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Naruto S3E134 — The End of Tears

8.5

Naruto•Season 3•Episode 134

The End of Tears

8.5/10 · 8 votesMay 11, 200524 min

Ranked #2 of 54 in Season 3•+0.8 vs season avg

The battle between Naruto and Sasuke comes to a close, as One-Tailed Naruto takes on Cursed Seal Level 2 Sasuke in one final Rasengan vs. Chidori clash! And this time...only one person will emerge victorious. Will Kakashi and Pakkun make it in time? And who

Directed byYasuyuki Honda

Written byKatsuyuki Sumisawa

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Seasons4

Season 3 Episodes54

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The Last Leg: A Final Act of Desperation

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Losing is Not an Option!

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The End of Tears

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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)

Hidekatsu Shibata

Hidekatsu Shibata

Hiruzen Sarutobi (3º Hokage) (voice)

Koichi Tochika

Koichi Tochika

Neji Hyuga (voice)

Masashi Ebara

Masashi Ebara

Might Guy (voice)

Yōichi Masukawa

Yōichi Masukawa

Rock Lee (voice)

Yukari Tamura

Yukari Tamura

Tenten (voice)

Ryoka Yuzuki

Ryoka Yuzuki

Ino Yamanaka (voice)

Showtaro Morikubo

Showtaro Morikubo

Shikamaru Nara (voice)

Kentaro Ito

Kentaro Ito

Choji Akimichi (voice)

Crew12

S

Shinji Satoh

Storyboard Artist

K

Kenichiro Ogata

Animation Director

Y

Yasuyuki Honda

Director

J

Junpei Mikuriya

Key Animation

A

Akira Matsushima

Key Animation

Y

Yoshiaki Minami

Key Animation

Katsuyuki Sumisawa

Katsuyuki Sumisawa

Writer

Y

Yoko Suzuki

Key Animation

Y

Yukina Kosaka

Key Animation

H

Hiroaki Sakuma

Key Animation

I

Isamu Utsuki

Key Animation

J

Junji Ozeki

Art Designer

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Episode Summary

"The End of Tears" is episode 134 of Naruto season 3. It scored 8.5/10 from 8 votes, ranking #2 of 54 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Yasuyuki Honda and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, it aired on May 11, 2005.

Next: E135 · The Promise That Could Not Be Kept Best of Season 3