Episode
NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals: Gaara's First Crush! / A Gift From Orochimaru!
Overview
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?!
Details
- Series
- NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 2012-09-18
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Gaara's First Crush! / A Gift From Orochimaru! is Episode 25 in Season 1 of NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals. It aired on 2012-09-18. The runtime is 24 min.
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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 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?
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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 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.
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?
Episode 28: Hunting for Matsutake Mushrooms! / Lee and Neji Part Ways!
Naruto, Lee and the others go out hunting for matsutake mushrooms, but there are none to be found after the abnormally hot summer. Or are there? Neji's finally had enough of being forced to cross-dress for Lee's skits and turns his back on Lee...
Episode 21: A Hot Night for a Chilling Tale / The Hokage Tears aren't for Decoration
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?
Episode 29: We're here to Welcome Gaara! / The Ultimate Autumn Diet!
Gaara's on his way to the Leaf Village again, and Team Guy is scrambling to make sure he feels welcome. The girls beg Guy to train them, but their reason is not what it seems.
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 30: Autumn Shinobi Safety Lessons! / Deidara's Art is Always a Blast!
With a lot of ninjas getting injured do to carelessness, Lady Tsunade sets out to teach her charges the importance of safety. Lady Tsunade puts Lee and the gang in charge of the village Halloween celebration, but Deidara and Tobi are on hand to show them what real terror is all about.
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 31: Nothing Beats Mixed Bathing! / October 27th WAS Orochimaru's Birthday…
Guy-sensei gives the gang a rare break, but will it end up being broken by Orochimaru's "Orochi Hot Springs" trap? Orochimaru realizes his birthday, October 27th, came and went without anyone noticing and he wants Lee to suffer the same anguish.