7.1/1022 votesLoading...#1 - Gaara's First Crush! / A Gift From Orochimaru!
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/18/2012
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?!
Director: Hiromichi Matano
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
7.1/1023 votesLoading...#2 - Infiltrate Akatsuki's Hideout! / Cleanup is a Chance to Wash Away the Past!
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 12/18/2012
Lee's team stumbles upon Akatsuki's hidden base, and Deidara is determined to chase them out before the rest of his teammates learn about his history with the hard-working ninja and his pals.
Director: Rokou Ogiwara
Writer: N/A
6.9/1022 votesLoading...#3 - The new Naruto Movie Premiere! / Please go see the new Naruto Movie!
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/24/2012
Lee and Tenten grab the latest issue of Jump to get the scoop on the new Naruto movie! But the moment they get it, a bright light blinds them, and when it fades, everyone's personality is totally different! The new Naruto movie is almost here and Tsunade's worried it's lacking something to make it a must-see. Tenten overhears the Hokage's concerns and works with Lee and Neji to figure out what it is missing...
Director: Tomoyuki Kurokawa
Writer: Yuka Miyata
6.8/1030 votesLoading...#4 - Love is a part of the Springtime of Youth / Love makes both sides Crazy
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2012
Rock Lee has a crush on Haruno Sakura. He mounts numerous "love offenses" on the target of his affections, but Sakura easily brushes them off. He recruits Tenten, hoping to show Sakura how cool he can be, but... Hoping to get closer to Sakura, Lee slips a love letter into her handbag without her knowing or catching him. Later, when he sees her happily carrying a love letter envelope from someone else, he becomes depressed! Naruto hatches a plan to cheer Lee up by stealing the other letter before Sakura can read it.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
6.8/1026 votesLoading...#5 - A Competition with the Genius Ninja, Neji / Tenten's Must-Win Battle
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2012
One of Lee's teammates is Hyuuga Neji, a talented ninja who many refer to as a genius. So talented in fact, that he took out an enemy boss from the Hidden Grass Village in one strike! Frustrated, Lee challenges Neji, hoping to prove that with enough hard work, a genius can be defeated! There's one thing Tenten can't stand, and that's her teammates Lee and Neji not treating her like a woman. Just as she's getting mad, they encounter a female bandit and her gang and the two of them attempt to protect the leader from her underlings. All Tenten wants is for her teammates to notice that she's a girl, too.
Director: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
6.8/1025 votesLoading...#6 - Guy Sensei Didn't Do It! / Guy Sensei's Rival is Kakashi Sensei!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2012
Lee's beloved teacher Guy-sensei is arrested for lewd behavior! Lee promises to clear his teacher's name, but Guy claims it's just another test for his pupil. Inspector Lee is on the case! Kakashi-sensei's secret move leaves Guy utterly defeated, and Lee decides to follow Kakashi-sensei and become as powerful as he is. The first step... Copying the Copy Ninja's appearance!
Director: Naoki Horiuchi
Writer: N/A
6.8/1021 votesLoading...#7 - Even Hokages Wear Out / Orochimaru is Persistent
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2012
Lee and his team are on bodyguard duty for the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, while she's off on a gambling binge... and Tenten can only seem to screw up in front of her heroine. Orochimaru summons Manda to swallow Tsunade, Naruto, and even Guy-sensei whole! Can Lee's team come up with a plan and rescue them?
Director: Yukio Nishimoto
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
6.8/1021 votesLoading...#8 - Dogs need Dog Friends / It's HIM!
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 2/26/2013
Kiba enlists Hinata and the girls to find Akamaru some canine companions. Lee and his team run into Sasuke on their way back from a mission, and Lee takes it upon himself to bring the rogue ninja back home.
Director: Maki Kodaira
Writer: Isana Kakimura
6.6/1022 votesLoading...#9 - Hinata is Neji's Cousin / Hinata's Weak Point is Naruto
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2012
Neji's cousin Hinata is trying to get some training in, but it's not easy with Lee getting in the way. And Guy, Kiba, Akamaru, Shino... Hinata's one weak point is her tendency to faint around her beloved Naruto, so Lee and several others don some familiar orange outfits to help her fix the problem.
Director: Naoki Horiuchi
Writer: Yuka Miyata
6.6/1021 votesLoading...#10 - Always Do Your Homework at the Last Minute! / Class 3-Lee! We Are Team Guy!
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/28/2012
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?
Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
6.6/1019 votesLoading...#11 - My First Five-Star Sushi! / Friendship, Effort, and Victory!
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 10/2/2012
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.
Director: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
6.5/1024 votesLoading...#12 - Orochimaru is a B-Type Scorpio / Love Letters are the Ultimate Trap
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2012
Lee and his team are on guard duty at the front gate, but they'll have to be more vigilant than the TSA to prevent Orochimaru and Kabuto from sneaking in! Lee is flummoxed by Guy-sensei's new "Smooth Operator Fist," but not half as much as he is by Orochimaru's love letter!
