They say that fortune favors the bold, and in Naruto's case, this seems to hold true. After passing the first written part of the exams, the three young ninjas, Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke, face a great challenge - known as the "Forest of Death." Each team is up against the others, and Mitarashi Anko, the supervisor of the second part of the exams, announces that only half will advance to the next phase! The goal of each team is to obtain the necessary scroll - something very difficult in such an inhospitable and hostile environment. And as if all this weren't enough, a mysterious figure has infiltrated among the examinees with the sole target of Sasuke!