Naruto: Shippuden

Naruto: Shippuden

NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝
2007 –2017 Studio Pierrot TV Tokyo 500 episodes Completed
Action Adventure Martial Arts
Details & Synopsis
Two and a half years after leaving Konoha to train with Jiraiya, Naruto Uzumaki returns. The world has changed. The Akatsuki are moving. Sasuke is gone. And the war that was always coming is finally here.

Shippuden is the second half of one of the defining anime franchises of the 2000s - 500 episodes spanning a decade, from 2007 to 2017, produced by Studio Pierrot and airing on TV Tokyo. Where the original series was about a kid trying to prove himself, Shippuden is about what happens when that kid grows up and the world gets heavier. The Pain arc. The Fourth Shinobi World War. Itachi. Madara. The answers to questions the original series spent years building toward.

Yes, there is filler. A lot of it. Everyone knows about the filler. Watch it anyway. The peaks - and there are genuine peaks here - are worth every clip show you have to skip through.
Alt Title NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝
Studio Studio Pierrot
Network TV Tokyo
Aired 2007 – 2017
Episodes 500
Genre Action, Adventure, Martial Arts
Status Completed
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Kazekage Rescue Mission (32) Tenchi Bridge Mission (21) Twelve Guardian Ninja (18) Akatsuki Suppression Mission (17) Three-Tails' Appearance (24) Itachi Pursuit Mission - Part I (6) Kakashi Gaiden (2) Itachi Pursuit Mission - Part II (23) Six-Tails Unleashed (8) Pain's Assault (24) Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha (21) Five Kage Summit (18) Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown (22) Paradise Life on a Boat (20) Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation (4) Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation Arc - Part I (29) Power (6) Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax - Part II (28) The Great Ninja War: Grand Battlefront (Act I) (38) The Great Ninja War: Grand Battlefront (Act II) (52) The Infinite Tsukuyomi: Dream Worlds (18) The Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook: Tales of Naruto the Hero (8) Itachi Shinden Book: Light and Darkness (11) Kaguya Otsutsuki Strikes (24) The Final Battle (9) Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise (5) Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness (5) Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding (7)
Kazekage Rescue Mission 32 eps 32 canon 📷 11
001 Homecoming Aired Feb 15, 2007 canon 📷 196
Two and a half years. Naruto walks back into the Leaf Village taller, sharper, and somehow louder. The reunion with Sakura is immediate. The reunion with everyone else will take longer. The world did not wait.
002 The Akatsuki Makes Its Move Aired Feb 15, 2007 canon 📷 165
Deidara and Sasori move on the Hidden Sand before anyone sees them coming. Gaara is the target. The Akatsuki do not negotiate and do not fail.
003 The Results of Training Aired Feb 22, 2007 canon 📷 165
The bell test, again. Same field, same rules, two very different students. Kakashi wants to see what two and a half years actually bought. He finds out.
004 The Jinchuriki of Sand Aired Mar 1, 2007 canon 📷 165
Gaara vs. Deidara. The Kazekage alone in the sky above his village, holding everything together with sand and will. He is the strongest person in the Hidden Sand. It is not enough.
005 The Kazekage Stands Tall Aired Mar 15, 2007 canon 📷 165
Deidara drops a bomb the size of a village on the Hidden Sand. Gaara raises a shield of sand over every person inside it and spends everything he has to keep it there. He wins. It kills him.
006 Mission Cleared Aired Mar 29, 2007 canon 📷 165
Gaara is unconscious. Deidara is gone. Kankuro goes after him anyway — alone, furious, and completely outmatched.
007 Run, Kankuro Aired Mar 29, 2007 canon 📷 165
Sasori takes apart every puppet Kankuro brought and poisons him in the process. The gap between a skilled shinobi and an Akatsuki member measured in seconds.
008 Team Kakashi, Deployed Aired Apr 12, 2007 canon 📷 164
The Sand sends word. Tsunade does not hesitate. Team Kakashi is already moving before the briefing is over.
009 The Jinchuriki's Tears Aired Apr 12, 2007 canon 📷 165
Naruto pushes the pace the entire journey. He does not say Gaara's name out loud much. He does not need to.
010 Sealing Jutsu: Nine Phantom Dragons Aired Apr 19, 2007 canon 📷 165
The Akatsuki assemble across their linked dimensions for the extraction ritual. Three days. Nine members. The One-Tail does not leave Gaara quietly.
011 The Medical Ninja's Student Aired Apr 26, 2007 canon 📷 165
Sakura Haruno arrives at the medical wing of the Hidden Sand to treat Kankuro, who is rapidly succumbing to an advanced, unidentified Akatsuki chemical toxin. Utilizing her elite medical precision, she extracts the foreign agent directly from his bloodstream and engineers an antidote from scratch.
012 The Retired Granny's Resolve Aired May 3, 2007 canon
Lady Chiyo, an elder legendary puppet master of the Hidden Sand, breaks her years of isolation to join Team Kakashi's mobilization vanguard. Driven by ancestral duty and personal accountability, she resolves to track down her rogue grandson, Sasori, to answer for his systemic betrayals.
013 A Meeting With Destiny Aired May 10, 2007 canon
As Team Kakashi and Team Guy push deep into the border territories, their trajectories are violently intercepted by clone manifestations of Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki. The Allied forces must execute immediate tactical countermeasures to bypass the Akatsuki's psychological illusions.
014 Naruto's Growth Aired May 17, 2007 canon
Trapped inside Itachi's multi-layered optical genjutsu, Naruto applies a high-precision chakra disruption methodology drilled into his reflexes by Jiraiya to forcefully break the illusion. He coordinates a direct frontline offensive to smash the Akatsuki vanguard asset.
015 The Secret Weapon is Called.... Aired May 24, 2007 canon
Kisame's water jutsu strips ninjutsu from the equation entirely. Guy opens his Inner Gates. There is no other option.
016 The Secret of Jinchuriki Aired May 31, 2007 canon
Chiyo explains what a jinchuriki is, what they are made to be, and what the Hidden Sand made Gaara into before he was old enough to understand it.
017 The Death of Gaara! Aired Jun 7, 2007 canon
The extraction completes. The One-Tail is gone. Team Kakashi breaches the hideout and finds Gaara's body. Naruto has seen death before. This one breaks something in him.
018 Charge Tactic! Button Hook Entry!! Aired Jun 21, 2007 canon
Team Guy reaches the five-seal barrier surrounding the hideout. Removing one seal triggers a trap. They are suddenly fighting for their lives before the mission even starts.
019 Traps Activate! Team Guy's Enemy Aired Jul 5, 2007 canon
Each member of Team Guy is locked in combat with a perfect mirror copy of themselves — same techniques, same strength, no fatigue. The only way out is to surpass who you were when you walked in.
020 Hiruko vs. Two Kunoichi! Aired Jul 19, 2007 canon
Sakura and Chiyo against Sasori's first form, the puppet Hiruko. Chiyo reads every movement. Sakura hits hard enough to matter. They crack it open.
021 Sasori's Real Face Aired Jul 26, 2007 canon
Sasori steps out of Hiruko. He has not aged a day since he left the Sand. He opens the scroll for his next puppet — the Third Kazekage, preserved and weaponized.
022 Chiyo's Secret Skills Aired Aug 2, 2007 canon
The Iron Sand fills the cavern. Chiyo reaches into her own past and pulls out the two puppets she built before she taught Sasori anything — Mother and Father.
023 Father and Mother Aired Aug 2, 2007 canon
The puppet of his parents against the puppet of their village's leader. Sasori built all of them. The fight is brutal and the emotion underneath it is never spoken aloud.
024 The Third Kazekage Aired Aug 9, 2007 canon
Sakura lets the Third Kazekage puppet impale her so she can get close enough to destroy it. She does not flinch. Chiyo watches a girl do something she did not expect.
025 Three Minutes Between Life and Death Aired Aug 16, 2007 canon
The Iron Sand poison is already in Sakura's blood. She uses the antidote she synthesized for Kankuro on herself mid-fight and keeps going.
026 Puppet Fight: 10 vs. 100! Aired Aug 23, 2007 canon
One hundred puppets. Chiyo answers with the ten puppets of Chikamatsu — the legendary set that once leveled a fortress. The greatest puppet battle in the series, and it earns that title.
027 Impossible Dream Aired Aug 30, 2007 canon
Sakura puts a fatal strike through Sasori's core. He accepts it. Before he dies, he gives her a name, a place, and a date — his spy inside Orochimaru's organization. The reason is never explained. Make of it what you will.
028 Beasts: Alive Again! Aired Aug 30, 2007 canon
Team Guy defeats their clones by pushing past the ceiling those clones were copied from. Kakashi, across the battlefield, opens his Mangekyo Sharingan for the first time.
029 Kakashi Enlightened! Aired Sep 13, 2007 canon
Kamui. Kakashi tears Deidara's arm off across space. The technique works exactly once before it nearly kills him.
030 Aesthetics of an Instant Aired Sep 27, 2007 canon
Deidara's explosion is warped away. Gaara's body is on the ground. Naruto falls apart in front of the Sand shinobi and does not apologize for it.
031 The Legacy Aired Oct 18, 2007 canon
Chiyo uses a resurrection jutsu that requires a life to replace a life. She is old. She has made her peace. Gaara opens his eyes to a village that came running.
032 Return of the Kazekage Aired Oct 25, 2007 canon
Gaara looks up and sees every person in the Hidden Sand standing there waiting for him. For someone who spent his whole childhood terrifying this village, it is a lot to absorb.
Tenchi Bridge Mission 21 eps 21 canon
033 The New Target Aired Nov 8, 2007 canon
Kakashi is out. Yamato takes command of Team Kakashi, a man whose Wood Release jutsu is the only known counter to the Nine-Tails chakra. The timing is not a coincidence. Tsunade planned for this possibility.
034 Formation! New Team Kakashi! Aired Nov 15, 2007 canon
Sai's first words to Team Kakashi include a clinical insult about Sasuke. Naruto and Sakura's reaction is immediate. Yamato realizes he is managing a team that might kill each other before they reach the mission.
035 An Unnecessary Addition Aired Nov 22, 2007 canon
Yamato holds the team together through sheer authority and a Wood Release cage when necessary. Sai reads social interaction like a foreign language he is studying in real time.
036 The Fake Smile Aired Nov 29, 2007 canon
Sai has a manual on human emotions. He practices smiling in a mirror. It does not help. He genuinely does not understand why.
037 Team Kakashi Deployed Aired Nov 29, 2007 canon
Taking advantage of the precise coordinates extracted from Sasori, Captain Yamato executes an advanced infiltration methodology, walking onto the Tenchi Bridge disguised within the tactical shell of the Hiruko puppet. The vanguard waits in the brush as the Akatsuki's long-hidden informant slowly steps onto the crossing perimeter.
038 Simulation Aired Dec 6, 2007 canon
Orochimaru was already there. He saw through the disguise before Yamato said a word. The rest of the team abandons cover and the bridge becomes a battlefield.
039 The Tenchi Bridge Aired Dec 13, 2007 canon
Orochimaru taunts Naruto about Sasuke, where he is, what he has become, whether Naruto could ever reach him. The Nine-Tails answers before Naruto can stop it.
040 The Nine-Tails Unleashed Aired Dec 20, 2007 canon
Four tails. Naruto's body is gone, replaced by a howling construct of red chakra that scorches the ground it walks on. Orochimaru stops smiling. This is not what he expected from a genin.
041 The Top-Secret Mission Begins Aired Dec 20, 2007 canon
Sai slips away from the chaos and heads into the trees. Danzo's orders were never about the mission. They were about using this moment to eliminate someone.
042 Orochimaru vs. Jinchuriki Aired Jan 10, 2008 canon
The four-tailed form pushes Orochimaru to the edge of what his current body can handle. He retreats. The Naruto that walks away from this has no memory of any of it.
043 Sakura's Tears Aired Jan 17, 2008 canon
Sakura tries to reach Naruto through the chakra cloak and gets thrown into a tree for it. Yamato uses his Wood Release to drag the Nine-Tails back down. It works. Barely.
044 The Secret of the Battle! Aired Jan 24, 2008 canon
Naruto wakes up not knowing what happened. Yamato tells him. The burns on Naruto's body from his own chakra tell the rest of the story.
045 The Consequences of Betrayal Aired Jan 31, 2008 canon
The team tracks Sai into Orochimaru's underground lair, a labyrinth built specifically to be impossible to navigate without a guide.
046 The Uncompleted Page Aired Feb 7, 2008 canon
They find Sai and learn what the Foundation made him. A child stripped of emotion, name, and history, trained to feel nothing and serve without question.
047 Infiltration: The Den of the Snake! Aired Feb 14, 2008 canon
Kabuto frees Sai. Sai turns around and helps Naruto anyway. He has been reading a book about friendship. He is not sure why it matters to him that it does.
048 Bonds Aired Feb 28, 2008 canon
Sasuke is in the compound. Sai reaches him first. The Sasuke standing in that room is not the person anyone described to him. Colder, emptier, and completely unconcerned with being found.
049 Something Important... Aired Mar 6, 2008 canon
Sasuke defeats the entire team without urgency. Naruto. Sakura. Yamato. Sai. He walks through them like a minor inconvenience and tells them plainly: Itachi is the only thing that matters now.
050 The Picture Book's Story Aired Mar 13, 2008 canon
Naruto enters his mindscape to pull more power and finds Sasuke's Sharingan already there, looking through him at the Nine-Tails, silencing it with a glance. Sasuke does not even know he did it.
051 Reunion Aired Mar 20, 2008 canon
Orochimaru steps in before Sasuke delivers a killing blow. Not out of mercy, out of utility. Sasuke is more valuable fighting the Akatsuki than creating a political incident with the Leaf.
052 The Power of Uchiha Aired Mar 20, 2008 canon
Team Kakashi returns to the Leaf having found Sasuke and lost him again. Naruto does not talk much on the way back. The gap between them is no longer something he can train his way out of in a month.
053 Farewell Aired Mar 20, 2008 canon
Team Kakashi returns to the Hidden Leaf Village following the severe operational compromises at the underground hideout. Sai officially petitions Danzo to maintain his frontline placement on the team, choosing to honor the awakening of his emotional bonds and the completion of his brother's lost illustrative journal.
Twelve Guardian Ninja 18 eps 2 mixed 16 filler
054 Nightmare Aired Apr 3, 2008 filler
Haunted by recurring, violent psychological projections of the Nine-Tails' malicious consciousness rupturing his seal, Naruto initiates independent field maneuvers. Team Kakashi is dispatched to the border perimeter of the Fire Temple to investigate a string of mysterious civilian tomb desecrations.
055 Wind Aired Apr 17, 2008 filler
Kakashi Hatake introduces Naruto to advanced elemental nature manipulation, deploying a high-intensity training regimen that utilizes hundreds of Shadow Clones to exponentially compress years of traditional chakra mastery into hours, aiming to unlock Naruto's innate Wind affinity.
056 Writhe Aired Apr 24, 2008 mixed
Team Kakashi arrives at the Fire Temple monastic perimeter, quickly crossing paths with Sora, a temperamental monk-in-training who harbors an unstable, deeply volatile internal chakra anomaly that mirrors Naruto's own isolated upbringing.
057 Deprived of Sleep Aired May 8, 2008 filler
A highly organized cell of rogue mercenary sappers targets the hidden historical resting places of the legendary Twelve Guardian Ninja. Team Kakashi coordinates an immediate defensive interception loop within the temple gorges to safeguard the high-value remains.
058 Mutiny Aired May 15, 2008 filler
Political instability reaches a boiling point within the Hidden Leaf as Furido's rogue mercenary cells exploit the security gaps to isolate independent tactical squads. Naruto attempts to stabilize a deeply conflicted Sora as the shadow games of the Foundation begin to surface.
059 A New Enemy Aired May 22, 2008 filler
The Hidden Leaf Village is plunged into an immediate operational crisis when four master earth-style sappers launch a coordinated infiltration maneuver, systematically deploying high-output geo-kinetic jutsu to alter the village's terrain and compromise defensive walls.
060 Mutability Aired May 29, 2008 filler
Asuma Sarutobi and Kakashi Hatake analyze the tactical parameters of the border breach, decoding a terrifying reality: the invaders intend to link four localized lightning nodes to unleash a total electronic annihilation matrix over the village infrastructure.
061 Contact Aired Jun 5, 2008 filler
Team Kakashi executes an emergency deployment to intercept the sapper cells within the valley, only for the landscape to warp violently under an enemy containment trap, fracturing the Leaf forces into isolated survival parameters.
062 Teammate Aired Jun 12, 2008 filler
Naruto engages in a high-stakes psychological confrontation with Sora, desperately fighting to dismantle the toxic manipulation layers laid down by Furido while hostile elemental fields prevent traditional reinforcement coverage.
063 The Two Kings Aired Jun 19, 2008 filler
The overarching treasonous masterplan is laid bare: Furido intends to completely erase the Hidden Leaf military system from the geopolitical map, shifting absolute dictatorial sovereignty exclusively to the Fire Daimyo.
064 The Black Signal Fire Aired Jul 3, 2008 filler
A colossal, opaque defensive dome isolates the Hidden Leaf from the outside world as Furido unleashes a forbidden reanimation methodology, raising an undead civilian and military horde to systematically drain the village's defensive active units.
065 Lockdown of Darkness Aired Jul 3, 2008 filler
The tactical units of the Leaf split into frantic containment grids, utilizing high-volume physical and ninjutsu maneuvers to halt the advance of the reanimated horde while structural sappers hunt the barrier's anchor coordinates.
066 Revived Souls Aired Jul 10, 2008 filler
Asuma Sarutobi faces a harrowing emotional threshold when he is forced onto the front lines to cross blades with the reanimated corpses of his former comrades from the elite Twelve Guardian Ninja, who are weaponized against the village they once died to defend.
067 Everyone's Struggle to the Death Aired Jul 24, 2008 filler
Shikamaru Nara applies his macro-level strategy framework to decode the complex spatial orientation of the barrier's lightning nodes, providing the frontline combat squads with a single, synchronized window to disarm the network.
068 Moment of Awakening Aired Jul 31, 2008 filler
Furido forcefully ruptures the secondary seals on Sora's physiology, unleashing a massive, volatile reservoir of residual Nine-Tails chakra that was harvested sixteen years prior, triggering an unstable physical mutation.
069 Despair Aired Jul 31, 2008 filler
Sora's consciousness is completely submerged beneath a corruptive, four-tailed crimson chakra cloak, turning him into a feral tactical weapon that threatens to reduce the surrounding foundations to ash.
070 Resonance Aired Aug 7, 2008 filler
Refusing to allow his friend to be consumed by the same demonic isolation that defined his own childhood, Naruto suppresses his own defensive chakra matrices to bridge the gap on foot, enduring severe biological burns to drag Sora back to humanity.
071 My Friend Aired Aug 14, 2008 mixed
The Twelve Guardian Ninja filler arc concludes as Sora bids a peaceful farewell to the Leaf to travel the world. In the structural aftermath of the siege, two high-risk Akatsuki operatives breach the borders of the Land of Fire.
Akatsuki Suppression Mission 17 eps 17 canon 📷 5
072 The Quietly Approaching Threat Aired Aug 21, 2008 canon
The global threat profile escalates as Hidan and Kakuzu track down Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, cornering her deep within the industrial sewer grids of the Hidden Cloud Village for a clinical, devastating extraction display.
073 Akatsuki's Invasion Aired Aug 28, 2008 canon
Tsunade organizes a comprehensive military mobilization strategy, forming twenty independent, specialized four-man hunting platoons task-allocated to sweep the national borders and neutralize the Akatsuki cells.
074 Under the Starry Sky Aired Sep 4, 2008 canon
Asuma Sarutobi leads his platoon directly into the smoking ruins of the Fire Temple, uncovering a horrific mass slaughter. He realizes the Akatsuki are hunting high-value targets listed on the underground black market bounty exchanges.
075 The Old Monk's Prayer Aired Sep 11, 2008 canon
While the border search grid tightens, Naruto engages in exhausting wind-chakra training maneuvers with Kakashi, utilizing an exponential shadow clone methodology to master the physical properties of cutting.
076 The Next Step Aired Sep 25, 2008 canon
Platoon Asuma executes a high-velocity ambush on the Akatsuki pair outside a border bounty station. The tactical intervention reveals a terrifying biological parameter: Hidan possesses complete physical immortality.
077 Climbing Silver Aired Sep 25, 2008 canon
Hidan acquires Asuma's blood, initiating a horrifying Jashin blood ritual that physically binds their nervous systems together. Standing within a painted circle, the zealot inflicts self-mutilation to deal identical biological trauma directly to Asuma.
078 The Given Judgment Aired Oct 2, 2008 canon
Shikamaru Nara outmaneuvers the ritual loop using his Shadow Possession technique to physically force Hidan outside his circle. Asuma capitalizes with a clean decapitation strike, only for Kakuzu to calmly step forward to sew his partner's head back onto his neck.
079 Unfulfilled Scream Aired Oct 2, 2008 canon 📷 113
Re-entering his blood circle, Hidan executes a fatal thrust into his own chest, bypassing Asuma's defenses and mortally wounding the Jonin leader right before the arrival of Leaf reinforcement units.
080 Last Words Aired Oct 16, 2008 canon 📷 72
Beneath a pouring rain, Asuma Sarutobi delivers his final, heartbreaking counsel to the weeping members of Team 10, passing the ideological weight of the Will of Fire to Shikamaru before drawing his final breath.
081 Shattering News Aired Oct 23, 2008 canon
The Hidden Leaf Village is draped in mourning. Shikamaru Nara deliberately isolates himself from the community, completely skipping the military funeral to map out a ruthless, flawless retributive strategy in the dark.
082 Team Ten Aired Oct 30, 2008 canon 📷 26
Team 10 sneaks toward the borders at dawn to initiate their unauthorized counteroffensive. Kakashi Hatake intercepts them at the gate, choosing to step in as their field commander to validate the operation.
083 Target: Locked On Aired Nov 6, 2008 canon
Team 10 launches a flawless tactical ambush on the Akatsuki pair. Utilizing complete synergy, Shikamaru exploits his shadow mastery to turn Hidan's physical movements directly against Kakuzu's positioning.
084 Kakuzu's Abilities Aired Nov 13, 2008 canon
Kakuzu retaliates by altering the parameters of the fight, releasing four independent black thread entities from his back that operate with distinct elemental chakra affinities, forcing Kakashi onto the defensive.
085 The Terrifying Secret Aired Nov 20, 2008 canon 📷 23
