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"My Friend" (友よ, Tomo yo) is episode 71 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Synopsis

After seeing Sora in his four-tailed form, Kazuma states that his job is done and attempts to flee, but is pursued by Asuma. In the woods, Asuma attempts to strike Kazuma, only for the latter to keep evading. However, Kazuma is stealthily bound by three ink snakes, created by Sai, who had left the hospital when he heard the commotion in the village. Kazuma breaks out of Sai's binds and attempts to rush at Asuma, but Asuma stabs him with his chakra blades. As Kazuma dies, Asuma spots his white Land of Fire sash, recalling Sora's words about how the only thing he could remember about his father was his spotless white sash.

Meanwhile, Naruto attempts to get through to Sora, who keeps attacking him. Sakura attempts to jump in and heal him, but Sora fires a Tailed Beast Ball. While Yamato protects himself, Team Asuma, Kiba, Akamaru and Rock Lee with his Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall, Naruto shields Sakura's body with his own. He tells Sakura to standby until he can save Sora from the Nine-Tailed Fox's spirit, and asks Sakura to heal him first. However, Sora's body is not strong enough to contain the fox's chakra and rejects it. As the chakra is expelled from Sora's body, it takes on the monstrous shape of a fox's head; however, without a host body to take over, the chakra dissipates. Sora is restored to his human self, although he is unconscious. Naruto attempts to wake him up, and Sora manages to hear Naruto and recalls their interactions. As Sora wakes up, Naruto proclaims that Sora could now go home. Sora tells him that he has no home, and Naruto tells him that Konoha is his new home, filled with his new friends. The other Konoha shinobi surround Sora and smile, leaving Sora happy for the first time in his life. Sai also shows up, asking to join, but Naruto rebuffs him, causing everyone to laugh.

After Sora and Naruto are discharged from the hospital, Sora tells Naruto, Sakura and Yamato that he is departing Konoha in order to travel the world and try to make friends. He tells Naruto that he has finally thought of a name for him in the afterlife, which irritates Naruto, who had just learned what the afterlife meant. However, he asks Naruto to convey his well wishes to Asuma. Elsewhere, Asuma and Shikamaru play a game of shōgi where they discuss the king of Konoha. Shikamaru states that it is the Hokage, and Asuma tells him that he once thought the same thing, but that Shikamaru would one day learn otherwise.

Elsewhere, two members of the Akatsuki, Hidan and Kakuzu, track down a woman in Kumogakure. Hidan attempts to strike her with his Triple-Bladed Scythe but misses, and Kakuzu warns his partner not to take the woman lightly, as she is the Two-Tails' jinchūriki.

Credits

Role	Seiyū			English Voice Actor
	English	Japanese	Rōmaji
Naruto Uzumaki	Junko Takeuchi	竹内順子	Takeuchi Junko	Maile Flanagan
Sakura Haruno	Chie Nakamura	中村千絵	Nakamura Chie	Kate Higgins
Sai	Satoshi Hino	日野聡	Hino Satoshi	Benjamin Diskin
Yamato	Rikiya Koyama	小山力也	Koyama Rikiya	Troy Baker
Sora	Daisuke Hirakawa	平川大輔	Hirakawa Daisuke	Michael Sinterniklaas
Asuma Sarutobi	Jurota Kosugi	小杉十郎太	Kosugi Jūrōta	Doug Erholtz
Furido	Kazuya Nakai	中井和哉	Nakai Kazuya	Pete Sepenuk
Hidan	Masaki Terasoma	てらそままさき	Terasoma Masaki	Chris Edgerly
Kakuzu	Takaya Hashi	土師孝也	Hashi Takaya	Fred Tatasciore
Yugito	Mie Sonozaki	園崎未恵	Sonozaki Mie	Wendee Lee
Shizune	Keiko Nemoto	根本圭子	Nemoto Keiko	Megan Hollingshead
Fifth Hokage: Tsunade	Masako Katsuki	勝生真沙子	Katsuki Masako	Debi Mae West
Shikamaru Nara	Shotaro Morikubo	森久保祥太郎	Morikubo Shōtarō	Tom Gibis
Ino Yamanaka	Ryoka Yuzuki	柚木涼香	Yuzuki Ryōka	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Chōji Akimichi	Kentaro Ito	伊藤健太郎	Itō Kentarō	Robbie Rist
Kiba Inuzuka	Kosuke Toriumi	鳥海浩輔	Toriumi Kōsuke	Kyle Hebert
Rock Lee	Yoichi Masukawa	増川洋一	Masukawa Yōichi	Brian Donovan

