Lovers

, performed by 7!! Seven Oops, was the ninth opening sequence for Naruto: Shippūden. It began in episode 206 and ended in episode 230. It was replaced by Newsong.

Rōmaji
Kimi wa ima namida nagashita Nakijakuru kodomo no you ni Tatoe asu ga mienaku natte mo mamoru yo Natsu no sora miagete niranda

Tsuyogatte bakari de namida wa misenai Hontou wa kowai kuseni

Taisetsu na mono wo ushinawa nu you ni Hisshi de hashirinukete kita

Itsu datte nagai yoru wo futari de norikoeta Kono mama issho ni iru kara Tsuyogatte naide ii nda yo

Kimi wa ima namida nagashita Nakijakuru kodomo no you ni Tatoe asu ga mienaku natte mo susumu yo Natsu no sora miagete sakenda Natsu no sora miagete niranda

Kanji
君はいま涙流した 泣きじゃくる子供のように たとえ明日が見えなくなっても守るよ 夏の空見上げてニラんだ

強がってばかりで　涙は見せない 本当は怖いこせに

大切なものを失わぬように 必死ではしりぬけてきた

いつだって長い夜をふたりで乗り超えた このまま一緒にいるから　強がってないいんだよ 君はいま涙流した　泣きじゃくる子供のように

たとえあすがみえなくなってもすすむよ たとえ未来が見えなくなっても進むよ

夏の空見上げてサケんだ

夏の空見上げてニラんだ

English
Now that you have shed your tears Like a sobbing child Even if tomorrow is unforeseeable I will protect you It looks like the summer sky is crying

Just to pretend to be strong you couldn't show your tears Despite that you were really scared

In a way with out losing important things I have out run the inevitable death

It's always been a long night and the both of us have climbed over it. Because of how we are now together It's okay for you to stop pretending

Now that you have shed your tears Like a sobbing child Even if tommorow is unforeseeable I will go forward

It looks like the summer sky is holding out It looks like the summer sky is crying

Rōmaji (Full Version)
Kimi wa ima namida nagashita Nakijakuru kodomo no you ni Tatoe asu ga mienaku natte mo mamoru yo Natsu no sora miagete niranda

Tsuyogatte bakari de namida wa misenai Hontou wa kowai kuseni

Taisetsu na mono wo ushinawa nu you ni Hisshi de hashirinukete kita

Itsu datte nagai yoru wo futari de norikoeta Kono mama issho ni iru kara Tsuyogatte naide ii nda yo

Kimi wa ima namida nagashita Nakijakuru kodomo no you ni Tatoe asu ga mienaku natte mo susumu yo Natsu no sora miagete sakenda

Dare ka ga tsubuyaita kotoba no wana ni Odoru youni madowasa rete

Taisetsuna mono wa kokoro no naka ni Wakatteta kiminanoni

Shinjiru koto ga kowa kute namida o wasure teta Kaze ga senaka o oshita futarinara kitto yukeru yo

Kimi no te wo tsuyoku nigitta Mujakinaru kodomo no youni Tatoe toki ga ima wa ubatte mo susumu yo

Natsu no sora mi zashite hashitta Natsu no sora mi zashite hashitta

Konnanimo hiroi sekai de Itou ni natte yuku nodarou Afure souna omoi uketomete ageru yo

Kimi wa ima namida nagashita Nakijakuru kodomo no youni Tatoe asu ga mienaku natte mo mamoru yo Natsu no sora miagete sakenda Natsu no sora miagete niranda

Characters
The characters in order of appearance:
 * Naruto Uzumaki
 * Sasuke Uchiha
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Kakashi Hatake
 * Neji Hyūga
 * Tenten
 * Inoichi Yamanaka
 * Yamato
 * Chōji Akimichi
 * Sai
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Kiba Inuzuka
 * Ibiki Morino
 * Hinata Hyūga
 * Shino Aburame
 * A
 * Danzō Shimura (First Version)
 * Tsunade (Second Version)
 * Gaara
 * Mei Terumī
 * Ōnoki
 * Karin
 * Suigetsu Hōzuki
 * Jūgo
 * Kisame Hoshigaki
 * Tobi
 * Zetsu
 * Kabuto Yakushi
 * Killer B
 * Darui
 * C
 * Chōjūrō
 * Ao
 * Kurotsuchi
 * Akatsuchi
 * Temari
 * Kankurō
 * Kurama
 * Gyūki
 * Aoba Yamashiro
 * Might Guy
 * Kumo Ship Captain
 * Mui (Movie Version)
 * Satori (Movie Version)
 * Gamabunta (Movie Version)
 * Maroi (Movie Version)
 * Ryūzetsu (Movie Version)
 * Akamaru (Movie Version)
 * Rock Lee (Movie Version)
 * Shizune (Movie Version)
 * Muku (Movie Version)

Trivia

 * This opening bears several similarities to the second opening, Distance, including Naruto and Sasuke walking towards each other in a blue background.
 * After Tsunade awakens from her comatose like state, she replaces Danzō as Hokage in the second version.
 * This song was also used in a movie version opening of Naruto: Shippūden anime.