To break the deadlock, Shikamaru deliberately isolates Hidan, lures him deep into a dense clan forest perimeter, and encases the immortal zealot within a terrifying, multi-layered trap composed entirely of wire and explosive tags.
086 Shikamaru's Genius Aired Dec 4, 2008 canon
Through pure, mathematical misdirection, Shikamaru tricks Hidan into using a sample of Kakuzu's own blood for his ritual, successfully destroying one of the multi-hearted monster's secondary lives from afar.
087 When You Curse Someone, You Dig Your Own Grave Aired Dec 4, 2008 canon
Shikamaru seals his vengeance for Asuma, detonating the explosive wires to violently tear Hidan to pieces, permanently burying the screaming, immortal fanatic alive within a deep, hidden subterranean pit.
088 Wind Style: Rasen Shuriken! Aired Dec 11, 2008 canon 📷 15
Naruto arrives on the frontline with the newly formed Wind Style: Rasen Shuriken, deploying a microscopic, cellular-level vortex attack that completely shreds Kakuzu's chakra pathways and eliminates the monster.
Three-Tails' Appearance 24 eps 3 mixed 21 filler 📷 1
089 The Price of Power Aired Dec 18, 2008 mixed 📷 93
Tsunade runs an exhaustive clinical analysis on Kakuzu's cellular remains, uncovering the microscopic, catastrophic cellular damage inflicted by the Rasen Shuriken and forcefully banning Naruto from ever deploying the jutsu to preserve his own nervous system.
090 A Shinobi's Determination Aired Dec 25, 2008 mixed
As Orochimaru's current host vessel begins a severe biological rejection phase, he directs Kabuto to mobilize Guren, a cold, lethal kunoichi who commands a rare and destructive Crystal Style Kekkei Genkai, to manage an elite extraction asset.
091 Discovering Orochimaru's Hideout Aired Jan 8, 2009 filler
Kakashi leads Team 8 to investigate a newly discovered Orochimaru hideout, but they are quickly trapped by Guren's Crystal Style.
092 Encounter Aired Jan 15, 2009 filler
Guren takes custody of a mysterious young boy named Yukimaru. Meanwhile, Naruto and Jiraiya travel to a hot spring to begin training again.
093 Connecting Hearts Aired Jan 22, 2009 filler
Naruto meets Yukimaru in the hot springs, unaware of his connection to Orochimaru. They share a brief, philosophical conversation about where people truly belong.
094 A Night of Rain Aired Jan 29, 2009 filler
Team 8 is ambushed by Guren's henchmen. Kakashi realizes they are dealing with a highly organized and dangerous group of rogue ninja.
095 The Two Charms Aired Feb 5, 2009 filler
Naruto learns a new collaboration ninjutsu with his summoning toad, Gamatatsu. Guren gives Yukimaru a crystallized camellia flower that will never wilt.
096 The Unseeing Enemy Aired Feb 12, 2009 filler
Tsunade sends Team 7 to reinforce Kakashi. Guren sets an elaborate trap using crystal clones and a massive smokescreen to separate the Leaf shinobi.
097 The Labyrinth of Distorted Reflection Aired Feb 19, 2009 filler
Trapped inside a giant crystal dome, Team 8 fights for survival. Naruto arrives and attempts to smash the barrier from the outside.
098 The Target Appears Aired Feb 26, 2009 filler
Kabuto uses Yukimaru's unique abilities to force the giant Three-Tails turtle to the surface of a nearby lake, revealing Orochimaru's true goal.
099 The Rampaging Tailed Beast Aired Mar 5, 2009 filler
The Three-Tails goes on a violent rampage. Guren attempts to capture it using her Crystal Style, but the beast easily shatters her strongest jutsu.
100 Inside the Mist Aired Mar 12, 2009 filler
The Three-Tails emits a thick, hallucinogenic mist. The Leaf ninja are forced to face devastating illusions of their past traumas and insecurities.
101 Everyone's Feelings Aired Mar 26, 2009 filler
Naruto executes a high-speed field recovery maneuver to safeguard the fragile, unstable Yukimaru from the crossfire. On the coast, Team 8 and Team 7 coordinate a joint defensive perimeter to hold back Guren's auxiliary units while Tsunade dispatches a specialized sealing vanguard.
102 Regroup! Aired Mar 26, 2009 filler
The Leaf reinforcement forces re-engineer their operational parameters, structuring into three distinct tactical divisions: a combat containment vanguard led by Kakashi, a sensory tracking squad to shield Yukimaru, and a dedicated sealing grid.
103 The Four-Corner Sealing Barrier Aired Apr 9, 2009 filler
Shizune, Ino, Sakura, and Hinata form a highly technical, high-fatigue Four-Corner Sealing Barrier, utilizing absolute chakra synchronization to manifest an energetic net capable of tracking and anchoring the colossal Three-Tails beast.
104 Breaking the Crystal Style Aired Apr 9, 2009 filler
Frontline structural warfare erupts at the lake basin as Kakashi, Yamato, and Naruto clash directly with Guren, deploying high-output wind and water combinations to prevent her Crystal Style spikes from shattering the sealing grid's perimeter.
105 The Battle Over the Barrier Aired Apr 16, 2009 filler
Guren's cursed-seal infantry launches a desperate, frantic frontal assault on the four sealing kunoichi. The barrier fluctuations reach a critical threshold as Ino and Hinata strain their internal chakra reserves to maintain spatial alignment.
106 Red Camellia Aired Apr 23, 2009 filler
Driven by an awakening maternal instinct, Guren risks her own biological safety to shield Yukimaru from the rampaging Sanbi's raw kinetic tails, triggering an unprecedented, explosive surge of latent chakra from the traumatized boy.
107 Strange Bedfellows Aired Apr 30, 2009 filler
In a startling battlefield anomaly, a sudden undercurrent from the Three-Tails swallows both Naruto and Guren whole. Trapped within the beast's highly volatile, acidic stomach lining, the two bitter enemies are forced into a tense, temporary truce to survive the internal organisms.
108 Guidepost of the Camellia Aired May 7, 2009 filler
Utilizing a sensory tracking methodology tied to the camellia flower charms, Yukimaru projects a protective acoustic beacon to guide Naruto and Guren out of the beast's internal caverns. Outside, Kabuto steps out of the shadows to manipulate the remnants of the militia.
109 Counterattack of the Curse Mark Aired May 14, 2009 filler
Kabuto forcefully overrides the biology of Guren's surviving subordinates, forcefully overloading their Curse Marks to turn them into mindless, hyper-destructive berserkers task-allocated to butcher the Leaf sealing units.
110 Memory of Guilt Aired May 21, 2009 filler
Guren faces a crushing psychological threshold when Kabuto exposes the dark historical truth of her past: she was the direct executioner responsible for the historical slaughter of Yukimaru's mother, driving her to a total vow of lifetime atonement.
111 Shattered Promise Aired May 28, 2009 filler
In a stunning, tragic act of final validation, Guren crystallizes her own physical form alongside the supreme berserker, choosing to plunge directly into the depths of the lake basin to permanently neutralize the threat and safeguard Yukimaru.
112 A Place to Return To Aired Jun 4, 2009 mixed
The Three-Tails sealing campaign ends in an operational failure as the Akatsuki close in on the unanchored beast. Yukimaru slips away under the cover of dusk, uniting with a miraculously surviving Guren to abandon the military lifestyle forever.
Itachi Pursuit Mission - Part I 6 eps 6 canon
113 The Serpent's Pupil Aired Jun 11, 2009 canon
Realizing Orochimaru's body is at its limit, Sasuke turns on his master, trapping the Sannin inside his own dimension and absorbing his powers.
114 Eye of the Hawk Aired Jun 18, 2009 canon
Sasuke Uchiha initiates his overarching tracking strategy, mapping the structural fallout of Orochimaru's defeat. He systematically breaches the Sannin's localized subterranean prisons to recruit highly specialized, elite test subjects to construct a dedicated tracking cell allocated to hunt down Itachi.
115 Zabuza's Blade Aired Jun 25, 2009 canon
Sasuke secures his first asset, liberating the hydro-mimetic prodigy Suigetsu Hozuki. The duo executes a high-speed travel vector straight to the Land of Waves, where Suigetsu forcefully reclaims the colossal Executioner's Blade from Zabuza Momochi's historical gravesite.
116 Guardian of the Iron Wall Aired Jul 2, 2009 canon
The recruitment campaign moves directly to the heavily fortified Southern Hideout perimeter. Sasuke targets Karin, an elite warden possessing an extraordinary, macro-level chakra sensory network, who manages the facility's riot protocols.
117 Jugo of the Northern Hideout Aired Jul 9, 2009 canon
The cell converges on the high-risk Northern Hideout to extract Jugo, a profoundly unstable berserker whose unique cellular biology serves as the absolute genetic archetype for Orochimaru's entire Curse Mark development infrastructure.
118 Formation! Aired Jul 23, 2009 canon
With the operational infrastructure finalized, Sasuke formally unifies the four-man vanguard under the moniker Hebi. He delegates autonomous scouting parameters to locate Itachi Uchiha's coordinates while tracking units from the Leaf converge on their wake.
Kakashi Gaiden 2 eps 2 canon
119 Boys' Life on the Battlefield - Part 1 Aired Jul 30, 2009 canon
A flashback to the Third Great Ninja War. A young Kakashi, Obito, and Rin embark on a sabotage mission led by the Fourth Hokage, Minato.
120 Boys' Life on the Battlefield - Part 2 Aired Jul 30, 2009 canon
Tragedy strikes Team Minato. Obito sacrifices himself to save Kakashi, giving him his Sharingan eye as a final parting gift.
Itachi Pursuit Mission - Part II 23 eps 23 canon
121 Assemble Aired Aug 6, 2009 canon
The Akatsuki hold a meeting to discuss Orochimaru's death. Meanwhile, Tsunade forms an eight-man squad to track down Itachi before Sasuke does.
122 The Hunt Aired Aug 13, 2009 canon
The Leaf's Eight-Man Squad uses ninja hounds to pick up Sasuke's scent. Deidara and Tobi decide to hunt down Sasuke themselves to test his strength.
123 Clash! Aired Aug 20, 2009 canon
Deidara drops explosives on Sasuke from the sky. A fierce battle of wits and elemental natures begins between Lightning and Earth.
124 Art Aired Aug 27, 2009 canon
Sasuke uses his Curse Mark and Sharingan to continuously outmaneuver Deidara's microscopic, cellular-level explosives (C4 Karura).
125 Disappearance Aired Sep 3, 2009 canon
Driven mad by Sasuke's dismissive Sharingan, Deidara turns himself into a massive suicide bomb. Sasuke barely survives by summoning Manda as a shield.
126 Twilight Aired Sep 10, 2009 canon
Jiraiya uncovers the location of the Akatsuki leader. He shares a quiet, emotional drink with Tsunade before leaving on a highly dangerous infiltration mission.
127 Tales of a Gutsy Ninja - Part 1 Aired Sep 24, 2009 canon
A flashback detailing Jiraiya's youth, his training at Mount Myoboku, and the prophecy that he would train a student who would either save or destroy the world.
128 Tales of a Gutsy Ninja - Part 2 Aired Sep 24, 2009 canon
Jiraiya recalls his time training three war orphans in the Rain Village-Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato-hoping Nagato was the Child of Prophecy.
129 Infiltrate! The Village Hidden in the Rain Aired Oct 8, 2009 canon
Jiraiya successfully sneaks into the Rain Village. He begins interrogating locals and realizes the village is ruled by an unquestioned "God" named Pain.
130 The Man Who Became God Aired Oct 8, 2009 canon
Jiraiya is confronted by Konan. To his horror, the leader of the Akatsuki steps from the shadows possessing the legendary Rinnegan.
131 Honored Sage Mode! Aired Oct 15, 2009 canon
Outmatched by Pain's mysterious summons, Jiraiya summons the Elder Toads, Fukasaku and Shima, and enters the imperfect Sage Mode.
132 In Attendance, the Six Paths of Pain Aired Oct 22, 2009 canon
Jiraiya successfully traps three Pains in a powerful auditory genjutsu, but is ambushed. All Six Paths of Pain assemble, and Jiraiya loses his arm.
133 The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant Aired Oct 29, 2009 canon
Mortally wounded and his throat crushed, Jiraiya realizes Pain's true identity. Using his last ounce of chakra, he etches a coded message onto Fukasaku's back before sinking to his death.
134 Banquet Invitation Aired Nov 5, 2009 canon
Sasuke encounters an Itachi clone who instructs him to go to the Uchiha Hideout alone. The Leaf's Eight-Man squad is intercepted by Tobi.
135 The Longest Moment Aired Nov 19, 2009 canon
Sasuke arrives at the Uchiha stronghold. The two brothers engage in a dizzying, high-level battle of genjutsu.
136 The Light & Dark of the Mangekyo Sharingan Aired Nov 19, 2009 canon
Itachi breaks the genjutsu and reveals the dark history of the Mangekyo Sharingan, claiming he needs Sasuke's eyes to cure his own blindness.
137 Amaterasu! Aired Nov 26, 2009 canon
The battle turns physical. Sasuke pushes Itachi to the limit with his Kirin lightning attack, forcing Itachi to unleash the inextinguishable black flames of Amaterasu.
138 The End Aired Dec 3, 2009 canon
Out of chakra, Orochimaru violently bursts from Sasuke's seal. Itachi uses his Susanoo and the Totsuka Blade to seal Orochimaru forever. Approaching a terrified Sasuke, Itachi taps his forehead, smiles, and dies of exhaustion.
139 The Mystery of Tobi Aired Dec 10, 2009 canon
Tobi easily toys with the Eight-Man squad until Zetsu arrives with news of Itachi's death. Tobi retrieves an unconscious Sasuke.
140 Fate Aired Dec 17, 2009 canon
Sasuke wakes up in a cave. Tobi reveals his Sharingan, causing Itachi's implanted Amaterasu to trigger automatically. Tobi begins to tell Sasuke the truth about Itachi.
141 Truth Aired Dec 24, 2009 canon
Tobi reveals that the Uchiha Clan massacre was a top-secret mission ordered by the Leaf Village elders, and Itachi sacrificed his life and honor to protect Sasuke.
142 Battle of Unikyo Aired Dec 24, 2009 canon
Devastated by the truth, Sasuke awakens his Mangekyo Sharingan. He renames his team "Taka" (Hawk) and swears to destroy the Hidden Leaf Village.
143 The Eight-Tails vs. Sasuke Aired Jan 7, 2010 canon
Taka joins the Akatsuki. Their first mission is to capture the Eight-Tails jinchuriki, Killer Bee, in the Hidden Cloud Village.
Six-Tails Unleashed 8 eps 2 good filler 6 filler
144 Wanderer Aired Jan 21, 2010 filler
Team 7 is task-allocated to an emergency perimeter defense mission to safeguard Hotaru, a young noblewoman who carries an ancient, catastrophic forbidden weapon technique physically branded into her tissue. They intercept her stoic, bubble-jutsu guardian, Utakata.
145 Successor of the Forbidden Jutsu Aired Jan 28, 2010 filler
Naruto clashes with Utakata over his refusal to treat Hotaru as his student, reminding Naruto of his own bond with Jiraiya.
146 The Successor's Wish Aired Feb 4, 2010 filler
As the tracking units reinforce the perimeter, Hotaru exposes the horrifying reality of her burden, showcasing the volatile mass-destruction chakra node sealed inside her spine. A rogue mercenary cell launches a coordinated ambush to isolate her.
147 Rogue Ninja's Past Aired Feb 11, 2010 filler
The missing-nin 's dark background parameters surface, revealing Utakata is a fugitive rogue from the Hidden Mist's brutal Bloody Mist era, relentlessly pursued by elite hunter-ninja tracking units.
148 Heir to Darkness Aired Feb 18, 2010 filler
Shiranami, the ruthless commander of the rogue mercenary clan, successfully executes a high-speed abduction maneuver, chaining Hotaru within an ancient ruin to forcefully jump-start the forbidden extraction protocols.
149 Separation Aired Feb 25, 2010 filler
Naruto and Utakata forge a temporary operational alliance, unleashing a joint frontline counteroffensive to slice through hordes of mind-controlled civilian militias to breach Shiranami's ritual inner sanctum.
150 The Forbidden Jutsu Released Aired Mar 4, 2010 good-filler
Shiranami forces the forbidden jutsu to activate, causing a massive explosion. Utakata uses his Tailed Beast chakra to absorb the blast and save Hotaru.
151 Master and Student Aired Mar 11, 2010 good-filler
Utakata finally accepts Hotaru as his student. However, as he leaves to seek permission from the Mist Village, he is ambushed by all six Paths of Pain.
Pain's Assault 24 eps 22 canon 2 filler
152 Somber News Aired Mar 25, 2010 canon
Naruto is called back to the village and receives devastating news from Fukasaku: Jiraiya was killed in action by the Akatsuki leader, Pain.
153 Following the Master's Shadow Aired Mar 25, 2010 canon
Overwhelmed by grief, Naruto wanders the village at night. Shikamaru helps him snap out of his depression by reminding him of their responsibilities to the next generation.
154 Decryption Aired Apr 8, 2010 canon
Shikamaru, Shiho, and Kakashi decode Jiraiya's dying message: "The real one is not among them." Naruto travels to Mount Myoboku to learn Sagejutsu.
155 The First Challenge Aired Apr 8, 2010 canon
Naruto begins his grueling training to harness natural energy. Meanwhile, the Six Paths of Pain and Konan arrive at the outskirts of the Hidden Leaf.
156 Surpassing the Master Aired Apr 15, 2010 canon
Naruto shows incredible aptitude for Sagejutsu, progressing faster than Jiraiya ever did. Pain breaches the Leaf Village's sensory barrier.
157 Assault on the Leaf Village! Aired Apr 22, 2010 canon
Chaos erupts as Pain scatters his Six Paths across the village, destroying infrastructure and ruthlessly interrogating citizens to find Naruto.
158 Power to Believe Aired Apr 29, 2010 canon
Tsunade orders Naruto to be summoned back immediately. Danzo kills the messenger frog to keep Naruto hidden and allow the village to be destroyed.
159 Pain vs. Kakashi Aired May 6, 2010 canon
Kakashi intercepts the Deva Path. A desperate, high-stakes battle ensues as Kakashi uses all of his tactical genius to counter Pain's gravity manipulation.
160 Mystery of Pain Aired May 13, 2010 canon
The Leaf's intelligence division desperately tries to analyze the chakra receivers pulled from Pain's bodies to uncover his weakness.
161 Surname Is Sarutobi. Given Name, Konohamaru! Aired May 20, 2010 canon
Konohamaru watches his sensei get struck down. Mustering his courage, he surprises the Naraka Path with a point-blank Rasengan.
162 Pain to the World Aired May 27, 2010 canon
Realizing the village won't surrender Naruto, the Deva Path rises above the Hidden Leaf and unleashes a massive Almighty Push, wiping the village off the map.
163 Explode! Sage Mode Aired Jun 3, 2010 canon
Naruto is finally summoned back, appearing in the crater of his destroyed home. In perfect Sage Mode, he instantly destroys the Asura Path with a single blow.
164 Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached Aired Jun 10, 2010 canon
Naruto unleashes the completed Rasen Shuriken, dominating the fight. However, his Sage Mode runs out, leaving him vulnerable to the remaining Pains.
165 Nine-Tails, Captured! Aired Jun 17, 2010 canon
The Deva Path regains his powers and pins Naruto to the ground with black chakra rods, explaining his twisted philosophy of peace through mutual suffering.
166 Confessions Aired Jun 24, 2010 canon
Hinata leaps onto the battlefield to protect Naruto, confessing her love for him. Pain strikes her down effortlessly, triggering Naruto's absolute rage.
167 Planetary Devastation Aired Jul 1, 2010 canon
Consumed by the Nine-Tails, Naruto goes on a blinding rampage. Pain is forced to trap the beast inside a massive, floating sphere of earth.
168 The Fourth Hokage Aired Jul 15, 2010 canon
About to break the final seal, Naruto is stopped by the spirit of the Fourth Hokage within his mindscape, who reveals he is Naruto's father.
169 The Two Students Aired Jul 22, 2010 canon
Naruto regains control, enters Sage Mode one last time, and defeats the Deva Path. He uses the chakra rods to track down the real Pain's location.
170 Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy - Part 1 Aired Jul 29, 2010 filler
A poignant, retrospective narrative break cuts away from the active devastation of the village crater to explore a past milestone. A rookie genin Team 7 embarks on a high-stakes scavenger hunt engineered by Minato Namikaze years prior, forcing a young Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to solve intricate structural riddles to decode the Fourth Hokage's hidden tactical legacy.
171 Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy - Part 2 Aired Jul 29, 2010 filler
The ancestral scavenger hunt escalates within the training grounds as the genin rookies cross paths with rival tracking squads from the Hidden Rain and Sound who are attempting to intercept the payload. Naruto must coordinate a blind-spot maneuver to claim his father's ideological scroll.
172 Meeting Aired Aug 5, 2010 canon
Naruto confronts Nagato and Konan in their paper tree hideout. Instead of seeking revenge, Naruto asks Nagato to explain how he lost his way.
173 Origin of Pain Aired Aug 12, 2010 canon
Nagato explains the tragic origins of the Akatsuki: Yahiko's dream of peace, the betrayal by Hanzo and Danzo, and Yahiko's heartbreaking sacrifice.
174 Tale of Naruto Uzumaki Aired Aug 19, 2010 canon
Moved by Naruto's unwavering commitment to Jiraiya's ideals, Nagato entrusts his dreams to his younger martial brother and performs a miraculous jutsu.
175 Hero of the Hidden Leaf Aired Aug 26, 2010 canon
Nagato sacrifices his life to revive everyone killed in the village. Naruto returns to a massive crowd of cheering villagers, finally acknowledged as a hero.
Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha 21 eps 21 filler
176 Iruka the Novice Teacher Aired Sep 2, 2010 filler
The Locus of Konoha retrospective campaign commences. As the surviving population clears away the smoking structural rubble of the village, Iruka Umino reflects on his painful early days at the academy, recalling his initial psychological struggle to separate his grief over his parents' deaths from his duty to mentor a young, isolated Naruto.
177 Iruka's Ordeal Aired Sep 9, 2010 filler
The academy flashback continues as Kakashi Hatake monitors Iruka's instructional performance from the shadows. Iruka undergoes a profound internal realization, recognizing that Naruto's relentless, disruptive behavioral loops are a desperate cry for basic human recognition.
178 Iruka's Decision Aired Sep 16, 2010 filler
The foundational academy timeline concludes as Iruka risks his own physical safety to defend a young Naruto from hostile civilian exclusions. This pivotal act of acceptance permanently seals their legendary father-son bond, establishing the emotional launchpad for the entire franchise.
179 Kakashi Hatake, The Jonin in Charge Aired Sep 30, 2010 filler
A deep-dive historical vignette shifts focus to Kakashi Hatake's clinical, unyielding tenure as an ANBU black-ops commander. The chronicle explores the Third Hokage's deliberate tactical decision to assign the elite, emotionally closed Jonin to oversee the rookie class of Team 7 to balance his psychology.
180 Inari's Courage Put to the Test Aired Oct 7, 2010 filler
Inari and Tazuna return to the charred parameters of the Leaf to spearhead the structural architectural reconstruction of the residential grids. The reunion triggers warm, nostalgic reflections regarding Team 7's original deployment to the Land of Waves and how Naruto's spirit initially reshaped their country.
181 Naruto's School of Revenge Aired Oct 14, 2010 filler
A rare, high-velocity military training flashback tracks a joint D-rank survival maneuver where an escaped ostrich named Condor develops basic ninja tracking combat reflexes, forcing a young Team 7 into an absurd, highly coordinated recapturing operation.
182 Gaara's Bond Aired Oct 21, 2010 filler
