:20,550 --> 00:12:23,090 Because he would probably write his own name down. 186 00:12:24,170 --> 00:12:25,880 Sakura! Sasuke! 187 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:29,050 I'll be the decoy, so you two make a run for it. 188 00:12:29,170 --> 00:12:30,420 So my answer is… 189 00:12:31,460 --> 00:12:32,090 NARUTO 190 00:12:32,090 --> 00:12:33,090 NARUTO NARUTO 191 00:12:33,090 --> 00:12:33,630 NARUTO NARUTO ME 192 00:12:35,130 --> 00:12:36,590 You idiot! 193 00:12:37,340 --> 00:12:38,210 Shut up! 194 00:12:38,250 --> 00:12:41,090 And thanks a lot, you two, for naming me the decoy?! 195 00:12:41,300 --> 00:12:43,750 NARUTO What about you writing down "Me"? 196 00:12:43,750 --> 00:12:48,710 NARUTO We figured you'd choose yourself, so Sakura and I wrote "Naruto." 197 00:12:49,130 --> 00:12:51,840 ME NARUTO Like we were supposed to know you'd write "Me"! 198 00:12:52,130 --> 00:12:53,750 You're mean, both of you! 199 00:12:54,250 --> 00:12:57,000 Shinobi who don't value their comrades are scum! 200 00:12:58,380 --> 00:13:00,000 The answer isn't Naruto. 201 00:13:00,050 --> 00:13:02,550 My teammates now are Ino and Choji… 202 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:03,670 So… 203 00:13:04,050 --> 00:13:04,840 Sakura! 204 00:13:05,670 --> 00:13:08,800 What'll we do? I can't choose either of you! 205 00:13:09,380 --> 00:13:11,550 What is Shikamaru thinking? 206 00:13:12,250 --> 00:13:14,380 Ino, please relay this to Choji too. 207 00:13:14,590 --> 00:13:15,460 The answer is… 208 00:13:17,340 --> 00:13:19,420 Huh?! But that's…! 209 00:13:31,630 --> 00:13:33,130 I'll be collecting your papers. 210 00:13:33,750 --> 00:13:35,800 Wait in your classrooms until the papers are graded. 211 00:13:36,340 --> 00:13:39,500 Those who passed will be called out to the schoolyard. 212 00:13:46,500 --> 00:13:48,710 You rarely visit. To what do I owe this pleasure? 213 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,920 There's something you need to know. 214 00:14:02,630 --> 00:14:06,420 You don't need Hidden Leaf proctors for the Second Round? 215 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,090 The Hidden Sand would like to handle everything ourselves. 216 00:14:10,630 --> 00:14:11,500 And the reason for that? 217 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:14,210 The site of the Second Round is known as the Demon Desert. 218 00:14:14,250 --> 00:14:16,960 It's extremely dangerous even for those of us familiar with the terrain. 219 00:14:17,550 --> 00:14:20,090 For the sake of security, we ask for your understanding. 220 00:14:21,750 --> 00:14:24,590 For whose security, may I ask? 221 00:14:26,380 --> 00:14:28,710 Naturally, for the participants. 222 00:14:29,460 --> 00:14:31,210 The jonin in charge of the entrants 223 00:14:31,250 --> 00:14:33,590 will accompany them to Hidden Sand Village. 224 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:35,210 That is not open to negotiation. 225 00:14:36,050 --> 00:14:38,380 Yes, that's fine. 226 00:14:45,090 --> 00:14:45,920 What do you think? 227 00:14:46,170 --> 00:14:47,460 Sounds suspicious. 228 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:50,090 Yes, they are hiding something. 229 00:14:50,670 --> 00:14:53,340 But the Sand are not the only ones. 230 00:14:54,050 --> 00:14:56,500 How have the Hidden Rain responded? 231 00:14:57,340 --> 00:15:00,340 Danzo asked to see us earlier. 232 00:15:02,300 --> 00:15:04,170 Even though he's confined under house arrest, 233 00:15:04,210 --> 00:15:07,000 he still has his connections. 234 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,920 You are aware that I helped Hanzo of the Salamander, 235 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,920 the leader of the Hidden Rain? 236 00:15:18,460 --> 00:15:21,550 That was when you were in charge of the Foundation. 237 00:15:22,500 --> 00:15:27,300 I continued to communicate with him secretly even after I was ousted. 