This is the Leaf Village's main government building.
Here is where the most exalted Hokage does most of her work.
Hokage, what is your opinion on this matter?
There's only one way to go.
We'll overcome it with hot-blooded vigor!
Guy Sensei is the New Hokage!
Guy Sensei is the new Hokage?
Are you serious?
Interim Hokage, interim.
Interim?
Lady Tsunade's on a long international trip,
and she asked Guy Sensei to act as the Hokage in her stead.
Keep things running smoothly while I'm gone, Guy.
But why Guy Sensei of all people?
Kakashi Sensei and Shikamaru's dad are off on missions.
Guy Sensei was the only person at their level who was free.
Free?
Spectacular. I knew Guy Sensei could do it!
We must do everything in our power to help him!
So you three want to help me?
Of course!
There's no telling what kind of craziness Guy Sensei will get into.
And Lady Tsunade will be furious if anything happens while she's gone.
I'm just so moved.
To think that our Guy Sensei is the Hokage!
Insolent fool!
I am no longer Guy Sensei. I'm the Guykage!
Yes, sir, Guykage sir!
Don't make up weird titles for yourself!
Behold, Great Guykage.
Gaze upon the beauty of Mount Hokage!
They all turned into Guy Sensei!
I had Captain Yamato change it with his Wood Style techniques.
Don't drag Captain Yamato into your weird projects!
What's this?
Reports sent directly to the Guykage.
Please review them.
Hm... Lately morale has been down among our ninjas...
Maybe Guy Sensei will actually keep quiet and do the Hokage's job properly...
These fools!
What?!
How am I supposed to understand the problem from one lousy piece of paper?!
I knew this would be trouble.
We can't let our troubled ninjas suffer.
Let's go, Lee!
Yes, sir, Guykage sir!
Wait, where're you going?!
One ramen, pops!
Ramen's up!
That was quick!
Wait, what's this?
Curry ramen.
Super Eyebrows Sensei?!
Hokage's orders.
When you're feeling down, nothing picks you up quite like curry.
I heard morale was down,
so I ordered everyone to start making curry dishes!
Excuse me,
did you just say you're the Hokage?
That's Guykage to you.
This curry is fantastic!
It better be.
I hired a curry expert!
Eat up.
Who is he?
Naruto, shut up and eat already.
Choji?
The curry ramen is out of this world.
I'm gonna get so fat eating this.
The BBQ place only had curry beef today, too.
And at the Yamanaka Flower Shop they only had curry tulips.
They're going that far with it?
Let's see... What else can I do for our shinobi...
You're still not done?!
Got it!
I'll have all our shinobi wear my beloved tights!
They're sporty, yet functional!
Huh? Naruto?
Sai, they got you, too?!
You're not a shinobi, pops, you don't need them!
Everyone's wearing them!
Now, the Hokage's next order.
When greeting a fellow shinobi,
you must give them a hot-blooded hug!
This will strengthen the relationships between shinobi!
Seriously, pops, you don't need to do any of this!
These are Hokage's orders, Naruto!
When you meet a fellow shinobi, you give them a hug!
This is nuts...
Oh, Naruto!
Hokage's orders, huh?
Where did Guy Sensei and Lee run off to?
No clue.
Sorry, Hinata.
Naruto...
Faint.
Hinata?
Lady Hinata!
Wait, what'd I do?
Hinata?
Naruto.
Huh? Neji?
What have you done to Hinata?!
No, it was Hokage's ord－
Guy Sensei, you're the best Hokage ever!
Everyone's morale should be through the roof by now!
We can't stomach any more of this Guy Sensei Hokage stuff!
Captain Yamato, at least fix Mount Hokage!
They're revolting...
Leave them to me.
Lee!
I am the Guykage's right hand man.
I can quell this little rebellion.
Everyone, please calm down.
Let's talk this out.
Wow, Lee's actually being serious.
With our fists!
I knew it!
We'll fight head-to-head and settle things.
That's true youth!
Is this your idea of peace?!
You're on.
I'll go first.
Human Boulder!
Rolly rolly rolly rolly rolly!
That was...
Let's go, Hinata!
Right, Naruto!
Hey, what's wrong with everyone?
I feel like I have a lot more power than normal.
Ah ha!
All that curry I ate must've given me tons of energy.
It actually made sense!
I feel like my combat skills went up a level...
Ah ha!
I can move a lot more freely in these tights.
It actually made sense!
Naruto and I actually worked well together...
Ah ha!
That hug helped get me used to being near him.
It actually made sense!
