# E223 - Inojin vs. Houki
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUQM2KE/inojin-vs-houki)
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**[00:13] ---**
We're almost at the end of the Chunin Exam.
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We've finally made it this far.
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Aren't you nervous?
**[00:20] ---**
No way!
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This time, I'm gonna become
a chunin for sure, ya know.
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And I'll become a chunin just like you.
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Big Brother!
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Over here, over here! I'm over here!
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Big Brother!
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Himawari?
***SIGN*** 1\fad(540,500)\pos(523,240)}Inojin vs. Houki*
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The day's come when we can
finally use this arena!
**[02:22] ---**
Momoshiki and his group
destroyed it during the last exam.
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It was a rush job, but I'm glad
they managed to repair it in time.
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This place is equipped with
broadcasting equipment,
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so lots of people will be able to
see their hard work!
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This chunin exam is exclusive
to the Hidden Leaf Village.
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We won't be allowing any spectators inside.
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The incident with Kara just ended,
**[02:47] ---**
so I had no intention
of doing anything fancy.
**[02:50] ---**
If you didn't take on
all the annoying prep work,
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we wouldn't have gone all out like this.
**[02:55] ---**
This is a rare opportunity!
**[02:57] ---**
I wanted to make the exam
environment as nice as possible!
**[03:01] ---**
You have a point.
**[03:02] ---**
I'm counting on you to referee as well!
**[03:04] ---**
Just leave it to me!
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I hope things end without incident this time.
**[03:08] ---**
Don't say such ominous things!
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If something happens,
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we don't have the budget
to repair this place again.
**[03:16] ---**
Lately, I've been practicing being
a ninja with Eho and Yuina,
**[03:20] ---**
the kids I became friends with
at the academy trial session.
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This morning,
we were searching the back alleys
**[03:27] ---**
as a part of ninja training.
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Eho came across some sketchy people,
**[03:49] ---**
and figured something shady was going on,
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so he started tracking them.
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And then Yuina said she was worried
about Eho and followed him.
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What should I do, Big Brother?
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What do you think?
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I can't say for sure, based on that.
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Maybe I should talk to Daddy about this...
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Hmm...
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No, I'll go check things out for you.
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Really?!
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Yeah.
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Are you sure?
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I still have some time until the exam begins.
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This should be no problem, ya know.
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Thank you, Big Brother!
**[04:36] ---**
Hey, Kawaki,
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want to go watch the Chunin Exam with me?
**[04:40] ---**
Not really.
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I'm not that interested anyway.
**[04:43] ---**
Don't be like that.
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Let's go cheer on Boruto and the others.
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I said I don't want to.
**[04:49] ---**
Hey, come on...
**[04:52] ---**
This round consists of full-contact battle.
**[04:54] ---**
It's a good opportunity to see
all sorts of ninjutsu
**[04:57] ---**
and powerful shinobi in action.
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The final round of the exams
is about to begin.
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As I explained the other day,
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this round will be a one-on-one battle
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in which we will be looking at
your overall fighting abilities.
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There's only one condition to pass.
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You must win. That's all there is to it.
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I'm glad things are simple.
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This is a no-holds-barred,
full-contact battle,
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and this time,
you will even be allowed to use
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Scientific Ninja Tools.
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The fight will continue
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until one of you is knocked out or concedes.
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Also, I will stop the match
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if I determine things are getting dangerous.
**[06:08] ---**
Excuse me...
**[06:09] ---**
Boruto and Mitsuki aren't here yet.
Could you wait for them a bit?
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What are those guys doing?
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Honestly, they're hopeless.
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At any rate, regarding that...
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This time, we'll be deciding
who will be fighting
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by drawing names for each match.
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As long as you're present
when your name comes up,
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you won't be disqualified.
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Thank goodness.
**[06:34] ---**
But that means if their names
are the first to come up,
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they'll be disqualified, correct?
**[06:39] ---**
That's right.
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It can't be helped.