238 00:15:28,170 --> 00:15:30,090 Danzo, you didn't…? 239 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,090 But Hanzo abruptly stopped contacting me. 240 00:15:35,130 --> 00:15:37,050 If he stopped trusting me, 241 00:15:37,090 --> 00:15:39,590 he would've lured me out and killed me 242 00:15:39,630 --> 00:15:41,250 since I know so many secrets. 243 00:15:41,420 --> 00:15:42,710 But he didn't. 244 00:15:43,250 --> 00:15:45,670 Something has happened to Hanzo. 245 00:15:46,170 --> 00:15:47,420 Like what? 246 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:58,460 I believe there's been an incident in Hidden Rain Village. 247 00:15:59,090 --> 00:16:02,420 In the worst case, he's no longer in this world… 248 00:16:02,750 --> 00:16:03,500 How can that be? 249 00:16:03,670 --> 00:16:07,340 On the outside, Hanzo is still the leader of the Hidden Rain. 250 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:09,590 Please warn Princess Tsunade 251 00:16:09,630 --> 00:16:16,050 to be extremely wary of the entrants sent by the Hidden Rain. 252 00:16:18,750 --> 00:16:20,130 Well, you have been warned. 253 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,050 Danzo of all people asked you this? 254 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:28,590 He may be called a hardliner and the darkness within shinobi… 255 00:16:28,630 --> 00:16:30,380 But there is no doubt 256 00:16:30,420 --> 00:16:32,710 that he operates all for the sake of the Hidden Leaf. 257 00:16:35,550 --> 00:16:37,050 The Hidden Rain, eh… 258 00:16:37,550 --> 00:16:39,710 We must increase surveillance. 259 00:16:40,420 --> 00:16:42,250 There's also the Sand to think of. 260 00:16:44,050 --> 00:16:47,420 I will inform the jonin in charge of the entrants about this. 261 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,090 Just the jonin of the teams who pass the first round? 262 00:16:51,420 --> 00:16:52,130 Yes. 263 00:17:02,170 --> 00:17:03,170 Damn it… 264 00:17:06,420 --> 00:17:07,500 Well… 265 00:17:08,090 --> 00:17:12,710 Those of you here have passed the First Round. Congratulations. 266 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,000 Neji, you sent that signal, right? 267 00:17:16,380 --> 00:17:18,090 Thanks to you, we made it. 268 00:17:18,630 --> 00:17:21,840 Truth be told, that guy from the Sand did it. 269 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,380 How come all three of you made it? 270 00:17:25,710 --> 00:17:28,800 Didn't the decoy get disqualified? 271 00:17:29,210 --> 00:17:32,000 The rule said all three had to have the same answer. 272 00:17:32,670 --> 00:17:34,550 We didn't choose anyone. 273 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:35,340 What?! 274 00:17:35,630 --> 00:17:37,050 We all turned in a blank sheet. 275 00:17:37,670 --> 00:17:39,590 Blank? All three of you?! 276 00:17:40,050 --> 00:17:43,340 There's no way we'd sacrifice a comrade. 277 00:17:44,550 --> 00:17:45,420 Take a look… 278 00:17:45,460 --> 00:17:48,920 at how many teams passed with all three members. 279 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:58,050 I'm sorry I couldn't figure out the question. 280 00:17:58,050 --> 00:17:59,050 It's okay! 281 00:17:59,210 --> 00:18:02,210 We coordinated things with that in mind. 282 00:18:02,250 --> 00:18:02,920 I know! 283 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,250 I trusted you two and didn't write anything. 284 00:18:05,500 --> 00:18:06,960 More like couldn't, right? 285 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,710 You guys! 286 00:18:09,750 --> 00:18:11,460 We passed Round One! 287 00:18:13,460 --> 00:18:17,050 You can transfer thoughts, but that backfired on you, eh. 288 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:19,000 Well… 289 00:18:19,050 --> 00:18:24,050 Thinking about letting a teammate die was already the wrong answer. 