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"A Failure's True Power" (落ちこぼれの底力!, Ochikobore no Sokojikara!) is episode 62 of the original Naruto anime.

Synopsis[]

As the fight progresses, Naruto and Neji argue about the outcome of their match fate being predetermined. After that, Neji strikes down Naruto with several hits, and tells the examiner that he should call the match. After having all his own chakra closed off, Naruto manages to access the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's. They face off once more, now being able to move fast enough to avoid Neji's attacks. The pair then clash, creating a massive explosion in the arena. As the dust settles, two holes are seen in the ground; Neji crawls up out of the first one. Walking to the second hole, he mocks Naruto, who is lying there seemingly unconscious. It turns out to be a shadow clone and the real Naruto, having dug a hole underground, surprises him with an uppercut from below, hitting Neji right in the jaw. This leaves Neji unable to move, and Genma announces Naruto as the winner of the match.

Trivia[]

  • Near the end of the episode, Naruto says he failed the Graduation Exam three times because he couldn't use the Shadow Clone Technique properly when he actually couldn't use the Clone Technique. This is a dubbing error. The episode before this even has one of the chunin express surprise and shock at Naruto being able to use the Shadow Clone Technique, as it is a jonin level jutsu.
  • It is also shown in the latter part that a bird was flying into the daylight, with Neji Hyuga staring deeply at it. It wasn't depicted in the episode, but it may be considered symbolism about Naruto's words to him about destiny and freedom, as well as Neji's remarks about how the branch family being marked with a curse seal is the same as a bird being locked in a cage.

Credits[]

RoleSeiyūEnglish Voice Actor
EnglishJapaneseRōmaji
Naruto UzumakiJunko Takeuchi竹内 順子Takeuchi JunkoMaile Flanagan
Sakura HarunoChie Nakamura中村 千絵Nakamura ChieKate Higgins
Neji HyūgaKoichi Tochika遠近 孝一Tōchika KōichiSteve Staley
Genma ShiranuiHiroaki Hirata平田 広明Hirata HiroakiJohnny Yong Bosch
Ino YamanakaRyoka Yuzuki柚木 涼香Yuzuki RyōkaColleen O'Shaughnessey
Kiba InuzukaKosuke Toriumi鳥海 浩輔Toriumi KōsukeKyle Hebert
TentenYukari Tamura田村 ゆかりTamura YukariDanielle Judovits
GaaraAkira Ishida石田 彰Ishida AkiraLiam O'Brien
Shikamaru NaraShotaro Morikubo森久保 祥太郎Morikubo ShōtarōTom Gibis
Kabuto YakushiNobutoshi Kanna神奈 延年Kanna NobutoshiHenry Dittman
Hiashi HyūgaEizo Tsuda津田 英三Tsuda EizōJohn DeMita
Hizashi HyūgaKazuaki Ito伊藤 和晃Itō KazuakiJohn DeMita
Third Hokage: SarutobiHidekatsu Shibata柴田 秀勝Shibata HidekatsuSteve Kramer
Kotetsu HaganeTomoyuki Kono河野 智之Kōno TomoyukiLiam O'Brien
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