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Sasuke: Sasuke here at Point B! Sakura: Sakura here at Point C! Naruto: Naruto here. I’m at Point A! Kakashi: You’re slow, Naruto! Okay, Team 7…Hm?!
Kakashi: The target has moved! Follow it!
Naruto: Alright! It’s over there!
Kakashi: What’s your distance to the target? Naruto: Five meters! I can go at any time! Sasuke: I’m ready, too! Sakura: Me, too…! Kakashi: Okay…Do it!
Naruto: Uryah!
Naruto: I got him!
Kakashi: Does he have the ribbon on his right ear…? Are you sure it’s our target Tora?
Sasuke: It’s the target, no mistake. Kakashi: Alright, the mission to capture lost pet “Tora” is complete! Naruto: Isn’t there a mission with a greater sense of urgency?!
Kakashi: Aah!
Madam Shijimi: Oh! My cut Tora! I was worried to death!
Naruto (Thinking): *laughs* Serves him right, that stupid cat! Sakura (Thinking): No wonder he ran away… Hiruzen: …Now, then! The next mission for Kakashi’s Team 7 is…Hmm? An errand to the neighboring town…to baby-sit the chief Councilor’s boy…Helping with digging for potatoes, eh… Naruto: Noo! No! No, thank you! As for me, I want to do like a more exciting mission! Give us something else! Sasuke (Thinking): He’s got a point… Sakura (Thinking): Man…He’s a pain! Kakashi (Thinking): *sighs* I thought it was about time for him to get fretful… Iruka: You fool! You’re still a bottom rookie! At the start, everyone moves up the ladder by gaining experience from simple missions! Naruto: B…but! It’s been nothing but blah missions so far!
Kakashi: Knock it off! Hiruzen: Naruto! It’s necessary to explain to you what a mission is…
Hiruzen: Listen to me! Requests pour into the village every day. They range from babysitting to assassinations…A wide spectrum of requests are recorded on the request list…They are separated into A, B, C, and D ranks in order of difficulty. In the village, everyone below me is divided up by ability in the order of Jonin, Chunin, and Genin.
Hiruzen: We at the highest level distribute the requests as missions to ninja who have abilities that suit said mission.
Hiruzen: And, if the mission is successful, the fee comes in from the client.
Hiruzen: Nevertheless, you guys have just become Genin…D-rank is about the best you can do…Hm?!
Naruto: Yesterday’s lunch was pork bone broth noodles, so today will be miso broth… Hiruzen: Listen! Kakashi: I…I’m sorry. Naruto: Man! You always lecture me, old man! But I’m not that little prankster that you think I am! Hmph! Kakashi (Thinking): *sighs* Man, I’m going to get scolded later… Iruka (Thinking): Huh?...Heh. Hiruzen (Thinking): *laughs* The kid who could only express himself with pranks… Hiruzen: Okay, fine! Naruto: Huh? Hiruzen: If you insist…I’ll have you do a C-rank mission…You’ll be bodyguards for someone. Naruto: Really?! Ah ha! Who? Who? A feudal lord?! Or, a princess?! Hiruzen: Don’t get so hasty. I’ll introduce you now! Could you please come in…? Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura: Huh?!
Tazuna: What’s this?! It’s just a bunch of damned squirts!
Naruto: Huh? Tazuna: Particularly you, the smallest one with the idiot face. Are you really a ninja? Naruto: *laughs* Who’s the smallest one with the idiot face he’s talking about? Huh?
Naruto: I’ll kill him!
Kakashi: What good will it do to kill the old man you’re supposed to be guarding, you moron?! Tazuna: I’m Tazuna, veteran bridge builder. You’ll be risking life and limb in guarding me to the max until I return to my land and complete my bridge!