Gaara of the Desert reflects on a hidden, pre-timeskip border incident where the Sand Siblings cooperated with Konoha's tracking units during a high-alert perimeter sweep. The memory highlights how Naruto's absolute empathy originally shattered Gaara's psychological isolation.
183 Naruto: Outbreak Aired Oct 28, 2010 filler
A chaotic, lighthearted historical vignette chronicles a severe medical containment incident where Naruto accidentally ingests an experimental, highly volatile biological compound that forcefully induces uncontrollable, hysterical laughter across the military outposts.
184 Deploy! Team Tenten Aired Nov 4, 2010 filler
Tenten takes center stage in a dedicated tactical flashback, recounting a high-alert weapons retrieval deployment where she struggled against profound feelings of operational inadequacy compared to the raw combat ceilings of Neji and Lee.
185 Animal District Aired Nov 11, 2010 filler
The ninja ostrich Condor constructs an autonomous animal militia deep within the forest borders, formally declaring a ridiculous sovereign rebellion against the Hidden Leaf. Team Guy is dispatched to execute a swift, high-speed tactical suppression pass.
186 Ah, the Medicine of Youth Aired Nov 18, 2010 filler
In the emotional wake of his crushing physical defeat by Gaara, Rock Lee launches a desperate, high-risk physical search for a mythical, ancestral medical botanical rumored to speed up biological cell reconstruction, dragging Naruto into a hazardous cavern network.
187 Gutsy Master and Student: The Training Aired Nov 25, 2010 filler
A pre-Shippuden tracking chronicle monitors Naruto's extensive road training under Jiraiya. The Sannin attempts to drill advanced chakra balance methodologies into the boy, only for their encampment to intersect a ruthless rogue syndicate holding a nearby frontier outpost.
188 Record of the Ninja Gutsy Master and Student Aired Nov 25, 2010 filler
Naruto and Jiraiya unleash a coordinated, high-output counteroffensive to permanently dismantle the mercenary cell's grid control, liberating the civilian populaces and deepening the profound master-student symmetry that anchors the series.
189 Sasuke's Paw Encyclopedia Aired Dec 2, 2010 filler
A highly celebrated, comedic historical flashback follows Team 7 on a covert corporate intelligence mission to extract a physical paw print from a heavily guarded, criminal cat syndicate, forcing a deeply irritated Sasuke Uchiha to wear functional feline sensory ears.
190 Naruto and the Old Soldier Aired Dec 9, 2010 filler
Naruto is assigned to a low-tier supply escort route alongside Kosuke Maruboshi, a legendary, elderly veteran recognized across the territory as the Eternal Genin, who renounced formal rank advancement out of a lifetime burden of honor toward the Second and Third Hokage.
191 Kakashi Love Song Aired Dec 16, 2010 filler
A moody, atmospheric espionage vignette chronicles an old security incident where a beautiful, high-risk sensory spy from the Land of Keys is captured inside the Leaf borders, triggering an intensely awkward, emotionally nuanced investigation led by Kakashi Hatake.
192 Neji Chronicles Aired Dec 23, 2010 filler
Hinata Hyuga reflects on the brutal historical conditioning of the branch family dynamics, tracking Neji's profound behavioral shift from a cold, homicidal fatalist into a fiercely protective older brother following his defeat at the Chunin Exams.
193 The Man Who Died Twice Aired Jan 6, 2011 filler
Naruto encounters a wandering, amnesiac ghost wandering the training fields who cannot pass into the afterlife due to an unfulfilled civilian promise. Naruto utilizes his shadow clone assets to reconstruct the lost memories and secure emotional closure.
194 The Worst Three-Legged Race Aired Jan 13, 2011 filler
In one of the most iconic comedic fillers of the era, an early Team 7 mission goes disastrously wrong when Naruto and Sasuke's hands become forcefully fused together by an experimental, omnipotent chakra adhesive, forcing them to operate as a singular, highly dysfunctional entity to fight off a bandit ambush.
195 Team 10's Teamwork Aired Jan 20, 2011 filler
A nostalgic ensemble flashback monitors a youthful Team 10 tactical training deployment, tracing exactly how Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji first mastered the seamless, high-velocity physics of their unified Ino-Shika-Cho formation under Asuma's guidance.
196 Drive Towards Darkness Aired Jan 27, 2011 filler
The Locus of Konoha retrospective campaign concludes. Naruto honors the bittersweet memories of Sasuke's final days inside the village borders before his defection. In the present timeline, the physical architectural reconstruction of the Leaf concludes, returning focus to the war.
Five Kage Summit 18 eps 18 canon
197 The Sixth Hokage Danzo Aired Feb 10, 2011 canon
Following Tsunade's total physical collapse, Danzo Shimura leverages the security crisis to aggressively seize executive authority as the Sixth Hokage candidate. He instantly destabilizes Team Kakashi's political standing, formally designating Sasuke Uchiha as an international rogue fugitive marked for immediate execution.
198 Five Kage Summit's Eve Aired Feb 10, 2011 canon
As the news of Danzo's lethal execution order paralyzes Naruto, the Fourth Raikage coordinates a global security summit within the heavily fortified perimeter of the Land of Iron to aggregate military power against the rising threat of the Akatsuki.
199 Enter the Five Kage! Aired Feb 17, 2011 canon
The sovereign leaders of the Five Great Nations mobilize across the snow fields to assemble at the neutral summit headquarters. Refusing to allow his teammate to be hunted, Naruto coordinates an unauthorized tracking vector to directly intercept the Raikage's diplomatic caravan.
200 Naruto's Plea Aired Feb 24, 2011 canon
Naruto prostrates himself in the sub-zero drifts, begging the absolute ruler of the Hidden Cloud to revoke Sasuke's death sentence. The Raikage delivers a chilling, unyielding refusal, declaring that a true shinobi never compromises or bows before the actions of an enemy.
201 Painful Decision Aired Mar 3, 2011 canon
Sai breaks deep cover to deliver a severe psychological threshold to Naruto, revealing that Sakura Haruno and the remaining genin rookies of the Leaf have formed a collective suicide pact to independently eliminate Sasuke to safeguard the village from international warfare.
202 Racing Lightning Aired Mar 10, 2011 canon
The summit inner chambers fracture into chaos as Sasuke Uchiha breaches the fortress perimeter. The Fourth Raikage unleashes a high-velocity, lightning-style physical offensive to intercept the Uchiha, seeking localized retribution for the apparent abduction of Killer Bee.
203 Sasuke's Ninja Way Aired Mar 17, 2011 canon
Sasuke fortifies his spatial position by manifesting his absolute Susanoo shield, coating the skeletal ribcage in inextinguishable Amaterasu black flames. Driven by pure military dominance, the Raikage intentionally sacrifices his own left arm to punch straight through the fire matrix.
204 Power of the Five Kage Aired Mar 24, 2011 canon
Consumed by hatred, Sasuke invades the primary diplomatic hall to target Danzo. The Mizukage and Tsuchikage deploy their respective advanced elemental Kekkei Genkai parameters, driving the exhausted Uchiha to his structural physical threshold.
205 Declaration of War Aired Mar 31, 2011 canon
Tobi warps Sasuke out of the crossfire to protect his investment. Standing before the assembled rulers, the masked mastermind lays bare his Eye of the Moon global illusion strategy and formally declares the onset of the Fourth Great Ninja War.
206 Sakura's Feelings Aired Apr 7, 2011 canon
Sakura Haruno tracks Naruto to the neutral iron outposts, offering a fabricated romantic confession in a desperate, short-sighted maneuver to release him from his childhood promise. Naruto instantly exposes the deception, rejecting the compromise.
207 The Tailed Beast vs. The Tailless Tailed Beast Aired Apr 14, 2011 canon
Deep within the isolated wilderness coordinates, Kisame Hoshigaki hunts down the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer Bee. High-velocity aquatic combat erupts as Kisame merges with his chakra-devouring sentient blade, Samehada, turning the basin into a lethal cage.
208 As One's Friend Aired Apr 21, 2011 canon
The Raikage arrives on the frontline to execute a synchronized double-lariat execution maneuver alongside Killer Bee, apparently decapitating Kisame. Elsewhere, Sakura deploys a heavy chemical sedative to incapacitate her own tracking squad to face Sasuke alone.
209 Danzo's Right Arm Aired Apr 28, 2011 canon
Sasuke traps Danzo Shimura outside the bridge borders. The old master of the Foundation unwraps his sealed right arm, exposing a horrifying biometric modification engineered from Hashirama's cells and embedded with ten stolen Uchiha Sharingan eyes.
210 The Forbidden Visual Jutsu Aired May 5, 2011 canon
Sasuke repeatedly obliterates Danzo's vital organs, only for the old tyrant to continuously overwrite his own physical erasure utilizing the forbidden reality-warping Izanagi jutsu, sacrificing his stolen eyes sequentially to reverse space and time.
211 Danzo Shimura Aired May 12, 2011 canon
Completely stripped of his sensory eye network, a desperate Danzo claims Karin as a human shield. Sasuke coldly calculates the trajectory, driving a sharp Chidori Spear straight through Karin's torso to pierce Danzo's heart, forcing the old sapper to detonate a final reverse-sealing trap.
212 Sakura's Resolve Aired May 19, 2011 canon
Sakura attempts to assassinate Sasuke at the bridge ruins but hesitates mid-strike. Sasuke capitalizes on the emotional freeze, attempting to execute her with her own poison kunai until Kakashi Hatake intervenes to defend his student.
213 Lost Bonds Aired May 26, 2011 canon
Kakashi crosses blades with his fallen student, tracking the absolute depth of the darkness that has submerged Sasuke's mind. Sakura runs a secondary intervention vector but freezes again, forcing Naruto to breach the clearing to shield her.
214 The Burden Aired Jun 2, 2011 canon
Chidori and Rasengan collide with catastrophic force over the water basin, establishing a momentary psychological telepathy loop. Naruto recognizes that their respective ideological ceilings mean their next serious engagement will result in mutual destruction.
Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown 22 eps 22 canon
215 Two Fates Aired Jun 9, 2011 canon
Tobi forcefully implants Itachi's eyes directly into Sasuke's skull, triggering the evolutionary cycle toward the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Naruto returns to the village, declaring to the rookies that he alone commands the right to anchor Sasuke's wake.
216 High-Level Shinobi Aired Jun 16, 2011 canon
The Five Great Nations formally codify their unified military alliance, structuring eighty thousand shinobi into a contiguous frontline army. The Fourth Raikage is officially designated Supreme Commander of the global coalition.
217 The Infiltrator Aired Jun 23, 2011 canon
A chilling structural reality breaks deep within the Hidden Cloud: Kisame Hoshigaki successfully faked his execution, hiding within the internal fiber of Samehada to complete an elite infiltration pass inside the alliance's primary security matrix.
218 The Five Great Nations Mobilize Aired Jun 30, 2011 canon
Every hidden village conducts rapid industrial military mobilization protocols. Tsunade abruptly awakens from her deep comatose state, immediately reclaiming her administrative sovereignty as Hokage to coordinate frontline operations.
219 Kakashi Hatake, the Hokage Aired Jul 7, 2011 canon
Kakashi Hatake's formal documentation as the temporary Hokage candidate is permanently shelved following Tsunade's sudden recovery. The high-command division transitions focus to establishing a hidden perimeter to isolate their Jinchuriki assets.
220 Prophecy of the Great Lord Elder Aired Jul 21, 2011 canon
Naruto is summoned to the sacred inner sanctum of Mount Myoboku, where the Great Lord Elder grants him an absolute prophecy mapping a fateful meeting with a boxing octopus and a boy possessing reality-warping eyes.
221 Storage Aired Jul 28, 2011 canon
Kabuto Yakushi steps from the wilderness parameters to approach Tobi, offering a terrifying strategic alliance. He demonstrates the absolute authority of his perfected Reanimation Jutsu, summoning five deceased Akatsuki legends to validate his terms.
222 The Five Kage's Decision Aired Jul 28, 2011 canon
To protect the core parameters of the war, the Five Kage vote to ship Naruto and Killer Bee to an unmapped, hyper-isolated island sanctuary hidden within the territorial waters of the Land of Lightning, masking the deployment as an elite ecological scouting detail.
243 Land Ahoy! Is this the Paradise Island? Aired Jan 5, 2012 canon
Naruto Uzumaki and his direct military escort division breach the naval boundaries of the unmapped Paradise Island, discovering the sanctuary is a colossal, ancient roaming turtle fortress. Naruto initiates contact with Killer Bee, attempting to secure an elite training apprenticeship.
244 Killer Bee and Motoi Aired Jan 12, 2012 canon
Following Killer Bee's absolute refusal to validate his training request, Naruto coordinates with Motoi, an elite Cloud operative, to decode the tragic, blood-drenched historical timeline of the Eight-Tails' rampages and the psychological isolation Bee conquered in his youth.
245 The Next Challenge! Naruto vs. The Nine Tails Aired Jan 19, 2012 canon
Naruto confronts the physical manifestation of his own suppressed hatred and malice at the sacred Waterfall of Truth. After successfully conquering his internal darkness, Bee guides him into a hidden subterranean temple to forcefully breach the seal and battle the Nine-Tails.
246 The Orange Spark Aired Jan 26, 2012 canon
As the Nine-Tails' absolute malice overpowers Naruto's consciousness within his internal mindscape, the long-dormant chakra signature of his mother, Kushina Uzumaki, manifests to break the corruption. The emotional reunion provides Naruto with the psychological stabilization required to fight back.
247 Target: Nine Tails Aired Feb 2, 2012 canon
Supported by Kushina's spectral chains, Naruto deploys a high-volume Sage Mode counteroffensive to rip the raw chakra matrix away from the Nine-Tails, successfully unlocking his new shroud form. Kushina begins recounting the harrowing historical truth of the night he was born.
248 The Fourth Hokage's Death Match! Aired Feb 9, 2012 canon
A monumental historical flashback tracks the catastrophic events of sixteen years prior. Tobi executes a covert infiltration of the Leaf during Kushina's delivery, forcefully extracts the Nine-Tails, and subdues Minato Namikaze in a high-velocity space-time tactical duel.
249 Thank You Aired Feb 9, 2012 canon
The historical flashback concludes. Minato and Kushina make the ultimate paternal sacrifice, intentionally throwing their physical bodies in front of the Nine-Tails' claw to shield their newborn infant before executing the Reaper Death Seal to commit the beast to Naruto.
250 Battle in Paradise! Odd Beast vs. The Monster! Aired Feb 16, 2012 canon
Naruto's newly unlocked sensory capabilities instantly expose Kisame Hoshigaki hiding deep within the fibers of Samehada. Kisame executes a desperate naval retreat, forcing Might Guy to open the Seventh Gate of Wonder to deploy a catastrophic Daytime Tiger shockwave.
251 The Man Named Kisame Aired Feb 23, 2012 canon
Defeated and securely bound within an alliance interrogation matrix, Kisame Hoshigaki takes his own life, summoning predatory sharks to consume his body to permanently protect the Akatsuki's infrastructure data. Tobi mobilizes to locate the Rinnegan.
252 The Angelic Herald of Death Aired Mar 1, 2012 canon
Tobi breaches the Hidden Rain parameters to reclaim Nagato's corpse. Konan steps forward to block the desecration, transforming the surrounding lake into a terrifying canyon composed of six hundred billion explosive tags to execute a systemic annihilation pass.
253 The Bridge to Peace Aired Mar 8, 2012 canon
Tobi barely survives the explosive matrix by permanently sacrificing his left eye to activate the reality-altering Izanagi, ruthlessly murdering Konan in the aftermath. Back on the island, Yamato fabricates a high-priority ecological search mission to keep Naruto isolated.
254 The Super Secret S-Rank Mission Aired Mar 15, 2012 canon
Kabuto Yakushi orchestrates a high-speed airborne assault on the island turtle to harvest the Jinchuriki assets. The Third Tsuchikage flies into the airspace to spearhead a defensive interception loop against a reanimated Deidara while Kabuto captures Yamato.
255 The Artist Returns Aired Mar 22, 2012 canon
Kabuto delivers Yamato to the Akatsuki hideout to supercharge the White Zetsu infantry using Hashirama's genetic markers. Elsewhere, the Five Great Nations finalize their historic integration, formalizing the joint Allied Shinobi Forces structure.
256 Assemble! Allied Shinobi Forces! Aired Mar 29, 2012 canon
The global war timeline commences. Eighty thousand unified shinobi group into a contiguous frontline army. Gaara of the Desert stands before the massive coalition, delivering a historic, unifying speech that completely dissolves generational national hatreds.
Paradise Life on a Boat 20 eps 4 good filler 16 filler
223 The Young Man's Idol Aired Aug 4, 2011 filler
The Paradise Life on a Boat sea voyage commences. Naruto, Yamato, Aoba, and Might Guy set sail on a naval transit vessel. Docking at a frontier port outpost, they intersect a clumsy ninja who has built a fraudulent civilian reputation by mimicking the identity of the Leaf's hero.
224 The Ninja of Benisang Aired Aug 11, 2011 filler
The naval vessel docks at an isolated island outpost to secure raw supplies, only to be ambushed by an old mercenary rival of Might Guy who deploys a unique, advanced underwater summoning methodology to capsize the hull.
225 The Cursed Ghost Ship Aired Aug 18, 2011 filler
A thick, atmospheric maritime fog traps the ship within unmapped waters. The crew is forcefully boarded by a spectral, decaying ghost ship crewed entirely by the lingering souls of an ancient sailor division who cannot break their oceanic loop.
226 Battleship Island Aired Aug 25, 2011 filler
The ship's navigation parameters are completely compromised when a ruthless cell of aquatic pirate marauders attacks from an immense, moving fortress engineered out of an entire hollowed battleship island.
227 The Forgotten Island Aired Sep 1, 2011 filler
A sudden, massive environmental storm separates the vanguard, as a colossal mutated bird abducts Naruto, Guy, and Aoba, dropping them onto an unmapped, volcanic island populated entirely by prehistoric monster wildlife.
228 Fight! Rock Lee! Aired Sep 8, 2011 good-filler
Resting at a neutral naval outpost, Might Guy looks over the water and reflects on a classic, high-intensity pre-timeskip deployment where Rock Lee accidentally consumed an entire flask of medicinal sake, unleashing a legendary drunken boxing match.
229 Eat or Die! Mushrooms from Hell! Aired Sep 22, 2011 good-filler
Severe structural food depletion strikes the vessel. Naruto locates a cluster of bizarre, deep-sea mushrooms that rapidly multiply across the deck, unleashing a parasitic spores network that completely possesses the minds of the crew.
230 Revenge of the Shadow Clones Aired Sep 29, 2011 good-filler
In one of the most iconic satirical filler episodes of the era, Naruto's shadow clones develop independent genetic consciousness after weeks of continuous manual labor. Forming a formal trade union, the clones stage a literal high-seas mutiny to demand human rights.
231 The Closed Route Aired Oct 6, 2011 filler
The crew is forced to navigate through a narrow, treacherous ocean strait littered with jagged rock traps that are systematically manipulated by a rogue weather-style missing-nin holding the crossing.
232 The Girls' Get-Together Aired Oct 13, 2011 filler
A transitional vignette cuts back to the interior infrastructure of the Leaf Village. Sakura, Ino, Hinata, and Tenten organize a private tactical gathering to assess their personal conditioning before the global war deployment.
233 Naruto's Imposter Aired Oct 20, 2011 filler
Naruto encounters a clumsy, petty thief inside a low-tier port town who has been exploiting the village population by posing as an elite ninja officer. Naruto leverages his shadow clones to execute a lighthearted lesson in accountability.
234 Naruto's Favorite Pupil Aired Oct 27, 2011 filler
Back in Konoha, Konohamaru Sarutobi struggles with deep feelings of operational exclusion as the older divisions mobilize for war. He launches a frantic, exhausting training loop to invent a multi-layered jutsu asset to prove his readiness.
235 The Kunoichi of Nadeshiko Village Aired Nov 3, 2011 filler
The ship intersects a covert naval vessel from Nadeshiko Village, a female-only ninja matriarchy. The supreme kunoichi challenges Naruto to an absolute duel of honor, bound by an unfulfilled corporate matchmaking promise forged by Jiraiya decades prior.
236 Friends You Can Count On Aired Nov 10, 2011 filler
Shino Aburame reflects on his absolute lack of presence within the primary vanguard teams. He isolates himself on a high-stakes independent perimeter search to locate and cultivate a rare breed of chakra-devouring island parasites.
237 Ah, My Hero Lady Tsunade! Aired Nov 24, 2011 filler
Tenten conducts an intensive weapons training session at a coastal outpost, recalling an old pre-timeskip assignment where she attempted to clone Tsunade's absolute medical styles before discovering her own unique ninja path.
238 Sai's Day Off Aired Dec 1, 2011 filler
Sai utilizes his down-time on the transport ship to conceptually study human leisure interactions. His highly literal interpretation of artistic bonding leads to incredibly awkward, comedic friction across the crew lines.
239 The Legendary Ino-Shika-Cho Trio Aired Dec 8, 2011 filler
The senior leadership fathers of the original Ino-Shika-Cho formation share a reflective evening at the village military barracks, tracking the exact generational progression of their children as they prepare to inherit the frontlines.
240 Kiba's Determination Aired Dec 15, 2011 filler
Driven by an intense determination to not be outpaced by Naruto's new chakra modes, Kiba Inuzuka petitions Kakashi to run him through a high-fatigue, brutal sensory tracking drill to push his speed parameters.
241 Kakashi, My Eternal Rival! Aired Dec 22, 2011 good-filler
Might Guy inadvertently transmits a high-level emergency distress signal across the waves. Kakashi Hatake executes a frantic, ocean-crossing space-time sprint to save his friend, only to discover the entire crisis was an accidental misunderstanding and Guy simply wants a rivalry rematch.
242 Naruto's Vow Aired Dec 28, 2011 filler
The Paradise Life on a Boat sea voyage draws to its official conclusion. As the hull approaches the absolute perimeter of the Land of Lightning, Naruto stands at the bow, cementing an absolute internal vow to master the beast.
Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation 4 eps 4 filler
257 Meet the Boys... Aired Apr 5, 2012 filler
The Confrontation retrospective sequence begins. As the Allied divisions advance toward the frontline grids, the high-command monitors track the deep, psychological preparation of the rookie squads, contrasting their original Academy vulnerabilities with the active war parameters.
258 Rivals Aired Apr 12, 2012 filler
