Recaps

Son Goten stopped Neji from killing Hinata and defeated him, then stayed in the arena while the medical team took her for treatment. The preliminary matches continued as Son Goten waited and watched the electronic screen.

• Son Goten caught Neji’s wrist as Neji tried to strike Hinata and lifted him off the ground.
• Neji used Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms on Son Goten, but the attacks had no effect, and Son Goten slammed him into the ground.
• Might Guy and Kakashi stopped Son Goten from killing Neji, and Son Goten threw Neji aside before going to Hinata.
• Son Goten sent ki into Hinata to ease her pain, but she fainted, and the medical team carried her away for treatment.
• Son Goten asked to leave with Hinata, but Gekko Hayate refused, so Son Goten waited with Karin and watched the electronic screen.

Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka fought to a draw in a brutal brawl, while Son Goten loudly claimed them as his future wives and rushed to carry them off for medical care. The next match announced was Rock Lee VS Gaara.

• Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka charged into a hand-to-hand fight after Gekko Hayate started their match.
• Son Goten shouted from the stands for the girls to protect their faces and called them his assets and prospective wives.
• Ino used the Mind Body Switch Technique, but Sakura forced her consciousness out, and both girls collapsed after a simultaneous final punch.
• Gekko Hayate declared the match a draw, and Son Goten jumped into the arena to carry Sakura and Ino to the medical team.
• The electronic screen announced Rock Lee VS Gaara as the next match.

Rock Lee fought Gaara with his weighted training gear removed and the Eight Gates opened, but Gaara survived the Reverse Lotus and broke Lee’s arm and leg. Son Goten stopped Shukaku from attacking again and decided to seek help to save Lee.

• Rock Lee’s attacks could not penetrate Gaara’s automatic sand defense until he removed his heavy leg weights and overwhelmed the sand with his speed.
• Rock Lee opened the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Gates, then struck Gaara with the Reverse Lotus, but Gaara survived behind a cushion of sand.
• Gaara trapped Rock Lee’s arm and leg in sand and shattered his bones before Might Guy intervened.
• Shukaku began to stir inside Gaara, but Son Goten threatened it through his ki, forcing it to withdraw.
• A medical ninja warned Might Guy that Lee’s severe injuries might end his ninja career, and Son Goten decided to find someone who could save him.

After the preliminary matches, Son Goten drew a first-round bye and decided to spend the month with his wives instead of training. As Naruto worried about getting stronger, Jiraiya recruited Son Goten for his own questionable lessons.

• Hiruzen announced that the final selection matches would take place in a month, and Anko revealed that Son Goten had drawn a bye into the second round.
• Son Goten celebrated his month off by planning visits with Hinata, Ino, and Anko, then refused Naruto's offer to train together.
• Jiraiya approached Son Goten near the Tower's exit and offered to teach him skills from his lecherous repertoire.
• Son Goten agreed to go with Jiraiya, claiming the lessons would help him take better care of Hinata, Ino, and Sakura.

Son Goten and Naruto met Ebisu, the special jōnin assigned to train them, but Son Goten exposed Ebisu for leering at a woman and mocked his hypocrisy. When Ebisu threatened them with kunai, Son Goten left the confrontation to Naruto, who prepared to use his trademark ninjutsu against the embarrassed teacher.

• Son Goten and Naruto complained about their new tutor before Ebisu appeared and introduced himself as their instructor for the next month.
• Ebisu began lecturing them on ninja etiquette, but Son Goten interrupted and pointed out that Ebisu was staring at a young woman's butt through his sunglasses.
• Naruto shouted that Ebisu was a pervert, and Son Goten called him a hypocrite for preaching morality while indulging his desires.
• Ebisu grew furious, drew kunai, and tried to stop Son Goten from leaving, but Son Goten told Naruto to handle him instead.
• Naruto faced Ebisu and began preparing the ninjutsu Son Goten had urged him to use.

