FIRE
GAL-B LIGHTLY SALTED
WASABI IZUNO VS. IWABE YUINO
I'm gonna defeat Wasabi and become the Hokage!
I believe you need to become a chunin first...
If I become a chunin now,
I'm pretty much guaranteed to become the Hokage!
Yeah!
I'll show 'em!
He says all of that, but he's just trying to hype himself up.
All right!
Let's just leave it at that and support him!
Yeah!
Yes, all right.
I'm gonna...
become the Hokage!
Iwabe's so predictable.
Man, it must be nice to be so carefree.
I thought you'd be conducting yourself more like him.
But actually, you're quiet...
Yeah.
Normally, I'd expect you to say something like,
"I'm totally gonna win!"
What? Oh... yeah, well...
Wasabi!
There you are!
Hey!
Mom, Dad!
What are you doing here?!
We came to cheer you on, of course!
Since you've come this far, you're practically a chunin!
You're getting ahead of yourselves!
My match hasn't even started yet!
– Hurray on becoming a chunin! – Hurray on becoming a chunin!
– Hurray! Hurray! – Hurray! Hurray!
Grandmother?!
Nothing pleases me more than having you represent our clan!
Hurray!
– Hurray, hurray, hurray! – Hurray, hurray, hurray!
– Hurray, hurray! – Hurray, hurray!
CONTENDER WAITING ROOM
The Legend of the Monster Cat
Wasabi. You did well, getting this far.
If you become a chunin at your age, it will be a great accomplishment
—a first for our clan.
As the head of the Izuno Clan, I have high hopes for you.
You're making such a big deal out of everything.
I'm sure you'll become a chunin, and then a jonin!
No, you could even become the Hokage someday!
That's right! You're the star of the Izuno Clan!
I'm sure that you'll become a shinobi
recognized by everyone in the world!
That's right! This will be easy for you!
You think so?
Do your best!
As your father said,
I'm sure you'll be able to become even the Hokage, Wasabi.
Oh, yes... I almost forgot!
You left this at home.
This is the legendary cat
that has been handed down for generations in the Izuno Clan...
It's the jutsu that allows you to become possessed
by the monster cat.
I'm sure that you'll be able to use it, Wasabi!
You have the potential to become the Hokage, after all.
Like I said, I'm not so sure about that...
That's exactly right!
Well said, Grandmother!
A-Anyway, my match is about to begin.
Could you all go back to your seats?
All right!
Well then, future Hokage!
Wasabi?!
Are you all right?!
This jutsu has got to be something Grandmother dreamed up.
But still... they have such high hopes for me.
I don't know what to do.
It seems like your family
has decided that you're going to become the Hokage...
Is it that unusual to become a chunin at your age?
Yeah...
In the Izuno Clan,
everyone just barely makes it to chunin after becoming an adult.
I'm sure there are some amazing people
who have become jonin from then on, correct?
I doubt that you're the only special one.
I've never met a jonin from the Izuno Clan.
Is that true?!
Well, my family is kinda similar in that way.
It must be tough having to deal with such high expectations.
That's why...
they've been like that
ever since I made it to the final round of the exam.
They're going overboard and keep saying that I'm going to
become the Hokage.
Of course, I want to meet their expectations
and become an amazing shinobi.
But still, becoming the Hokage
is on a completely different level, right?
You're right...
Anyway, the match is about to begin.
You must find a way to focus on the match!
The second match of the final round is about to begin.
WASABI IZUNO VS. IWABE YUINO
I never expected those two would come up.
Yeah.
Yeah. They're all maturing.
I wonder what kind of match they have in store for us?
WASABI IZUNO VS. IWABE YUINO
Let the second round begin!
All right! I'm going to win this match!
Yeah! Go, Wasabi!
This is the first step in becoming the Hokage...
The Hokage, huh?
Must be nice having it so easy, huh?
Hey, Wasabi!
You're low-energy today.
Did something happen?
It's something you wouldn't get.
Oh, is that so?
In that case, I'll take this win!
Earth Style: Mountain Jutsu!
Ninja Art:
PERSIAN
Cat Cloak!
Meow!
Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow! Meow, meow, meow, meow!
All right, go, Wasabi!
So, the matches have started?
What, Shinki?!
You startled me.
What are you doing here?
My father told us to come and observe.
Hey. Long time no see.
Araya and Yodo too?
The three of you are already chunin, right?
It's been a while since that happened.
You guys are just slow.
But today, you'll be deciding who'll be chunin, right?
So, we came to do a bit of recon.
Well, you're just curious about Boruto, aren't you, Shinki?
Well, I wish you both the best of luck.
Meow, meow, meow, meow!
That's the spirit, Wasabi!
You're going to become the Hokage soon!
What the heck was that?
Are they your parents?
Your goal is to become the Hokage too?!
Well, I'm not gonna let you take that seat from under me!
Hey, you're talking way too loudly!
My parents will hear you!
What's going on?
You've been acting pretty vague and sketchy about things...
Who cares if they hear me?
Becoming the Hokage isn't my goal.
I do want to become an amazing shinobi though...
But your parents are saying that you're going to become the Hokage!
They just decided that on their own!
I have no feelings about that whatsoever!
I get it.
Your goal of wanting to become the Hokage's
starting to weigh on you!
That's why you can't get amped up!
That's good news for me!
Like I told you, that's not my goal!
I just hate it when carefree idiots like you can't get what I'm saying!
What did you say?
You're the one who's scared of becoming the Hokage.
You just don't get it, do you?!
I said that's not my goal!
