The Targeted Tailed Beast

"The Targeted Tailed Beast"edit
狙われた尾獣­ (Nerawareta Bijū)
Episode data
Previous	"The Hidden Plot Set Into Motion"
Episode	Naruto: Shippūden #411 (Watch Online)
Next	"Neji's Judgment"
Arc	In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths
Music
Opening	"Wind"
Ending	"A Promise That Doesn't Need Words"
Air dates
Japanese	May 07, 2015
English	October 10, 2017
Debut
Jutsu
Dharma Power Seal Dharma Power Sealing Technique: Sen no Rikyū Dharma Power: Silhouette

"The Targeted Tailed Beast" (狙われた尾獣, Nerawareta Bijū) is episode 411 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Summary

Asuma, Kurenai and Guy are seen observing the sandstorm, noting that postponing the Chūnin Exams was a wise decision. As the three approach the desert, they are stopped by Sunagakure shinobi. The jōnin try to deceive their way through, only for Suna shinobi to respond that the second rounds of the Chūnin Exam is under their village's jurisdiction. Despite their efforts, a large cloud of sand provides the jōnin easy coverage and they quickly run through into the desert. Meanwhile, as the other teams are safely waiting for the sandstorm to subside, Kankurō and Temari, alongside other Exploration Group members, manage to rescue many genin and lead them out to safety. At the same time, a shinobi enters Gaara's office in hopes of reporting the events that are happening in the desert, only for him to notice that the Kazekage had left a sand clone in his place. Meanwhile, the real Gaara encourages Team Matsuri to continue their way through the Chūnin Exams. As the three head on, they hear a strange melody and realise that the terrain is not in their favour for an enemy attack. Hōichi animates their shadows, strangling the three in order to call out Gaara. With the jinchūriki's arrival, Hōichi sets his plan in motion and uses his sealing technique to latch on to Shukaku in order to pull him from the inside its jinchūriki. As the Kazekage orders Matsuri, Yukata and Mikoshi to leave, the three decide to head out to the central tower to get help. Despite that, Yukata quickly collapses, leaving Matsuri to go on ahead alone, with Mikoshi staying with Yukata. Meanwhile, a carefree Fū notices a tailed beast's chakra calling for help and rushes to Gaara's aid. As the kunoichi touches the chain, she gets electrocuted. Realising that the kunoichi is also a jinchūriki, Hōichi decides to test the power of his seal and tries to extract her tailed beast at the same time. As the sandstorm subsides, Neji informs Lee and Tenten, who are encouraged to head out to the direction of the tower, that they hold two heaven scrolls, noting that he didn't have a chance to tell his team-mates due to the recent events. Neji then uses his Byakugan to scout the surrounding area, catching the sight of a weary Matsuri. The three genin then run to the kunoichi's aid, with Lee mistaking Neji's intents and asking if he wants to steal the scroll from a shinobi in danger, only to be corrected by Tenten. As they approach Matsuri, she tells them that Gaara's in danger and asks them to go and help the Kazekage in battle.

Credits

Role	Seiyū			English Voice Actor
	English	Japanese	Rōmaji
Fifth Kazekage: Gaara	Akira Ishida	石田 彰	Ishida Akira	Liam O'Brien
Neji Hyūga	Koichi Tochika	遠近 孝一	Tōchika Kōichi	Steve Staley
Tenten	Yukari Tamura	田村 ゆかり	Tamura Yukari	Danielle Judovits
Rock Lee	Yoichi Masukawa	増川 洋一	Masukawa Yōichi	Brian Donovan
Kankurō	Yasuyuki Kase	加瀬 康之	Kase Yasuyuki	Doug Erholtz
Temari	Romi Park	朴 璐美	Paku Romi	Tara Platt
Fū	Ryoko Shiraishi	白石 涼子	Shiraishi Ryōko	Kari Wahlgren
Totchi	Daisuke Nakamura	中村 太亮	Nakamura Daisuke	Liam O'Brien
Kun	Sho Okumura	奥村 翔	Okumura Shō	Kirk Thornton
Matsuri	Maya Sakamoto	坂本 真綾	Sakamoto Māya	Laura Bailey
Yukata	Tomomi Nakatsuka	中塚 智実	Nakatsuka Tomomi	Stephanie Sheh
Mikoshi	Kengo Kawanishi	河西 健吾	Kawanishi Kengo	Robbie Daymond
Hōichi	Yo Tokinaga	時永 洋	Tokinaga Yō	Brian Beacock
Might Guy	Masashi Ebara	江原 正士	Ebara Masashi	Skip Stellrecht
Asuma Sarutobi	Jurota Kosugi	小杉 十郎太	Kosugi Jūrōta	Doug Erholtz
Kurenai Yūhi	Rumi Ochiai	落合 るみ	Ochiai Rumi	Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Shukaku	Hiroshi Iwasaki	岩崎 ひろし	Iwasaki Hiroshi	Kirk Thornton
Suna shinobi	Ryuichi Kijima	木島 隆一	Kijima Ryūichi	Robbie Daymond
Exploration group	Minoru Kawai Kosuke Goto	河合 みのる 後藤 光祐	Kawai Minoru Gotō Kōsuke