The Best Episodes Directed By Naoki Horiuchi

Danzo orders Tenzo to kill Kakashi and take his Sharingan. Reluctant at first, Tenzo decides to carry out his orders after learning that the Leaf Shinobi has come to be known as “Kakashi the Friend Killer.”

The story travels back to the time after Sasuke's defection from the Leaf and before Naruto's return from his two-year training journey with Jiraiya.

According to the captain, Sayo, Konomi’s problem is a lack of fitness, which can be solved by a training regimen that includes climbing a rather notorious rock…

Hotaru gets along with the Koshigaya family’s next door neighbour, Konomi Fujimiya, whilst Komari laments that the two seem more grown up than she is. Later, Komari joins Hotaru and Renge in doing some sketching, where she ends up becoming a model for them. Afterwards, Konomi helps Komari and Natsumi make dried persimmons.

Naruto is overcome with grief over Neji’s death, but Hinata's words restore his fighting spirit.

Naruto and Sasuke size up Obito as the final battle looms.

Bearing a close resemblance to the Legendary Sannin, Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke make a stunning arrival on the battlefield with each of their summonings.

Fearing that he will once again break a promise, Obito uses the last of his power to bring Sasuke and Sakura back, but the thought of his inability to protect Rin nags at him as he loses consciousness.

Shino and Kiba still don't have a wedding gift for Hinata's wedding. Kiba's made it his goal to become the next Hokage, but unlike his teammates, who are steadfastly chasing their dreams, Shino is unsure about his. With this uncertainty, he sets out with Kiba and Akamaru on their final mission as Team 8!

The Allied Shinobi Forces are on standby, ready to confront Madara’s army of reanimated shinobi and 100,000 White Zetsu. But distrust still exists among the Allied Shinobi Forces, who were once sworn enemies until recently.

After the end of the Third Great Ninja War, the Leaf Village is divided over who should become the next Hokage.

Near the Divine Tree is an area known as the Peak of Demise. No one is allowed to go near it, except those chosen by Kaguya to undergo a ritual she has established. Gamamaru, a Sage Toad, says the truth lies beyond the peak—those words stir Hagoromo’s curiosity, and he decides to head out to investigate.

As Killer Bee's battle with Kisame rages on, the latter reveals a hidden trump card ability connected with Samehada. Meanwhile, Ao chases down Danzo, Fuu, and Torune, but they anticipate this and set a trap for him. Can Killer Bee and Ao make it through their individual clashes in one piece?

Suigetsu and Jugo finally catch up to Sasuke. In order to learn the truth behind the Leaf’s actions, Sasuke decides to resurrect the one man who can help him find the answer—Orochimaru.

The girls work on summer homework and Futaba comes over. She's nervous about telling her friend that she likes fishing, so they come up with a plan to see if she should tell her friend or not. Later on, the girls go fly fishing at a mountain stream.

When Kakashi falls against Pain, the situation only grows worse for Konoha. Shizune and Inoichi are close to unraveling the mystery of Pain, but when the Animal and Human paths of Pain appear before them, can they escape with the truth about Pain?

Iruka struggles to deal with his hate for the Nine-Tailed Fox inside Naruto as he tries to connect with Naruto after seeing him shunned by his peers.

During his final stop for supplies on an island in the Land of Water, Naruto runs into Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi of the Hidden Stone, who are on an assignment to deliver a letter from the Tsuchikage addressed to the Mizukage.

White Zetsu’s ability to mimic people’s appearances has wrought confusion and distrust within the Allied Shinobi Forces. Naruto arrives to assist, and using his sensory powers, he identifies all the disguised White Zetsu clones, changing the tide of the battle.

Konomi approaches the climber to ask what she focuses on while she is climbing. The climber, whose name is Mimu Takahashi, explains that she focuses on rhythm games. Inspired, Konomi uses her analytic skills to train. The next day, Konomi takes on Kurea in a race.

Rin and Ayano bike their way up treacherous mountain roads and cross terrifying swinging bridges to make it to the campsite. While she waits for them, Nadeshiko takes in the sights and manages to find a scare of her own...

“Relax and enjoy a pleasant conversation with the stars.” After the incident with Assemblyman Aikawa, more people start coming to see Vivy perform on stage. One day, Matsumoto appears before Vivy again, and urges her to get on board the Sunrise space hotel with him. While they travel to outer space, Vivy is conflicted by the gap between what she must do and her true mission.

After having discovered that the village was under the control of rebels from the Hidden Rain Village, led by Hanzo, Naruto and Jiraiya decided to take action to help save the women and children taken hostage and free the village from the Rain's tyrannical control.

Naruto finds an imposter that has been building his reputation by attempting to steal from other people while his friend is also attempting to gain a reputation by "beating" the imposter up so he builds his reputation even further and become a ninja.

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, left behind his legacy before he passed away. Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke attempt to find Minato's legacy before the other shinobi teams can get to it.