{"id":"shikamaru-hiden","summary":"Adaptation of an official novel. Shikamaru leads a secret mission in a country living under a spell.","episodes":[{"title":"Part 1: The State of Affairs","summary":"Shikamaru, bored with his work, is given the mission of capturing Gengo, leader of the Land of Silence, where Sai disappeared. Before leaving he visits the graves of his father and Asuma.","n":489,"romaji":"Fūun","en":"Part 1: The State of Affairs","aired":"2017-01-12","type":"canon","chapters":[],"id":"shippuden-489","pos":700},{"title":"Part 2: Dark Clouds","summary":"Shikamaru and two ANBU enter the Land of Silence. Soku pretends to betray them to get past the checkpoint and guides them to Gengo's fortress.","n":490,"romaji":"An'un","en":"Part 2: Dark Clouds","aired":"2017-01-19","type":"canon","chapters":[],"id":"shippuden-490","pos":700},{"title":"Part 3: Recklessness","summary":"Shikamaru tries to rescue Sai during a public speech by Gengo, but Sai is under his control. Gengo's words affect the ANBU, and Shikamaru strangles himself with his own shadow to resist.","n":491,"romaji":"Yamikumo","en":"Part 3: Recklessness","aired":"2017-01-26","type":"canon","chapters":[],"id":"shippuden-491","pos":700},{"title":"Part 4: Cloud of Suspicion","summary":"Shikamaru discovers that Gengo uses flowers and words to manipulate ninja. Ino, Chōji and Temari come to his aid, and Temari hands him Asuma's blades.","n":492,"romaji":"Giun","en":"Part 4: Cloud of Suspicion","aired":"2017-02-02","type":"canon","chapters":[],"id":"shippuden-492","pos":700},{"title":"Part 5: Dawn","summary":"Shikamaru chases Gengo into a dark room, but resists his technique by thinking of Naruto. With his friends' help, he captures him and completes the mission.","n":493,"romaji":"Shinonome","en":"Part 5: Dawn","aired":"2017-02-09","type":"canon","chapters":[],"id":"shippuden-493","pos":700}],"chapters":[]}