Press down hard on the gas
That’s right, there’s no compromise
We'll slip through the night
At the final moment push hard
That's right, all the way to zero,
Until we wipe away the days
Gently open your heart
If you pull it close to you
It will reach you, without a doubt
It will come, closer
Now
We’re speeding through life, squeezing it for all of its worth
Our feet are tied
But we still keep going farther
Even if I take it back, and grasp it
If you’re not the one
There will be no meaning
And so we’ll go far off into the distance.
…bring it to an end swiftly!
I won’t let you do anything.
First move, a surefire victory!
Wow! That’s amazing!
What’s with his body?!
I dislocate every joint
and with Chakra, I can control my softened body at will.
With Chakra…?
I can also squeeze until your bones break.
I’ll rapidly tighten as long as you don’t give up.
I don’t know what kind of ninja tool you’ll use…
but if I keep doing this to your body, it will make no difference.
I can break your neck right now.
So hurry up and give up.
No.
Do you want to die?!
Idiot. You’re the one who’s going to die.
His neck is broken.
What?
How ridiculous…
Phew…
Idiot.
I went a little overboard and ended up killing you.
W-What?
Okay, now it’s my turn.
T-This is a Puppet!
T-That’s the real body?
He’s…a Puppet Master…
He’s controlling the puppet with Chakra from his hand!
G-Give up…!
If your bones get crushed, you’ll be able to bend even more, huh?
For once, I was close to stopping the match in the middle.
The winner, by an inability to continue the match by the opponent,
is Kankuro.
Two against one is hitting below the belt!
Is that fair, Kakashi Sensei?!
It’s not particularly hitting below the belt.
It’s a puppet, after all.
That’s the Puppet Master Jutsu.
He’s controlling the puppet with Chakra.
It’s the same as using a ninja tool-- like shuriken.
They’re all great Chakra users…
I thought I could make it kind of far with Chakra.
Kunoichi Rumble: The Rivals Get Serious!
Ino…!
You’ve got the jitters, don’t you, Sakura?
Wha…?!
Even Sasuke collapsed.
I mean, it felt like it was because it was Sasuke that it ended at that.
What’ll happen if you take part?
It might be best if you quit!
Something like that won’t work on me!
It’s okay! I can tough it out this time around, too.
Quit? Who?
I can hardly wait.
Cha! Bring it on!
Now then, to continue, we will begin the fourth battle.
Man, man, nothing but weirdoes all over the place!
Don’t you say that!
You’ve got a point.
You, too, Sakura?!
This isn’t the time to be laughing.
Sakura Haruno vs. Ino Yamanaka
I never thought… I’d be fighting you, Sakura.
And what’s more, so soon.
Ino was a standout among the rookie Kunoichi.
With Sakura as her opponent,
will she go…no, can she go with serious intent?
To think it would be those two of all people.
Things have gotten gloomy.
I wonder if Ino’ll be okay.
That’s for sure.
What’re you going to do, Ino?
Sakura! Good luck! Don’t lose!
Begin!
Oh, no. I knew it.
Sakura’s totally blowing Ino away!
Idiot.
Say what?!
If you’re not an idiot, you must be sleeping, aren’t you?
Who…?!
Sure enough, they are Kunoichi.
So this is their level of hand-to-hand combat?
What?!
It’s not because they’re Kunoichi.
Huh?
It’s just that those two are lukewarm. There’s no man or woman in battle.
Lukewarm…?
There!
Kunoichi must learn not only Ninjutsu…
but also a wide range of knowledge and refinement as women.
If you don’t blend into enemy territory and conduct yourselves as a normal woman…
you’ll have it rough on occasions such as when you work as spies.
Today’s class is flower arranging.
Now then, everyone.
Let’s gather flowers we like.
Yes, ma’am!
Ino, wait up!
You’re such a klutz.
I’m... not good at stuff like this.
What about you, Ino?
That’s no good, considering your name’s Sakura.
Listen. There are tricks to things like this.
You know, as for flower arranging,
after you’ve decided on a main flower, you add other flowers to decorate.
All flowers can’t be asserting themselves.
For example…look.
You can see those cosmos flowers over there, right…?
For example, if they were the main flowers…
the thoroughwort flowers you picked are throw-ins!