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Y-Yeah...
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All right, I'll announce the first match.
**[06:47] ---**
The first match is between...
**[06:49] ---**
Inojin Yamanaka...
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and Houki Taketori.
***SIGN*** INOJIN YAMANAKA VS. HOUKI TAKETORI
**[06:56] ---**
The first match, huh?
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That's better than being forced to wait.
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The match will begin in 15 minutes.
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Eho! Yuina!
**[07:14] ---**
Himawari!
**[07:15] ---**
Be quiet! They'll find us!
**[07:17] ---**
Sorry!
**[07:18] ---**
Who are they?
**[07:20] ---**
This is my big brother
and his friend Mitsuki.
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Are you Eho, the kid who's
pretending to be a ninja?
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I'm not pretending!
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I saw some sketchy people,
so I'm following them!
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Damn it.
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You can't know people are sketchy
just by looking at them.
**[07:36] ---**
Boruto, look.
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What is it?
**[07:40] ---**
What?
**[07:43] ---**
Amado?
**[07:45] ---**
What's he doing here?
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Boruto!
**[07:54] ---**
You guys go on home!
**[07:55] ---**
Big Brother!
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Amazing, that was so cool!
**[08:16] ---**
Houki, huh?
**[08:17] ---**
If I'm not mistaken,
he's in the Anbu Black Ops.
**[08:20] ---**
Does that mean he's a subordinate of Mr. Sai?
**[08:24] ---**
In that case, shouldn't you
ask him for some information?
**[08:27] ---**
It's fine. I don't have to do that.
**[08:30] ---**
In actual combat, you usually
don't have data on your opponent.
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I'll win based on my abilities.
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That's true.
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You've gone through strict training
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and handled all sorts of missions up to now.
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If you show the results of all that,
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you'll totally win.
**[08:43] ---**
We're all going to become
chunin together, okay?
**[08:47] ---**
Of course!
**[08:52] ---**
Inojin, huh?
**[08:53] ---**
He's Mr. Sai's son,
but don't pull any punches.
**[08:56] ---**
Houki would never do that.
**[08:59] ---**
Two of Inojin's jutsu I need to be careful of
**[09:01] ---**
are the Super Beast Scroll
and the Mind Transfer Jutsu.
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They're flexible abilities.
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Be careful.
**[09:08] ---**
I know that.
**[09:10] ---**
And I'm sure that Inojin's
improved quite a bit.
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But...
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I'll win this.
**[09:21] ---**
What are you going to do?
**[09:22] ---**
I'm going to save Amado.
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I don't know what the situation is,
**[09:26] ---**
but it's clear that he was being threatened.
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Understood.
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Anyway, let's get into a nearby car.
**[09:46] ---**
You can do this, Inojin!
**[09:50] ---**
*What are Boruto and Mitsuki doing?!*
**[09:52] ---**
*Just get here quick!*
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Let the first match...
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begin!
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Ninja Art: Super Beast Scroll!
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I'm not done yet!
**[10:26] ---**
You're not getting away!
**[10:30] ---**
Now!
**[10:33] ---**
He's good.
**[10:34] ---**
Go get him!
**[10:46] ---**
Earth Style: Toujinbo!
**[10:58] ---**
You're kidding, right?!
**[11:01] ---**
What's with that Earth Style?!
**[11:07] ---**
Is he...
**[11:09] ---**
trying to keep me from
pinpointing his location?
**[11:13] ---**
The stage has been set.
**[11:14] ---**
Do it, Houki!
**[11:15] ---**
It's time for your counterattack!
**[11:17] ---**
Where are you?!
**[11:23] ---**
Houki!
**[11:34] ---**
Which way should I go?!
**[11:36] ---**
This is like a maze.
**[11:53] ---**
What's Houki doing?
**[11:56] ---**
Did he get lost in his own maze?
**[11:58] ---**
No, that's not it.
**[12:01] ---**
Houki has the ability to instantly
recall anything he's seen once.
