It's been one week since the Byakuya Gang incident,
and things in the village have pretty much
settled back down to normal, haven't they?
Yeah, and it's all thanks to everyone in the village
taking my words to heart.
But the rumors that the Byakuya Gang started
caused unrest in the village.
Without a doubt, there are still those who are dissatisfied.
I acknowledge that,
and intend to take measures to address their concerns.
During this incident,
I understand that the genin performed admirably.
Genin usually don't stand out, but this time,
our efforts were aided by genin who were in the area.
And I'm especially grateful to them.
Oh, is that so?
Why did you ignore my orders?
You are suspended until further notice.
So, it's thanks to those genin,
that we have peace and security in Hidden Leaf Village?
I finally got through without repeating a school year,
and made it as a genin, but still…!
And finally, you have news about the Chunin Exam.
Yeah, this year's Chunin Exams will be held In Hidden Leaf Village.
I want all genin to do their best
so that they can participate in the Chunin Exams.
The Chunin…Exams?
Oh no! At this rate,
I'll have to repeat again, as a genin this time!
The Genin Documentary
Having to now manage all the hamlets far from the village…
your work has suddenly ballooned.
You already have so much on your plate.
Never mind me.
How's Shikadai doing?
What?! Why the sudden interest?
Well... As usual, I don't know what he's thinking.
But since the incident,
he seems to be studying the art of war.
He's starting to take after his dad, not just in looks.
I-I'm happy, but with mixed feelings…
But with all this going on,
we have to prepare for the Chunin Exams…
It's gonna be such a dra—
Hey, c'mon…
The genin are all hyped up about it,
so we grown-ups shouldn't talk like that.
You've got a point.
NINJA REGISTRATION FORM
In any case, we're really short-handed right now.
The shortage of genin applicants is a serious problem.
I guess, unlike the past…
there are a lot of other career choices than being a shinobi these days.
Hmm… I don't really agree with that…
Excuse me.
Oh, you're here, Udon!
Yes.
Your team's still on suspension, right?
Y-Yes, I'm ashamed to admit it.
Well, it's over as of now.
I have the perfect mission for them.
I swear…
I'm gonna become a chunin!
There's no way in hell I'm gonna repeat again!
Actually, I don't think it's called "repeating" at this point anymore.
Besides, the number of applicants
for the Chunin Exam is limited every year.
It's not embarrassing at all
even if you don't make it the first or second time.
Maybe so…
But I've had it with being left behind!
By you guys and the others!
I get it.
Denki!
What do you want to do, Iwabe?
Well…
You have to be recommended by the sensei in charge of your team
to be able to participate in the Chunin Exams.
We became genin and earned our headbands,
but we weren't able to help with the Byakuya Gang incident one bit!
– Uh-huh. – Yeah.
At this rate, we'll never get recommended.
We have to show them how good we are, right?!
I-I see…
I-If we don't get to participate in the exam…
we'll end up being called Team Repeater!
A-Anyway, you guys, we're gonna go all out from now!
– Yeah, right! – Yeah, right!
JONIN - CHUNIN - GENIN INFORMATION & RECEIVING CENTER
All right, Team 7, please deliver the items
to the hamlet right outside the village.
Gotcha! We'll do this real quick!
Hey, don't make it sound so easy.
But if we don't do this quickly,
the villagers will suffer, won't they?
But saying you'll "do this real quick" is kinda…
This is different from the Byakuya Gang.
We're gonna be helping people.
All right! Let's do this!
– Right! – Right!
Hey, long time so see, you guys!
How's your injury, Metal?
Oh yes! I'm as good as new.
I'm glad you've recovered.
Hey, sorry for all the trouble.
I'll do my best from today!
It's your first mission in a while. Are you nervous?
Maybe…
We have to put our best effort into this.
Hey, Udon!
A mission already?
Hey, Konohamaru… Looks that way.
All right, here is your mission, Team 5.
Enrollment in the Academy's ninjutsu curriculum
has been dropping annually.
So you are all to appear in a promotional documentary.
A documentary?
What's with that? Ms. Suika, I wanna be in it!
As I said…
Hey, you just said you're going to save people…
We're going to set out on our mission.
