The Promise That Could Not Be Kept

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The Promise That Could Not Be Kept
Shikamaru crying over the failure of his first mission as team leader and because he couldn't protect his friends.
守れなかった約束 Mamorenakatta yakusoku
Episode data
Previous	The End of Tears
Episode	Naruto 135
Next	Deep Cover?! A Super S-Ranked Mission!
Arc	Sasuke Retrieval arc
Manga chapters	235, 236, 237, 238
Airing
Japanese	May 18, 2005
English	January 26, 2008

The Promise That Could Not Be Kept (守れなかった約束, Mamorenakatta yakusoku) is episode 135 of the original Naruto anime.

[edit] Synopsis

The retrieval team was brought back to Konoha where, despite the severity of their injuries, all managed to fully recover. When Naruto came to, he apologized to Sakura for not managing to keep his promise and failing to bring Sasuke back. However, she said that he would do it someday, going on to say that when that day came, they would do it together. Jiraiya offered Naruto a chance to leave with him for three years to train. Naruto accepted, and Jiraiya told him they would leave whenever he was ready. Elsewhere, Sasuke arrived at Orochimaru's lair, where he soon proved himself worthy of Orochimaru's guidance. Meanwhile, Akatsuki assembled, ready to start their mission three years from then.