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25Whether you like or dislike the anime, if there is one thing most people agree on is that ''Naruto'' and ''Naruto Shippuden'' consistently delivered awesome Opening and Ending themes. As a matter of fact, they delivered many of the most memorable J-Pop and J-Rock songs to come out of the anime industry in the 2000s and early-to-mid 2010s.
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27And being a LongRunner as it is, there are plenty of tracks to choose from:
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29!!Openings - Part I
30* The very first opening, [[https://youtu.be/1F7xKshpImQ ROCKS]]. The [[https://youtu.be/tJWsCJAMmSk Viz Media]] version of this opening isn't as well known, but BOY does it get you pumped up!
31* Also the Season 2 opening, [[https://youtu.be/nJ6A6GC_ki4 Haruka Kanata]].
32** Haruka Kanata was so highly regarded that when the dub finally used the song for the openings after two seasons of the NarmCharm theme "Rise! Tsuyosa!" (albeit mashed up with the third opening's visuals), the whole fandom was BLOWN AWAY.
33** After almost 10 years, AKFG finally returns to the series to sing Road to Ninja's theme per Kishimoto's personal request. As expected, they didn't [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWKZ9E9piXI disappoint]].
34* For the 4th opening, we have [[https://youtu.be/AE4b9jO1uB4 GO!!! (Fighting Dreamers)]] by Flow, which, aside from thematically relating to the series and characters, is one of the hardest-rocking songs used in the opening, with a combination of sung and rapped vocals, and an instrumental arrangement featuring driving rhythm guitar (especially right after the "Right here! Right now!" section, just over a minute into the video) and a drum pattern that switches between double time and regular time seamlessly.
35* The melancholy sound and sadly wistful lyrics of the Fifth Season Opener, [[https://youtu.be/0OqZhwSRYwE Seishun Kyosokyoku,]] perfectly capture the feeling of the series at that point, as Team 7 slowly begins to collapse.
36* The sixth, [[http://vimeo.com/17703608 No Boy, No Cry]] by STANCE PUNKS. The accompanying animation in which Naruto takes a flying leap off Hokage Rock is especially good in the dub (lacking the original's prominently superimposed "TV Tokyo" logo).
37* The seventh opening, [[https://youtu.be/u9h3FiMhkzg Namikaze Satellite]], while taking place in the middle of the infamous filler hell, has a somewhat melancholy yet reassuring tone that captures Naruto's determination to bring back Sasuke plus the camaraderie of the Konoha 11 as a whole. The final shot has the entire group put their hands together and head off to meet whatever challenges may await them.
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39!!Openings - Part II
40* [[https://youtu.be/CbqycSCShgM The 1st Shippuden opening]] is one HECK of a way to get old Naruto fans pumped up for ''Shippuden''!
41* ''Shippuden''[='=]s [[https://youtu.be/eWNNjIIq4TA 2nd opening]] is an absolute gem as well. Alongside the brilliant direction and great visuals of the opening the song is just downright catchy.
42* Shippuden's 3rd opening [[https://youtu.be/kf4qp9j7pL4 "Blue Bird"]] is very memorable thanks to its beautiful song.
43* The fourth Shippuden Opening, Joe Inoue's [[https://youtu.be/PV9zXO_LqoY CLOSER]], is a beautiful song in and of itself. When combined with Asuma's final fight with Hidan, it is catapulted into [=CMoA=] status. Also works well as a Naruto/Hinata piece, once you know its [[http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/shippuuden/closer.htm lyrics]]. Joe Inoue, being a Japanese man raised in Los Angeles, speaks perfect English, along with Japanese. In fact, he made an [[https://youtu.be/tw6De76_b6c English version]] of that song.
44* The 5th Shippuden Opening, [[https://youtu.be/Io_7x5rwAEs "Shalala" or "Grow Like a Firefly"]], is definitely up there as an earworm.
