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Sasuke and Sakura: Friends or Foes?

Season 1, Episode 3, Aired Sep 17, 2005

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Naruto is preparing himself for the Genin orientation. It's all a happy story until Iruka picks the three-man teams for all the ninja. Naruto is teamed up with his crush, Sakura, and his worst enemy, Sasuke. Can Naruto learn to work together with two people who despise him?moreless

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Yuri Lowenthal

Sasuke Uchiha
Maile Flanagan

Naruto Uzumaki
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This is a great episode...

10

"Perfect"

By Chobits06, Aug 22, 2010

After graduating from the ninja school. Naruto is anxious to try on his new Fore Head Protecter.. While on the way there Naruto runs in to Konohamaru who\'s determined to be the next hokage same as Naruto.. but tripps right in front of him.. And Admits he respects Naruto as a rival... Naruto on the other hand proclaims that he didn\'t do anything.. At the acadamy where we meet the other teams.... Sakura who Sasuke shoves Naruto out of the way, Naruto, angry that Sasuke\'s so popular starts glaring at sasuke. While the Girl Students are rooting for sasuke to beat him up...Naruto and sasuke axcidently Note- *Axcidently*moreless
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A must watch, the best season 1 episode ever!!

9.9

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By SensualMoo, Aug 13, 2008

Personally my favorite episode of the first series, this is the when everyone is put into teams. This is your first inside of what Team7 (Naruto,Sakura,Sasuke) first think of each other.How Sakura and Sasuke feel for each other(it is more like what Sakura feels for him) is the main point of this episode and with Naruto thrown in it is one hell of a funny episode.Sakura has an obvious crush on Sasuke like most girls and Naruto wonders why.This is a must watch episode and can easily be seen more than 5times without getting old.Also, though i don't really like it that much, there are some Sasu-Naru in it;perfect for those fangirls out there who absolutely love it.moreless
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naruto, sakura, and sasuke are now team 7.

9.5

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By Breaker94, Jul 13, 2008

this episode was kind of funny. first with ino and sakura racing to the school then everyone falling for sasuke, then naruto accidently KISSING sasuke then naruto using the transformation no justu to transform into sasuke then about to kiss sakura but had diarrhea ( LOL ) because he drank spoiled milk for breakfast. this is episode was just funny. lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol. ok that was a lot of lol's and there is only 2 periods in this whole reviewmoreless
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the knuckle-head ninja naruto uzumaki is drafted into team 7 along with two people who hate him sakura haruno (who he has crush on) and sasuke uchiha (his biggest rival) can naruto co-exist with them?moreless

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By infintebajan, Jul 13, 2008

naruto and all of his friends are on their way to orientation so they can be ushered into teams with a squad leader.some are happy for naruto.while the hokages and jounins are talking naruto accidentally kissed sasuke to the chagrin of about every female ninja in the room.he finds out he is paired with sasuke and sakura!lo and behold sasuke and naruto have a fight with naruto coming out on top and disgusing himself as sasuke so he can get close to sakura but his plan fails when he has stomach problems and has to leave urgently while the real sasuke walks past sakura and is indifferent to her much to her dismay.naruto and sasuke have another fight which sows the seed for their rivalry and the rest of the showmoreless
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good actors on this episode

