Recaps

Shihui Aburame and his team entered Kurama Yakumo’s genjutsu world to confront Ido, who revealed that Yakumo had killed her parents and tried to take over her body. The team fought back as Ido transformed the space and attacked them, and Shihui’s punch shattered the stars before he joined the battle directly.

• Kurenai Yuhi explained that Kurama Yakumo’s genjutsu Kekkei Genkai could turn falsehood into reality, and Shihui Aburame promised to treat her so she could become a ninja.
• Kurama Yakumo lost control after learning Kurenai Yuhi had hidden the truth, and Ido emerged from a painting and urged her to surrender her body.
• Ido showed Kurama Yakumo the fire that killed her parents and revealed that she had caused their deaths, while Naruto Uzumaki attacked Ido and discovered its claws could not hurt him.
• Ido transformed the surroundings into a starry space and attacked the team with black tentacles; Sasuke Uchiha escaped a lava illusion with help from Shihui Aburame’s Kikaichū.
• Shihui Aburame punched through the genjutsu space, earned the Moon Hand Blade, and then blocked Ido’s claws while Sasuke Uchiha prepared another attack.

Shihui Aburame and Team 7 defeated Ido, sealed it, and helped Kurama Yakumo learn that Ido had killed her parents. Afterward, Shihui discussed using Ido to train Ino and urged Tsunade to reveal Naruto Uzumaki’s identity; Tsunade agreed to announce it when Might Guy returned.

• Shihui Aburame stopped Ido from reaching Kurama Yakumo, and Kakashi Hatake knocked Naruto Uzumaki unconscious to remove him from the genjutsu.
• Shihui Aburame overpowered Ido while Kakashi Hatake sealed it in a scroll, ending the genjutsu and returning everyone to the grove.
• Kurenai Yuhi and Kurama Unkai told Kurama Yakumo that Ido, not her, had killed her parents, while Sakura Haruno asked Shihui what Sasuke Uchiha liked and how to prepare to study Medical Ninjutsu.
• Kakashi Hatake agreed to teach Sasuke Uchiha genjutsu and offered Naruto Uzumaki instruction in countering it before taking the team to report to Tsunade.
• Shihui Aburame asked Tsunade to let Ino train with Ido, and Tsunade suggested Inoichi erase Ido’s consciousness first.
• Shihui Aburame urged Tsunade to make Naruto Uzumaki’s identity public, and she agreed to announce it after Might Guy returned.

Shihui Aburame visited Ino Yamanaka, gave her a sealed Yin Release monster to aid her training, and helped her retrieve a cat before treating her and her friends to tricolor dango. He then visited Chihori and Karin at their hideout, where Karin said she wanted to join him on missions, prompting Shihui to consider introducing them to Tsunade.

• Shihui Aburame found Shikamaru Nara resting in a tree and learned that Ino Yamanaka was searching for a cat.
• Shihui gave Ino a scroll containing a Yin Release monster for her training, and Ino hugged him in gratitude before Choji Akimichi accidentally interrupted them.
• Shihui used his Kikaichū to find the cat, and Shikamaru used the Shadow Imitation Technique to help catch it.
• Shihui treated Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji to tricolor dango, then ordered extra portions to take with him.
• Shihui visited Chihori and Karin at their treehouse, brought them tricolor dango, and heard Karin say she wanted to go on missions with him.
• Shihui considered finding a suitable opportunity to introduce Chihori and Karin to Tsunade.

Might Guy told Naruto Uzumaki that he was the son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, while Tsunade made Naruto’s identity public despite Hiruzen Sarutobi’s objections. Shihui Aburame gained the Sword Shadow Gu and ended the chapter reassuring Tsunade that Naruto would be all right.

• Shihui Aburame spent the evening with Karin and Chihori, then received the Sword Shadow Gu after Naruto Uzumaki unlocked an achievement.
• Might Guy returned to Konoha with Neji Hyuga, Tenten, and Rock Lee, and Tsunade asked him to tell Naruto about his parents.
• Might Guy visited Naruto, shared the story of Might Duy, and revealed that Naruto was Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki’s son.
• Shihui Aburame saw that Tsunade had publicized Naruto’s identity and overheard her argue with Hiruzen Sarutobi about the risks.
• Shihui Aburame reassured Tsunade that Might Guy would help Naruto through the revelation.