**[12:06] ---**
He's memorizing the terrain
as he's running around.
**[12:09] ---**
Okay!
**[12:10] ---**
Damn it! I can't find him!
**[12:21] ---**
Why you—!
**[12:22] ---**
You're not getting away!
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Damn it!
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This is bad.
**[12:33] ---**
Houki's totally got him where he wants.
**[12:34] ---**
Was he always that strong?!
**[12:37] ---**
*Houki and his teammates
desperately worked their way up*
**[12:39] ---**
*from the very bottom.*
**[12:43] ---**
*The ANBU Black Ops mainly
engages in intelligence work.*
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*Keen judgement, problem solving,
and combat abilities*
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*are all requirements.*
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*But our missions are
fundamentally top-secret.*
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*In other words, we're rarely
acknowledged by others.*
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*But Mr. Kakashi was able to
become the Sixth Hokage,*
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*even though he used to be
in the ANBU Black Ops.*
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*So, I can too...*
**[13:07] ---**
Houki is strong.
**[13:09] ---**
What will you do, Inojin?
**[13:24] ---**
Houki's attacking me from my blind spots.
**[13:29] ---**
He's totally figured out
the layout of this maze.
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I can't do anything similar...
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In that case—!
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Found you!
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I figured you'd do that.
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Earth Style: Toujinbo!
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What—?!
**[14:03] ---**
– Inojin!
– Inojin!
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Did that do it?!
**[14:05] ---**
Super Beast Scroll!
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Damn it!
**[14:33] ---**
He quickly used the Super
Beast Scroll as a distraction
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and hid himself.
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Not bad.
**[14:45] ---**
I let my guard down.
**[14:47] ---**
He shouldn't have gone far.
**[14:50] ---**
Where is he hiding?
**[14:56] ---**
*I used too much chakra at the beginning...*
**[14:59] ---**
*It'll be difficult to use
the Super Beast Scroll to attack*
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*with the amount of chakra I have left.*
***SIGN*** YAMANAKA FLOWERS
**[15:16] ---**
*Remaining hidden will only
draw out this match pointlessly.*
**[15:20] ---**
*If I do that, my injuries
leave me at a disadvantage...*
**[15:24] ---**
*In order to turn this situation
around and end this,*
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*my only option is to use
the Mind Transfer Jutsu!*
**[15:32] ---**
Inojin!
**[15:34] ---**
I bet you barely have any chakra left.
**[15:37] ---**
Why don't you concede?
**[15:39] ---**
I'm not the Houki Taketori you knew before.
**[15:42] ---**
Your jutsu won't be able to defeat me.
**[15:47] ---**
*He's not reacting to my provocations.*
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*He's surprisingly level-headed.*
**[15:53] ---**
*Gotta just let it go,
and bear with it right now.*
**[15:55] ---**
*Judging from his voice,
Houki should be this way...*
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*In order to ensure the Mind
Transfer Jutsu is successful,*
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*I need to have Houki
directly in front of me...*
**[16:06] ---**
*Inojin's injuries leave him at a disadvantage*
**[16:08] ---**
*in an extended battle.*
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*He's going to try to end this.*
**[16:12] ---**
*Which means,
he'll use the Mind Transfer Jutsu.*
**[16:17] ---**
*That jutsu is bad news.*
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*If he gets in a direct hit...*
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*it's over for me.*
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I wonder which one of them will win...
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It's totally obvious.
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It's the one who doesn't give up.
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*In order to avoid the Mind Transfer Jutsu,*
**[16:38] ---**
*I need to move outside of*
*the jutsu's range of effect.*
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*Where are you? Where are you, Inojin?*
**[16:47] ---**
*That's...*
**[16:49] ---**
*...the Super Beast Scroll...*
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*I found you!*
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I figured that's what you would do!
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Mind Transfer Jutsu!
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What—?
**[17:27] ---**
He did it!
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Yay!
