Closer by Joe Inoue, was the fourth opening sequence for Naruto Shippūden. It ran from episode 78 up until episode 102. It was then replaced by Hotaru no Hikari.
Lyrics
Rōmaji
Mijika ni aru mono
Tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to
Amari ni chikasugite
Miushinatte shimaisou
Anata ga saikin taiken shita
Shiawase wa ittai nan desuka
Megumare sugiteite
Omoidasenai kamo
Ima koko ni iru koto
Iki wo shiteiru koto
Tade sore dake no koto ga
Kiseki da to kizuku
Mijika ni aru mono
Tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to
Amari ni chikasugite
Miushinatte shimaisou
YOU KNOW THE CLOSER YOU GET TO SOMETHING
THE TOUGHER IT IS TO SEE IT
AND I'LL NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
LET'S GO
Hitodasuke wo gizen to
Yubu yatsura mo iru keredo
Shijiru no mo utagau no mo
Hito sorezore dakara
Oitsuzuketekita yume
Akiramezuni susume yo nante
Kirei koto wo ieru hodo
Nanimo dekichainai kedo
Hitonigiri no yuuki wo mune ni
Ashita wo ikinuku tame ni
AND I'LL NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
LET'S GO!
[Speak]
Mijika ni aru mono
Tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to
Amari ni chikasugite
Miushinatte shimaisou
YOU KNOW THE CLOSER YOU GET TO SOMETHING
THE TOUGHER IT IS TO SEE IT
AND I'LL NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
LET'S GO
Oitsuzuketekita yume
Akiramezuni susume yo nante
Kirei koto wo ieru hodo
Nanimo dekichainai kedo
Hitonigiri no yuuki wo mune ni
Ashita wo ikinuku tame ni
AND I'LL NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
LET'S GO!
English
All that is near us We must know Could disappear any day Be careful The main key to finding happiness Lies nowhere else but in my soul
You could reminisce; you could recall The very last time you felt joy Or maybe you are so blessed to a point Where you can't remember anything
It's a harmony, a miracle Being able to breathe and live at all So here is your one and only chance Life is an opportunity
All that is near us We must know Could disappear any day Be careful The main key to finding happiness Lies nowhere else but in my soul
You know the closer you get to something The tougher it is to see it And I'll never take it for granted Let's go
Some people may call a kind deed An act of mere hypocrisy But never mind those who have lost faith You shouldn't give in to what they say As a matter of fact, let me tell you Even if it was for a selfish cause A salvageable hypocrisy Is superior to murderous honesty
Everybody tells you from time to time To never give up like a phrase from a movie They tell you to stand up for yourself As if was always that easy
Gather a handful of courage in my heart To go on and survive another day And I'll never take it for granted Let's go
[Speak]
All that is near us We must know Could disappear any day Be careful The main key to finding happiness Lies nowhere else but in my soul
You know the closer you get to something The tougher it is to see it And I'll never take it for granted
Everybody tells you from time to time To never give up like a phrase from a movie They tell you to stand up for yourself As if was always that easy
Gather a handful of courage in my heart To go on and survive another day And I'll never take it for granted Let's go
Characters
The characters in order of appearance:
- Naruto Uzumaki
- Ino Yamanaka
- Sakura Haruno
- Chōji Akimichi
- Sai
- Kakashi Hatake
- Yamato
- Shikamaru Nara
- Neji Hyūga
- Rock Lee
- Tenten
- Hinata Hyūga
- Kiba Inuzuka
- Akamaru
- Shino Aburame
- Hidan (First Version)
- Kakuzu (First Version)
- Kotetsu Hagane (First Version)
- Izumo Kamizuki (First Version)
- Asuma Sarutobi
- Gozu (Second Version)
- Kigiri (Second Version)
- Nurari (Second Version)
- Rinji (Second Version)
- Guren (Second Version)
- Deidara
- Tobi
- Demonic Statue of the Outer Path
- Pain
- Kabuto Yakushi
- Orochimaru
- Sasuke Uchiha
Trivia
- From episode 83 onwards, Asuma's spirit can be seen along side Team 10 during this opening.