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, performed by Daisuke, is the twelfth opening of Naruto: Shippūden. It began with episode 282 and ended in episode 306. It was succeeded by Not Even Giving In To the Sudden Rain.

Rōmaji
Itsu made mo oikaketeru anata no zanzou wo

Yume ni miru yokogao wa ano koro no mama de Se no takai kusanami ni hashirisatte kieta

Omoidasu kioku wo kaki wake atoou boku wa Modokashiku mo iki o kirashite saigo wa todokazu ni

Tooku

Nan nen mae no kotodeshou

Nido to modorenai ano basho ni Oite kite shimatta boku no kokoro sa

Moshimo yume naraba tori modosenai no nara Kono kimochi wa doushite tsutaereba ii no?

Imadani oikaketeru ano hi no zanzou wo

Kanashimi ni akekure nagara mo ima Anata naki sekai de boku wa ikiru yo

Kanji
いつまでも追いかけてるあなたの残像を

夢にみる横顔はあの頃のままで 背の高い草並みに走り去って消えた

思い出す記憶をかけわけ後追うぼくわ もどかしくも息を切らして最後は届かずに

遠く

何年前のことでしょう

二度と戻れないあの場所に 置いてきしまったぼくの心さ

もしも夢ならば 取り戻せないのなら この気持ちはどうして伝えればいいの?

いまだに追いかてるあの日の残像を

悲しみに明け暮れながらも今 あなたなき世界でぼくは生きるよ

English
Eternally chasing your afterimage.

In my dream I see the side of your face as it is in those days vanished, running away into the back of ordinary tall grass.

I chase a distant reason to start recalling that memory. I arrive at the conclusion out of breath, and irritated.

Far away.

What year that matter of the past is?

I'll never turn back to that place again. My heart intent on leaving behind a "damn it".

If it's a dream then I don't want to get it back. That's why it's alright to convey this feeling, right?

Even now I still chase that sunshine's afterimage.

Both morning and evening also this present, I'm in sorrow. In a world without you, I'll try to live on.

Characters
The characters in order of appearance:
 * Naruto Uzumaki
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Minato Namikaze
 * A
 * Killer B
 * Third Raikage
 * Dodai
 * Gaara
 * Shukaku
 * Yashamaru
 * Karura
 * Itachi Uchiha
 * Nagato
 * Giant Multi-Headed Dog
 * Asuma's Silhouette
 * Kiba Inuzuka
 * Akamaru
 * Hinata Hyūga
 * Shino Aburame
 * Kurenai Yūhi
 * Mirai Sarutobi
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Ino Yamanaka
 * Chōji Akimichi
 * Rock Lee
 * Tenten
 * Neji Hyūga
 * Might Guy
 * Jiraiya's Silhouette
 * Tsunade
 * Shizune
 * Iruka Umino
 * Kakashi Hatake
 * Sai
 * Kushina Uzumaki
 * Obito Uchiha
 * Yugito Nii
 * Utakata
 * Han
 * Rōshi
 * Yagura
 * Fū
 * Temari
 * Anko Mitarashi
 * Kabuto Yakushi
 * Mū
 * Fourth Kazekage
 * Second Mizukage
 * Ōnoki

Moshimo