45* The band little by little made an opening song for Naruto and a closing song for ''Naruto Shippuden'' that are both made of epic f'ing awesome. Here's the [[http://soundcloud.com/devitha-vadissa-rachman/little-by-little-kanashimi-wo first]] and the [[http://soundcloud.com/biward/naruto-shippuden-ending-3 second.]]
46* The sixth intro to Shippuden, [[https://youtu.be/G4LToPRwI4s Sign]] by FLOW. Considered by many in the fandom to be among the most beautiful and heartrending of the tracks here, if only because the in-song lyrics' theme/content dovetails very well with the iconic events of the arc it debuts into: the deaths of Jiraiya and Uchiha Itachi and--more importantly--how these events impacted and hurt the people most important to them. Its popularity has even led to it becoming a signature song of sorts for FLOW, and it is not unheard for them to open their own events with it.
47* [[http://soundcloud.com/onlineanimes/toumei-datta-sekai Toumei Datta Sekai]] is an awesome Naruto opening. Not only that, but it's also an epic opening sequence. Also slight TearJerker, like Sign, due to some of the imagery on the opening. Okay, most, if you know what's going to happen next. This opening truly shows off Naruto's CharacterDevelopment the finest; the music, while epic and hopeful, manages to remain gentle and modest, reflecting Naruto's humbling and his eventual rise to the status of local hero.
48* [[http://soundcloud.com/sofia-hitomi/naruto-shippuden-diver "Diver"]] by NICO Touches the Walls definitely qualifies, it along with the video perfectly demonstrates ThePowerOfFriendship and HeroicResolve in music form.
49%%* Here's Shippuden's 9th Opening, [[http://vimeo.com/28129783 Lovers]].
50%%* Opening 12, [[http://soundcloud.com/faruqii/daisuke-moshimo-opening-naruto Moshimo]] by Daisuke.
51* NICO Touches the Walls returns to give us the kickass 13th opening, [[http://soundcloud.com/roberto-ramirez-31/niwaka-ame-ni-mo-makezu Niwaka Ame ni Mo Makezu]].
52* The 14th Shippuden opening, [[https://youtu.be/7BwT8-pjHYo Tsuki no Okisa]] is absolutely masterful. It certainly helps that the opening itself is visually stunning.
53* The 15th Opening, [[https://youtu.be/VpNk2dJTHWQ "Guren" by DOES]] and the 29th Ending, [[https://youtu.be/kEzmGObSU5U "FLAME" by DISH]] are both mind-blowing, both screaming "Everything just got real!" [[HoldingHands Prominent Naruto/Hinata moment]] aside, they're notable in that the accompanying animation also both compare and contrast the relationships of love and hate between brothers (between incarnations of Asura and Indra in the opening, and for Obito and Kakashi for the ending.
54* Opening 16, [[https://youtu.be/dlFA0Zq1k2Ac Silhouette]], fits this well. The sheer amount of epicness in the opening is overflowing: there's the jarring CameraAbuse and Madara's sadistic face at the beginning; the TimeCompressionMontage encapsulating almost everything important that's happened in the ''Shippuden'' part of the series so far; a RedOniBlueOni dichotomy + foreshadowing of how Obito & Madara and Naruto & Sasuke have grown; and the fight sequences are pretty darn awesome too, especially Madara breakdancing his way through a fight and crashing through rocks. Also, the song itself is super catchy. ''[[Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie The Last]]'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLfDuq13UvI version]] of this opening is of similar epicness, showcasing glimpses of the many epic action scenes throughout the movie, including [[CockFight Naruto's climactic battle with Toneri]], while also intertwining in many heartwarming shots of [[OfficialCouple Naruto and Hinata]]'s [[RomanceArc gradual romance]] over the course of the movie and the series as a whole.
55* Opening 17, [[https://youtu.be/qHk1-e3pMDQ Kaze]], continues to impress as the music flows with the visuals in wonderful fashion.