Naruto used the Harem Technique to knock Ebisu unconscious, but Son Goten remained unimpressed. Jiraiya arrived and, after hearing Son Goten's tip about Anko at the western hot spring, turned the planned training into covert field research and brought Naruto along.

• Naruto's Harem Technique overwhelmed Ebisu, who collapsed after a nosebleed.
• Son Goten explained why Naruto's technique would not work on him, while Ebisu began to stir.
• A giant toad summoned by Jiraiya landed on Ebisu, and Jiraiya made a dramatic entrance.
• Jiraiya praised Naruto's technique as art, then agreed with Son Goten that real beauty was better than an illusion.
• Son Goten told Jiraiya that Anko was at the western hot spring, and they decided to investigate under the guise of training.
• Jiraiya assigned Naruto a month of special training and led him and Son Goten toward the hot spring.

Son Goten visited the hospitalized Hinata, teased her while feeding her fruit, and promised to win the selection tournament for her. After leaving her room, he headed toward another intensive care room, where a teacher's wailing could be heard.

• Son Goten left Jiraiya on the bathhouse roof and brought fruit to Hinata at Konoha Hospital, where Kurenai Yuhi was caring for her.
• Son Goten peeled an apple, ate it himself while claiming he was testing it for poison, then fed Hinata pieces from a second apple.
• Son Goten teased Hinata by licking juice from her mouth, and Kurenai pulled him away by the ear and told him to stop disturbing the patient.
• Son Goten promised Hinata he would repay Neji for humiliating her and win the selection tournament, then left her room.
• Son Goten heard a thick-browed teacher wailing from an intensive care room and headed toward it.

Son Goten encouraged the severely injured Rock Lee to believe he could recover, giving him a Soldier Pill and using Ki to restore feeling in his limbs. Rock Lee renewed his determination, and Son Goten left to check on another injured person.

• Son Goten entered Rock Lee’s ward and told Might Guy to stop crying over the doctors’ grim prognosis.
• Son Goten gave Rock Lee a Soldier Pill and used Ki to stimulate his body, bringing a faint sensation back to his limbs.
• Son Goten challenged Rock Lee to recover so they could finish their unfinished match, and Rock Lee promised he would.
• Might Guy thanked Son Goten and vowed to begin special training, while Son Goten dodged his hug and left to visit another injured person.
• Rock Lee told Might Guy that he felt his fighting spirit burning again.

Jiraiya taught Naruto the Summoning Technique and tried to get Son Goten to sign the Mount Myōboku contract, but Son Goten refused because he found the toad disgusting. When he tried summoning by brute force instead, he shook a giant rock snake out of the ground, then frightened it into fleeing underground.

• Jiraiya brought Naruto and Son Goten to the woods and showed Naruto how to summon a toad.
• Naruto signed the Mount Myōboku contract, but Son Goten refused because he thought the toad was ugly and might taste bad.
• Jiraiya told Son Goten to try the technique, and Son Goten slammed the ground with ki instead of using hand seals or a contract.
• Son Goten's impact cracked the earth and shook a giant rock snake out from underground.
• Son Goten approached the rock snake as a meal, and the terrified creature burrowed away.
• Jiraiya admitted Son Goten's attempt had worked and resolved not to teach him dangerous forbidden techniques.

Jiraiya took Son Goten and Naruto to a hot spring, where Son Goten snuck into the women's bath and was thrown back out by Anko. He noticed unusual, blood-tainted auras moving through the village, leaving a possible threat looming.

• Jiraiya ended the day's training and took Son Goten and Naruto to the Konoha Hot Spring Inn.
• While Jiraiya and Naruto relaxed in the men's bath, Son Goten slipped underwater and entered the women's bath where Anko and Kurenai were talking.
• Son Goten made a provocative remark about Anko, prompting her to grab and beat him while Kurenai hid in the water.
• Son Goten crashed into Anko, and she hurled him over the fence into the men's bath as he shouted after her.
• Son Goten told Jiraiya and Naruto that his visit had been successful, then sensed strange auras moving rapidly through the village.

