Their names are from "The tale of the Gallant Jiraiya" (Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari 児雷也豪傑物語)
And no, they don't succeed. But, if you don't watch a fansub or a clip of it in Japanese with proper subtitles you won't catch something. The crow at the beginning says "Ahoo" which translates to "Fool" not something big but it's the artist's way of making fun of the entire episode. Naruto buys Kakashi Ramen hoping to see his face while he eats and in the process Kakashi thinks up all these tricks Team 7 could be playing on him. Which includes exploding ramen bowsl. You'd just have to see it.
I'm on episode 110 or so, I'm finally on the Sasuke retrieval arc, and I can't wait to see Kazekage-sama Gaara-san.
As a strange coincidence, one of the summon animals working for Orochimaru is named Manda
I'll abdicate at the drop of a hat
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