56* Opening 18, [[https://youtu.be/x8CfQ3P-Z9w LINE]], is an incredibly subdued song in comparison to the vast array of songs ''Naruto'' and ''Shippuden'' has opened with before. A powerful and emotional opening that expresses how one takes up the light from those who have passed on. Especially poignant is that those who have died are shown smiling, entrusting the light to the next generation. Note also the difference in reaction to the light between Naruto and Sasuke, once again highlighting the differences between them.
57* Opening 19, [[https://youtu.be/lm6TIXVoQaE Blood Circulator]] saw the return of AKFG to opening, bringing a rocking theme that sells that the arcs it is paired with (Kaguya arc and Naruto vs. Sasuke final battle) are ''the'' climax of the series.
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59!!Endings - Part I
60* The child Naruto montage with [[https://youtu.be/jOnXYdwNVkw Wind]] is a very sad combo. English lyrics are a plus, sung by Akeboshi.
61* [[https://youtu.be/SogGQS4Qtkw Harmonia]] (the second ending) is guaranteed to give listeners the [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments warm fuzzies]].
62* The fourth ending theme, [[https://youtu.be/nusOURDn34g Alive]] by Raiko, serves as inspirational hip-hop that soothes the heart and mind during the turbulent episodes of the Invasion of Konoha arc.
63* The 7th ending of Naruto, [[https://youtu.be/ZXWQMAJA5BE Mountain-a-Go Go-Two]]. The ending is simple but the song is pure awesomeness.
64* [[https://youtu.be/r3AKZpoup-Y Nakushita Kotoba]] ("Lost Words") by No Regret Life, the ending theme of the original anime's last non-filler arc. Beautiful and terribly sad, appropriate considering Naruto and Sakura's reactions to Sasuke's departure.
65* The 12th ending [[http://soundcloud.com/jf-designer/chaba-parade-naruto "Parade"]] has a positively beautiful melody.
66* The 13th outro [[https://youtu.be/VEgPBtQC9Pg Yellow Moon,]] like "Wind", is performed by Akeboshi and is a magical fit to the Hoshigakure filler arc.
67* The fifteenth and final ending of Part I, [[https://youtu.be/dkRwraf81PY Scenario]] by Saboten, manages to be both uplifting and bittersweet at the same time. The uplifting highlights all of Naruto's agemates, plus Sasuke and his mentor figures, while briefly teasing the new him upon the viewer's progression into ''Shippūden''. Whereas, the bittersweet is the ending of the classic series and most of its imagery. Sure, the filler hell might not have been everybody's cup of tea, for those who could tolerate it at all, but the song still evokes feelings like something was accomplished by the viewers as they progressed and made it to the end.
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69!!Endings - Part II
70* ''Shippuden''[='=]s 1st ending, [[https://youtu.be/rNa1rMkO3Mk Shooting Star]] by Home Made Kazoku, is a poppy, yet melancholic nostalgia trip which perfectly captures the sense of loss and yearning for Sasuke's return as they reminisce about their happier days in childhood.
71* Alüto's [[https://youtu.be/k1PLgnwhct0 Michi~to you all]], the second ''Shippūden'' ending, is a memorable classic whose visuals depict the ''Naruto'' characters in a HighSchoolAU. The violin and guitar give it a touch of elegance rarely seen in most shonen plus the imagery can evoke intense nostalgia for those already past high school.
72* The 6th Shippuden ending, [[http://soundcloud.com/huakjungja-kab/broken-youth-naruto-shippuuden Broken Youth]], is too badass not to mention.
73* [[http://soundcloud.com/mokiss/halcali-long-kiss-goodbye Long Kiss Goodbye]] the 7th ending and [[https://youtu.be/7PAqD1HVFAs U Can Do It!]] the 15th ending for Shippuden are so so catchy.
74* [[https://youtu.be/l5SttAWcafE Bacchikoi]]. Even if it doesn't seem that good the first time, it becomes catchy after repeated hearings.
75* The ninth ending, [[https://youtu.be/v8pr18tBWxA Shinkokyū]] by Super Beaver, is pure, hardcore rock that caps off the Three-Tails filler arc with a sense of grit and "Hell, yeah!"
