E50 - The Chunin Exams: The Recommendation Meeting

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    Please excuse me…
[00:12] ---
    Oh? Where's Lord Seventh?
[00:15] ---
    He's with the Feudal Lord.
[00:18] ---
    I'm taking care of
    whatever work I can,
[00:21] ---
    otherwise, the work will
    keep piling up.
[00:23] ---
    As always, there's so much work.
[00:26] ---
    Well, yeah…
[00:27] ---
    Oh, here's the report
    from the last mission.
[00:30] ---
    Can you put it in
    that box over there?
[00:32] ---
    Sure!
[00:35] ---
    Oh, is this…?
[00:37] ---
    Yeah, that's the outline for
    the upcoming Chunin Exams.
[00:41] ---
    It's ready?
[00:43] ---
    We're in charge of
    the test this time.
[00:47] ---
    A lot of VIPs from each village
    will be attending,
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    so there's a mountain of
    things to prepare.
[00:52] ---
    Seems like it's just going
    to get busier!
[00:54] ---
    It already is.
[00:57] ---
    When the applications are printed,
    I'll contact you.
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    In the meantime, think about what
    you'll do with your genin.
[01:04] ---
    I will.
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    THE CHUNIN EXAM OUTLINE
    
    
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    THE CHUNIN EXAM OUTLINE
    
    The Chunin Exams, huh?
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    JOINT FIVE-VILLAGE
    CHUNIN EXAM
    
    
    The Chunin Exams:
    The Recommendation Meeting
    
    
    
    
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    The Chunin Exams:
    The Recommendation Meeting
    
    
    The upcoming Chunin Exam
    will be a huge event.
[02:43] ---
    Seems we'll be getting many visitors
    from each village.
[02:46] ---
    Establishing friendly relations
    is a good thing.
[02:49] ---
    It makes preparations that
    much more stressful,
[02:51] ---
    and security during the event
    will be an ordeal.
[02:54] ---
    I'm not looking forward to that.
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    Now, don't say that.
[02:59] ---
    It's the test where
    the future of
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    the genin you're responsible
    for hangs on the line.
[03:03] ---
    You're right.
[03:05] ---
    Becoming a chunin means making it
    to team captain level.
[03:09] ---
    It also means you must bear
    the responsibility for unsuccessful missions,
[03:11] ---
    and your subordinates' injuries
    or deaths.
[03:14] ---
    Yeah. We need to make sure
    they meet the qualifications,
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    so they can be a good fit.
[03:20] ---
    Well, this year's rookies
    who you taught, Shino Sensei,
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    are the most problematic ones
    we've had in recent years!
[03:28] ---
    Boruto, in particular,
    has been getting into trouble
[03:31] ---
    since the day of
    the entrance ceremony.
[03:33] ---
    I'll never forget how he rammed
[03:35] ---
    a Thunder Train into
    the Great Stone Faces.
[03:40] ---
    Cho-Cho Akimichi.
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    Here!
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    Boruto Uzumaki.
[03:46] ---
    Boruto Uzumaki.
[03:47] ---
    He's not here?
[03:48] ---
    The time came and went,
    and he didn't show up.
[03:51] ---
    Just when people were starting to talk,
    something unbelievable happened.
[04:09] ---
    We made it.
[04:16] ---
    Boruto Uzumaki
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    …is here, ya know!
[04:22] ---
    B-Boruto…
[04:27] ---
    That sure was flashy!
[04:29] ---
    It's nothing to laugh about, Moegi!
[04:31] ---
    I was so shocked,
    I thought my heart was gonna stop!
[04:35] ---
    That was the worst incident in
    the history of the Academy.
[04:39] ---
    If all it takes to become Hokage
    is getting into mischief,
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    Boruto will surpass
    Lord Seventh easily!
[04:44] ---
    That's nothing to brag about.
[04:47] ---
    Speaking of which, who paid for
    all the repairs anyway?
[04:51] ---
    There were no issues.
[04:52] ---
    The Kaminarimon Company paid
    for everything.
[04:55] ---
    This isn't public knowledge
[04:57] ---
    but that incident was the result
    of Denki rebelling
[05:00] ---
    because his father tried to force him
    to attend the Academy's ninjutsu program.
[05:07] ---
    If he was so against it,
    why did he attend the Academy?
[05:10] ---
    I'm not sure what occurred,
    but it seems he saw Boruto
[05:13] ---
    and ended up wanting
    to become a ninja.
[05:17] ---
    Denki from my team?
[05:19] ---
    I didn't know that…
[05:20] ---
    How could you not know?
[05:23] ---
    It wasn't just Denki.
[05:24] ---
    Iwabe Yuino caused trouble
    with Boruto too!
[05:28] ---
    Oh, really?
[05:29] ---
    Don't get all friendly with me…
    damned Hokage's son.
[05:34] ---
    Iwabe at the time,
    was so frustrated,
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    because despite having
    the physical skills,
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    his grades were so low,
    he had to repeat.
[05:42] ---
    I'll take you on!
[05:56] ---
    I had heard that he had a temper
    during his years at the Academy,
[05:59] ---
    but taking part in a duel…
[06:02] ---
    There was nothing about this
    in his student record.
[06:05] ---
    We try not to include
    too many problematic details
[06:07] ---
    in a student's record.
[06:08] ---
    That's because…
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    Of course, I understand that.
[06:13] ---
    You rarely came to observe
    at the Academy, Udon.
[06:19] ---
    I-I was busy and
    had a lot of things to do!
[06:21] ---
    And sometimes,
    it's better to not have
[06:24] ---
    any prior contact or information
    that could cloud your judgment.
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    Besides,
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    ARITHMETIC
    