I thought Super Eyebrows Sensei Hokage's orders...
...orders were just his usual random craziness...
But they all had a point!
We just didn't understand... so we...
Guy Sensei... You cared about everyone so much...
Did you really, Guy Sensei?
Huh?
Yeah right! He didn't give it any thought at all!
Even Captain Yamato's moved?!
Oh no, there are so many Guy Sensei faces it's getting freaky!
The Guy Sensei faces are falling on the village!
What're we gonna do?! All that rock will－
Don't panic!
We must all combine our powers to protect our village!
Yes, sir, Guykage sir!
Move out!
Special Dynamic...
...Entry!
You're all in perfect harmony?!
We did it.
We broke up every boulder!
Great job, Guykage!
Super Eyebrows Sensei, I apologize.
You really are incredible, Guy Sensei!
Hooray Guykage!
You guys!
All right, night's falling. Let's all run 5000 laps around the village on our hands!
Yes, sir, Guykage sir!
Everyone, snap out of it!
We're finally home.
Hope everything went smoothly while we were gone...
What happened here?!
Almost... to 5000 laps...
We're going to get more motivation from Guykage...
You all need more passion!
What are you doing?
As you can see, we're running 5000 laps around the village on our hands...
You're overdoing it again...
You fool!
I guess Guy Sensei just wasn't cut out to be Hokage.
It's true,
Guy Sensei may not be as cool, calm,
and collected as the previous Hokages.
He's too hot-blooded to be a Hokage because...
...he simply can't ignore people suffering right in front of him.
But that's also why...
...he's my hero, and I think he's every bit as cool as any Hokage,
past or present!
Have a seat!
The dishes are back to normal,
but the ambiance has definitely changed.
Do you have a particular word or phrase you say a lot?
Okay!
Today's mission is a patrol outside the village.
According to what Guy Sensei told us,
there are rogue ninjas causing trouble out in this area.
And we're to investigate and report back?
How troublesome...
Shikamaru?
Hey!
Our team's on patrol with you guys.
So troublesome.
O-Oh?
Working with another squad on missions is never a bad thing.
Let's give it our all!
Too troublesome...
IQ: 200. Status: Troublesome
It's pretty far away.
This is going to be a long day.
So troublesome...
Shikamaru, will you please stop saying everything is troublesome?
Hey, if something's troublesome, it's troublesome. No way around it.
So troublesome...
I realize this mission is going to be tough,
but your complaining is only going to make it worse!
Jeez, so troublesome.
Seriously!
Easy, easy.
Shikamaru's been saying "troublesome" for as long as I can remember.
And, Shikamaru, this is a joint mission, so please try to cool it, okay?
Why should I?
Too troubles－
This Way
That Way
A fork?
I think the left path is shorter...
It'll be troublesome...
But we should go right.
We should?
If you think we should, it must be the right way.
Shikamaru's super-genius 200 IQ should naturally...
...steer us away from anything troublesome.
And then we won't have to listen to him complaining.
That'd be nice...
And so the group headed down what should've been a trouble-free path, but...
Oh, Bushy-Brows! Great timing!
Naruto?
We're in the middle of doing that new Kabaddi training you thought up!
Kabaddi is an Indian sport.
It's a funny sport...
...where one of the rules is you have to keep saying "Kabaddi,"
until you run out of breath.
K-Kabaddi?
This is unquestionably...
Troublesome.
And why Kabaddi?
Join the fun, Bushy-Brows!
Kabaddi, Kabaddi!
Okay!
Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi...
You don't have to play, too!
Man, how troublesome.
Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi...
Shikamaru, you're playing, too?!
We sure worked up a good sweat!
Hey, Shikamaru,
it's pretty obvious we should've taken a left turn at the fork!
No, if we'd taken a left...
We'd have gone past a barbecue place that's out this way,
and Choji would've been like,
"I'm starving!"
And he'd make us stop.
But as soon as we walked in...
"I'm so sorry. We're out of beef."
"No, I've got a craving now!"
And we'd be off to find a cow out in the mountains...
There's one!
Wait, Choji!
That's a female!
Then we'd learn it's pregnant.
And after its calf was born,
Choji would be so moved by the miracle of birth that he'd be like,
"I'm gonna live out here and raise cattle."
He'd quit his life as a ninja to become a farmer,
and things would get really troublesome.
Can't argue with that.
That would never happen in a million years!
I'm going to live out here and raise cattle!
Someone out that way decided to become a farmer!
Huh?!
There
Where
Another fork.
Which way should we go?
It'll be troublesome,
but we should go left.