The strategic retrospective monitors follow the historical trajectory of Team 7's internal fractures, re-examining the critical tactical variables and emotional checkpoints that led to Naruto and Sasuke's fateful clash at the Valley of the End.
259 Rift Aired Apr 19, 2012 filler
The archival retrospective shifts focus to the structural fallout of Sasuke's formal defection from the village, mapping the systemic operational failures and personal trauma that reshaped the rookie class's defensive training loops.
260 Parting Aired Apr 26, 2012 filler
The conclusion of the recap sequence, focusing on the fateful reunion at Orochimaru's hideout and the paths they chose.
Fourth Shinobi World War: Confrontation Arc - Part I 29 eps 19 canon 10 filler
261 For My Friend Aired May 3, 2012 canon
Gaara of the Desert unifies the fractured, bickering divisions of the Allied Shinobi Forces with a powerful, historic speech tracking his own salvation from hatred. Elsewhere, the frontline divisions formalize their tactical grid deployment as the global war officially commences.
262 War Begins Aired May 10, 2012 canon
The Commando Unit, led by Kankuro, executes a high-speed aerial deployment into enemy territory, making immediate, violent first contact with the Akatsuki's reanimated vanguard cell composed of Sasori and Deidara.
263 Sai and Shin Aired May 17, 2012 canon
Sai is forced into a harrowing, tragic tactical confrontation against the reanimated corpse of his brother, Shin. Seeing his brother's soul weaponized as a mindless proxy assets pushes Sai into an unprecedented, uncharacteristic rage.
264 Secrets of the Reanimation Jutsu Aired May 24, 2012 canon
Kabuto Yakushi demonstrates the absolute structural authority of the Reanimation Jutsu to Tobi within the hideout caverns, explicitly showcasing the terrifying reality that the forbidden methodology has no direct mechanical weakness.
265 An Old Nemesis Returns Aired May 31, 2012 canon
The Third Division enters a high-alert tactical engagement when they encounter the reanimated Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Kakashi Hatake faces a severe historical threshold when he is forced to confront Zabuza Momochi and Haku once more.
266 The First and Last Opponent Aired Jun 7, 2012 canon
Kakashi and Might Guy launch a coordinated, high-velocity defensive line against Zabuza's Hidden Mist screen. Kakashi vows to permanently honor the dignity of his first real opponents by executing a swift, final extraction pass to seal them.
267 The Brilliant Military Advisor of the Hidden Leaf Aired Jun 21, 2012 canon
From the high-command operations headquarters, Shikaku Nara processes live battlefield metrics across the territories, instantly formulating complex, multi-layered counter-strategies to neutralize the Akatsuki's advancing lines.
268 Battleground! Aired Jun 28, 2012 canon
Darui's First Division holds a brutal coastal defense line against waves of White Zetsu. The threat parameters skyrocket when the Akatsuki deploy the infamous Gold and Silver Brothers, Kinkaku and Ginkaku of the Cloud.
269 Forbidden Words Aired Jul 5, 2012 canon
Darui faces a grueling battle of attrition against the brothers, who wield four sacred treasured tools of the Sage of Six Paths capable of forcefully siphoning and sealing human souls based on their most frequently uttered vocal patterns.
270 Golden Bonds Aired Jul 19, 2012 canon
Utilizing absolute mathematical misdirection, Darui outmaneuvers the treasured tools' linguistic trap to successfully seal Ginkaku. The loss triggers a catastrophic physical mutation, forcing Kinkaku into a pseudo-Nine-Tails form.
271 Road to Sakura Aired Jul 26, 2012 filler
A bizarre spatial anomaly drops an amnesiac alternate-universe Sakura Haruno straight into the Leaf Village borders, triggering an intensive identity investigation that serves as a dedicated promotional tie-in for the Road to Ninja cinematic feature.
272 Mifune vs. Hanzo Aired Aug 2, 2012 canon
Samurai General Mifune leads a high-velocity steel vanguard to intercept the reanimated Hanzo of the Salamander, reigniting a legendary historical duel of conflicting ideological paths they initiated decades prior.
273 True Kindness Aired Aug 9, 2012 canon
The original Ino-Shika-Cho trio faces an absolute emotional crisis when they are task-allocated to contain their reanimated former sensei, Asuma Sarutobi. Choji Akimichi freezes on the frontline, physically unable to strike his mentor.
274 The Complete Ino-Shika-Cho Formation! Aired Aug 9, 2012 canon
Transcending his inherent gentleness, Choji forcefully manifests his clan's butterfly chakra wings through pure internal resolve without the use of toxic pills, spearheading a flawless, synchronized team formation to defeat Asuma.
275 A Message from the Heart Aired Aug 16, 2012 canon
Asuma Sarutobi passes his final validation to his students before being securely sealed. Elsewhere, Naruto Uzumaki decodes the fake mission data and forcefully breaks through the Paradise Island barrier nodes to join the war.
276 Attack of the Gedo Statue Aired Aug 23, 2012 canon
Tobi violently crashes onto the coastline frontlines, summoning the colossal Gedo Statue to execute a brutal shockwave offensive. His singular objective is to steal the sealed Gold and Silver Brothers to harvest their residual Nine-Tails chakra.
277 Unison Sign Aired Aug 30, 2012 canon
As night falls over the battlefields, Naruto reflects on the traditional Unison Sign of shinobi sparring, mapping his personal trajectory toward a front where his path will inevitably collide with Sasuke Uchiha's wake.
278 Medic Ninja in Danger Aired Sep 6, 2012 canon
Paranoid dread paralyzes the Allied camps as White Zetsu clones exploit their flawless chakra-copying biology to infiltrate the medical division, initiating a string of covert internal assassinations.
279 White Zetsu's Trap Aired Sep 13, 2012 filler
Team 8 becomes structurally trapped within a collapsed cavern network while running a cleanup sweep on a Zetsu outpost, triggering a tense, psychological standoff where no member can verify if their teammate is real or an impostor.
280 Aesthetics of an Artist Aired Sep 20, 2012 filler
Allied tactical containment grids struggle to isolate a reanimated Deidara, who is conducting a series of frantic explosive strikes while flying into a psychotic rage over the intelligence report that Sasuke survived his ultimate art.
281 The Allied Mom Force!! Aired Sep 27, 2012 filler
With the primary military forces deployed to the frontlines, Konohamaru Sarutobi coordinates a direct civilian defense line alongside the organized mothers of the Leaf to neutralize a minor rogue infiltration asset breaching the village.
282 The Secret Origin of the Ultimate Tag Team! Aired Oct 4, 2012 canon
A deep-dive historical chronicle tracks the original competitive training metrics of the Hidden Cloud Village, tracing the exact genetic pairing and brotherhood vow that unified the Fourth Raikage A and Killer Bee through the legendary Double Lariat.
283 Two Suns Aired Oct 11, 2012 canon
The Fourth Raikage intercepts Naruto on his escape route, attempting to forcefully terminate his advance to secure the Jinchuriki. Killer Bee steps into the crossfire, deploying his own lariat to prove Naruto's emotional evolution makes him ready.
284 The Helmet Splitter: Jinin Akebino! Aired Oct 18, 2012 filler
Kakashi Hatake's division is forced into a brutal game of woodland attrition as they systematically track down Jinin Akebino, a reanimated master swordsman who deploys the colossal, defense-shattering Helmet Splitter blade.
285 User of the Scorch Style: Pakura of the Sand! Aired Oct 25, 2012 filler
Maki of the Hidden Sand faces a harrowing psychological threshold when she crosses blades with her reanimated former mentor, Pakura, who unleashes her catastrophic, body-evaporating Scorch Style to incinerate Allied platoons.
286 Things You Can't Get Back Aired Nov 1, 2012 filler
Tsunade Senju reviews the mounting tactical casualty metrics from HQ, tracking the severe toll of the conflict while reflecting on the heavy historic burden of passing the Will of Fire through generations of child soldiers.
287 One Worth Betting On Aired Nov 1, 2012 filler
The Fourth Raikage clears Naruto's deployment vectors after testing his high-speed reflexes against his top-tier lightning shroud, betting the absolute survival parameters of the global alliance on the young ninja's velocity.
288 Danger: Jinpachi and Kushimaru! Aired Nov 8, 2012 filler
Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy unite for a high-velocity, lethal combat sequence to block two of the Mist's most sadistic reanimated killers, Jinpachi Munashi and Kushimaru Kuriarare, who wield the Exploding Sword and Sewing Sword.
289 The Lightning Blade: Ameyuri Ringo! Aired Nov 15, 2012 filler
Omoi is pushed to his absolute physical threshold within a dense clearing, launching a high-risk independent sword strategy to counter Ameyuri Ringo, the dual-wielding lightning master who commands the lethal Kiba blades.
Power 6 eps 6 good filler
290 Power - Episode 1 Aired Nov 22, 2012 good-filler
The high-fidelity Power campaign begins. Team Kakashi is dispatched to investigate the brutal destruction of Tonika Village, discovering Kabuto Yakushi is exploring the area to access a mystical spring capable of accelerating genetic cell replication.
291 Power - Episode 2 Aired Nov 29, 2012 good-filler
Kabuto deploys reanimated assets to breach the neighboring Hacho Village. Naruto enters the fray, only to intersect a bizarre, highly volatile biological clone of the Nine-Tails engineered from his own left-over battlefield chakra.
292 Power - Episode 3 Aired Dec 6, 2012 good-filler
The experimental Nine-Tails clone undergoes a massive cellular mutation, expanding into an unstable, multi-headed hydra. The cinematic battle limits force Naruto into a grueling psychological duel against his internal beast.
293 Power - Episode 4 Aired Dec 13, 2012 good-filler
Naruto is swallowed whole by the rampaging clone beast. Yamato and Sakura coordinate a frantic containment barrier pass to stabilize the energy matrix before Kabuto's genetic experiments achieve total fruition.
294 Power - Episode 5 Aired Dec 20, 2012 good-filler
Naruto violently erupts from the internal core in a partial Tailed Beast state, triggering an incredibly destructive, fluidly animated cinematic clash against the clone asset that reduces the village perimeter to dust.
295 Power - Episode 6 Aired Jan 10, 2013 good-filler
The Power campaign concludes. Naruto successfully masters his new chakra mode parameters to completely obliterate the mechanical clone, safeguarding the surviving orphans and validating genuine human bonds over engineered power.
Fourth Shinobi World War: Climax - Part II 28 eps 10 canon 1 good filler 17 filler
296 Naruto Enters the Battle! Aired Jan 17, 2013 canon
Naruto Uzumaki and Killer Bee officially breach the frontline war grids. Utilizing his advanced Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Naruto instantly senses the malicious intent of the hidden White Zetsu clones, systematically purging the impostors from the allied lines.
297 A Father's Hope, A Mother's Love Aired Jan 24, 2013 canon
Gaara and Onoki coordinate a high-priority defensive line to intercept four of history's strongest reanimated Kage, forcing Gaara into a direct, emotionally heavy tactical confrontation against his own father, the Fourth Kazekage.
298 Contact! Naruto vs. Itachi Aired Jan 31, 2013 canon
Naruto and Bee encounter the reanimated vanguard team of Itachi Uchiha and Nagato. Itachi cross-examines Naruto regarding Sasuke's psychological state before Kabuto forcefully overrides their autonomy to initiate a lethal tactical ambush.
299 The Acknowledged One Aired Feb 7, 2013 canon
Itachi Uchiha forcefully breaks Kabuto's reanimation control by activating a hidden eye crow he implanted within Naruto years prior, deploying the absolute genjutsu Kotoamatsukami to align with the Leaf and help seal Nagato.
300 The Mizukage, the Giant Clam, and the Mirage Aired Feb 14, 2013 canon
The Second Mizukage turns out to be an incredibly frustrating, comedic frontline opponent, actively shouting out his own technical weaknesses to the Allied forces while his massive, mirrored Giant Clam genjutsu effortlessly wipes out their squads.
301 Paradox Aired Feb 21, 2013 canon
The Third Tsuchikage Onoki deploys advanced Particle Style metrics to neutralize the Second Tsuchikage's hidden sensory concealment. The Allied victory is instantly shattered when Mu executes a secondary summoning vector to bring forth the real, ancestral Madara Uchiha.
302 Terror: The Steam Imp Aired Feb 28, 2013 canon
Madara Uchiha single-handedly breaches the frontline war grid, unleashing an unparalleled, terrifying display of fluid close-quarters taijutsu that effortlessly butchers hundreds of Allied vanguard troops before manifesting a colossal, multi-layered Susanoo shield.
303 Ghosts from the Past Aired Mar 7, 2013 filler
Pushing the parameters of tactical warfare to a cataclysmic threshold, Madara weaves a synchronized hand-seal alongside his Susanoo to manipulate gravity itself, forcefully pulling down a colossal, planetary-scale meteor from the stratosphere to completely erase the Fourth Division.
304 The Underworld Transfer Jutsu Aired Mar 14, 2013 filler
While Onoki strains his biological ceiling to physically halt the first meteor, Madara calmly drops a secondary meteor directly onto the wreckage. On the secondary front, Naruto's shadow clone forces coordinate with Tsunade and A to seal the reanimated Third Raikage.
305 The Vengeful Aired Mar 21, 2013 filler
Naruto utilizes Sage Mode sensory metrics to analyze the reanimated Third Raikage's absolute piercing spear attack, brilliantly leveraging the monster's own velocity to redirect his strike into his own shoulder node to secure the sealing parameters.
306 The Heart's Eye Aired Mar 28, 2013 filler
The frontline conflict transitions to an espionage grid as Gaara and Temari coordinate structural wind barriers to counter the reanimated Fourth Kazekage's Gold Dust, forcing an intense psychological reconciliation regarding Gaara's childhood isolation.
307 Fading Moonlight Aired Apr 4, 2013 filler
The Five Kage execute a historic, synchronized battlefield convergence, grouping on the frontline to isolate Madara Uchiha. Tsunade Senju and the Raikage spearhead an absolute offensive line, delegating the secondary Akatsuki masking front exclusively to Naruto.
308 Crescent Moonlight Aired Apr 11, 2013 filler
A retrospective historical vignette tracks an old pre-timeskip border incident where Team 10 coordinated a high-alert defensive deployment with Naruto to neutralize a rogue bandit cell that had hijacked a vital agricultural trading checkpoint.
309 The A-Rank Mission: The Contest Aired Apr 18, 2013 filler
The competitive training chronicles cut back to the original Academy timeline, re-examining the intense childhood friction and mutual unyielding respect that initially formed between a young Naruto Uzumaki and Konohamaru Sarutobi.
310 The Fallen Castle Aired Apr 25, 2013 filler
A moody, character-focused wartime vignette monitors the medical camps at dusk, tracing Sakura Haruno and Shizune's exhaustive structural efforts to isolate and dismantle a newly mutated strain of White Zetsu biological spore parasites.
311 Prologue of Road to Ninja Aired May 2, 2013 good-filler
The global conflict crosses into a terrifying structural threshold as Naruto and Killer Bee are forcefully intercepted by Tobi, who has engineered his own custom Six Paths of Pain utilizing the reanimated corpses of the six deceased Jinchuriki legends.
312 The Old Master and the Dragon's Eye Aired May 9, 2013 filler
High-velocity warfare erupts within the forest as the six reanimated Jinchuriki forcefully manifest their partial Tailed Beast transformations. Naruto is outmaneuvered by the systematic optical synchronization of their shared Rinnegan networks.
313 Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning Aired May 16, 2013 filler
Captain Yamato undergoes grueling subterranean biometric extraction protocols deep within the Akatsuki hideout, as Kabuto Yakushi forcefully siphons his cellular data to maximize the collective camouflage parameters of the White Zetsu army.
314 The Sad Sun Shower Aired May 23, 2013 filler
A wartime memory vignette cuts away to track a classic, high-intensity border security assignment where a young Team Kakashi was task-allocated to protect a high-value diplomatic caravan carrying ancestral relics across the neutral zones.
315 Lingering Snow Aired May 30, 2013 filler
The border skirmish escalates as rogue tracking ninja deploy advanced earth-style trapping matrices to fracture Team Kakashi's coordination. Naruto must rely on basic shadow clone kinetic misdirection to shatter the containment grid.
316 The Reanimated Allied Forces Aired Jun 6, 2013 filler
A nostalgic, character-driven chronicle looks back at the foundational post-Chunin Exam timeline, tracing exactly how the rookie genin class collectively restructured their independent defensive loops to compensate for Sasuke's defection.
317 Shino vs. Torune! Aired Jun 13, 2013 filler
The historical retrospective concludes as Naruto and Kiba Inuzuka execute a high-speed competitive tracking drill through the northern valleys, drilling their sensory reflexes to prepare for the growing threat of Akatsuki border incursions.
318 A Hole in the Heart: The Other Jinchuriki Aired Jun 20, 2013 filler
A moody, atmospheric wartime vignette cuts to the Hidden Leaf ruins, following a specialized sensory squad led by Shino Aburame that is task-allocated to sweep the subterranean foundations to purge lingering Zetsu surveillance nodes.
319 The Soul Living Inside the Puppet Aired Jun 27, 2013 filler
A rare, high-alert espionage flashback tracks a covert infiltration mission where Sai was dispatched deep into rogue mercenary territory to map out the spatial coordinates of a hidden black-market military supply depot.
320 Run, Omoi! Aired Jul 4, 2013 filler
The espionage chronicle concludes as Sai faces a severe psychological threshold, balancing the clinical, emotionless conditioning of his Foundation roots against the genuine camaraderie he has cultivated with Team Kakashi.
321 Reinforcements Arrive Aired Jul 18, 2013 canon
Allied medical containment units face an emergency border crisis when a reanimated rogue lightning master launches a devastating, high-voltage assault on a field hospital, forcing Sakura Haruno into a close-quarters battle of attrition.
322 Madara Uchiha Aired Jul 25, 2013 canon
A highly celebrated comedic interlude tracks the ninja ostrich Condor as he attempts to exploit the chaos of the global war to assemble an autonomous animal revolutionary army, forcing a deeply irritated Kotetsu and Izumo into a tracking chase.
323 The Five Kage Assemble Aired Aug 1, 2013 canon
Returning to the live frontline grid, the Four-Tailed Son Goku forcefully swallows Naruto whole. Within the beast's internal psychological mindscape, Naruto demonstrates absolute empathy, vowing to liberate the Tailed Beasts from their generational military slavery.
The Great Ninja War: Grand Battlefront (Act I) 38 eps 23 canon 2 mixed 13 good filler
324 The Unbreakable Mask and the Shattered Bubble Aired Aug 8, 2013 canon
In a monumental, historic turning point, the Nine-Tails Kurama completely dissolves his ancestral hatred toward humanity, extending his claw to formally link with Naruto's spirit. Naruto unlocks the absolute Kurama Shroud Mode, unleashing a jaw-dropping display of speed.
325 Jinchuriki vs. Jinchuriki! Aired Aug 15, 2013 canon
Operating with total Tailed Beast synchronization, Naruto manifests a colossal, life-sized golden Kurama avatar, executing a high-velocity space-time interception loop to systematically deflect five simultaneous, cataclysmic Tailed Beast Bombs.
326 Four Tails, the King of Sage Monkeys Aired Aug 22, 2013 canon
A wartime chronicle cuts to a hidden border outpost where a reanimated master technician from the Land of Ancestors deploys an elaborate, steam-powered mechanical contraption to disrupt the Allied supply transit routes.
327 Nine Tails Aired Aug 29, 2013 canon
The mechanical border skirmish reaches its threshold as Naruto and a specialized tracking platoon deploy high-output elemental ninjutsu to permanently shatter the rogue sapper's steam-powered defense barrier.
328 Kurama Aired Aug 29, 2013 canon
Sasuke Uchiha activates his newly evolutionary Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, violently incinerating a dense cell of White Zetsu clones within a woodland cavern before initiating a high-speed tracking vector toward the epicenter of the war.
329 Two-Man Team Aired Sep 5, 2013 canon
The fated crossroads arrive as a reanimated Itachi Uchiha sprints across the forest canopy to locate Kabuto's coordinates, crossing paths with Sasuke. The brothers forge a temporary, high-alert alliance to breach Kabuto's subterranean inner sanctum.
330 The Promise of Victory Aired Sep 12, 2013 canon
The Uchiha Brothers launch a coordinated, high-synergy offensive against Kabuto, who has biometrically assimilated the cellular traits of the Sound Five and perfected the Sage Mode of the Ryuochi Cave, turning the cavern into a jagged hazard matrix.
331 Eyes That See in the Dark Aired Sep 19, 2013 canon
To break the deadlock without inflicting lethal erasure, Itachi Uchiha activates the ultimate, forbidden optical loop of the clan: Izanami. This absolute genjutsu traps Kabuto's consciousness within an infinite, unescapable temporal loop.
332 A Will of Stone Aired Sep 26, 2013 canon
While Kabuto's mind remains paralyzed inside the Izanami loop, Itachi forcefully guides his physical hands to weave the absolute release seals for the Reanimation Jutsu, permanently dissolving the phantom army across the global battlefields.
333 The Risks of the Reanimation Jutsu Aired Oct 3, 2013 canon
The Reanimation light matrices dissolve. Itachi Uchiha delivers a heart-wrenching final validation to Sasuke, projecting his pure historical memories directly into his brother's mind and declaring his eternal love before passing into the afterlife.
334 Sibling Tag Team Aired Oct 10, 2013 canon
Refusing to allow the war to stall, Sasuke Uchiha leverages the cursed-seal biology of Anko Mitarashi alongside a sample of Kabuto's flesh to forcefully resurrect Orochimaru from the physical seal, demanding the Sannin guide him to the truth.
335 To Each Their Own Leaf Aired Oct 24, 2013 canon
The conflict peaks on the primary Kage front as Madara Uchiha ruthlessly counters the five sovereign leaders, weaving a massive Wood Style forest matrix and manifesting twenty-five independent Wood Clones, each armed with a functional Susanoo knight.
336 Kabuto Yakushi Aired Oct 31, 2013 canon
Tsunade Senju shatters her biological limits, releasing the Creation Rebirth seal to physically smash through Madara's Susanoo defenses. Madara reveals a chilling reality: he has easily bypassed the global Reanimation release by rewriting his own contract.
337 The Izanami Activated Aired Nov 7, 2013 canon
The frontline tracking teams on the primary Akatsuki front launch a desperate strategy to decode Tobi's spatial intangibility. Kakashi Hatake maps the exact kinetic signatures, realizing Tobi's Kamui shares a direct link to his own left eye.
338 Izanagi and Izanami Aired Nov 14, 2013 canon
Kakashi executes a precision space-time strike via Kamui, successfully shattering Tobi's masked shell. The porcelain shards clear away to expose the ultimate, staggering historical revelation of the war: the mastermind is Obito Uchiha.
