# E38 - Narrowing the Field: Sudden Death Elimination!
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Press down hard on the gas
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That’s right, there’s no compromise
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We'll slip through the night
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At the final moment push hard
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That's right, all the way to zero,
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Until we wipe away the days
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Gently open your heart
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If you pull it close to you
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It will reach you, without a doubt
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It will come, closer
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Now
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We’re speeding through life,
squeezing it for all of its worth
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Our feet are tied
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But we still keep going farther
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Even if I take it back, and grasp it
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If you’re not the one
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There will be no meaning
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And so we’ll go far off into the distance.
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It’s a custom where balance is preserved
by fighting and removing life.
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This is the friendship
of the Shinobi world.
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This is a fight for life with the pride
of the village and
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one’s own dream on the line.
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Heh, I’m convinced.
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Anything is fine.
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Just tell us the content
of that fight-for-life test.
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Very well.
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Now then, this is where I’d
like to explain the third exam.
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But actually…
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Please allow me, Hayate Gekko who was
given the task of judge, to speak first.
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I leave it to you…
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There’s something... I’d like you all
to do...
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before the third exam.
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And that is a preliminary
to the third exam,
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with participation in
the main battle on the line.
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Preliminary?
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What do you mean…preliminary?!
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Sensei, I don’t understand
the point of that preliminary.
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Why aren’t we doing the next exam
with the remaining test-takers?
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This time around,
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perhaps because the first and
second exams were easy,
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there are a few too many
people left, you see.
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In accordance with the rules
of the Chunin Exams,
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a preliminary will be held in order to
reduce the number advancing.
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N-No way!
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As Lord Hokage said before,
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many guests will be coming
to the third exam.
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So we can’t have long pointless matches
and our time is limited as well.
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Therefore, those of you
not in top physical condition…
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Hey, is he okay…?!
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The teacher doesn’t look well himself?!
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Excuse me.
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Those of you who wish to drop out,
please speak up now.
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The preliminary will
begin immediately, so…
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Immediately, you say…?!
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But we finally made it through
the second exam.
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This is a pain…
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Huh? What about our meal?
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Narrowing the Field:
Sudden Death Elimination!
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Okay!
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I’m going to do my best, no matter what!
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I promised Kabuto, too…
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And oh...
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I forgot to mention this, but it will
be individual battles from now on.
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It is your decision, so feel free
to raise your hands and drop out.
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Who’s going to quit?!
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Sasuke?!
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The waves of pain are
coming faster...
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Sasuke… I knew it.
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Sasuke, you should quit
these preliminaries!
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Huh?!
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L-Look, you haven't been yourself
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ever since you got worked
over by that Orochimaru guy!
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That bruise hurts even now, right…?
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Bruise…?
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At this rate…!
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I gave him a parting gift.
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Sasuke will definitely seek me…
in search of power.
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You’re the only one left.
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Please…
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Please, quit!
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I’m…scared.
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Sakura…
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I knew it.
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What shall we do?
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We should remove him
from the exams
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and isolate him with
Anbu bodyguards on him.
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We should recommend that
he retire immediately.
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He’s not the kind of type to
just obey like that…?!
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After all, he’s of the Uchiha clan.
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What’re you talking nonsense for?!
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I’ll make him stop, by force if needed!
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The Curse Mark responds even
when one’s just building up Chakra
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and attempts to forcibly
extract his strength!
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It’s a prohibited Jutsu that eats
into the body of the one who uses a Jutsu!
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It’s a wonder that kid is even enduring it.
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He should really already be dead!
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Lord Hokage!
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You’re in no condition to
fight properly, Sasuke…!
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Shut up.
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I understand!
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Be quiet!
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But you’ve been enduring the pain
this whole time, right?!
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Please be quiet!
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No matter what you say, Sasuke...
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I’m going to tell the teachers
about the bruise!
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If I do that...
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Well…
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Oh…?!
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What…?
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Excuse me…I’ll quit.
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K-Kabuto…?
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Let's see...
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Kabuto Yakushi of
the Leaf Village, correct?
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Then, you may step back.
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Okay.
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Kabuto!
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Why’re you quitting?!
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Tell me! Why?!
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This guy…
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I’m sorry, Naruto…
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But my body is worn out.
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Actually before the first exam...
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when I wrangled with
the guys from Sound Village,
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I’ve had no hearing at all in my left ear.
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To fight right away…
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and to be told that my life would
also be on the line, I can’t go on.
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I’ve seen that face a few times.
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As I recall, I think he dropped out
of the main battle before, as well.
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What in the world is he thinking?
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Anko.
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Uh…yes.
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Kabuto Yakushi.
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According to the data,
he has failed six straight times.
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What about his background?
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From his time at the Academy,
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he was a student who did
not really stand out,
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and his grades were ordinary.
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He finally passed the graduation
exam on his third try.
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After that, as for the missions
he carried out,
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two C-ranks and fourteen D-ranks.
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It’s not a battle record to
write home about.
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However…
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However…?
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It’s about before the Academy.
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Hmm?
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Do you remember the story...
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about the one boy brought back
from the Kikyo Pass battle?
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I remember.
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As I recall, I heard an enemy boy survivor
at the battlefield
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was taken back by a Jonin from
the medical unit.
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So he’s that boy…?
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Don’t take arbitrary actions.
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Have you forgotten
Orochimaru’s orders?
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I leave it to you guys.
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You in particular, Yoroi.