Once again, the group headed down...
...what should've been a trouble-free path, but...
Oh, Mr. Bushy-Brows!
Konohamaru!
We just started the special sheep shearing...
...training method that you came up with the other day!
Sheep shearing?
Once again...
Troublesome.
Training for what?
Grab some clippers, Mr. Bushy-Brows!
Sounds fun, I'm in!
Jeez, how troublesome...
You're doing this, too?
Seriously...
What's going on, Shikamaru?
Wasn't this path supposed to be trouble-free?
Well...
If we'd gone right back there,
we'd have gone past a chicken place that's out this way,
and Choji would've been like,
"I'm starving!"
And he'd make us stop.
But as soon as we walked in...
"I'm so sorry, we're out of chicken."
"No, I've got a craving now!"
And we'd be off to find a chicken out in the mountains...
There's one!
Wait, Choji!
That's a hen!
Then we'd learn it's pregnant.
And after its eggs were laid,
Choji would be so moved by the miracle of birth that the next morning...
...he'd dedicate his life to creating a paradise for chickens,
and things would get really troublesome.
Can't argue with that.
What's a chicken paradise?
I'm going to create a paradise for chickens!
Someone out that way decided to make a chicken paradise!
Huh?!
Defin- itely
Maybe
Yet another fork.
It'll be troublesome,
but we should go right.
They hoped the third time will be the charm, but...
Oh, Lee! Perfect timing!
I'm in the middle of that new
"Politely refusing an invitation from your friend...
...to go see his band perform live at a neighborhood bar"
training that you came up with!
An invite to see a friend's band?
Just thinking about it sounds like a pain...
Let's practice, Lee!
Yes, Guy Sensei!
The first step is to distance yourself just enough.
You can't appear excited, but you can't be repulsed, either.
So you make an uncomfortable smile.
Then explain why you absolutely can't make it!
I'd love to come, but I've got a family thing that day,
and I really can't get away.
I'm sorry.
How is any of that training?!
How troublesome...
Normally I'd say yes, but I'm cat-sitting...
...for my uncle while he's on vacation...
Sorry.
I knew you'd do it, too!
You didn't even miss a beat!
For the record,
If we'd turned left, we'd have run into a ramen place.
"I'm starving!"
But as soon as we walked in...
"I'm so sorry, we're out of pork."
"No, I've got a craving now!"
And we'd be off to find a pig out in the mount－
I think I get it, that's enough.
Okay!
The next stage is "Elegantly weaseling your way out after you've had...
...the tickets forced on you-"
D'oh.
Jeez, why do we have to pick these things up!
A Leaf Ninja!
Didn't expect to see one of you strolling around all alone!
Get her!
It had to be now, how troubles－
Yikes, I'm starting to sound like Shikamaru.
Troublesome, huh?
Let's rumble!
I'm actually really busy today.
Thanks anyway.
Th-That's the same reaction people would give me...
...when I invited them to come see my band!
I didn't even mean to do it...
Whenever I'd invite someone to come see us,
they'd make that face and politely refuse...
Not one single person showed up!
How dare you hurt our friend's feelings?!
It wasn't on purpose...
This is wool!
How'd you know I was allergic to wool?!
Y-You are?
Wait a minute!
Did Shikamaru research the rogue ninjas...
...before the mission, learn their weak points,
and lead us down those troublesome paths so we could counter them?
I'll give you credit, you're quite a ninja to have discerned...
...my friends' weak spots!
But can you figure out how to beat me?
Please, your weakness couldn't be more obvious.
Your weak point is...
Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi－
What was that?
It wasn't his weak point?
Kabaddi had nothing to do with anything.
Well whatever that was, now it's my turn!
I can't move...
You're so troublesome!
Shikamaru!
Tenten!
Are you okay?
Shikamaru predicted all of this.
He should've just told us at the outset.
Nothing.
Jeez, how troublesome.
Yeah, you can be troublesome all right.
Tenten!
Let's practice the "Indescribable anger when you finally go to see the band,
but find out that there's a separate charge for drinks" training!
You're the most troublesome person of all!
Next week is "Infiltrate Akatsuki's Hideout!"
Infiltrate Akatsuki's Hideout! A Desperate Escape Plan!
and "A Desperate Escape Plan!"
But we're not in it.
Of course you're not. Too much of a pain, right?
Nah.
But if we were,
Choji would get hungry and go in a Japanese restaurant,
only to find they were out of mackerel, and－
That again?
I thought we were done after doing all the meats,
but now we're on to fish?!