Size of the Moon

, performed by Nogizaka46, is the fourteenth opening of Naruto: Shippūden. It began from episode 333 and ended with episode 356. It was succeeded by Guren.

Rōmaji
Kon'ya no tsuki wa naze ka hitomawari ōkikute Itsumo yori akaruku terasu Senaka o marumete tobotobo kaeru michi Don'na toki mo mikata wa iru

Nani mo iwazu naketara ī ne Namida ga karetara owari Motto boku ga tsuyoku naranakya… Kanashimi wa jiritsu e no ippo

Nando kizutsukeba itami o wasureru? Akai chi o nagaseba inochi o omoidasu-sa Michi ni taore dainoji ni Sora o miagete omou

Shin no kodoku to wa kako no nai mono Ima shika shiranu mono

Kanji
今夜の月は なぜか一回り大きくて いつもより明るく照らす 背中を丸めてとぼとぼ帰る道 どんな時も味方はいる

何も言わず 泣けたらいいね 涙が涸れたら終わり もっと 僕が強くならなきゃ… 悲しみは自立への一歩

何度 傷つけば 痛みを忘れる？ 赤い血を流せば 命を思い出すさ 道に倒れ 大の字に 空を見上げて思う

真の孤独とは 過去のない者 今しか知らぬ者

English
The moon is bigger today for some reason, Its light is also brighter. Coming back home You can meet your ally anytime.

And I'm crying silently And when no tears left Isn't it making me stronger… Sadness is one more step to the independence

Should I forget the hurting pain? Reminding, flowing red blood is Life. And on this long path I'm falling, Looking to the sky and thinking

True loneliness is a man without a past And only now I find out, who I am.

Characters
The characters in order of appearance:


 * Kurama
 * Itachi Uchiha
 * Nonō Yakushi
 * Rin Nohara
 * Tobi
 * Madara Uchiha
 * Tsunade
 * A
 * Ōnoki
 * Mei Terumī
 * Gaara
 * Naruto Uzumaki
 * Gyūki
 * Demonic Statue of the Outer Path
 * Kabuto Yakushi
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Kakashi Hatake
 * Might Guy
 * Killer B

Trivia

 * This is the second opening in the Naruto: Shippūden and overall Naruto series in which none of the Konoha 11 appear except Naruto. The first opening was Not Even Giving In To the Sudden Rain.
 * In the second version, Nonō is depicted with black and red colours instead of the original colours.
 * Strangely, Ōnoki's outfit is in the condition it was in before Madara's assault in one instance, but is damaged throughout the rest of the opening.