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(Leaf Villager A) Ok, pull it out.

(Leaf Villager B) Be careful! It's gonna fall!

(Leaf VIllager C) Alright! Back over here! On the other side!

(Leaf Villager D) It's too heavy!

(Rock Lee) Sakura...

How is Lady Hokage doing?

Oh, I see...

This could help! Guy Sensei made this special medicine for the Lady Hokage!

So please... would you give it to her?

Thanks Lee...

Lady Hokage healed me, when no one thought it would be possible...

I wanna do whatever I can to help her get better.

I'm going to be straight with you...

[gasp]

Give up on being a shinobi.

No!

(Lady Tsunade) His injuries have left numerous bone fragments embedded in his spinal column.

(Lady Tsunade) It's a miracle he can still move at all...

(Tsunade) He's physically incapable of carrying out the duties of a shinobi.

Guy Sensei! Please tell me what to do!

How come I am the only one being punished like this!?

Tell me... What am I supposed to do now!?

[struggling grunts]

[struggling grunts]

Ino!

Hey! Did you come down to check up on Lee too?

I thought you'd be here.

I actually came here to look for the two of you.

You weren't at Sasuke's when I checked, so I figured that you'd be here.

And I waited.

Wait just a second... Ino, you didn't go visit Sasuke alone, did you!?

Do you think I was visiting him as a flimsy excuse to make a move on him, like you always do!?

Speak for yourself, Ino Pig!

I told you! I was just looking for you two, billboard brow!

Oh yeah!? What do you want us for then!?

Because all three of us are going on a mission together!

[gulp] A mission?

Us three? But why?

Your team's down one because Sasuke's in such bad shape.

And Lady Hokage decided to call up Shikamaru and Choji from my team..

They're helping out with all the Village repairs right now.

It's only a D-rank mission so, they're just grabbing whoever's available!

We finally get a mission and you spoil it for me by saying that.

Thanks for nothin'.

(Naruto) Yo! Bushy brow!

Oh! Sakura!

What about "Oh Naturo?" I'm here too ya know.

How's it coming, Lee? You feeling better?

Oh... Yes... I am fine...

Hm?

Oh no! Really! I feel great!

Especially since Guy Sensei started making me this medicine! He calls it his Special Youth Drink!

[grunt]

[gasp]

[nervous laughter] Thank you! I guess my hand just slipped.

Huh?!

Yuck! Gross!

This is the worst energy drink I've ever had!

[crying]

What are you doing, you idiot!?

If you're gonna scold me, could you do it before you hit me?

[gasps]

But... that was... that was my last special youth drink!

I didn't realize it was so special!

Oops! Sorry about that!

Up until now, I drank five liters every day and never missed a single dose!

That much?!

Really? This awful tasting stuff?

If i kept on drinking it, then without any doubt I knew i would recover!

Guy Sensei swore...

Look, if you have the guts to keep drinking this disgusting stuff,

you'll have no problem getting well!

That's your ninja way, right? Never give up! No matter what!

Hm, yes. I suppose so.

I'll go get more from Guy Sensei right now!

Wait! Naruto!

We have a mission, remember!?

Just wait for me at the South main gate! I'll be there! Don't worry!

(Naruto) Trust me! I'll be right back!

Man!

He's never gonna change.

(Rock Lee) A forbidden jutsu one can die using...

(Rock Lee) I am prepared for the worst! Teach me the Forbidden Jutsu!

(Rock Lee) Whatever it takes for my dream!

Um, Guy Sensei?

Oh! Naruto. Can I help you?

I'm not here for me. Uh, I actually came for that medicine you make for Lee.

I see. You've already done your research then. Nicely done!

Huhh??

The Special Youth Drink for Lee has one main ingredient, and that is the Jofuku Flower.

What's that?

A mystical plant that only grows in one place, the foot of Mount Jofuku on the boarder of the Land of Fire.

It's said to glow in seven colors and cures all sorts of illnesses!

Mount Jofuku, huh?

But it's a very rare flower, and as a result it's difficult to obtain... so...

So if you had those flowers, you could make more medicine?

Huh?

All right, I'll tell you what!

I'm gonna go and get some of them for you right now!

But- wait!

Naruto! You didn't even let me finish my sentence!!

(Thinking) Just you wait, Bushy Brow! I'll get you more of that medicine right away!

Of course!

That's weird. I Know it was around here somewhere...

Found it!

(Ino) Naruto's late.

I can't believe that idiot! What's he doing!?

(Sakura) I know he's worried about Lee, but we have a mission to complete!

Hm?

Sakuraaaaa!

Huh?!

Sorry to keep you waiting! I had to change!

