Naruto (ナルト)

sousa kanashimi wo yasashisa ni jibun rashisa wo chikara ni

turn your sadness into kindness, your uniqueness into strength

mayoinagarademo ii arukidashite

even if you get lost, let's start walking

mou ikkai

one more time

dareka no kitai ni zutto kotae

are you really happy

homerarerunoga suki nano desuka

when you're always meeting to someone's expectations?

naritai jibun wo surikaetemo

even if you change to who you really wanna be

egao wa itsudemo suteki desuka

will you always have a great smile?

hajimaridake yume mite okiru

dreaming of only the beginning, I wake up

sono saki nara itsuka jibun no ude de

and someday, I'll live on my own.

souda daiji na mono wa itsumo katachi no nai mono dake

yes, precious things are never in shape

te ni iretemo nakushitemo kizukanumama

you never know what it is when you get it or lose it

sousa kanashimi wo yasashisa ni jibun rashisa wo chikara ni

turn your sadness into kindness, your uniqueness into strength

mayoinagarademo ii arukidashite

even if you get lost, let's start walking

mou ikkai

one more time

Sakura!

It was worth teaching you Genjutsu in survival training

during the Genin Exam.

You truly have a talent for it.

Huh?

Release the Genjutsu and wake up Naruto and Shikamaru!

Naruto will be delighted.

He'll be getting a mission after such a long while.

What do you mean by a mission?

Be careful...

It's the first A-Ranked mission since the Land of the Waves.

I've Been Waiting

For

This!

It's an A-Rank Mission!!

Sensei! What do you mean by A-Ranked mission in the condition we are in?!

What do we have to do?!

Sasuke is chasing Gaara and company of the Sand Village.

Sakura...

Release the Genjutsu on Naruto and Shikamaru,

and go after Sasuke.

I feel uneasy... about that unusual Chakra.

But then,

we should wake up Ino and Choji and go in a large group.

There may already be quite a large number

of Sand and Sound Shinobi who have infiltrated this village.

Actions lose quickness when there's more than the fundamental four in a squad...

and it becomes difficult to hide from the enemy.

You learned that in the Academy's patrol practical training, right?

Oh, I see! Then four means that you'll come with us...

No, I must not leave here.

Summoning Jutsu!

As for the rest, this Pakkun will track down Sasuke by scent!

C-Could it be... the one other member is this puppy?!

Hey! Little girl! Don't you be calling me a cute puppy!

I didn't say... cute.

Okay, Sakura! Release the Genjutsu on Naruto and Shikamaru!

Okay!

Release!

What is it... Sakura-chan?

Get down!

I'll tell you later! Just stay down!

Shikamaru... you were... from the beginning...

Ouch!

You were able to release Genjutsu, too!

Why were you pretending to be asleep?!

Humph! I don't want to end up getting involved!

Hell no... I couldn't care less about Sasuke!

Ouch!

W-What's going on...?

Naruto! Behind you!

F-Fast...

Not just fast...

Guy-sensei!

Now, I'll announce the mission!

As soon as you've heard what the mission is, go through that hole.

Track down Sasuke, join up and then stop him!

Then await next orders in a safe place.

Huh? Did something happen to Sasuke?!

I'll tell you the reason en route!

Let's go!

Jeez... Why me?

Hey, boy!

Huh...?

If this mission is a success,

as a reward I'll let you touch my paw-pads.

So don't sulk like that!

Huh?

See?

They're soft and supple!

Su... pple...?

Yes, very...

Soft and supple!

Let's just go!

H-Hey!

Will it be okay with just them?

They'll be okay. Pakkun is with them.

As long as they don't pursue too far...

To think I'd be able to fight you again...

This barrier can't be broken unless it's from the inside.

If Hokage-sama would just take out one of those four,

we could help...

Hey, it's gonna start soon.

Put up a barrier on the inside, too!

Sure!

Hm... It doesn't look like I'll be able to get out this easily.

You don't really mean that.

It'd be tougher for you if someone came in and got in the way, right?

Ninja Art: Tile Shuriken!

That's too easy!

Striking Shadow Snake!

With such a weak technique...

It sucks to get old, eh, Sarutobi-sensei?

Substitution?!

Earth Style: Great Mud River!

Is this it?

I don't think so!

Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bomb!

Fire Dragon Bomb!

He's combined Earth and Fire!

Excellent, Hokage-sama!

Stop the stupid act, Orochimaru.

Very good...

Really, I've been grossly underestimated.

Did you think you could kill me with that level of Jutsu?

Humph... A hateful fellow as usual!

Don't say that.

A high maintenance student is cute. Right, Sarutobi-sensei?

Something's strange...

All of the Academy's classes doing self-study.

And that smoke...

That's coming from the direction of the exam arena.

Isn't there some disturbance to the east?

I wonder if something happened...

This is definitely strange!

But sudden self-study is sure a smack in the eye!