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There should be no problems
here with your ability.
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This is where you can
show your strength.
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Those of you who are irritated that
I’m ahead of you.
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So you’re Orochimaru’s favorite, huh?
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Don’t get all high and mighty, kid.
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I understand, Yoroi sir.
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Oh.
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Naruto… Sasuke…
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I wanted to play with you guys
a little more.
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But if I do more than this…
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The old me might get stirred up.
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I am a spy so far as it goes.
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I cannot expose myself, here.
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Also…if you are going to watch.
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My role of information collecting
has served its purpose…
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Master Orochimaru.
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I’ll save the fun, for some other time…
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Sasuke…
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And Naruto...
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You too.
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Now then, there are no others
who will quit?
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I must tell the teachers,
about Sasuke’s bruise!
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Huh?!
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Be quiet about this bruise.
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Why’re you acting tough like that?!
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I don’t want to watch you suffer
all the time anymore!
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For me you are…!
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This has nothing to do with you!
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It’s none of your business.
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I said it once before…
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I’m an avenger.
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This is not just a mere exam to me.
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The Chunin business has
nothing to do with me.
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“Am I strong?”
All I want is the answer to that.
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By fighting with those who are strong!
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And…
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I’m Gaara of the desert.
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Hey, you there…
ldentify yourself.
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I declare.
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You are absolutely no match for me.
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If I have the opportunity to fight you
in the next exam,
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we won’t run or hide.
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And they’re... here!
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I will not allow even you
to take my path away from me!
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Sasuke…
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You!
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What’re you doing putting up
a front, you idiot?!
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Here Sakura is this worried about you--!
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Naruto!
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I want to fight you, too.
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Huh?!
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What Orochimaru said
is sitting on my mind.
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I will let Sasuke do the test...
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– and see how things go.
– Wha--?!
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L-Lord Hokage…!
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However, if the Curse Mark opens
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and the power gets even a little bit
out of control,
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get in there and stop it.
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All right.
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But...!
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I understand.
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Now then, we will begin the preliminaries.
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The preliminaries to come
will be one-on-one individual battles.
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In other words,
actual battle format.
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There are now exactly twenty people,
so we will conduct ten battles.
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The winners will be able to
advance to the third exam.
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There are no rules at all.
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You will fight until someone dies,
collapses…or admits defeat.
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And... please admit defeat right away
if you don’t want to die.
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However, in case I judge
that a match is over…
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err... I don’t want to needlessly increase
dead bodies,
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so I will intervene and stop the match
or something to that effect.
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What holds the key to your destinies is…
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Open it.
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This.
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The names of two foes will be
randomly selected and
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displayed on this electronic signboard.
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Now then, let’s get right down to it
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and announce the two names
for the first battle.
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Yoroi Akado vs. Sasuke Uchiha
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To think it’d be so soon…?!
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I couldn’t ask for more.
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No way…!
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Why Sasuke?!
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Now then, the two displayed on
the signboard, come forward.
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For the 1st battle, Yoroi Akado and
Sasuke Uchiha have been selected.
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No objections, right?
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– Right. – No!
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All I can do now is watch…
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Sasuke…
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Sasuke!
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If you want to fight me, don’t lose!
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Sasuke… You’re acting strange…
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Is it because of the Curse Mark…?
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Sasuke, do your best!
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I guess I’ll wait and see…
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The pain won’t go away!
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It appears the Curse Mark hurts.
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Now then, we will begin the first battle.
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Everyone other than the two foes,
please move to the upper area.
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Hey! Kakashi Sensei!
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Sasuke!
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Huh?
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Don’t use the Sharingan.
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So you knew?
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If that Curse Mark on your neck
gets out of control,
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it could endanger your life.
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I believe it.
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Well, the match will be
called off at that time.
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I’ll be coming in to stop it,
so good luck.
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Called off, you say?!
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It seems this Curse Mark thing
is responding to my Chakra.
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This is my final Chakra…
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Sharingan!
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Sasuke, stop using the Sharingan!
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If I carelessly build up Chakra,
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it would extract my spirit energy,
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and bring out the Chakra
inside my body to no end.
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In other words, in this match,
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I can hardly use even my regular Jutsu,
not to mention the Sharingan!
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However... Yoroi’s ability is
the worst for you, Sasuke.
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Now then… How will I go…?
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Don’t act rashly…Sasuke.
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Now then, please begin.
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Let’s go!
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Yeah!
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Oh no!
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He did it!
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My strength…?!
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W-What is this?
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My body strength has suddenly…!
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Sasuke!
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Sasuke…!
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You…my Chakra…
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You just noticed now…?
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Hey, can you hear it?
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The clear, blue sky goes on and on
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The ocean spans limitlessly
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Please keep that smile on your face forever
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Or else I’ll cry
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You won't have to search around you
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It’s all ok now.
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Everyone is inside
this hand
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when you want to cry, and you want to run away
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When you forget what happiness is
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Just sing.
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Light is born, and darkness was born
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The two are one
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Harmonia, feel the telepathy
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Hey, can you hear it?
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Dang it!
The pain won't go away!
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This darned Curse Mark is
responding all the time!
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But I won't let this
exam get called off!
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How will I do?
How should I fight?
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Am I strong?
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All I want is the answer to that.
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I won't let this thing swallow me up
in a place like this!
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Next episode: "Bushy-Brow's Jealousy --
Lions Barrage Unleashed!"