Naruto! What's with the get-up?!

It does kinda look familiar...

Heh! I gotta get some medicinal herbs for Bushy Brow!

And this outfit that I'm wearing will help me get in sync with him!

Not too shabby, huh!?

Sure. Whatever you say.

Can't you tell how much we like it from our reaction?

What is the deal, Naruto!? Have you fogottn that we were given a mission!?

Sorrrry! I already told you! I have to go to Mount Jofuku to get some medicinal herbs!

Mount Jofuku?

Yeah. Weren't you listening?

Great. Our mission is actually going to take us right to Mount Jofuku.

Huh??

[struggling breaths]

(Guy Sensei) You mustn't do that, Lee!

Huh?

You were told to take it easy until after the surgery...

Sorry...

I thought that perhaps it would be a good idea to build up my strength a little beforehand...

Listen, I understand how incredibly frustrating this situation must be for you, Lee...

(Guy Sensei) However, in all or nothing situations where you can't forge ahead or fall back...

(Guy Sensei) Sometimes merely staying still can bring about the best results.

(Guy Sensei) Having faith in yourself, Waiting quietly until the right time comes...

That, too, is a form of courage, Lee. Understand?

Yes...

(Sakura) Naruto, Lady Hokage's been treating Lee's injuries, hasn't she?

(Naruto) Yeah! Of course!

(Sakura) Even so, doesn't it seem like Lee's been really out of sorts lately?

(Sakura) ...Like he has no energy?

(Naruto) What do you expect? That was a serious injury!

It isn't just that! His optimism has started to fade...

He's actually skipped a few rehab sessions, too.

That's not the Lee I know! Even today he would have said:

Sakura! To protect you, I will recover faster! And hour, a minute... No!

I will not stay hurt a second more than I must!

If he were his normal self then he'd mean every word he said, too!

Uhhh, he'd do it just for you?

Yeah, but still, Sakura has a point.

Hm?

Remember his injuries were so serious even the medical team couldn't heal him.

Maybe he won't ever fully recover...

If Lee thinks that, it's no surprise he's feeling down.

Granny Tsunade is gonna fix him up! I know she will!

I'm just saying sometimes it's not right to give someone hope when there really isn't any!

But...

You may want to cheer him up--

but that can put pressure on him to put on a happy face, and that can make things worse!

Please, Naruto, don't say stuff like "it'll be fine," because we don't know that it will be!

[gasp]

Bushy Brow is tougher than you give him credit for.

When he fought Gaara in the Chunin Exam, I knew he was an amazing guy.

He put his life on the line...

(Naruto) Until the very end of the fight when he lost consciousness...

(Naruto) He never stopped attacking!

(Naruto) And that's when I realized that Lee is a guy who will never, ever give up!

I know there's no waythat I could ever understand the suffering he's going through right now...

...but he's doing everything he can to overcome it, and I believe in him.

And that's why I tell Bushy Brown to hang in ther and not give up hope!

[gasps]

Naruto...

(Naruto) Hey! Is anybody ever gonna tell me what our mission is?!

(Sakura) Took you long enough to ask!

(Ino) We're taking a secret message to a village near Mount Jofuku.

(Naruto) This has gotta be the easiest mission ever!

(Naruto) Let's get it done fast so I can go pick some Jofuku Flowers!

(Sakura) Guys, let's take a break. We should grab something to eat.

(Naruto) Are you even listening, Sakura?

(Naruto) Taking a break is the opposite of getting it done!

May I ask, are you three headed into the Jofuku Forest?

Uhh, that's right.

Yeah! We're gonna go look for some medicinal herbs from there!

If you are truly wise, you'd turn back now!

[gulp]

And why is that!?

Around these parts, that forest is known as "The Lost Woods,"

and the villagers know better than to ever go near it, for fear they won't come back again.

"The Lost Woods?"

It was a site of many ancient battles!

And the ghosts of the ninja who were killed there are said to still wander the forest...

It's a chilling tale!

[frightened squeals] There are ghosts in the woods!?

[frightened squeaks]

Hey! My sandal strap broke!

Yeah! And so did my mirror!

[frightened gasps]

MEOW!

It's an omen!!

(Naruto) There's no such thing as ghosts!

Hm? Ahhhhh!

If you ask me, those are just a bunch of made up rumors!

Hey there! May I have some more tea, please?

(Naruto) That old lady sure was creepy, wasn't she?

(Sakura) I'll say! She was scarier than a real ghost!

(Ino) It was mean of her to frighten us like that!

(Naruto) Huh? What's that?

Looks pretty sketchy to me!

Is that the forest the old lady was talking about?

You think the Jofuku Flower's in there?