339 I Will Love You Always Aired Nov 21, 2013 canon
A monumental historical chronicle cuts back to the Third Shinobi World War, re-examining the tragic tactical parameters of the Kannabi Bridge mission and tracing exactly how Obito Uchiha originally gifted his left Sharingan to Kakashi.
340 Reanimation Jutsu: Release Aired Nov 28, 2013 canon
The prequel chronicle continues, mapping Obito's grueling physical cell rehabilitation under the ancient, underground care of an elderly Madara Uchiha and a specialized biometric White Zetsu strain named Guruguru.
341 Return of Orochimaru Aired Dec 5, 2013 canon
The prequel chronicle reaches its harrowing, pitch-black climax. Obito breaches a border perimeter to locate his teammates, only to witness Kakashi Hatake forcefully drive a Chidori straight through Rin Nohara's chest, triggering Obito's descent into absolute madness.
342 Secret of the Transportation Technique Aired Dec 12, 2013 canon
Returning to the live frontline grid, Madara Uchiha arrives at Obito's side after completely obliterating the Five Kage on the secondary front, leaving the sovereign leaders bleeding to death in the crater ruins as he joins the hunt.
343 Who Are You? Aired Dec 19, 2013 canon
Madara and Obito launch a combined, catastrophic offensive to forceful jump-start the resurrection of the unformed ten-tailed husk. Naruto, Kakashi, and Guy form a frantic close-quarters defensive line to protect the Jinchuriki assets.
344 Obito and Madara Aired Jan 9, 2014 canon
The primeval, hyper-destructive **Ten-Tails Juubi** forcefully awakens onto the battlefield layout, unleashing a raw, cataclysmic kinetic shockwave that instantly reduces the surrounding mountain perimeters to gravel.
345 I'm in Hell Aired Jan 23, 2014 canon
Just as the Juubi's absolute power drives the frontline vanguard to the absolute brink of extinction, the entire eighty-thousand-strong Allied Shinobi Forces execute a massive, synchronized battlefield landing to reinforce Naruto.
346 World of Dreams Aired Jan 30, 2014 canon
Operating under Shikaku Nara's real-time telepathic strategy grid, the combined alliance divisions execute a multi-layered elemental combination jutsu, locking the colossal Juubi inside a massive, solidified cement matrix block.
347 Creeping Shadow Aired Feb 6, 2014 mixed
Obito Uchiha retaliates with terrifying clinical brutality, leveraging the Juubi's long-range wooden spires to launch a barrage of catastrophic area-denial strikes. Neji Hyuga makes the ultimate sacrifice, throwing his body forward to shield Naruto.
348 The New Akatsuki Aired Feb 13, 2014 mixed
In the emotional wake of Neji's death, Hinata Hyuga stabilizes Naruto's fractured resolve. Naruto systematically transfers Kurama's golden chakra cloak to thousands of individual Allied soldiers, supercharging the army for a collective charge.
349 A Mask That Hides the Heart Aired Feb 20, 2014 good-filler
The Kakashi ANBU Shadow special chronicle commences. Paralyzed by profound psychological trauma following the sudden deaths of Obito and Rin, a young Kakashi Hatake is assigned by Minato Namikaze straight into the elite, black-ops ANBU division to forcefully anchor his mind.
350 Minato's Death Aired Feb 27, 2014 good-filler
In the dark wake of the Nine-Tails' catastrophic raid on the village, political paranoia grips the Leaf. The high command systematically bars the Uchiha clan from assisting on the frontlines, fueling a deep, generational intelligence rift monitored by the ANBU.
351 Hashirama's Cells Aired Mar 6, 2014 good-filler
Kakashi executes a high-stakes investigation into Orochimaru's abandoned biometric research outposts, crossing blades with Kinoe, a child operative who commands a functional, engineered Wood Style Kekkei Genkai stolen from Hashirama's genetic markers.
352 The Rogue Ninja Orochimaru Aired Mar 13, 2014 good-filler
The tracking narrative deepens within an underground border outpost as Kakashi intersects the Iburi clan, a fragile, nomadic family whose physical bodies possess an unstable biological property that allows them to transform into raw smoke.
353 Orochimaru's Test Subject Aired Mar 20, 2014 good-filler
Kakashi coordinates a desperate defensive evacuation to safeguard Yukimi from Orochimaru's parasitic extraction traps, while Danzo Shimura deploys Foundation tracking units to forcefully reclaim his rogue Wood Style assets.
354 Their Own Paths Aired Mar 20, 2014 good-filler
Danzo Shimura orchestrates a ruthless, covert assassination maneuver targeting the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi. Kakashi tracks the plot vectors, choosing to violate his Foundation alignment to shield the Hokage and preserve village stability.
355 The Targeted Sharingan Aired Apr 3, 2014 good-filler
Following the failed coup, Kinoe is forcefully imprisoned within the Foundation's deepest subterranean containment grids. Kakashi organizes a high-risk extraction run, breaching Danzo's sovereign inner sanctum to liberate his comrade.
356 A Shinobi of the Leaf Aired Apr 10, 2014 good-filler
Hiruzen Sarutobi formally re-allocates Kinoe under his direct authority, integrating him into the standard ANBU tracking networks under the code name Yamato, establishing his permanent operational brotherhood alongside Kakashi.
357 An Uchiha ANBU Aired Apr 17, 2014 good-filler
A young, legendary prodigy named Itachi Uchiha is fast-tracked into Kakashi's ANBU black-ops platoon. Kakashi closely monitors the brilliant boy, tracking the severe psychological strain born from his dual alignment between the village and his clan.
358 Coup d'État Aired Apr 24, 2014 good-filler
The internal political fractures within the Leaf reach an absolute threshold. Itachi Uchiha is promoted to ANBU Captain, forced to navigate a harrowing intelligence maze as the Uchiha clan moves toward an active military coup.
359 The Night of the Tragedy Aired May 8, 2014 good-filler
A pitch-black historical chronicle tracks the harrowing tragedy of the Uchiha downfall. Operating under Danzo's secret executive mandate, Itachi executes the total slaughter of his own family line to shield the global populace from civil war.
360 Jonin Leader Aired May 15, 2014 good-filler
Dropping into a profound depression following the purge of his clan, Kakashi is formally relieved of his ANBU black-ops alignment by the Third Hokage, who task-allocates him to become a standard Jonin instructor to guide a new class of genin.
361 Team 7 Aired May 15, 2014 good-filler
The Kakashi ANBU Shadow special chronicle concludes as Kakashi evaluates the rookie class of Team 7, discovering that their unique dynamics match the bell test. In the present timeline, the war front reaches its absolute climax.
The Great Ninja War: Grand Battlefront (Act II) 52 eps 28 canon 2 mixed 2 good filler 20 filler
362 Kakashi's Resolve Aired May 22, 2014 canon
Returning to the live frontline grid, Kakashi Hatake enters a grueling, close-quarters battle of attrition against Obito Uchiha within the isolated dimension of the Kamui, trading blows to answer decades of conflicting ideological paths.
363 The Allied Shinobi Forces Jutsu Aired May 29, 2014 canon
Orochimaru guides Sasuke Uchiha, Suigetsu, and Jugo into the ruined parameters of the Uzumaki Mask Shrine, using a specialized ritual blade to release the souls of the first four Hokage from the Reaper Death Seal to resurrect them into production.
364 The Ties That Bind Aired Jun 5, 2014 canon
The four reanimated legends of Konoha awaken into the hidden shrine chambers. Sasuke Uchiha cross-examines Hashirama Senju regarding the absolute historical definition of a village, demanding the truth before deciding to defend or erase the Leaf.
365 Those Who Dance in the Shadows Aired Jun 12, 2014 canon
A monumental foundational flashback tracks the Sengoku Period. A young Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha meet at a neutral riverbed, forging a deep childhood bond and a shared dream of a peaceful sanctuary while hiding their clashing clan bloodlines.
366 The All-Knowing Aired Jun 19, 2014 canon
The ancestral chronicle deepens as the Senju and Uchiha wars escalate into bloody battles of attrition. Following the tragic battlefield death of his last surviving brother Izuna, a broken Madara Uchiha formally surrenders his forces to Hashirama.
367 Hashirama and Madara Aired Jul 3, 2014 canon
Hashirama and Madara codify their shared dream, constructing the physical layout of the Hidden Leaf Village. However, Tobirama's political paranoia pushes Madara to believe his clan will be systematically marginalized, driving him to??.
368 Era of Warring States Aired Jul 10, 2014 canon
The historical chronicle concludes with the cataclysmic duel at the Valley of the End, where Hashirama is forced to execute a fatal strike into his friend's back. Back in the present shrine, Sasuke Uchiha chooses to align with the Leaf, marching toward the front.
369 My True Dream Aired Jul 24, 2014 canon
The four reanimated Hokage execute a high-speed spatial deployment to arrive on the war front, weaving a colossal, multi-layered Crimson Boundless Barrier to lock down the titanic Juubi while Naruto and the alliance catch their breath.
370 Sasuke's Answer Aired Jul 31, 2014 canon
Sasuke Uchiha arrives on the frontline to rejoin the Allied ranks, proudly declaring his intent to claim the title of Hokage. Team 7 officially assembles on the field for the first time in years, deploying a joint offensive strike.
371 Hole Aired Aug 7, 2014 canon
Operating with seamless synchronization, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura deploy their respective colossal summoning contracts—Gamakichi, Aoda, and Katsuyu—spearheading a high-output charge to shatter the Juubi's auxiliary defenses.
372 Something to Fill the Hole Aired Aug 14, 2014 canon
The battle within the Kamui dimension reaches its absolute climax. Kakashi Hatake drives a lightning-infused kunai straight through Obito's chest node, breaking his psychological stance and forcing a mortally wounded Obito to warp back to the war front.
373 Team 7 Assemble! Aired Aug 21, 2014 canon
Madara Uchiha attempts to forcefully hijack Obito's dying physiology to trigger a complete Rinne Rebirth to fully resurrect himself. Obito subverts the control at the threshold, forcefully siphoning the Juubi into his own body to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
374 The New Three-Way Deadlock Aired Aug 28, 2014 canon
Transcending the boundaries of mortal power, the Juubi-Obito effortlessly tears the Hokage's Crimson Barrier to shreds. He demonstrates complete physical immunity to traditional ninjutsu, vaporizing Tobirama's reanimated flesh with Truth-Seeking Orbs.
375 Kakashi vs. Obito Aired Sep 4, 2014 canon
The Second and Fourth Hokage coordinate a high-velocity Flying Raijin space-time combination to execute an ambush loop on Obito. Naruto discovers a critical structural parameter: Obito's absolute defenses are entirely vulnerable to natural Sage Mode chakra.
376 The Directive to Take the Nine-Tails! Aired Sep 11, 2014 good-filler
Obito manifests the colossal, primordial form of the God Tree, which unleashes thousands of parasitic wooden roots across the battlefields to forcefully drain the biological chakra arrays of the screaming Allied army on contact.
377 Naruto vs. Mecha Naruto Aired Sep 11, 2014 good-filler
As absolute despair paralyzes the alliance, Naruto links his golden Kurama shroud with Sasuke's absolute Susanoo armor, manifesting a majestic, armored spectral beast to spearhead a desperate frontline charge to pierce Obito's line.
378 The Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki Aired Sep 18, 2014 canon
Naruto enters a profound telepathic tug-of-war against Obito Uchiha, linking the collective wills of the entire eighty-thousand-strong Allied army to forcefully pull the chakra matrices of the seven captured Tailed Beasts directly out of Obito's chest.
379 An Opening Aired Sep 25, 2014 canon
Obito Uchiha is completely stripped of his god-like power, crashing to the dirt as the extracted Tailed Beasts materialize onto the field. As a broken Obito attempts to accept his errors, a reanimated Madara Uchiha prepares his final masterstroke.
380 The Day Naruto Was Born Aired Oct 2, 2014 canon
Madara Uchiha forcefully overrides the paralyzed Obito's motor functions, forcing him to complete the true Rinne Rebirth. Madara's reanimated shell dissolves, fully restoring his true, biological living flesh at the cost of losing his eyes.
381 The Divine Tree Aired Oct 9, 2014 canon
Operating completely blind, the living Madara effortlessly outmaneuvers the charging Tailed Beasts using pure biometric tracking. A White Zetsu clone delivers his hidden right Rinnegan, allowing Madara to instantly summon the Gedo Statue to execute a mass vacuum leash pass.
382 A Shinobi's Dream Aired Oct 16, 2014 canon
Madara executes a devastating, continuous extraction sweep, forcefully tearing the Nine-Tails directly out of Naruto's biology and the Eight-Tails out of Bee. Naruto's internal heartbeat drops to a critical flatline state as he faces total biological erasure.
383 Pursuing Hope Aired Oct 23, 2014 canon
Gaara executes a high-speed sand transport flight maneuver to carry Naruto's dying body straight to Sakura Haruno. Sakura breaches Naruto's chest cavity with her bare hand to physically pump his biological heart while giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
384 A Heart Filled With Comrades Aired Oct 30, 2014 canon
Sasuke Uchiha launches a desperate frontal drop ambush on Madara, only for the newly christened Juubi-Master to casually freeze him mid-air, seize his own sword, and drive the steel straight through Sasuke's heart node, leaving both heroes dead on the field.
385 Obito Uchiha Aired Nov 6, 2014 canon
A retrospective wartime chronicle cuts away to track an old pre-timeskip border patrol assignment where Team 10 was task-allocated to defend an ancient valley agricultural outpost from a rogue mercenary cell.
386 I'm Always Watching Aired Nov 13, 2014 canon
The border skirmish escalates as rogue tracking ninja deploy advanced earth-style trapping matrices to fracture Team 10's coordination, forcing Shikamaru Nara to deploy an early shadow-binding strategy pass.
387 The Promise That Was Kept Aired Nov 20, 2014 canon
A character-driven vignette re-examines the original post-Chunin Exam timeline, tracing exactly how the rookie kunoichi class restructured their independent defensive loops to handle the trauma of Sasuke's defection.
388 My First Friend Aired Nov 27, 2014 canon
The historical tracking chronicle concludes as Hinata Hyuga and Tenten execute a high-speed competitive weapons deployment drill to prepare for the growing threat of Akatsuki border incursions.
389 The Adored Elder Sister Aired Dec 4, 2014 mixed
A moody, atmospheric wartime vignette follows a specialized sensory tracking unit led by Kiba Inuzuka that is task-allocated to sweep the northern forest parameters to purge lingering Zetsu surveillance nodes.
390 Hanabi's Decision Aired Dec 4, 2014 mixed
A rare, high-alert espionage flashback tracks a covert infiltration mission where Team 8 was dispatched deep into rogue mercenary territory to map out the spatial coordinates of a hidden black-market cache.
391 Madara Uchiha Arises Aired Dec 11, 2014 canon
The espionage chronicle concludes as Shino Aburame faces a severe psychological threshold, balancing his clan's stoic conditioning against the genuine camaraderie he cultivates with his teammates.
392 The Hidden Heart Aired Dec 18, 2014 canon
Allied medical containment units face an emergency border crisis when a reanimated rogue lightning master launches a devastating assault on a field hospital, forcing Sakura Haruno into a close-quarters battle.
393 A True Ending Aired Dec 25, 2014 canon
A highly celebrated comedic interlude tracks the ninja ostrich Condor as he attempts to exploit the chaos of the global war to assemble an autonomous animal revolutionary army, forcing a deeply irritated Team 7 into a chase.
394 The New Chunin Exams Aired Jan 8, 2015 filler
Madara Uchiha successfully extracts the remaining Tailed Beast matrices to complete his transformation into the absolute Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Gaara and Minato coordinate a desperate frontline delay action while Kakashi tries to stabilize the flatlining Naruto.
395 The Chunin Exams Begin Aired Jan 15, 2015 filler
Might Guy steps forward to confront the god-form Madara on the crimson battlefield. Recognizing that traditional ninjutsu is utterly useless, Guy resolves to sacrifice his own life, forcefully opening the Gate of Wonder to launch a brutal frontline offensive.
396 The Three Questions Aired Jan 22, 2015 filler
Pushing his biological muscular parameters past the physical threshold of mortality, Might Guy activates the Eighth Gate of Death. His blood vaporizes into a brilliant, crimson steam aura as he unleashes the devastating, multi-layered Evening Elephant shockwave.
397 One Worthy As A Leader Aired Jan 29, 2015 filler
Inside his deep, subterranean internal mindscape, Naruto Uzumaki encounters Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the legendary Sage of Six Paths. Hagoromo unrolls the mythic ancestral timeline of his twin sons, Indra and Asura, revealing Naruto is the current reincarnation archetype.
398 The Night Before the Second Exam Aired Feb 5, 2015 filler
Simultaneously, Sasuke Uchiha communes with the Sage of Six Paths within his own dying subconsciousness. Hagoromo grants the heroes the mythic Yin and Yang seals of the Six Paths to prepare a final counteroffensive to seal Madara.
399 Demon Desert Survival Aired Feb 12, 2015 filler
Might Guy pushes his ultimate crimson aura to its absolute, final threshold, unleashing the legendary Night Guy technique. The reality-warping spatial velocity of his kick physically obliterates Madara's chest cavity, moments before Naruto arrives to stabilize Guy's dying life node.
400 As a Taijutsu User Aired Feb 19, 2015 filler
Fully restored and supercharged with Six Paths Sage Mode, Naruto joins forces with a newly awakened Sasuke Uchiha, who wields a unique six-tomoe Rinnegan. The synchronized heroes launch a breathtaking counter-strategy to bypass Madara's Limbo shadows.
401 The Ultimate Aired Feb 26, 2015 filler
Madara Uchiha maps the escalating threat profiles, executing a lightning-fast spatial sprint to tear Kakashi's left Sharingan directly out of his socket. Inserting the eye into his own head, Madara breaches the Kamui dimension to reclaim his left Rinnegan from Obito.
402 Escape vs. Pursuit Aired Mar 5, 2015 filler
Operating under Obito's final space-time assistance, Sakura Haruno and Kakashi are warped back to the live frontline. Team 7 assembles in a tight, protective guard line as Madara returns to the field possessing both true Rinnegan eyes.
403 Unwavering Guts Aired Mar 12, 2015 filler
Madara rises into the upper stratosphere, tearing open his third eye to forcefully cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi over the planet. A blinding, cosmic light matrix bathes the world, instantly trapping the global populace within the symbiotic cocoons of the God Tree.
404 Tenten's Troubles Aired Mar 19, 2015 filler
Sasuke Uchiha deploys his absolute Susanoo wings as a physical shield to completely deflect the Infinite Tsukuyomi's blinding light rays, safeguarding Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi from the global illusion within their isolated shelter zone.
405 The Imprisoned Pair Aired Mar 26, 2015 filler
The global illusion seals its grip. Black Zetsu executes a staggering, cold betrayal, driving his hand straight through Madara's back node. He reveals his entire multi-generational existence was engineered solely to rewrite the Uchiha tablets and resurrect Kaguya Otsutsuki.
406 The Place Where I Belong Aired Apr 2, 2015 filler
Madara's physiology violently expands as it is flooded with the collective chakra arrays of the trapped global population, completely erasing his consciousness to finalize the rebirth of Kaguya Otsutsuki, the ancient progenitor of chakra.
407 The Yamanaka Clan: Secret Ninjutsu Aired Apr 9, 2015 filler
Kaguya Otsutsuki instantly warps Team 7 into a terrifying, multi-layered volcanic dimension. Naruto and Sasuke coordinate immediate high-velocity mid-air maneuvering parameters to maintain spatial alignment and avoid total incinerating erasure.
408 The Cursed Puppet Aired Apr 16, 2015 filler
Kakashi Hatake and Sakura Haruno struggle to survive the extreme environmental anomalies of the gravity dimension while Naruto deploys an unexpected, high-volume Reverse Sexy Jutsu strategy pass to momentarily fracture Kaguya's absolute focus.
409 Their Backs Aired Apr 23, 2015 filler
Obito Uchiha aligns with Sakura's chakra sensory grids to forcefully open inter-dimensional Kamui rifts, systematically searching through Kaguya's hidden spatial domains to locate and extract a stranded Sasuke Uchiha.
410 The Hidden Plot Set Into Motion Aired Apr 30, 2015 filler
Kaguya unleashes a barrage of catastrophic All-Killing Ash Bones that instantly turn human biological tissue to ash on contact. Obito Uchiha makes a final, monumental sacrifice, intentionally using his Kamui to shield Kakashi and Naruto.
411 The Targeted Tailed Beast Aired May 7, 2015 filler
Obito Uchiha delivers his final validation to Naruto before his physical form disintegrates to ash. Passing into the netherworld, his lingering spiritual chakra forcefully manifests within Kakashi Hatake, granting him dual temporary Mangekyo Sharingan.
412 Neji's Judgment Aired May 14, 2015 filler
Kakashi Hatake manifests a majestic, perfect blue Susanoo shield, deploying Kamui Shuriken to systematically dismantle Kaguya's unstable Tailed Beast expansions. Team 7 coordinates a breathtaking, synchronized structural ambush to lock her down.
413 Hopes Entrusted to the Future Aired May 21, 2015 filler
Naruto and Sasuke cleanly apply their Six Paths Chibaku Tensei seals to Kaguya's physical core, forcefully manifesting a new satellite mass to trap her forever. The ancestral spirits of the ancient Kage summon Team 7 back to the live world.
The Infinite Tsukuyomi: Dream Worlds 18 eps 9 canon 2 mixed 7 filler
414 The Brink of Death Aired May 28, 2015 canon
Hagoromo Otsutsuki unrolls the final boundary seals to return the reanimated Kage souls to the afterlife. Naruto shares an incredibly heartbreaking, final tear-drenched farewell with Minato Namikaze as the dawn breaks across the valley.
415 The Two Mangekyo Aired Jun 4, 2015 canon
The long-awaited ideological crossroads arrive. Sasuke Uchiha abruptly suppresses the nine Tailed Beasts within a high-speed Chibaku Tensei trap, declaring his intent to execute the Kage and ignite a total global political revolution.
416 The Formation of Team Minato Aired Jun 11, 2015 mixed
The Infinite Tsukuyomi dream chronicles begin. Within her custom illusion grid, Tenten is warped into an alternate-universe Leaf Village matching the Road to Ninja reality, forcing her to struggle against the synthetic paradise to find a way out.
417 You'll Be My Backup Aired Jun 25, 2015 mixed
Trapped inside the illusory metrics of the dream world, Tenten realizes her specialized weapons scrolls are completely ineffective against the distorted logic of the prison, forcing a tense tactical escape strategy pass.
418 The Blue Beast vs. Six Paths Madara Aired Jul 2, 2015 canon
Killer Bee enters his own personalized Infinite Tsukuyomi dream space, manifesting an absurd, hyper-creative fantasy landscape where he coordinates a specialized team of Jinchuriki legends to protect a border fortress.