    there are no problems
    with Iwabe now.
[06:31] ---
    there are no problems
    with Iwabe now.
[06:32] ---
    It's all due to
    his perseverance.
[06:35] ---
    He accepted
    Denki Kaminarimon's help
[06:38] ---
    and got through the subjects
    he was weak in.
[06:43] ---
    I'm not riding on…
    the Hokage's coattails!
[06:50] ---
    By the way, Boruto won the duel…
[06:54] ---
    That's nothing to brag about.
[06:57] ---
    But really…
[06:59] ---
    When there's an incident,
[07:01] ---
    Boruto Uzumaki is always
    at the center of it all!
[07:04] ---
    I don't deny that.
[07:05] ---
    Boruto is like Lord Seventh,
[07:07] ---
    and has the knack of
    drawing people together.
[07:10] ---
    That's a polite way of putting it.
[07:12] ---
    Now that you mention it…
[07:13] ---
    When the school building
    got destroyed,
[07:16] ---
    they were the cause too.
[07:18] ---
    Th-That's right.
[07:20] ---
    What's wrong, Shino?
[07:24] ---
    Well…
[07:27] ---
    Wait a minute!
[07:30] ---
    The early bird gets the worm.
[07:31] ---
    That time, it all started with
    Boruto and Sarada
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    arguing over yakisoba buns…
[07:38] ---
    If they were gonna fight anyway,
[07:39] ---
    I figured if we turned it into
    a ninjutsu battle at the new school,
[07:42] ---
    it would let them understand
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    the strengths and weaknesses
    of men and women.
[07:47] ---
    All right!
[07:49] ---
    Get ready…go!
[07:53] ---
    That took some resolve.
[07:55] ---
    And everything
    turned out okay?
[07:57] ---
    It wasn't okay.
    That's why it turned out like that.
[08:00] ---
    Oh, I see…
[08:03] ---
    Shino, Paper Bombs had been planted
    in the building that time, right?
[08:07] ---
    Huh? For what reason?
[08:10] ---
    Traps were set, to make it
    feel like a real battle.
[08:15] ---
    I regret that it may have been
    a bit too powerful.
[08:20] ---
    Wasn't that part of the cause of
    the building getting destroyed?
[08:26] ---
    Still, that training was worth it.
[08:30] ---
    Even though it was so soon
    after entering the Academy,
[08:33] ---
    everyone did their best…
[08:34] ---
    …utilizing Secret Ninjutsu passed on
    to them by their parents,
[08:36] ---
    as well as Shuriken Jutsu and taijutsu
    that they had just learned in school.
[08:41] ---
    Anyway, the girls took the lead and
    the boys were backed into a corner.
[08:46] ---
    It was do-or-die and
[08:48] ---
    Boruto's Shadow Clones used their taijutsu
    to charge to the rooftop.
[08:53] ---
    However, the girls' team appeared on
    the roof a second after them.
[08:59] ---
    And then? And then?
[09:01] ---
    And then, Boruto took the last measure.
[09:06] ---
    Summoning Jutsu!
[09:08] ---
    A Summoning?
[09:10] ---
    He wasn't even a genin yet,
