It's on! The Anbu rush in to protect Lord Hokage, but the smoke bomb covers the Kages long enough for the Kazekage to put a kunai to the Hokage's throat. Hidden Leaf's special ops cut through Kazekage's two bodyguards, but it's a trick - they're Sound Ninja in the freak style. One's got extra arms, one's a Siamese twin, and, er, one's a girl and one's big. The Anbu get blocked from the Hokage by the four's Jutsu which sets up a burning cube Barrier Jutsu around their position. Kakashi and Guy start to move to help, but they're blocked by one of the fake Anbu and Sound Ninja hidden in the crowd. The Hokage tells Kazekage that if he really wants, they can still negotiate thing, but the Sand Village isn't having any of it, calling him Sarutobi Sensei. Hmm. Two Chunin complain about having guard duty, and say ironic things like 'dying peacefully' and I don't hold out hope for their continued exsistence. The Sand Ninja finish their summoning, and it is big. A giant three-headed snake. Chief Snake? Leaf Ninja do what they can, but it is a giant-ass snake, and it doesn't help Sand Ninja are cutting them off from getting reinforcements.
Sasuke wants to know what's going on, and Gaara wants Sasuke dead, not caring about their plan. He has another of his fits, brought on by his wound and loss of Chakra. Kankuro's panicked over having to do this without Gaara's demon backing them up, and the other Sand Ninja are starting to notice his absence. Their sensei tells Gaara's sibs to look after him, and that he'll handle Genma and Sasuke. Ninja Standoff! Genma asks if Orochimaru's fronting this gig, and the sensei doesn't know or care. Toothpick tells Sasuke the Chunin Exam's over, but he's already made Chunin-level, and tells him to get after Gaara. Lord Hokage in Crisis - the Kazekage complains about the change in plans, which Hokage thinks was Sasuke and Leaf Village. Kazekage tells him that he's half right. The Hokage reminds him nothing is certain, like he taught the Kaze-- hey, that's Orochimaru! Oh, crap. The Hokage figured this would happen one day, but it's not going to be as easy as Orochimaru thinks.
Iruka watches the Ninja Preschoolers, wondering how the Exams are going, then chastises himself for showing favoritism over Neji. It's okay, though! Neji's a jerk. The kids cutely call him on wanting Naruto to win. They make a play to get a half-day, but he's not buying. The kids notice that Things Are Amiss. Ibiki's on the scene, though he hasn't thrown in yet, since if it's Orochimaru then it's dangerous. We get a little backstory on the Boss Snake - Third Hokage's student, really wanted to be the Fourth, and was put out when his name wasn't called and left to seek his vengeance. Even then, Ibiki didn't think Orochimaru qualified as totally human, and if Ibiki's frightened, look out. A Chunin drops by with the bad news of the three-headed snake rampaging through the village, and Ibiki has his squads go for the block. Fire Jutsu just pisses it off.
At the Arena, Guy berates himself for being careless, then notices that it's Orochimaru who's got the Hokage by the throat. Sakura immediately realizes they're here for Sasuke, but before she can do anything, a pair of Sound Ninja leap for her. Save by Kakashi! Oh, Sakura. Remember you're a Ninja, too. Kakashi cheerfully tells Sakura to stay put whilst he works on some force depletion methods. Might Guy Bruce Lees it up, and we get Kakashi and Guy fighting back to back. Guy's worried about the Hokage, but Kakashi reminds Guy they don't give out the Hokage title to just anybody. The Hokage notices Orochimaru shedding a tear, but it's not for any sympathy. He moves his knife and there's a spray of blood, but Orochimaru just stabbed his own hand to wake himself up. Gah. Orochimaru claims this is all mostly to keep things interesting, which Hokage says makes him the same as always. In the stands, Kakashi pauses in beating up Sound Ninja to tell Sakura to to wake up Naruto and Shikamaru, they'll have need of her Genjutsu on their mission. Mission? Her sensei says Naruto'll be thrilled - it'll start their first A-Ranked Mission since the Land of the Waves.
[b]Next Episode:[/b] A-Ranked Mission, complete with small dog! Wait, what?
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