Shihui Aburame spent the morning with Tsunade and Shizune before helping Naruto Uzumaki style his hair and joining Team 7’s training. Kakashi Hatake assigned the team their lessons, and Shihui cultivated the Yin Seal while Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha trained.

• Shihui Aburame ate breakfast with Tsunade and Shizune, then agreed to keep an eye on Naruto Uzumaki.
• Shihui Aburame found Sasuke Uchiha waiting near Naruto’s home, styled Naruto’s hair, and took two movie tickets from the gifts left outside.
• At Training Ground 1, Kakashi Hatake outlined the team’s training: Naruto would practice Water Walking and Tree Climbing, Sasuke would study genjutsu and Lightning Release Ninjutsu, and Shihui would train the Yin Seal independently.
• Shihui Aburame cultivated the Yin Seal while Naruto struggled with Tree Climbing and Sasuke practiced breaking out of genjutsu.
• Naruto Uzumaki offered to buy the group lunch with money left by his parents, and the team prepared to go to Ichiraku Ramen.

Team 7 celebrated Sasuke Uchiha’s birthday, where Shiki Aburame gave him a reforged sword and the friends shared a warm dinner. The next day, Tsunade showed Shiki the C-Rank mission Kakashi had chosen: escorting Tazuna.

• Kakashi Hatake announced Team 7’s first C-Rank Mission, while Shiki Aburame anticipated that it would involve escorting Tazuna.
• Ino Yamanaka told Shiki Aburame that Ido had strengthened her Mind Body Switch Technique, and he congratulated her.
• Shiki Aburame and the others surprised Sasuke Uchiha at his birthday dinner, where Shiki gave him a reforged sword that Sasuke named the Lightning Fire Sword.
• The group shared a cheerful birthday meal, and Sasuke Uchiha felt welcomed by his friends after a long period of loneliness.
• Shiki Aburame brought Tsunade lunch the next day, and she showed him the scroll for Team 7’s mission to escort Tazuna.

Shihui Aburame’s suspicion about Tazuna’s mission led Tsunade to uncover Gato’s control of the Land of Waves and order Kakashi’s team to proceed while Anbu monitored the operation. Team 7 gathered to escort Tazuna, unaware of what would happen next.

• Shihui Aburame questioned Tazuna’s story, so Tsunade sent Uzuki Yugao to investigate the Land of Waves.
• Tsunade and Shizune learned that Gato controlled the Land of Waves and that Tazuna had concealed the danger surrounding his bridge project.
• Shihui Aburame proposed controlling Tazuna, and Tsunade ordered Kakashi Hatake to use his Sharingan to plant a suggestion in him.
• Tsunade told Shihui Aburame to carry out the mission as planned, with Anbu following the team and the mission rank to be raised as needed.
• Team 7 gathered at Training Ground One, where Kakashi Hatake said they would escort Tazuna to the Land of Waves and warned them to stay alert for pirates.

Team 7 escorted Tazuna toward the Land of Waves, where Sasuke defeated the Demon Brothers and Kakashi exposed Tazuna’s false account of the mission. After renegotiating the commission and learning that Zabuza Momochi was involved, Kakashi continued toward the Land of Waves with his team.

• Shihui Aburame detected Tazuna approaching, and Kakashi Hatake used his Sharingan when the bridge builder arrived.
• Team 7 traveled for five days to the coast, then took a fishing boat toward the Land of Waves.
• Sasuke Uchiha spotted the Demon Brothers’ ambush, protected Naruto Uzumaki, and defeated both attackers.
• Kakashi Hatake confronted Tazuna over concealing the danger, then secured control of the bridge as collateral for a new commission.
• Kakashi Hatake interrogated a Demon Brother and learned that Gato had sent them and that Zabuza Momochi was also involved.
• Kakashi Hatake knocked the Demon Brother unconscious and led the team onward to deal with Zabuza Momochi.

Team 7 faced Zabuza Momochi and Haku in the Land of Waves, where Shihui Aburame seized Zabuza’s sword and defeated Haku while Kakashi Hatake continued fighting Zabuza. The chapter ended with Haku unconscious and Kakashi’s battle still unresolved.

