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Naruto Shippūden S12E261 — For My Friend

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Naruto Shippūden•Season 12•Episode 261

For My Friend

8.4/10 · 5 votesMay 3, 201223 min

Ranked #6 of 33 in Season 12•+0.5 vs season avg

The Allied Shinobi Forces are on standby, ready to confront Madara’s army of reanimated shinobi and 100,000 White Zetsu. But distrust still exists among the Allied Shinobi Forces, who were once sworn enemies until recently.

Directed byNaoki Horiuchi

Written byMasahiro Hikokubo

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Cast18

Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi

Naruto Uzumaki (voice)

Noriaki Sugiyama

Noriaki Sugiyama

Sasuke Uchiha (voice)

Chie Nakamura

Chie Nakamura

Sakura Haruno (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kakashi Hatake (voice)

Showtaro Morikubo

Showtaro Morikubo

Shikamaru Nara (voice)

Satoshi Hino

Satoshi Hino

Sai (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Gaara (voice)

Hideo Ishikawa

Hideo Ishikawa

Itachi Uchiha (voice)

Koichi Tochika

Koichi Tochika

Neji Hyuga (voice)

Keiko Nemoto

Keiko Nemoto

Shizune (voice)

Kujira

Kujira

Orochimaru (voice)

Masako Katsuki

Masako Katsuki

Tsunade (voice)

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M

Masahiro Hikokubo

Writer

N

Naoki Takahashi

Key Animation

N

Naoki Takahashi

Animation Director

M

Mikihiko Ando

Key Animation

K

Koki Sugawara

Key Animation

K

Konomi Sakurai

Animation Director

M

Masahiro Hosoda

Storyboard Artist

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Takashi Tomioka

Key Animation

Naoki Horiuchi

Naoki Horiuchi

Director

K

Kuniko Yano

Key Animation

A

Akira Watanabe

Key Animation

J

Juuji Mizumura

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"For My Friend" is episode 261 of Naruto Shippūden season 12. It scored 8.4/10 from 5 votes, ranking #6 of 33 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Naoki Horiuchi and written by Masahiro Hikokubo, it aired on May 3, 2012.

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