Director: Masaharu Watanabe
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
6.5/1021 votesLoading...#13 - A Field Trip to the Old Capital! / Girls' Rooms and Candy Boxes
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/12/2012
Lee and Naruto are both vying to be on Sakura's team for a research trip to the old capitol city. But when they're stuck with Neji, they settle for tailing her instead... Evening falls and Lee wants to slip away from the Sensei's to go hang out with the girls. He sends Konohamaru in to do some recon, While the young ninja is caught, he manages to leave behind a single scrap of paper...
Director: Tomoyuki Kurokawa, Yuuta Takamura
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
6.5/1019 votesLoading...#14 - The No-Ninjutsu Lifestyle! / I Want to Share an Umbrella with Sakura
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/19/2012
Fed up with their pupils using their ninja skills for the simplest of tasks, Guy and Kakashi set out to teach them some appreciation. Lee is training in the rain without an umbrella, when he sees Sakura getting soaked as well. Naruto appears with an umbrella to save the day, and a jealous Lee has to choose between training and love...
Director: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
6.5/1020 votesLoading...#15 - Summer Means Seashell Styles! / Watermelon Wars!
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/7/2012
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...
Director: Masahiko Murata
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
6.5/1020 votesLoading...#16 - Naruto is Lee, Lee is Naruto! / I Dream of Taking the Nine-Tails for a Walk!
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/4/2012
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!
Director: Naoki Horiuchi
Writer: Yuka Miyata
6.5/1019 votesLoading...#17 - Christmas is the Last Chance for Love! / Orochimaru's Search for Love!
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 12/25/2012
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…
Director: Hiromichi Matano
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
6.4/1020 votesLoading...#18 - Teamwork Symbolizes Youth / The Culprit is Among Us!
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2012
After seeing Shikamaru and Choji in action, Lee attempts to strengthen his friendship with Neji and perfect their own combo moves. The Leaf ninja are scheduled to take an IQ test, but on the way to the exam, Lee's team discovers Guy-sensei collapsed on the ground! They'll have to push their brains to the limit to solve this mystery.
Director: Masahiro Hosoda
Writer: Masahiro Yokotani
6.4/1019 votesLoading...#19 - Student vs. Master! Rock Lee vs. Might Guy! / I will Surpass Guy Sensei
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/26/2012
The ninjas of the Hidden Leaf are being tested on their combat skills, and Team Guy must win a match against their sensei in order to pass. Neji and Tenten succeed using their special moves, but how will Lee stand up to Guy-sensei's Morning Peacock?
Director: Yasuto Nishikata, Ho Pyeon-gang
Writer: Yuka Miyata
6.4/1019 votesLoading...#20 - I'm Sai's new Agent / Win Lady Tsunade's Heart!
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/11/2012
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
Director: Masaharu Watanabe
Writer: Mio Imamura
6.4/1017 votesLoading...#21 - Tenten vs. Temari! / Orochimaru's Search for Love!
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 12/4/2012
An encounter with the Sand siblings turns ugly when Temari insults Tenten, igniting the Leaf ninja's desire for a Chuunin Exam rematch. Orochimaru begins to long for a normal life after being barred from entering a family-oriented shopping market.
Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa
Writer: Isana Kakimura
6.4/1017 votesLoading...#22 - A New Year's Escape Clause! / Naruto Under Surveillance!
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 1/8/2013
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.
Director: Masaharu Watanabe, Ho Pyeon-gang
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
6.4/1019 votesLoading...#23 - Shino Loves Insects / Tenten Fights a Maiden's Battle
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 1/22/2013
Shino's bugs refuse to leave his body because the weather's too cold, so Lee and his pals help him search for replacements. A maiden's battle…the floor of a department store sale.
Director: Kiyoshi Fukumoto
Writer: Isana Kakimura
6.3/1038 votesLoading...#24 - Rock Lee is a Ninja who can't use Ninjutsu / Rock Lee's Rival is Naruto
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2012
Welcome to the Hidden Leaf Village, home of Uzumaki Naruto. One day while walking down the street, a young girl is accosted by debt collectors. When all hope is lost, a lone hero appears to save the day! And that hero is... no not Naruto, but the hardest working ninja in the village... Rock Lee?! What can this ninja known for his inability to use ninjutsu do to save the girl... and himself?! Rock Lee is on a mission to procure a special baumkuchen cake, but only 50 are baked each day. Suddenly, Naruto appears out of nowhere with the same goal! With only one cake left, can Lee overcome Naruto's "Sexy Technique?!
Director: Masahiko Murata
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
6.3/1020 votesLoading...#25 - The Green Flame, Dodge Lee! / The Yes-Man says No!
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 9/25/2012
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?
Director: Rokou Ogiwara
Writer: Kento Shimoyama
The Best Episodes of NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
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Top Episode Ratings Summary
"Gaara's First Crush! / A Gift From Orochimaru!" is the best rated episode of "NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals". It scored 7.1/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Hiromichi Matano and written by Masahiro Yokotani, it aired on 9/18/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Infiltrate Akatsuki's Hideout! / Cleanup is a Chance to Wash Away the Past!".