**[17:29] ---**
All right!
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Wow! Inojin's pretty impressive, ya know!
**[17:35] ---**
*I was sure you would figure out...*
**[17:39] ---**
*where I was hiding, based on
the splatters off of my brush.*
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*And that you'd attack me from my blind spot*
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*in order to avoid the Mind Transfer Jutsu.*
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*You moved just the way I expected you to.*
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*Once I take control of your body
and make you concede...*
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*I'll win.*
**[18:10] ---**
*What?*
**[18:47] ---**
That was close.
**[18:48] ---**
If you'd taken over my body right away...
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I would have lost.
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The winner is Houki Taketori!
**[18:57] ---**
– He did it!
– He did it!
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Inojin!
**[19:00] ---**
Are you all right?!
**[19:01] ---**
Shikadai...
**[19:03] ---**
Chocho...
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Thank goodness!
**[19:07] ---**
What happened?
**[19:11] ---**
What was that?!
**[19:12] ---**
It's a jutsu that blocks out mental attacks.
**[19:15] ---**
If a member of the
ANBU Black Ops is captured,
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the enemy might peer into their mind.
**[19:20] ---**
And so I've trained Houki
and the others to resist that.
**[19:25] ---**
What? Isn't that some pretty
high-level training?
**[19:29] ---**
That's not something
you have genin do at their level!
**[19:31] ---**
Is it really that difficult?
**[19:33] ---**
Of course it is.
**[19:34] ---**
At worst, it could destroy your mind.
**[19:37] ---**
Mr. Sai hands out outrageous
assignments without hesitation.
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Because of that, we've been through
some pretty horrible stuff.
**[19:44] ---**
It's amazing we're still alive.
**[19:46] ---**
It's nothing to laugh about, though.
**[19:50] ---**
Mr. Sai, thank you very much.
**[19:53] ---**
Thanks to you,
**[19:54] ---**
I was able to become a chunin.
**[19:57] ---**
Well done, Houki.
**[19:59] ---**
You were very close, Inojin.
**[20:02] ---**
Dad...
**[20:05] ---**
Damn it, you should train
your own son better.
**[20:09] ---**
I'm sorry!
**[20:10] ---**
Man!
**[20:13] ---**
Inojin, because you were so strong,
**[20:16] ---**
I was able to overcome my limits
and give it my all.
**[20:21] ---**
Thank you.
**[20:25] ---**
I'll let you have this win today,
but I'm not losing next time.
**[20:34] ---**
Hey, that was a good match, you two!
**[20:38] ---**
You did well,
**[20:40] ---**
Inojin.
**[20:47] ---**
Once the battle arena is cleared,
**[20:50] ---**
we'll start the draw for the second match!
**[20:59] ---**
We'll begin the draw for the second match.
**[21:08] ---**
The second match is between...
**[21:09] ---**
Iwabe Yuino...
**[21:11] ---**
and Wasabi Izuno!
***SIGN*** IWABE YUINO VS. WASABI IZUNO
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*You're not gonna make it...*
**[21:20] ---**
*Hurry up and just get here,
Boruto and Mitsuki!*
**[21:27] ---**
Let's go!
**[21:34] ---**
They're not here?!
**[21:36] ---**
Where did they go?!
**[21:37] ---**
No way, did they jump off
somewhere along the way?
**[21:41] ---**
What is going on here?
**[23:26] ---**
I'm gonna take you down and become Hokage!
**[23:29] ---**
The Hokage, huh? You must have it easy, huh?
**[23:33] ---**
What's wrong? You're low-energy today.
**[23:35] ---**
It's not like you!
**[23:36] ---**
You wouldn't understand.
**[23:39] ---**
I want to be an amazing shinobi
as well, but...
**[23:43] ---**
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
**[23:46] ---**
"The Legend of the Monster Cat"
***SIGN*** THE LEGEND OF
THE MONSTER CAT
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Becoming the Hokage or not,
is a different story, right?