• Shihui Aburame detected Zabuza Momochi and Haku approaching, and Kakashi Hatake prepared the group for an attack through the Hidden Mist Technique.
• Shihui Aburame caught Zabuza Momochi’s Kubikiribōchō and sealed it away as Kakashi Hatake exchanged Water Release attacks with Zabuza.
• Haku attacked Tazuna and fought Sasuke Uchiha inside ice mirrors while Shihui Aburame carried Tazuna out of danger.
• Shihui Aburame shattered Haku’s ice mirrors, forced him out, and knocked him unconscious.
• Naruto Uzumaki mistook Haku for a woman, while Shihui Aburame turned his attention to Kakashi Hatake’s ongoing fight with Zabuza Momochi.

Shihui Aburame and Team 7 defeated Zabuza Momochi, while Konoha’s Anbu seized control of the situation and captured him and Haku. After Konoha took over Gato’s operation in the Land of Waves, the team returned home, and Mei Terumi ordered Kirigakure to seek an exchange for the prisoners.

• Kakashi Hatake left the mist and warned Team 7 as Zabuza Momochi attacked them, but Shihui Aburame broke Zabuza’s arm and sent him crashing into the ground.
• Kirigakure’s Anbu demanded Zabuza Momochi, but Uzuki Yugao arrived with a larger Konoha force and declared him and Haku Konoha’s prisoners.
• Konoha’s Anbu defeated Gato’s guards and captured him, while Kakashi Hatake confirmed that Konoha would build the bridge under the agreed conditions.
• Shihui Aburame received Ten Jin Strength Gu and Iron Bone Gu, then used the Iron Bone Gu to strengthen his bones.
• After resting, Kakashi Hatake and Team 7 returned to Konoha, while Mei Terumi ordered Kirigakure to negotiate for Zabuza Momochi and Haku’s return.

After returning to Konoha, Shihui Aburame visited Tsunade and helped her decide what to demand in exchange for Zabuza Momochi and Haku. Tsunade approved his suggestion to request Kirigakure’s Byakugan, then rewarded him with access to the Ninjutsu scroll archive, where he opened the Scroll of Seals.

• Kakashi Hatake gave Team 7 two days off, and Shihui Aburame accompanied him to the Hokage Building to see Tsunade.
• Shihui Aburame caught Tsunade’s kick and tickled her foot before they discussed his reward for helping Konoha.
• Tsunade told Shihui Aburame that Kirigakure had offered forty million and an alliance in exchange for Zabuza Momochi and Haku.
• Shihui Aburame suggested that Konoha also demand Kirigakure return the Byakugan, and Tsunade agreed.
• Kakashi Hatake submitted the mission report, and Tsunade classified Team 7’s mission as A-rank.
• Tsunade sent Shihui Aburame to the Ninjutsu scroll archive, where he opened the Scroll of Seals.

Shihui Aburame copied several forbidden techniques from the Scroll of Seals, then won a game of Old Maid against Tsunade and made her wear a qipao. Meanwhile, Yamato’s team fought a band of outlaws and their chunin leader, and Hinata Hyuga killed the leader for the first time.

• Shihui Aburame copied the Four Symbols Seal and the Spirit Transformation Technique from the Scroll of Seals, then memorized many other ninjutsu.
• Shihui Aburame and Tsunade bet on a game of Old Maid, and Tsunade lost and agreed to wear the qipao he had bought her.
• Tsunade put on the tea-green qipao, while Shizune received the second one.
• Yamato led Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, and Hinata Hyuga to ambush a wandering chunin and four bandits.
• Shino Aburame’s kikaichū incapacitated the bandits, while Hinata Hyuga and Kiba Inuzuka coordinated their attacks to defeat the chunin.
• At Yamato’s insistence and after Shino Aburame reminded her of her wish to stand beside his brother, Hinata Hyuga struck the defeated chunin and stopped his heart.

Shihui Aburame visited Chihori and Karin to teach them Sealing Jutsu, then went to comfort Hinata Hyuga after she struggled with killing bandits on a mission. Hinata accepted his reassurance, unlocking the Self-Reliance Gu for Shihui.