290 00:18:25,300 --> 00:18:26,380 Why you… 291 00:18:28,750 --> 00:18:29,960 I'm Temari of the Sand. 292 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,960 I'm in charge of Round Two of the Exams. 293 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,250 Too many teams passed the first round, 294 00:18:34,300 --> 00:18:37,000 so we're going to narrow it down some more. 295 00:18:37,340 --> 00:18:39,000 Hey, what do you mean "narrow it down"?! 296 00:18:39,170 --> 00:18:42,000 First off, Round Two is also a team battle. 297 00:18:42,050 --> 00:18:45,130 Any team without its third member will be disqualified! 298 00:18:45,300 --> 00:18:46,090 What?! 299 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,500 Furthermore, Round Two will be held in the Village of the Hidden Sand. 300 00:18:51,090 --> 00:18:53,590 We will meet at the Demon Desert checkpoint. 301 00:18:53,670 --> 00:18:55,170 Although there is a clear route 302 00:18:55,210 --> 00:18:57,300 between the Hidden Leaf and Hidden Sand Villages, 303 00:18:57,340 --> 00:19:01,090 it will take a shinobi three days, no matter how fast he or she may be. 304 00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:09,590 A messenger hawk has been sent to the Hidden Sand with these instructions. 305 00:19:10,130 --> 00:19:14,130 "After the first 30 arrive, all who follow are to be disqualified." 306 00:19:17,130 --> 00:19:20,670 Finally, as in Round One, fighting is prohibited en route. 307 00:19:21,130 --> 00:19:23,920 You can fight to your heart's content in Round Two. 308 00:19:24,340 --> 00:19:24,960 That is all. 309 00:19:25,460 --> 00:19:26,420 Lee, Tenten… 310 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,880 He's quick to assess a situation, after all. 311 00:19:33,550 --> 00:19:36,090 What's wrong? You're dismissed! 312 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:39,050 Ino, Choji! 313 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,050 Oh, I get it! 314 00:19:45,670 --> 00:19:48,170 The elimination race has already begun! 315 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,800 Couldn't you at least have said, "ready, set, go"? 316 00:19:53,300 --> 00:19:56,250 This is the Chunin Exams. Not the Academy. 317 00:19:57,130 --> 00:19:57,710 Huh? 318 00:19:57,750 --> 00:20:00,130 – Hey, Yukata! – Get moving! 319 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,920 Maybe next time, we should stick to an ordinary scholastic test. 320 00:20:09,750 --> 00:20:11,340 Let's get there first! 321 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,050 There's no advantage to being the first to arrive. 322 00:20:22,090 --> 00:20:22,880 Byakugan! 323 00:20:26,750 --> 00:20:28,380 There's one team ahead of us. 324 00:20:49,670 --> 00:20:50,590 Lord Kazekage… 325 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,170 Round One of the Chunin Exams is over. 326 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:58,050 The participants are now heading towards the Hidden Sand Village. 327 00:20:58,840 --> 00:20:59,840 I see. 328 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:04,630 Get ready for Round Two. 329 00:22:37,020 --> 00:22:39,850 The people targeting you are stepping up their efforts. 330 00:22:40,100 --> 00:22:42,560 If you casually go out there, you'll be playing into their hands! 331 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:44,310 I already know. 332 00:22:45,020 --> 00:22:46,850 But if I quit because of that, 333 00:22:46,890 --> 00:22:50,060 it would be like declaring that I caved in under pressure. 334 00:22:50,140 --> 00:22:54,310 The Chunin Exams are the beginning of everything for me. 335 00:22:55,270 --> 00:22:58,770 Next time on Naruto Shippuden: "The Night Before the Second Exam" 336 00:22:59,390 --> 00:23:03,810 I'll show them by making sure these Chunin Exams proceed successfully. 337 00:23:03,850 --> 00:23:04,800 IN NARUTO'S FOOTSTEPS ~ THE PATH TRAVELED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE SECOND EXAM 338 00:23:04,970 --> 00:23:09,020 Tune in again!