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Episode 27; Second Exam Starts! Everyone Around Us Is An Enemy: Naruto makes fun of Anko for bringing them to the Forest of Death. Not taking Naruto’s comments lightly, she pulls a shuriken and threatens Naruto, clipping the clothes of another ninja in the process. That serpent-tongued ninja interrupts her reprimands to hand her back her shuriken. Soon, Anko hands out consent forms, as some may die during this exam. The 2nd exam is a survival exam in the 44th training area, a circular region surrounded by 4 locked gate entrances dubbed the Forest of Death. There is a river, a forest, and in the middle is a tower within the area. The area is also infested with vicious monsters and poisonous plants. The exam consists of a competition over two scrolls - the scroll of heaven and scroll of earth - which are evenly split among 26 teams. Each team receives either a scroll of heaven or a scroll of earth. To pass, a team must bring both scrolls to the tower within 5 days. That means at least half (at least 13 teams) won’t pass. To make matters worse, if a scroll is destroyed within the 5 days, the number of successful teams will drop as well. Also, because the exam is taken in teams, if any team looses a teammate, that team will fail. Once the consent form is signed, no one is allowed to give up during the 5 days of the exam. The main rules are as follows: 1.) A team that cannot bring both scrolls to the tower with the tree teammates will fail. 2.) Any team that looses a teammate or produces an unrecoverable teammate will fail. 3.) Teams are not allowed to look inside scrolls until they reach the tower. Anko explains that this test is to determine reliability. Everyone will begin at same time. Sasuke sits contemplating the consent form. Because no one knows which team has which type of scroll, they may have to kill each other if necessary to acquire the correct information. The exam begins. Hinata performs her Bakugan to use xray vision to see everything for up to several miles. They find a team almost immediately and claim their scroll. Meanwhile, the different Genin are taking on various strategies to prepare themselves for their upcoming battles. A team of Hidden Rain ninjas are attacked by killer bugs. The leeches in Konoha are able to detect perspiration and body temperature and jump onto their target in groups. If they suck a person’s blood for 5 min, that person will die. Naruto and team hang out and bide their time. At one point, Naruto goes off to pee. When he returns, Sasuke immediately attacks him. Several aspects of Naruto are different, so Sasuke suspects an imposter. A Hidden Rain nin named Mubi transforms and starts to fight them. Episode 28; Eat Or Be Eaten! Naruto Becomes Bait: Sasuke immediately recognizes that Naruto is a fake because of the shuriken on left leg, the lack of his face wound, and his incorrect handedness. Hidden Rain nin, Mubi, transforms and attacks. Sasuke attacks with his fireball technique, Katon Housenka no Jutsu (Fire Element, Phoenix Fire). He then searches for Naruto, who is lying tied up and releases him, but in the process falls into one of Mubi’s traps. Naruto comes to his rescue and Sasuke is able to use his sharingan to stab Mubi with his shuriken. Mubi runs into the forest. Sasuke decides to set a password to identify teammates in case the group splits up. First, they will ask, “The ninja song ‘Ninki’?” to which they will respond “It is a good chance when a large number of enemies are making a scene. There are no hideouts even in a quiet place. It is important for a ninja to know the right time. The time when the enemy is tired, and has his guard down.” Suddenly, Naruto gets hit & his cheek sliced. A large gust of wind hits them and the Hidden Rain nin team appears. Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto are separated. Sakura meets up with Sasuke and recites the password. Soon Naruto appears and he too recites the password. Sasuke immediately recognizes Naruto as an imposter, as the real Naruto would never remember it. A Hidden Grass Ninja appears and asks how Sasuke knew he was a fake. Naruto meanwhile is swallowed by a large snake. The Grass nin eats his scroll and then attacks with a vicious mental attack. Both Sakura and Sasuke imagine themselves dying. After seeing his eye, an imprint of death was transferred to them. Sasuke wants to run, knowing that if they stay, death awaits them. Unfortunately, both are paralyzed by fear as Grass nin looks on ready to strike with his kunais. Naruto has a near-death recount of his friends as he wonders if he will die in the snake’s stomach. Vowing not to give up yet, he performs shadow replication to escape. Meanwhile, Sasuke is able to stabbed himself in the leg to free himself from his fear. He then picks up Sakura and the two escaped the Grass nin’s kunai strike. Suddenly, a large snake attacks the two. Sasuke throws his shurikan and hits it, but the Grass nin emerges from its body and takes on its form. As Sasuke becomes more emerged in his fear, Naruto shows up to help. |
