We're in the middle of a brutal heatwave!
And what's this?
Looks like Lee and the gang are suffering, too.
So hot... I can't even sleep at night...
Air conditioning... We need A/C...
We're a sorry group of ninjas if we need to rely on A/C!
Neji's right.
We should solve this like real ninjas!
With wind-style jutsu!
Hey, this is pretty refreshing!
Nice work!
But this mist...
Ew, it's sweat!
Cut it out!
This isn't ninjutsu!
Jutsu like that don't exist!
You're getting everyone worked up!
Enough already!
We just need to beg Guy Sensei to let us turn on the air—
Denied.
There are countless ways to cool off without air conditioning.
That outfit... Don't tell me...
Oh yes, a summer ghost story.
Tonight we'll all tell scary stories,
and send chills down everyone else's spines!
I call it my, "I swear it really happened," ghost story training!
What?! Ghost story training?!
Nice.
Stay down!
Sorry.
A Hot Night for a Chilling Tale
Okay, we'll start with you Lee.
Tell us a tale so chilling it will make our teeth chatter!
Very well.
I will tell you all the gory details of something...
...that happened to me just the other day.
A story centered around a particular...
...video tape.
Eek!
Shut up!
Is it a tape where you die one week after you watch it?
No, that's kid's stuff.
The horrors I endured were... much, much scarier.
It was a dark and stormy night,
and I had finally gotten around to cleaning my room.
I came across a very old VHS tape in the back of my closet.
Wh-What's?
A foreboding feeling crept into my heart.
There was no mistaking it.
That tape...
Make-Out Special
...was one I rented over three years ago and still hadn't returned!
The late fees are going to bankrupt me!
Just thinking about it terrifies me!
That's not the kind of scary we're looking for...
It wasn't?
Lemme see...
Joke book?
That night, I finally got around to cleaning the fridge.
Suddenly, deep in the crisper drawer,
I saw a year-old potato!
Wrong again!
You don't think that's scary?
Of course not!
Tenten, I don't think you understand.
Do you have any idea how terrifying a year-old potato looks?
Have you seen one? Have you?! It's all wriggly and squishy and yucky—
It's still not the right kind of scary!
We need ghosts and monsters and stuff!
Exactly, Lee.
Just because it scares you doesn't make it a ghost story!
You're next, Naruto. Tell us your story.
A-All right...
Just thinking about it freaks me out...
But I had a really scary experience once.
It was late at night and I had to hit the bathroom.
Suddenly, I heard a sad voice, moaning in pain.
Slowly, I turned and looked out the window...
And I saw tears streaming down the old Third Hokage's face!
That's my story.
How was that? Pretty freaky, right?
Oh, that was me.
Actually, that night...
My training was 10,000 pull-ups on Mount Hokage.
Boy, was that painful!
I was sweating buckets.
It was just your grunts and sweat?
You fail! That was no scary ghost story!
Next is Konohamaru!
Finally.
I've got a real scary story for everyone.
Grand Opening
It was the day we all went to that new curry restaurant.
Only three of us went in,
but for some reason they served us four plates!
Then, there was someone invisible sitting next to you?
A g-g-ghost?!
Get off me.
Oh, whoops.
I accidentally put in four orders.
It was you again?!
Sorry, I'm afraid that's not a ghost story either.
You're up, Sakura.
Mine's not actually a story, but look at this.
It's a picture of us the day we went to the beach.
A picture of a spirit?
Oh, sorry, that was just me farting!
You actually fart visible clouds?!
So that's what that smell was!
Is everything Bushy-Brows' fault?
So much for scary stories,
this is turning into another comedy act.
Your turn, Tenten. Let us have it!
This didn't happen to me,
but Lady Tsunade once told me a story...
In the girl's bathroom on the third floor of the Academy,
there is a row of mirrors.
At 3:33 AM, if you look into the third mirror from the back,
you'll see a face other than your own.
Is that true?!
A-A-A real ghost?!
Was it you again, Lee?
Oh no. Even for me, that's too much.
I don't go hanging around in girl's bathrooms in the wee hours.
What?!
Then it was a real spirit?
Good timing.
It's almost 3:33 right now.
How about a test of courage?
We should really go back.
It is pretty creepy being in the school at night.
Creepy as it is, it's still hot as heck.
Yeah, all this running around just makes it worse.
Wh-What?!
Sorry, that's just me sweating again.
Why do you sweat so much?!
This is the girl's bathroom.
We'd better use the Sexy Jutsu before we go in.
That's quite unnecessary.
The third mirror from the back.
You really think we'll see someone else in the mirror?
Go check it out, Naruto.
No, no, no way.
Don't chicken out now. It's almost 3:33!
Stop it! I don't wanna!
Well, it's just us.
Guess it was just a tall tale...
But Lady Tsunade was sure she saw something...
Lady Tsunade?
Eureka!
Lady Tsunade must've gone to the bathroom,
and caught a glimpse of her own face without any makeup!
What was that about my face?!
L-Lady Tsunade?!
It's real!
I-I definitely see a face other than my own now...
Well, so much for the ghost story.
Humans are the scariest creatures of them all.
Guess there's no such thing as ghosts after all.
You're the only one left, Neji.
R-Right...
That's right.
Okay, Neji, you're our last hope.
Tell us a terrifying tale that will chill us to the bone!
Y-Yes...
I really need to nail it,
but I don't know any really scary stories,
and why would I?
What should I say?
You can do it!
Go for it, Neji.
Everyone...
That's it. I've got one!
But should I really tell them?
There'd be no taking it back...
No, this is no time to waver.
I need to be strong!
This is the story about a wolf-man that I was told as a child...
