Stinkin' Leaf ninjas!
You think you can stop us?
Wow, things are starting off pretty serious this week!
Can Lee's team handle this?
Leave it to me.
Leaf―
Eight Tri―
I go first!
No, I do!
What are you two doing?!
Infighting. How stupid.
Now's our chance, get 'em!
W-What?!
I can't move!
Shikamaru, Choji!
We're here to help!
W-What is this jutsu?
The Art of Me-and-My-Shadow!
You're up, Choji.
On it, Shikamaru!
Human Juggernaut!
Rolly, rolly, rolly, rolly, rolly, rolly, rolly, rolly, rolly, rolly!
Rolly rolly rolly!
Great teamwork. You can tell they're best friends!
Best friends! Teamwork!
That's what youth is all about!
Teamwork Symbolizes Youth
BBQ
This is where Lee and his pals go to relax,
the Korean BBQ Hut Q!
So please give us some good best friend training to help our teamwork!
How troublesome.
Can you train to be best friends?
This young lady is Shikamaru's teammate, Ino Yamanaka.
Shikamaru and I...
...have been sharing snacks...
...since we were little kids.
I brought some chips!
Oh, thank you!
I see. So sharing food is part of being best friends...
And!
One of the two has to get fat.
D-Don't call me fat!
I'm just big-boned!
Say "ah," Neji! Open up!
Ow, ow!
Knock it off, Lee!
That's hot!
It's a symbol of our being best friends!
And it's to improve our teamwork!
I wonder if it's even possible for them to be like Shikamaru and Choji.
There's one piece left.
Choji, it's all yours.
Ah, the last piece.
The flavor of the final bite of meat is the best of them all.
Ah-ha!
So offering the last bite is also part of being best friends!
No!
Here, Neji, the last bite that symbolizes our friendship!
Eat this and you'll be a big-boned fatty like Choji!
You and me, outside, now!
This is a good chance to do teamwork drills, actually.
It's troublesome, though.
I'm raring to go!
I must be cursed...
It's a two-on-two tag team match.
If Choji and I can escape with this bell, we win.
Lee and Neji, you have to take it within the time limit.
No matter how good you are individually,
without teamwork you'll never get the bell.
Okay, commence drills!
What's that stance?
He does that when he's formulating a plan!
Shikamaru's a super genius with an IQ over 200.
Okay, I thought of 200 strategies.
He thinks fast!
Whoa, is Lee devising a plan, too?
Okay, we'll beat them up.
No good! His IQ's too low.
I'll set a trap!
Buy me some time, Choji.
You got it, Shikamaru!
I've already seen how you two work together,
and two can play that game!
What?!
Lee's using the Art of Me-and-My-Shadow?!
Eyebrow Mimic Jutsu!
What the heck?!
This is an attack where I use the power of the eight gates...
...to release my body's limiters on my eyebrows!
Gross!
My Multi-Size Jutsu will rip right through this.
Multi-Size Jutsu!
Ow, ow, ow, ow!
What terrifying eyebrows...
Now, Neji!
Use the Human Juggernaut!
Fine.
Eight Trigrams Rotation, Human Juggernaut!
I'll show you!
Time out, time out!
There, my paper bomb trap is all set.
Now I just need to lure them over here.
I've predicted every move they can make. This'll be easy.
E-Except that one...
I'm finished...
Lee, are you okay?!
Neji... that's no good...
It...
It needs to be more best friend-ish.
B-Best friend-ish?
L-Lee! Hang in there, buddy!
Don't... Don't leave me all alone!
Stay with me! Stay with me, Lee!
Neji...
Thank you...
The time we shared together...
...made me so happy...
But I need...
I need to apologize to you.
Forget it, Lee, don't try to talk!
Neji, I'm so sorry.
At the BBQ Hut, I...
I ate one more piece than you.
BBQ?!
You see... that huge pile of beef...
When he eats the last bite,
my time here will be up.
Don't say that, you have to fight!
And then, a miracle happened.
What?!
The last bit of meat stayed the whole day,
And the next day, and the next.
And the day after.
