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Formation! The Sasuke Retrieval Squad!

Naruto: Season 3: Episode 27

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Naruto

Formation! The Sasuke Retrieval Squad!

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TV Tokyo | Air Date: October 26, 2007

Starring: Michael Sorich, Peter Lurie, Brian Donovan, Jamie Simone, Kim Strauss, John DeMita, Megan Hollingshead, Robbie Rist, Robbie Rist, Julianne Buescher, Skip Stellrecht, Skip Stellrecht, Michael Reisz, Derek Stephen Prince, Wendee Lee, Lex Lang, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Brian Beacock, Brian Beacock, Dave Wittenberg, Steven Jay Blum, Steven Jay Blum, Michael Lindsay, Steve Staley, Steve Staley, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Doug Erholtz, Richard Cansino, Richard Cansino, David Lodge, Quinton Flynn, Sam Riegel, Stephanie Sheh, Kate Higgins, Kyle Hebert, Kyle Hebert, Steve Kramer, Johnny Yong Bosch, Kari Wahlgren, Debi Mae West, Danielle Judovits, Henry Dittman, Henry Dittman, Tom Gibis, Tom Gibis, Tara Platt, Liam O'Brien (V), Liam O'Brien (V), Yuri Lowenthal, Maile Flanagan, Maile Flanagan, J.B. Blanc, Patrick Seitz, Jonathan Fahn, Katsuhiro Kitagawa

Summary: Shikamaru's first mission as a Chunin is to bring back Sasuke. Tsunade warns him that Orochimaru's men are probably guarding him and tells him he has 30 minutes to "collect as many talented Genins as you can think of, and leave the village". Before he leaves the office, however, she says that she has someone that she would like toShikamaru's first mission as a Chunin is to bring back Sasuke. Tsunade warns him that Orochimaru's men are probably guarding him and tells him he has 30 minutes to "collect as many talented Genins as you can think of, and leave the village". Before he leaves the office, however, she says that she has someone that she would like to recommend. The person she recommends is...Naruto.… Expand

Creator: Masashi Kishimoto and Masashi Kishimoto

Genre(s): Animation, Action & Adventure, Fantasy

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