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.

The fifth match is between Tenten and Temari. The sixth match is Shikamaru versus Kin.

Naruto and his team return to the Village Hidden in the Leaves after their battle in Land of Waves.

The fourth match is between Sakura and Ino, who are childhood friends and competitors for the affection of Sasuke.

Naruto strongly questions Haku's philosophy of existing only to fight and win. Meanwhile, the battle between Kakashi and Zabuza approaches its climax.

The preliminaries continue as the next match pits Sand ninja Gaara's teammate Kankuro against Orochimaru's minion Misumi.

Naruto and Sasuke continue to receive punishing attacks from within Haku's Crystal Ice Mirrors.

As Kakashi safely releases Sasuke from the spell, Orochimaru suddenly shows up. Orochimaru expresses his desire for the power of Sharingan that the Uchiha clan holds in order to fulfill his ambitions.

Sasuke finds himself in a pinch inside of Haku's Crystal Ice Mirrors, but Naruto comes to the rescue.

The preliminaries for the third exam are one on one combat, and the first match is between Sasuke and Orochimaru's minion Yoroi.

Thanks to Naruto's ingenious plan, Kakashi is freed from the water prison.

The 21 ninjas that passed the second exam assemble for their next challenge.

Naruto and his squad arrive in the Land of the Waves and learn that an evil businessman named Gato has taken over the land.

When Naruto and his team open the two scrolls after reaching the tower, Iruka suddenly appears.

With the threat of failure hanging over their heads, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura try everything they know to pass the grueling survival test.

Naruto's team joins Kabuto on their journey to the tower, but on the way, they are trapped by the genjutsu (illusion technique) of the Hidden Rain Village's genin (low rank ninja), Oboro's team.