The Forest of Chakra

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Kakashi is brought to Tazuna's house to recover from overuse of his Sharingan. When he wakes up, Kakashi realises that Zabuza's death had been odd, and concludes that it had probably been an act. Elsewhere, the hunter-nin, named Haku, revives Zabuza, revealing that he is in league with the missing-nin. Zabuza promises to crush Kakashi when they meet again. 

In the meantime, both Kakashi and Zabuza need to rest for at least a week to recover from their battle. To prepare for Zabuza's likely return, Kakashi takes Team 7 to the nearby woods for training, where they learn to walk up vertical surfaces using only their chakra. Sakura and I perform perfectly the first time, but Naruto and Sasuke require extra training. Kakashi notices that Naruto is finally getting a good grasp on teamwork, and recognises that Naruto and My chakra is the highest of all those present.  


"Hey guys, don't try to tire yourself out! Control your chakra!" I say towards Naruto and Sasuke...They seemed to be doing this all day non-stop...

While Naruto and Sasuke try to outdo each other in their Tree Climbing Practice, a worker of Tazuna's named Giichi quits, and tries to convince Tazuna to give up building the bridge. Later on their way home from a food market, Sakura is astonished by the poverty in the Land of Waves (and how many people want to steal her bag, which she initially thinks is a way to grab her butt), and Tazuna points out that their country would be much better off if the bridge were completed and Gatō removed from power. Following dinner (in which Naruto and Sasuke are constantly eating and puking in an attempt to get stronger), Sakura asks why Inari often stares at the family photo on the wall, which is torn so that a person's face and upper body are gone. 


Angered suddenly, Inari leaves the table, making Tsunami chase after him. Tazuna then explains that the man torn from the picture, named Kaiza, was once a hero in the Land of Waves and Inari's stepfather. A travelling fisherman, he initially met Inari after saving him from drowning, and Inari came to rely on him heavily to the point where he wouldn't stand up for himself. He became revered as a hero when he single-handedly saved a large portion of the village from a flood. However, when Gatō arrived, he had Kaiza killed in an attempt to destroy the hope of the land, a strategy that sadly succeeded and traumatised Inari. Moved by the story, Naruto decides to show Inari that there are still heroes in the world.

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