Volume 8
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Japanese ISBN: 4-08-873147-6
Japanese Release Date: 3 August 2001
US Title: Life-and-Death Battles
US ISBN: 1-4215-0124-4
US Release Date: 6 December 2005
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UK ISBN:
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Cover character: Naruto Uzumaki and Gaara
Chapters
064. Lord Hokage's Message...!!
065. Life-and-Death Battles!!
066. Sakura's Advice
067. Unholy Gifts!
068. Blood of the Uchiha
069. The Deadly Visitor!!
070. The One Who Dies!!
071. The Insurmountable Wall...!!
072. Rivals...!!
As the preliminaries to the third phase of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams begin, the student ninja face off against each other in no-holds-barred, one-on-one bouts. Deaf to Sakura's pleas to withdraw from the contest and despite the crippling effects of the curse placed on him by the nefarious Orochimaru, Sasuke enters the first match against one of the vicious Sound Ninja spies. But with his signature fighting techniques suddenly off-limits, how can Sasuke possibly prevail? And even if he manages to survive the violent brawl, Orochimaru's curse is threatening to change Sasuke forever!