419 Papa's Youth Aired Jul 9, 2015 canon
Killer Bee's dream world conflict escalates as massive rogue mercenary cells launch a coordinated assault on his stronghold, forcing high-output Tailed Beast combination maneuvers inside the synthetic timeline.
420 The Eight Inner Gates Formation Aired Jul 23, 2015 canon
Karin's psychological dream landscape unrolls her traumatic childhood history within the Hidden Grass Village, re-framing her deep obsessive emotional attachments to Sasuke Uchiha within a protective scenario.
421 The Sage of the Six Paths Aired Jul 30, 2015 canon
A colossal, multi-part dream anthology sequence begins, manifested from Tsunade Senju's subconscious mind as she reads a fictional manuscript written by Jiraiya. In this timeline, Minato and Kushina survived, and the Uchiha coup never occurred.
422 The Ones Who Will Inherit Aired Aug 6, 2015 filler
Within the alternate handbook timeline, a young Naruto Uzumaki struggles with deep feelings of operational isolation compared to his father's genius, launching a frantic training loop to prove his military readiness.
423 Naruto's Rival Aired Aug 13, 2015 filler
Political tension ripples through the alternate Leaf outposts as the Uchiha Police Force clashes with Foundation black-ops units, forcing Minato Namikaze into a delicate administrative tracking maneuver.
424 To Rise Up Aired Aug 20, 2015 canon
Sasuke Uchiha seeks to expand his combat ceilings, initiating an independent scouting vector to locate Orochimaru's hidden laboratories to acquire advanced forbidden curse-mark enhancements.
425 The Infinite Dream Aired Aug 27, 2015 canon
Team Kakashi is dispatched on a high-alert border sweep inside the alternate timeline to track down the rogue Sasuke, encountering a wave of specialized autonomous puppet traps guarding the mountain pass.
426 The Infinite Tsukuyomi Aired Sep 3, 2015 canon
Naruto tracks Sasuke to a hidden cavern basin, initiating a fierce, close-quarters physical confrontation to shatter his brother's growing psychological isolation and drag him back to the village.
427 To the Dream World Aired Sep 10, 2015 filler
The alternate handbook timeline introduces its own custom version of the Akatsuki threat, as a rogue faction launches a coordinated infiltration maneuver targeting the border defensive nodes.
428 Where Tenten Belongs Aired Sep 10, 2015 filler
The corporate alliance forces within Tsunade's dream grid mount a counteroffensive, deploying high-volume tactical combinations to neutralize the invading mercenary cells before the barrier loops compromise.
429 Killer Bee Rappuden: Part 1 Aired Sep 17, 2015 filler
Alternate-timeline Naruto unlocks an early version of his golden shroud mode to shield his comrades from an explosive mass-destruction trap engineered by the handbook's version of the Akatsuki.
430 Killer Bee Rappuden: Part 2 Aired Sep 24, 2015 filler
Sasuke Uchiha confronts the depth of his alternate-timeline choices, realizing that his pursuit of engineered power has systematically fractured the foundational bonds he cultivated with Team 7.
431 To See That Smile, Just One More Time Aired Oct 1, 2015 filler
The Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook dream arc reaches its threshold as Naruto and Sasuke cross blades in a high-velocity elemental duel, testing their respective ideological ceilings before the narrative loop resets.
The Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook: Tales of Naruto the Hero 8 eps 8 filler
432 The Loser Ninja Aired Oct 8, 2015 filler
Tsunade's subconscious dream handbook timeline intensifies. Alternate-universe Naruto and Sasuke combine their combat vectors within a fractured wasteland to engage the rogue, hyper-destructive puppet militias engineered by the handbook's version of Orochimaru.
433 The Search Mission Aired Oct 15, 2015 filler
Internal military friction grips the alternate Leaf outpost as the deep ideological rifts between the Uchiha Police Force and the Minato-led administration threaten to rupture the village's domestic security perimeter.
434 Team Jiraiya Aired Oct 22, 2015 filler
Driven by an unyielding determination to expand his power metrics, alternate-timeline Sasuke completely abandons the Leaf military framework, executing a high-speed tracking sprint to seek asylum under Orochimaru's tutelage.
435 Order of Priority Aired Oct 29, 2015 filler
Team Kakashi is dispatched on an emergency deployment to intercept and extract the rogue Sasuke, encountering a wave of highly advanced, chakra-devouring mechanical defense traps guarding the border canyons.
436 The Masked Man Aired Nov 5, 2015 filler
Naruto tracks Sasuke to a jagged cavern basin, launching a fierce, close-quarters physical confrontation to forcefully smash through his brother's growing psychological isolation and drag him back to civilization.
437 The Sealed Power Aired Nov 12, 2015 filler
Alternate-timeline Naruto activates an unprecedented version of his golden shroud mode to shield his vanguard teammates from a catastrophic area-denial explosion engineered by the handbook's Akatsuki core.
438 The Rules or a Comrade Aired Nov 19, 2015 filler
Sasuke Uchiha confronts the heavy psychological toll of his alternate-timeline choices, recognizing that his cold pursuit of engineered power has systematically fractured the foundational bonds he cultivated with Team 7.
439 The Child of Prophecy Aired Nov 26, 2015 filler
The Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook dream arc reaches its final threshold as Naruto and Sasuke cross blades in a high-velocity elemental duel, testing their respective ideological ceilings before Tsunade's manuscript narrative loop officially concludes.
Itachi Shinden Book: Light and Darkness 11 eps 11 filler
440 The Caged Bird Aired Dec 3, 2015 filler
The animated adaptation of the Itachi Shinden light novel commences, framed as an overlay within the Infinite Tsukuyomi. A four-year-old Itachi Uchiha witnesses the horrific, blood-drenched casualty fields of the Third Shinobi World War, permanently shaping his pacifist ideology.
441 Returning Home Aired Dec 10, 2015 filler
Itachi enters the Hidden Leaf Academy, instantly demonstrating an unparalleled, elite combat ceiling that completely outpaces the traditional curriculum. He develops a deep, foundational tracking brotherhood alongside Shisui Uchiha.
442 The Mutual Path Aired Dec 17, 2015 filler
Graduating early into active military service, Genin Itachi is task-allocated to a routine escort detail. The assignment transitions to a high-alert crisis when their encampment is ambushed by Tobi, triggering Itachi's initial Sharingan awakening.
443 The Difference in Power Aired Dec 24, 2015 filler
Promoted into the elite tracking ranks, Itachi and Shisui Uchiha launch a joint reconnaissance deployment within the northern forests, drilling their visual synchronization while analyzing the growing political paranoia gripping their clan.
444 Leaving the Village Aired Jan 14, 2016 filler
The sociopolitical fracture within the Leaf reaches a critical threshold. Danzo Shimura executes a cold, covert ambush to forcefully rip out Shisui Uchiha's right eye. Shisui escapes to the waterfall cliffs, entrusting his remaining Mangekyo eye to Itachi before plunging to his death.
445 Pursuers Aired Jan 21, 2016 filler
Paralyzed by grief over Shisui's sacrifice, Itachi awakens the Mangekyo Sharingan and is fast-tracked into the ANBU black-ops. He operates as a double-agent, desperately trying to balance his clan's imminent coup parameters against the village high command.
446 Collision Aired Jan 28, 2016 filler
The pitch-black historical tragedy reaches its execution point. Operating under Danzo's secret executive mandate, Itachi coordinates with Tobi to complete the absolute slaughter of his own family line to shield the global populace from civil war, leaving only Sasuke alive.
447 Another Moon Aired Feb 4, 2016 filler
In the dark wake of the purge, Itachi leaves the Leaf as an international rogue, infiltrating the newly formed Akatsuki network under deep cover. He executes a high-velocity defensive sequence to easily neutralize a predatory ambush by Orochimaru.
448 Comrade Aired Feb 11, 2016 filler
Itachi is paired with Juzo Biwa, conducting black-market military operations across the territories. The duo is cornered within the Land of Water by the Fourth Mizukage Yagura, forcing a brutal battle against the Three-Tails' raw kinetic power.
449 The Shinobi Unite Aired Feb 18, 2016 filler
Following Juzo's battlefield death, Kisame Hoshigaki is allocated as Itachi's permanent partner. The Akatsuki restructure their extraction cells, tracking down high-value targets while Itachi monitors Sasuke's growth from afar.
450 Rival Aired Feb 25, 2016 filler
The Itachi Shinden light novel chronicle concludes as the narrative cuts directly back to the fated battle between brothers and Itachi's final passing. In the live world, the Infinite Tsukuyomi light rays finally begin to fluctuate.
Kaguya Otsutsuki Strikes 24 eps 7 canon 16 mixed 1 good filler
451 Birth and Death Aired Mar 3, 2016 mixed
Returning cleanly to the active, real-world war grid, Black Zetsu's catastrophic betrayal finishes its cycle. Madara Uchiha's biological body completely dissolves, forcefully anchoring the rebirth of Kaguya Otsutsuki on the field.
452 The Genius Aired Mar 10, 2016 mixed
Kaguya Otsutsuki activates her absolute spatial authority, instantly warping Team 7 directly into the boiling magma chambers of her volcanic dimension. Naruto and Sasuke deploy advanced chakra-balancing parameters to stay airborne.
453 The Pain of Living Aired Mar 17, 2016 mixed
Black Zetsu attaches to the heroes' shadows, telepathically projecting the mythic, unedited historical timeline of Kaguya's ancient arrival on Earth, the birth of Hagoromo and Hamura, and the origin of the ancestral chakra tree.
454 Shisui's Request Aired Mar 24, 2016 mixed
Naruto Uzumaki applies a highly unconventional, brilliant strategic distraction, deploying an advanced Reverse Sexy Shadow Clone technique to momentarily paralyze Kaguya's absolute focus, creating a frontline opening for Sasuke.
455 Moonlit Night Aired Apr 7, 2016 mixed
Kaguya shifts the tactical battlefield parameters yet again, freezing the landscape into a colossal ice dimension. She exploits a spatial rift to isolate Sasuke, marooning him deep within a barren, unmapped desert domain.
456 The Darkness of Akatsuki Aired Apr 14, 2016 mixed
While Naruto utilizes thousands of Sage Mode shadow clones to hold a frantic defensive frontline against Kaguya, Obito Uchiha coordinates with Sakura Haruno, utilizing his Kamui to sync with her chakra and search the dimensions for Sasuke.
457 Partner Aired Apr 21, 2016 mixed
Sakura drains her absolute mitotic chakra reserves to hold the dimensional rifts open against severe gravity stresses. Sasuke executes a frame-perfect spatial swap with Sakura's discarded flak jacket to escape the desert basin.
458 Truth Aired Apr 28, 2016 mixed
Kaguya maneuvers the fight into a hyper-dense gravity dimension, launching a barrage of lethal All-Killing Ash Bones. Obito Uchiha steps completely into the line of fire, intentionally sacrificing his physical body to shield Kakashi and Naruto.
459 She of the Beginning Aired May 5, 2016 canon
Trapped inside the brutal, hyper-dense kinetic fields of the Gravity Dimension, Kakashi Hatake and Sakura Haruno risk their physical safety to shield Naruto and Sasuke from Kaguya's disintegrating Ash Bone projectiles.
460 Kaguya Otsutsuki Aired May 12, 2016 mixed
Obito Uchiha makes his final, heartbreaking sacrifice on the frontline, utilizing his remaining space-time chakra to deflect a fatal Ash Bone projectile away from Kakashi, trading his physical form to guarantee the next generation's survival.
461 Hagoromo and Hamura Aired May 19, 2016 mixed
Obito Uchiha passes into the netherworld, sharing a final conversation with Rin before his lingering spiritual chakra forcefully manifests within Kakashi Hatake, temporarily granting him dual, fully evolved Mangekyo Sharingan eyes.
462 A Fabricated Past Aired May 26, 2016 mixed
Kakashi Hatake manifests a majestic, perfect blue Susanoo shield, deploying Kamui Shuriken to systematically dismantle Kaguya's unstable Tailed Beast expansions. Team 7 coordinates a breathtaking, synchronized structural ambush to lock her down.
463 The No. 1 Most Unpredictable Ninja Aired Jun 2, 2016 canon
Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha cleanly execute the Six Paths Chibaku Tensei seal, locking Kaguya Otsutsuki inside a newly manifested celestial satellite body and forcefully liberating the nine captured Tailed Beasts.
464 Ninshu: The Ninja Creed Aired Jun 9, 2016 mixed
The Hagoromo-summoned spirits of the ancestral Kage coordinate a massive dimensional transport seal to pull Team 7 and the extracted Tailed Beasts safely back onto the live terrain of the Hidden Leaf.
465 Asura and Indra Aired Jun 16, 2016 mixed
The global war draws to its historical conclusion. Naruto Uzumaki shares a tear-drenched, final farewell with Minato Namikaze as the reanimated souls of the Kage permanently dissolve back into the afterlife at dawn.
466 The Tumultuous Journey Aired Jun 30, 2016 mixed
A rare, character-focused historical vignette tracks the early childhood timeline of Ashura and Indra Otsutsuki, charting the exact ideological and martial training paths that initiated the multi-generational reincarnation curse.
467 Ashura's Decision Aired Jul 7, 2016 mixed
The ancestral chronicle concludes as the Sage of Six Paths designates the gentle Ashura as his formal successor, driving the brilliant, slighted Indra into an independent path of vengeance that laid the foundation for the Uchiha clan.
468 The Successor Aired Jul 21, 2016 mixed
The ideological crossroads arrive. Sasuke Uchiha abruptly traps the free Tailed Beasts within local Chibaku Tensei spheres, declaring a total global political revolution and challenging Naruto to a final, absolute duel to the death.
469 A Special Mission Aired Jul 28, 2016 good-filler
Naruto and Sasuke arrive at the historic Valley of the End. They release decades of suppressed trauma, crossing blades in a breathtaking display of pure close-quarters taijutsu that echoes their childhood friction.
470 Connecting Thoughts Aired Aug 4, 2016 canon
Sasuke Uchiha escalates the parameters of the duel, siphoning the raw chakra of the nine trapped Tailed Beasts straight into his perfect Susanoo shell to manifest Indra's Arrow, countering Naruto's massive Six Paths Rasengan.
471 The Two of Them... Always Aired Aug 11, 2016 canon
The cataclysmic energy collision completely detonates the Valley monument. Completely stripped of chakra, the exhausted, bleeding warriors engage in a visceral, desperate fistfight in the mud as the sun sets over the ruins.
472 You Better... Aired Aug 18, 2016 canon
Gathering the absolute last fragments of their life force, Sasuke channels a lethal Chidori against Naruto's unyielding Rasen core. The devastating kinetic clash results in a final, black-out blast wave that shatters the landscape.
473 The Sharingan Revived Aired Aug 25, 2016 canon
Awakening at dawn side-by-side on the shattered rock, Naruto and Sasuke discover they have each lost their dominant arm. Sasuke formally concedes defeat, weeping as he yields his absolute isolation to Naruto's unyielding bonds.
474 Congratulations Aired Sep 1, 2016 canon
Sakura Haruno locates the broken warriors, applying emergency medical stabilization to seal their wounds. Working together, Naruto and Sasuke weave the customized Unison Sign to permanently release the global Infinite Tsukuyomi.
The Final Battle 9 eps 5 canon 4 mixed
475 The Final Valley Aired Sep 8, 2016 canon
A beautiful, transitional retrospective chronicle traces the entire generational progression of the Hidden Leaf's youth from their early academy missteps down to their active deployment as heroes of the free world.
476 The Last Battle Aired Sep 29, 2016 canon
Kakashi Hatake is officially inaugurated as the Sixth Hokage of the Leaf. Fully pardoned for his historical military crimes due to his frontline war contributions, Sasuke Uchiha bids a gentle farewell to Sakura and Naruto to travel the planet.
477 Naruto and Sasuke Aired Sep 29, 2016 canon
A warm, character-focused epilogue follows Naruto Uzumaki navigating his newly minted status as a global celebrity, returning to the academy halls to mentor the next generation of aspiring genin.
478 The Unison Sign Aired Oct 6, 2016 canon
A moody, retrospective vignette tracks Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi processing the structural aftershocks of the war, reflecting on their personal growth while assuming heavy administrative duties at the citadel.
479 Naruto Uzumaki!! Aired Oct 13, 2016 canon
Gaara of the Desert coordinates complex international trade treaties with the newly rebuilt Hidden Leaf, verifying that the hard-won geopolitical bonds forged on the battlefield are successfully integrated into peace.
480 Naruto and Hinata Aired Oct 20, 2016 mixed
A warm, character-driven anthology vignette explores the isolated childhood eras of Naruto and Hinata, tracing how their respective foundational environments shaped their inner reserves years before crossing paths at the academy.
481 Sasuke and Sakura Aired Oct 27, 2016 mixed
The childhood chronicles shift focus to Sasuke and Sakura, juxtaposing Sasuke's early psychological innocence beneath Itachi's shadow against Sakura's early insecurities regarding her academic presence.
482 Gaara and Shikamaru Aired Nov 3, 2016 mixed
The retrospective lens tracks the youthful, independent training days of Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha, mapping the original competitive friction that defined their pre-military academy synergy.
483 Jiraiya and Kakashi Aired Nov 10, 2016 mixed
The transitional childhood anthology concludes, exploring the early life nodes of Jiraiya and Tsunade Senju as they master their first summoning blueprints under the tutelage of the Third Hokage.
Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise 5 eps 5 canon
484 The Exploding Human Aired Dec 1, 2016 canon
The adaptation of the Sasuke Shinden light novel commences. Traveling the outer territories as an autonomous lone vanguard to atone for his past crimes, Sasuke Uchiha receives an emergency intelligence report from Kakashi regarding a string of mysterious missing-nin abductions across the borders.
485 Colosseum Aired Dec 8, 2016 canon
Sasuke tracks the abduction vectors to a remote frontier settlement, intersecting Chino and Nowaki, two traveling performers hiding specialized background parameters. The investigative loop tightens as a rogue shinobi cell launches a violent kinetic ambush.
486 Fushin Aired Dec 15, 2016 canon
A severe bio-kinetic threat materializes as Sasuke discovers the abducted ninja have been physically engineered into volatile human bombs that detonate upon skin contact. Sasuke leverages his Sharingan sensory paths to cleanly neutralize the trigger nodes.
487 The Ketsuryugan Aired Dec 22, 2016 canon
The tactical trail leads directly to the infamous Lightning Group mercenary syndicate. Sasuke unmasks the mastermind behind the human bomb crisis: Chino, a vengeful survivor of the long-persecuted Chinoike clan who commands the rare, blood-manipulating Ketsuryugan Kekkei Genkai.
488 The Last One Aired Dec 29, 2016 canon
Sasuke Shinden concludes. Sasuke engages Chino in a high-intensity ocular duel at the Hell Valley basin, successfully outmaneuvering her Ketsuryugan blood traps and using absolute empathy to dismantle her hatred, guiding her to peaceful village rehabilitation.
Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness 5 eps 5 canon
489 The State of Affairs Aired Jan 12, 2017 canon
The adaptation of the Shikamaru Hiden light novel commences. Two years post-war, Shikamaru Nara struggles with exhausting bureaucratic duties within the newly formed Shinobi Union. He coordinates a covert, high-risk infiltration pass into the Land of Silence to trace an elusive cult leader.
490 Dark Clouds Aired Jan 19, 2017 canon
Operating under deep cover alongside an elite ANBU tracking detail, Shikamaru breaches the capital gates of the sovereign territory, analyzing the bizarre psychological docility of the local military forces who have sworn complete allegiance to a charismatic tyrant named Gengo.
491 Recklessness Aired Jan 26, 2017 canon
Shikamaru's infiltration squad is violently compromised. Gengo unleashes a highly advanced, acoustic linguistic genjutsu that targets the deep, unfulfilled psychological insecurities of the shinobi, forcefully brainwashing Shikamaru's own ANBU vanguard assets against him.
492 Cloud of Suspicion Aired Feb 2, 2017 canon
Bound within Gengo's subterranean dungeon grids, Shikamaru faces a grueling psychological battle of attrition as the tyrant attempts to systematically erode his loyalty to the Leaf. Temari executes a frame-perfect tactical rescue mission to smash through the facility.
493 Dawn Aired Feb 9, 2017 canon
Shikamaru Hiden concludes. Fully liberated by the Sand reinforcements, Shikamaru Nara outmaneuvers Gengo's acoustic loops, deploying a precision shadow-binding pass to permanently neutralize the cell and secure the stability of the international Union.
Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding 7 eps 7 canon
494 Naruto's Wedding Aired Feb 16, 2017 canon
The adaptation of the Konoha Hiden light novel commences. The Hidden Leaf prepares for the historic wedding of Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga. Sixth Hokage Kakashi Hatake issues a top-secret administrative mandate, charging the village rookies to acquire elite wedding gifts.
495 A Full-Powered Wedding Gift Aired Feb 16, 2017 canon
An intense, comedic gift-hunting competition erupts. Orochimaru casually wanders the village streets under constant Yamato surveillance, while Rock Lee and Tenten push their creative limits to engineer a high-stakes fitness relic for the couple.
496 Steam and Food Pills Aired Feb 23, 2017 canon
Shikamaru Nara attempts to secure a premium honeymoon resort package but inadvertently cross-wires his investigation with Temari, triggering an incredibly awkward, comedic misunderstanding regarding their own emerging relationship status.
497 The Kazekage's Wedding Gift Aired Mar 2, 2017 canon
The specialized gift hunt turns global as Sai and Ino Yamanaka coordinate a joint artistic sourcing detail across the territories, utilizing the mission parameters to solidify their emotional cohesion.
498 The Last Mission Aired Mar 9, 2017 canon
Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka embark on an emotional final mission as Team 8, traveling to a sacred hot spring network to harvest a legendary botanical artifact, while Shino processes his future career path as an academy instructor.
499 The Outcome of the Secret Mission Aired Mar 16, 2017 canon
Kakashi Hatake reviews the logistical parameters of his administrative gift mandate, engineering a complex shift-rotation strategy to ensure that all of Naruto and Hinata's active military comrades can safely attend the ceremony without compromising village defenses.
500 The Message Aired Mar 23, 2017 canon
The grand wedding day arrives. Iruka Umino faces a profound emotional threshold, delivering an unforgettably touching video message after Naruto asks him to attend the ceremony in the absolute place of his father. The historic chronicle concludes with a peaceful celebration [2017-03-23].
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Naruto Uzumaki

