Volume 5
Japanese Title: Challengers!!
Japanese ISBN: 4-08-873050-9
Japanese Release Date: 4 December 2000
US Title: The Challengers
US ISBN: 1-59116-359-5
US Release Date: 7 December 2004
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Cover character: Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake
Chapters
037. A Total Mismatch!!!
038. On Your Mark
039. The Challengers!!
040. The First Test
041. The Whisper of Demons
042. To Each His Own
043. The Tenth Question
044. The Talents We Test For
045. The Second Exam
In the course of their training, student ninja Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke have fought deadly assassins, learned incredible feats of magic and martial arts, and danced along the brink of death. Now they're facing the most terrifying challenge of all: exams!
The three ninja-in-training have signed up for the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams, which they must pass if they ever want to advance to the rank of full-fledged shinobi. They learn too late how grueling the exams are... and how dangerous. If the tests of skill, stealth, and battle prowess don't kill them, their fellow junior ninja will. And, since the three pass or fail as a group, they're only as strong as their weakest link... Naruto!