Naruto Shippūden the Movie

Naruto Shippūden the Movie ( 劇場版 NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝 , Gekijōban Naruto Shippūden ) is a 2007 film directed by Hajime Kamegaki and written by Junki Takegami. It is the fourth movie in the Naruto movie series. It debuted in Japanese theatres on August 4, 2007. The US DVD release was officially released on November 10, 2009. Before its release, it was announced that the dubbed DVD can be pre-ordered along with the limited edition of Naruto Shippūden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 . Disney XD aired the English dub of the movie on Sunday, May 15, 2011. The ending theme song to the movie is Lie-Lie-Lie by DJ OZMA .

## Plot [ ]

The opening scene of the movie shows Naruto fighting a monster, only to be killed by it. Going back a few days before this, a man named Yomi and his four subordinates attacked a shrine to retrieve the spirit of Mōryō , a demon who attempted to destroy the world and create his "Thousand Year Kingdom". Since he was lacking a body, Yomi offered his as a temporary substitute until they could retrieve Mōryō's true body, which is sealed in a different shrine. The only hindrance to Mōryō's plan is a priestess known as Shion , who could seal his spirit away once more. He raises an army of terracotta statues from their slumber to carve a path to the location of his original body while Yomi's four subordinates, given special chakra creatures to enhance their strength, are sent to murder Shion.

To deal with the threat, Konohagakure dispatches advance teams to stall the stone army, while Naruto Uzumaki , Sakura Haruno , Neji Hyūga , and Rock Lee escort Shion to the shrine where Mōryō's body was sealed. The team retrieves Shion and fends off her would-be assassins, who exhaust themselves in a failed attempt to kill Naruto. Afterwards, formal introductions are made, and Shion tells Naruto of his upcoming death. While initially sceptical, her assistant Taruho explains that Shion can see the future, and all her visions have been 100% accurate. As they make for the shrine, Naruto is further angered by Shion's attitude until Taruho reveals the ways her abilities have isolated her from others. The group is ambushed again by Yomi's four subordinates, with Naruto and Lee each breaking off to face an assassin alone. Lee struggles with his opponent Gitai even while using the Eight Gates , but prevails after eating an alcoholic candy supplied by Might Guy to use the Drunken Fist . Naruto drives his foe back with a Rasengan , only for her to reveal she was only stalling him. Meanwhile, Neji orders Sakura to escape with Shion, learning too late that his two opponents were actually just one man and a puppet meant to distract him. The last assassin catches up to Sakura, knocking her out with poison and killing Shion.

The team regroups, at which point Shion's death is revealed to be a ruse: the dead "Shion" was actually Taruho, who transformed into a copy of Shion to trick the enemy. Unable to hold back her grief, Shion explains the nature of her foresight : at the moment of her death, her spirit jumps back in time to warn those around her of the danger, allowing her to survive by having someone die in her place. After burying Taruho, Naruto vows to keep Shion safe.

Thanks to Lee, Neji realises that the remaining three ninja must keep replenishing their chakra to battle effectively. Naruto is tasked with taking Shion the rest of the way, while Sakura and Lee trick the assassins into wasting their chakra on futile attacks. When they run out of chakra, Neji disables the ninja supplying it, leaving the other two powerless against Lee and Sakura.

At the mountain temple where Mōryō's body was kept, Naruto and Shion are intercepted by the stone army. On their first attempt to get past, the two fall off a cliff. Shion loses heart until Naruto swears to protect her without succumbing to fate. Naruto uses [[Multiple Shadow Clone Technique]|shadow clones]] to hold back the army while Shion enters the temple. Yomi, having made it to the shrine first, has stone soldiers ambush Shion, but her mother's [[Bell (charm)]|protective charm]] destroys them.

Mōryō reveals that the two of them were originally one being, and that the sealing ritual will fuse them together, as it did with her mother. Shion ginores him and begins the ritual, erecting a protective barrier, but partway through, Mōryō sacrifices Yomi to break through the barrier. His plan from the beginning was for Shion to use the sealing technique so he could access his body, then devour her. He then leaves Yomi's corpse and breaks the seal on his original body, reutnring to his true form.

Outside, a team of Konoha and Sunagakure shinobi reach Naruto and engage the stone soldiers, allowing him to chase after Shion. Seeing Naruto enter, Shion breaks down, despairing that her suffering and the sacrifices made to protect her have gone to waste. Mōryō breaks free from the shrine and absorbs Shion, leaving Naruto to fight the demon alone. Inside of Mōryō, Shion connects with her mother's spirit. Experiencing Miroku's memories, she learns that her full power was sealed inside her bell. At the moment the prediction of Naruto's death is about to come true, he protected by Shion's bell, which she secretly placed on him. Her resolve strengthened, Shion releases her sealed power, aiming to sacrifice herself and take Mōryō with her. Naruto stops her at the last second, telling her to fight for her future. He then harnesses her chakra to create Naruto and Shion's Super Chakra Rasengan , destroying Mōryō and creating a volcano where the shrine used to be.

As they watch the newly active volcano consume the temple, Naruto asks Shion about her plans for the future. She replies that because Mōryō was a demon born from the evil thoughts of men, she would continue her bloodline so there would be a priestess around if another demon like him arose. Indirectly asking Naruto to father her child, she asked if Naruto would help her, much to everyone's shock. Misunderstanding her, Naruto happily agrees.

## Reception [ ]

In its opening weekend, Naruto Shippūden the Movie came in at number six. In its second week the movie dropped to number eight and stayed there in its third week.

## Print Versions [ ]

As with many movies in the series, Naruto Shippūden the Movie is also available in several print versions:

- An ani-manga version. It was released in Japan on August 4, 2008 ( ISBN 978-4-08-874249-6 ).
- A light novel adaptation written by Masatoshi Kusakabe. It was released in Japan on August 6, 2007 ( ISBN 978-4-08-703187-4 ).

## Trivia [ ]

- The movie poster can be seen in Bleach Shinigami Illustrated Picture Book for the Bleach movie 2: Diamond Dust Rebellion .
- On May 15, 2011, this was the first and only Naruto movie to air on DisneyXD , back when Disney Television had the broadcasting rights to Naruto Shippūden .

## External Links [ ]

- Naruto-Movie.com

## References [ ]