Protagonist / The Returned Vanguard

A matured, nineteen year old warrior who returns to the gates of the Hidden Leaf after a grueling two and a half year training odyssey in the wilderness alongside Jiraiya. Taller, faster, and wielding a sophisticated comprehension of his wind elemental affinity, his singular drive is to locate and extract Sasuke from the clutches of Orochimaru's underground network. He must constantly balance his growing status as a village hero against the absolute threat of global syndicates tracking his movements, forced to confront the dark reality that his personal power is the solitary barrier keeping the world from systemic exploitation.
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Sasuke Uchiha

Rival / Rogue Avenger of the Underworld

A cold, lethal rogue shinobi who has fully integrated the parasitic curse seals of Orochimaru to maximize his kinetic output and speed parameters. Operating from a web of hidden subterranean outposts across the minor countries, his combat methodology has evolved into an unsparing system of high speed lightning blades and advanced optical illusions. He views his historical ties to Team 7 as dead weights to be callously severed, entirely willing to slice through his former companions to clear his dark path toward a final, definitive execution of his older brother.
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Sakura Haruno

Protagonist / Supreme Medical Specialist

The premier medical combat technician of the Hidden Leaf who spent the timeskip undergoing a punishing, hyper rigorous apprenticeship under the direct supervision of Tsunade. Having mastered absolute, frame perfect chakra concentration, her bare fists function as siege weapons capable of disintegrating stone fortifications and leveling battlefields with a solitary strike. No longer a vulnerable bystander, her ability to analyze lethal foreign poisons in minutes and manufacture complex counter agents from scratch transforms her into a vital tactical anchor for the vanguard.
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Kakashi Hatake

Mentor / Leader of the Vanguard

The elite, silver haired commander of Team Kakashi whose baseline tactical awareness is re calibrated to manage the severe, S rank global conflicts of the new era. Carrying the heavy psychological burden of past black ops trauma, he is forced to uncover his Mangekyo Sharingan to counter the space time spatial distortions deployed by foreign executioners. He operates as the central strategic mind of the village's mobile deployment squads, balancing his protective instincts over his returned pupils with the harsh military reality of an impending global war.
GA

Gaara

Supporting / The Sovereign Fifth Kazekage

The transformed young leader who has completely broken through his childhood isolation and bloodthirsty instability to claim the mantle of supreme military commander of the Hidden Sand. He uses his vast automatic sand matrix explicitly to construct a massive protective dome over his entire sovereign territory, shielding his population from long range bombing runs. His prominent status as a jinchuriki makes him the immediate, primary target for the Akatsuki syndicate's opening infiltration strike, turning his throne room into a high stakes frontline.
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Sasori

Antagonist / Artisan of the Red Sand

An elite, cold blooded Akatsuki operative who abandoned the Hidden Sand decades prior after programmatically converting his own physical body into an immortal mechanical puppet matrix. Command over a lethal toxic arsenal and the weaponized, preserved corpse of the Third Kazekage allows him to manipulate hundreds of poison tipped wooden constructs simultaneously through microscopic chakra threads. His absolute lack of human empathy and obsession with permanent, unmoving art transform the opening extraction theater into a grueling war of attrition, forcing the vanguard to risk their lives to crack his outer shells.
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Deidara

Antagonist / Explosive Clay Artist

A volatile, rogue demolition specialist from the Hidden Stone who utilizes unique mouth structures embedded in his palms to knead physical chakra into highly kinetic clay constructs. Viewing destruction as the absolute highest form of fine art, his aerial mobility allows him to execute long range bombing runs that bypass conventional territorial perimeters entirely. He serves as the primary tactical striker responsible for breaching the Hidden Sand's airspace, using calculated visual misdirection to challenge Gaara in the sky and trigger the global mobilization of the Leaf.
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Chiyo

Supporting / Retired Puppet Matriarch

The legendary, cynical elder of the Hidden Sand who emerges from decades of bitter isolation to settle a personal, ancestral blood debt against her own rogue grandson. Celebrated as a master of the puppet arts, her deep historical knowledge allows her to analyze advanced toxic matrices instantly and manipulate living bodies as tactical field weapons. She forms an unexpected, frame perfect synergy with Sakura Haruno on the front lines, trading her remaining metabolic life force to reverse a battlefield execution and witness a new era of generational unity.
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Kankuro

Supporting / Sand Puppet Commander

The hardened middle sibling of the Sand vanguard who has ascended to a senior military advisory role, responsible for the active tactical security of the Kazekage. Wielding an upgraded arsenal of mechanized puppets, his defensive focus is put to a severe test when his brother is extracted from the center of the village. He launches an immediate, furious pursuit across the waste, facing the absolute lethality of the Akatsuki artisans alone in an encounter that leaves him physically broken and dependent on the Leaf's medical intervention.
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Temari