76* [[https://youtu.be/L72WqE-0R88 My ANSWER]] is surprisingly catchy and relaxing.
77* [[https://youtu.be/rS91FpbGuF8 Utakata Hanabi]], the 14th ending for Shippuden, is just too beautiful for words.
78* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH2izKVM0hY Mayonaka no Orchestra]], the 16th ending for Shippuden, has got to be the most epic ending ever.
79* The 20th Shippuden ending, [[http://soundcloud.com/pyodra/hemenway-by-my-side By My Side]], is basically ThePowerOfFriendship and [[MamaBear maternal]] [[ThePowerOfLove love]] made manifest.
80%%* The 21st Shippuden ending, [[https://youtu.be/fCFcUfl7Ej4 Cascade]].
81* The 24th Shippuden ending, [[http://soundcloud.com/felipe-castro-45/sayonara-memory-7-naruto Sayonara Memory]], is definitely one of the most awesome endings of the series ever.
82* The 27th Shippuden ending, [[https://youtu.be/C1IW5rBLoys Black Night Town]], manages to convey Sasuke's character with fitting rock music and powerful vocals. And did we mention that the last word of the song is held for ''12 entire seconds''?
83%%* The 28th Shippuden ending, [[https://youtu.be/6m4l4C7bQNs Rainbow]].
84%%* The 34th Shippuden ending, [[https://youtu.be/vXJgQLknzfI Rainbow's Sky]].
85%%* The 37th Shippuden ending, [[https://youtu.be/JbWOVA6Qz7A Blue Lullaby]].
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89* [[https://youtu.be/mjjkHg5FOhk&index=6 The Raising Fighting Spirit]], which has a habit of showing up and making moments even more epic than they already were.
90** That one is good, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scWSTDsj3IM Strong And Strike]] tops it.
91** The epic [[https://youtu.be/daPo6q4FXDw Main Theme.]]
92** [[https://youtu.be/E8oFiJgsyEc The theme that plays in almost every episode]], fittingly titled "Bad Situation", which serves as the series battle theme.
93* "[[https://youtu.be/8VChnXw8r8g Beautiful Green Wild Beast]]", played when Rock Lee opens up a massive can of whoopass. Pity it never lasts.
94* Say what you want about [[BrokenBase Sasuke]], but his [[https://youtu.be/YKCaqDZFJ7o western inspired theme]] is truly a fitting theme for his character.
95* The intense and badass [[https://youtu.be/_vsoD2KNx-g Theme, Avenger]] is a fitting theme for Sasuke as well.
96* Though by no means upbeat, [[https://youtu.be/wEWF2xh5E8s "Sadness and Sorrow"]] is epically touching.
97* Badass and memetic to the core, presenting [[https://youtu.be/Fx-A68FNmf8 "Raikiri - Thunder Break"]]. A lot of people have heard this somewhere before, and this is where it's from.
98* [[https://youtu.be/PFIILAESjYY Neji/Tenten's theme]] and the slower, sadder remix [[https://youtu.be/EyAK6lywxvk used for Gaara's childhood.]]
99* [[https://youtu.be/K5FeKFKLvwA Both Orochimaru's regular and fighting themes]] which are foreboding and ominous.
100* [[https://youtu.be/e2tiZGy4z8U Hinata vs. Neji]] is pretty underrated.
101* [[https://youtu.be/-qtqXYrit54 Heavy Violence]], the song that plays when you know shit is about to go down.
102* [[https://youtu.be/QSyIGCI6sO8 "Fake"]] is an upbeat track that is usually attributed to Shikamaru whenever a clever strategy works in battle.
103* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNVqvkx8RD4 "Those who inherit the Will of Fire"]] is a bittersweet but triumphant track that plays as the dying Hiruzen delivers TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Orochimaru, while Konoha's forces turn the tables against the combined forces of the Sand and Sound villages. What makes this track even more special is that it is only played once throughout the entire series.
