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The Best Episodes of Naruto Shippūden

Every episode of Naruto Shippūden ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Naruto Shippūden!

After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not...
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Battle Over the Barrier" is the best rated episode of "Naruto Shippūden". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Yuki Kinoshita and written by Yuka Miyata, it aired on 4/16/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Strange Bedfellows".

  • The Battle Over the Barrier
    10.0/101 votes
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    #1 - The Battle Over the Barrier

    Season 5 Episode 105 - Aired 4/16/2009

    Kabuto plans on breaking Leaf’s The Four-Corner Sealing Barrier from the inside by using Yukimaru’s power and have the Three-Tailed Beast go on a rampage.

    Director: Yuki Kinoshita

    Writer: Yuka Miyata

  • Strange Bedfellows
    10.0/101 votes
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    #2 - Strange Bedfellows

    Season 5 Episode 107 - Aired 4/30/2009

    Guren tries to attack Naruto within the Three-Tails, but, in her weakened state, is unable to do so and passes out. Meanwhile, Kakashi tells Sakura and Ino to heal Yūkimaru while he, Shizune, Kiba, Sai, and Hinata search for Naruto. Naruto and Guren soon encounter a horde of mini Three-Tails that try to attack them, but they evade them and begin to argue about Yūkimaru. While Yūkimaru awakens, Naruto summons a bunch of Shadow Clones to look for a way out of the beast's stomach. Elsewhere, Kabuto gives Curse Marks to Rinji's men.

    Director: Toshiaki Kanbara

    Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki

  • Counterattack of the Curse Mark
    10.0/101 votes
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    #3 - Counterattack of the Curse Mark

    Season 5 Episode 109 - Aired 5/14/2009

    The Sealing Team prepared to start sealing the Three-Tails and tell Sai to take Yūkimaru somewhere safe, but he gets attacked by Kabuto's men. Kabuto meanwhile prepares his plans while Lee, Tenten, and Kiba are also attacked. Rinji finds his men and converts them back to his side, ordering them to attack the Sealing Team; they're stopped by Kakashi, Yamato and Shino. Rinji then makes Yūkimaru eat the pills to control the Three-Tails, which Naruto and Guren learn about.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Junki Takegami

  • The Wanderer
    10.0/101 votes
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    #4 - The Wanderer

    Season 7 Episode 144 - Aired 1/21/2010

    After failing to bring back Sasuke, the Leaf ninja start heading back to the Hidden Leaf Village. Tsunade, however, sends Katsuyu to inform them that the barrier of Mount Katsunagi of the Tsuchigumo Clan, which holds a powerful forbidden jutsu, is broken. While Kakashi and Team 8 head back to the Leaf Village, Team 7, lead by Yamato, must check out what events are taking place.

    Director: Masaaki Kumagai

    Writer: Junki Takegami

  • Successor of the Forbidden Jutsu
    10.0/101 votes
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    #5 - Successor of the Forbidden Jutsu

    Season 7 Episode 145 - Aired 1/28/2010

    Naruto, Sai, and Yamato escort Hotaru to the hidden village of the Tsuchigumo Clan. Upon arriving, however, the villagers don't seem so happy to see Hotaru. Elsewhere, after Utakata reflects upon the time he spent with her, he comes face to face with Akaboshi and his group.

    Director: Shigeharu Takahashi

    Writer: Shin Yoshida

  • The Successor's Wish
    10.0/101 votes
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    #6 - The Successor's Wish

    Season 7 Episode 146 - Aired 2/4/2010

    As Naruto heads back to the Tsuchigumo Clan village, Akaboshi and his group find Hotaru with the help of Hotaru's uncle. Hotaru manages to escape but the ninja bandits surround her in the forest. Utakata comes to her aid and manages to take her and escape from the ninja bandits. Akaboshi and his group are about to chase after them until their boss arrives and reveals to them that Utakata is in the Hidden Mist Village's Bingo Book.

    Director: Hiroshi Kimura

    Writer: Yuka Miyata

  • Rogue Ninja's Past
    10.0/101 votes
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    #7 - Rogue Ninja's Past

    Season 7 Episode 147 - Aired 2/11/2010

    Naruto, Sai, and Yamato arrive to save Hotaru and Utakata from the attacking ninja who they discover are Anbu from the Hidden Mist Village. Yamato attempts to negotiate alone with the head of the Mist Anbu, Tsurugi, and after their discussion, Tsurugi talks to Utakata alone. Tsurugi attempts to convince Utakata to return to the Hidden Mist Village but the latter refuses and remembers the horrible pain he suffered at the hands of his former master.

