Changes: Naruto's Favourite Pupil

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"Naruto's Favourite Pupil" (ナルトの愛弟子, Naruto no Manadeshi) is episode 234 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Synopsis

Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi are training to prepare for the Fourth Shinobi World War, with Konohamaru perfecting his new technique — Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning. After asking Sakura how they could aid in the war effort, she makes them carry and stock boxes. Konohamaru, wanting something more important to do, leaves with his team ranting. They approach Shikamaru, who asks Konohamaru who the "King" he must protect is and writes the kanji for 'king' on a stone shaped like a shōgi piece and gives it to him. Konohamaru then goes to see Tsunade for permission to join the front lines, who outright refuses and tosses him out.

Team Ebisu then spots Temari, who has arrived to deliver a message from Suna as well as check on the state of Konoha following Pain's assault. Konohamaru decides to engage in combat against Temari, introducing himself and claiming to be Naruto's favourite pupil. However, Temari uses her Sickle Weasel Technique to easily dispel Konohamaru's Ash Pile Burning technique as well as his Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. Temari insults Naruto, and in anger, Konohamaru rushes toward her with his Rasengan. Shikamaru, who had been alerted of the battle earlier by Moegi and Udon, uses his Shadow Sewing Technique to save Temari from being struck by the Rasengan. Temari is shocked that Konohamaru mastered such a devastating technique and tells Konohamaru that he would be a fine shinobi someday, and that she would report to Gaara about Konoha's new generation. Meanwhile, Moegi tells Konohamaru that as genin, their duty is to protect the children and seniors of the village, and Konohamaru realises that they are the "king" he is to protect, and declares to Shikamaru that he would fight Naruto for the title of Hokage one day.

Shikamaru reports the outcome of the battle to Tsunade, who is reminded of her little brother Nawaki, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Konohamaru; in addition, they both proclaimed themselves as future Hokage who would protect Konoha as grandsons of the former Hokage. Nawaki also reminds her of Naruto, and she wonders what Naruto may be up to now.

Trivia

In this episode, Shikamaru uses the Shadow–Neck Binding Technique in a similar manner to the Shadow Sewing Technique. This is most likely an animation error.

Credits

Role	Seiyū			English Voice Actor
	English	Japanese	Rōmaji
Naruto Uzumaki	Junko Takeuchi	竹内順子	Takeuchi Junko	Maile Flanagan
Sakura Haruno	Chie Nakamura	中村千絵	Nakamura Chie	Kate Higgins
Konohamaru	Ikue Otani	大谷育江	Ōtani Ikue	Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Moegi	Noriko Shitaya	下屋則子	Shitaya Noriko	Wendee Lee
Udon	Tomo Shigematsu	重松朋	Shigematsu Tomo	Kate Higgins
Fifth Hokage: Tsunade	Masako Katsuki	勝生真沙子	Katsuki Masako	Debi Mae West
Shikamaru Nara	Shotaro Morikubo	森久保祥太郎	Morikubo Shōtarō	Tom Gibis
Shikaku Nara	Hiroshi Yanaka	家中宏	Yanaka Hiroshi	Jonathan Fahn
Kotetsu Hagane	Tomoyuki Kono	河野智之	Kōno Tomoyuki	Liam O'Brien
Izumo Kamizuki	Tomohiro Tsuboi	坪井智浩	Tsuboi Tomohiro	Richard Cansino
Temari	Romi Park	朴璐美	Paku Romi	Tara Platt
Nawaki	Yumiko Kobayashi	小林由美子	Kobayashi Yumiko	Brianne Brozey
Sōta	Mariko Mizuno	水野マリコ	Mizuno Mariko	Stephanie Sheh
Mom	Ikuko Watanabe	渡辺育子	Watanabe Ikuko	Kate Higgins