Huh? But…
Fine…
This is an unusual mission.
J-Just to be sure...
We're just coming off a suspension.
Are we really qualified to do this?
Yeah, since it's for PR,
shouldn't it be a team that's distinguished itself?
Oh, sorry!
I didn't mean it like that…
This is our chance, isn't it?
If we can somehow shine in this video,
our reputation's gonna skyrocket!
Oh, I get it!
This really could be our chance!
You guys…
Don't kick up your heels just because your suspension's been lifted.
In fact, it's from now
that your true worth as shinobi will be questioned.
Of course! And we're going to show them with our actions.
E-E-Everyone!
Y-Y-You must not…s-slack off…!
Cut! Cut!
No, no!
We're not filming a drama, so be natural. Be yourself!
R-Right! I'm sorry…
Damn it. I have to produce something cool here…
Y-Yes, I guess so.
Of course! It has to be flashy and cool!
This documentary has to
convey to potential applicants the "ideal image of the shinobi."
Right!
Flashy and cool!
I'm counting on you. For real.
Okay, let's roll!
Oh, there you are!
Look, this is gonna be a problem.
What's the matter?
I really don't want to say this to you, Captain…
but is there another team you can introduce me to?
Huh?
You see, if they're so nervous, I just can't film them.
Would you mind talking to Lord Hokage?
This team was chosen by Lord Hokage personally.
What?!
Oh...
But you know…
They were just taken off suspension, right?
I'm a little unsure about this.
That's nothing to worry about.
They're all exceptional shinobi.
R-Really?
Well, since you're their jonin instructor, and you say so…
I'll continue filming a little more.
You see, I originally wanted to become a ninja…
I mean, jutsus are really cool, you know?
Okay, let's try it one more time.
THUNDER BURGER
Hey, cut!
You're still so stiff
I wanted to shoot an everyday type of scene…
You just don't seem to have that spark.
Listen, can you three do something that's more ninja-like or flashy?
O-Of course!
Right?
– Yes! – Yes!
Earth Style: Mud Wall!
Wow!
Leaf Hurricane!
Nice!
Denki!
Substitution Jutsu!
Hey, hey… Now that's what I call ninja-like!
This is what I've been looking for.
Just a minute!
You're scaring the people around you.
Sensei, if you worry about things like that,
I'll miss getting cool shots!
A ninja has to be this dramatic and spectacular!
This is what captures the eyes of potential applicants, right?
I know… We should block traffic here for now and…
I've decided we're not able to carry out this mission.
I'm very sorry, but please let us withdraw from this.
– Huh? – Huh?
But that's—!
Hey, you can't do this to me now.
There are lots more scenes that I have planned.
Do you guys think that cool shots are important for this film too?
W-Well…
If we want kids want to become ninja, it's important, right?
That's why showing them ninjutsu is…
We're withdrawing from this mission, after all.
– Huh?! – Huh?!
W-Why?
Okay, fine!
I don't know what you're so unhappy about…
But I never wanted dull losers who've been suspended either!
I'll request more suitable ninja and start over again from scratch.
Seriously, what was Lord Hokage thinking?
Selecting kids like you!
We're leaving!
I'll request more suitable ninja
and start over again from scratch.
I'm a ninja too!
How can I keep doing stuff like this?!
Damn it!
No! Don't!
D-Damn it... What are you doing?!
The headband is the symbol that proves you are a ninja…
To throw it away means you're quitting!
During the Genin Exams, you swore over and over again
that you'd make it as a ninja.
Was that all a lie?!
I haven't tossed it yet!
Stop fighting, guys!
Let go, Denki!
Hold it right there.
Damn it.
You just came out of suspension…
Do you want to go through it all over again?
Shut…
Huh?
Iwabe!
Shut up!
How can a teacher who's always cool
understand losers like us?!
Cool?
I see…That's right, you guys never saw me back then.
Actually…
I was a loser.
The Academy was run differently then.
I failed the graduation exam several times.
You did, Udon Sensei…?
Even when I became a genin, I kept messing up on missions…
and I was a burden to Konohamaru and Moegi.
I-I can't believe it…
But…because I was that way,
I realized something.
Until you realize what it is too, no more missions.
Okay, let's go and report.