    Director: Yuki Kinoshita

    Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki

  • The Heir to Darkness
    10.0/101 votes
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    #8 - The Heir to Darkness

    Season 7 Episode 148 - Aired 2/18/2010

    Naruto and his team, along with Hotaru and Utakata, return to Mount Katsuragi to plan their next move. Tonbei reveals a way to remove the forbidden jutsu from Hotaru's body which would result in the jutsu losing it's power. Hotaru states that if a man named Shiranami returned, the clan would be restored. Naruto decides to look for Shiranami within two days. Little do they know, the man they are looking for is actually the one after the forbidden jutsu. Meanwhile, Utakata wonders if Tsurugi spoke the truth about his master.

    Director: Eiko Nishi

    Writer: Shin Yoshida

  • Parting
    10.0/101 votes
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    #9 - Parting

    Season 7 Episode 149 - Aired 2/25/2010

    Naruto manages to find Shiranami's location but he discovers that the Shiranami he found was actually the ninja bandits disguised as him. Hotaru finds the real Shiranami where the latter convinces Hotaru not to have the forbidden jutsu removed, and takes her back to the Tsuchigumo Village. After Naruto is saved by Utakata from the ninja bandits, the two return to the Tsuchigumo Village, where they find that Shiranami has everyone in the village under his control.

    Director: Shu Watanabe

    Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo

  • The Forbidden Jutsu Released
    10.0/101 votes
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    #10 - The Forbidden Jutsu Released

    Season 7 Episode 150 - Aired 3/4/2010

    While the rest of Team Kakashi holds back the possessed villagers and the ninja bandits, Naruto and Utakata go to save Hotaru. When they find her, they discover that Shiranami has activated the jutsu and Hotaru is also under Shiranami's control. Can Naruto and Utakata stop Shiranami and save Hotaru before the forbidden jutsu is fully charged?

    Director: Kiyomu Fukuda

    Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki

  • Master and Student
    10.0/101 votes
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    #11 - Master and Student

    Season 7 Episode 151 - Aired 3/11/2010

    After the peformance of the forbidden jutsu, Hotaru is horrified to see the damage the jutsu has done. Shiranami then notices the forbidden jutsu overflowing with chakra and the fact that it would destroy itself along with Hotaru. While Naruto chases the fleeing Shiranami, Utakata tries to save Hotaru using the hidden power within him. Can Utakata save Hotaru?

    Director: Yusuke Onoda

    Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki

  • Assault on the Leaf Village!
    10.0/102 votes
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    #12 - Assault on the Leaf Village!

    Season 8 Episode 157 - Aired 4/22/2010

    The Akatsuki Leader, Pain, begins his invasion of the Hidden Leaf Village. The Leaf ninja assemble to protect Naruto's whereabouts, but when Pain targets Iruka, Kakashi must face off against him.

    Director: Hideyuki Yoshida

    Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo

  • Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached
    10.0/102 votes
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    #13 - Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached

    Season 8 Episode 164 - Aired 6/10/2010

    Naruto successfully begins taking out Pain's bodies one after another, but when his Sage Mode reaches its limit, Pain attempts to take control of the battle. Is the moment of Pain's victory at hand, or does Naruto have a plan?

    Director: Yasuhiro Minami

    Writer: Shin Yoshida

  • Confessions
    10.0/103 votes
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    #14 - Confessions

    Season 8 Episode 166 - Aired 6/24/2010

    As Pain tells Naruto about why he does what he does, Hinata appears on the scene and confesses her feelings to Naruto. In order to save him, she attacks Pain... Things are about to get messy and Naruto is about to go over the edge!

    Director: Toshiyuki Tsuru

    Writer: Toshiyuki Tsuru

  • Planetary Devastation
    10.0/103 votes
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    #15 - Planetary Devastation

    Season 8 Episode 167 - Aired 7/1/2010

    Naruto's rage pushes him to unleash six of the Kyubi's tails against Pain. In order to combat this menace, Pain is forced to rely upon his most powerful technique to stop Naruto. Will Pain succeed in defeating Naruto, or will the most unexpected of allies appear to calm Naruto down?

    Director: Atsushi Wakabayashi

    Writer: Yuka Miyata

  • The Fourth Hokage
    10.0/102 votes
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    #16 - The Fourth Hokage

    Season 8 Episode 168 - Aired 7/15/2010

    The Fourth Hokage appears in Naruto's mind and prevents him from foolishly setting the Kyubi free. Will this confrontation between father and son give Naruto the confidence he needs to stop Pain once and for all?

