Closer

Closer by Joe Inoue, was the fourth opening sequence for Naruto Shippūden. It ran from episode 78 up until episode 102. It was the then replaced by Hotaru no Hikari.

Lyrics
mijika ni aru mono tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to amari ni chikasugite miushinatte shimaisou

anata ga saikin taiken shita shiawase wa ittai nan desuka megumare sugiteite omoidasenai kamo ima koko ni iru koto iki wo shiteiru koto tade sore dake no koto ga kiseki da to kizuku

mijika ni aru mono tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to amari ni chikasugite miushinatte shimaisou YOU KNOW THE CLOSER YOU GET TO SOMETHING THE TOUGHER IT IS TO SEE IT AND I'LL NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED

oitsuzuketekita yume akiramezuni susume yo nante kirei koto wo ieru hodo nanimo dekichainai kedo hitonigiri no yuuki wo mune ni ashita wo ikinuku tame ni AND I'LL NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED LET'S GO!

Characters

 * Naruto Uzumaki
 * Ino Yamanaka
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Choji Akimichi
 * Sai
 * Kakashi Hatake
 * Yamato
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Might Guy
 * Rock Lee
 * Ten Ten
 * Neji Hyuga
 * Hinata Hyuga
 * Kiba Inuzuka
 * Shino Aburame
 * Kurenai Yuhi
 * Asuma Sarutobi
 * Hidan (First Version)
 * Kakuzu (First Version)
 * Kotetsu Hagane (First Version)
 * Izumo Kamizuki (First Version)
 * Deidara
 * Tobi
 * Kabuto Yakushi
 * Orochimaru
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Kigiri (Second Version)
 * Nurari (Second Version)
 * Rinji (Second Version)
 * Guren (Second Version)