As contrasted with spring cherry blossoms,
cosmos flowers have the name of autumn cherry blossom
and are the prettiest flowers of the fall.
Also, they’re flowers with the original meaning of “harmony,”
so any autumn grass would go perfectly with them.
So? Do I look as nice as the cosmos flowers?
Say, say, am I cute?
Uh…yeah.
Say. What’s with the pause?
You look like you’re having so much fun.
Billboard Brow!
You’ve recently reached adolescence, haven’t you?
Don’t get too full of yourself!
Ami!
Sorry! You have such a beautiful cylinder-shaped body
I mistook you for a vase and put flowers in you.
Ino!
Shinobi flower aconite.
It has weak toxicity, but is poisonous, so you’d best spit them out.
Sensei!
Only the root is poisonous, though.
Ino is great.
She knows everything, is stylish, and is cute.
Even that shuriken skill.
Her Ninjutsu is great, too…
Compared to that, I…
Sakura?
If you’re a cosmos flower…
then am I a thoroughwort?
What’re you saying?!
What?
Let me see…
In a manner of speaking, you are not a flower, but still a bud!
You’re right.
At this point in time…
I don’t even plan to fight over Sasuke with you.
What did you say?
You and Sasuke don’t go together, and I’m totally stronger than you!
You are beneath my notice!
Sakura! Do you know who you’re lipping off to?!
Don’t press your luck, crybaby Sakura! 169.01 01:14:49:11 01:14:50:24 I feel like...
I feel like Sakura was out of line!
Ino’s eyes show incredible anger. She’s scary.
Hmm. That's not it...
Huh?
Sakura’s not the kind of kid to do things
like needlessly flaunt her own power and hurt people.
She doesn’t like having Ino taking pity on her and pulling punches.
I’m a bud, huh…?
Say, Ino…
What?
Why…did you give this ribbon to me?
Actually…
I thought it’d be a waste for you to wilt away as a bud.
There’s no point if flowers don’t bloom.
For all we know…
it just might...
become a flower more beautiful than a cosmos.
Thank you...
Ino!
Okay Sakura. Let’s hurry and go pick flowers.
O-Okay.
What’s wrong, Sakura?
I got some dirt in my eye when I fell…
You’re so clumsy.
Ino…
All along, I believed in the words you gave me then.
I really thought that it would be nice if it were so.
It would be nice if I could get a beautiful flower to bloom…
I set my sights on you because I wanted to be like you all along.
Thanks to that, I’m here now.
So, Ino, I want to fight you seriously.
If I can’t surpass you at your most serious, there’s no point.
W-What’s with Sakura?
Hmm.
Why are those two getting that heated?!
Alas, he doesn’t even understand the reason why he lashes out at Sasuke.
Well, a rival is a mysterious thing, is the point.
Huh?
Oh, hi…
My rival from youth, Kakashi…
Oh, how hip and galling that nonsensical reaction is.
I…
got on the same team as Sasuke.
Why are you telling me now…?
I won’t lose to you anymore, Ino.
No matter what happens, I won’t lose to you either, Sakura!
The ribbon…
I’m giving back the ribbon.
I gave you that ribbon.
Besides, a headband is something you put on your head, right?
From here on, I’m no longer a girl who will run after you, Ino.
When I put this on my head,
it will be as a female Shinobi who can’t lose to you.
That’s a good idea…
Me, too…
until that time.
I understand…Sakura.
– This time for sure... – This time for sure...
– with full strength… – with full strength…
– a fair…fight! – a fair…fight!
Hey, can you hear it?
The clear, blue sky goes on and on
The ocean spans limitlessly
Please keep that smile on your face forever
Or else I’ll cry
You won't have to search around you
It’s all ok now.
Everyone is inside this hand
when you want to cry, and you want to run away
When you forget what happiness is
Just sing.
Light is born, and darkness was born
The two are one
Harmonia, feel the telepathy
Hey, can you hear it?
Since when did she get this strong?!
Sure enough, Ino’s great.
But I won’t lose. I absolutely will not lose.
It can’t be. She’s evenly matched with me now?!
I’m not who I used to be.
– The next hit is the decisive blow! – The next hit is the decisive blow!
Next episode: “The Ultimate Battle: Cha!”
I cannot concede this battle, even if it’s the last thing I do!