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Naruto Shippūden S4E72 — The Quietly Approaching Threat

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Naruto Shippūden•Season 4•Episode 72

The Quietly Approaching Threat

6.8/10 · 8 votesAug 21, 200823 min

Ranked #14 of 17 in Season 4•−0.6 vs season avg

Asuma apologizes at the grave of the Third Hokage for not understanding his advice concerning what the "king" of the Fire Country is. At the hospital, Naruto and Sai recover, despite Naruto's desire to resume his training. Tsunade receives a report from Kakashi that Akatsuki

Directed byHiroshi Kimura

Written byMasahiro Hikokubo

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The Quietly Approaching Threat

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Akatsuki's Invasion

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Under the Starry Sky

The Old Monk's Prayer still

The Old Monk's Prayer

The Next Step still

The Next Step

Climbing Silver still

Climbing Silver

The Judgment still

The Judgment

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Unfulfilled Scream

Last Words still

Last Words

The Sad News still

The Sad News

Team Ten still

Team Ten

Target: Locked On still

Target: Locked On

Kakuzu's Abilities still

Kakuzu's Abilities

The Terrifying Secret still

The Terrifying Secret

Shikamaru's Genius still

Shikamaru's Genius

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When You Curse Someone, You Dig Your Own Grave

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Wind Style: Rasen Shuriken!

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

E

Eiichi Tokura

Animation Director

Hiroshi Kimura

Hiroshi Kimura

Director

T

Toshiya Niidome

Storyboard Artist

Y

Yuji Nakao

Key Animation

H

Hirofumi Onodera

Key Animation

H

Hiroshi Murayama

Key Animation

N

Nao Narugasawa

Key Animation

S

Sachiko Iwata

Key Animation

E

Eiichi Tokura

Key Animation

M

Masahiro Toriumi

Key Animation

J

Junki Takegami

Series Composition

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Episode Summary

"The Quietly Approaching Threat" is episode 72 of Naruto Shippūden season 4. It scored 6.8/10 from 8 votes, ranking #14 of 17 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Hiroshi Kimura and written by Masahiro Hikokubo, it aired on August 21, 2008.

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