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Naruto Shippūden S20E489 — Shikamaru's Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 1: The State of Affairs

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Naruto Shippūden•Season 20•Episode 489

Shikamaru's Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 1: The State of Affairs

8.0/10 · 4 votesJan 12, 201723 min

Ranked #59 of 87 in Season 20•−0.1 vs season avg

It’s been two years since the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War. Shikamaru now has an important role within the Hidden Leaf government, and as a representative of the Leaf in the Alliance. One day, a situation develops with shinobi disappearing in droves, and

Directed byToshinori Watanabe

Written byMasaya Honda

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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)

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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)

Crew12

T

Tomoyuki Kitamura

Animation Director

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Yoshiharu Shimizu

Supervising Animation Director

Toshinori Watanabe

Toshinori Watanabe

Series Director

Masaya Honda

Masaya Honda

Series Composition

P

Park Myoung-hun

Animation Director

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Kim Kyuong-hwan

Key Animation

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Jang Young-sun

Key Animation

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Park Mi-hyun

Key Animation

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Ryu dong gyun

Key Animation

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Kim Yoon-joung

Key Animation

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Yoen Ji Hea

Key Animation

P

Park Myoung-hun

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Shikamaru's Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 1: The State of Affairs" is episode 489 of Naruto Shippūden season 20. It scored 8.0/10 from 4 votes, ranking #59 of 87 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Toshinori Watanabe and written by Masaya Honda, it aired on January 12, 2017.

Next: E490 · Shikamaru's Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 2: Dark Clouds Best of Season 20