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Transcript

  • Episode begins where the last left off, with Kakashi holding a kunai to Zabuza’s throat*

Kakashi: It’s over. Naruto: W…Wow! Zabuza: *laughs* Kakashi: Huh?! Zabuza: *laughs* Did you say it’s over? You don’t understand, do you? You won’t be able to beat me just by making like a monkey…No chance. *laughs* But, I must say you’re good. My Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu was being copied at that point…

  • Zabuza thinks back to earlier in the encounter with Kakashi*

Kakashi: I absolutely won’t allow my comrades to get killed.

  • Zabuza snaps back to the present*

Zabuza: By letting the clone talk as if it were you, you succeeded in distracting me. And you used the Kirigakure no Jutsu to hide yourself to see what I was doing…But…

  • Zabuza suddenly appears behind Kakashi*

Zabuza: I’m not a fool.

  • The Zabuza in front of Kakashi breaks down into water*

Naruto: That one was a fake too!

  • Zabuza swing his Kubikiribocho towards Kakashi’s head, who ducks down to avoid it. Zabuza’s swing takes the Kubikiribocho all the way around his back and into the ground, cracking it. Zabuza rotates his palm around on the hilt of his Kubikiribocho, in a full rotation, before swinging around to grab it with his opposite hand. Zabuza then delivers a kick to Kakashi’s chest with his right foot, launching him into the air.*

Zabuza (Thinking): Now!

  • Zabuza grabs his Kubikiribocho and charges toward the mid-air Kakashi*

Zabuza (Thinking): Huh? Makibishi spikes!

  • Zabuza stops his charge just before the laid out Makibishi spikes*

Zabuza: Huh! How foolish!

  • Zabuza jumps into the air as Kakashi falls into the lake*

Naruto: Sensei! Sakura (Thinking): Oh, I can’t believe that Kakashi Sensei got…kicked away like that… Sasuke: His Taijutsu skills are also extremely good.

  • Kakashi pops his head out from the surface of the lake*

Kakashi (Thinking): W…what’s with his water…? It’s awfully heavy.

  • Zabuza appears behind the submerged Kakashi in a flicker, standing on the surface of the lake*

Zabuza: Hmph! Fool!

  • Zabuza weaves several hand signs*

Zabuza: Suiro no Jutsu! Kakashi (Thinking): Damn it!

  • A sphere of water suddenly envelops Kakashi and raises him into the air, as Zabuza holds his right hand in the sphere*

Kakashi (Thinking): My temporary escape into the water…was a huge mistake! Zabuza: *laughs* You’re caught…It’s a special prison that makes it impossible for you to escape! It makes things harder having you able to act. Now…Kakashi. I’ll have to settle things with you later. First, I will finish those guys off. Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu… Kakashi (Thinking): Didn’t expect this level of skill…

  • A physical copy of Zabuza rises from the surface of the lake*

Naruto: Uh! Zabuza: You’re acting big, wearing a headband like a ninja…But…a real ninja is one who has hovered between life and death numerous times. In other words, only those who are worth being listed in my Bingo Book deserve to be called ninja.

  • Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin initiates a Jutsu, creating a mist around himself, causing himself to disappear*

Zabuza: Guys like you can’t be called real ninja. Naruto (Thinking): He’s disappeared again!

  • Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin kicks Naruto in the face with his right foot, knocking his headband off and launching him away*

Zabuza: You’re just a kid! Sasuke: Uh! Sakura: Naruto! Kakashi: You three! Take Tazuna and run! You have no chance against his guy! As long as he has me trapped in this Suiro no Jutsu, he won’t be able to move from here. And he shouldn’t be able to use the Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu if he’s far enough away from his real body. In any case, just run for now! Sasuke (Thinking): Run away? You’ve got to be kidding me. That option was gone from the moment you got caught. Even if we ran, without you, sooner or later we’d be defeated by Zabuza…and we’d all be destroyed. Even if we were to reform the Manji defense, it would be impossible to block his attacks. In the end…we’ll have…no options left. In order for us to survive, our only option is to rescue you. Sasuke: We’ll just have to do it!

  • Sasuke runs at Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin, who grabs the hilt of his Kubikiribocho. Sasuke throws five shuriken at Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin, who knocks them all away with a swing of his sword. Sasuke then jumps into the air*

Zabuza: Hmm?

