Summer has begun!
Today is the day the Leaf Village pool opens.
It's finally time.
Intense summer training right at the poolside!
I'm on fire!
Isn't it hot enough for you already?
What're you doing, Neji?!
You're a man! Change your clothes like one!
Like that!
That's almost too manly!
Check it out. This is the shiny new swimsuit I bought...
...especially for training on days like this!
Poolside training means it's time for the Sexy Jutsu!
I've got a killer swimsuit ready, too!
I'll show you guys.
I can't let you two beat me!
They're so loud.
What the heck are the guys doing over there?
No way! Sakura would never wear a suit like that!
What about this?
Shells aren't a swimsuit.
All right, how's this one?
Knock it off!
S-Sorry...
Women
Locker Room
So that's what she picked out.
It's more plain than I expected.
What the...
The Pool's Finally Open!
There's no water in the pool!
Guy Sensei, what's going on?!
Well, every year Kakashi's supposed to fill it with a water style jutsu.
Oh, no! Is Kakashi Sensei hurt?!
Kakashi...
He left this letter and disappeared without a trace.
I'm off on a journey to find the latest book in the "Make-Out" series.
That's all?!
The "Make-Out" series of books...
...is Kakashi Sensei's favorite literary collection.
It's a little risqué and geared towards adults.
Apparently every bookstore in the village was sold out.
He's already been gone a week.
Does it really take that long to find a book?
Our plan to ruin the pool opening worked flawlessly.
"Make-Out Pooltime"
First in the new "Make-Out Swimming" series
Ah-ha, so they bought every copy.
T-This is intense...
A co-ed chicken fight wearing only shell swimsuits...
Suddenly, she fell into his―
This is no time for casual reading!
My glasses, my glasses...
My apologies!
The main phase of the plan starts now.
While Lee and the rest are angry about the pool being empty,
we'll lure them into...
...the Super Happy Orochi-Pool Park!
I'll have Manda set up to look like a huge water slide,
and when he blindly leaps in to ride it,
Lee and his little friends will be swallowed whole!
But, Lord Orochimaru,
how are we going to avoid drawing their suspicion?
Leave that to me.
Excuse me, I'm from the Orochi Newspaper.
Would you care to sign up for a trial monthly subscription?
It comes with a free detergent sample,
and discount tickets to the Super Happy Orochi-Pool Park.
Discount tickets, not free tickets...
Hello there, I'm from the Orochi Newspaper!
Oh, no thank you.
I already get the Mongoose Times.
They totally brushed him off.
I should've offered more incentives.
I don't think that was the problem.
Anyway, I'm making a last-minute change to the pool opening plans!
I want all of you to figure out a way to solve this!
Us?
Yes!
Work together and fill this pool to the top!
I see...
It'll be water-style training. Two birds with one stone!
How troublesome...
But none of us can really use water style techniques.
We'll have to try anyway!
Water Style, Raging River Blast!
There's nothing raging about that!
Water Style, Wild Water Wave!
That's just drool!
Water Style, Waterfall Basin Jutsu!
That's an octopus jar!
Water Style, Water Bullet Jutsu!
Wait, I need to fill it first...
This is pointless!
Don't even think about it!
Shikamaru, think of something.
It'll be troublesome,
but round up Nakamura from Team Two,
Yoshimatsu from Team Three,
Mizuno from Team Four, and Fushihara from Team Five.
Who the heck are they?
Oh, yeah. People say whenever they get together it always rains!
They're rain men?
You wanna fill the pool with rain?
That'll take forever.
The pool's gonna be closed forever at this rate.
We can't just quit.
Let me handle this.
Bushy-Brows, you can use water style moves?
Water Style, Six Pack Jutsu!
That's not a water style jutsu! You're just sweating!
I dried up before I could fill the pool...
He used up all his water!
No one wants to swim in a sweat pool! That's disgusting!
T-True...
No, wait!
If it was Sakura's pure, sparkling white sweat drops,
I think we'd be okay!
Sakura, if you―
Looks like they can't get the pool filled themselves.
This is my chance to try again.
I guess we'll have to give up on the pool after all...
Lottery
Step right up, step right up!
Lord Orochimaru...
We'll be fine this time!
Fifth prize is a pool pass!
If I win, we'll be able to swim!