Naruto: All right! We’re off! Sakura: What’re you so excited about? Naruto: You see, I’ve never left the village before! Tazuna: Hey! Am I really okay with this squirt?! Kakashi: *laughs* I’m a Jonin, I’ll be watching him. There’s no need to worry. Naruto (Thinking): “…okay with this squirt?!” Anyone but this old dude, man…He’s really the worst client! I’ll tell him a thing or two… Naruto: Hey, old man! Don’t be mocking ninjas so much! I’m awesome, you see! I’m a super elite ninja who will be called Hokage one day! My name’s Uzumaki Naruto. Remember it well!
Tazuna: The Hokage’s the super top-dog ninja in the village, right? You sure as heck don’t seem like you could become the Hokage… Naruto: Aah! Shut up! I’m prepared to do whatever it takes to become the Hokage! You’ll have no choice but to acknowledge me then! Tazuna: Hmph! I’ll never acknowledge you, squirt…Even if you become the Hokage! Naruto: What?! I’ll kill you!
Kakashi: I told you to stop it, you moron! Naruto: No! At least let me have one shot, just one…
Sakura: Say…Mr. Tazuna…? Tazuna: What is it? Sakura: Your country is the Land of Waves, right? Tazuna: What of it? Sakura: Say, Kakashi Sensei…Are there ninjas in that land, too? Kakashi: No, there aren’t ninjas in the Land of Waves…But in other nations, while cultures and customs are different, hidden villages exist, and there are ninjas there.
Kakashi: To the many nations on the continent, the existence of shinobi villages is a measure of the nation’s military strength. In other words, that is how these nations maintain their relationships with neighboring nations. Even so, the villages are not under the control of the nations. They are equal in rank. On a small island like the Land of Waves, where it is difficult to be influenced by other nations, there is no need for a shinobi village. Among the respective nations that possess a shinobi village, the five nations of “Fire,” “Water,” “Lightning,” “Wind,” and “Earth,” due to their large territory and immeasurable power, are called the “Five Great Nations.” Konohagakure of the Land of Fire, Kirigakure of the Land of Water, Kumogakure of the Land of Lightning, Sunagakure of the Land of Wind, Iwagakure of the Land of Earth. Only the leaders of each of these Hidden Villages are allowed to have the name of Kage, the Shadow. The “Hokage,” “Mizukage,” “Raikage,” “Kazekage,” and “Tsuchikage,” the so-called Gokage, reign supreme over the tens of thousands of ninjas in each nation of the whole world. Sakura: No kidding…Lord Hokage is that incredible! Sakura (Thinking): I wonder if that old man is really that incredible…Sounds fishy!
Naruto (Thinking): That can’t be true! No way! Kakashi: Hey! You guys just doubted Lord Hokage now, didn’t you…?
Kakashi: Well…don’t worry. There are no ninja battles in C-rank missions. Sakura: Then, there’s no worry of getting into a scrape with foreign ninjas…!
Kakashi: Of course, not. *laughs*
Kakashi: What?! Sakura: Huh?! Naruto: W…what?! Gozu and Meizu: The first one!
Sakura: Aah! Naruto: K…Kakashi Sensei!
Gozu and Meizu: The second one… Naruto: Ah!
Gozu: It doesn’t come off!
Naruto: W…wow!
Naruto: Aah!
Tazuna: Ah! Sakura (Thinking): They’ll come! I have to do it…I have to!
Sakura: Get back, sir!
Kakashi: Yo… Sakura (Thinking): Kakashi Sensei…! He’s alive! Sasuke: Hmph! Show off… Naruto: Wha…?! Then, what was that?!
Naruto (Thinking): So Kakashi Sensei…used Kawarimi… Kakashi: Naruto…Sorry I didn’t help you right away…I got you hurt. I didn’t think you’d be incapable of moving… Tazuna (Thinking): *sighs* I was saved, somehow… Kakashi: Anyhow, let me just say, good job, Sasuke. You too, Sakura. Naruto (Thinking): I…couldn’t do anything…but Sasuke…It was his first real battle…Didn’t he feel scared, at all? He saved me like it was nothing and without getting any dirt on his clothes… Sasuke: Hey… Naruto: Huh? Sasuke: Are you hurt…scaredy cat? Naruto: *seethes* Sasuke! Kakashi: Naruto! These guys have poison on their claws. You need to take out the poison quickly. Naruto: Eh? Kakashi: You have to open the wound and drain the poisoned blood.
