Parade

Parade (パレード, Parēdo), performed by CHABA, is the twelfth ending song in the Japanese version of Part I of the Naruto series. It lasted from episode 166 until episode 178 after which it was replaced by Yellow Moon.

Lyrics

Rōmaji

Kai de sutte motto
Yose au kotoba

Wakaranai, wakaranai (a..) umareta dake jya wakaranai
Dakara motto fukaaku
Shitai, shitai
(la..) nante yume mitaai (la..) nante yume mitaai

Rai no mune kogase
Sen no yume watare
Jyu wo mujin kakete
Meguriau kiseki
Kumo ga chigirete
Hi ga mata ochite
Futatsu no pareedo ga yozora ni tokeete..

Daremoga mootte iru
Poketto ni shizume tayori ga aruu
Soitsu wa kobosu ya ni
Te wo nobashite wa oyogu hito
Mitsukerareba ii
Lala.. no keshiki to onaji mono..

Rai no mune kogase
Sen no yume watare
Jyu wo mujin kakete
Te ni tsukamu sekai
Kumo ga chigirete
Hi ga mata ochite
Mikansei no pareedo de dokomademoo..

Bouken
Kichijitsu
Shinpan
Jyoushou

Meian
Souguu
Seimei
Souai

Characters

The characters in order of appearance:

• Sakura Haruno
• Naruto Uzumaki

Trivia

• By some interpretations of this ending Sasuke was essentially known as the "fallen leaf" ninja when he left the village. Sakura is shown catching a falling leaf with Naruto walking away from her. It seems that Naruto is giving Sakura that leaf as a metaphor of bringing Sasuke back.
• In the last part of the ending, there is a poster on the wall at Sakura's room written "一生愛の人生よ (Isshō ai no jinsei yo)" meaning "Always a life of love" or "A life with love throughout".