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107* Three words. [[https://youtu.be/JuFvlh9pcpw Heaven. Shaking. Event.]] Which is actually just a longer term for BAD & ASS. "Heaven Shaking Moment" often comes up when there's a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, like Team Guy defeating their doppelgangers, Naruto defeating the first movie villain, Naruto using [[SphereOfDestruction Wind Style: Spiraling Shuriken]] on Kakuzu, and when [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu the Kyuubi]] got [[RecurringRiff the most epic]], [[FantasticNuke over-the-top]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown ass-kicking]] [[FinalBattle of all time]], courtesy of Naruto.
108* In ''[[TimeSkip Shippuden]]'' premiere, where Sasori and Deidara approach Suna, the [[https://youtu.be/de18NCLfRWc music]] that plays in the background... You just know the sand ninja have no idea what's coming at them.
109* [[https://youtu.be/Tfvee64XLbY "Reverse Situation"]]; the tune amplifies the awesomeness of Sakura/Chiyo x Sasori battle tenfold. It's just ''that'' amazing.
110* [[https://youtu.be/zPLdULCbjFI "Man of the World"]], [[https://youtu.be/8Mdo1K9i8KY "Hidden Will to Fight"]], [[https://youtu.be/53GXfedpscs "Anger"]], and [[https://youtu.be/_APjiiWl8xs "Nightfall"]].
111* [[https://youtu.be/SxV4P0z0xyA "Breakdown"]] plays for the first time when Minato fights The Masked Man during the Kyuubi Attack on the leaf. [[https://youtu.be/B5roApQv49Y "Yondaime Hokage"]] is the original version that played during the anime during Minato Vs Tobi, from OST III.
112* [[https://youtu.be/ySBJZH8vm-o "Goddess of Purge"]], which plays when [[BigBad Kaguya]] begins fighting in earnest. It's pure ear-candy, majestic and foreboding. More than appropriate for fighting the most powerful being who ever lived.
113* [[https://youtu.be/u0ILJADEkrs "Goodbye"]] is an utterly beautiful piece that plays at three notable occasions: when Gaara makes peace with his father, when Minato departs for the afterlife to reunite with Kushina while promising to tell her all about Naruto, and at the very end of the anime as Naruto and Hinata wait to be married.
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117%%* Orochimaru's theme. Both versions. Hands down.
118%%* [[https://youtu.be/MuOdzzPKSrU "Naruto Main Theme"]].
119* [[https://youtu.be/Ls0IE8uPp4g Victory]] is played on really cool bits like when Naruto passes Kakashi's test.
120* The 3-on-1 fight between Sarutobi, Orochimaru and the two deceased Hokages sounds more dangerous and exciting and totally kickass thanks to [[https://youtu.be/MR6pUblQgsA Heavy Violence.]] And you know the part where Sarutobi is talking to Orochimaru about the Konoha villagers and how the Will of Fire will never fade? [[https://youtu.be/99Y6s434UAI Yeah that part]].
121* In Naruto, there are themes that have been made for the different parts of the day and activity. There's a theme for [[https://youtu.be/tI55p41FYik morning,]] a theme for [[https://youtu.be/yhDpQCLuQBw daylight,]] a theme for the [[https://youtu.be/We60ZX5C99I afternoon,]] and a theme for the [[https://youtu.be/Qv7btgqaAGc evening.]] There's also a theme for Naruto's [[https://youtu.be/AZeyNVms7jw daily activities.]]
122* And then there's music for laughs like Naruto's [[https://youtu.be/osfHyln4Y4I Sexy no Jutsu,]] and [[https://youtu.be/0Nb_5QZYw1A slapsticks.]]
123* Then there is music of the scene in which [[https://youtu.be/KdCqGO-krWo Madara reveals himself alongside Pain]], easily surpassing any previous OminousLatinChanting piece of the series. Holy crap, you know those guys ''mean business''.
124* [[https://youtu.be/pl1ss5Xl5U4 Akatsuki's Theme]] in ''Shippuden''. You KNOW you're in trouble when you hear that.
