Outrage is thick in the air as Naruto can't believe Ebisu is whom Kakashi picked for his training, though Kakashi mostly puzzles over the revelation Ebisu is a closet perv. Naruto goes off on Ebisu is weaker than he is, to Kakashi's continued confusion. The dude got taken down by the infamous Harem Jutsu, so that proves everything. Ebisu is quick to silence Naruto before details of The Incident can be revealed. The new master and apprentice immediately start to bicker, and Kakashi as to mollify his charge by telling him Ebisu trains elite Jonin. He implores Naruto to please try and wrap his head around the fundamentals of being a Shinobi this time around. Kakashi silently hopes for Naruto to do his best as he leaves, and he's not gone a second before Naruto loudly registers his complaint at being taught by someone supposedly weaker than he is. Oh, Naruto. Ebisu says he might have been caught off-guard by being knocked unconcious by a pack of beautiful women, but there's more to them than meets the eye. Finally, he offers Naruto a chance - if he can outrun Ebisu, the tutor will talk to Kakashi about training him instead. Naruto doesn't need any more encouragement, and he's off!
Our boy thinks he's got in the bag, having made it half-way across the Village and pats himself on the back for being the exception Ninja he knew he was. Ebisu questions the veracity of that statement from his perch above. Naruto shrieks the test isn't over yet and vanishes in a smoke-bomb while Ebisu smirks. Naruto comes to a halt next to an advertisement for Make-Out Paradise, admitting that maybe Ebisu's no joke after all. He gets an evil grin on his face, using Transformation to turn into the girl in the ad. Ebisu arrives, and is briefly, uh, interested, but steels himself with righteous. That not working, Naruto goes for the Shadow Clone and scatters in all directions. It's not just a trick Naruto knows - Ebisu does it himself and sends his clones after Naruto. Hah! They go about rounding up Naruto's rampant clones and Naruto's about at the end of his rope on a bridge. Naruto's upset Ebisu is chasing him, but the teacher points out this is a chase, and Naruto is forced to award the point. Ebisu's training isn't going to cut it - he still wants Kakashi's. He makes one last play, leaping at Ebisu, but it was just a clone. Splashing around on the other side of the bridge, Naruto's finally forced to concede to the Closet Perv.
Ebisu is good as his word, treating Naruto to the ramen stand he likes so much. He points out Naruto still doesn't have any decent control over his Chakra, and starts to explain the basics. Naruto protests he already knows about Chakra, so Ebisu helpfully explains just how he sucks at it compard to Sakura and Sasuke. Sakura knows exactly how much Chakra to build up and to use, and while Sasuke can't build it up as well as she can, he still knows how to use it once he has it. The dig at Sasuke pleases Naruto, but Ebisu tells him he's got nothing to be proud of. With triple the amount of Chakra, Naruto can barely make one clone, where with the same amount his teammates can make ten. Mostly, it just seems to boil down to Naruto having no control and doesn't know when to quit, and Ebisu privately suspects the Nine-Tail's influence for part of the problem. The mentor does promise Naruto can get stronger, although Ebisu needs all his strength so his heart nearly gives out when presented with the bill for the ramen Naruto scarfed down.
Cutting to a town known for its hot springs, but alas, this is not Naruto's hot springs episode yet! Aside from Anko and Kurenai, such a beast would be ridiculously skeevy at any rate, but I'm sure we'll get one some time. Probably doubles as a clip show. DIGRESSION! Naruto asks what they're doing here, and Ebisu immediately says DO NOT TRY TO PEEP THAT IS WRONG! Closet perv. The training's to take place in the area, but there is to be no soaking in hot springs. He wants Naruto to walk on the hot springs. It's like the tree-walking excercise, only way more difficult. To nobody's suprise, Naruto doesn't get it, so Ebisu demonstrates (and THAT's how Kakashi and Zabuza does it). Enthused, Naruto immediately tries with predictable results to which the adjective 'boiled' applies. Watching Naruto trying and failing put Ebisu in mind of training Konohamaru, who was parroting Naruto's words of wisdom about no shortcuts. Already Naruto's starting to get the hang of controlling his Chakra for water-walking, and Ebisu even calls Naruto a better teacher than himself. According to the mentor, if not for the Demon Fox, Naruto would be a righteoush Ninja for the Village. Ebisu's attention is drawn by a dude with long white hair, enjoying himself with a good ol' fashioned peeping. Immediately, the honorable mentor is OUTRAGED (that he didn't think of it first), and charges the man to prevent indecency. The man Ninja Summons a giant red toad to give Ebisu a literal tounge-lashing. The grumpy Shameless Perv mutters it won't do to be found out. About what?
New ending song. The first one I've dug. Fight! Fight! Fight!
Next Episode: Naruto bothers the Shameless Perv!
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