In the village of Konohagakure, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura are teenage classmates in a ninja-in-training workshop. During the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams, the student ninja use their signature techniques in a series of one-on-one elimination matches. When Hyuga clan members Neji and Hinata are pitted against one another, old family grudges make the duel even more vicious.

Printed Manga-style: book opens from left to right. Pages are read from right to left. Translated from the Japanese. Earlier printings show the part title as: Turning the tables.