[[Kakashi]] contemplates fighting [[Orochimaru]] by himself, but realises that it would only result in his death. Orochimaru leaves, promising to take [[Sasuke]] at a later date. After having Sasuke taken care of Kakashi returns to the preliminaries, assuring [[Sakura]] that Sasuke will be fine. [[Kankurō]] and [[Misumi Tsurugi]] are paired for the next match. Misumi quickly restrains Kankurō and threatens to break his neck if he doesn't surrender. When Kankurō refuses, Misumi does as he warned, only to find that he has broken the neck of a [[puppet]]. Kankurō takes advantage of Misumi's close proximity to the puppet to capture him and crush him despite Misumi's attempts to give up, winning the match. Sakura and [[Ino]] are selected for the fourth match.