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Naruto takes up his classmates' dare to venture into the forest and retrieve an item from the dead enemy ninja, unaware that the forest is still dangerous.
Naruto learns from his classmates that a battle broke out in the Leaf forest late last night. Wanting to be accepted as their friend, Naruto takes up his classmates’ dare to venture into the forest and retrieve an item from the dead enemy ninja, unaware that the forest is still dangerous. When Iruka finds Naruto and tries to take him back, Naruto adamantly refuses. Before Iruka can reflect on the great loneliness he feels from Naruto, the two are attacked by enemy ninja.