• Shihui Aburame gave Chihori a scroll of Uzumaki Clan Sealing Jutsu and spent an hour teaching her and Karin.
• Shino Aburame told Shihui Aburame that Hinata Hyuga had returned from a mission and should be visited.
• Shihui Aburame brought takoyaki to Hinata Hyuga, who fainted when he touched her face, then woke and ate with him.
• Hinata Hyuga confessed that she had killed bandits and felt troubled, and Shihui Aburame reassured her that the bandits deserved to die.
• Hinata Hyuga accepted Shihui Aburame's words and unlocked the Ally of Justice achievement, rewarding him with a Self-Reliance Gu.

Shihui Aburame took Hinata Hyuga to see a movie, then brought her to Three Star Cave for lunch. When he asked whether their outing counted as a date, Hinata fainted, and Shihui unlocked the Heart Sound Gu achievement reward.

• Shihui Aburame invited Hinata Hyuga to the movie theater, and they watched Princess Gale together while sharing snacks.
• Shihui Aburame and Hinata Hyuga left the theater and went to Three Star Cave, where he cooked her a feast of Sichuan dishes.
• Shihui Aburame asked Hinata Hyuga whether their outing counted as a date, and she blushed and fainted.
• Shihui Aburame laid Hinata Hyuga on the bed and unlocked the Heart Sound Gu, a paired set that lets two people communicate inwardly within a hundred paces.

Hinata Hyuga left Shihui Aburame after their date, while Shihui helped Tsunade with Hokage duties and learned that Jiraiya was searching for Kubisaki Castle. In Otogakure, Orochimaru prepared to use Shimura Danzō as a distraction while he targeted Sasuke Uchiha.

• Hinata Hyuga woke up remembering Shihui Aburame's date invitation, then went home with him while feeling reluctant to part.
• Shihui Aburame learned that Mei Terumi objected to exchanging the Byakugan, and Tsunade decided Konoha would wait her out.
• Shihui Aburame took Tsunade's place at the Hokage's desk for the day and arranged a search for Kubisaki Castle at Jiraiya's request.
• Orochimaru learned that Kabuto Yakushi had completed improvements to Impure World Reincarnation and reviewed new information about Sasuke Uchiha.
• Orochimaru offered to help Shimura Danzō become Hokage, intending to use him to draw attention while Orochimaru secretly took Sasuke Uchiha.

Orochimaru and Shimura Danzō planned to kill Tsunade, seize power in Konoha, and exploit the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams, while Kakashi Hatake sought a way to increase his chakra. Shihui Aburame received an achievement reward and the chapter ended with Tsunade asking whether he would take the Chunin Ninja Exams.

• Orochimaru and Shimura Danzō discussed killing Tsunade and dividing control of the Uchiha Clan, but Danzō insisted on a safer plan and proposed joining forces with Sunagakure to attack Konoha.
• Shimura Danzō revealed that a Wood Release experiment subject had survived and was in Konoha, prompting Orochimaru to agree to kill Fourth Kazekage Rasa and take his place before using the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams to approach Sasuke Uchiha.
• At Training Ground 1, Naruto Uzumaki practiced Tree Climbing while Sasuke Uchiha trained in genjutsu, and Kakashi Hatake wondered how to increase his chakra capacity.
• Shihui Aburame received a Jun Strength Gu for Shimura Danzō's achievement and discussed Kakashi Hatake's chakra problem, briefly considering the Hero Water and Zero-Tails Shinnō as possible sources.
• A week later, Tsunade asked Shihui Aburame whether he planned to take the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Tsunade told Shihui Aburame that Team 7 would enter the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams and suggested he learn the Rasengan from Jiraiya. Shihui and Tsunade bet on his placing first, and Kakashi Hatake later gave Team 7 registration forms for the exams in two months.

• Tsunade explained that Konoha would host the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams with Sunagakure and urged Shihui Aburame to train for the next two months.
• Tsunade suggested Shihui learn the Rasengan when Jiraiya returned, and Shihui agreed.
• Shizune reported that Sunagakure had accepted Konoha's requirements to lead the exams and make Konoha the main venue.
• Shihui Aburame and Tsunade bet that if he took first place, Tsunade would reward him; if he lost, he would give her ten bottles of nectar wine.
• Shihui Aburame told Kakashi Hatake that Team 7 would enter the exams, and Kakashi gave Shihui, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha registration forms.