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+|ending song=Place to Try
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+|english airdate=March 22, 2014
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+== Synopsis ==
-{{Translation|'''Naruto's Favourite Pupil'''|ナルトの愛弟子|Naruto no Manadeshi}} is episode 234 of the ''[[Naruto: Shippūden]]'' anime.
+<section begin=summary />[[Konohamaru]], [[Udon]] and [[Moegi]] are training to prepare for the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]], with Konohamaru perfecting his new technique — [[Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning]]. After asking [[Sakura]] how they could aid in the war effort, she makes them carry and stock boxes. Konohamaru, wanting something more important to do, leaves with his team ranting. They approach [[Shikamaru]], who asks Konohamaru who the "King" he must protect is and writes the kanji for 'king' on a stone shaped like a [[wikipedia:shogi|shōgi]] piece and gives it to him. Konohamaru then goes to see [[Tsunade]] for permission to join the front lines, who outright refuses and tosses him out.<section end=summary />
+[[Team Ebisu]] then spots [[Temari]], who has arrived to deliver a message from [[Suna]] as well as check on the state of [[Konoha]] following [[Pain's assault]]. Konohamaru decides to engage in combat against Temari, introducing himself and claiming to be [[Naruto]]'s favourite pupil. However, Temari uses her [[Sickle Weasel Technique]] to easily dispel Konohamaru's Ash Pile Burning technique as well as his [[Multiple Shadow Clone Technique]]. Temari insults Naruto, and in anger, Konohamaru rushes toward her with his [[Rasengan]]. Shikamaru, who had been alerted of the battle earlier by Moegi and Udon, uses his [[Shadow Sewing Technique]] to save Temari from being struck by the Rasengan. Temari is shocked that Konohamaru mastered such a devastating technique and tells Konohamaru that he would be a fine [[shinobi]] someday, and that she would report to [[Gaara]] about Konoha's new generation. Meanwhile, Moegi tells Konohamaru that as [[genin]], their duty is to protect the children and seniors of the village, and Konohamaru realises that they are the "king" he is to protect, and declares to Shikamaru that he would fight Naruto for the title of [[Hokage]] one day.
-== Sumary ==
-[[Konohamaru]], [[Udon]] and [[Moegi]] are training to prepare for the upcoming war. After heading to the hospital, [[Sakura]] makes them carry and stock boxes. Konohamaru, wanting something more important to do leaves with his team ranting. [[Shikamaru]] asks Konohamaru who the "King" was and writes the kanji for King on a stone shaped like a [[wikipedia:shogi|shōgi]] piece and gives it to him. Konohamaru then goes to see [[Tsunade]] who outright says no. Frustrated after seeing [[Temari]] who was there to deliver a message from Suna as well as check on the progress of the village after Pain's invasion, Konohamaru later challenges Temari while she is on her way home. The two have an intense spar with Konohamaru being unable to land an attack on Temari. Eventually after Temari taunts him that the [[Sarutobi clan]] was left with no good heir and that [[Naruto]] had a poor pupil. The two almost end up severely harming each other but the fight is stopped by Shikamaru who had been informed of Konohamaru's intentions by Udon and Moegi. After hearing Moegi's story, Konohamaru realises that the 'King' he wanted to protect were the civilians of the village who were unable to defend themselves. Shikamaru smiles at him because Konohamaru correctly answered [[Asuma Sarutobi]]'s riddle that he shared with Shikamaru. Temari compliments him for mastering such a high-level technique and then Team Ebisu for being such promising young shinobi and then leaves for [[Sunagakure]] to report to [[Gaara]] about everything that happened.
+Shikamaru reports the outcome of the battle to Tsunade, who is reminded of her little brother [[Nawaki]], who bears an uncanny resemblance to Konohamaru; in addition, they both proclaimed themselves as future Hokage who would protect Konoha as grandsons of the former Hokage. Nawaki also reminds her of Naruto, and she wonders what Naruto may be up to now.
 == Trivia ==
-* In this episode, Shikamaru uses the [[Shadow–Neck Binding Technique]] in a similar manner to the [[Shadow Sewing Technique]], this is most likely an animation error.
+* In this episode, Shikamaru uses the [[Shadow–Neck Binding Technique]] in a similar manner to the [[Shadow Sewing Technique]]. This is most likely an animation error.
+== Credits ==
+{{CreditsTable|
+Naruto Uzumaki
+ JA: Junko Takeuchi
+ EN: Maile Flanagan
+Sakura Haruno
+ JA: Chie Nakamura
+ EN: Kate Higgins
+Konohamaru
+ JA: Ikue Otani
+ EN: Colleen O'Shaughnessey
+Moegi
+ JA: Noriko Shitaya
+ EN: Wendee Lee
+Udon
+ JA: Tomo Shigematsu
+ EN: Kate Higgins
+Tsunade [Fifth Hokage: Tsunade]
+ JA: Masako Katsuki
+ EN: Debi Mae West
+Shikamaru Nara
+ JA: Shotaro Morikubo
+ EN: Tom Gibis
+Shikaku Nara
+ JA: Hiroshi Yanaka
+ EN: Jonathan Fahn
+Kotetsu Hagane
+ JA: Tomoyuki Kono
+ EN: Liam O'Brien
+Izumo Kamizuki
+ JA: Tomohiro Tsuboi
+ EN: Richard Cansino
+Temari
+ JA: Romi Park
+ EN: Tara Platt
+Nawaki
+ JA: Yumiko Kobayashi
+ EN: Brianne Brozey
+Sōta
+ JA: Mariko Mizuno
+ EN: Stephanie Sheh
+[Mom]
+ JA: Ikuko Watanabe
+ EN: Kate Higgins
+}}
+[[es:El Pupilo Favorito de Naruto]]