Distance is the second anime opening for Naruto: Shippūden sung by Long Shot Party. It ran from episode 31 up until episode 53. It is later replaced by Blue Bird.
Lyrics
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 LONG LOST 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 LONG LOST 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!
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
- Kurama
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.