  • Sasuke descends toward Zabuza while holding a kunai*

Sasuke: There! Zabuza: Too easy.

  • Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin grabs Sasuke by the throat, choking him, before throwing him to the ground*

Sasuke: Augh! Sakura: Sasuke! Naruto: Sasuke…T…This is the Jonin level…A real ninja…We’ve got to run…At this rate…Seriously! Seriously! We’ll be killed!

  • Naruto turns to run but feels a jolt of pain from his hand. Naruto stares at his hand and thinks back to the oath he made*

Naruto: I’m going to swear on the pain of my left hand! I’ll never get into another situation from which I’ll have to be rescued…I’ll never be afraid or be a coward.

  • Naruto thinks back to when Sasuke taunted him*

Sasuke: Are you hurt…scaredy cat?

  • Naruto snaps back to the present and looks at his headband underneath the foot of Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin. Thinking back to when he ate ramen from Ichiraku with Iruka.*

Naruto: Sensei! Can I borrow that Konoha headband for a while? Iruka: Ah! This? This is worn only by those who have graduated from Ninja Academy.

  • Naruto thinks back to the night he and Iruka were attacked by Mizuki*

Iruka: Naruto, come over here. I’d like to give you something. Congratulations on your graduation.

  • Naruto thinks back to the bell test after failing the first time*

Kakashi: That’s because you’re all squirts who don’t have the qualifications to become ninjas. Missions are all risky assignments.

  • Naruto thinks back to Kakashi passing him for the bell test*

Kakashi: You pass!

  • Naruto thinks back to his talk with Hiruzen, about being given a harder mission*

Naruto: I’m not that little prankster that you think I am!

  • Naruto thinks back to his introduction to Kakashi*

Naruto: I’m going to surpass the Hokage! And so I’m going to get the entire village to acknowledge my existence!

  • Naruto snaps back to the present*

Naruto (Thinking): That’s right…I am a ninja now. And…I decided that I was not going to run anymore! That I wouldn’t run away!

  • Naruto charges toward Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin*

Naruto: Aah! Kakashi: Y…you fool! Stop it! Sakura: Oh, Naruto! What are you thinking?! Zabuza: Hmph! Fool…

  • Naruto runs at Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin, before being attacked, as blood flies into the air and he is launched back*

Sakura: What are you thinking…charging off on your own?! Even Sasuke is no match for him…No matter how hard we try, we Genin are no match for him…

  • Naruto struggles to stand up*

Sakura: Huh?

  • Naruto holds his Konoha headband in his left hand*

Sakura (Thinking): The headband…?! Naruto: Hey! You, with no brows…Record in your Bingo Book…about the man who will one day become Konohagakure’s Hokage. Konoha-style ninja Uzumaki Naruto! Kakashi (Thinking): Naruto… Tazuna (Thinking): When I first saw that little kid, he seemed so unreliable… Naruto: Sasuke! Lend me your ear! Sasuke: What is it?! Naruto: I have a plan. Sasuke (Thinking): You want to discuss plans under these circumstances? This guy! Sasuke: Hmph! You are talking of teamwork? Sakura: W…what is this feeling? Was Naruto so? Naruto: Now…Let’s get wild… Zabuza: *laughs* Such loud snorting, but do you have a winning plan? Kakashi (Thinking): T…this isn’t good… Kakashi: What are you guys doing! I told you to run! It was obvious what was going to happen once I was caught! Hurry! Run! Listen to me! Our mission is to protect Tazuna! Have you forgotten that?! Naruto: Old man… Tazuna: Well…This is a seed that I planted…I can’t say that I want my life to be spared. Sorry, you guys…Fight as much as you want! Sasuke: Hmph! You hear that? Naruto: Are you ready? Zabuza: *laughs* You guys really haven’t learned anything, have you? Naruto: W…What?! Zabuza: You’re still playing at being ninja? When I was your age, this hand was already stained red with blood! Sasuke, Tazuna, Sakura, and Naruto: …! Kakashi: Zabuza, the Demon! Zabuza: Oh? It seems that you’ve heard of me. Kakashi: A long time ago, in Kirigakure, often called the town of Blood Mist, ninja candidates faced their biggest hurdle. Zabuza: Hmph! So you also know about that graduation exam… Naruto: That graduation exam? Zabuza: *laughs* Naruto: What is it? This graduation exam that you’re talking about… Zabuza: *laughs* Naruto: Gah! Zabuza: The students killed each other. Naruto: What? Zabuza: Classmates who had shared rice from the same pot formed pairs and tried to kill each other. It didn’t end until one of them died. Partners who used to talk about each other’s dreams and aspirations… Sakura: How cruel… Kakashi: Ten years ago, Kirigakure’s graduation exam was forced to undergo drastic reform. That was because an evil demon had appeared on the scene the previous year. Sakura: Reform? What about the reform? What had that evil demon done?

