It is replaced in episode 103 by 'Hotaru no Hikari' ( ホタルノヒカリ, 'Glow of Fireflies') from Ikimono-gakari. 'Closer' by Joe Inoue is used as the opening theme for episodes 89-102. The season uses five musical themes: two opening themes and three ending themes. Additionally, Manga Entertainment collected the first episodes alongside the last ones from the previous season on Novemin a 2-disc DVD set in the United Kingdom. The first twelve episodes were collected in a DVD box by Viz Media on October 11, 2011. The complete season would make its English television debut on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block and premiere from Novemto May 15, 2016. The season premiered on Neon Alley starting with episode 99 from Decemto January 7, 2013. Episodes 89 to 98 were broadcast until the show was removed from Disney XD's schedule, citing the more frequent violence shown later on in the anime. The English dub of the season aired on Disney XD from July 30 to November 5, 2011. This season follows the leaf ninjas attempting to stop the Three-Tails, and help a boy named Yukimaru. A total of six volumes were published by Aniplex between Jand November 4, 2011. It is also referred to by its Japanese DVDs as the chapter of The Three-Tailed Demon Turtle ( 三尾出現, Sanbi Shutsugen). The fifth season aired from December 2008 to June 2009 on TV Tokyo. They are based on Part II for Masashi Kishimoto's manga series. The fifth season of the Naruto: Shippuden anime series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo.

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