Naruto 08

The third stage of the Chūnin Exams is underway, and the young shinobi are now paired off in preliminary duels where any tactic goes and each contest is settled by one fighter against another. Sasuke, hampered by the curse that Orochimaru placed on him, ignores Sakura's urgent requests to withdraw. His first opponent is one of the Sound Ninja spies, and the rules of the bout cut him off from the techniques he normally depends on. Facing a dangerous enemy without his usual tools, he must find a way to win, all while the curse threatens to alter him permanently.