Kakashi's Conclusion

Synopsis
Sasuke faces off against Kakashi and immediately launches a volley of shurikens. Kakashi jumps away but Sasuke has prepared a knife trap and uses one his shurikens to trigger it. While Kakashi is off balance, Sasuke closes in fast to engage in hand-to-hand combat. He uses a series of kicks and punches to distract Kakashi and then goes for the bells. But at the last second, Kakashi pulls away and puts some more distance between them.

Kakashi acknowledges that Sasuke is different from Naruto or Sakura, but Sasuke isn’t interested. He surprises Kakashi by performing the combination of hand seals to carry out a fire element ninjustu. Kakashi was certain a Genin wouldn’t have enough chakra for this level of ninjutsu, yet Sasuke proves him wrong by unleashing a torrent of flames from his mouth.

But after Sasuke ends his jutsu, Kakashi is nowhere to be seen. Sasuke looks around everywhere but Kakashi had been hiding underground the whole time. Kakashi uses an earth element jutsu called ‘Inner Decapitation’ to pull Sasuke into the ground and bury him there with only his head sticking out of the ground.

Back at the clearing, Naruto spots the place where Kakashi had been hiding their lunches. He takes the food and plans on eating it by himself when Kakashi shows up after dealing with Sasuke. Meanwhile Sakura has awoken from the genjutsu and searches for Sasuke again. She finds Sasuke still trapped in the ground but faints again because she thinks Sasuke’s head had really been severed. When she wakes up, Sasuke tells her he is going for the bells again. Sakura tries to convince Sasuke that they should just give up now and try again next year. Sasuke gives her a cold glare and states that he is an avenger and that, no matter what, he must become stronger than the man he wants to kill.

Before Sasuke can make another attempt, the alarm clock rings signalling the end of their test. They meet back at the clearing, Naruto is tied to one of the tree stumps as punishment for trying to steal lunch. Kakashi tells them there is no need for them to go back to the Academy. At first they think this means they all pass, but Kakashi’s conclusion is that all three of them should quit trying to become shinobi.