anime episode summaries

Your Opponent is Me!

After defeating Jiroubou, Spider-man is next. Neji stays to fight him because only he, with his byakugan, jyuuken, and excellent chakra control, can cut through the enemy’s chakra-filled web. Spider-man’s web-shooter has no effect on Neji but he then paralyzes Neji’s hands so he is unable to use his jyuken. However, as Spider-man prepares to pierce him, Neji releases chakra simultaneously from all his chakra points and breaks free from the web. Neji prepares to use his 64 Points of Divinity (the technique he used on Naruto during the Chuunin exam).


Game over.

I Won’t Lose!! I Challenge You With My Osaka-Pan!

Kawachi’s training continues. Azuma falls down because of fatigue in Miura (en route to Izu) where a sushi-shop owner finds him and takes him in. The nice man serves him some sushi and to Azuma’s delight, he discovers the main ingredient for his Japan #32: wasabi. Azuma rushes home and bakes his bread right away. As usual, Azuma’s bread is good. Kawachi feels depressed because he thinks he has no chance of winning in the upcoming newcomers’ battle and while wallowing in self-pity, the manager pours sake on his pathetic little head. Kawachi runs away but then he realizes that alcohol has antiseptic properties (that was what the manager was trying to tell him). Kawachi adds brandy to his bread and calls it Osaka-pan (also o-sake-pan). Incidentally, Kawachi’s and Azuma’s sempai at the store (the one with the mushroom-head) gets drunk when he eats a slice of Kawachi’s bread. Kawachi thanks the manager for his help.

Momo and Komomo deliver a letter from a school drop-out to her alter ego who stayed in school.