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Jul 31, 2009 11:14 AM
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Even though the whole Ino VS Sakura thing was cliched the ending was good.

Nov 16, 2009 6:29 PM
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argh my time is wasted,
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Dec 26, 2009 6:08 AM
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Not too bad, though quite predictable

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Sep 28, 2010 5:56 AM
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Meh.
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Feb 21, 2011 7:44 AM
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I guess that was a good battle but someone should have won
Apr 22, 2011 6:32 PM
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God damn, it's frustrating that neither of them won. But, to be honest, it would have been cliche if Sakura got up before the end so there you go.. fuck I wanted somebody to win the fight.
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Sep 26, 2012 2:23 PM
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buahaha Ino vs Sakura battle lameeee :P
Jul 15, 2013 11:50 AM
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Ah, a tie. I guess that's a befitting result considering their rivalry. I actually didn't expect it.

It was cool how they interacted at the end there.

Also, Naruto's loudness actually came in handy lol.
Aug 22, 2013 3:46 PM
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this shit made me cry.
Jun 18, 2014 9:44 PM

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Frustrating episode, but I guess I expected as much.
Aug 1, 2014 7:34 PM
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this shit made me cry.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

I liked it XD. The next one will be better I think XD
Aug 13, 2014 6:12 AM
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"Ino is inside Sakura" *o*
Well, it's a draw, and that's what I want.
Let's see the next fight!!
Jan 7, 2015 9:39 PM

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So much symbolism! Awesome fight! I can't believe they tied! Whoop whoop. On to the next one!
Jan 21, 2015 9:44 AM

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Rewatching!

Great conclusion!
May 27, 2015 9:59 PM

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It was an okay episode, I like to see them getting stronger mentally though.
Aug 9, 2015 6:13 PM

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Lol, Ino is pretty clever for using that hair trick.

Also, I wish the Rock Lee/Sakura ship would work out but I'm pretty sure her and Sasuke are going to end up together.

I'm disappointed that there wasn't a clear winner for this one..I guess it's kinda realistic considering Sakura didn't have much potential until the Chunin exams anyway..even Kakashi said so. If she beat Ino, it'd make her appear as a Mary Sue character or something.

I guess she's out of the running for 'leveling up', so to speak.

As for the upcoming battle..I'm interested in what Gaara's teammate is working with!
Jan 18, 2017 12:04 PM
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The fight was terrible.
Mar 2, 2017 8:08 PM

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Good fight, good emotions, great ending!
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Mar 2, 2017 8:09 PM

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Good fight, good emotions, great ending!
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Aug 31, 2017 2:17 PM

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Nice fight, bit of a shame that neither of them won but in the end it was a pretty good fight between ex-friends!
Feb 6, 2018 12:03 AM
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Ino should won easily after that mind control technique.
i don't buy that inner thing nonsense.
Jul 20, 2019 2:41 AM

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Kinda knew it would end in a stalemate, these girls still have lots of self-growth to do!
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Dec 14, 2019 5:36 AM

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I can't believe this fight lasts two episodes. Sooo boring. More flashbacks than actually fighting.
Feb 17, 2021 2:27 PM

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ok battle, excepted little more from sakura as we saw from the start of the battle, but oh well.

finally that "split" spirit had somehow effect on the series xD

and another girls battle...
May 11, 2021 9:46 AM

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kinda wanted Ino to win honestly.

also Sakura has schizophrenia apparently and this is never touched upon again.
May 14, 2022 7:22 AM
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Sakura lost her hair to save her own life. Ino lost her hair to win the battle and only got a draw... she's smart tho'
May 26, 2022 12:40 PM
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Love naruto in anime aaliye hhhhhhhhhhhhh
Sep 21, 2022 10:55 AM
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This episode was totally Lame
Feb 22, 2023 12:11 PM

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FFS when will this "tournament arc" end? Two episodes for this lame fight? And Sakura's "cha" whatever catchphrase is probably the lamest catchphrase in anime. But I do like her backstory with Ino. It's kind of cute.
Mar 2, 2023 2:22 AM
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That was such an intense fight between Ino and Sakura, I loved it! We finally got to see Sakura be strong and do something.
Sep 11, 2023 9:57 AM
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I just saw one of the most pathetic plot armor that too just to draw the match
Nov 11, 2023 6:48 AM

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Congratulations to both of them, they tried so hard.
Nov 19, 2023 12:44 AM

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Nice fight seems fair and not overpowered considering Sakura is a rookie without any special powers i'm proud of her, she made it clear that she's able to fight even if she's not the strongest, yet.
Jan 8, 9:33 AM

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I hope there aren't any more Sakura focused episodes cuz I seriously feel like dropping this show after watching this borefest. Oh well, at least Sakura didn't win.

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