Son Goten stopped Baki from killing Gekko Hayate after Hayate overheard the Konoha Crush conspiracy. He saved Hayate and carried him to the hospital, leaving the attack plan slightly altered.

• Baki and Kabuto discussed their plan with the Kazekage to destroy Konoha during the Chunin Ninja Exams’ final selection.
• Gekko Hayate overheard them and tried to escape, but Baki defeated him with a Wind Release: Wind Blade.
• Son Goten shattered Baki’s wind blade with a pebble and stopped him from killing Hayate, then pressured Baki and Kabuto to leave.
• Son Goten stabilized Hayate’s injuries and carried him toward the hospital while demanding payment for saving his life.
• Gekko Hayate survived the night, slightly shifting the gears of the Konoha Crush Plan.

Son Goten saved Gekko Hayate and secured meals from Uzuki Yugao as repayment, along with her tentative promise to perform a sword dance. After leaving the hospital, he headed for Anko’s home to sneak into her bed.

• Son Goten brought the gravely injured Gekko Hayate to Konoha Hospital after giving him emergency treatment.
• Uzuki Yugao arrived at the hospital, and a doctor told her Hayate had survived and credited Son Goten with saving him.
• Yugao offered to repay Son Goten, who asked her to make him a daily boxed lunch whenever she was in the village.
• Son Goten also asked Yugao to wear her Anbu outfit and perform a sword dance once Hayate recovered, and she tentatively agreed.
• Son Goten left the hospital and headed to Anko’s home, hoping to sneak into bed beside her.

Son Goten stopped Gaara from killing Rock Lee in Konoha Hospital and overwhelmed Gaara and Shukaku with his presence. Gaara was left terrified and ordered to leave, while Naruto and Shikamaru were freed from the sand restraints.

• Gaara used sand to restrain Naruto and Shikamaru and prepared to kill the unconscious Rock Lee with Sand Coffin.
• Son Goten appeared beside Gaara and told him to keep quiet in the hospital.
• Gaara attacked Son Goten with sand, but the sand fell harmlessly at Son Goten's feet.
• Shukaku warned Gaara to run, sensing the power within Son Goten, and Son Goten's step freed Naruto and Shikamaru.
• Son Goten claimed Rock Lee as his patient and punching bag, then ordered Gaara to leave and clean up the sand.

Son Goten confronted Gaara and terrified Shukaku into retreating, stopping the attack at the hospital. With Rock Lee still unconscious but safe, Son Goten left to spend the night at Anko’s place, while Naruto and Shikamaru were left to clean up.

• Son Goten entered Gaara’s sealed space and threatened to roast Shukaku if he let Gaara attack people again.
• Shukaku panicked, withdrew into the seal, and urged Gaara to run.
• Gaara screamed and fled through the hospital window, ending the crisis.
• Son Goten reassured Naruto that Rock Lee would survive and told Naruto and Shikamaru to return to training after getting some sleep.
• Son Goten left for Anko’s place, leaving Naruto and Shikamaru to sweep up the sand and broken glass.

Son Goten watched Gaara kill Dosu, then went about his morning in Konoha, unconcerned by the violence around him. He anticipated the Konoha Crush Plan during the finals and warned that anyone who damaged Ichiraku's ramen shop would face him.

• Son Goten spotted Dosu confronting Gaara on a distant rooftop and watched instead of intervening.
• Dosu attacked Gaara with Resonating Echo Drill, but Gaara trapped him in sand and crushed him with Sand Burial.
• Son Goten dismissed Dosu's death as disgusting and went to sleep.
• The next morning, Son Goten crossed the cordon around the rooftop crime scene, and a young Chunin let him pass after being warned who he was.
• Son Goten recalled that the Konoha Crush Plan would likely begin during the finals and threatened Orochimaru and the Sand Ninja if they damaged Ichiraku's ramen shop.

Son Goten watched Naruto summon Gamabunta, whose fear of Goten’s appetite made him flee before Naruto could ride him. Goten told Naruto that learning the Summoning Technique meant he passed their training, then urged him to win the official selection the next day.

