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Naruto Shippūden S4E76 — The Next Step

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Naruto Shippūden•Season 4•Episode 76

The Next Step

6.8/10 · 8 votesSep 25, 200823 min

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

Kakashi reveals that while he knows how to perform Rasengan, he cannot combine his own lightning-based chakra. He adds that even the Fourth Hokage, who created the move, could not combine his elemental chakra with the technique, but that Naruto might be able to. Asuma

Directed byKiyomu Fukuda

Written byYasuyuki Suzuki

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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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Y

Yasuyuki Suzuki

Writer

T

Tsutomu Ohshiro

Key Animation

I

Ik Hyun Eum

Animation Director

P

Park Myoung-hun

Key Animation

K

Kim Yoon-joung

Key Animation

S

Seo Jin-won

Key Animation

L

Lim Keun-soo

Key Animation

H

Han Se-hwan

Key Animation

Y

Yeon Jung Eun

Key Animation

I

Ik Hyun Eum

Key Animation

S

Sim Ha-ta

Key Animation

S

Sat Kat Oh

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Next Step" is episode 76 of Naruto Shippūden season 4. It scored 6.8/10 from 8 votes, ranking #17 of 17 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Kiyomu Fukuda and written by Yasuyuki Suzuki, it aired on September 25, 2008.

Next: E77 · Climbing Silver Best of Season 4