Impending Night

Impending Night is the twenty-fifth Chapter of Season One, as well as of the series as a whole.

Plot
Neji and Hakuro attack each other, and Neji uses Gentle Fist to counter Hakuro's Kajikishi ability. The two battle at a stalemate, but after several powerful exchanges, Neji manages to beat Hakuro back. Hakuro's Kajikishi deactivates, and with Hakuro now open, Neji uses Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams: Sixty-Four Palms. After a vicious assault, Hakuro is rendered unconscious, and Neji is declared the victor. For the fifth match, Natsuhi Kamero is matched against Sarura Kuharu. The two fight with brutal strength, and initially neither takes a lead. Sarura's teammate Kinoa Sangetsu explains to Team Kakashi that Sarura is extremely arrogant and that he feels he is too good to have to participate in the Exams. He dubs Natsuhi to be similar, but Amachi counters him, stating that Natsuhi is simply not good with people but is a good person. Natsuhi and Sarura continue to fight, and they both conjure swords to aid them in battle.