• Naruto summoned Gamabunta in the forest, but struggled to stay on his head as the giant toad shook him around.
• Son Goten arrived and sized Gamabunta up as food, frightening the toad with his Saiyan aura and talk of carving off a leg.
• Gamabunta agreed to the contract, then undid the Summoning Technique and fled to Mount Myōboku when Goten threatened to cut off one of his legs.
• Naruto asked why Goten had scared Gamabunta away, and Goten told him that managing to summon the toad meant he had passed.
• Goten warned Naruto to defeat any opponent in the official selection the next day, or he would throw him into the women's bathhouse.

On the morning of the Chunin Exams finals, Son Goten and Naruto ate giant bowls of ramen at Ichiraku and received worried farewells from Teuchi, Ayame, and Haku. They headed for the arena, where Son Goten looked forward to showing the crowd what he could do.

• Teuchi served Son Goten a jumbo bowl of ramen and wished him and Naruto victory in the finals.
• Naruto arrived, ate his own giant bowl, and thanked Teuchi for the meal.
• Son Goten teased Ayame about marrying him and inheriting the ramen shop, then accepted a towel from Haku.
• Teuchi told Son Goten and Naruto that their safety mattered more than winning, and Son Goten promised to protect the people and shop he cared about.
• Son Goten and Naruto left for the arena as Ayame watched them go and hoped they would return safely.
• Son Goten heard spectators discussing him and the other finalists, then declared that he would show them what a real monster was.

The Chunin Exam finals opened with Son Goten drawing attention from the crowd and provoking Neji Hyuga, while Orochimaru watched him with predatory interest. Genma announced Naruto Uzumaki versus Neji as the first match, and Goten encouraged Naruto to put on a show.

• Naruto Uzumaki rolled onto the arena floor, embarrassed himself, and declared that he would become Hokage.
• Son Goten entered to loud cheers, greeted his supporters, and flirted with noblewomen in the stands.
• Ino Yamanaka, Sakura Haruno, Hinata Hyuga, and Tenten cheered for Goten, who answered with a heart gesture and a declaration of love.
• Son Goten mocked Neji Hyuga, and Genma Shiranui ordered the contestants to quiet down and explained the deadly match rules.
• Orochimaru, disguised as the Fourth Kazekage, watched Goten with greedy interest, and Goten recognized him as a dangerous enemy.
• Genma announced Naruto Uzumaki versus Neji Hyuga as the first match, and Goten urged Naruto to use the crowd's attention to put on a good show.

Son Goten watched Naruto Uzumaki fight Neji Hyuga while flirting with Hinata Hyuga in the stands. Naruto defeated Neji, and Goten noticed the growing threat from the disguised “Kazekage.”

• Son Goten joined Hinata in the stands, teased her about Naruto, and put his arm around her while they watched the match.
• Neji overwhelmed Naruto with Gentle Fist and used Eight Trigrams Palms: Heavenly Spin to deflect his attacks.
• Naruto’s red chakra surged, and he used a clone as a decoy before bursting out of the ground and knocking Neji unconscious.
• Genma Shiranui declared Naruto the winner, while Son Goten celebrated with Hinata and watched the suspicious “Kazekage.”

Son Goten silenced the unruly spectators and demanded that Sasuke Uchiha forfeit for arriving late. The officials postponed Sasuke's match until last, and Shikamaru Nara and Temari prepared to fight.

• As Sasuke Uchiha failed to appear, spectators booed and threw trash onto the field.
• Orochimaru persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to postpone Sasuke's match rather than cancel it for lateness.
• Son Goten roared at the crowd, threatened anyone who threw more trash, and restored silence to the stadium.
• Son Goten urged Genma Shiranui to declare Sasuke the loser, but Genma explained that the officials had postponed the match until last.
• Son Goten returned to the stands with Hinata as Genma announced Shikamaru Nara versus Temari as the next match.

