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The episodes from the sixteenth season of the anime series Naruto: Shippuden are based on Part II of the setting of Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. The season focus on the past of Kakashi Hatake, from his days as a member of ANBU to his forming a team with Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. The episodes are directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo.
The sixteenth season began airing on February 6, 2014 on TV Tokyo and ended on May 8, 2014. On January 2, 2009 Viz Media and Crunchyroll began providing subtitled Naruto: Shippuden. The season's collection in DVD starts on October 1, 2014 under the title of Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops (カカシ暗部篇 ～闇を生きる忍～, Kakashi Anbu hen ~Yami o Ikiru Shinobi~).
This season contains four musical themes: two openings and two endings. The first opening theme, "Tsuki no Ōkisa" (月の大きさ, "The Size of the Moon") by Nogizaka46, is used from episode 349 to 356. The second opening theme, "Guren" (紅蓮, "Crimson") by DOES, is used from episode 357 to 361. The first ending theme, "Niji" (虹, "Rainbow") by Shinkū Hollow, is used from episodes 349 to 356. The second ending theme, "FLAME" by DISH// is used from episode 357 to 361.