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Naruto Shippūden S5E112 — The Place to Return To
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Naruto Shippūden•Season 5•Episode 112

The Place to Return To

7.8/10 · 4 votesJun 4, 200923 min

Ranked #20 of 24 in Season 5•−0.4 vs season avg

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The battle for the Sanbi comes to an end as neither the Konoha ninja nor Orochimaru are successful at obtaining it. Tsunade classifies the mission of catching the Sanbi as a failure, for it is too dangerous to accomplish. As Naruto and the others prepare

Directed byShigeharu Takahashi
Written byYuka Miyata, Junki Takegami
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The Place to Return To

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)

Crew12

Y

Yukari Kobayashi

Animation Director

S

Shigeharu Takahashi

Director

S

Shigeharu Takahashi

Storyboard Artist

Y

Yuka Miyata

Writer

J

Junki Takegami

Writer

Y

Yoko Iizuka

Key Animation

H

Hideki Tanaka

Key Animation

K

Kudoshi Mori

Key Animation

F

Fumiyasu Saito

Key Animation

A

Atsushi Kasano

Key Animation

A

Ayumi Furukawa

Key Animation

H

Hirosachi Sakai

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Place to Return To" is episode 112 of Naruto Shippūden season 5. It scored 7.8/10 from 4 votes, ranking #20 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Shigeharu Takahashi and written by Yuka Miyata, Junki Takegami, it aired on June 4, 2009.

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