Shikamaru Nara caught Temari with his Shadow Imitation Technique after Son Goten’s heckling distracted her, but then forfeited the match. As the sky grew oppressive, Genma Shiranui announced the final match between Sasuke Uchiha and Sandstorm Gaara.

• Naruto Uzumaki shoved reluctant Shikamaru Nara into the arena to face Temari.
• Temari attacked Shikamaru with her Three Star Fan while Son Goten flirted with her from the stands.
• Son Goten’s teasing distracted Temari, allowing Shikamaru to trap her ankles with his Shadow Imitation Technique.
• Shikamaru released Temari and forfeited, giving her the match.
• Genma Shiranui announced that Sasuke Uchiha would face Sandstorm Gaara in the final match.

Sasuke fought Gaara in the arena, piercing his sand defense with Chidori as Gaara began to reveal Shukaku’s power. A genjutsu put the spectators to sleep, and Son Goten used the opening to approach the sleeping Hinata, Ino, and Sakura.

• Kakashi and Sasuke appeared in the arena, and Sasuke faced Gaara as the match began.
• Sasuke attacked Gaara with taijutsu, but Gaara enclosed himself in a sphere of sand.
• Sasuke pierced the sand sphere with Chidori, wounding Gaara and making the sphere collapse.
• Gaara began manifesting a massive sand claw as Shukaku’s aura spread through the arena.
• White feathers from a genjutsu put the spectators to sleep, while Son Goten stayed awake and approached the sleeping beauties.

Son Goten woke Hinata, Ino, and Sakura while the rest of the Arena slept under genjutsu, then the Konoha Crush began with disguised attackers and giant snakes assaulting the venue. As he prepared to defend Ichiraku Ramen, he spotted Temari slipping away and realized he had to pursue his “third wife.”

• Son Goten roused Hinata, Ino, and Sakura by teasing and tickling them, then claimed he had awakened them with acupoint stimulation.
• Sound Ninja revealed themselves and attacked as four of them trapped the Third Hokage and the disguised Kazekage inside a Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Three giant snakes smashed through the Arena wall, starting the Konoha Crush and sending the spectators into chaos.
• Son Goten worried that the snakes might damage Ichiraku Ramen and told Hinata, Ino, and Sakura to stay put while he prepared to fight.
• Son Goten spotted Temari carrying her fan and slipping toward the Woods, then realized she was getting away.

Son Goten left the battle in Konoha to chase Temari, insisting she owed him money, his fishnet stockings, and her hand in marriage. He caught up with Temari’s fleeing group and dismissed Sasuke when Sasuke demanded he stop them.

• Son Goten rescued Kakashi from an ambush, then rushed after Temari to reclaim his fishnet stockings and settle their supposed debt.
• Temari and Kankuro fled through the forest with Gaara, whose transformation into Shukaku was progressing, while Baki led the way.
• Son Goten raced past Sasuke and pursued Temari, flirting with her and calling the fishnets she wore their token of love.
• Temari grew furious when she understood his claim, but Kankuro warned her to avoid fighting him and focus on the mission.
• Sasuke caught up and ordered Son Goten to finish off the fleeing group, but Son Goten called it a family matter and told him not to interfere.

Son Goten stopped Sasuke and the Sand siblings with ease, then teased Temari and proposed she become his third wife. Gaara transformed further into Shukaku’s power, struck Sasuke aside, and fixed his gaze on Son Goten.

• Sasuke charged past Son Goten toward Gaara, but Son Goten tripped him and sped ahead.
• Kankuro released poisonous smoke, but Son Goten blew it back and sent Kankuro and Crow flying into a tree.
• Son Goten blocked Temari, teased her about her fishnet stockings, and endured her Great Sickle Weasel Technique without harm.
• Son Goten proposed that Temari become his third wife in exchange for sparing her and Kankuro, while Sasuke angrily objected.
• Gaara transformed part of his body into Shukaku’s form, struck Sasuke through three trees, and turned his attention to Son Goten.