An Assassin of the Moonlit Night

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Assassin of the Moonlit Night
Premiere date: 24 March 2004
Episode Length: 24.5 minutes
Episode Code: 076
Episode Airdate: Flag of Japan 24 March 2004
Flag of United States 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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