The Final Rounds: Rush to the Battle Arena!
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| The Final Rounds: Rush to the Battle Arena! | |
| Premiere date: | 19 November 2003 |
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| Episode Length: | 24.5 minutes |
| Episode Code: | 059 |
| Episode Airdate: |  19 November 2003 15 March 2007 |
| Manga Arc: | Chūnin Exam |
The Final Rounds: Rush to the Battle Arena! (Japanese: モー烈 モー追 モーダッシュ 本選開始だってばよ - Mō retsu Mō Tsui Mō Dasshu Hansen kaishi dattebayo) is episode 59 of the anime series Naruto. The episode's storyline is from the Chūnin Exam manga arc. This episode is mostly filler, and covers 24 hours before the main matches are about to begin.
[edit] Plot
All the Genins realize that the next day is when their training ends, and the application starts. The people in Konoha are also very excited toward the next day, mostly because they want to see Gaara and Sasuke Uchiha fight.
Naruto is treated to a big meal of Ramen with lots of meat in it, all a gift from the store owner to give Naruto energy to fight well the next day. Naruto is extremely nervous, and did not really get a good night's sleep.
The next day, feudal lords from all over the land arrive. Naruto goes to the training area where he underwent the bell test, and finds Hinata there. Naruto, unsure if he can even match Neji's talent, asks Hinata if Neji is really strong. Hinata says yes, Neji is strong, but she believes Naruto has the stamina and strength to beat Neji. She then tells Naruto that he helped her to perservere during her fight with Neji because he cheered her on, which helped her gain more self-confidence. Naruto looks at the ground and replies,"I may look strong to you, but all I ever do is mess things up. I act tough because I'm so frustrated. But, underneath it all, I just feel like I'm a huge failure." Hinata shouts that it isn't true, and that Naruto always pressed on no matter what. And to her, the courage to keep going is what real strentgh is. Naruto is awestruck by this. Hinata seems to have run out of words, and hides behind the training post again. Naruto thanks Hinata for encouraging him, as he was just nervous, and needed a confidence boost. He also tells Hinata that he finds her weird, but he likes people like her. Naruto reveals a hint that he might like Hinata however, their conversation is cut short when fireworks are sounded, and Naruto realizes that he is late. Kiba comes to take Hinata to the stadium and sees Hinata staring off into the distance where Naruto had been.
Konohamaru tries to help Naruto by giving shortcuts, but his shortcuts make the journey even worse. Finally, Konohamaru tries to hitch Naruto a ride on a bull, but they get upset and start chasing Naruto all over town. Naruto finally gets into the stadium, with bulls trailing him, but they were sent away by the ninja guarding the stadium.
[edit] Triva
- the beginning of this episode number 59, all 21 episodes between this and episode number 80, all take place on the same day.
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