Kento Shimoyama — Writer
Episodes 22
Rock Lee is a Ninja who can't use Ninjutsu / Rock Lee's Rival is Naruto
Welcome to the Hidden Leaf Village, home of Uzumaki Naruto. One day while walking down the street, a young girl is accosted by debt collectors. When all hope is lost, a lone hero appears to save the day! And that hero is... no not Naruto, but the hardest working ninja in the village... Rock Lee?! What can this ninja known for his inability to use ninjutsu do to save the girl... and himself?!
Rock Lee is on a mission to procure a special baumkuchen cake, but only 50 are baked each day. Suddenly, Naruto appears out of nowhere with the same goal! With only one cake left, can Lee overcome Naruto's "Sexy Technique?!
Read MoreLove is a part of the Springtime of Youth / Love makes both sides Crazy
Rock Lee has a crush on Haruno Sakura. He mounts numerous "love offenses" on the target of his affections, but Sakura easily brushes them off. He recruits Tenten, hoping to show Sakura how cool he can be, but...
Hoping to get closer to Sakura, Lee slips a love letter into her handbag without her knowing or catching him. Later, when he sees her happily carrying a love letter envelope from someone else, he becomes depressed! Naruto hatches a plan to cheer Lee up by stealing the other letter before Sakura can read it.
Read MoreA Competition with the Genius Ninja, Neji / Tenten's Must-Win Battle
One of Lee's teammates is Hyuuga Neji, a talented ninja who many refer to as a genius. So talented in fact, that he took out an enemy boss from the Hidden Grass Village in one strike! Frustrated, Lee challenges Neji, hoping to prove that with enough hard work, a genius can be defeated!
There's one thing Tenten can't stand, and that's her teammates Lee and Neji not treating her like a woman. Just as she's getting mad, they encounter a female bandit and her gang and the two of them attempt to protect the leader from her underlings. All Tenten wants is for her teammates to notice that she's a girl, too.
Read MoreThe Hidden Leaf Village is holding a sports meet! Lee is called upon to read the Athlete's Pledge of Fair Play, but screws up in front of the entire stadium. Hoping to save face, he swears to outperform everyone at every event. Will Guy-sensei's advice of "be confident and you'll win every time" awaken a well-intentioned demon within Lee?
Read MoreOrochimaru is a B-Type Scorpio / Love Letters are the Ultimate Trap
Lee and his team are on guard duty at the front gate, but they'll have to be more vigilant than the TSA to prevent Orochimaru and Kabuto from sneaking in!
Lee is flummoxed by Guy-sensei's new "Smooth Operator Fist," but not half as much as he is by Orochimaru's love letter!
Read MoreA Field Trip to the Old Capital! / Girls' Rooms and Candy Boxes
Lee and Naruto are both vying to be on Sakura's team for a research trip to the old capitol city. But when they're stuck with Neji, they settle for tailing her instead...
Evening falls and Lee wants to slip away from the Sensei's to go hang out with the girls. He sends Konohamaru in to do some recon, While the young ninja is caught, he manages to leave behind a single scrap of paper...
Read MoreThe No-Ninjutsu Lifestyle! / I Want to Share an Umbrella with Sakura
Fed up with their pupils using their ninja skills for the simplest of tasks, Guy and Kakashi set out to teach them some appreciation.
Lee is training in the rain without an umbrella, when he sees Sakura getting soaked as well. Naruto appears with an umbrella to save the day, and a jealous Lee has to choose between training and love...
Read MoreI'll Restore the Reputation of Ninjas! / Death!
Fewer children in the Hidden Leaf Village are choosing to become ninjas. Lee goes to talk to Guy-sensei about the issue, only to overhear his idol say "Ninjutsu is the most important part of being a ninja!...
On his way to visit a hospitalized Guy-sensei, Lee hears Tsunade say he "doesn't have much time left." Can Lee whip up a curry dish that's spicy enough to save his teacher's life?
Read MoreThe Warring Chef Triad! / Time to Tone Down Guy-Sensei!
Lee and the gang are out camping, but it's not easy to cook in the great outdoors. When Shikamaru comes up with a plan to pit the girls against each other in a cook-off, Tenten, Sakura and Ino put their pride as women on the line and charge into battle!
This year Guy-sensei is in charge of running morning exercises, but he's a lot to deal with first thing in the morning. Lee and the team set out to drum up attendence...
