Temari's still our winner, and Shikamaru still gave up after he won. Ino goes nuts on Choji, wondering what his damage is. Kurenai asks Asuma if he's really got the motivation to become a Chunin, and Asuma honestly doesn't know - but it's clear that Shikamaru's thinking at a Chunin level already. Maybe more. Asuma realizes that at the least, Shikamaru would know when to give the right orders and why. A Chunin needs to have the lives on his squad first and foremost, to put them above the mission, and both Naruto and Neji would break their necks trying to finish something. Edge: Shikamaru Nara. Naruto jumps over the railing to give Shikamaru a piece of his mind, and this works as well as I suspect. He doesn't want to talk about it, and would rather they just watch the next match - Sasuke vs. Gaara!
The only hitch is no Sasuke. Fans don't think Gaara's anything in comparison to Sasuke, although Gaara has his fans. Toothpick and Gaara are waiting to get it on, but still no Uchiha. Hokage's ready to DQ Sasuke, but Kazekage calls for another ten minutes. Lord Hokage knows something's up as the crowd starts to chant for Sasuke. The arena guards finally spot a pair coming into the arena - though one's on crutches, which is a Clue it's not Sasuke. Guy and Lee! Guy adopts the Crane stance for no particular reason. Lee's upset he missed Naruto/Neji, and they're both floored by the fact Naruto won. It doesn't take Lee long to get over his shock and be proud of Naruto, and Guy's proud of his charge. Kankuro asks if Sasuke's really going to make it, and Gaara says he will. Good! You didn't murder him and Kakashi and leaves his bones bleaching in the sun. I guess that's for now. Thirty seconds to go, and the crowd's getting ever more rowdy. Sakura and Naruto are both praying Sasuke makes it, in their own way. As Genman (Toothpick) starts to call the match, there's a sudden and abrupt windstorm in the middle of the arena. OH, YEAH! Kakashi and Sasuke make a hell of an entrance. Kakashi apologizes for being late, but he probably met a magic talking cat or something.
The crowd goes wild! There's a nice Naruto/Sasuke scene over Naruto giving Sasuke crap for showing up late. Kakashi sheepishly asks if they're DQed, but fortunately Genma has a heart and lets it go, though he does ask if Kakashi's rubbing off on Sasuke. Naruto tells Sasuke he can't lose to Gaara, because he wants to fight Sasuke too. Choji's kind of upset that everybody's already forgotten Shikamaru, but Slackermaru is way more prosaic about it. He wants to see the fight, too. Ino fan-girls about how awesome Sakura's squad is (and she's 2/3rds right), which sends Lee into a minor depression over everybody beating or going to beat the two guys he can't. Lee's fist is bleeding, he's so torn up over it. Poor guy. Kazekage is glad they can finally kick off their Evil Scheme, and Gaara's glad he can verify his existence in that psychotic way he has. Kankuro tries to tell him to stick to the plan, but Temari shuts him up before he pisses Gaara off. A pair of Ninja gamblers want to fix this match, and try to get Gaara to throw it. This will end well. They get pulverized by sand. Jeepers. Both Naruto and Shikamaru, who saw it, are paralyzed into hoping that Gaara suddenly can only see movement. Shikamaru's glad the two of them were there - if it was just one, they might've been killed. He thinks things aren't looking great for the Boy Wonder. We'll find out next episode!
New ending - it's not Viva Rock, but the song's nice. I also miss the adorable marching Chibi cast, but Naruto staring at the rock faces of the Hokage is a nice bit.
Next Episode: Naruto wants to stop the fight we've been waiting for. Sheesh!
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