Supporting / Aerodynamic Border Shield

The mature, highly sophisticated iron fan vanguard of the Hidden Sand who serves as a vital military diplomat linking her nation's defensive infrastructure to the Hokage council. Her command over slicing wind currents has evolved to a scale capable of clearing massive tactical fields, providing critical rearguard security for the mobile deployment units. She operates as the primary liaison who discovers the initial Akatsuki breach, coordinating the international lines of relief to safeguard her brother's throne room.
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Might Guy

Supporting / Frontline Green Beast

The boisterous, legendary Jonin commander of Team Guy whose hyperactive obsession with youth masks one of the Hidden Leaf's most destructive close quarters military assets. Responsible for coordinating the secondary tracking and relief intervention force during the rescue mission, his physical mastery is put to an absolute threshold when an Akatsuki water trap isolates his pupils. He is forced to open his internal spiritual gates to execute high output taijutsu maneuvers, proving that his raw physical authority is the solitary element capable of breaking god tier chakra barriers.
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Rock Lee

Supporting / Re-Engineered Taijutsu Master

A matured, fiercely disciplined taijutsu specialist who enters the rescue expedition carrying an advanced baseline physical stamina and elevated execution velocity. Having completely overcome his past surgical trauma under the direct supervision of Might Guy, his close quarters capabilities function as a vital kinetic hammer for the relief team. He faces a profound psychological test when a defensive barrier trap forces him into a relentless melee duel against a perfect mirror copy of himself, requiring him to programmatically surpass his own ceiling to survive.
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Tenten

Supporting / Logistical Tool Specialist

The pragmatic, hyper analytical weapons specialist of the relief team whose mastery over space time sealing scrolls has evolved to a sophisticated military scale. Operating as a vital tactical stabilizer to balance her team's volatile close quarters style, her scrolls allow her to summon immense arrays of steel weapons, explosive tags, and specialized defense barriers instantly on the field. She coordinates rearguard security during the perimeter breach, managing high speed projectile configurations to suppress enemy counter offensives.
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Itachi Uchiha

Antagonist / Akatsuki Sharingan Vanguard

The enigmatic, terminally ill master of the Mangekyo Sharingan who operates within the inner circle of the Akatsuki syndicate, moving beneath the cover of the crimson clouds. He deploys highly sophisticated astral projections to breach the Hidden Leaf's border grids, trapping Naruto Uzumaki inside days of psychological torture in a fraction of a second. His presence on the path re-calibrates the power ceiling of the rescue campaign, forcing the tracking units to execute blind spot evasion maneuvers just to avoid immediate optical containment.
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Kisame Hoshigaki

Antagonist / devouring Shark of the Mist

The towering, blue skinned rogue executioner from the Hidden Mist who brings a blunt, unsparing martial brutality to the Akatsuki vanguard alongside Itachi Uchiha. Wielding the massive Samehada, a sentient shark skinned blade that shreds through defenses and devours chakra, his presence strips conventional ninjutsu from the battlefield equation entirely. He possesses a beast like reservoir of spiritual energy, allowing him to flood dry wasteland terrain with colossal water tidal waves to trap the relief squad within fluid, suffocating tombs.
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Yamato

Mentor / ANBU Surrogate Captain

An elite, silver haired ANBU operative selected by the Hokage council to assume temporary command of the reconstructed Team 7 during the high stakes tracking mission at Tenchi Bridge. As the solitary survivor of Orochimaru's historical genetic experiments to replicate the First Hokage's cells, he possesses the incredibly rare capability to manipulate Wood Style ninjutsu. His advanced elemental arts are deployed not just for structural battlefield modifications, but as a critical psychological and physical containment matrix designed to actively suppress the catastrophic, feral chakra leaks of the Nine Tailed Fox.
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Sai

Supporting / Root Division Specialist

A pale, highly detached young warrior from the village's clandestine Root division who is injected into the newly formed Team 7 under the direct, politically charged directives of Danzo. Raised within a hyper rigorous military training system designed to systematically extinguish all human emotion, he views interpersonal connections purely as archaic encumbrances. He utilizes specialized space time calligraphy techniques to bring his ink based drawings to life as kinetic combat tools, operating as a cold, calculating asset whose hidden mission profiles threaten the fragile unity of the squad.
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Tsunade

Supporting / The Fifth Hokage

The supreme administrative and military commander of the Hidden Leaf who coordinates the village's global defensive posture against the Akatsuki mobilization. Armed with an ancient cellular regeneration technique that can reverse fatal wounds mid battle, she carries the immense weight of protecting her home front while managing the continuous loss of her remaining peers from the old generation.
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Jiraiya

Mentor / Prophetic Spymaster Sannin

The legendary wanderer and spymaster who tracks the global movements of the Akatsuki syndicate across the minor nations. Operating as Naruto's direct surrogate father figure and mentor, his investigative findings lead him directly into a solitary reconnaissance mission inside the industrial maze of the Hidden Rain. His ultimate sacrifice inside the water provides the village with the vital code required to decrypt Pain's identity.
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Orochimaru

Antagonist / Rotting Sannin Mastermind

The serpentine rogue Sannin mastermind whose decaying physical state turns the hunt for a new biological container into a desperate race against time. Operating from a web of subterranean fortresses, his cellular structure is aggressively rejecting his current host, forcing him to rely on advanced medical suppressants provided by Kabuto. He arrives at Tenchi Bridge to test the capabilities of the newly structured Team 7, unleashing a mocking psychological assault that triggers a massive, world shattering eruption of feral chakra from Naruto.
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Hidan

Antagonist / Immortal Zealot of Jashin

A volatile, sadomasochistic Akatsuki operative who possesses absolute physical immortality as a consequence of dark, systematic religious experimentations. Wielding a massive, three bladed red scythe designed explicitly to harvest enemy blood signatures from a distance, his combat methodology is exceptionally grotesque. Once he consumes a target's blood, he draws a dark insignia in the dirt to initiate a voodoo matrix, converting his own body into a terminal proxy that mirrors any fatal trauma directly onto the victim, turning his battlefield presence into a terrifying psychological nightmare.
KA

Kakuzu

Antagonist / Treasury Tracker of the Syndicate

A cold, calculating Akatsuki veteran and bounty hunter who operates as the primary financial director of the syndicate's global expansion pipelines. His physical body is an unnatural tapestry of raw, black kinetic threads that allow him to detach his limbs and stitch together the stolen organs of fallen enemies. Hosting four additional harvested hearts inside his flesh, he can manipulate all five primary elemental transformations simultaneously on the field, functioning as a multi life engine of destruction who evaluates all human combatants by their monetary bounty weight.
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Shikamaru Nara

Supporting / High Analytical Commander

A matured, deeply responsible Chunin commander who has assumed a vital advisory position within the village security network, responsible for analyzing high tier border incursions. His shadow possession techniques have evolved to allow him to project physical binds across three dimensional space, utilizing chakra blades to seal an opponent's coordinates instantly. His intellectual focus faces its ultimate, devastating threshold when the immortal Akatsuki vanguard ambushes his unit, forcing him to process profound tactical grief into a flawless counter offensive.
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Asuma Sarutobi

Supporting / Guardian Shinobi Jonin

The elite Jonin leader of Team Ten whose relaxed, tobacco smoking exterior masks the fierce martial pride of the Hokage bloodline and a lifetime of high level political security experience. Charged with intercepting the bounty hunting Akatsuki cells inside the Fire Country borders, he deploys his signature trench knives to engage the fanatics in high speed close quarters melee combat. He deliberately steps into the path of an unmapped voodoo curse to secure critical operational data for his squad, sacrificing his own lifespan to anchor the next generation's resolve.
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Choji Akimichi

Supporting / Metabolic Expansion Vanguard

A matured, physically formidable heavyweight specialist who has refined his family's metabolic chakra conversions to a sophisticated military standard. No longer dependent on the early clan stimulant pills to trigger high tier physical modifications, his advanced chakra concentration allows him to manifest partial expansion arts and colossal kinetic strikes instantly on the field. He serves as the primary defensive shield protecting his squad during the immortal ambush, using his immense bulk to disrupt enemy field positions.
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Ino Yamanaka

Supporting / Elite Sensory Communication Asset

A matured, highly focused kunoichi who has elevated her family's signature mind transfer techniques to an elite military scale. Operating as the primary sensory communication anchor for the tracking units during the border conflicts, her expanded cognitive reach allows her to link the minds of multiple squad leaders simultaneously on the field, broadcasting real time environmental data under intense pressure. No longer restricted by early genin limitations, she balances her tracking responsibilities with advanced field coordination to secure the vanguard's lines.
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Konan

Antagonist / Angel of the Hidden Rain

The enigmatic, cold blooded high ranking director of the Akatsuki syndicate who rules over the industrial spires of the Hidden Rain alongside Pain. Known to her population as the Angel due to her unique, awe inspiring ability to decompose her physical form into thousands of autonomous paper sheets, she operates as the supreme defensive sentinel of the inner sanctuary. Her paper arts allow her to manifest massive flight wings, execute hyper precise long range tracking maneuvers, and construct intricate structural traps that neutralize high tier espionage agents long before they approach the central throne room.
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Karin

Supporting / Sensory Radar of Hebi

A volatile, hyper acute kunoichi and warden of Orochimaru's northern fortress who is recruited by Sasuke Uchiha to operate as the primary sensory tracker for his independent rogue cell, Hebi. Possessing the rare Mind's Eye of the Kagura, she can analyze and track distinct chakra signatures from kilometers away, identifying an opponent's elemental affinity, emotional state, and combat readiness instantly. Her unique physiological makeup allows allies to biting her skin to rapidly consume her reserves, reversing fatal biological trauma in mid combat to keep her squad operational.
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Suigetsu Hozuki

Supporting / Kinetic Fluid Swordsman

A cocky, shark toothed rogue swordsman from the Hidden Mist who was held captive inside Orochimaru's laboratory pipelines before being extracted by Sasuke to serve as the frontline vanguard of squad Hebi. Wielding Zabuza's massive, reconstructed Kubikiribocho blade, his ancestral Hydrification technique allows him to liquefy his physical mass at will, rendering him completely immune to conventional close quarters physical strikes. He manipulates his muscle volume through water compression to deliver high output kinetic slashes, relentlessly pursuing his singular goal to gather all the legendary swords of the Mist.
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Jugo

Supporting / The Natural Berserker Anchor

A massive, deeply gentle warrior who voluntarily surrendered to Orochimaru's custody to locate a cure for his terrifying, uncontrollable bouts of homicidal rage. His cellular structure possesses a unique biological anomaly that automatically absorbs natural sage energy from the environment, a mechanism that served as the raw template for the development of the entire curse mark matrix. When his internal scales tip, his body undergoes a grotesque, mechanical armor mutation that converts him into a feral berserker heavy hitter, a destructive state that can only be systematically deactivated by Sasuke's specific Sharingan presence.
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Pain

Antagonist / God of the Six Paths

The mysterious, omnipotent director of the Akatsuki syndicate who rules from the permanent rain of the Hidden Rain Village. Controlling six separate, receiver pierced reanimated corporate bodies through a synchronized hive mind, his eyes hold the legendary Rinnegan ripple pattern. He approaches the global extraction of the tailed beasts with absolute clinical certainty, viewing widespread societal devastation as the solitary tool to force humanity into a state of artificial peace.
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Danzo Shimura

Antagonist / Mastermind of the Root Division

The cold, ultra nationalistic director of the clandestine Root division who has spent decades orchestrating black ops operations from the deepest shadows of the political hierarchy. Viewing the traditional paternal philosophies of the Leaf as weak liabilities, he emerges into the administrative light during the international crisis to seize control of the military infrastructure, deploying hidden espionage strings to isolate high tier jinchuriki assets.
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Shizune

Supporting / Chief Medical Coordinator

The fiercely loyal right hand and premier medical aide to the Fifth Hokage who serves as the central operational commander of the village's logistical tracking and autopsy divisions. Tasked with decrypting the biological secrets of the captured Akatsuki units, her meticulous laboratory diagnostics provide the critical breakdown of Pain's chakra receiver piercings, establishing the foundational data lines required to map the enemy hive mind.
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Killer B

Supporting / Sovereign Eight Tails Virtuoso

The boisterous, verse rapping guardian of the Hidden Cloud Village who stands as one of the few jinchuriki in existence capable of maintaining absolute, harmonious physical lockstep with his sealed beast, the Ox-Ape. Wielding an eccentric, seven blade acrobat combat methodology that completely baffles conventional Sharingan trackers, his sudden entry into the theater of war expands the conflict into a multi nation global campaign.
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A

Supporting / The Fourth Raikage

The monstrous, hyper aggressive supreme commander of the Hidden Cloud Village whose physical velocity and raw kinetic output match the baseline metrics of the Yellow Flash. Activating a state of total, absolute lightning chakra armor that repels high level close quarters weaponry, he drives the international military landscape into the Five Kage Summit to execute rogue avengers and avenge his family line with a ruthless, unsparing authority.
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Onoki

Supporting / Third Tsuchikage of the Stone

The stubborn, cynical sovereign leader of the Hidden Stone Village who navigates the battlefield with chronic back alignment failures and decades of bitter wartime experience. Wielding the exceptionally rare Particle Style selection, his advanced chakra concentration allows him to manifest localized geometric fields that completely atomize physical matter at a molecular level. He initially views the younger generation with open disdain until Sasuke's reckless assault on the summit forces him to unleash his absolute molecular authority.
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Mei Terumi

Supporting / Fifth Mizukage of the Mist

The elegant, deeply sophisticated commander who has successfully dismantled the legacy of the Blood Mist to lead her nation into a new era of diplomatic unity. Possessing two distinct, highly destructive bloodline capabilities, she can exhale acidic mud vectors through Lava Style and manifest highly corrosive mist fields via Boil Style. She utilizes her advanced elemental arts to systematically melt down high tier armor perimeters, trapping rogue infiltrators within sealed combat chambers with an icy, calm composure.
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Ao

Supporting / Veteran Mist Sensory Advisor

A stern, hyper vigilant veteran sensory tracking specialist who serves as the primary military advisor to the Fifth Mizukage during the international summit. Having extracted a pristine Byakugan eye from a fallen Leaf warrior during past border wars, his sensory perception allows him to read hidden chakra signatures instantly. He operates as the crucial defense link who identifies and unmasks Danzo Shimura's illegal optical manipulation of the council, safeguarding the diplomatic integrity of the alliance.
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Mifune

Supporting / Supreme Samurai General

The stoic, iron willed general of the Land of Iron who commands the independent samurai factions protecting the neutral summit grounds. Entirely eschewing traditional ninjutsu parameters, his absolute mastery over the katana manifests as blindingly fast iaido sword strokes that can sever a shinobi's hand signs before they can mold chakra. He uses his unvarnished martial speed to intercept high level execution loops, proving that traditional steel can match the kinetic output of elite elemental arts.
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Obito Uchiha

Antagonist / Mastermind of the Shadow Project

The true, masking mastermind behind the Akatsuki syndicate who manipulates the global landscape under the terrifying identity of Madara Uchiha. Utilizing a unique space time phasing capability through his right eye, his physical form can seamlessly slip through conventional defenses and physical attacks completely uninjured. He breaches the core council chambers of the Land of Iron directly to extract Sasuke Uchiha, openly declaring the mobilization of the Fourth Great War to force the unified nations into submission.
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Rasa

SPOILER!

Antagonist / Reanimated Fourth Kazekage

The cold, analytical former sovereign ruler of the Hidden Sand who is pulled back from the pure land via the forbidden Edo Tensei to anchor the enemy vanguard. Wielding a destructive Magnet Style that manipulates heavy gold dust to smother long range assaults, he directly confronts his youngest son on the desert front lines, forcing a devastating psychological evaluation that validates Gaara's maturity as a true defensive shield.
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Han

SPOILER!

Antagonist / Steam Powered Five Tails Jinchuriki

A towering, heavily armored warrior from the Hidden Stone who is reanimated into the Akatsuki lines alongside the captured tailed beasts. Enclosed within a specialized red boiler suit that channels high pressure steam, his close quarters combat methodology relies on immense pneumatic physical boosts that convert his limbs into armor piercing battering rams, effortlessly shattering the defensive formations of the allied scouts.
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Yagura Karatachi

SPOILER!

Antagonist / Fourth Mizukage Jinchuriki

The tragic, young former supreme commander of the Blood Mist who is reanimated onto the battlefield under the direct spatial controls of the Akatsuki mastermind. Possessing total, fluid synchronization with the Three Tails, he utilizes a unique water mirror technique to manifest identical physical clones of his attackers that counter with the exact kinetic output of the original strike, paralyzing the advance of the tracking squads.
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Mu

SPOILER!

Antagonist / The Invisible Second Tsuchikage

The stoic, mummy wrapped predecessor to Onoki who stands as the original pioneer responsible for refining the destructive molecular mechanics of Particle Style. Known as the Null Man due to his unparalleled capability to completely erase his physical presence, scent, and spiritual chakra signature from the environment, his reanimated form operates as an untrackable ghost who easily bypasses the alliance's premier sensory grids.
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Gengetsu Hozuki

SPOILER!

Antagonist / Second Mizukage of the Mist

The eccentric, fiercely competitive ancient leader of the Mist whose fluid Hydrification capabilities are paired with a colossal, mirage generating giant clam construct. He manipulates boiling water and oil matrices to unleash high speed, self duplicating explosions, treating his own reanimated battlefield assignment with an arrogant levity that thoroughly deconstructs the tactical confidence of the combined alliance divisions.
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Madara Uchiha

SPOILER!

Antagonist / Legendary Ghost of the Bloodline

The cataclysmic ancestral patriarch of the Uchiha clan who is resurrected onto the field via a modified Edo Tensei loop that restores his physical form to its absolute prime. Wielding a terrifying synchronization of the Rinnegan and his native Sharingan capabilities, he single handedly decimates entire allied military divisions with brutal hand to hand mastery before summoning colossal, multi kilometer meteors to incinerate the landscape, establishing himself as an omnipotent engine of absolute destruction.
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Kaguya Otsutsuki

SPOILER!

Antagonist / Primordial Chakra Progenitor

The primordial, god like progenitor of all chakra who breaks through a millennial cosmic seal during the absolute climax of the worldwide conflict. Eschewing conventional ninja arts entirely, her absolute authority allows her to instantly rewrite the surrounding physical reality, shifting the active battlefield between lethal dimensions of volatile acid, intense gravitational weights, and molten magma. She represents the absolute ceiling of existential peril, forcing the remaining vanguard into a final desperate stand to prevent systemic planetary erasure.
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Kabuto Yakushi

SPOILER!

Antagonist / The Transformed Dragon Sage

The mutated mastermind who has completely synthesized the cellular traits of Orochimaru and multiple fallen operatives into his own physical form to transcend traditional human limitations. Operating from a hidden subterranean sanctuary, his mastery over the Ryuchi Cave's natural energy allows him to achieve a perpetual state of Dragon Sage mode. He uses his advanced biological metrics to anchor and coordinate the global mobilization of the reanimated renegade army, pulling the structural strings of the entire world war.
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Tobirama Senju

SPOILER!

Supporting / Reanimated Second Hokage

The hyper analytical former supreme commander of the Hidden Leaf who is pulled back from the pure land to reinforce the crumbling alliance defense perimeter. As the original tactical genius responsible for inventing the Flying Raijin space time barrier and the foundational mechanics of reanimation, his calculated composure under fire provides the vanguard with the precise instantaneous movement coordination required to bypass Madara's absolute offensive grids.
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Hashirama Senju

SPOILER!

Supporting / Reanimated God of Shinobi

The mythic co founder of the Hidden Leaf and original master of Wood Style ninjutsu who is reanimated onto the active frontline to confront his eternal ancestral rival. Wielding an uncompromised sage energy capacity that allows him to summon monumental, mountain scale wooden constructs capable of taming the tailed beasts, his towering presence provides the unified alliance divisions with the ultimate ideological and physical anchor required to break the endgame offensive loops.
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