Anna Karenina

Butterfly Mode!

Well? What do you think about your dad in slim form?

The Secret Jutsu of the Akimichi Clan, the Butterfly Mode…

greatly expands your physical abilities through controlling one's calories.

You try it too, Cho-Cho.

Do I have to?

I think that earnestly training

makes the dumplings you eat afterwards taste better!

I'm not in the mood for that.

Okay! Then how about if I add sweet bean soup onto that?

Well, you leave me no choice, Dad!

Let's do our best!

Super Cho-Cho Butterfly Mode!

Ouch!

I can't get to full power at all.

Actually, it feels like my power's dropped from before.

I Can't Stay in My Slim Form

I Can't Stay in My Slim Form Cho-Cho, the Butterfly Mode is

the Secret Jutsu of the Akimichi Clan, so it's critical that you master it.

After seeing how your power isn't manifesting

and how you return to normal so quickly…

It looks like you're not releasing your power completely.

What, really?

You burn so many calories with this jutsu

that you end up losing weight after you use it.

That's why we have to eat a lot to return to normal.

Oh, I see.

Cho-Cho, I guess this means you aren't going all out yet.

What does that mean?

How do I put it?

Cho-Cho, when you activate Butterfly Mode,

what do you think about?

Huh?

I wonder?

What do you think about, Dad?

For me, it's about wanting to protect

those I want to protect with everything I've got!

Your feelings must be that intense

in order to release the hidden power inside you.

Oh…

Okay, why don't we call it a day?

Then Dad, let's go to the sweets shop!

Okay!

I'm going to get sweet bean soup,

sweet bean rice balls, and sweet bean cakes…

I guess we'll just have to wait until you get the knack for it.

DUMPLINGS

Dumplings after training are definitely the best!

Dad, I'm getting the sweet bean soup for the last course, like you promised me.

Of course!

Hello!

Anko Sensei!

Choji, Shikamaru was looking for you.

Oh! I forgot I promised to meet up with him!

Cho-Cho, enjoy the sweet bean soup with Anko Sensei!

Oh, and you can get the sweet bean cakes to-go!

Okay!

Hey, Pops, I'd like three orders of sweet bean soup, please!

Same here!

I'm sorry, but we've run out of sweet bean soup for the day.

What?! How can a sweets shop run out of their sweet bean soup?

I already have the taste of sweet beans in my mouth,

I can't go off-theme!

I guess I'll just have the sweet bean rice balls then…

I'm so sorry.

We're out of that too, as well as sweet bean cakes…

Everything with sweet bean in it.

To begin with, our supply of azuki beans haven't been delivered.

– What do you mean – What do you mean

– your azuki beans haven't been delivered? – your azuki beans haven't been delivered?

Delivery wagons carrying azuki beans have been getting robbed recently.

It's not just us, but many shops are in a tough spot.

Azuki bean thieves?

Unforgivable!

Who steals azuki beans?!

Supplies are low due to a bad harvest.

So, thieves are stealing azuki beans, then reselling them at high prices.

These thieves are unforgivable.

Yup, unforgivable!

Totally unforgivable!

Our sweet bean soup is our most popular item.

So, my business is plunging!

I don't know what to do anymore.

Not being able to eat sweet bean soup is making my feelings plunge too.

We're supposed to have a delivery tomorrow.

I just hope they don't get robbed this time.

We'll reach the ridge soon.

All right. Got it.

Anko Sensei…

Let's make sure we capture those thieves!

Of course!

We're not gonna stand by and let any more azuki beans get stolen!

Right!

That's a good amount of beans they've got today.

That will fetch a nice price.

Thank you very much.

Let's go!

Let's do this!

Okay!

What?! Who are you?

Are you Anko Mitarashi of the Leaf?

So, they hired bodyguards?

You can't have them, you azuki bean thief!

Get ready!

Pretty eager bodyguards, huh?

Run! I promise we'll protect the azuki beans!

– Okay! – We're counting you!

To think we'd see the Anko Mitarashi, guarding azuki beans.

Cho-Cho, be careful!

Try not to damage the sacks!

I wish I could just wrap this up fast with my Human Boulder…

You can't! This isn't about you!

It's all about the azuki beans first!

Roger!

This is all for sake of sweet bean soup, sweet bean rice balls, and sweet bean cakes!

Multiple Striking Shadow Snakes!

Heh!

You think all your childish tricks will work?!

Lightning Style: Whip Dance of Fools!

Guess all that eagerness from before was just a bluff.

Anko Sensei!

You don't amount to much, Anko Mitarashi!

You're next!

You're a pain!

I'm definitely going to get revenge for the azuki beans!

Partial Expansion Jutsu!

What the—?!

Interesting!

Shut up!

Wanna fight?

Oh, no! The road!

Sensei!

The azuki beans!

I…have to protect them!

Sweet…bean soup!

Sweet…rice balls!

Sweet…bean cakes!

Nice azuki beans…

I will not drop them!

Aww, too bad. The azuki beans fell!

Anyway, that girl was super strong!

I've never seen that jutsu before! Wasn't that amazing?

Quit your admiring and go salvage what we can,

so we can make a little money at least!

Let's go!

– Right! – Right!

At least the azuki beans are safe.

We did it, Anko Sensei!

Anko Sensei?

Anko Sensei?

Sensei?

Where are you, Anko Sensei?

Cho-Cho!

Anko Sensei?

Sensei?!

Are you inside?

Can you hear me?

I can hear you!

Cho-Cho, are you okay?

I'm totally fine!

How about you, Sensei?

I'm okay!

Never mind me though. Can you move this boulder?

Leave it to me!

I won't just move it, I'll crush it!

I just need… to get back to normal.

What?!

Really? I can't get back to normal?

I can't…

What's wrong, Cho-Cho?

Well, you see…

I'm in my slim form because

I used my Super Cho-Cho Butterfly Mode…

Is there a problem?

When I'm like this,

I'm full of charm, but I'm powered down.

What?

Usually, I can transform back right away,

but for some reason, not today.