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Naruto asks Tsunade to heal Sasuke and Lee before she is installed as the Hokage.

Tsunade sends Shikamaru, Ino and Choji to help.

By the time Naruto and Sakura catch up, Sasuke has exhausted his strength and collapsed.

Sakura goes into town with Tazuna and sees the hardships that the people of the Land of Waves suffer under Gato's rule. Meanwhile, Naruto and Sasuke continue to train, using chakra to climb a tree.

Intent on confronting Itachi, Sasuke rushes to the town where Naruto is staying. On the way, tragic memories of his past come flooding back.

As Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura prepare for the exam, a ninja with short bobbed hair and thick eyebrows named Rock Lee appears. Lee proceeds to challenge Sasuke to a duel.

Orochimaru's plan to destroy the Village Hidden in the Leaves is stopped. But the damage is extensive and work proceeds quickly to make repairs.

During the match, someone has used genjutsu to put everyone in the arena to sleep.

Naruto finally begins his training with Jiraiya.

Naruto and his fellow participants arrive at the Forest of Death, the site of the second part of the Chunin Exam.