Volume 4
Japanese Title: Bridge of hero!!
Japanese ISBN: 4-08-873026-4
Japanese Release Date: 4 October 2000
US Title: The Next Level
US ISBN: 1-59116-358-7
US Release Date: 3 August 2004
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Cover character: Naruto Uzumaki, Haku and Zabuza Momochi
Chapters
028. Nine Tails...!!
029. Someone Precious To You
030. Your Future is...!!
031. To Each His Own Struggle...
032. The Tools Called Shinobi
033. The Bridge of the Hero!!
034. Intruders?
035. Iruka vs. Kakashi
036. Sakura's Depression
There comes a time in every ninja's training when he must put aside his morals and face the truth: ninjas are tools for killing. For Naruto, seeing Sasuke dead, that time is now. Rage awakens the nine-tailed fox spirit within Naruto, giving him the strength to overcome Haku — but can he bring himself to finish the job? As the battle for the Land of the Waves comes to a tragic ending, our heroes return to the village of Konohagakure in time for the chanin (journeyman ninja) exams. But junior ninjas from around the world have gathered to take the exam, bringing their own strange ninjutsu and mysterious goals...