Naruto Shippuden The Movie 3 The Will of Fire   Starring (voice): Junko Takeuchi, Kazuhiko Inoue, Satoshi Hino and Chie Nakamura Distributor: Manga ENtertainment RRP: £19.99 MANG5308 Certificate: 12 Release Date: 12 August 2013

The fourth great war threatens the very existence of the Ninja. With stealth on their side, no man ever assumed a ninja could be taken against their will, but when Ninja begin to vanish, the suspicion leads to the Leaf village; the only village unaffected by the disappearances. With tempers frayed and accusations leading to heated disputes, Naruto’s sensei Kakashi begins to act strangely and leaves the village. Naruto, concerned for his teacher, makes a conscious decision to defy the village leaders and follow Kakashi as he travels deeper into the mystery that brought them to this point...

The Will of Fire is the third Naruto Shippuden movie, and the sixth Naruto film overall. The film was released in Japanese cinemas in August 2009.

Naruto is back, with more action-packed chakra-charged duels than ever before. As the fate of the ninja world hangs in the balance, Naruto is set to face his most formidable opponent yet, but there are some dangerous obstacles to overcome along the way. Can Naruto’s Will of Fire hold strong?

For Naruto fans, there are a number of new characters introduced in this movie (Hiruko, Ichi, Ni and San).

Extras include Movie Trailers (2 min, 33 sec Japanese trailers without subtitles); Textless Closing Song (4 min, 16 sec - which is a little pointless as the majority of the screen is blank and the credits don't really roll over the pictures that are displayed); Production Art and Trailers.

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Nick Smithson