125* Pain's Theme. OminousLatinChanting, check, accompanying Pain being badass, check. The official name for the song is 'Girei' and [[https://youtu.be/PCfiqY05BpA here it is.]]
126* At last, Itachi gets a theme: [[https://youtu.be/AeFE7m6dx10 Many Nights]]. And they couldn't have picked a more fitting tune.
127* More or less the entire original anime's soundtrack, most notably [[https://youtu.be/hC-nTwojRpw Fake]], [[https://youtu.be/2pWEtpcFCjo Need to Be Strong]], [[https://youtu.be/E8w6H2rp9zI Avenger]], [[https://youtu.be/7ce-iuloaJU Jiraiya's Theme]], [[https://youtu.be/wknP5Mxmuzw Those Who Inherit the Will of Fire]], [[https://youtu.be/99Y6s434UAI Hokage]], and ''especially'' the oh-so-appropriately entitled [[http://https://youtu.be/daPo6q4FXDw Naruto Main Theme]].
128* [[https://youtu.be/P5Hp42y7gVA Hurricane Suite]]. It's TEN FREAKING MINUTES LONG, whereas all the other Naruto songs range from one to four minutes, so you've got something more than worth listening to.
129* From the 2nd Shippuden OST, Track 3, [[https://youtu.be/kDPQm4nrF6k "Crushing"]], is ''dripping'' with overflowing awesomeness.
130* [[https://youtu.be/glcWymSi0K4 Flying Light]], [[https://youtu.be/F7aeGamD4Pg God of War]], [[https://youtu.be/KIxFQzGjmbA Flames]], and [[https://youtu.be/Qll2yBZCx4w Blind Animal]] from the newest Naruto Shippuden Movie.
131* The song [[https://youtu.be/RCS3oyyJdxE "Strangeness"]] from ''Shippuden'', which normally starts playing when sh*t gets real.
132* [[https://youtu.be/uC9mHMOpvco Emergence of Talents]]. Especially when it is associated with the first appearance of the Rasen-Shuriken and Naruto's defeating the Kyuubi and attaining the Rikudo-esque Kyuubi Chakra Mode...
133%%* [[https://youtu.be/x33wOyravGQ "Dance"]] is a really good one.
134* [[https://youtu.be/yEHkgcCv3QI Loneliness]] and [[https://youtu.be/IkbQ71K3n1M Despair]] for those sad and yet touching songs.
135* [[https://youtu.be/cev4uPjoVVs "Samidare"]]. Beautiful and heartbreaking.
136%%* [[https://youtu.be/Px-dj95e0Yk Kouen]] is just awesome battle music.
137* [[https://youtu.be/yawichrgDXU A place to return to]], which just goes to show how much work went into the anime-exclusive arcs in ''Shippuden''.
138* The first three songs of the 2nd Shippuden OST are simply HotBlooded to not be considered awesome, namely: [[https://youtu.be/REa5gxSG7Mw Shouryuu]], [[https://youtu.be/LKDGzEfukk4 Rinkai]], and [[https://youtu.be/EWZrkO5jETU Gekiha]]. The fact that Gekiha has already been used in Naruto's battle with Pain in Sage Mode simply highlights its awesome. In addition, [[https://youtu.be/Y0A9aEOt4MM Kokuten]] sounds somewhat sweet as an anti-Sasuke theme, seeing as they played when Itachi was plucking out Sasuke's eye with Tsukuyomi and when Killer Bee blasted him with a Lariat. And we can add [[https://youtu.be/xsQaS4MnihE Midaregami (Unkempt Hair)]] to this list.
139* The music that plays in ''Shippuden'' episode 85 while Shikamaru shocks Kakuzu by summoning a pile of water and then saves Ino and Chouji with Kakashi's help. [[https://youtu.be/Tfvee64XLbY Listen to it here.]]