Wolf-man?
Once, on the night of the full moon...
A man with wild, unkempt hair
took a comb from his pocket, and howled...
"I'm shedding!"
I'm shedding!
So cold...
And thus, Neji's noble sacrifice on this...
...sweltering night left everyone frozen for just a moment.
Don't pun-nish me!
Summer is the season for adventures.
With each season and each adventure,
young boys climb the steps towards manhood.
My dream is to become the youngest Hokage in history.
The Hokage's Tears aren't for Decoration
Pop quiz, everyone!
In the first half of the episode,
it seemed Lee was behind all the scary happenings in everyone's ghost stories.
But actually, one phenomenon was real.
Did you notice?
The answer... is right in front of you!
Here, look closely.
Lee was doing pull-ups on the First Hokage's eye,
but Naruto said...
I saw tears streaming down the old Third Hokage's face!
So the monument was actually crying?
I remember "The Tears of Mount Hokage"
was one of the "Seven Mysteries of the Leaf"
we learned about back in the Academy.
Perhaps this is a real paranormal event after all.
Let's stop the ghost stories, okay?
I'm gonna solve this mystery once and for all.
The narrator even said that summer is the season for adventures!
You're not scared, Konohamaru?
Of course not!
He may have passed away,
but the Third Hokage is still my grandpa!
I might get to see him again, and if he's sad I wanna help!
Maybe the Third's ghost is trying to tell us something.
Seriously, enough with the ghost talk, guys.
Actually...
Tsu-Tsu—
Lady Tsunade?
I saw it myself last night.
I got up to go to the bathroom again,
And...
The Third's monument...
What's wrong, Naruto?
The Third's eye... it moved...
What?!
Looks the same to me.
You're a real scaredy-cat, Naruto.
I'm telling you, I saw it move!
Yes, the eye certainly moved.
But it was no paranormal event.
It was this man's doing!
What are you doing here, anyway?
What does it look like?
Setting up a base on the edge of the Leaf Village.
From here, I can observe Rock Lee and his ninja pals,
and attack the moment they let their guard down!
Whew, much better.
What?!
The Hokage's tears are just toilet water?!
It's true, he's crying!
I told you so!
Could it be...
Hey!
Wait up!
Where are you going?!
Good luck.
What is it, Lee?
Maybe the Third Hokage's been watching my TV...
I finally got to see Mubens's Elevation of the Boss...
That's it boy, keep wagging that tail—
You're crazy!
Quit messing around.
Sorry.
Anyways, let's go check out Mount Hokage.
I don't see anything unusual.
What?!
Now it's snot?!
No, sorry, I'm just sweating a lot.
Again?!
I'm sorry!
Listen, I found something really amazing inside.
Come take a look!
How the...?
Where did this cave come from?!
Hey, Naruto...
What's up, Bushy—
Stop it!
Drat, my front-line base was almost complete...
It's not finished?
Of course not!
Look at this place. I want a trendy urban space, not a crude cave!
A 37th floor penthouse, a beautiful night sky...
Top-class appliances and top-shelf wine.
And of course, a robe made entirely of real silk!
Lord Orochimaru, you're focusing on the wrong things...
I'll just have to scare them off!
Konjac?
You got hit with konjac,
then you know what's coming next...
What?
A boiling bath, right?!
We're not a punishment game show!
Well, that's no pot of oden.
There really is one?!
I've got this.
Byakugan!
Noboribetsu Karls brand!
Bath salts?!
What the heck is this place, a haunted house?
Seriously...
Let's keep going.
Lord Orochimaru, only one of them was even remotely scared.
Accursed brats.
I'll just have to use my secret weapon!
Take this!
What's this tape?
I-Is that a video you only have a week to watch...
Yes.
A week after watching it,
it starts accruing late fees if you don't return it.
I rented it over three years ago and completely forgot about it!
There's no point in scaring yourself.
So are you going to be able to afford the late fees?
We already did this joke in the first part.
I wonder what's on it.
Neji, if you please.
Byakugan!
It's the Make-Out Tactics movie!
The Byakugan can even see what's on tape?
You actually rented such a movie...
Wait, that's the one I've wanted to see forever,
but the rental store always tells me it's checked out!
Lord Orochimaru, it was you!
That's enough.
Wait, it was just getting good.
We'll finish watching at my house.
You can't take it home!
This doesn't feel like much of a summer adventure.
No peeking!
I'm down to my last option...
No more playing around!
Shoot!
Mr. Bushy-Brows!
Guys, are you okay?!
Konohamaru, go get Guy Sensei and the teachers!
Got it!
Just hang tight, I'll be back soon!
I think not.
You're behind this, aren't you?!
I may not even need to renovate my secret base now.
You're all finished!
No, lemme go!
You've done it, Lord Orochimaru!
Indeed!
What?
Huh?
Fireballs?
I-I'm not doing this...
What is going on here?!
Grandpa?
We're blasting off again!
Grandpa saved me...
And so Orochimaru's plan was foiled.
Perhaps spirits really exist after all.
Keep watching me, Grandpa.
I'll be Hokage one day!
We've been assigned student teaching positions!
I can't wait to teach the students about ninjutsu!
Student teaching?
I'm sure we'll be fine, but I've got a bad feeling...
Don't worry.
We'll just teach the kids everything we've learned ourselves.
Yeah, I feel better now!
Next week is "Always Do Your Homework at the Last Minute!"
Always Do Your Homework at the Last Minute! Class 3-Lee! We Are Team Guy!
and "Class 3-Lee! We Are Team Guy!"
Someone who says to "always do your homework at the last minute"
being a teacher gives me that bad feeling again!