Due to the events with Gamabunta, Naruto is now stuck in the hospital. Shikamaru unexpectedly pays him a visit, saying the two of them are the types who never get girls to visit them. Meanwhile, Gaara approaches an unconscious Rock Lee, with the full intention of taking his life. Luckily for Lee, Naruto and Shikamaru are there to protect him. However, can they save even themselves after learning Gaara's shocking secret? What is it that Naruto has realized about Gaara?
Elenco: Shinji Kawada , Hidekatsu Shibata , Masashi Ebara , Kazuhiko Inoue , Kōichi Tōchika , Unshō Ishizuka , Noriaki Sugiyama , Nana Mizuki , Showtaro Morikubo , Akeno Watanabe , Toshiyuki Morikawa , Hideo Ishikawa , Tomoyuki Dan , Akira Ishida , Toshihiko Seki , Nobutoshi Canna , Kujira , Hôchû Ôtsuka , Junko Takeuchi , Keiko Nemoto , Chie Nakamura , Mayumi Asano , Kentaro Ito , Ryōka Yuzuki , Kōsuke Toriumi , Yōichi Masukawa .