[09:12] ---
    and he used such a high-level jutsu?
[09:14] ---
    In class, I just went over
    the basics of Summoning.
[09:17] ---
    I didn't teach them
    exactly how to use it.
[09:20] ---
    So he failed then?
[09:22] ---
    That's the thing…
[09:24] ---
    He summoned something terrible…
[09:27] ---
    Huh? Don't tell me it was…!
[09:30] ---
    Yup, it was. It was Nue.
[09:34] ---
    Still, it's not that Boruto was successful
    with the summoning.
[09:37] ---
    It's more like his chakra
    went haywire and
[09:39] ---
    some of it appeared by chance
    in the outside world, coincidentally.
[09:44] ---
    At that time, even I couldn't
    understand what it was.
[09:51] ---
    Rasengan!
[09:59] ---
    I don't care about what you did!
[10:02] ---
    Ultimately, the school building
    was destroyed.
[10:07] ---
    Anyway…
[10:08] ---
    So, had Nue already appeared
    at that point?
[10:11] ---
    It's the first I've heard of it.
[10:13] ---
    Yeah.
[10:13] ---
    We kept that under wraps
    to avoid creating panic.
[10:17] ---
    But as a result, Sai and the others began
    a serious investigation.
[10:21] ---
    Nue…
[10:28] ---
    Danzo's negative legacy… Nue.
[10:31] ---
    I couldn't believe such
    a thing still existed…
[10:35] ---
    When I heard about it later,
    it sent shivers down my spine.
[10:38] ---
    Yeah…
[10:39] ---
    The monster created out of
    the Foundation's… Danzo's hatred…
[10:43] ---
    crossed through time and
    was resurrected.
[10:45] ---
    And it tried to destroy the village.
[10:50] ---
    Originally, it was a living bomb
[10:52] ---
    that was developed to
    protect the village.
[10:55] ---
    How ironic,
    that it would attack the village.
[10:59] ---
    Thanks to Lord Sixth, Sai
    and the Barrier Team,
[11:03] ---
    the worst-case scenario
    was averted.
[11:05] ---
    Still, it was a close call.
[11:09] ---
    And to think the one
    who brought it into the village
[11:12] ---
    was the daughter of Tanuki Shigaraki,
    Sumire Kakei…
[11:15] ---
    who was mixed in
    amongst the students at the Academy.
[11:17] ---
    She's not to blame.
[11:23] ---
    She's a victim of circumstance,
[11:25] ---
    it was the environment
    she grew up in.
[11:27] ---
    There is nothing wrong
    with her character.
[11:30] ---
    As her teacher,
    I know that better than anyone.
[11:34] ---
    I-I'm sorry. I misspoke.
[11:38] ---
    I didn't mean to criticize her!
[11:41] ---
    Udon understands that.
[11:44] ---
    And of course, so do we.
[11:45] ---
    – Yeah.
    – Yeah.
[12:01] ---
    I'm back, everyone!
[12:04] ---
    Boruto and the others aren't affected
    by adult prejudice,
[12:07] ---
    and have all accepted Sumire
    as their friend.
[12:09] ---
    Having them as friends
    has been her salvation.
[12:13] ---
    So, there's no need to worry
    about her anymore.
[12:27] ---
    SHINOBI
    
