" You've all done exceptionally well getting this far." said the
Hokage, puffing on his trademark pipe. The twenty one genin that
had passed were assembled in the arena for the third exam. " You
all possess great skill and determination, two things that will
serve you well as a ninja."  " But, up until now, you have
always had your teammates to help you. In this exam, you will
fight one on one with an opponent. Teamwork, the ability to
become more powerful with your allies, is the most critical
ability for a ninja, but you often are forced to fight alone in
the real world. Only the ten victors of this round go on to the
final."  " That's less than half! And someone has to fight
twice!" exclaimed Sakura, counting quickly. There were twenty
one genin.  " Correct. Think of this as a war and they are the
casualties." said the Hokage with a smirk. " The matches will be
decided by computer…" he pointed to a black display board above,
which lit up and names began to whir. " Good luck."  After
several tense seconds,