CH.37-39

Chapter 37: "The Worst Match-up"

– Lee’s impressive martial arts easily make short work of Naruto and Sasuke, even rendering the Sharingan useless. Lee explains that while Sasuke can see his moves, his body is too slow to react to Lee’s insane speed. However, before Lee can unleash an unnecessarily powerful move, he is interrupted by someone telling him to stop.

Chapter 38: "Start"

– Introduces Maito Gai. Lee’s Jounin trainer appears riding a turtle and looking like an older version of Lee. He gives Lee physical discipline about abusing his moves and also talks to the team about his eternal rival, Kakashi. The team then heads off to finally enter the exam together.

Chapter 39: "Challengers"

– Introduces Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chouji, Inuzuka Kiba, Hyuga Hinata, Aburame Shino and Yakushi Kabuto. Kabuto, a veteran of the Chuunin exam, gives everyone a few tips on how to complete it. Sakura and Ino argue over Sasuke while Naruto shoots his mouth off in a fit of overconfidence, which only provokes a trio from the crowd to test his claims.