– Yes. – Yes.
Do you guys think that cool shots are important for this film too?
What did he mean by that?
I was planning to do the action shots here,
to bring it to a climax…
But it's all for nothing.
U-Um…
Can we remove the Paper Bombs that we set up?
No, it's all ready…
Since it's a condemned building anyway,
maybe we can get something usable.
Let's blow it up, and get some shots.
What was that?
– What's that? – Huh?
Huh?
That was such a small explosion.
Let's do it again.
Just getting the smoke rise isn't good footage—
Huh?
H-Hey, look!
Leaf Great Hurricane!
Y-You're…!
Are you hurt?!
Are you okay?
Denki, analyze the situation!
I'm on it!
I'm inside the building's system, activating cameras!
Honing in on the center of the crack.
It's not good! The roof is about to collapse!
We have to hurry and evacuate!
Iwabe!
Right!
Mister, stay down!
Earth Style! Stone Brick!
A-Amazing!
Sensei! It's dangerous!
We can't handle this.
We have to hurry and get out…
I'll show you an interesting jutsu right now.
It's my specialty.
But, just promise not to laugh.
Ninja Art: Dripping Nose!
Huh? What?!
I-It's amazing…
It's snot though…
No, it doesn't matter what it is.
You stopped all this rubble in an instant.
Do you guys think that cool shots are important for this film too?
I get it now.
That's why Sensei…
We should be okay now.
Doing stuff just to look cool doesn't mean it is cool.
What we were taught at the Academy
wasn't for the purpose of looking cool.
But all we tried to do was show off.
That's so lame.
Damn it… So you finally get it?
It's a fact that the enrollment at the Academy
has been steadily dropping.
But you know…
It's not the cool ones who become ninja.
Only those with determination can become ninja.
No matter how tough the training and lessons…
Even if you're covered in mud and sweat, and look "uncool"…
Despite all that, you want to become a ninja.
That's the kind of student the Academy needs.
Great job on the rescue back there, you guys.
You put everything you practiced into action naturally,
and did a flawless job.
I finally understand why Lord Hokage selected this team for this mission.
Huh? Is that—?
Oh, Iwabe?
Where's your headband?
Huh?
Hey, where did it go?!
Don't tell me during that chaos…
We'll find it, even if we have to look all night!
No…
It's okay, Metal.
B-But…
That's my punishment for trying to toss it earlier.
Headband or not…
It doesn't matter, you just have to go and do it.
– Iwabe… – Iwabe…
Um… I know I have no right to ask…
But can I be allowed to continue filming?
N-No, we're the ones who pulled out earlier.
Are you sure you're okay with us?
It just has to be your team.
I promise to make it a great program.
GENIN DOCUMENTARY
Yes, right over there!
I was a loser too.
– Huh?! – Huh?!
I failed my graduation exams several times
and always got scolded by Iruka Sensei.
N-No way, Lord Hokage…
Th-That's hard to believe…
You're Iwabe, right?
Y-You know about me?
Yeah.
I heard there was an amazing repeater.
Even if you had to repeat,
you gave it all you had and became a genin, right?
Guys like you, with the guts to stick it out, no matter what…
That's who the Academy needs.
So, I thought this mission was perfect for you.
You've already made it, you're totally cool ninja.
Genin or chunin, doesn't matter.
Don't rush, and keep on getting stronger.
Everyone looked for it.
Don't lose it again.
Th-Thank you very much!
They were cool.
I guess it was a pretty great show.
I really question putting Dad in it though.
But damn it, we should've been in it!
That's right…
We can't afford to lose!
GENIN DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED BY STUDIO LEAF LEAF TV
Oh yeah, come to think of it…
So many things happened and I never took the Chunin Exams,
so I guess I'm still a genin.
– Huh?! – Huh?!
All we have left to get in our animal-capturing mission
is the miniature monkey.
Leave this to me!
Shouldn't we figure out a strategy together?
It's fine!
Just stay quiet, Namida!
But—!
It's annoying when you start crying like that!
Wasabi, you're so mean!
I don't care anymore!
Next time on Boruto Naruto Next Generations:
"Wasabi and Namida"
D-Don't fight!
WASABI AND NAMIDA