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Naruto S4E214 — Bringing Back Reality

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Naruto•Season 4•Episode 214

Bringing Back Reality

7.0/10 · 4 votesDec 21, 200624 min

Ranked #44 of 62 in Season 4•−0.1 vs season avg

Naruto and Menma manage to get Tsunade to let them go find Menma's memories. However, they are forced to go with Neji and Tenten guarding them. On the way, they come across a burned-down village. There, they greet the villagers and ask them what happened.

Directed byAtsushi Nigorikawa

Written byShin Yoshida

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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)

Crew9

S

Shin Yoshida

Writer

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Shin Hyung-sik

Key Animation

Y

Yoko Iizuka

Key Animation

Atsushi Nigorikawa

Atsushi Nigorikawa

Storyboard Artist

Atsushi Nigorikawa

Atsushi Nigorikawa

Director

K

Kim Dae-Hun

Animation Director

I

Im Jin-uk

Key Animation

J

Junki Takegami

Series Composition

K

Kim Jin-kwang

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Bringing Back Reality" is episode 214 of Naruto season 4. It scored 7.0/10 from 4 votes, ranking #44 of 62 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by Atsushi Nigorikawa and written by Shin Yoshida, it aired on December 21, 2006.

Next: E215 · A Past to Be Erased Best of Season 4