Yeah!

Hey! Our mission comes first, Naruto!

Just hold on! I'll be right back!

That kid! He never listens!!

What should we do?

Ugh, I guess we have to go after him!

[gasps]

It's.... an omen!!!

(Naruto) A flower that glows in seven colors, just like Guy Sensei said!

Naruto!

Look, Sakura. I found the flower!

(Sakura) Those are Jofuku Flowers?

(Ino) I've never heard of a flower that glows in seven colors!

Shouldn't a florist like you know things like that?

Technically, it's a medicinal herb, Not a flower!

Let's just get them to Guy Sensei so he can make Bushy Brow's medicine!

What's that?

Is it... a ghost??

What's going on?

It kinds looks like the Jutsu that controls sand.

(Sakura) The one Gaara of the Sand uses!

It's Gaara!

Why's he here!?

We'd better retreat!

Yeah, you're right!

Ahhhhh!

Naruto!!

Why would he want to attack us!?

Looks like he's after Naruto!

(Sakura) Ino! He's wide open right now. Can you confirm his identity?

(Ino) You got it!

Mind transfer Jutsu!

No way!

What? What is it!?

It has no human consciousness at all!

You're dealing with an entirely different me today!

[dodging grunts]

Can't... dodge... these... forever!

Hiiiiya!!!!

All right, you wanna keep copying Gaara? Well then-

Shadow Clone Jutsu!

(Thinking) I can't fight him with taijutsu like Bushy Brows... But that's ok!

(Thinking) I can still take him down with my own style of fighting!

(Thinking) Ugh! He even has Sand Armor!

(Thinking) See if you can block THIS!

Na...

Ru...

To...

Uzumaki Barrage!

Now to finish you!

Rasengan!!!

[attack yell]

Naruto!

You all right!?

[panting]

I knew I could defeat that creature!

Now Bushy Brow can finally get the medicine he needs!

(Furofuki) Hey!

Huh!?

What do you think you are doing to those precious Jofuku Flowers!?

You're going to make them all wilt if you're not careful!

Who's that?

(Sakura) Our apologies! Here's the secret message!

(Furofuki) Hm.

So, old lady, you live in the middle of this forest all by yourself, huh?

I do have a name, you know! I'm called Furofuki.

I'm a Medical Ninja from the Hidden Leaf, and I'm here to study the Jofuku Flowers.

It's what I love to do, and that is that!

Is that thing we encountered a guardian deity of the Jofuku Flower or something?

The flower protects itself when it's picked!

It searches the mind of whoever picked it to find their archenemy, transforms into that foe, and attacks.

I guess it's just our bad luck that we were thinking of Gaara!

Too bad we didn't think of Choji! Then we coulda won no problem!

You know, if you hadn't trespassed into the Jofuku Forest in the first place, this never would've happened.

We're really sorry!

We sure are!

Whoa! This thing's so heavy!

And all of this is just Jofuku Flowers!?

It is. And your mission now is to bring all of these back to the Leaf Village.

Ino...

Hey don't blame me! Blame the guy who sent us on this mission!

Rejoice, Lee! Because I've managed to bring you the greatest gift of all today!

(Guy Sensei) MY special handmade herbal food pills of love!

These little guys were made with my sweat, tears, and love!

And of course, they're filled with the warm friendship of your comrades, too!

My comrades' friendship?

That's right! Cause none other than Naruto and his team obtained the medicinal herb needed to make these!

Sakura too!?

(Guy Sensei) Yes! Sakura and Ino, too!

I see. Then that must mean that these have also been filled with love from Sakura...

(Thinking) Sakura! In order to repay your kindness, I will recover faster!

(Thinking) An hour? A minute? No. I will not stay hurt a second more than I must!

If you eat a hundred of these, you won't need to fear surgery!

I will do it!

Wait!! Just hold on!

Tell me how many I must eat each day, and I will!

I'm glad to see that you're not taking any chances this time! Bravo Lee!

But it's not one hundred total... It's one hundred each day!!!!

[munching]

Don't you worry, Lee! I won't let you suffer alone!

While you're eating all of those I'll do one thousand speed push ups!

(Naruto) Why do I have to train to break free of Genjutsu now?

(Jiraya) Don't you remember the reason for this training?

(Naruto) Huh!? It's so I can bring back Sasuke, of course!

(Jiraya) Sasuke possesses the Sharingan. Naturally he'll learn to master genjutsu.

(Jiraya) If you can't defend yourself against it, how do you expect to bring him back!?

(Naruto) Next Time on Naruto Shippuden: Gutsy Master and Student, the Training.

(Jiraya) Let's get some real practice at breaking genjutsu!