When Sasuke cringes in pain, Sakura begs him to bow out of the prelims. Stubbornly, Sasuke refuses. He is to fight Akadou Yoroi in the first match. As he walks down to meet his opponent, Kakashi warns him not to use Sharingan. If the curse takes over him during the match, it may kill him. Kakashi will stop the match if it comes to that. Now at a major disadvantage, Sasuke wonders what he can do ... more.

The Genins listen as the Hokage explains the true purpose of the Chuunin Exam. They then move on to the rules. Gekkou Hayate, the judge, steps forward to explain that there are too many examinees left and they must hold a preliminary one on one matches to see who advances to the Third Exam. He then asks for volunteers to quit as the prelimilaries will begin immediately. Sakura notices Sasuke is... more.

Inside the tower, Naruto and Sakura open each of their scrolls, which summons Iruka-sensi. He smiles happily declaring the Second Exam finished. They have passed and he’d like to treat them to ramen at Ichiraku. Happily, Naruto jumps for joy at the suggestion. Sasuke asks what would have happened if they would have looked at the scrolls during the Exam. Iruka explains that if they were to brea... more.

Exhausted, Sakura drops to her knees as the group realizes they haven’t moved any closer to the tower. Kabuto points to the large bug Naruto killed several hours previously. They realize they’re caught in an illusory technique and the enemy may attack soon. Sure enough, several rain nin clones appear. Naruto attacks, taking out a clone. It liquefies and divides itself to create a new head &... more.

Naruto does Shadow Replication in hopes of catching more fish. Sasuke throws kunai and nails three to a tree. Sakura calls and asks if Sasuke can do Blazing Fireball to start the fire. It’s been four days since the Second Exam started. They only have about 25-26 hours left. Things aren’t looking good. Sakura thinks it may be possible that no more Heaven scrolls left. They’ve wasted 80% of... more.

Naruto awakens with a hit on the head by Choji. He immediately tells everyone to drop as Orochimaru must be in the air. Naruto immediately notices Sakura cut her hair and asks what happened. She says it’s a new image. Then Naruto asks why ShikaInoChoji is there. Sakura then replies that they helped them out. Tenten arrives and awakens Lee. She explains that Sasuke drove the Sound nin away then... more.

Sasuke awakens in a dream world and wonders where he is. He sees a figure though the trees. His younger self confronts him - mom and dad didn’t have to die. The clan was wiped out because he didn’t have enough power. Back at the fight, Ino, Shikamaru and Choji step in to protect Sakura. Choji is not quite sold on entering this battle, but quickly changes his mind when Zaku tells him to run,... more.

Rock Lee drops to his knees as Sakura looks on concerned. Her teammates still lie unconscious behind her. Lee cringes in pain as his ears bleed. Sound nin Dosu explains his technique. The attack wasn’t just physical. He uses sound to cause vibrations that affect the eardrum. Human eardrum will shatter at anything above 150 decibels. By applying a shock to the semicircular canals, an opponent w... more.

Orochimaru reveals his purpose to recruit followers to Anku. He taunts her for her interest in his new find, Sasuke, the perfect vessel to be his successor. He warns her that if she interferes in the exam, Leaf Village is finished. Sakura watches over her teammates as they recover from their injuries. She vows not to fall asleep, but does. Naruto and Sasuke awaken, bringing tears to Sakuraâ... more.

Sakura pleads with Sasuke to snap out of his stupor and fight. After a provocative vision of his brother, he is back in the game complete with visible sharingan. He turns to the Grass nin and attacks, hurling his kunai towards the nin. The nin counters and the two fight head to head. Sasuke uses his fire element, impressing the nin, who then realizes Sasuke can see his moves. Meanwhile, Anko sea... more.