Read MoreBoom! The Shinobi Fireworks Show! / Bang! Tenten's Acting Weird!
The Leaf Village is holding a fireworks show, including a contest to see which ninja can make the biggest boom. Guy-sensei orders Lee to win at any cost!
After the fireworks show, Tenten starts acting strange. Neji and Lee set her up for numerous punchlines, but she just doesn't seem to want to play the part this week...
Read MoreSummer Means Seashell Styles! / Watermelon Wars!
Team Guy and Team Kakashi head to the beach. Lee wants to scope out Sakura's "amazing" new bathing suit, but Guy-sensei makes him train instead. Can Naruto and Konohamaru help him escape Guy-sensei's clutches?
Lee wants to have fun by splitting watermelons, but Guy-sensei turns it into a training exercise. It's a race for survival to get a crack at the perfect target...
Read MoreAlways Do Your Homework at the Last Minute! / Class 3-Lee! We Are Team Guy!
Lee and Naruto seek help from their friends the day before their summer homework is due. Unfortunately for them, they also seem to have forgotten all the craziness that happened over the summer...
Lee's team visits the Academy, only to find a class of lazy kids who mock Lee for working so hard. Can Lee teach them the joys of diligence?
Read MoreThe Green Flame, Dodge Lee! / The Yes-Man says No!
Lee's convinced the upcoming dodgeball tournament is going to be a silly game for kids, until a few choice words from Guy-sensei light a fire in his soul. After a fight with Orochimaru, Kabuto sets out to prove he's better than his former boss by joining Lee's group. Can he pass their tests?
Read MoreMy First Five-Star Sushi! / Friendship, Effort, and Victory!
Lady Tsunade hits a lottery jackpot and promises to take Lee and the gang out for five-star sushi, but needs Kakashi and Guy's help to get out of it when she notices her ticket was off by one number. Iruka-sensei's had enough with his disobedient students, so Lee and the gang come to the Academy to put on a show.
Read MoreHunting for Matsutake Mushrooms! / Lee and Neji Part Ways!
Naruto, Lee and the others go out hunting for matsutake mushrooms, but there are none to be found after the abnormally hot summer. Or are there? Neji's finally had enough of being forced to cross-dress for Lee's skits and turns his back on Lee...
Read MoreWe're here to Welcome Gaara! / The Ultimate Autumn Diet!
Gaara's on his way to the Leaf Village again, and Team Guy is scrambling to make sure he feels welcome. The girls beg Guy to train them, but their reason is not what it seems.
Read MoreSave Ichiraku Ramen! / Vacations are for Training!
When Naruto's favorite ramen stand, Ichiraku, meets hard financial times, Lee tries to help the restaurant revamp its image. Worried about Lee's feverish training pace, Tenten and Neji try to get their hard working teammate to actually use his vacation time to rest.
Read MoreChristmas is the Last Chance for Love! / Orochimaru's Search for Love!
The Hidden Leaf Village holds a big Christmas party, but with so many ninjas competing for one another's affections, will the Secret Santa turn into a battle for survival? It's time for the yearly cleanup, and in his zeal to finish quickly and ask Sakura on a date, Lee accidentally throws away something very important…
Read MoreA New Year's Escape Clause! / Naruto Under Surveillance!
Lee and the gang catch the adults in a game tournament, and the grand prize is not having to give their pupils a New Year's gift! Neji decides to observe Naruto and determine once and for all if the orange ninja is worthy of Hinata's affections.
Read More17 Nights of Staying Out of Sight / Cleaning the Bathroom Cleanses the Soul
When the team gets assigned to infiltrate an illegal chakra-trading ring, Lee goes to Sai for advice on how to blend in with the crowd. A nefarious neer-do-well keeps leaving the village bathrooms a filthy disgusting mess, so Tsunade appoints Lee's team as guards...
Read MoreThe Legendary Sannin, Jiraiya! / Infiltrate the Women's Bath!
Jiraiya trains Lee, Naruto, and Konohamaru. Tsunade takes Sakura and the girls to the hot springs. Chaos ensues.
Read MoreThe Final Battle / Our Final Mission is S-Ranked!
The final battle against Sasuke is now. Lady Tsunade tasks Lee's team with an S-Ranked mission: Prepare a cherry blossom viewing party.
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