Tsunade sent Jiraiya to teach Team 7 the Rasengan while he traveled to investigate Kubisaki Castle. Jiraiya found the Shusaki Giant Lizard’s summoning scroll, but discovered there was only one beast, leaving his search for the prophecy’s summoning clan unresolved.

• Tsunade asked Jiraiya to teach Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Shihui Aburame the Rasengan before the Chunin Ninja Exams, and Jiraiya agreed to train them on the way to Kubisaki Castle.
• Jiraiya demonstrated the Rasengan and began teaching its stages; after Naruto Uzumaki struggled with chakra control, Shihui Aburame suggested a larger Human Rasengan, and Jiraiya took Naruto aside to develop it.
• Shihui Aburame learned the Rasengan within two days, Sasuke Uchiha advanced to practicing with a water balloon, and Naruto Uzumaki formed a chakra layer but could not make it rotate.
• Jiraiya entered Kubisaki Castle and found the Shusaki Giant Lizard’s Summoning Scroll, but learned that the castle held only one summoning beast, not the clan he sought.

Uchiha Itachi returned to Konoha and gave Tsunade intelligence about the Akatsuki, revealing the organization’s members and raising concern over Pain’s possible Rinnegan. The chapter ended with Tsunade reviewing the report while Itachi admitted he had never seen Pain fight.

• Jiraiya gave Sasuke Uchiha the Shusaki Giant Lizard summoning scroll, and Sasuke signed it using the name Masashi Kishimoto.
• Jiraiya, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Shihui Aburame returned to Konoha, where Jiraiya reported that Shihui had learned the Rasengan.
• Tsunade discussed the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams with Shihui, then learned from Shizune that Uchiha Itachi had requested a meeting.
• Tsunade and Shihui met Uchiha Itachi at the Uchiha Clan compound, where they saw Sasuke training and heard that Kisame Hoshigaki had accompanied Itachi.
• Uchiha Itachi gave Tsunade a scroll detailing the Akatsuki’s members, including Pain, Konan, Zetsu, Kakuzu, Sasori, Hidan, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Deidara.
• Tsunade asked about Pain’s possible Rinnegan, and Uchiha Itachi said he was unsure because he had never seen Pain fight.

Tsunade agreed to help Uchiha Itachi stage an attack on Team 7 so he could maintain his cover while secretly protecting Konoha. Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki attacked the team, Sasuke Uchiha awakened a second tomoe while fighting his brother, and Shihui Aburame stopped Sasuke from pursuing them as new Gu rewards appeared.

• Uchiha Itachi told Tsunade that the Akatsuki planned to capture the Nine-Tails and asked her to help stage an attack on Team 7.
• Tsunade agreed, and the next day Shihui Aburame trained at Training Ground 1 while Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki prepared to attack.
• Kisame Hoshigaki attacked Kakashi Hatake as Uchiha Itachi confronted Sasuke Uchiha and immobilized Naruto Uzumaki.
• Sasuke Uchiha fought Itachi, endured his genjutsu, and awakened a second tomoe while protecting Naruto Uzumaki.
• Might Guy and the others intervened, and Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki withdrew after Kisame clashed with Guy.
• Shihui Aburame knocked out Sasuke Uchiha before he could pursue Itachi, then received the White Elephant Primeval Strength Gu and saw Sasuke's Slow Steps Gu reward unlocked.

After the attack by Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, Shihui Aburame told Uchiha Mikoto that Itachi had joined Akatsuki to hunt the tailed beasts, then resumed training and visited Team 10. The chapter ended with Shihui reassuring Karin that she and Chihori would soon be able to become Konoha ninja.

• Shizune treated Kakashi Hatake and confirmed Sasuke Uchiha was unharmed after Shihui Aburame knocked him unconscious, while Might Guy took Naruto Uzumaki to train.
• Shihui Aburame brought Sasuke home and told Uchiha Mikoto that Uchiha Itachi had joined Akatsuki, whose objective was the tailed beasts.
• Tsunade told Shihui Aburame to train for the Chunin Ninja Exams, and he left the Hokage's office for the Forest of Death.
• During Team 10's training, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akimichi worked together to defeat Asuma Sarutobi, who praised their teamwork.
• Ino Yamanaka asked Shihui Aburame for his opinion, and he praised her performance and fixed her hair, leaving her flustered.
• At the tree house, Shihui Aburame told Karin that she and Chihori would soon be able to become Konoha ninja, delighting Karin.

