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Naruto Great Excitement! The Animal Panic of the Crescent Moon Island

(劇場版 NARUTO -ナルト- 大興奮!みかづき島のアニマル騒動だってばよ) is a Japanese anime film written, and directed by Toshiyuki Tsuru. It is the third Naruto film. The film was release in theaters in Japan on August 5, 2006. It was release on DVD format in Japan on April 25, 2007. This film is the last of the Part I Naruto era films of the Naruto Part I series; before the Naruto Shippuuden series, and Naruto Shippuuden movie 1 took place the following year later in Japan (2007). It was also released in the US on November 4, 2008. The English version of the film premiered on Cartoon Network on November 8, 2008. It was then released on DVD in the U.S on November 11, 2008. In the English version, this film is call Naruto Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom. A spoiled prince from the Moon Country is traveling the world and is to be escorted back to his home island by Naruto, Kakashi, Sakura and Rock Lee. The Prince ends up purchasing a circus and hilarity ensues, Team Kakashi then has the duty of protecting both the Prince and his new purchase.

Plot

The film begins as Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi, Haruno Sakura, and Rock Lee were assigned to a B-rank mission, to protect the prince of the Land of the Moon, Michiru, during his world trip; other escorts had been hired, but had quit due to being treated poorly. The Land of the Moon is a very wealthy nation, so Michiru tended to buy whatever he wanted, and had a very materialistic world-view. His son, Hikaru, also acted in much the same manner, which irritated Naruto.

During the trip, the caravan stopped at a circus. When Hikaru took a liking to a rare sabre-toothed tiger, Chamū, which was featured there, Michiru ended up purchasing not only it, but the rest of the circus as well, placing it under the team's protection. Hikaru attempted to befriend the tiger, but found that it disliked humans. He lost interest in the circus, and, during a sea voyage, when a storm hit, he appeared unconcerned about the animals' well-being, causing Naruto to become disgusted at his lack of value for them. Upset by Naruto's view of him, Hikaru went out to help Chamū get to safety, and Naruto saved both of them after they were washed overboard. The next day, Naruto, Sakura and Lee become friends with Hikaru.

After returning to the Land of the Moon, the team found that the country had been taken over by Shabadaba, one of the nobles and a former friend of Michiru. Having hired three powerful ninja to assist him, Shabadaba had disposed of the king, and planned to do the same with Michiru and Hikaru, the remaining heirs to the throne. He ordered the military forces to kill them all, but the team was able to escape with the help of some soldiers still loyal to the king.

Escaping to a hidden cave, Michiru found that his father was still alive, but Sakura, although able to heal his petrified arm, was only able to keep him alive for a little while. The king revealed that he had suspected that something like this would happen, and had arranged for the journey to keep Michiru out of harm's way. Before dying, the king told Michiru and Hikaru that people are truly important in life, not material goods. During an attempt to escape the country by boat, the three ninja hired by Shabadaba attacked, disabling Naruto, Kakashi, Sakura, and Lee with reaction-dulling poison that slowed their reactions. The prince was captured, but the emergence of Naruto's fox chakra allowed him to repel the attacking ninja before the prince's son could be taken.

At the castle, Shabadaba's reasons for taking over the country were revealed to be purely material, the same things Michiru had considered important, as he intended to use the nation's wealth for himself rather than the people. Michiru was disgusted by Shadabada's attitude, and realised the truth of what his father had said. Shabadaba decided to put him to death by a drawn out hanging: he had Michiru balance on a board of wood not strong enough to support his weight while wearing a noose, ensuring that, sooner or later, he would fall and be hanged.

With the help of the circus Michiru had purchased earlier, Kakashi's team made a rescue attempt with Hikaru and the rogue soldiers, infiltrating the palace by disguising themselves as members of the circus. One by one, Kakashi and his team fought individual battles: Kakashi fought the many soldiers in the courtyard, while each of the genin fought one of the ninja. Lee wielded a pair of nunchaku that had the ability to connect to other staffs hidden in his leg weights, creating weapons such as a long staff and a chain whip. He killed his opponent, Kongō, using Reverse Lotus. Sakura was able to dispatch her poison and genjutsu-using opponent, Karenbana, by shattering a chandelier to locate her by watching where she moved, and subsequently killed her with one punch. It turned out Karebana had worn too much perfume (which had helped Sakura locate her opponent while in a genjutsu by smelling for the perfume).

