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May 25, 2009 8:05 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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I'm so glad I'm not watching this on TV, if I actually had to sit through all the unnecessary crap I'd feel like putting a gun in my mouth long before the episode was over. hopefully the show will get better soon.
Jul 21, 2009 11:44 AM
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And I liked it, the Kakashi-Orochimaru moment was tense and for a moment I really thought Kakashi will sacrifice his life to kill his enemy. It was also interesting to know the bugs guy secret. Now I wanna know who can win him.
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Jul 31, 2009 10:24 AM
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The bug guy was disgusting it made my skin crawl.

Sep 29, 2009 9:54 AM
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Alot more shocking in the manga, one of the guy's arms actually snaps off from the inner explosion, but i guess i can understand changing it for tv

May 22, 2010 11:38 PM
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I think the bug guy was awesome. It didn't gross me out at all. I'm glad he kicked that guy's ass. He was a jerk anyway. >:(

Aug 19, 2010 3:42 PM
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Is it just me or did Orochimaru seem like a child molestor in the flashback? "Come to my place and you'll get stronger..." :P
Sep 28, 2010 5:08 AM
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Bugs. >< Eww.
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Feb 20, 2011 5:58 AM
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These battles are begin to get kinda predictable, I feel sorry for the sound ninja in a way and Orochimaur is heartless.
Apr 22, 2011 4:21 AM
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Pretty cool fight, I thought. And, the Orochimaru/Kakashi scene was interesting.
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Jan 26, 2012 3:12 PM

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I think it's awesome that Orochimaru is voiced by a woman xD

Intense scene with Kakashi and Orochimaru.
Aug 22, 2013 1:54 AM
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bug guy was cool, can't wait for naruto's fight though. Dude orochimaru is a BADASS villain, i like him. anyways these preliminaries are awesome! imagine how the third exam is going to be like!
Jun 18, 2014 9:34 PM

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Shino! I freaking love him. He rocked his preliminary!
Aug 1, 2014 6:43 PM
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I felt really bad for Zaku when that flashback was shown... Non of that is his fault...
Anyway, Shino rules.
Aug 13, 2014 5:23 AM
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Oh noes, there goes Orochimaru again. Telling little boys to come to his place.
Kakashi lost his cool right there.
Shino is cool and all, but when I see those bugs, I am like: Yikes!!
Come on, just show us them fights!!
Jan 7, 2015 9:05 PM

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Those bugs are so creepy
Jan 21, 2015 9:41 AM

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Rewatching!

I always loved this battle, Shino is cool!
May 23, 2015 10:00 PM

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Can't wait to see where the Kakashi-Orochimaru conflict leads
Aug 9, 2015 10:41 AM

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The part between Kakashi and Orochimaru was intense..there was a flash moment for Kakashi when Orochimaru mocked him for saying he would kill himself to protect Sasuke..I think there's a lot more to the history between those two that is yet to be revealed.

Also, there's a huge connection between Kakashi and Sasuke..I don't mean romantically, of course. It just goes a lot deeper than sensei/student..Lee's sensei noticed it too when he watched Sasuke fighting in the last episode and noted that Sasuke reminds him of a young Kakashi..so I'm interested in seeing how the Kakashi/Sasuke character development unfolds later on.

Also, the bug guy is pretty cool! I love his technique, as creepy as it was!
Mar 2, 2017 7:17 PM

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This episode made me feel kind of sorry for Zaku...
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Aug 31, 2017 10:14 AM

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Another quite intense fight, and what an ending! Looking forward to see the next one.
Jul 20, 2019 1:03 AM

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Shino's creepy af but that's one formidable power he's got
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Dec 25, 2020 4:23 AM

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Congratulations on wasting my time on a backstory, only for the character to get his ass kicked five minutes later.
Man, listen to them tear into me. Good thing I'm used to it.







Feb 17, 2021 7:23 AM

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kakashi vs orichimaru? yeah right...

that zubo(?) guy wasn't interesting -__-

and shino is so badass.
May 1, 2022 1:36 PM
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One shit bugged me up, Zaku's gusts of wind blow holes in the ground, but little bugs managed to stop it, WoW what a badass bugs.
Aug 15, 2022 7:47 PM
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text but said 15 times.
Sep 21, 2022 10:09 AM
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Shino won afterall
Mar 1, 2023 1:36 AM
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It was really cool to see all the battles and stuff in this episode
Mar 11, 2023 9:51 PM

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Ig he should've worked on some bug spray jutsu ! 
But seriously, call pest control on that thing 
Jul 14, 2023 10:32 AM

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If you have a phobia of bugs maybe don't watch this episode cause omg Shino's insect scene freaked me out lol
Oct 22, 2023 3:09 PM

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I thought Kakashi was going to fight Orochimaru, this time he wasn't.

I couldn't help but laugh at some scenes.xD

Did Shino break his arms or did he die?

I can't wait to see this next battle.

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