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+== Synopsis ==
-{{translation|'''My Friend'''|友よ|Tomo yo}} is episode 71 of the ''[[Naruto: Shippūden]]'' anime.
+After seeing [[Sora]] in his [[Version 2|four-tailed form]], [[Kazuma]] states that his job is done and attempts to flee, but is pursued by [[Asuma]]. In the woods, Asuma attempts to strike Kazuma, only for the latter to keep evading. However, Kazuma is stealthily bound by three [[Super Beast Imitating Drawing|ink snakes]], created by [[Sai]], who had left the [[Konoha Hospital|hospital]] when he heard the commotion in the village. Kazuma breaks out of Sai's binds and attempts to rush at Asuma, but Asuma stabs him with his [[chakra blades]]. As Kazuma dies, Asuma spots his white [[Land of Fire]] sash, recalling Sora's words about how the only thing he could remember about his father was his spotless white sash.
+Meanwhile, [[Naruto]] attempts to get through to [[Sora]], who keeps attacking him. [[Sakura]] attempts to jump in and heal him, but Sora fires a [[Tailed Beast Ball]]. While [[Yamato]] protects himself, [[Team Asuma]], [[Kiba]], [[Akamaru]] and [[Rock Lee]] with his [[Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall]], Naruto shields Sakura's body with his own. He tells Sakura to standby until he can save Sora from the [[Nine-Tailed Fox]]'s spirit, and asks Sakura to heal him first. However, Sora's body is not strong enough to contain the fox's chakra and rejects it. As the chakra is expelled from Sora's body, it takes on the monstrous shape of a fox's head; however, without a host body to take over, the chakra dissipates. Sora is restored to his human self, although he is unconscious. Naruto attempts to wake him up, and Sora manages to hear Naruto and recalls their interactions. As Sora wakes up, Naruto proclaims that Sora could now go home. Sora tells him that he has no home, and Naruto tells him that [[Konoha]] is his new home, filled with his new friends. The other Konoha [[shinobi]] surround Sora and smile, leaving Sora happy for the first time in his life. Sai also shows up, asking to join, but Naruto rebuffs him, causing everyone to laugh.
-== Summary ==
-The struggle between [[Naruto]] and [[Sora]] continues. [[Asuma]] and [[Kazuma]] fight. [[Sai]] arrives, having snuck out of hospital, and binds Kazuma with an ink snake. Kazuma breaks out of Sai's technique and charges Asuma, but is killed. Naruto eventually reaches Sora, who manages to release the [[Nine-Tails]]' [[Chakra#Tailed Beast Chakra|chakra]]. However the Nine-Tails' chakra that is released begins to become a miniature Nine-Tails. This provokes Tsunade to head out to engage the beast. It soon became clear that the miniature Nine-Tails could not form without a human host so it dissipated. Sora leaves the village to travel the world. Asuma and [[Shikamaru]] play shōgi and discuss who the king of [[Konoha]] is. Elsewhere, two [[Akatsuki]] members, [[Hidan]] and [[Kakuzu]], appear chasing the [[Two-Tails]]' [[Yugito Nii|jinchūriki]].
+After Sora and Naruto are discharged from the hospital, Sora tells Naruto, Sakura and Yamato that he is departing Konoha in order to travel the world and try to make friends. He tells Naruto that he has finally thought of a name for him in the afterlife, which irritates Naruto, who had just learned what the afterlife meant. However, he asks Naruto to convey his well wishes to Asuma. Elsewhere, Asuma and [[Shikamaru]] play a game of shōgi where they discuss the king of Konoha. Shikamaru states that it is the [[Hokage]], and Asuma tells him that he once thought the same thing, but that Shikamaru would one day learn otherwise.
-{{-}}
+Elsewhere, two members of the [[Akatsuki]], [[Hidan]] and [[Kakuzu]], track down a [[Yugito Nii|woman]] in [[Kumogakure]]. Hidan attempts to strike her with his [[Triple-Bladed Scythe]] but misses, and Kakuzu warns his partner not to take the woman lightly, as she is the [[Two-Tails]]' [[jinchūriki]].
 == Credits ==
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 Naruto Uzumaki
  JA: Junko Takeuchi
- EN: Malie Flannigan
+ EN: Maile Flanagan
 Sakura Haruno
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 Sai
  JA: Satoshi Hino
- EN: Ben Diskin
+ EN: Benjamin Diskin
 Yamato
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  EN: Fred Tatasciore
-Yugito Nii
+Yugito
  JA: Mie Sonozaki
  EN: Wendee Lee