Grand opening!! The Leaf's Moving Center
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| Premiere date: | 31 May 2006 |
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| Episode Length: | 24.5 minutes |
| Episode Code: | 187 |
| Episode Airdate: |  31 May 2006 |
Grand opening!! The Leaf's Moving Center (Japanese: 開業!!木ノ葉引越センター - Kaigyō!! Konoha hikkoshi sentā) is episode 187 of the anime series Naruto.
The episode begins with three ninjas looking out onto Nano Country (菜の国 Na-no-kuni lit. Canola Country), and how they'll take it over. Back in Konoha, Tsunade appoints Hinata, Chouji, and of course Naruto for a guard accompaniment job for peddlers going from Nano Country to another. There the three meet Kikusuke, Yurinoshin, and Shun, the ones leading the peddlers. Though everyone is nice, Shun is the only one that starts to get on Naruto's nerves. While everyone is resting, it is revealed Nano Country has been in war and while all the people of Nano country only want peace, they are being driven out. After the discussion one of the girls runs away from the group, Chouji chases her and the two see smoke in the distance coming from Nano Country. He tells Naruto and Naruto decides to go check out what is happening on his own. Chouji tells Hinata not to tell anyone, but she ends up telling Shun, who doesn't look very surprised.
Meanwhile as Naruto is lost in the woods, he's attacked by the three ninja's men from the beginning. Naruto is able to get away and tells Chouji and Hinata what happened. The three end up telling the group they're being chased, but it's most likely not for them. By this time however, the three evil shinobi have taken over the castle of Nano Country. They have also heard Naruto was able to stop the first ninjas after the group, making them realize whoever they're looking for must be in that group if Konoha is there as well. So one of the three jounin go after them instead.
At this point, Kikusuke puts it upon himself to fight the ninjas following them. It is then revealed that Shun's real name is Haruno. Not long after leaving the group, Kikusuke finds the jounin, named Ruiga. It turns out Kikusuke is a Flower Ninja... (very tough) and uses flowers as his weapons. One move he uses is Hana Ninpo, Hyakka Seihou (Flower Ninja Arts, A Hundred Blooming Flowers). Ruiga is easily able to fend off his attacks though and uses his own genjutsu, and Ruiga uses Suiton Seibun Houfutsu (Water Cannon Replica).
[edit] Trivia
- Kikusuke kiku : chrysanthemum suke : a common suffix which appears in male names, still common today
- Yurinoshin yuri : lily no-shin : a common suffix which appears in male names, rather old fashioned
- Shun : perhaps taken from shungiku
- The motif of a nobleman travelling with two subordinates apparently was borrowed from the TV-series Mito Komon.
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