The Last: Naruto the Movie spoiler, plot - with older, more mature Naruto characters, the film marks the final conclusion to the Naruto film saga, and the start of a new anime film franchise featuring
The Last: Naruto the Movie is set two years after the events of the Fourth Great Ninja War. The moon that Hagoromo ÅŒtsutsuki created long ago to contain the Gedo Statue begins to descend towards the world. The approaching moon would destroy everything on impact. An older Naruto must deal with this new threat, which was caused by Toneiri, the last living descendant of Hagoromo's twin brother Hamura, whose family lived on the moon since its creation. In the ensuing confusion and chaos, Toneri attempts to kidnap Hinata but ends up abducting her younger sister Hanabi instead. Toneiri also steals Hanabi's Byakigan or all-seeing eyes and implants them in his own empty eye sockets. To save her sister, Hinata accepts Toneiri's marriage offer. Naruto and his allies mount a mission to rescue the sisters, and of course save the world. Eventually, Naruto defeats Toneri, stops the moon from falling, and saves Hinata and her sister. Naruto realizes he loves Hinata. The two kiss, followed by flash-forwards to their wedding, then to scenes of where they are shown with their two children. At the end of the film, it was announced that one of Naruto's son, Boruto, will star in a new movie that will hit the screens by August 2015.
The Last: Naruto the Movie was directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi based on a story written by Masashi Kishimoto. It is the seventh Naruto Shippūden movie and the tenth overall Naruto movie. It is also the first entry in the 'Start of a New Era Project' and the first film to be an official part of the canon Naruto storyline. Aside from Naruto, Hinata, Hinabi and Toneiro, the other known anime characters featured in The Last include Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Kakashi Hatake, Sai, Shikamura Nara, Choji Akimichi, Gaara, Temari, Tenten, Rock Lee, Ino Yamanaka, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame. The film's theme song is Hoshi no Utsuwa (Star Vessel), performed by the Sukima Switch jazz fusion duo of Takuya Ohashi and Shintaro Tokita. Film producer Takuyuki Hirobe reportedly asked the duo to make "a song that invokes a gentle yet powerful outlook of the world," according to the Anime News Network, since The Last: Naruto the Movie will serve as the finale in the Naruto anime film series.
The Last: Naruto the Movie showed in Japanese theaters beginning December 6. It will premiere outside of Japan, with English subtitles, beginning January 17, 2015. Themovie soundtrack is already available in stores since December 3.