The English dubbed version was produced by Viz Media and recorded at Studiopolis . Naruto Uzumaki: Maile Flanagan Sasuke Uchiha: Yuri Lowenthal Sakura Haruno: Kate Higgins Kakashi Hatake: Dave Wittenberg Yoroi Akado: Grant George Key Production Roles: Naruto: Season 1, Episode 39 | Cast and Crew

The preliminaries of the third phase of the Chūnin Exams continue with the first one-on-one match.

Sasuke is severely hindered by the Curse Mark placed on him by Orochimaru, which drains his chakra and prevents him from using Ninjutsu. Yoroi exploits this by using a chakra-absorbing technique.

Sasuke Uchiha faces off against Yoroi Akado, a minion of Orochimaru.

). He successfully defeats Yoroi without activating the Curse Mark, moving on to the next round.