See? They're walking right into my trap.
But they don't have any tickets for sale.
Lord Orochimaru...
Aw, this was our big chance, too...
Oh, well.
Hold it right there!
I'll give you boys a free spin because I'm such a nice guy!
Really?!
Here I go.
Sorry kid, you only get a four-pack of tissues.
Why did you set it up with a booby prize?
Darn it.
Wait, I'll give you one more!
I'll do it.
The grand prize!
Nine days and seven nights in beautiful Hawaii, congratulations!
Why did you put in a grand prize, too?!
Wait, take one more spin!
Let me do this one.
There it is! Fifth prize!
Discount tickets to the Super Happy Orochi-Pool Park!
Discount tickets again?!
I would've preferred free passes,
but a discount is better than nothing.
Perhaps I was wrong to think opening the pool would be easy.
There's only one option left.
I'll have to use a forbidden jutsu.
Forbidden jutsu?
What is it?
Water Style,
Hula Dance of the Ninja Hounds, Final Step!
I am a ninja who cannot use ninjutsu.
Today is Christmas,
but I've failed the jounin exam, I've lost my home...
Nejirush...
I'm so tired...
So sleepy...
How is this a water style technique?
Well, I thought it really tugged at the heartstrings,
and we could fill the pool with everyone's tears.
That's impossible! You can't fill a pool with tears!
What a sad tale!
And so the pool was finally filled.
Anyone gonna swim?
No way!
But it was so gross no one went in.
And apparently Orochimaru's a big ol' softie!
Waaah, waaah, waaah...
It's nearly time for the Leaf Village Star Festival.
Lee and the gang are hanging papers with...
...their wishes on some ornamental bamboo grass―
Huh? Socks?
Santa, Santa, please bring me a 3DS...
Hey, now.
Of course D is for determination and S is for supreme!
Quit confusing people!
Fortunes, too?
Just my luck, getting "great misfortune" at the start of summer vacation.
Should I get some garlands, too?
This is the Star Festival. Get your holidays straight!
The Super Happy Orochi-Pool Park!
Once upon a time,
the gods of the stars sent a beautiful woman down to Earth...
...to work on a loom, and named her "Orihime."
Orihime was a very skilled weaver,
and spent her days weaving new kimonos for the gods.
One day,
Orihime met a young cattle rancher named Hikoboshi,
and the two fell in love.
They were soon wed,
and lived happily in wedded bliss.
Both soon stopped working altogether.
With no Orihime, the gods' kimonos began to wear out.
And with no Hikoboshi, the cows fell ill.
Angered, the gods separated them on either side of the river of heaven,
allowing them to meet only once a year on July 7th.
And so,
we throw them a big party every July 7th,
so they can focus on their work for the rest of the year.
I see.
The moral is, it was hard to maintain a long-distance relationship...
...before they invented cell phones.
That wasn't the moral.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
When I close my eyes, I see you by my side.
You're not helping!
Then why do we write our wishes on these postcards?
W-Well...
Yeah, why do we?
Do you not know either, Guy Sensei?
At any rate!
The important thing is that you're...
...not writing your wish so just anyone can make it come true!
He's avoiding the question.
A wish is your own personal goal,
and you must be the one to make it a reality.
He just made that up.
Definitely.
You must make your wish come true!
He fell for it!
And so, my friends!
Bring everything you've got, go out there,
and make the wish you've written on your card come true!
That is your training!
And so, Lee and the gang began slowly working on this "training."
This is my wish!
What do you think you're carving?!
Ah, yes. Konohamaru's wish is to become the youngest Hokage ever.
Food goes in, teeth come down!
Eat, eat, eat!
And Choji's wish is all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue.
It's already come true, now he just needs to pay.
If you can't pay, you wash dishes!
Yes, sir.
Shikamaru's wish is probably to spend the whole day doing nothing.
I don't think there's a wish that's more easily granted.
This isn't a wish. It's nothing at all.
I wonder where Hinata is...
What's you wish?
I-I don't have one.
"I wish to be better friends with Hinata."
It's nothing, nothing at all!
What about you, Tenten?
Oh, I wished to become a strong, beautiful ninja like Lady Tsunade.
You'll be fine!
You've already got better skin, for starters!