Kakashi: Don’t move so much. The poison will spread. By the way, Mr. Tazuna… Tazuna: W…what is it…? Kakashi: I have something to talk to you about.
Kakashi: Chunin from Kirigakure…These guys are ninjas known for continuing to fight no matter what the sacrifice. Gozu and Meizu: How were you able to detect our movements? Kakashi: There probably wouldn’t be puddles of water on a clear day like today, when it hasn’t rained for days. Tazuna: Knowing that, why’d you leave it to the kids to fight? Kakashi: If I felt like it, I could kill these guys instantly…But…I had to know…who the target of these enemies was… Tazuna: Hm? What do you mean? Kakashi: In other words…what I mean is I had to know if it was you, or one of us shinobi…who was being targeted. We haven’t heard anything about you being targeted by ninjas. The content of the request was supposed to just be protection from gangs, thieves, and the like…This is a mission with a B-rank or higher. The request was supposed to be for backup protection until you finished building your bridge…if our enemies were to be ninjas, the mission would’ve been estimated without question as an expensive B-rank mission. It appears there’s some kind of good reason for this, but being lied to in the request won’t do. This is beyond the scope of our mission. Sakura: This mission is too soon for us…Let’s give it up! We need an anesthetic to open Naruto’s wound and get out the poisoned blood…We have to return to the village and take him to a doctor… Kakashi: Hmm… Naruto: Hm? Kakashi: This sure is a burden. Since we need to treat Naruto’s wound, shall we go back to the village…?
Saskue: …! Sakura: Huh! Tazuna: Oh! Kakashi: …! Naruto (Thinking): Why am I so different?! Why’s it always me…Damn it! Sakura: Naruto! What’re you doing?!
Naruto: I should be getting stronger…Here I’m steadily carrying out missions and doing special skill training by myself every day…
Naruto: I’ll never get into another situation from which I’ll have to be rescued. I’ll never be afraid or be a coward…I won’t lose to Sasuke…I’m going to swear on the pain of my left hand! I’ll protect you, old man…with this kunai knife! *laughs* The mission continues! Kakashi: Naruto…it’s all well and good to rid yourself of the poisoned blood, but any more than that and you’ll bleed to death.
Kakashi: Things will get hairy if you don’t stop the bleeding quick…Seriously. Naruto: Yikes! Argh! No! No! I can’t die like this, I say! Kakashi: Show me your hand. Naruto: Noo! Help me! Sakura: Naruto! You’re really self-abusive, aren’t you? That’s masochistic.
Kakashi (Thinking): The wound is…already starting to heal…
Naruto: Um…um… Kakashi: Hm? Naruto: Am I okay? You look awfully serious…
Kakashi: Well…You should be okay. Kakashi (Thinking): Is it…the power of the Kyubi…?
Gato: Did you say you failed?! I paid a lot of money to hire you guys because you said you were once hot shot ninjas! Zabuza: Stop your damned grumbling…!
Zabuza: Next time, I’ll kill him with this…Kubikiribocho! Gato: I…it’s really okay, right?! It seems the enemy has hired good ninjas…On top of that, a tightened guard on account of the Demon Brothers’ failure means that it won’t be easy… Zabuza: Just who do you think I am?! This Momochi Zabuza, who is called the demon of…Kirigakure!
Episode RatingStory & Pacing (8.5/10)
Characterization & Themes (8.7/10)
Action & Strategy (8.6/10)
World-Building & Lore (9.0/10)
Comedy & Emotional Impact (8.4/10)
Final Verdict: 8.6/10 – A Strong Transition EpisodeThis episode marks the beginning of Naruto’s first serious mission, delivering a great mix of humor, action, world-building, and character development.
Overall, this is a great setup episode that successfully transitions the series from low-stakes humor to a more serious ninja world, setting up Zabuza as Naruto’s first major villain. |