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The episodes from the seventeenth season of the anime series Naruto: Shippuden are based on Part II of the setting of Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. The season focuses on Sasuke and Naruto joining forces as the Allied Ninjas' battle with Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha continues. The episodes are directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo.
The seventeenth season began airing on May 15, 2014 on TV Tokyo and ended on August 14, 2014. The season's collection in DVD started on January 7, 2015 under the title of The Fourth Great Ninja War - The Return of Squad Seven (忍界大戦・第七班再び, Ninkai Taisen - Dainanahan Futatabi).
This season contains three musical themes: one opening and two endings. The opening theme, "Guren" (紅蓮, "Crimson") by DOES, is used from episode 362 to 372. The first ending theme, "FLAME" by DISH// is used from episode 362 to 366. The second ending theme, "Never Change" by SHUN and Lyu:Lyu is used from episode 367 to 372.