

With the location known, Tsunade assigns a mission to find it, being led by Naruto's parents Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, who never died due to the Harunos' sacrifice and are active, regular ninja. They eventually meet with Tsunade, who reveals the existence of a masked ninja who has been attacking villages in order to obtain an object called the Red Moon Scroll Jiraiya found and hid the scroll before being killed by the Masked Man. Naruto and Sakura begin investigating the world in the hopes of finding a way back home, but Sakura begins relishing her lack of parents and newfound fame. It is revealed that Tobi subjected them to a genjutsu-based, limited version of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the Limited Tsukuyomi, in the hopes of claiming the Nine-Tails without resorting to the Fourth Great Ninja War. Regaining their senses, Naruto and Sakura discover the world around them significantly changed: their friends' personalities are the polar opposite of their original demeanors Sasuke Uchiha never left the village and is now a womanizer Naruto is referred to by others as "Menma" no one knows who Madara is and Kizashi was the Fourth Hokage, him and Mebuki sacrificing their lives to seal the Nine-Tails inside Menma, leading Sakura to become adored as the "Child of Heroes". Alone at the park, the two are confronted by Tobi (who at this point they believe to be Madara Uchiha), who proceeds to blind them with a great light before fleeing.

Sakura, after arguing with Mebuki, later uses Naruto as an excuse to avoid her. Naruto begins to feel depressed about not having had parents growing up, leading him to lash out at Iruka Umino. Upon their return, everyone's parents decide to have their children recommended to become jonin, with the exception of Naruto due to his parents being deceased, and Sakura Haruno, whose parents Kizashi and Mebuki dismiss her capabilities. He and the rest of the Konoha 11, led by Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy, drive off a group of White Zetsu posing as fallen Akatsuki members. Plot įollowing his encounter with his mother, Naruto has returned to the Hidden Leaf. The first 1.5 million people to see the film were given the Motion Comic: Naruto DVD. Both the single CD and the film's soundtrack were released on July 25, 2012. The band Asian Kung-Fu Generation performed the theme song "Sore de wa, Mata Ashita" ( それでは、また明日, lit. It was released in Japan on July 28, 2012. Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie is a 2012 Japanese animated film based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga and anime series.