  • A young Zabuza is shown sitting on the ground while surround by the corpses of numerous children*

Kakashi: With no scruples or hesitation…a young boy who didn’t even have the qualifications for being a ninja, annihilated over a hundred examinees. Zabuza: That sure was…fun…

  • Zabuza glares at Sasuke and Naruto*

Sasuke and Naruto: Ah!

  • Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin charges towards Sasuke and elbows him in the abdomen, launching him away*

Sasuke: Augh!

  • Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin slams his elbow down on the ground Sasuke’s stomach, forcing him to spit out a large amount of blood*

Sakura: Sasuke!

  • Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin slams the bottom of his foot on Sasuke’s stomach*

Sasuke: Augh!

  • Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin grinds his foot on Sasuke’s stomach, who spits out blood*

Sasuke: Augh! Zabuza: Die! Naruto: Damn! Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!

  • Dozens of physical copies of Naruto appear around Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin*

Zabuza: Oh? Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, and there are quite a few of them.

  • All of Naruto’s Kage Bunshin brandish kunai knives*

Naruto: Here I go!

  • Naruto’s Kage Bunshin jump into the air above Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin, descending towards him with their kunai pointed downward. Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin raises his Kubikiribocho to block their kunai, as they proceed to dogpile him. Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin repels them all with a swing of his Kubikiribocho, causing them to dissipate into puffs of smoke*

Tazuna: It’s impossible, after all…There is no way that you can defeat the guy! Naruto (Thinking): There is only one way left to defeat this guy!

  • Naruto throws a closed Fuma shuriken towards Sasuke*

Naruto: Sasuke!

  • Sasuke catches the Fuma shuriken*

Sasuke (Thinking): I see! So that’s your plan, Naruto! That’s pretty good for you! Zabuza: Hmm?

  • Sasuke spreads open the Fuma shuriken*

Sasuke: Fuma Shuriken, windmill of shadows… Zabuza: A shuriken won’t work on me.

  • Sasuke jumps into the air, appearing high into the sky in a flicker*

Sasuke: Ahh!

  • Sasuke launches the Fuma shuriken past Zabuza’s Mizu Bunshin, towards Zabuza’s real body*

Zabuza (Thinking): I see. This time it’s aiming for my real body…But…

  • Zabuza grabs the Fuma Shuriken in it’s middle hole, stopping it’s movement*

Zabuza: It’s not so easy! Huh?

  • A second Fuma Shuriken appears, heading towards Zabuza’s midsection*

Zabuza (Thinking): A shuriken in the shuriken’s shadow! Kakashi (Thinking): This is…the Kage Shuriken no Jutsu! Sakura (Thinking): A second shuriken in his blind spot!

  • Zabuza leaps over the second Fuma Shuriken*

Zabuza: But…Still too naïve… Sakura: He dodged it! Sasuke: Hmph!

  • The second Fuma Shuriken that traveled behind Zabuza’s back after he dodged it, transforms into Naruto in a puff of smoke*

Tazuna: Hah?! Sakura and Kakashi: …! Zabuza: Huh?! Naruto: Here it is!

  • Naruto throws a kunai towards Zabuza*
  • Episode ends*

Episode Rating

Story & Pacing (9.3/10)

  • Fast-paced with no wasted scenes. The episode picks up immediately where the last left off, keeping the momentum strong.

The build-up of tension is excellent.

  • Kakashi seemingly gaining the upper hand → Zabuza countering with his Water Prison → Team 7 being forced to step up.
  • The episode delivers a major turning point in Naruto’s development as he stops being paralyzed by fear and embraces his ninja identity.
  • The cliffhanger ending is one of the best so far, leaving the audience eager to see the outcome of Naruto’s surprise attack.

