Saturday, January 24, 2009

Episode 53 - Long Time No See: Jiraiya Returns!

We join Ebisu passed out, having been beaten up by a giant frog. Naruto attempts the most secret and most sacred of techniques, One Thousand Years of Death, to rouse his teacher but goosing him up the pooper has no effect. Squad Seven's knucklehead asks the questions I ask, namely about the frog comma giant and who the heck the white-haired guy is. The Mountain Toad Sage is pleased to answer! He's a spirit sage. I guess. Naruto and I immediately dub him Pervy Sage. Naruto chews him out for knocking out Ebisu, but Mountain Toad says he got in the way of Pervy Toad's exacting research. Not only is he a spirit sage who has gained immortality, but he is also a novellist! The novel? Make-Out Paradise. Hah! Mountain Toad is pleased to meet what he thinks is a fan, although all the commotion outside startles the subjects of his research. Mountain Perv is livid at the loss of his inspiration, and Naruto wants to know who the heck is going to train him. Toad knows about the walking-on-water thing, so Naruto wants to press him into service as a new mentor, but Pervy Sage isn't having any of it. Also, Naruto's not a chick, so he's not interested. Naruto clumsily attempts to flatter Sage Toad, but Make-Out Paradise couldn't be published in Shonen Jump so Mountain Frog knows Naruto's talking out of his ass. Tired of Naruto, he whirlwinds away. Naruto: "Wow! He's cool even though he's a pervert!" I agree. He oddly reminds me of Naruto.

We join Naruto chasing his new hero through the streets, and it's easier than you might think. Just follow the sound of the slaps from offended women. Naruto's half-convinced to give up, but he doesn't have any choice. Our hero calls Toad Sage out as a perv in the middle of the street, and even goes so far as to ask if the toad-thing with Ebisu was a fluke. I'm pretty sure the toad could do if again, if he wanted. Pervy Sage amusingly stuffs Naruto in a giant vase and seals it with a rock on the lid to get some peace and quiet.

Free of orange-clad distractions, Mountain Toad Perv wants really to... er, make it with a stacked chick. He's even seeing them in the clouds. What we will call his ruminations are disrupted by a pair of Naruto's Shuriken, and Pervy Toad ducks behind the tree for some Substitution Jutsu, replacing himself with an odd-looking stuffed animal. Whoop! It's actually Transformation Jutsu! Naruto's not fooled! Mountain Perv finally breaks down and will watch Naruto's training, but in return he's got to bring him the object of his desires - which if it were a woman, would have decided back trouble. Two such creatures walk by, and Mountain Toad Sage immediately throws the training plan away. He's being charmingly perverse with the two girls before Naruto triumphantly returns with a watermelon shaped to his specifications. Hah! Ebisu happens upon the two, and seems to recognize the Pervy Sage. Toad Sage is trying to walk out of his deal, but Naruto calls him on it. The Mountain Frog is immune to Naruto's desire to become Hokage, he just wants the women. Naruto finally clues in, so... Sexy Jutsu! Ebisu nosebleeds himself into a well, and Toad Perv is so entranced he catches fire. Mountain Toad really wants to learn that technique. He also agrees to watch Naruto's training, if he's Sexy Jutsued out all the time. Naruto yells that he's just a pervet, but Naruto is wrong. Sage Perv is a super-pervert.

At the side of a river, Super Perv has completely relented, and wants Naruto to continue his water-walking training. Mountain Toad looks pleased until Naruto falls in halfway through. Sage has Naruto build up his chakra, notices something, and says he's pretty sexy when he's naked. GAH! Wait, no, it's okay - he just used it as an excuse to view the Seal Formula on Naruto's stomach. I hope. He seems to know all about how the Seal works, and even notices the extra Sealing Orochimaru did in the forest. Snake vs. Toad? Toad wants Naruto to put his hands up, before hitting him with a Seal releaser, which looks to do have done away with Orochimaru's Sealing. He has Naruto try to walk on water again, and this time it's picture perfect. Hermit Toad decides he should teach Naruto how to use the Nine-Tailed Chakra.

The Mountain Toad asks Naruto if he's ever felt like he has a different kind of Chakra sometimes, and Naruto says he has, remembering the fight with Haku on the bridge and later with Orochimaru (though briefly in that last case). He calls the different Chakra his red Chakra. Before we even get to a cool ace technique Pervy Sage promises to teach Naruto, Toad calls it quits for the day, starting with a bath. Naruto won't let what the ace techinque is drop, but Sage won't teach him until tomrrow. Giant Toad summons! Later, outside Naruto's, Pervy Sage meets with Closet Perv, and the two do know each other. The Hokage apparently had his Shinobi searching for the Sage, but Toad doesn't want to be found. Ebisu is emphatic he should come back, since Orochimaru's on the loose, they need another of the Sannin - legendary Shinobi - to beat the Sannin they have trouble with. The Mountain Toad Sage, Master Jiraiya, just looks at Ebisu as we end things.

Next Episode: A contract in blood for Ninja Summons!

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