Ino, Choji, and Temari rush to Shikamaru's aid. Choji takes on Ro, Temari goes after Soku, and Ino goes after Sai. Meanwhile, Shikamaru pursues Gengo. Can Shikamaru defeat Gengo's evil ambitions? The final battle begins. [493]

Cast: Shôtarô Morikubo, Naomi Kusumi, Aya Saito, Atsushi Ono, Satoshi Hino, Romi Pak, Kentarô Itô, Ryôka Yuzuki, Rumi Ochiai, Eri Gôda, Junko Takeuchi, Kazuhiko Inoue, Akira Ishida, Kengo Kawanishi, Minoru Kawai