10.0/101 votes#1 - Empty Tears
Season 1 Episode 201 - Aired 5/30/2021
As Naruto sleeps, Kawaki repairs the vase he broke. Suddenly, Kurama, the Nine-Tailed Beast, appears before him. Kurama has been living with Naruto since he was sealed within him and tells Kawaki that Naruto used to be just like him. Upon hearing about Naruto's life, Kawaki aspires to become just like him. He reaffirms his decision to work with Boruto, who is also branded with a Karma, to defeat Jigen and the Kara.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Atsushi Nishiyama
10.0/101 votes#2 - Zone of Absolute Fortune
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/17/1996
The pivotal battle between Zaibach and the allied forces continues. Even after the Basram army employs the "doomsday weapon" in the form of a devastating Energist bomb, the fighting goes unabated. Folken decides the only way to end the war is confront Dornkirk personally and end his vision of the Sphere of Absolute Fortune.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: N/A
9.0/101 votes#3 - Captain Denki's First Mission
Season 1 Episode 232 - Aired 1/16/2022
With Denki as captain, Team 5 is assigned to a mission to transport automated puppets for mining purposes to an island in the Land of Water, to test and operate them, to gather data, and to analyze the results. However, lacking physical strength, Denki isn't very useful and ends up being ridiculed. Will Denki be able to restore his reputation as a ninja and successfully complete his first mission as captain?
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Touko Machida
8.5/102 votes#4 - The Hidden Demon Chapter - Part 3 - Suspicion
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2006
Delving further into the mysteries surrounding the village, Keiichi's paranoia grows after he starts to suspect that someone might be after his life.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Toshifumi Kawase
8.0/102 votes#5 - Superior
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/2004
Grave begins his quest to track down Harry, and Bob volunteers to test out a risky procedure in the hopes of saving his best friend's life.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: N/A
8.0/102 votes#6 - Remaining Time
Season 1 Episode 220 - Aired 10/17/2021
Those with a Karma gradually lose control of their minds and bodies as they undergo Otsutsukification. Naruto convenes a Five Kage Summit to discuss what they should do about Boruto’s condition, as well as Cord, one of the leaders of Kara.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Masaya Honda
8.0/101 votes#7 - Mercury Lamp - Quecksilberlampe
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2004
Hinaichigo now lives with Jun and Nori, becoming Shinku's servant due to her loss in the Alice Game. Jun and Nori try to figure out what "unyuu" is, which is what Hinaichigo calls her favorite food. Meanwhile, Suigintou, the first doll of the Rozen Maidens, appears, encountering Shinku and Hinaichigo.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Jukki Hanada
8.0/101 votes#8 - Pouring Light
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/4/2007
On a rainy, cloudy day, Matsuri and Yorito go outside and take a boat around the lake. Later on, Matsuri is ambushed by Takeshi in Yorito's home. Overpowered, she is about to give up as she notices the sky-painted ceiling in Yorito's room. This gives her the determination to fight back and flee the house, but only Yorito's eventual intervention prevents Takeshi from killing her.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Kenji Sugihara
7.7/1012 votes#9 - Evanescent Encounter (1)
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/5/2005
As the crew draws ever nearer their final destination, Fuu makes a bold and startling decision. Elsewhere, unnamed adversaries pursue the travelling trio.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Shinichiro Watanabe
7.5/1013 votes#10 - Redeye Reprisal
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/3/2004
When Mugen wounds an enemy's arm, it sets off a dangerous chain reaction. Fuu is kidnapped, and two deadly assassins are dispatched to make short work of vagabond Mugen and ronin Jin.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Shinji Obara
7.5/1013 votes#11 - A Risky Racket
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/8/2004
Fuu gets caught in a web of deception when she falls for prolific pickpocket with a heart of gold. But when her sticky-fingered friend slips his hands into the wrong pocket, he could be headed for a beat down.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Seiko Takagi
7.5/102 votes#12 - Conflict
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2003
Millennion's top executives are being murdered, and Harry is given three days to deal with the problem. Elsewhere, Brandon receives a job offer from a murderous madman.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: N/A
7.5/102 votes#13 - Last Bullet
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/16/2004
The Millennion board members make an ill-fated attempt on Harry's life, but someone he cares about is mortally wounded in the process. Meanwhile, Grave shows signs of long-overdue decay.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: N/A
