The series chronicles the daily life and training of Konohagakure ninja Rock Lee, who can utilize taijutsu, but has no skill in ninjutsu orgenjutsu. Episodes feature comical scenes and mini-skits to emphasize the characters' goals and thought processes. Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals is the first spin-off anime series that does not follow the main plot of the Naruto Shippuuden series, although it retains the original voice actors. The show ran for one season from 2012 to 2013, spanning 51 episodes. It is currently unknown if an English dub will be made.
A girl faces a group of thugs in the Hidden Leaf Village. Lee uses Elimination by Dispantsification to the thug leader and accidentally the claws clutch on his butt, ends up in retreating. Lee, Neji and Tenten engage on an item retrieval mission. It involves getting a dessert called Baumkuchen, which is be available at the department store in exchange of a voucher. As Lee is about to get the voucher, Naruto suddenly arrives. The two contest on getting the voucher first, and Naruto uses his Shadow Clone Jutsu and Sexy Jutsu. As they arrive to the department store, the owner tells them that they're late and the last Baumkuchen has gone.