Distance

Distance, performed by Long Shot Party, was the second opening for Naruto: Shippūden. It started from episode 31 up until episode 53. It replaced Hero's Come Back!! and it was later replaced by Blue Bird.

Rōmaji
YOU ARE MY FRIEND Aa ano hi no yume Ima demo mada wasuretenain deshou

YOU ARE MY DREAM Aa hajimatta bakka Kimi wa MY LONG LOST FRIEND Oh ima tabidatsu yo

EVERYDAY kono saki no SHINING de I WANNA SEE YOU hikaru MY SOUL ON FIRE Kore de miosame no FUN DAYS TO BE THE FUTURE mezashi TAKE OVER Dakara I'LL DREAM ON

I'LL GO THE DISTANCE Mihaterru sora SO FULL Norikonda STARTING Ore ga saikou no POWER, FULL TILT!

YOU ARE MY FRIEND Aa ano hi no yume Ima demo mada wasuretenain deshou

YOU ARE MY DREAM Aa hajimette bakka Kimi wa MY LONGEST FRIEND Whoa ima tabidatsu yo!

THANK YOU MY FRIEND Aa ano hi no koto Ima demo mada oboeteru kara

You ARE MY DREAM Aa mou kondo koso mamoru MY WAY Whoa THE DISTANCE

English
YOU ARE MY FRIEND!

Aah, do you remember when We had a dream, Oh yeah, we were together then YOU ARE MY DREAM!

Aah, it's time to get started 'Cause you are MY LONG LOST FRIEND Whoa, keep running to reach the end!

EVERY DAY, is just another shining day I WANT TO SEE YOU YOU LIGHT MY SOUL ON FIRE But today, we say goodbye to FUN DAYS TO BE THE FUTURE, I'll try to TAKE OVER, and that's why I'LL DREAM ON!

I'LL GO THE DISTANCE Gazing at a sky SO FULL I am finally STARTING To use my greatest of POWER, FULL TILT!

YOU ARE MY FRIEND! Aah, do you remember when We had a dream,

Oh yeah, we were together then YOU ARE MY DREAM! Aah, it's time to get started 'Cause you are MY LONGEST FRIEND Whoa, keep running to reach the end!

THANK YOU MY FRIEND! Aah, I still have the memory

Of that one day

When both of us were finally free YOU ARE MY DREAM! Aah, and next time I promise to protect you my own way!

Whoa, THE DISTANCE!

Opening Sypnosis
Sasuke awakens his Sharingan and there's an explosion in the ground. A 13 year-old Naruto and Sasuke in Part I are shown in some grasslands with a tree, both grinning. As the smoke clears from the explosion, a silhouette of Sasuke is shown as the young Naruto and Sasuke approach each other and the logo is presented. In present day, The New Team Kakashi, some Konoha superiors, and Orochimaru's gang are shown together starting with Sakura. Tsunade and Yamato are shown with Sai along with other clips of the groups interacting, also including Itachi with the Akatsuki on one half of the screen and Sasuke on another. Naruto begins to go crazy due to The Nine Tails' chakra, creating a huge explosion. Sakura, Sai and Yamato battle against Orochimaru and Kabuto. An injured Naruto raises his hand into the air covered in blood while a worried Sakura yells out to him before he clenches his fists. Naruto approaches Sasuke both 2 and a half years later in the same place, although with no grass and a dead leafless tree instead. In the crater of the explosion, Team 7 glares at Sasuke above them, as Naruto and Sasuke then put blades to each other's necks.

Characters
The characters in order of appearance:
 * Naruto Uzumaki
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Sai
 * Yamato
 * Jiraiya
 * Tsunade
 * Kakashi Hatake
 * Iruka Umino
 * Deidara
 * Zetsu
 * Kisame Hoshigaki
 * Itachi Uchiha
 * Kabuto Yakushi
 * Orochimaru
 * Danzō Shimura
 * Nine-Tails

Trivia

 * This song is a reference to the friendship bond between Naruto and Sasuke and the new bond with Sai.
 * This opening has more English lyrics than any other Naruto opening.
 * On Disney XD, the blood on Naruto's hand and the weapons that were held up to Sasuke's and Naruto's necks were edited.
 * This is the final opening to be aired in standard definition.