Anna Karenina

We cornered the bandits first, got it?!

You guys move to the rear and back us up!

Uh, too bad. We're gonna–!

Iwabe, let's move to the rear.

What?!

There they are!

Let's go, you two!

Okay!

Huh?! Hey, wait!

Tsubaki!

You're not getting away!

Oh, nothing happened.

Only their boss remains!

We can handle the rest–!

Leave the rest to me!

– Huh?! – Damn it!

Harmony in Gold

Harmony in Gold Tsubaki!

Harmony in Gold What just happened in that mission?

What are you talking about?

C'mon!

I'm talking about letting Team 5 take all the credit!

If you'd used your Secret Sword: Snowstorm Slash like that one time,

we could've caught them.

Why didn't you use your full power?

It hasn't been working well lately.

Really?

Are you hiding something from us?

I-I'm not hiding anything!

You're on the same team, so you shouldn't fight.

Oh, it's just you guys.

What do you want?

Please don't be so angry!

We're on the way back from turning the bandit boss over

to the Leaf Police Force.

Our super capable team's not like some other super incapable team.

The hell was that?!

You wanna go?!

The way you just bust in like that,

– In the Land of Iron, – really bothers me!

– it is shameful for teams – Who cares?!

on the same side to bicker with each other..

You cannot become a full-fledged samurai

if you participate in such things.

Wow, I'm impressed, Tsubaki.

What's up with that, Denki?

Why are you complimenting someone on another team?

It's important to acknowledge others,

even if they should happen to be rivals.

The rectangle lit up!

Sorry, Denki.

Tsubaki's not used to machines yet.

W-What are you saying?

Even the Land of Iron has things like this!

Tsubaki, everyone…

Take a look at this.

What is it?

I charted everyone's abilities.

And according to my calculations,

Tsubaki is far ahead of genin.

– Is that true?! – Seriously?!

Ah, well then… This rectangle is a noteworthy object!

Hmm?

Over there, is that–?

Yeah, that's you and Namida, Wasabi.

Oh, man.

Looks like we have to try a little harder, huh?

It's not just you two.

Even Team 5 can't hold a candle to Miss Tsubaki!

Amazing!

I cannot fall behind!

I'd better start training harder from now on!

This is to be expected of a samurai.

Huh?

What's this chart?

It's Team 15's monthly performance score.

Since Tsubaki joined, their score's been falling!

Th-That's not true!

You mustn't trust a mere rectangle like this!

I thought you said it was a noteworthy object?

Unfortunately, the data's correct.

Hmm…

In fact, since Tsubaki's joined the team,

they haven't surpassed our team, not once.

No wonder it doesn't feel like we're losing.

No matter how good an individual is,

it doesn't mean a thing if the team doesn't do well.

Hey, c'mon, Iwabe!

– See you later! – Please wait!

OVERTHROW TEAM 5

Going forward,

Team 15's goal will be to surpass Team 5's score!

Why did you call us out suddenly before a mission?

What are you saying?!

Aren't you frustrated, losing to Team 5 each and every time?!

Sure, I am, but…

To beat Team 5…

We must each improve our individual abilities.

Lord Mifune whom I respect deeply, once told me that…

"Man is a sword.

The one who continues to polish himself can become a hero."

Those were his words!

But what do you suggest we do specifically?

Well…

Just training aimlessly won't garner better results.

So, let's take up a challenge.

A challenge?

Yes.

We will compete to see

who performs best on missions within the teams.

We're not just competing against Team 5,

but we're competing against each other too?

That's right.

If we compete with each other, it will create tension.

Sounds interesting!

Whoever distinguishes themselves the most,

will then be treated by the other two to whatever they want!

I'm okay with that.

Sounds like fun. I'm getting excited!

Now that it's decided, I'm not gonna lose, got it?

This is not good.

At this rate, I'm going to gain a bit of weight

before the day is done.

Damn it!

I'm so mad!

Oh!

That's amazing!

Don't you get bored just eating fries?

No, I don't.

May I help you?

Still, that's a lot!

If this keeps up,

all of my allowance is gonna go to paying for Tsubaki's fries!

I definitely can't lose!

What are you guys doing?

DIRECTIVE #1 CATCH THE PICKPOCKET

Gotcha!

DIRECTIVE #2 CATCH THE RUNAWAY PET RABBIT

See you later!

You've been unusually motivated lately.

Your scores have improved too.

That's a good…

I'll win the next one!

No, I will!

The next one is mine too!

…thing, right?

DIRECTIVE #3 GUARD THE MERCHANT!

U-Um… Everything's going to be okay, right?

Yes! I swear I'll capture all of the bandits!

I will!

No, I will!

I'll catch them and show you!

No, it's not that…

Let's retreat for now!

– You're not getting away! – Hold on a minute!

Hey!!

As if we'd fall for something like this…

They've just made our work easy!

Leaf Shinobi sure have lost their touch.

I know, right?

Who the hell are you?!

All right, then. Those kids need a good scolding.

FIRE

Our efforts were fruitless today.

Let's redeem ourselves tomorrow.

Isn't tomorrow…?

The boar hunt mission, together with Team 5!

I swear I won't fail tomorrow!

About that…

Hanabi Sensei!

I can't let you go on tomorrow's mission.

Due to your failure today,

only Team 5 will be allowed to go tomorrow.

But that's–!

Please wait!

There's no doubt we failed today,

but for tomorrow challenge, we'll definitely–!

That's all the more reason.

I'm not saying competing is wrong.

But because of that, today's mistake could have had tragic consequences.

Because this is a new team,

there's something more important than improving your performance score.

Think on that once more…

…and cool your heads a little.

Dearest Mother,

Some time has passed since

I've come to the Hidden Leaf Village,

and I have grown accustomed to life amongst shinobi.

I have been on difficult missions with my assigned team.

But they have proceeded smoothly

since I, being a samurai, am present.

Miss Tsubaki!

Oh, it's you all.

We'll do our best to make up for your absence

during the boar hunt!

At this rate, I guess we'll be surpassing you guys

in this month's mission score too!

Hey, Iwabe!

Hey, Denki! We're gonna leave you!