140* Two ''Shippuden'' songs that have only appeared twice each, and neither of them are on either of the currently-released soundtracks, that both deserve to be here. The first is a slow, sad tune played on strings and flute, heard during Naruto's mindscape just before his first 4-Tailed Form transformation, where he's beating himself up over not being stronger, in Episode 41; heard again in Episode 159, when Kakashi dies and laments his failure to protect his teammates, as spectres of his old team disappear in front of him. The second song, which turns OminousPipeOrgan up to 11, has been heard twice: once in Episode 41, when Naruto started to transform into 4-Tailed Form, his flesh tearing away and forming a cocoon of black chakra around him; and again (this time accompanied by [[OminousLatinChanting ominous chanting]]) at the tail end of Episode 166, when Pain stabs Hinata and gives his little [[BreakThemByTalking "Love breeds sacrifice, which in turn leads to hatred" speech]], and Naruto proceeds to go 6-Tails.
141* One ''Shippuden'' track deserves special mention because of its massive emotional impact. Its first use? The scene when ''[[TearJerker Minato and Kushina sacrifice themselves to seal the Kyuubi into their newborn son, Naruto.]]'' The same scene is shown in [[TheMovie Road to Ninja]] with a remixed version officially named "Road to Ninja". The song is played again when Naruto describes to the Raikage the strength he gained from Minato's faith and Kushina's love, which Bee describes as Naruto's "[[TitleDrop two suns]]." It was played again when Hinata [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan snapped Naruto out of his despair]] when he nearly gave in to Obito's BreakingLecture following Neji's death. The original version is aptly named [[https://youtu.be/kZWRkCyB9MM "Father and Mother".]]
142* In Episode 167 of ''Shippuden'', there is [[https://youtu.be/RyAffW1x-ZE Hisou]], possibly the most epic soundtrack in the entire series, played in perfect sync to a rampant, 8-tail Naruto breaking out from Pain's Chibaku-Tensei moon and threatening the full 9-tail transformation because Pain stabbed Hinata, only to be stopped by the spirit of the 4th Hokage. It plays again the second time Naruto is shown defeating Deva Pain and when Danzo flashes back to Sarutobi being named Hokage and attempts to kill Madara. It is last heard during Kakashi and Obito's battle within Obito's dimension.
143* [[https://youtu.be/yNERmWYbhbE Orochimaru's Theme]]. OminousPipeOrgan playing Toccata and Fugue, check. Electric guitar in background, check. It's debatable [[AmbiguouslyGay whether]] [[EvilIsCool he's cool]], but his theme reeks of badass. His fight theme is this with [[OminousLatinChanting creepy Japanese chanting]] and on steroids. Both songs are included in the link.
144* For that beautiful fusion of metal guitar, flute music and shamisen that screams "I am going to put you six feet into the dirt RIGHT NOW," there's always [[https://youtu.be/thfHVPqql_c Keisei Gyakuten.]]
145* [[https://youtu.be/_APjiiWl8xs Nightfall]] carries such a sad, mournful feeling to it, that one can't help but feel sad.
146%%* 'The Hero of Konoha' theme played when Naruto returns to Konoha after defeating Pain.
147* [[https://youtu.be/8B82GkQ5Yjg Hishou]] from the 4th Shippuden movie, "The Lost Tower," which played during the incredibly awesome battle with Naruto and his father against Anrokuzan.
148%%* [[https://youtu.be/5VDe7OM3qyo THIS]]. When you hear this, expect badassness in the form of Gaara.
149%%"THIS" is not a proper example. At least include a title.
150* [[https://youtu.be/WGAT1HrnPUc Shutsujin]], or Departure to the Front. An awesome song fit for a hero's glorious departure--or return, as it were. Two notable occasions when this is played are at the end of ''Shippuden'' episode 175, with Naruto's triumphant return from defeating Pain... and ''Anime/BorutoNarutoTheMovie'', when Boruto truly carries himself like a shinobi, ready to prove himself worthy again.
151* There are two noteworthy unofficially released soundtrack pieces. [[https://youtu.be/ior73Xd7XKA One]] is the theme that plays during Jiraiya's death, and the [[https://youtu.be/iYqnrJfaXew other]] plays after Chouji wins his fight with Jirobo.
