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The fifth season of the Naruto: Shippuden anime series isdirected by Hayato Date, and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. They are based on Part II for Masashi Kishimoto's manga series. The fifth season aired from December 2008 to June 2009 on TV Tokyo. It is also referred to by its Japanese DVDs as the chapter of The Three-Tailed Demon Turtle (三尾出現, Sanbi Shutsugen). A total of six volumes were published by Aniplex between June 3, 2009 and November 4, 2011. The anime only season follows the leaf ninjas attempting to stop the Three-Tails.
On January 2, 2009 Viz Media and Crunchyroll began providing subtitled Naruto: Shippuden episodes. The English dub of the season aired for Disney XD on July 30, 2011. Episodes 89 to 97 were broadcast until the show was removed from Disney XD's schedule. The season aired on Neon Alley with episode 98 from December 29, 2012 to January 7, 2013. The first twelve episodes were collected in a DVD box by Viz Media on October 11, 2011. Additionally, Manga Entertainment collected the first episodes alongside the last ones from the previous season on November 7, 2011 in a 2-disc DVD set in the United Kingdom.
The season uses five musical themes: two opening themes and three ending themes. "Closer" by Joe Inoue is used as the opening theme for episodes 89-102. It is replaced in episode 103 by "Hotaru no Hikari" (ホタルノヒカリ, "Glow of Fireflies") from Ikimono-gakari. The first ending theme is "Long Kiss Good Bye" by Halcali used only for the first two episodes. "Bacchikoi!!!" (バッチコイ!!!, "Bring It On!!!") by Dev Parade was used as the ending for episodes 91-102. It is replaced in episode 103 with "Shinkokyū" (深呼吸, "Deep Breath") by Super Beaver.