The second exam starts in the "Forest of Death." Naruto tells Sasuke and Sakura that he needs use the bathroom and heads into the bushes. But when Naruto returns to the team, Sasuke suddenly knocks him out. Sasuke notices that an enemy disguised himself as Naruto. Sasuke pursues the intruder but is unable to capture him. Sasuke rescues the bound Naruto and the three decide on a password in case they become split up again. Then, Naruto is once again ambushed and separated from the group. When Naruto returns, Sasuke once again recognizes that it is a fake, but this enemy has a different air. Sasuke and Sakura experience a sense of fear that they had never felt before as they face an enemy with eyes that show willingness to risk its life to take away the team's scrolls.