9.7

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By tenn99_23, Jun 23, 2008

The third episode opens up to Naruto waking up. He wakes up to a breakfast of ramen and milk. He excuses himself from breakfast and puts on his hitai-ate. He then sets out for the next and upcoming level of ninja school. Today is the day of truth for Naruto as he becomes a real ninja. It is the Orientation for all new ninjas at the Ninja Academy.
On his way to school, he comes in contact with Konohamaru, Naruto's temporary student. Konohamaru attempted to sneak up behind Naruto and attack him. He foolishly tripped on his own cloth instead. Naruto, full of pride, makes his headband distinct to Konohamaru. His headband signifies him as a real ninja.
Meanwhile, Haruno Sakura is preparing for the Orientation at the Ninja Academy, as well. Her mother calls out to her and she gets annoyed. She thinks that her mother still thinks of her as a baby. While walking to the academy, Sakura encounters someone who could be labeled as her old friend and new rival. This person is identified as Ino. After an exchange of insults, they race each other to their oom. In the oom, Shikamaru sees Naruto. He tells Naruto that he is not supposed to be there because he didn't pass the exam. Naruto shows him his headband which proves that he is a ninja. In the distant, a girl sees Naruto and was happy that he passed. Sakura and Ino arrived in the room. They got into an argument about who arrived first. Sakura then starts to head towards Naruto. Naruto thinks she's there for him but she just pushed him aside because she wants to sit besides Sasuke.
An argument is ignited to whom should sit next to Sasuke. Every girl in the room starts to get into the argument as well. Uchiha Sasuke is an elite rookie and the only survivor of the Uchiha Clan massacre. Meanwhile, the jounins and the Hokage are having a meeting. The Hokage is showing the rookies to the jounins using his crystal ball.
Naruto noticed he was not the center of the attention. A jealous Naruto stood up on top of the desk in front of Sasuke, staring down at him. A bystander pushes Naruto, and he falls on top of Sasuke. He accidentally kisses him. Sakura is very mad at Naruto that he stole Sasuke's first kiss, instead of her. Sakura beats Naruto out of jealousy.
begins when Iruka, the oom's teacher, walks in. He settles down the and tells them that they will be divided into groups of three-man teams to enhance their training. It turns out that Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura become a team. It's obvious that Naruto is happy to be with Sakura and Sakura is happy to be with Sasuke. Sasuke feels that both of his teammates will just get in his way. Hyuuga Hinata, a fellow graduate, is disappointed not to be paired up with her crush, Naruto.
The scene opens to lunchtime. Sakura insults Naruto and ventures off to find Sasuke. Naruto, looking for revenge, locates Sasuke eating by himself. Shikamaru, Ino, and Chouji see that Naruto is sneaking up behind Sasuke. The two fight and ultimately, Sasuke is victorious. Ino is so happy to see that Sasuke was able to defeat Naruto. He ties Naruto up in the end. After the fight, Sasuke joins Sakura for lunch and questions her feelings about Naruto. She goes on and on about how annoying he is and how she does not understand him.
There is a flashback to the building where Sasuke tied up Naruto. Instead of Naruto being tied up, it showed Sasuke tied and gagged. Naruto used his Kage Bunshin no Jutsu to overwhelm Sasuke and transform into him. Both the transformed Sasuke and Sakura are in the park alone. Just as they are about to kiss, Sasuke proclaims he has stomach problems and runs off to the bathroom. While the transformed Sasuke is in the bathroom, the real Sasuke walks passed Sakura. He cares nothing for her as he looks for Naruto. He wanted to figure out why Naruto attacked him during lunch. Sasuke sees Naruto as he is coming out of the bathroom. He questions him. As another fight between the two starts, Naruto caught himself in a bad position. He had to relieve himself.moreless
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- When the first pair of Shadow Clones appear in the scene where Naruto attacks Sasuke after finding out he got free of the ropes, the smaller one's elbow is in front of the larger one's fist. This makes it seem like the smaller one, who should have been behind according to perspective, was in front of the larger one.
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- At the first part of the episode, when the jonin are shown, Kurenai is wearing a red dress with a white sleeve. However, in all the other episodes, Kurenai appears with a white dress and a red sleeve.
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- When Naruto gets beat up by the girls, he gets a lot of bruises. However, his bruises disappear once Sakura's name is called.
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- Throughout the episode Sakura has a circular mark at front bottom part of her dress except when she was racing with Ino to get to class
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- During the scene where Naruto and Sasuke accidentally kiss, Naruto's whiskers are gone.
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- When Sasuke is looking for Naruto, he heads towards the academy building, but Naruto went in the opposite direction. So how did he find him?
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- Naruto says Sakura called him annoying three times, but she only called him it twice. This was a mistake on ShoPro's part when they dubbed it. When Sakura said "You're finished!" she was supposed to say "You're annoying!".
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- Sakura: (Reflecting) "You're annoying," huh? I see. Naruto must've felt the same way. (Aloud) Maybe I can be nicer starting now. ~Japanese version
