Episode
NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals: A New Year's Escape Clause! / Naruto Under Surveillance!
Overview
Lee and the gang catch the adults in a game tournament, and the grand prize is not having to give their pupils a New Year's gift! Neji decides to observe Naruto and determine once and for all if the orange ninja is worthy of Hinata's affections.
Details
- Series
- NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 40
- Air date
- 2013-01-08
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
A New Year's Escape Clause! / Naruto Under Surveillance! is Episode 40 in Season 1 of NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals. It aired on 2013-01-08. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 39: Christmas is the Last Chance for Love! / Orochimaru's Search for Love!
The Hidden Leaf Village holds a big Christmas party, but with so many ninjas competing for one another's affections, will the Secret Santa turn into a battle for survival? It's time for the yearly cleanup, and in his zeal to finish quickly and ask Sakura on a date, Lee accidentally throws away something very important…
Episode 41: An Endless Nightmare / A Creation from the Future!
Trapped by Orochimaru's blizzard, Lee and the gang fight to stay warm.
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Episode 43: 17 Nights of Staying Out of Sight / Cleaning the Bathroom Cleanses the Soul
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Episode 35: Caring for Animals is Hard Work / Shout it out! At Naruto!
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Episode 45: A Firey Snow Sculpting Contest! / The Battlefield called Valentine's Day!
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Episode 34: Save Ichiraku Ramen! / Vacations are for Training!
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