152* [[https://youtu.be/T5gHjB5e6D4 Tobi's Theme]] is great with its OminousPipeOrgan, badass tone, and OminousLatinChanting.
153* [[https://youtu.be/eIzqWXK9jKA Danzo's Theme]] was never officially released, but deserves a mention for fitting his militant traditionalism and downright scariness.
154* [[https://youtu.be/wT3FK898yMk Sai's Theme]] has a nice, but haunting melody.
155* [[https://youtu.be/yHtTGvjSu3I The song]] that plays when the crow uses Kotoamatsukami to free Itachi from Kabuto's control is amazing.
156* There's an [[https://youtu.be/D86itLlFeTs awesome track]] that first plays in ''Shippuden'' episode 329, when Naruto first pulls off the Tailed Beast Transformation and proceeds to throw down with the [[VillainOverride Tobi-controlled]] 3- through 7-Tailed Beasts.
157* The theme which plays for the final five minutes of ''Shippuden'' episode 329. The combination of tragedy and optimism is incredible. Every moment of action it plays behind is immediately made more powerful just by its ''mere presence!''
158* [[https://youtu.be/m1ddFO23qHo The Tailed Beasts Counting Song]], from ''Shippuden'' episode 330, is really catchy.
159* [[https://youtu.be/1d4pTCyP9uk This very upbeat tune from the fighting game "Clash of Ninja 2"]] is ridiculously catchy.
160* In the same vein as ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'''s revival of the main character's theme, ''Shippuden'' episode 468 brought out a full reorchestration of "Sadness and Sorrow" when Hagoromo tells the undead Hokage of his last days of living as Indra fell completely and Ashura tried in vain to protect the legacy of the Ninshu.
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164Composed by Yasuharu Takanashi (who was the composer of the anime), yaiba and Musashi Project. They give [[RomanceArc the love story]] one hell of a musical send-off.
165
166* "[[https://youtu.be/gh6Z_vEQrGs Crescent Moon]]", the music that sounds when Naruto goes berserk against Toneri's goons to save Hinata when they try to kidnap her at the beginning of the film.
167* "[[https://youtu.be/reG5n28nMC4 The Day]]", which sounds when Naruto gives Hinata that incredible LongingLook, and then confesses his love to her.
168* "[[https://youtu.be/DfpCou5IqiI Good Bye, Forever]]", which sounds when Hinata goes with Toneri after Naruto confesses his love to her. You can tell it's a pretty dramatic scene.
169* "[[https://youtu.be/qb-9ycdg2_0 The Last]]". A glorious comeback of "Naruto's Theme" from the original series which sounds during the FinalBattle between Naruto and Toneri on the Moon's surface.
170* Naruto and Hinata got a beautiful love theme titled... well... "[[https://youtu.be/e05D6MjVjlE Naruto and Hinata]]". Because it doesn't need anything else. The main riff appears several times throughout the movie as their shared {{Leitmotif}}, but this is the most bombastic and beautiful version.
171* "[[https://youtu.be/PGCp3OGD72U Fuyu No Owari Ni"]] ("At the End of Winter"). Hinata's character theme, performed by her voice actress Creator/NanaMizuki. But not in her regular voice, but rather in the high-pitched tone she uses when she voices Hinata. Bonus points for the lyrics, which are a perfect reflection of Hinata's feelings towards Naruto before the events of the film. It's like Hinata herself is confessing to Naruto all over again in song, and it's BEAUTIFUL! [[https://youtu.be/QPJ1A1kVwoc The English Version]] is also quite moving.
172* "[[https://youtu.be/GsFR4CmolkM Hoshi No Utsuwa]]" ("Star Vessel"), the Staff Credits song. A beautiful song as the song is about stars and humans being mortal yet immortal as they can create life, as in the title, Star Vessel, [[http://yagami1211.tumblr.com/post/106165031416/hoshi-no-utsuwa-translation-true what carries the stars.]]
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