Episode
NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals: A Hot Night for a Chilling Tale / The Hokage Tears aren't for Decoration
Overview
It's a sweltering summer night, but Guy-sensei wants Lee and the boys to cool themselves off without air conditioning. Can a scary ghost story get the job done? Lee and Konohamaru set out to solve one of the “Seven Mysteries of the Leaf” - “The Tears of Mount Hokage.” What is the truth behind the otherworldly tears the 3rd Hokage's monument sheds in the dark of night?
Details
- Series
- NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2012-08-21
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
A Hot Night for a Chilling Tale / The Hokage Tears aren't for Decoration is Episode 21 in Season 1 of NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals. It aired on 2012-08-21. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 20: I want to be friends with Gaara! / The Rock Lee Impostor Strikes
Gaara, Kazekae of the Hidden Sand Village, is coming to visit the Leaf Village. Thinking Lee might still be mad about his past defeat at Gaara's hands, Tenten and the others try to find a way to bring them closer.
A Rock Lee impostor appears and starts causing trouble in the village. Lee's group attempt to catch him using a cross-dressing Neji as bait, but then Tenten and Neji impostors show up...
Episode 22: Always 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?
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Episode 19: Summer 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...
Episode 23: Naruto is Lee, Lee is Naruto! / I Dream of Taking the Nine-Tails for a Walk!
Ino catches Naruto and Lee trying to peep on Sakura while she's in the bath, but when she misfires with her Mind-Body Switch jutsu, Lee and Naruto end up swapping bodies!
Episode 18: Boom! 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...
Episode 24: I'm Sai's new Agent / Win Lady Tsunade's Heart!
It's the Leaf Village culture festival, and Lee is convinced Sai wants to stand out more. Poor Sai...
The “Mr. Leaf Village” contest is just around the corner – Can Lee win a pair of ticket's to the village's swankiest restaurant
Episode 17: The new Naruto Movie Premiere! / Please go see the new Naruto Movie!
Lee and Tenten grab the latest issue of Jump to get the scoop on the new Naruto movie! But the moment they get it, a bright light blinds them, and when it fades, everyone's personality is totally different!
The new Naruto movie is almost here and Tsunade's worried it's lacking something to make it a must-see. Tenten overhears the Hokage's concerns and works with Lee and Neji to figure out what it is missing...
Episode 25: Gaara's First Crush! / A Gift From Orochimaru!
When Lee notices the middle character on Gaara's forehead has changed from “Love” to “Romance,” he's convinced the Kazekage's got a crush on someone and sets out to learn their identity.
Lee gets a booby-trapped watch from Orochimaru that will explode if he stops training. Or if Neji cross-dresses. Or Tenten overreacts. How will Lee survive?!
Episode 16: The 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...
Episode 26: The 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?
Episode 15: The Pool's Finally Open! / The Super Happy Orochi-Pool Park!
It's summer in the Leaf Village, but the pool's empty! Lee and the gang set out to fill it, but are they playing into Orochimaru's hands?!
Lee wants to take Sakura on a date, so he, Neji and Tenten go to check out the newly-opened "Super Happy Orochi-Pool Park." And of course, lying in wait is..
Episode 27: My 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.