    Director: Kiyomu Fukuda

    Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo

  • Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy ~ Part 1
    10.0/101 votes
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    #17 - Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy ~ Part 1

    Season 8 Episode 170 - Aired 7/29/2010

    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.

    Director: Naoki Horiuchi

    Writer: Junki Takegami

  • Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy ~ Part 2
    10.0/101 votes
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    #18 - Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy ~ Part 2

    Season 8 Episode 171 - Aired 7/29/2010

    Naruto, Sakura, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji continue to search for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy while chasing off some unexpected visitors.

    Director: Yuki Kinoshita

    Writer: Junki Takegami

  • Rookie Instructor Iruka
    10.0/101 votes
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    #19 - Rookie Instructor Iruka

    Season 9 Episode 176 - Aired 9/2/2010

    In the aftermath of the destruction of the Leaf Village, Iruka thinks back to the time when the Third Hokage first gave him the task of being Naruto's homeroom teacher at the Academy, since no one else would take him in.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Shin Yoshida

  • Iruka's Ordeal
    10.0/101 votes
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    #20 - Iruka's Ordeal

    Season 9 Episode 177 - Aired 9/9/2010

    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.

    Director: Naoki Horiuchi

    Writer: Shin Yoshida

  • Iruka's Decision
    10.0/101 votes
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    #21 - Iruka's Decision

    Season 9 Episode 178 - Aired 9/16/2010

    After discovering a kunai knife with a secret message on it, Naruto winds up being pursued by three kunoichi from the Hidden Waterfall Village. Iruka mangaes to find him, but when the situation grows worse, Kakashi appears to save them both.

    Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa

    Writer: Shin Yoshida

  • Kakashi Hatake, The Jonin in Charge
    10.0/101 votes
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    #22 - Kakashi Hatake, The Jonin in Charge

    Season 9 Episode 179 - Aired 9/30/2010

    Kakashi has a flashback back when he was assigned to be the sensei of Team 7. In a bid to know his students, Naruto, Sasuke & Sakura, better, Kakashi spies on them and to see how they would all get along as a group. Angered by Sakura's talk about calling Naruto a brat and that he has no family to tell him right or wrong, Sasuke tells Sakura she is annoying. Realizing Sakura's sadness, Naruto goes to battle Sasuke, but gets defeated. It then goes back to the present and Kakashi claims that it is up to him to stop Sasuke.

    Director: Hiroshi Kimura

    Writer: Junki Takegami

  • Inari's Courage Put to the Test
    10.0/101 votes
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    #23 - Inari's Courage Put to the Test

    Season 9 Episode 180 - Aired 10/7/2010

    As the ninja of the Hidden Leaf Village work on repairing their village in the aftermath of Pain's invasion, Naruto and Sakura come across a familiar face among the carpenters: Inari and Tazuna have arrived to help out. Inari recalls what happened after Gato's death and how Naruto and Sasuke came to his rescue.

    Director: Masaharu Watanabe

    Writer: Yuka Miyata

  • Naruto's School of Revenge
    10.0/101 votes
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    #24 - Naruto's School of Revenge

    Season 9 Episode 181 - Aired 10/14/2010

    In a flashback of Naruto and Sakura's, Team 7 is on a mission to take an ostrich called Mr. Ostrich to his home. They arrive at a village where they see a swordsman named Tsukado who has a vendetta to carry on a man named Katazu who killed his distant relative Shikazo. Tsukado fails to defeat him so Naruto decides to teach him unusual revenge lessons. Katazu has then took his brother's identity and attracted Shikazo's pursuers while Kageki and his family went into hiding. Tsukado decides not to kill him and ends their years of fighting though Kanabun wants them to keep fighting. The swordsmen, Team 7 and Mr. Ostrich chase the Kanabun Gang out of town.

    Director: Shu Watanabe

    Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki

  • Gaara's Bond
    10.0/101 votes
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    #25 - Gaara's Bond

    Season 9 Episode 182 - Aired 10/21/2010

    After hearing the news about Akatsuki's attack on the Hidden Leaf Village, Gaara worries about Naruto's well-being. He remembers a time in the past where Team 7 was assigned to help him out with a problem, and how nobody, especially Naruto, was eager to trust him. Yet, when his life was put in danger by people he had wronged, Naruto was the first to come to his rescue.

    Director: Hiroyoshi Kishikawa

    Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo