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Naruto Shippūden S8E157 — Assault on the Leaf Village!
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Naruto Shippūden•Season 8•Episode 157

Assault on the Leaf Village!

8.2/10 · 5 votesApr 22, 201023 min

Ranked #12 of 24 in Season 8•−0.1 vs season avg

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The Akatsuki Leader, Pain, begins his invasion of the Hidden Leaf Village. The Leaf ninja assemble to protect Naruto's whereabouts, but when Pain targets Iruka, Kakashi must face off against him.

Directed byHideyuki Yoshida
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)

Crew12

Y

Yumenosuke Tokuda

Supervising Animation Director

M

Masahiro Hikokubo

Writer

R

Rong Hong

Animation Director

Z

Zenjirou Ukulele

Animation Director

H

Hideyuki Yoshida

Director

S

Shigeru Uchihara

Key Animation

Y

Yuji Takagi

Key Animation

Y

Yuichiro Miyake

Storyboard Artist

C

Chen Jie

Key Animation

K

Keiichi Ishida

Key Animation

F

Fumiko Kon

Key Animation

S

Shigemi Aoyagi

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Assault on the Leaf Village!" is episode 157 of Naruto Shippūden season 8. It scored 8.2/10 from 5 votes, ranking #12 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Hideyuki Yoshida and written by Masahiro Hikokubo, it aired on April 22, 2010.

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