Anna Karenina

Hey, stop!

That was too easy!

What?!

Just like I predicted. I knew you'd end up here.

Awesome, Shikadai!

Seriously!

You were totally right to ambush him here.

Damn it! Are you messing with me?!

Looks like I haven't run out of luck yet!

Stop!

One step and she's dead!

The moon's obscured.

Inojin, do your Mind Transfer.

Huh?

I haven't had much success with it before.

If I mess up, her life will be in danger!

Inojin?

O-Okay…

I said stand back!

Get outta here!

I gotta do this now!

Huh? I can't move!

Give it up!

Everything's okay now.

Case closed!

The Mind Transfer Jutsu that Lost to Potato Chips

The Mind Transfer Jutsu that Lost to Potato Chips I heard you guys nailed your mission yesterday!

The Mind Transfer Jutsu that Lost to Potato Chips Yeah!

Shikadai was spot on, predicting the date and time of the crime,

as well as the escape route, right?

Yeah.

There was a little incident during the mission,

but Shikadai took care of it just like that.

I don't think we would've solved it this quickly without Shikadai.

I don't know how to put it but,

Shikadai's manliness has increased 1.5 times recently.

That's an odd number.

It's probably like what they say about

the weight of responsibility makes a man mature.

Yeah, yeah! That's it…

Inojin…

What is it?

If you're not eating that, can I have it?

I guess.

Thanks!

It's cold.

If you weren't gonna eat it,

you should have given it to me while it was still fresh and hot!

I was planning to eat it!

But after eating the burger…

Anyway, you're gonna get bigger if you eat so much!

Dad says I'm cuter when I'm chubbier.

You're beyond that!

Hey…

Did something happen?

Huh? Why?

You didn't eat any of your fries!

Like I said, it's because I got full from the burger.

Also, you didn't call me "Chubs."

Uh…I didn't?

Is there something bothering you?

You're annoying!

There's nothing going on…

Is it Shikadai?

Huh? What about Shikadai?

Well, he made chunin before us…

That doesn't bother me.

I see.

I've been thinking lately…

I want to refine the jutsu that my dad passed down to me,

just like Shikadai did.

What's this about? This doesn't sound like you.

Yeah, well they say a moderate amount of worry makes a girl cuter.

I've never heard of that!

YAMANAKA FLOWERS

Today was sunny in the Village Hidden in the Leaves…

– Mom, Dad? –That's right!

There wasn't a cloud in sight!

– Um… –We had such mild weather today.

– Yes? –We had such mild weather today.

– What is it, Inojin? –Up next…

– What is it, Inojin? the weather report for tomorrow…

Could you help me train my Mind Transfer Jutsu tomorrow?

– What?! – What?!

Of course!

Or rather, you're stepping up!

That hurts, Mom!

CLOSED TODAY

This means that Auntie used the Mind Transfer on the tanuki, right?

Yeah.

Mom's mind and spirit entered the tanuki's

and is completely controlling it.

Auntie, hear me out…

It's my day off, but I'm here to accompany Inojin's training!

You changed your mind super quick

when I told you that I'd treat you to a burger.

Stop venting to my mom. You need to take this seriously.

She says, you're the one that needs to take it seriously.

No, she didn't.

Yes, I did!

There! Now you try it!

Ninja Art: Mind Transfer Jutsu!

Hey, looks like it worked!

Oh!

All right! That's enough!

That looked great!

It's because the spirit of a small animal isn't that strong.

Next up is the real challenge.

Try using the Mind Transfer on Cho-Cho.

Okay!

Wow! That smells good.

The potato chips are calling my name!

Try controlling Cho-Cho,

so she can't eat her very favorite potato chips.

Got it.

Will you be able to overcome my desire for potato chips?

Let's do this!

Ninja Art: Mind Transfer Jutsu!

Oh!

All right, I've got her!

I want to eat potato chips!

Damn it. She repelled me!

One more time!

Mind Transfer Jutsu!

I want to eat potato chips!

Not yet! It's too early to quit, Inojin!

Inojin! You need to have stronger willpower than your opponent's willpower!

That's the trick behind it!

Strong willpower!

Show us that you have stronger willpower

than Cho-Cho's will to have potato chips!

Potato chips!

I got 'em!

What the hell?!

Come on, one more time!

It's impossible.

No matter how many times we do this.

What are you saying?!

Training is all about conquering your weaknesses!

Don't throw in the towel now!

C'mon now.

Calm down.

Inojin, do you want to change the pace and try the Super Beast Scroll?

Yeah, okay.

Hey!

I'm still in the middle of training him!

He's not even close to done!

Right, but it's no use overwhelming him with talk about willpower.

I don't think he'll get it until you explain it logically.

What?!

It's important to have strong willpower for this jutsu!

Oh…right…um…so… that's not what I'm saying.

Okay, so can you just be quiet?

You know, he's the one that came to us wanting to do this.

We need to be strict about this!

You may be right…

Then could you stop butting in?!

But I don't think being strict is going to help him Inojin, this is kinda bad, huh?

grasp the crux of the jutsu. Yeah…

Like I said, the key to the Mind Transfer Jutsu is willpower! Auntie seems really upset.

Being strict is also part of training! Auntie seems really upset.

You have to train the spirit to be strong! There's nothing anyone can do at this point.

All I'm saying is, if the spirit is crucial, I mean, what about Uncle?

aren't there other ways of training it? Is he gonna blow a fuse at some point?

Like meditating under a waterfall? I don't think that will happen.

Oh. So, what you're saying is, you have a problem It's your fault that they're fighting,

with my way of training him? so you need to stop it.

I guess you can take it that way… so you need to stop it.

This is not good.

Mom, Dad! Hold on!

Please don't fight over my training!

We're not fighting about that anymore.

This is something between your dad and me.

Inojin, stay back.

Come on! Not you too, Dad!

Just get out of the way!

You've got to stop them properly.

What can I do in this situation?!

Don't you think you should use the Mind Transfer here?