2004-04-07 • 24 min
Naruto and Gaara continue their fight. Naruto begins to get an advantage, and Gaara transforms into the final form of Shukaku of the Sand. As he begins to put the squeeze on Naruto, Naruto summons Gamabunta Oyabun, and his comeback begins. Once again, Naruto begins to get an advantage, but Gaara casts the technique of fake sleep, releasing the full power of Shukaku. Now that the demon is free, what will Naruto do?
Hiromi Okazaki
Animation Director
Masaaki Kumagai
Director
Jun Yoshida
Key Animation
Yasuhiko Kanezuka
Key Animation
Kazuhisa Kosuge
Key Animation
Chie Hashimoto
Key Animation
Retsu Ohkawara
Key Animation
Tadashi Kubo
Key Animation
Hirofumi Suzuki
Opening/Ending Animation
Seiko Asai
Key Animation
Nobuo Hashimoto
Key Animation
Kayano Tomizawa
Key Animation
Masaki Kamiguchi
Key Animation
Rie Nakanishi
Key Animation
Takeshi Ito
Opening/Ending Animation
Norio Matsumoto
Opening/Ending Animation
Hideki Tachibana
Opening/Ending Animation
Tetsuya Takeuchi
Opening/Ending Animation
Takahiro Chiba
Opening/Ending Animation
Chiyuki Tanaka
Opening/Ending Animation
Masaru Hyodo
Opening/Ending Animation
Satoru Nishizono
Writer
Chiyuki Tanaka
Key Animation
Teruaki Tokumaru
Key Animation
Mitsuko Yoshida
Key Animation
Masaaki Kumagai
Storyboard Artist
Rikako Kon
Key Animation
Hideki Takagi
Key Animation
Chikara Sakurai
Opening/Ending Animation
Junichi Takaoka
Opening/Ending Animation