- [Yusuke knows he and Keiko's argument had just been spied upon]
- Yusuke Urameshi: [calling to the bushes] Hey! Don't think I didn't hear that noisy girl. If it's huggy, kissy stuff you want, go home and watch your soaps.
- Botan: Meow.
- Yusuke Urameshi: Have any idea what curiosity does for cats, Botan?
- Botan: Over here, Yusuke. I had absolutely no earthly clue I'd find you here.
- Yusuke Urameshi: Right, right. You were just lookin' for a place to pee.
- [appraising Kurama]
- Gouki: So you're tellin' me this is him? That's very funny, Hiei. I heard boogeyman stories about Yoko in lockdown, and this red-haired princess ain't it.
- Botan: Don't tell me you've forgotten about it again!
- Yusuke Urameshi: Okay, I won't!
- Botan: Koenma just finished telling you about the golden egg that's got your spirit beast inside. Do you really need a recap twice a day to remind you of what's going on?
- Yusuke Urameshi: [laughs] Oh, yeah, I remember pacifier-breath saying something like that about something like that.
- Yoko Kurama: Each branch of this tree has a mouth, and each mouth of the branch has saliva that will melt your bones in under a minute, though the pain will make every second seem like its own eternity to you.
- [Koenma, in his teen form, pops up suddenly, startling Yusuke and Botan]
- Yusuke Urameshi: Damn it, don't do that! We're still not used to you being at eye level.
- Koenma: And this "pacifier-breath" is still not used to you getting dumber every single time he sees you.
- Yoko Kurama: Just a lower-class beast, always the easiest of pawns.
- Koenma: The beast will reflect who you really are inside - not that brat routine you put on to be cool. And if your true heart has been selfish and evil, so will be the beast and, well, you remember that part about head-devouring.
- Yusuke Urameshi: So I'll be a ghost again like when this whole thing started.
- Koenma: No, Yusuke. When a spirit beast consumes you, it takes the whole package, body AND soul. You won't be a ghost. You won't go to Spirit World. You will be absolutely nothing at all.
- Koto: I can't explain it. My silver-haired hunk has transformed to a sadly tailless Kurama. My whole weekend is shot.
- [At the sight of Yusuke's adorable spirit beast]
- Botan: When I picture Yusuke's disposition I see scales and beady eyes, but cute and furry's another way to go.
- [Yusuke's agony continues, weakening him more and more, driving him toward death]
- Genkai: All these years to find the right student. What the Hell have I done?
- Botan: Just because your egg hatches doesn't mean you get to be a punk again.
- Shishiwakamaru: Now which one of you lovely fighters do I get to beat?
- Kazuma Kuwabara: [kiddingly] I never knew how adorable you were inside. You're as cute as a little girl.
- [punch]
- Yusuke Urameshi: [angrily] How adorable was that!
- Koto: Shishi's definitely got a cheer section with him. Oh, I think we've lost some tops.
- Keiko Yukimura: When you're next to each other, you two kinda look alike. He's even got your hair.
- Yusuke Urameshi: I'll say the little booger's got my hair - he's got it right between his retarded claws and he ain't lettin' go. He better not leave me any spirit surprises.
- Shishiwakamaru: Yes, you, with the inferior face.
- Kazuma Kuwabara: Huh? You... You mean this one?
- Shishiwakamaru: Well, of course. Who else would I mean? Huh. You must be bored as a side-show freak. Why don't you come fight?
- Kazuma Kuwabara: Dehhhh! I'll show you, pretty boy!
- Hiei: Hm.
- Kurama: Seems Shishi's struck a sensitive chord.
- Shizuru Kuwabara: Time flies when you're mocking Yusuke mercilessly.
- Kurama: Perhaps this can only be decided with a game of Jankin.
- Kazuma Kuwabara: Oh, yeah. Bring it on. I'm a rock-paper-scissors master.
- Hiei: Jankin? And what the Hell is that?
- Kazuma Kuwabara: Gee, man, you really DIDN'T have a childhood, huh?
- [Kuwabara and the girls leave the room, laughing at Yusuke's discomfort over his adorable spirit beast]
- Yusuke Urameshi: I can kill you all with my finger, you know. Don't run. I'll show you cute and friendly. I'll show you cute and friendly till you're black and blue all over.
- Yukina: Achoo!
- Botan: "Sneezy, sneezy, achoo - somebody special's thinking about you."
- Shizuru Kuwabara: Botan, you've got to be the biggest freak in the world.
- Koto: Good morning, blood-lusters and blood-lusterettes.
- Kazuma Kuwabara: That IS unbelievable. I mean, I can't believe we missed the entire fight just because I took a couple o' extra minutes to brush my teeth.
- Kurama: It was an impressive sight to behold.
- Hiei: Though I'm sure your minty fresh breath was well worth the delay.
- [Hiei notices Puu perched on Yusuke's head]
- Hiei: What is that ridiculous appendage growing out of your head all about?
- Yusuke Urameshi: It's just a puberty thing, okay?
- [Kuwabara mentions Yukina]
- Kazuma Kuwabara: She's actually partially here to look for her long lost, estranged brother. I'm gonna help her look for 'im just as soon as we win this tournament.
- Kurama: [pointedly at Hiei] Yukina's brother! Yes! Sounds like a noble cause. We should assist her, too, Hiei.
- Yusuke Urameshi: [joining in on the ribbing] Yeah, you could even lend an eye.
- Hiei: [rapidly to a boil] Ahhhh, will you shut up?
- Kazuma Kuwabara: Wait. Uh... What's goin' on here? Am I missing something? What aren't you guys tellin' me? What do you keep laughin' about, anyway?
- Genkai: At least your act is tough.
- Yusuke Urameshi: Hey, I work hard at it.
- Yusuke Urameshi: If you wanna be famous why don't you start a boy band. You got the look down.
- Genkai: See that over there?
- Yusuke Urameshi: A big rock. Yeah, that explains everything.
- Genkai: Shoot it with your spirit gun at full power.
- Yusuke Urameshi: But you still haven't answered my question yet.
- Genkai: Don't make me slap you upside the head. Just shoot the damn thing!
- Yusuke Urameshi: Eeh. Oh, all right! Hag.
- Genkai: I can never tell what's worse - your aim or your pride in it.
- Yusuke Urameshi: Give me a break! That was the perfectest shot there is. Why don't you show this young whippersnapper how it was done in the olden days?
- Genkai: Gladly, you patronizing jackass.
- Genkai: Pay attention, slacker. You've been brought to this tournament for one reason. Toguro knows what you're capable of. It's time you understood it, too.
- Genkai: When you channel your spirit power to its maximum, the body cells shift and you take on the form you had at the moment you were most powerful in your life. In my case I was a swinging twenty-something. Yours is right now. You just don't know it yet. That's why we've come here. It's time for you to take the final test and reach your graduation.
- Yusuke Urameshi: Why do I get the feeling this isn't gonna be easy.
- Yusuke Urameshi: You know what? When you're next to each other you two kind of look alike. He's even got your hair.
- Yusuke Urameshi: I'll say the little booger's got my hair. He's got it right between his retarded claws and he ain't letting go... He better not leave me any Spirit surprises.