It's still there.
Is this...
...all a skit Neji set up to give Lee courage?
A shoehorn?!
I'm just not feeling the emotion of the two best friends.
It's not your style.
You guys aren't the type to be all buddy-buddy.
Choji and I have been friends forever.
You can't just imitate us.
I told you so, Lee!
There's no point to copying their moves!
A-All I did was think of a way to team up with you effectively!
That reminds me, the plans should be focused around me!
For starters...
No, my plans are better.
Because...
I'm stronger than you!
T-They're in sync...
I've had enough of this.
Same here.
Only one thing to do.
Fight for the number one slot!
Agreed!
Leaf Rising Wind!
Eight Trigrams Air Palm Combo!
Not bad, Neji!
You, too, Lee.
W-What's going on?
They're on the same page now?
Lee and Neji aren't best friends.
They've got a different kind of relationship than Shikamaru and Choji.
They each want to earn the other's respect,
but they can work together when things get tough.
That's what rivals are!
That's more like it.
You can't escape!
Eight Trigrams Air...
I can't let Neji outdo me.
Palm!
Jet Lee!
He turned it into a team attack!
It's a draw.
Fight me, Neji!
That's enough for one day!
This suits them better.
Hey, guys.
You put up a good fight.
I forgive you for what happened at the BBQ.
Who...
When I use the Partial Multi-Size Jutsu only on my eyes,
I can really crank up the cuteness!
Wow, Choji, you're like a fatty-of-all-trades!
Don't call me fat. I'm just big-boned!
Rolly rolly rolly rolly rolly!
Neji, I bet I can endure this longer than you!
This isn't the time!
How troublesome.
Yes, it's troublesome, but it's still friendship.
Friendship comes in many forms!
Ninjutsu is most important to a ninja,
but so is intelligence.
Right now, they're about to take an intelligence test.
This is the test site?
I'm a ninja who can't use ninjutsu,
so I mastered martial arts.
But I must keep my mind sharp, too.
Intelligence is one's ability to think,
plan, and generally solve problems.
Being able to think fast is important, too.
I never lose in speed.
He's thinking in circles...
I feel dizzy...
What a low IQ...
The Culprit is Among Us!
Hello!
We're really taking a test here?
Let's look for Guy Sensei. He's the proctor.
How troublesome.
That scream was Guy Sensei!
It came from the second floor!
Was it this room?
It's locked!
Eight Trigrams Air Palm Combo!
Guy Sensei, wake up!
Who could've done this?
It was these two.
When I heard about the IQ test,
I thought to come here beforehand and set up traps.
But Lee's group showed up right after he took out Guy Sensei,
so it was too late.
Lord Orochimaru.
We should stay hidden and observe.
He's just knocked out.
What's that?
His dying message.
How troublesome.
Excuse me. Guy Sensei's just been attacked!
By the way, Tenten, what did he mean by "dying message"?
It's, uh, like...
That, it's like that!
Oh, I understand!
It's like one of those!
I'm home!
Welcome home, Lee.
Mommy's going to be working late tonight.
I left you a hamburger in the fridge.
Eat up before you go for tutoring!
The note mom leaves in the dining room―
Wrong!
Wrong?
Like this?
That's "diving."
These punchlines are too troublesome.
It's a message the victim left behind to help people identify the culprit.
Yeah, that one!
So what does it mean?
It looks like a coiled up snake.
Eureka! I know who the culprit is!
D-Does he know it's me?
Spirals are Naruto's symbol.
It must've been Naruto!
Freeze, Naruto!
Stay back!
It's a sad, but scary case.
Naruto, afraid of flunking the IQ test, attacked Guy Sensei.
No way!
Naruto's team is with Kakashi Sensei taking their own test.
They had nothing to do with Guy Sensei.
I see.
Well, then...
I was careless!
How could I have overlooked the clue when it was right under my nose?
It was Choji!
Choji's cheeks have the same swirl that Guy Sensei drew.
His motive...
A grudge from not getting to eat the last piece of beef at the BBQ Hut!
You were the one who stole that last succulent bite from me!