7.5/102 votes#14 - FILE 1: Filled With Evil Spirits!? #2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2006
Each member of the team proposes a different theory as to what is responsible for the odd occurrences. After collecting data overnight, Naru begins to doubt the presence of any spirits and instead theorises that land subsidence is the cause of all the ghostly activity. Mai's classmate, Kuroda, fiercely insists that a poltergeist is at work, and evidence appearing to support her idea soon arises.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Tsutomu Kamishiro
7.5/102 votes#15 - FILE 8: Cursed House #4
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/27/2007
Bou-san manages to banish the drowned corpses attacking the base, allowing the team some respite. When the sun rises, Ayako volunteers to purify the spirits and performs a successful exorcism, surprising Bou-san and the other members of the team, but notes another force is still at work. Naru wakes up and the team moves to finish off the unseen force causing the disasters. After the team struggles to exorcise with the spirits involved, Naru uses his own psychokinetic powers and finishes the job, only to collapse afterward. He reawakens in the hospital with the rest of the team, cheerfully visiting him in his room.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Tsutomu Kamishiro
7.3/1012 votes#16 - Misguided Miscreants (1)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/26/2004
When Mugen crosses paths with a face his past, he reluctantly signs on for a heist that could land him a fortune in stolen gold. Unfortunately for him, some old friends aren't to be trusted.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: N/A
7.2/1013 votes#17 - Elegy of Entrapment (1)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/2005
Mugen defends the honor of beautiful blind songstress, but when the when the trio of wanderers becomes a quartet, Fuu will be faced with an impossible decision.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Shinji Obara
7.0/102 votes#18 - Glorious Brilliance
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/5/2005
Eureka, Renton, and the kids meet an old woman named Tiptory while on a shopping trip. When they join her for a cup of tea, they're interrupted by Holland, who forces his way into Tiptory's apartment. Tiptory happens to be the key to an anti-government organization, which leads to the Gekkostate capturing her.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: N/A
7.0/102 votes#19 - The Beginning
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/10/2005
Renton comes face-to-face with Anemone, the girl he met in his dreams, after returning from the Corallian Zone. Both Anemone and Eureka appear to be having intense headaches, making it seem as if the same thing is affecting them. So, Dominic and Renton go into the city to find medicine for them.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: N/A
6.5/102 votes#20 - Go
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2003
A somber visit to the graveyard turns ugly when Brandon and Harry make a dangerous enemy. Lucky for them, a powerful mourner is there to bail them out.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Yosuke Kuroda
6.0/101 votes#21 - The Cursed Murder Chapter - Part 1 - Elder Brother
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2006
Keiichi's parents leave for Tokyo for a few days. Helped by Satoko and Rika, who makes dinner for him, Keiichi learns about Satoshi, Satoko's older brother, and his mysterious disappearance on the night of last year's Watanagashi.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Toshifumi Kawase
6.0/101 votes#22 - The Time Wasting Chapter - Part 2 - Omen
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/12/2006
Akasaka and Oishi find the kidnappers' hideout and rescue the boy. After discovering that their efforts were in vain because the perpetrators' demand was already conceded, he realizes the real meaning behind Rika's words to him.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Toshifumi Kawase
6.0/101 votes#23 - Bloodsport Fairytale
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/11/2006
After Rock and Chang trace the twins' origins to Romania, they become engaged in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the lethal kids.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Sunao Katabuchi
5.0/101 votes#24 - A Heavy Loss
Season 1 Episode 246 - Aired 4/24/2022
During the battle against Funamushi, Kagura is fatally injured. Boruto becomes enraged and charges at Funamushi, activating his Karma. When the Funato squad retreats, Kagura gives Boruto and the others one final request.
Director: Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
Writer: Touko Machida
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"Empty Tears" is the best rated episode directed by Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Atsushi Nishiyama. It aired on 5/30/2021 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Zone of Absolute Fortune".