Shihui Aburame and his teammates arrived for the Chunin Ninja Exams, where Rock Lee challenged Shihui and Kabuto Yakushi sized up the candidates. Ibiki Morino began the difficult written test, leaving Naruto Uzumaki overwhelmed by the questions.

• Shihui Aburame set out for the exams with Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki, then met Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and others at the Ninja Academy.
• Rock Lee confessed to Sakura Haruno, was rejected, and challenged Shihui Aburame before Tenten and Neji Hyuga led him toward the exam room.
• Shihui Aburame and the others passed a Genjutsu test at the stairs and entered the classroom, where Kabuto Yakushi introduced himself and assessed Shihui, Sasuke, and Naruto.
• Ibiki Morino explained the written exam rules and handed out the papers, and Naruto Uzumaki struggled to answer the difficult questions.

During the Chunin Exams, Team 7 passed the written test and entered the Forest of Death, where Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki collected the missing scroll. Orochimaru attacked them, and Shihui Aburame identified him as one of the Konoha Sannin before Orochimaru challenged him to fight.

• Shihui Aburame used the Heart Sound Gu to help Hinata Hyuga with two exam questions, and she blushed after hearing his private thought that she was cute.
• Ibiki Morino announced the tenth-question test, and the Genin who stayed in the room passed the first stage; Mitaraishi Anko then explained the Forest of Death rules.
• Sasuke Uchiha secured a Heaven Scroll for Team 7, and Shihui Aburame used his kikaichū to guide the team to opponents whose scrolls Naruto Uzumaki claimed.
• Orochimaru appeared disguised as a Kusagakure kunoichi, summoned a giant python, and attacked Team 7.
• Sasuke Uchiha awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, while Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke fought Orochimaru and Shihui Aburame remained unaffected by his killing intent.
• Shihui Aburame recognized Orochimaru as a former Konoha Sannin, and Orochimaru asked what he could do.

Shihui Aburame fought Orochimaru during the Chunin Ninja Exams, revealing overwhelming strength but failing to defeat him before he escaped. Afterward, Kakashi Hatake considered withdrawing Team 7, but Shihui argued they should continue and led the team to the tower.

• Naruto Uzumaki attacked Orochimaru's snakes while Shihui Aburame struck Orochimaru with powerful techniques, including an attack that summoned a white elephant phantom.
• Orochimaru survived Shihui's attacks by using substitution techniques and shedding his skin, then announced that he would meet Shihui and Sasuke Uchiha again.
• Mitaraishi Anko arrived, but Orochimaru escaped after her Cursed Seal caused her to collapse; Shihui healed her, and Kakashi Hatake learned that Orochimaru had targeted Shihui and Sasuke.
• Kakashi Hatake proposed withdrawing Team 7 from the Chunin Ninja Exams, but Shihui argued that continuing would draw Orochimaru out of hiding, and Anko offered to protect them.
• Shihui led Team 7 to the tower, where they entered without incident.

Tsunade learned that Orochimaru had appeared in the Forest of Death and might be targeting Shiki and Sasuke, while Shihui Aburame reached the tower with his team and gained the Light Rainbow Gu. After five days of searches failed to find Orochimaru, the second round ended and Tsunade opened the preliminaries with thirty Genin remaining.

• Kakashi Hatake told Tsunade that Orochimaru had been spotted in the Forest of Death and was interested in Shiki and Sasuke, prompting her to summon Shiki.
• Shihui Aburame and his team reached the tower first, where Umino Iruka congratulated them and Shihui Aburame received the Light Rainbow Gu.
• Tsunade warned Shihui Aburame about Orochimaru's Cursed Seals, and he suggested studying them for possible use by Konoha ninja.
• Tsunade informed Hiruzen Sarutobi that Orochimaru had returned, and he agreed to help stop him if he appeared again.
• After five days, the second round ended with thirty Genin remaining, and Tsunade announced the preliminaries before the third round.