Characterization & Themes (9.2/10)

  • Naruto Uzumaki – From Reckless to Tactical
    • This episode is one of Naruto’s biggest turning points early on.
      • He goes from scared and overwhelmed to stepping up and formulating a legitimate ninja strategy.
      • The flashbacks reinforce his personal growth, showing how much becoming a ninja means to him.
    • His "I won’t run away" moment is powerful, showing his resolve to stand his ground against overwhelming odds.
    • The Kage Shuriken no Jutsu is a brilliant move, proving that Naruto isn’t just about brute force but has real strategic potential.
  • Sasuke Uchiha – The Genius Acknowledges Naruto
    • Sasuke’s growth is also subtle but important.
    • He initially sees Naruto as a nuisance but acknowledges him by executing Naruto’s plan.
    • The teamwork between the two is the first sign of their evolving bond, laying the groundwork for future moments.
    • His use of the Fuma Shuriken and understanding of Naruto’s plan shows his intelligence and ability to adapt quickly.
  • Kakashi Hatake – The Veteran Caught Off Guard
    • Kakashi being trapped in the Water Prison for most of the episode is a great narrative choice, as it forces Team 7 to step up.
    • Even though he’s trapped, his concern for his students shows how much he cares.
    • His knowledge of Zabuza’s past adds weight to Zabuza’s menace, deepening the stakes of the battle.
  • Zabuza Momochi – The Demon of the Mist
    • His backstory is chilling. Learning that he killed an entire graduating class in Kirigakure cements him as an elite-level threat.
    • His casual brutality toward Sasuke further showcases his overwhelming strength.
    • He underestimates Naruto and Sasuke, which leads to him falling into their trap—an early example of his overconfidence being his weakness.
  • Sakura Haruno – The Observer
    • Still not an active combatant, but her reactions serve as an audience perspective on the battle.
    • Her shock at Naruto’s newfound determination suggests her changing perception of him.

Action & Strategy (9.5/10) – One of the Best Tactical Fights So Far

  • The fight choreography is excellent.
    • Zabuza’s agility and swordplay → Kakashi’s failed counter → Zabuza dominating the battlefield.
  • Tactical plays take center stage.
    • Zabuza’s Water Clone was a diversion.
    • Kakashi’s first counter was a ruse.
    • Naruto and Sasuke’s teamwork with the Fuma Shuriken trick is pure genius.
  • The Kage Shuriken no Jutsu (Shadow Shuriken Jutsu) is a fantastic fake-out moment that subverts expectations brilliantly.

Suspense & Atmosphere (9.4/10)

  • The thickening mist and Zabuza’s silent killing technique keep the tension high.
  • The moment where Kakashi realizes he’s been caught in the Water Prison is genuinely tense.
  • Zabuza’s backstory as the "Demon of the Mist" makes him even more terrifying.
  • The final moments with the Kage Shuriken no Jutsu are thrilling, leaving the audience on the edge of their seats.

World-Building & Lore (9.0/10)

  • Zabuza’s past introduces the brutality of Kirigakure’s old ways, expanding the world beyond Konoha.
  • The Bingo Book concept adds a sense of hierarchy and notoriety among shinobi.
  • The Water Clone and Water Prison Jutsu showcase advanced ninja techniques.
  • The Fuma Shuriken and Kage Shuriken no Jutsu demonstrate creative uses of weapons and deception.

Comedy & Emotional Impact (8.8/10)

  • The episode is mostly serious, but Naruto’s determination provides an emotional punch.
  • Zabuza’s brutal attacks on Sasuke create genuine concern for the team, showing how deadly the battle is.

Final Verdict: 9.2/10 – A Near-Perfect Episode

This episode flawlessly blends intense action, clever tactics, and strong character moments, making it one of the best episodes so far.

  • ✔️ Strengths:
    • Naruto’s transformation from scared to strategic thinker.
    • Sasuke and Naruto’s teamwork leading to a brilliant battle strategy.
    • Zabuza’s menacing presence and dark backstory.
    • Well-paced action that keeps the tension high.
    • Perfectly executed cliffhanger with the Kage Shuriken no Jutsu.
  • ❌ Weaknesses:
    • Sakura still doesn’t contribute much to the battle.
    • Tazuna’s “I accept my fate” moment is a bit dramatic but ultimately works.

This episode sets a new standard for combat in the series, proving that Naruto is more than just brute force and establishing Zabuza as a top-tier villain.