"Still in the thick of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams, the student ninja unleash their signature techniques as they spar in a series of one-on-one elimination matches. The heated battles bring out a new side in many of the opponents as they fight to advance to the third stage of the test and, in some cases, struggle to survive! Naruto looses an explosive new move on his foe...but will it be enough to win? And when Hyuga clan members Neji and Hinata are pitted against one another, will old family grudges make their duel even more vicious than the others?' --Cover.

Contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #36-38. This book is printed "manga style" in the authentic right to left format. Read from back to front. Printed Manga-style: book opens from left to right. Pages are read from right to left. Translated from the Japanese.