It couldn't have been Choji.
The room was locked,
and the only way in or out is the vent by the ceiling.
I see.
A fatty like Choji couldn't have squeezed through.
I'm not fat!
I'm just big-boned!
Forget Choji, none of us could get through there.
Yeah.
You'd have to have a wiry, flexible body, like a snake.
Snake?
T-This time he must know it's me.
This is quite a conundrum.
It's like a crime novel.
I've got it.
There was no actual attack.
Solving the mystery must be our IQ test!
Lord Orochimaru, what should we do?
You heard what he said.
It works for me.
I've got a plan.
Correct, Lee.
You were brilliant!
Guy Sensei, your voice sounds funny.
And you're talking oddly.
I-I caught a little cold.
Then who's the Guy Sensei passed out here?
That's, um... er...
My twin brother, he came to assist me today.
Wow, you've got a twin brother, Guy Sensei?
Indeed.
He works nights at a bar now, but he's trying to be an actor.
My younger twin, Golden Guy.
Another troublesome guy.
If this isn't a real test, I'm leaving.
Shikamaru, you've been complaining the whole time.
Get serious!
Those unsure of themselves are free to quit.
It's time to begin my terrifying survival IQ test.
Fail, and you'll wake up in hell.
Sounds exciting.
I accept the challenge!
Question one!
I can't think of any questions.
It's hopeless. Lord Orochimaru's IQ is too low.
Say "pizza" ten times fast!
Lord Orochimaru, that's not an IQ test!
That one was made for me.
Here goes!
Pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza!
What's this?
Feetsa!
Such an impossible question...
Good thing his IQ is about the same...
Next question!
What kind of bread (pan) can't be used to make a sandwich?
What the heck? This isn't an IQ test!
I know. It's a frying pan (furai pan).
Swim trunks (kai pan)!
The answer was: bread that's past its expiration date.
Ah, of course!
The next one's even harder.
What now?
The Big Balloon Burst Game!
Lord Orochimaru...
You've degenerated into a mere variety show host.
Every incorrect answer will make the balloon bigger and bigger.
You'll have a heart attack waiting for them to pop!
And what awaits the first person whose balloon bursts?
A boiling hot bath,
and scalding seafood soup!
This IQ test is so intense!
No IQ test is like this!
Something's very, very wrong here!
It's troublesome, but I guess I'll save them.
Huh?
What is this?
My body's moving on its own!
Hey...
Wait...
No...
No!
Too hot!
No, no.
Don't push me!
Don't you dare push me!
Too hot!
No... more...
You!
I knew it!
How dare you trick us!
I suppose the jig is up.
But do you really think you'll leave this building alive?
Right now, Shikamaru's genius IQ of 200 is firing on all cylinders.
He's calculated 200 setups and punchlines ahead in an instant!
Lee sets it up by mishearing "building" as "pudding."
The enemy counters with a fancy chestnut pudding.
Neji reappears and looks through the chestnuts with his Byakugan,
and Lee uses the Sexy Jutsu to add to the ridiculousness.
Next, Guy Sensei comes to and strikes back with a Shimura style attack.
Choji's doing something in the background,
but it's not funny so no one sees.
And finally Tenten sneaks up and says,
"Guy Sensei, behind you," for the punchline.
And now we wait.
What kind of foresight is that supposed to be?
How can you just sit and wait in this situation?!
Whoa, they showed up!
We'll fight with shrimp and tai!
I thought you used Muay Thai!
Mind blown.
And so, Shikamaru heroically fought off Orochimaru.
Hey, you don't have to predict my ending narration, too!
Next week is "A Field Trip to the Old Capitol!"
A Field Trip to the Old Capitol! Girls' Rooms and Candy Boxes!
and "Girls' Rooms and Candy Boxes!"
Judging from the titles, I predict―
Shikamaru, don't spoil the next episode!
You sure?
I was going to drop a hint that would solve all the problems.
It's more fun anticipating the unknown!
Well said, Lee!
I'll enjoy waiting to see what color Sakura's pajamas are!
I take it back.