Absolutely (song)

, performed by is the fortieth and final ending of Naruto: Shippūden anime. It started on episode 489 and ends on episode 500.

Rōmaji
Kakaeta omou i tokitoshite kazoe kirenai itami o yuzurenai hokori mune ni imamade ikite kitadarou Tatakau koto de mamotte Omoigakenaku nakushite Kizutsukiai ma nande Taisetsu na koto ni kizukudarou Koe ga todokanai soredemo (soredemo) `kokoro' shinjite iyou Zenshin zenrei kimi wo mamoru yo Towa ni sou towa ni Nankaidatte tachiagare yo sono ishi de (sono ishi de) Ungai souten asu wo egaku yo tomo ni sou tomo ni Itsudatte akirameru na michi wo hirakou Ruru...

Kanji
抱えた思うい時として数え きれない 痛み を

譲れない誇り胸に今まで生きてきただろう

戦うことで守って 思がけなく失くして

傷つけ合い学んて 切大なことに気つくだろう

声が届かない それでも 「心」信じていよう

Rōmaji (Full)
Kakaeta omoi toki to shite Kazoekirenai itami wo Yuzurenai hokori mune ni Ima made ikitekitadarou

Tatakau koto de mamotte Omoigakenaku nakushite Kizutsukiai ma nande Taisetsu na koto ni kizukudarou

Koe ga todokanai soredemo (soredemo)... Kokoro shinjiteiyou....

Zenshin zenrei kimi wo mamoru yo Towa ni sou towa ni Nankaidatte tachiagare yo sono ishi de (sono ishi de) Ungai souten asu wo egaku yo tomo ni sou tomo ni Itsudatte akirameru na michi wo hirakou Ruru...

Tae nai yō tsumui de mie nai ito tsunai de irotoridori kasane te korekara o iki te iku daro u

subete nomikomu yami ni mo 'hikari' sagashi ni iko u

zettaizetsumei koe te sakebeyo kasane te kasane nan oku kōnen hanarete te mo kikoeru yō zettai seimei boku wa negau yo todoroke todoke itsu datte tsurai toki wa tomoni warao u

ima kimi to ayumu dare ni mo toke nai kono mama tōku e doko made mo takaku takaku boku tachi dake no basho e kimi o tsure te ikeru yo kono te hanasa nai yō ni futari hanare nai yō ni

zenshinzenrei kimi o mamoru yo towa ni sou towa ni nan kai datte tachiagareyo sono ishi de kumo gai sōten ashita o egaku yo tomoni sou tomo ni itsu made mo tayasu koto naku ito o tsunago u

ruru

Characters
The characters in order of appearance:
 * Naruto Uzumaki
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Kakashi Hatake

Trivia

 * This is the first only theme in Naruto to feature a majority of non-original footage, with the clips being taken directly from the anime and the background photos being promotional pictures for Naruto. The only new animated content are the pictures of Team 7 in the beginning and end, and Sasuke's scarred forehead protector.
 * There is a new version of the ending for each episode, with the anime content focusing on a specific character (or characters) each time. The versions in order are:
 * Naruto Uzumaki
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Hinata Hyūga
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Kakashi Hatake
 * Gaara
 * Sannin
 * Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki
 * Neji Hyūga
 * Team 7
 * In Shippūden episode 500, the ending credits of this ending theme consist of various fan art made by Naruto fans and the Shippūden anime staff.