The hell did you say?!
Don't assume that all shinobi want to become the Hokage!
A shinobi can't get any more amazing than the Hokage!
What else would anyone want to be?
There are lots of amazing shinobi who aren't Hokage!
Don't talk as if the Hokage is the only thing to aim for!
You bastard!
Hurry up and get your hand off of me!
Do it yourself, with your own strength!
I'm sure it's impossible for a coward like you.
Huh?
You've just been assuming all this time that I'm a coward...
Like I said, I'm not a carefree idiot like you!
Hey, you two!
You're in the middle of a match. Just let it go and...
You're an idiot who can't see reality.
Do you really think you can become the Hokage?
Huh? What do you mean by that?!
I'm telling you to stop dreaming!
That's just a fantasy...
There's no way that can come true!
What did you say?! I can dream about whatever I want!
You have no business telling me what to do!
Shut up!
We don't come from great families!
Ordinary shinobi like us don't have the potential to become the Hokage!
Oh!
Huh?
What are you doing?
Oh, nothing.
Hey, bastard! Are you listening?!
Hey, you dropped something.
Don't worry about it...
Let's continue the match...
TRANSFORM
What's this scroll?
It's supposedly a legendary jutsu
that's been handed down for generations within the Izuno Clan.
But it's just a questionable story.
It's probably just something my grandmother dreamed up.
The Izuno Clan has a legendary jutsu
that's been handed down for generations.
Oh? What kind of jutsu is it?!
It's a jutsu that allows you to be possessed by a giant cat
that's as large as a tree!
Our family has an amazing jutsu like that?!
Awesome!
It absolutely protects whoever it possesses.
It's quite an amazing jutsu!
I wanna try it!
That's right. The legendary cat
was as large as a house...
Huh?
Didn't you say it was as large as a tree before?
Yes, that legendary cat...
was as large as that mountain!
What?
I-I see...
Well, that's the story.
And besides, even if such a jutsu did exist,
I could never use it.
Even if I gave it my all,
there's a limit to what I can do.
True. It would be impossible.
You could never do that.
You're so scared of people having expectations
that you can't even dream big.
I feel sorry for your grandma
for having such high hopes in you!
You bastard...
In that case, why don't we do this?
Huh?
You'll believe it if a ridiculously large cat
as big as a mountain appears before you, right?
What are you saying all of a sudden?
If one appears before you...
it means that it's all right to chase after your dreams,
no matter how silly they are, right?
I'll show you a cat that's as big as a mountain!
What is he doing?
What is that?!
That's...
Don't decide something is impossible...
without even trying!
I tried to! Many times!
TRANSFORM
But no one's ever done it successfully!
It's just something my grandmother dreamed up.
And that's why you're saying you can't do it?
And that's why you're telling me I shouldn't dream either?
That's exactly why you can't use it.
It's because you don't believe!
So, of course it's impossible!
Stop! You're wasting your chakra!
It doesn't matter who your parents are in order to be the Hokage.
It matters who you are as an individual, right?
I'm sure people who don't work hard,
don't become the Hokage!
And that's why, no matter what anyone says...
I won't abandon my dream!
No matter how silly it is,
without a dream, I can't move forward!
The same goes for you!
What?
What are they doing?
What is this?!
TRANSFORM
What do you think?
Even if it's something silly, you can still do amazing things.
Are you so surprised... that you can't... say anything?
Iwabe!
TRANSFORM
Yes, that legendary cat was as large as that mountain.
Without a dream... I can't move forward!
Cat God Possession! Monster Cat Beckoning Jutsu!
I'm also...
I'm also going to become an amazing shinobi!
That's definitely the legendary—!
TEN MILLION RYO
What you said was true, Grandmother!
I'm sorry for doubting you.
Thanks to you,
my eyes are now open.
Iwabe, get up.
Let's continue the match!
The winner is Wasabi Izuno!
What?!
Hold on a second!
Iwabe can still fight, can't he?!
Oh, no!
From the looks of it, that's impossible.
He made that giant structure.
He won't be able to stand for a while.
Thank goodness!
Wasabi won!
W-Well...
It was a unique battle, but the results are what matters...
I suppose.
This isn't right! You've got to be kidding me!
You're going to become the Hokage, right?!
Are you giving up on your dream here, of all places?
I-It's impossible...
Huh?!
How can you not chase after your dream?!
Hurry up and fight me!
I-I won't give up on my dream... but... I can't... right now...
Hey, wake up!
I don't want to win like this!
Wake up! Hey!
Man, what a crazy thing to do during a match!
They remind me of how you and Kiba used to be.
Y-You think so?
Did the guys who took Amado really get off here?
This would be the only place where the train could slow down.
I've got it.
Looks like Amado is in that direction.
All right, let's go!
We'll now pull the participants of the next match!
Oh, man!
Why aren't Boruto and Mitsuki here yet?!
Perhaps they got caught up in something.
Though I doubt it.
The third match is between Sarada Uchiha and Cho-Cho Akimichi!
What?!
SARADA UCHIHA CHO-CHO AKIMICHI
No way!
I didn't think I'd end up fighting Cho-Cho!
To think we'd end up fighting each other!
You're right.
Even if you're my opponent, I'm not gonna pull any punches!
Because I'm gonna become a chunin!
It's not that I don't like it when you say things like that...
But, I'm gonna go all-out too.
You see, I made a promise with Inojin.
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
SHOWDOWN BETWEEN BEST FRIENDS
"Showdown Between Best Friends"
I've prepared myself before coming here, as well!