Being the last movie related to the first series, Naruto Movie 3: Dai Koufun! Mikazuki Jima no Animaru Panikku Dattebayo! takes place after episode 196 of Naruto. This is the only Naruto movie to feature characters in different outfits rather than the ones they normally wear.
It was announced on August 6, 2005 at the opening of Naruto Movie 2: Dai Gekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo! and premiered in Japan on August 5, 2006. The first 100,000 people to see the film in certain theaters received a yo-yo featuring Naruto and his ninja technique Rasengan. The movie was released on DVD on April 25, 2007 in Japan. In the United States, the film aired on Cartoon Network on November 8, 2008 and was released on DVD on November 11, 2008.
Naruto Movie 3: Dai Koufun! Mikazuki Jima no Animaru Panikku Dattebayo! has an animanga adaptation released in Japan on April 4, 2007 and in the United States on November 4, 2008.