[12:29] ---
    Everything's back
    to the way it was.
[12:32] ---
    Since that incident,
[12:34] ---
    Shino's been getting by
    with only instant noodles for lunch…
[12:38] ---
    Huh? You're kidding?
[12:40] ---
    You're too gullible, Moegi!
[12:42] ---
    That scared me…
    Don't tease me like that!
[12:45] ---
    That's a trivial thing.
[12:47] ---
    For real?!
[12:48] ---
    That incident raised
    the morale of the students.
[12:52] ---
    They accepted each other
    as friends
[12:54] ---
    and they began to
    work more diligently.
[12:58] ---
    Shadow Paralysis Jutsu!
[13:00] ---
    Shikadai Nara…
    heir of the Nara Clan.
[13:04] ---
    He uses the jutsu passed down
    from his father,
[13:06] ---
    and he has a sharp intellect.
[13:08] ---
    Until now,
    he's shown a lack of ambition,
[13:11] ---
    but lately,
    it's like something happened
[13:13] ---
    and his demeanor has changed.
[13:17] ---
    Ninja Art, Super Beast Scroll!
[13:24] ---
    Inojin Yamanaka.
[13:26] ---
    He's mastered the Super Beast Scroll,
[13:28] ---
    the jutsu that Sai perfected.
[13:30] ---
    But like Sai,
    he can be very sarcastic.
[13:34] ---
    It would be great if he didn't
    make too many enemies.
[13:38] ---
    Partial Expansion Jutsu!
[13:41] ---
    Cho-Cho Akimichi.
[13:43] ---
    She's already mastered
    the Akimichi Clan's Expansion Jutsu.
[13:46] ---
    GALBI
    POTATO CHIPS
    
