An Assassin of the Moonlit Night
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| Premiere date: | 24 March 2004 |
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| Episode Length: | 24.5 minutes |
| Episode Code: | 076 |
| Episode Airdate: |  24 March 2004 24 February 2007 |
| Manga Arc: | Invasion of Konoha |
An Assassin of the Moonlit Night (Japanese: 月夜の暗殺者 - Tsukiyo no ansatsusha) is episode 76 of the anime series Naruto. The episode's storyline is from the Invasion of Konoha manga arc.
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Sasuke is unable to fight, due to overuse of his chakra and Orochimaru's curse-seal, so Naruto is forced to fight Gaara. Gaara traps Sakura while she was trying to protect Sasuke. Her actions haunt Gaara and in a flashback, Gaara relives his childhood, and how his caretaker, Yashamaru, betrayed him and tried to kill him.
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| Sasuke's Decision: Pushed to the Edge! | Light vs. Dark: The Two Faces of Gaara! |
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| Plot: | Story arcs • Naruto • Kakashi Gaiden • Naruto: Shippūden |
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