A Spark Extinguished

A Spark Extinguished is the eighteenth Chapter of Season One, as well as of the series as a whole.

Plot
Hatsuji Korero and Rikujo Shinshi fight, but Hatsuji easily wins using only Substitution Jutsu and Clone Jutsu. Meanwhile, following their fight with Team Todoki, Team Kakashi is proceeding through the Forest of Death in search of an Earth Scroll. They are confronted by Team Masuta, who possesses an Earth Scroll. The two teams battle, and Matt fights Masuta Tatsumaki. Masuta praises Matt's fighting ability particularly considering Matt's lack of experience, stating that their fighting is nothing personal and that just because they have to fight in the Exams does not mean they can't get along outside of them. The two continue to fight, with Masuta providing Matt advice to help him improve, and their fight lasts beyond their teammates having already finished. As they fight, Matt distracts Masuta with the Clone Jutsu and uses Fire Style: Dragon Darts. Matt's technique hits accidentally hits Masuta in the face, and the two teams are left in shock. As they arrive at Masuta's position, they find that he has been killed by Matt's Jutsu.