Naruto fought against Ishidate, the leader of the three ninja, while helping Hikaru reach his father. Hikaru shot an arrow, severing the rope around Michiru's neck, and Naruto's shadow clones caught the prince and his father. Ishidate was enraged, and attempted to kill Naruto, but Shadabada ordered him to deal with Michiru. Ishidate powers up his petrification glove to the fullest as Shadabada continues to tell him which target to pick. Enraged by his constant bicker, Ishidate accidentally petrifies Shadabada. In the penultimate scene, Naruto, his leg disabled by his opponent's strange petrification technique, rode on Michiru's shoulders to attack with his Rasengan, which then reflected the light of the moon in such a manner that it grew and took on a crescent shape, creating the Crescent Moon Rasengan. He hit Ishidate with this attack, sending him flying and destroying Shadabada's stone remains killing them both.

After Ishidate's death, Michiru took the throne of the country, and promised to rule as his father had done while starting on a diet, beginning weight training and once the country settles down he was going to pick Hikaru's mama, Amayo. As Kakashi was immobilised due to overuse of the Sharingan, his team decided to take a vacation in the Land of the Moon while he recovers. During the end credits it shows the group enjoying themselves on vacation. Two weeks later, Kakashi has regained his strength and the team departs as the saviours of the Crescent Moon Kingdom. King Michiru decides to once again try reconnecting with his wife, now knowing what he shouldn't do.

Voice Cast

Japanese

Junko Takeuchi as Uzumaki Naruto
Chie Nakamura as Haruno Sakura
Yoichi Masukawa as Rock Lee
Kazuhiko Inoue as Hatake Kakashi
Masako Katsuki as Tsunade
Kyosuke Ikeda as Tsuki Hikaru
Akio Otsuka as Tsuki Michiru
Rokuro Naya as Tsuki Kakeru
Marika Hayashi as Amayo
Kenji Hamada as Korega
Masashi Sugawara as Ishidate
Haruhi Nanao as Karenbana
Hisao Egawa as Kongo
Umeji Sasaki as Shabadaba

English

Maile Flanagan as Naruto
Kate Higgins as Sakura
Brian Donovan as Rock Lee
Dave Wittenberg as Kakashi
Debi Mae West as Tsunade
Kari Wahlgren as Hikaru
Michael Sorich as Michiru
Michael Forest as Kakeru
Kirk Thornton as Korega
Bridget Hoffman as Amayo
Christopher Corey Smith as Ishidate
Cindy Robinson as Karenbana
Keith Silverstein as Kongo
Terrence Stone as Shabadaba

Trivia

The movie had aired on the Toonami Jetstream Website on November 12, 2008. It aired on Cartoon Network on November 8, 2008, making it the only anime movie to air on Cartoon Network.
This film will be release on Crunchyroll.
The film's theme song is call "Tsubomi" and it is sung by MARIA.
In Japan, the first 100,000 people to see the movie in certain theatres received a Naruto themed yo-yo. It had a picture of Naruto on it, and when you spun it lit up to look like a Rasengan.
A light novel adaptation written by Masatoshi Kusakabe was released in Japan on August 7, 2006.
An ani-manga version of the film was released in Japan on April 4, 2007 and in the US on November 4, 2008.
This film takes place after Naruto episode 196. Which means this film takes place way before the Suna mission to retrieve Matsuri, and rescue Gaara.
Hikaru's hair seems to resembles Sasuke's hair style.
While the first movie was snow and winter themed, this movie focuses on spring and summer since Naruto's team is wearing short sleeved outfits.
The game that Hikaru is playing at the beginning of the movie, while Naruto and the gang are fighting. Is the fight between Naruto and Neji during the Chunin Exams.
In Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2, a movie poster of this movie can be seen in the village outside of a Konoha Theatre, saying, Naruto the Movie: Animal Panic on Moon Island!. Coming soon to theatres August 5, 200X!.