Season 1 Episode 26 - Special Report Live From the Forest of Death
Konohamaru interviews Naruto\'s team about being a ninja.
Konohamaru interviews Naruto\'s team about being a ninja.
As time ticks away, Naruto\'s only hope of passing the test lies in the final question. However, there is a requirement to answering the final question. If you choose not to answer it, you fail the test and can try again next time. But, if you choose to answer it and get it wrong, you can never take the test again and must stay a Genin forever! What will Naruto\'s choice be?
The first test of the Chunin Exam is just that, a written test. When Ibiki issues a strict set of rules, Naruto fails to realize that the objective of the test is to cheat without getting caught. Can Naruto realize the truth before time runs out? And what about the tenth question?
A reunion of all the rookies isn\'t a very happy one, as all of them prepare to take the Chunin Exam. With so many rivals around, Naruto\'s team will need help from a fellow ninja named Kabuto to know what they\'re up against. Will the group be able to last through the exam?
Rock Lee challenges Sasuke to a one-on-one fight. Naruto grows angry and attacks him, only to be beaten in one attack. Sasuke realizes the challenge and eagerly accepts. But will Sasuke be defeated just as easily by this mysterious ninja? Sasuke\'s only advantage seems to be his Sharingan, but what happens when not even that will work?
After the three ninjas take their leave, Sasuke realizes he has a powerful rival out there. The next day, Kakashi announces that he has recommended all of them for the Chunin Exams. While Naruto and Sasuke are pleased, Sakura is afraid of letting everyone down. Also, someone decides they aren\'t ready and decides to test their abilities.
With their latest mission complete, it\'s time once again for the group to go back to mediocre missions. After all are done, Konohamaru and his friends pay a visit to Naruto. All which result in being chased by Sakura. Everyone is soon over though, as two mysterious ninja block their way, and one of them isn\'t too happy with Konohamaru. Sasuke arrives to save the day, but the leader of the group shows up, with stealth skills that surprise even Sasuke. Meanwhile, the Third Hokage announces that it\'s time once again for the Chunin selection exams.
Zabuza is no longer Kakashi\'s enemy, and thanks to a little speech by Naruto about how ninja are, Zabuza takes on Gato\'s men single handedly. The Demon of the Hidden Mist takes his vengeance on Gato and all of those dumb enough to follow him, and apologizes to Haku for what he did to the kind little boy. After the group takes care of the rest of Gato\'s men, Zabuza asks Kakashi one final request, to see Haku one final time. This is Zabuza\'s requiem.
Kakashi prepares to stop Zabuza once and for all, but Haku sacrifices his own life to spare Zabuza. Now Zabuza is ready for another round, only Kakashi isn\'t playing around this time. Failing miserably, Zabuza is confronted by his employer, who has decided to take matters into his own hands.
Naruto takes out his rage with Kyubi\'s chakra for killing his rival/friend Sasuke on Haku, and he doesn\'t stand a chance. However, just before the finishing blow he can\'t hit him. Naruto realizes that Haku is the boy he met back at the forest. Haku tells Naruto the story of his past how he was hated because of his power, and asks for Naruto to do one favor for him to kill him. Since he took away his dreams, he wants Naruto to kill him. Will Naruto do the one thing he could never do, kill another person, and do as Haku wishes?