As the summer cleansing ceremony approaches, Tatsuo tells Satoru to invite some friends, which leaves him flustered. He continues to practice hard as a member of the kendo club, but he hasn't managed to break the ice with the other members. One day, he gets in a fight with Kosugi, another member, and ends up in a kendo match against Kinugawa, the captain.
while the New Year purification 
takes place in December.
während die Neujahrsreinigung im
Dezember stattfindet.
y el rito de purificación de fin de año 
se realiza en diciembre en los templos.
y el rito de purificación de fin de año 
se realiza en diciembre en los templos.
et celle du nouvel an 
en décembre.
mentre quella di Capodanno
 si svolge a dicembre.
e a purificação de Ano
 Novo, em dezembro.