Pass or Fail: Survival Test

Season 1, Episode 4, Aired
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Naruto finally meets his new sensei. His name is Kakashi Hatake. He tells the group that before they could become Genin, they will have to pass his survival test. The problem is, the test has a 66% chance of failure, and if they fail they'll be sent back to the academy. To make matters even worse, one of them will fail no matter what. Can the three pass Kakashi's test?moreless
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  • team 7 meet their sensei, kakashi

    9.8
    "Superb"
    By Breaker94, Jul 14, 2008 Report Abuse
    this is epiosde was awesome. the ultimate secret taijutsu a thousand years of death is so sexual assultion ( if thats even a word ) . i dont know if it was this episode or the next one but who cares!? no one is gonna read this review and if they do, pm me cuz im bored. soo yeah... sakura is so obsessed with sasuke and she is so useless. at least sasuke can use a fire jutsu. naruto is useless but at least he tries unlike sakura who is completly useless and i know i said that already. im donemoreless

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  • we are introduced to the pivotal character kakashi.kakashi is the sensei of team 7 who have yet to be able to work as a unit.kakashi gives them the bell test saying that if they fail they will be sent to the academy and only two of them can passmoreless

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    By infintebajan, Jul 13, 2008 Report Abuse
    naruto sasuke and sakura wait for their sensei to show up and train them.naruto being naruto laid a booby trap for him.kakashi says he hates him and they each share their likes dislikes hobbies and dreams except kakashi.
    naruto sasuke and sakura each work individually to try to get the bells with little regard for the other.kakashi outwits all of them with little effort while he is reading his book.kakashi tells them they will have to come at him with killing intent if they want to get the bells but all of them fail time and time again.scene switch to iruka and the hokage who discuss how kakashi has never passed a team.the test continues in the next episodemoreless

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  • good show

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    By tenn99_23, Jun 23, 2008 Report Abuse
    Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura wait for their Jonin (high class ninja) to arrive and take them off to train. Naruto is impatient and sets up a booby trap. When the Jonin enters, the eraser Naruto strategically placed above the door hits him on the head. He tells them that his first impression of them is that he hates them.
    The group starts off by introducing themselves. Sensei goes first. He is Hatake Kakashi and has no intention of telling them of his likes and dislikes, his dreams, or his hobbies. Naruto is next. He likes cup ramen and hates the 3 minutes he has to wait after he puts the ramen in hot water. His hobby is to eat and compare cup ramens, and his dream is to become greater than the Hokages and make all the villagers recognize his existence. Next is Sakura. She doesn't reveal any of her dreams or likes, although Sensei is quick to realize that she likes Sasuke. He asks what she hates, and she replies 'Naruto.' Sasuke is last. He says that there are many things that he hates, and few things that he likes. His ambition is to revive his clan and to kill a certain man.
    Their first mission is survival training. They tell him that they already have done training at the academy. He laughs at them and tells them that out of the 27 graduates, only nine will become Genins. The other 18 will be sent back to the academy. In other words, the test has a 66% drop out rate. They are to bring their ninja equipment and meet at 5 AM. Oh, and not to eat breakfast or they will throw up if they do.
    Next morning, they show up bright and early, but sensei doesn't get there until 11:10 AM. He immediately sets the alarm clock to 12 PM and tells them their first task is to take one of the two bells he holds from him. Whoever can't won't eat lunch. He then insults Naruto further to make the three understand that to take the bells, they will have to kill him. Naruto immediately takes out his kunai knife and attacks. Sensei immediately is able to turn the attack against Naruto and the three are finally ready to begin the training.
    Soon, everyone is hiding, except Naruto. He attacks 'fair and square.' Sensei teaches him Ninja fighting lesson 1: taijutsu (fighting without weapons). He then takes out a book and begins reading. Every attack Naruto fires on him is avoided. Soon, Sensei is behind Naruto and his hand is in the seal of the tiger position. He performs a high Ninja technique in the element of fire which basically pokes Naruto in the ass and sends him flying.
    Iruka asks Hokage-sama about the Jonin who is training Naruto's group. He has heard rumors about how difficult the man is. Hokage-sama gives him a book on Kakashi, which states that he has never passed a person. Everyone has failed.
    Naruto performs mass shadow replica and 7 Narutos attack Sensei. One caught sensei from behind, and sensei was able to quickly change places with one of the replications of Naruto. Suddenly, Naruto sees a bell lying on the ground. He runs over to it, but it caught in a trap and hung by his feet on the nearest tree. As Sensei lectures Naruto on his movement, Sasuke throws his ninja stars and hits him. Sensei goes flying backwards.moreless

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  • Above Average

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    By tyrouchiha, Jun 06, 2008 Report Abuse
    First of all, this episode messed up three times. First, Kakashi said that out of the 27 people that passed the graduation exam, only 9 would become ninja, but that can't be possible, because ino's team was team 10, and every team had 3 people, so there must have been at least 30 graduates.
    Second, Kakashi didn't use any handsigns for Substitution. Third, when Sasuke threw Shuriken at kakashi, it looked like not very many when he threw them, but when they hit the log, there looked like a lot more. To Conclude, this episode let us see the main characters' original attacks.moreless

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  • Just like in real life!

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    By yillyiscool, May 16, 2008 Report Abuse
    Well this episode is cool. I mean it is a little harsh that kakashi sets the same darn test knowing that no one yet has ever passed it but he still gives it. I liked the quote he said about ninjas who are lower than scum and though it was cool but he din't made it the fourth hokage did. Overall it was a good episode cause you see people who set test like that knowing students or aprentices won't pass it but the simply don't care. One more thing I liked was how kakashi was really smart to make sakura fall for the Sasuke-almost-dying trap!moreless

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    • In the episode before this, there were at least 10 teams of three. However, Kakashi says "Out of the 27 graduates, only 9 will be chosen as Genin"... With 10 groups present, that would require at least 30 people to have graduated, not 27. Edit

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    • Poland Airdate: February 15, 2007 Edit
    • We learn nobody has ever passed Kakashi's survival test before. Edit
    • Toonami Jetstream Availability: 8/7/06-9/17/06 Edit

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    • Kakashi: One more thing, don't eat breakfast or you'll puke. Edit
    • Kakashi: (To Naruto) Ninjas need to think beyond the normal. ~Japanese version Edit
    • Sasuke: (Explaining the Kawarimi no Jutsu (Substitution Jutsu)) It's a technique where one uses an object or an animal to quickly change places with and make the enemy think one was hit. Then one is able to attack the enemy's unguarded point. In this case, the jonin got caught by Naruto on purpose, and quickly changed places with one of Naruto's replications. Not only did he give the impression that he was hit, he used Naruto's attack to his advantage. ~Japanese version Edit

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    • Kakashi's "Thousand Years of Pain" is a prank called "Kancho" that is played by Japanese children. Edit

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