    Her motto is
    "Life can't be bound by calories!"
[13:47] ---
    Her motto is
    "Life can't be bound by calories!"
[13:51] ---
    I kind of envy her audacity.
[13:56] ---
    The Ino-Shika-Cho trio is alive and well
    in this generation too.
[13:59] ---
    Subordinates to be proud of,
    if I do say so myself!
[14:03] ---
    Everyone on my team
    is doing their best too.
[14:06] ---
    Earth Style! Mud Wall!
[14:11] ---
    Iwabe Yuino.
[14:12] ---
    It took some time, but he's starting
    to show his true potential.
[14:17] ---
    Repeating paid off.
[14:19] ---
    Having to study the same thing
    over and over again
[14:21] ---
    gave him a solid foundation in jutsu.
[14:24] ---
    His tenacity despite being
    a repeater is admirable.
[14:29] ---
    Could you please
    stop saying "repeater"?!
[14:32] ---
    Leaf Hurricane!
[14:35] ---
    Metal Lee.
[14:37] ---
    Proficient in taijutsu,
    and works extremely hard.
[14:39] ---
    His grades were also excellent, but…
[14:42] ---
    His mental toughness
    isn't getting better.
[14:48] ---
    Denki Kaminarimon.
[14:50] ---
    I think, perhaps,
[14:51] ---
    he has shown the most drastic growth
    among the genin.
[14:54] ---
    I predict that his intellect
[14:56] ---
    will be of critical importance
    in the coming years.
[14:59] ---
    The other two will act without thinking.
[15:01] ---
    He'll be like the command center
    that keeps them under control.
[15:04] ---
    Well yeah, but I think
    there's a kinder way of putting it…
[15:08] ---
    But Iwabe could be
    repeating grades again,
[15:10] ---
    if it weren't for this kid, right?
[15:12] ---
    There's no denying that.
[15:14] ---
    You two have no mercy…
[15:18] ---
    And finally,
    there's Konohamaru's troublesome team.
[15:21] ---
    They're not trouble!
[15:24] ---
    First, Mitsuki.
    He has real skill.
[15:28] ---
    He's already mastered
    countless Escape Jutsu.
[15:30] ---
    Wind Style: Breakthrough!
[15:41] ---
    Snake Lightning!
[15:44] ---
    However, he is a child of
    many mysteries.
[15:46] ---
    I don't even know
    many things about him.
[15:50] ---
    So, you haven't heard?
[15:52] ---
    Huh? Heard what?
[15:54] ---
    I don't know either!
[15:55] ---
    I see…
[15:56] ---
    Okay, let's move on.
[15:57] ---
    Hey, hold on!
[16:00] ---
    Sarada Uchiha.
[16:01] ---
    Cha!
[16:05] ---
    She's the daughter of Sasuke Uchiha
    and Sakura Haruno, after all…
[16:08] ---
    She excels in everything.
[16:11] ---
    She awakened her Sharingan
    quite some time ago.
[16:13] ---
    And she's inherited
    her mother's power.
[16:17] ---
    She still needs to build up
    her stamina,
[16:19] ---
    but her future is full of promise.
[16:24] ---
    – Wind Style: Consecutive Wind Fist!
    – Wind Style: Consecutive Wind Fist!
[16:26] ---
    Take this!
[16:28] ---
    Lethal Boruto Stream!
[16:32] ---
    And, Boruto Uzumaki.
[16:35] ---
    He's got a lot of issues.
[16:37] ---
    However, in terms of ninjutsu,
    taijutsu and intellect…
[16:40] ---
    there's no denying that
    he's a prodigy.
[16:44] ---
    During the field trip,
[16:46] ---
    he stuck his nose into an incident
    in the Land of Water,
[16:48] ---
    and ended up settling it.
[16:51] ---
    And even in the Nue incident,
[16:52] ---
    it was because of Boruto that Sumire
    was able to resolve it.
[16:57] ---
    Boruto's ability is no joke!
[17:04] ---
    I see…
[17:05] ---
    So it's only natural that he'll be taking
    the Chunin Exams, right?
[17:12] ---
    Konohamaru?
[17:21] ---
    You're not gonna let him
    take the Chunin Exams?!
[17:24] ---
    It's not that I won't allow it…
[17:26] ---
    I'm wavering.
[17:29] ---
    What do you all think?
[17:31] ---
    Of course, we'd let him take it.
[17:34] ---
    Me too.
[17:35] ---
    If they want to take the exam,
    I think they should be allowed to.
[17:40] ---
    What's on your mind?
[17:44] ---
    IDIOT
    
