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"Rivals" (ライバル, Raibaru) is episode 258 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Rivals (ライバル, Raibaru) is episode 258 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Summary

During the Chūnin Exams, Team 7 is ambushed by Orochimaru. Sasuke offers the scroll, but Naruto snatches it away, accusing Sasuke of being a coward and arguing that there's no guarantee the ninja will let them live. Orochimaru summons a snake and attacks Naruto, who draws on the Nine-Tails's chakra to defend himself and Sasuke. Sasuke, angered by Naruto's taunts, helps him fight Orochimaru. While travelling with Kabuto, they are ambushed by a group of illusory clones, and Naruto defeats them with his Shadow Clone Technique, luring out the Amegakure ninja group controlling the illusions and defeating them, surprising Sasuke with his strength. During the preliminary phase of the exam, Sasuke confesses his desire to face Naruto in combat, and later asks Kakashi to teach him the Chidori.

Credits

Role Seiyū
English Japanese Rōmaji English Japanese Rōmaji
Naruto Uzumaki うずまきナルト Uzumaki Naruto Junko Takeuchi 竹内 順子 Takeuchi Junko
Sakura Haruno 春野サクラ Haruno Sakura Chie Nakamura 中村 千絵 Nakamura Chie
Sasuke Uchiha うちはサスケ Uchiha Sasuke Noriaki Sugiyama 杉山 紀彰 Sugiyama Noriaki
Kakashi Hatake はたけカカシ Hatake Kakashi Kazuhiko Inoue 井上 和彦 Inoue Kazuhiko
Genma Shiranui 不知火ゲンマ Shiranui Genma Hiroaki Hirata 平田 広明 Hirata Hiroaki
Anko Mitarashi みたらしアンコ Mitarashi Anko Takako Honda 本田 貴子 Honda Takako
Kabuto Yakushi 薬師カブト Yakushi Kabuto Nobutoshi Canna 神奈 延年 Kanna Nobutoshi
Kusa shinobi: Orochimaru 草忍・大蛇丸 Kusa shinobi: Orochimaru Yuriko Yamaguchi 山口由里子 Yamaguchi Yuriko
Oboro Oboro Ryūichi Kijima 木島 隆一 Kijima Ryūichi
Mubi 夢火 Mubi Yōji Ueda 上田 燿司 Ueda Yōji
Kagari Kagari Masao Harada 原田 正夫 Harada Masao
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