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- Kakashi: This milk expired a while ago... He's going to get a horrible stomachache if he drinks this. (Naruto is shown on the toilet) Naruto: Why the heck is this happening to me?! ~Japanese version
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- Sasuke: What were you planning by transforming into me? Naruto: I did it just because it seemed like fun! Sasuke: Uh oh, the Kage Bunshin again. Naruto: I'm going to show you...that I'm really great...by defeating you! Prepare yourself! ~Japanese version
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- Iruka: Squad 7: Naruto Uzumaki... Naruto: Uh... Iruka: Sakura Haruno... Sakura: Uh... Naruto: YEAH!!! Sakura: I'm doomed... Iruka: And Sasuke Uchiha. Sakura: YEAH!!! Naruto: I'm doomed...
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- Sakura: Sasuke! Where did he go? I wanted to eat together since we're in the same group now. Naruto: (Waving) Sakura! Let's eat together since we're in the same group now. Sakura No Way! Why would I want to do that?
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- Konohamaru: You're mine, Naruto! (Trips) Whoa!
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- Inner Sakura: Cha! This is outrageous! I was supposed to be Sasuke's first kiss! Naruto will pay for this! Cha!
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- Sakura & Ino: I'm first! Ino: I win again Sakura. Sakura: Give it up, I had to look back to see you... My toe was at least 1/10th of an inch ahead! Ino: Have you always been this dilusional?
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- Sasuke: Alone....Isolated. Sakura: Huh? Sasuke: It's not about your parent's scolding you. You have no idea what it means to be alone. Sakura: Why are you saying this? Sasuke: Because, you're annoying.
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- Sasuke: What a loser.
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- Sasuke: Just make sure you don't get in my way, loser. Naruto: What'd you say?! Sasuke: Hard of hearing?
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- Naruto: AM I GOING TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE ON THE POT?!
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- Ino: I'd hate to be on your squad. Iruka: Next squad number ten: Ino Yaminaka, Shikamaru Nara... Shikamaru: What was that you were saying about hating to be on my squad?
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- Naruto: Danger! (Turns around) Sakura: Naruto! You are so dead! Naruto: Wait! It was an accident! Sakura: (Clenching her fists together) YOU'RE FINISHED!
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- Poland Airdate: February 14, 2007
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- This episode reveals Naruto's unrequited infatuation with Sakura.
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- This episode features the first display of Ino and Sakura's rivalry.
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- Kakashi Hatake first appears in this episode.
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- Toonami Jetstream Availability: 7/31/06-9/10/06
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- UK Jetix Airdate: July 24, 2006
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- Name Meaning: Uchiha means paper fan.
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- Original Airtime: October 17, 2002.
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- A team almost always consists of one female and two males, not including the sensei. There are some exceptions though, like the "old" Ino-Shika-Cho.
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- Original Episode Title: Rivals?! Sasuke and Sakura Romaji Episode Title: Shukuteki!? Sasuke to Sakura Kanji Episode Title: 宿敵!? サスケとサクラ
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- Not exactly related to the episode itself, but in an interview with the American Shonen Jump, Kishimoto said he had Sasuke and Naruto kiss just so fans would have it out of the way. Seems the man has us figured...
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- In the manga, only Naruto's squad was shown in this chapter. The other two squads weren't shown until the beginning of the Chunin Exam.
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- YTV Airdate: September 30, 2005
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- In order for Naruto to win the ninja battle between Sasuke and him, he had to use a Replacement Jutsu and a Shadow Clone Jutsu to make it look like Sasuke had won.
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- Sasuke has the highest grades, while Naruto has the worst.
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- ShoPro cut out the scene where Naruto and Sasuke accidently kissed.
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- Naruto impersonates Sasuke using a jutsu, and almost kisses Sakura.
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- Sakura's inner voice doesn't match what she says or does on the outside. The inner Sakura is more like Naruto than anything else.
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- The name Haruno means "spring of" and Sakura means "cherry blossom," which is cherished in Japan due to its beauty and short life span (sakura blossoms have historically been associated with samurai).
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- The alter-ego that keeps talking behind Sakura's back is almost the same as the character, Launch from Dragon Ball. The only difference is that Launch's alter-ego comes right out in a bodily form, while Sakura's just keeps talking only from behind her like a spirit.
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