Lady Tsunade's skin is all dried out,
and she cakes on all that makeup―
You say something?
N-No...
Oh? I thought you were spreading rumors about me.
Perish the thought...
So, what's your wish, Lee?
Me?
I wished to...
...have a Star Festival date at the pool with Sakura!
Party of three's up!
One large yakisoba.
No ginger on this one.
We're doing big business, huh?
It's because I posted flyers everywhere.
Our main targets have been caught in our net, too.
What're we doing at the pool?
Determining its suitability for a date, of course!
I want to practice the perfect date,
so Sakura will have as much fun as possible.
Preparing for a date?
Interesting.
I'll leave him alone for today,
and humiliate him on his date in front of the girl instead!
Make-Out Pooltime
First in the new Make-Out Swimming series
The secrets of a good pool date are written in Make-Out Pooltime.
Rule One:
Be careful with the seaweed when you're eating yakisoba.
That's rule one?
Even if she gets a piece caught in her teeth,
you can't say anything.
You must quickly and discreetly remove it for her with ninjutsu.
I see, that's good advice.
Let's practice that one.
Why me?
There's no reason I need to wear the bikini...
There we go.
But I can't use ninjutsu.
Instead of discreet ninjutsu, I'll use discreet strikes.
That's not discreet at all!
My teeth are gonna fall out!
I did it!
Those accursed brats...
Endure. We'll destroy him on his date.
I've mastered rule one of a good pool date.
Oh, you're all here, too?
Who―
What's wrong? You're all making weird faces.
L-Lady Tsunade...
The pool washed off her makeup...
I think we saw something we weren't supposed to...
What is it?
Let's give Lady Tsunade a chance to fix herself up and preserve her dignity.
So the Star Festival's not like Christmas after all!
She's done!
Practicing for a date, huh?
Sounds fun.
Why don't I teach you a few things?
But...
Oh, come on.
Doo-wop, disco, I'll teach you whatever you wanna know!
No, I don't think a woman in her 50's who's still single...
...can really offer any relevant advice.
U-Um...
Lee...
I'll kill him...
Hang in there, Kabuto.
Get through today.
We'll ruin his life on the date.
Oh, you're here, too, Bushy-Brows?
Hello... Naruto...
They've got a huge twisty waterside over there!
It says it's over 100 meters long. I wanna ride it!
A slide... That brings us to pool date rule two.
An embarrassing but happy accident,
when suits get pulled up, or fall off!
I don't wanna see your suit go anywhere.
Let's see if it really works!
Shoot, if they find out the slide is really Manda...
W-Wait!
This is kind of a weird waterside...
No!
Let's jump in!
Wait, you two!
The slide's still being worked on! You can't ride it!
Are you all right, Lord Orochimaru?
That kid's going to pay...
Just wait...
I'll humiliate you so badly on your date,
your heart will be shattered!
The day of the Star Festival.
I've practiced the perfect poolside date for the Star Festival.
Now I just have to ask Sakura out.
There she is.
Time to man up.
Summon all your courage,
make your wish come true with your own two hands.
Um, Sakura!
Huh?
Hey!
Lee?
Sakura!
Can I talk to you about my wish for the Star Festival?
Your wish?
Actually, I, um...
I... Date...
Yes?
I mean...
Here...
Well, my wish was to pass my level three medical ninjutsu exam.
I'm on my way to the test site now.
I've been so scared I'd fail, I've put off taking it till now.
But Guy Sensei helped me decide to go for it.
I have to make my wish come true on my own!
Sakura...
What about you, Lee?
My wish...
Um... My wish is...
Right!
My wish was for your wish to come true!
So I'm sure you'll be fine.
You'll definitely pass!
Atta boy, Rock Lee.
You truly are a man amongst men!
Meanwhile at the Orochi-Pool Park...
H-He's not coming...
L-Let's go home...
The Warring Chef Triad Time to Tone Down Guy-Sensei!
Next week is "The Warring Chef Triad,"
and "Time to Tone Down Guy-Sensei!"
Cooking? How troublesome...
All the guys say that.
So, Shikamaru, when you cook,
do you just throw everything together in a stew?
That's too much work.
I just make the soup stock the day before,
measure out the ingredients in a measuring cup,
and add a dash of the secret ingredient.
That sounds like a lot more work!