Changes: Paradox

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This article is about the episode. For the manga chapter, see Contradiction.

"Paradox" (矛盾, Mujun) is episode 301 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Paradox (矛盾, Mujun) is episode 301 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.

Summary

As the Fourth Division's attacks prove futile against the Third Raikage, he re-emphasises how they were to attack him. Temari and a few other tessenjutsu users attack the Third with the Wind Release: Cast Net technique which appears to have finally incapacitated the Raikage, but as shinobi from the Sealing Team move in to bind him, they are sent reeling. Spotting his former aide Dodai amongst the Allied Shinobi Forces' ranks, he steps forward and tells Temari a bit more about the Raikage and noted that they needed a more powerful Wind Release technique to attack him. Noting that there was not a more powerful Wind Release user amongst their ranks or even in the Alliance, Naruto Uzumaki's shadow clone arrives, announcing that he would be able to do the job. Leaping into action, Naruto forms a Rasenshuriken which after some manipulation, finally lands an attack on the Raikage which proves to be just as futile. Retreating as Kabuto Yakushi eradicated the Third's persona, Dodai instructed the Earth Release users to erect a wall which he himself fortifies. Telling his comrades to retreat nonetheless, his words fall on deaf ears as the Raikage breaks through the wall using his Hell Stab. As the division is set upon again, Naruto and Dodai discuss the legacy of the Raikage leading Naruto to want to know how the Third got the scar on his body which was noted to be the "ultimate shield". Needing to ask the Eight-Tails directly, Dodai creates a distraction which the Third chases, buying them time to contact Inoichi Yamanaka who patches them through to B. Upon hearing of the monstrous battle between the Third and the Eight-Tails, Naruto formulates a strategy using Sage Mode as his cloak had dissipated due to attempting to make a Tailed Beast Ball. Ultimately, the Third ends up stabbing himself with his One-Finger Nukite, and his body begins to disintegrate and he is eventually bound and sealed. Dodai surmises that in the end, no one person could have the strongest shield and spear, noting that in the end, the Third had the strongest spear. Naruto agrees, noting that Gaara probably had the strongest shield. Meanwhile on Gaara's battlefield, the division struggles to defeat the Second Mizukage.

Trivia

The word for "paradox" is composed of characters for "spear" (矛) and "shield" (盾), setting the theme for the episode.
In Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, the Third Raikage's personality was never erased by Kabuto.

Credits

Role			Seiyū
English	Japanese	Rōmaji	English	Japanese	Rōmaji
Naruto Uzumaki	うずまきナルト	Uzumaki Naruto	Junko Takeuchi	竹内順子	Takeuchi Junko
Killer B	キラービー	Kirābī	Hisao Egawa	江川央生	Egawa Hisao
Eight-Tails	八尾	Hachibi	Masaki Aizawa	相沢まさき	Aizawa Masaki
Fifth Kazekage: Gaara	五代目風影・我愛羅	Godaime Kazekage: Gaara	Akira Ishida	石田彰	Ishida Akira
Temari	テマリ	Temari	Romi Park	朴璐美	Paku Romi
Inoichi Yamanaka	山中いのいち	Yamanaka Inoichi	Daiki Nakamura	中村大樹	Nakamura Daiki
Dodai	ドダイ	Dodai	Shinobu Matsumoto	松本忍	Matsumoto Shinobu
Matsuri	マツリ	Matsuri	Maaya Sakamoto	坂本真綾	Sakamoto Maaya
Yukata	ユカタ	Yukata	Tomomi Nakatsuka	中塚智実	Nakatsuka Tomomi
Kabuto Yakushi	薬師カブト	Yakushi Kabuto	Nobutoshi Canna	神奈延年	Kanna Nobutoshi
Second Mizukage	二代目水影	Nidaime Mizukage	Hideyuki Umezu	梅津秀行	Umezu Hideyuki
Third Raikage	三代目雷影	Sandaime Raikage	Naoki Tamanoi	玉野井直樹	Tamanoi Naoki
Allied Shinobi	連合の忍	Rengō no Shinobi	Kōsuke Gotō	後藤光祐	Gotō Kōsuke
			Ryūichi Kijima	木島隆一	Kijima Ryūichi
			Taira Kikumoto	菊本平	Kikumoto Taira

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 == Trivia ==
 * The word for "paradox" is composed of characters for {{translation|"spear"|矛}} and {{translation|"shield"|盾}}, setting the theme for the episode.
-* In Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Strom 3 and Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Strom 3 Full Burst, The Third Raikage's personality wasn't erased.
+* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3]]'', the Third Raikage's personality was never erased by [[Kabuto]].
 == Credits ==