Naruto Shippuden Episode 395 File

In Konoha, Team Asuma is short one member because Shikamaru Nara has already been promoted to Chūnin. Ino Yamanaka and Chōji Akimichi ask Sakura Haruno to join their team as a substitute.

Initially, Sakura declines, fearing her lack of strength compared to her former teammates will hold Ino and Chōji back. However, after reflecting on her medical ninjutsu training with Tsunade and her desire to stand on equal footing with Naruto and Sasuke, she changes her mind and joins them. Naruto Shippuden Episode 395

Fū, the Seven-Tails' Jinchūriki, is eager to see the outside world and make friends. Despite Lord Shibuki's concerns, he eventually allows her to participate in the exams with two guardians, provided she keeps her Jinchūriki status a secret. In Konoha, Team Asuma is short one member

Masahiro Hikokubo, Masashi Kishimoto, and Junki Takegami However, after reflecting on her medical ninjutsu training

Kakashi Hatake visits the Hidden Rain Village to deliver an official invitation to the Chūnin Exams. Although he believes he is speaking to Hanzō of the Salamander, Hanzō is actually dead; Konan is impersonating him to maintain the illusion of his power. Pain orders Konan to send genin teams to the exams to spy on the other villages.