[17:46] ---
    This year's rookies are
    all prodigies, in a way.
[17:49] ---
    Especially Boruto.
[17:50] ---
    He didn't want to be labeled
    the son of the great Hokage,
[17:54] ---
    and tried to show up
    his father all the time.
[17:57] ---
    Ordinarily, you'd expect kids
    like that to fail
[18:00] ---
    and experience huge setbacks.
[18:02] ---
    But he has the unusual knack
    of overcoming every obstacle.
[18:07] ---
    That's certainly true.
[18:08] ---
    Even during the Genin Exam,
[18:10] ---
    he was driven into a corner
    by Lord Sixth,
[18:12] ---
    but he figured out the answer.
[18:15] ---
    When he went to file an appeal
[18:17] ---
    because he was dissatisfied
    with his three-man team,
[18:19] ---
    he outwitted Mirai, a chunin!
[18:22] ---
    And during their first mission,
[18:23] ---
    despite the fact that their foe
    was a powerful Rogue Ninja,
[18:26] ---
    those three worked together
    and brought him down.
[18:29] ---
    That's amazing.
    So, what's the problem?
[18:34] ---
    Cha!
[18:38] ---
    But that was all was due to luck!
[18:42] ---
    It's essential for shinobi to
    come face-to-face with power
[18:45] ---
    that totally outmatches them.
[18:48] ---
    They've never been in that position,
    so they're weak!
[18:51] ---
    I can't argue with that, but…
[18:53] ---
    Then that's all the more reason
[18:55] ---
    to let them participate
    in the Chunin Exams!
[18:57] ---
    And if they go through
    a hard time there,
[18:59] ---
    maybe they'll realize
    how naive they've been!
[19:01] ---
    No!
[19:02] ---
    What if the severity of
    the exam crushes them?!
[19:06] ---
    Huh?!
[19:06] ---
    So, what?
[19:08] ---
    If that's all it takes to beat them,
    go ahead and crush them once.
[19:12] ---
    Oh, there you are!
[19:14] ---
    I can't do that!
[19:16] ---
    Oops, did I come at a bad time?
[19:20] ---
    Hanabi, hear us out…
[19:21] ---
    about Konohamaru's dilemma.
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    I totally understand,
    Konohamaru Senpai!
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    Yeah! You get what
    I'm getting at, Hanabi?
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    How did we end up like this?
[19:37] ---
    That's right!
[19:39] ---
    Just the thought of something
    happening to Boruto…
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    fills me with worry and dread.
[19:48] ---
    Boruto's such an honest kid.
[19:50] ---
    Whenever we see each other,
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    he calls me "Big Sis"
    and is real sweet.
[19:59] ---
    Now that you mention it…
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    Actually, it makes me happy
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    when he calls me
    "Big Bro Konohamaru."
[20:06] ---
    Sorry, Big Bro Konohamaru.
[20:08] ---
    You know…
    Boruto is my precious kid brother
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    that Big Bro Naruto's
    entrusted me with.
[20:15] ---
    Konohamaru Senpai!
[20:17] ---
    I'm so touched that you care
    so much about Boruto…
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    This is so stupid.
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    – You don't want to let him
    – We sure get along!
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    – take the Chunin Exam
    – We sure do!
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    because you're just
    being overprotective.
[20:28] ---
    Fine. Call me overprotective!
[20:31] ---
    Yeah, that's right!
[20:32] ---
    Say something, Udon!
[20:37] ---
    C'mon!
[20:38] ---
    Please, Shino Sensei!
[20:41] ---
    Well, let's talk again when
    everyone's sober.
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    You're on our side too, right…
    Shino Sensei?
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    C'mon, have a drink.
[20:50] ---
    Thanks, I don't drink…
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    Don't you care about Boruto, Sensei?
[20:54] ---
    No, it's not that…
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    Then have a drink!
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    Oh, I'm sorry…
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    Are you all right, Shino Sensei?!
[21:07] ---
    Heh… Why do you ask?
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    Isn't the reason Shino Sensei
    doesn't drink—?
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    Yeah…
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    It's so he can control
    the insects inside his body.
[21:20] ---
    Huh? What—?
[21:23] ---
    Sensei, get ahold of—!
[21:29] ---
    Yes, Hokage's office…
[21:31] ---
    Yeah, I just got back.
[21:33] ---
    What?!
[21:34] ---
    Shino's insects are out of control?!
[21:37] ---
    The hell, what's he doing anyway?
[21:40] ---
    I haven't even slept!
[21:44] ---
    Discussing the Chunin Exams…?
[21:47] ---
    Since this afternoon?
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    In any case,
    I'm heading out there right now!
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    Just like I'd thought,
    that stupid old man!
[23:28] ---
    Well, it's not like I had
    my hopes up anyways.
[23:31] ---
    There must have been
    an emergency…
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    Look, he is the Hokage…
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    Oh yeah, I get it.
[23:36] ---
    I guess it can't be helped the Lord Hokage
    would put off my birthday.
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    Hey…
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    I'm all right…
[23:43] ---
    I am.
[23:44] ---
    Next time on Boruto
    Naruto Next Generations:
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    "Boruto's Birthday"
    
    
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    You'd better be here
    for Himawari's!
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    BORUTO'S BIRTHDAY