# Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009)

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**Original title**: *劇場版 NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝 火の意志を継ぐ者*
**Runtime**: 95 min
**Genres**: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Animation
**Directed by**: Masahiko Murata
**Written by**: Junki Takegami
**Starring**: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Kazuhiko Inoue, Romi Park, Satoshi Hino, Showtaro Morikubo

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a film that asks, "What if ninjas... went missing?" The missing are all kekkei genkai users, and suspicion falls on the Hidden Leaf Village. Naruto must then battle to stop his mentor Kakashi from sacrificing himself to avert a ninja war. It does offer a lot of ninja action.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, playful, uplifting

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