8.3/103 votes#1 - On the Brink of Death
Season 20 Episode 414 - Aired 5/28/2015
After his Tailed Beast is extracted, Naruto is on the verge of dying. Sakura desperately tries to save him, but Naruto's heart gives out.
Director: Akira Shimizu
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
9.0/102 votes#2 - The Two Mangekyo
Season 20 Episode 415 - Aired 6/4/2015
Madara has transformed into the Jinchuriki of the Ten Tails and appears before Kakashi. Kakashi and the others combine their powers to attack, but they are no match for Madara..
Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa
Writer: Shin Yoshida
9.0/103 votes#3 - The Formation of Team Minato
Season 20 Episode 416 - Aired 6/11/2015
Kakashi has changed for the worse, and Obito doesn't know why. He runs into Kakashi and tries to talk to him, but Kakashi gives him the cold shoulder.
Director: Kazuya Iwata
Writer: Shin Yoshida
9.0/102 votes#4 - You'll Be My Backup
Season 20 Episode 417 - Aired 6/25/2015
Obito doesn’t understand Kakashi's way of thinking, but he finally learns why Kakashi put his mission first that time at Kannabi Bridge. Presently, Obito and Kakashi return together to confront Madara.
Director: Tokuji Kaneko
Writer: Shin Yoshida
8.5/102 votes#5 - The Wild Green Beast vs. Six Paths Madara
Season 20 Episode 418 - Aired 7/2/2015
Guy releases his Eight Inner Gates against Madara, but the Seventh Gate of Shock does not work against him!
Director: Takuma Suzuki
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
7.5/102 votes#6 - Papa's Youth
Season 20 Episode 419 - Aired 7/9/2015
Dai counsels his forlorn son, telling him what true victory and setting self-rules are about. They become principles that Guy carves deep into his heart. With his father's teachings spurring him on, Guy sets out on his final battle.
Director: Kentarou Fujita
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
8.5/102 votes#7 - The Eight Inner Gates Formation
Season 20 Episode 420 - Aired 7/23/2015
Guy activates the Eight Inner Gates Formation and relentlessly attacks Six Paths Madara. Even Madara, who has attained power strong enough to create huge fissures in the ground, tries to dodge Guy's direct attacks.
Director: Masayuki Yamada
Writer: Yuka Miyata
9.0/102 votes#8 - The Sage of the Six Paths
Season 20 Episode 421 - Aired 7/30/2015
Naruto wakes up and encounters the legendary shinobi, the Sage of Six Paths. He reveals to Naruto that he is the reincarnation of his son, Ashura, and that Sasuke is the reincarnation of Indra, Ashura's older brother.
Director: Kazunori Mizuno
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
10.0/101 votes#9 - The Ones Who Will Inherit
Season 20 Episode 422 - Aired 8/6/2015
It’s been three years since Naruto set out to train with Jiraiya, and he's just returned to the Hidden Leaf Village. Konohamaru immediately begs Naruto to teach him a new jutsu and he starts to go over the basics...but his explanations are very vague. Soon after, Naruto sets out on a mission, leaving Konohamaru to figure it out alone!
Director: Takuma Suzuki
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#10 - Naruto's Rival
Season 20 Episode 423 - Aired 8/6/2015
It’s been three years since Naruto set out to train with Jiraiya, and he's just returned to the Hidden Leaf Village. Konohamaru immediately begs Naruto to teach him a new jutsu and he starts to go over the basics...but his explanations are very vague. Soon after, Naruto sets out on a mission, leaving Konohamaru to figure it out alone!
Director: Akira Shimizu
Writer: Yuka Miyata
9.0/102 votes#11 - To Rise Up
Season 20 Episode 424 - Aired 8/13/2015
Madara sustains serious damage from the Eight Inner Gates Formation, the move Guy risks his life for.
Director: Tomokazu Iwasaki
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
9.0/102 votes#12 - The Infinite Dream
Season 20 Episode 425 - Aired 8/20/2015
Madara now possesses the Rinnegan in both eyes, and he is the strongest, most despicable enemy the newly reunited Team 7 has ever faced. Kakashi calls upon Team 7 to recall their first lesson with the bells, and to use teamwork!
Director: Kazuya Iwata, Ayataka Tanemura
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
9.0/102 votes#13 - The Infinite Tsukuyomi
Season 20 Episode 426 - Aired 8/27/2015
Madara activates the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and anyone exposed to the light of the full moon--including shinobi and ordinary citizens--loses consciousness. Once ensnared, there is no escape from the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Will mankind be destined to live in a dreamworld forever?
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Hideto Tanaka
10.0/101 votes#14 - Road to Tenten ~The World of Dreams
Season 20 Episode 427 - Aired 9/3/2015
Tenten falls under the Infinite Tsukuyomi and wakes up in the Hidden Leaf Village. When Lee and Guy Sensei appear, Tenten is relieved to see that she is not alone. But her joy is short-lived, as both men act oddly and are dressed stylishly—just where has she been transported to?
Director: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#15 - Road to Tenten ~ Where Tenten Belongs
Season 20 Episode 428 - Aired 9/3/2015
Tenten falls under the Infinite Tsukuyomi and wakes up in the Hidden Leaf Village. When Lee and Guy Sensei appear, Tenten is relieved to see that she is not alone. But her joy is short-lived, as both men act oddly and are dressed stylishly—just where has she been transported to?
Director: Masayuki Yamada
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#16 - Killer Bee's Rap Chronicles: Scroll of Heaven
Season 20 Episode 429 - Aired 9/10/2015
Killer Bee gets caught in the Infinite Tsukuyomi and begins dreaming. In his dream, Jinchuriki are being stripped of their Tailed Beast powers by the Akatsuki. Bee is determined to rescue those who have been captured, and vows to resist the Akatsuki who are coming after him!
Director: Yoshinobu Tokumoto
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
10.0/101 votes#17 - Killer Bee's Rap Chronicles: Scroll of Earth
Season 20 Episode 430 - Aired 9/17/2015
The Akatsuki summoned the Ten Tails, but the Princess of Rappu Castle sealed it away safely. Unfortunately, the seal will come undone on the next full moon. Now Killer Bee is determined to gather the power of all nine Jinchuriki before the next full moon and protect the princess. But one by one, adversaries who want to stop Bee appear, beginning with Itachi and Deidara, then Orochimaru, Kabuto and Sasuke!
Director: Kazunori Mizuno
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
10.0/101 votes#18 - To See That Smile, Just One More Time
Season 20 Episode 431 - Aired 9/24/2015
Karin is caught within the Infinite Tsukuyomi and dreams of her past. She was born into the Uzumaki Clan and has the unique ability to heal anyone who bites into her. Driven out of her village, the Hidden Grass takes her in, only to use her for this ability. Karin has no choice but to endure constant suffering in order to survive. She is later chosen to enter the Chunin Exams, where Sasuke saves her life. Karin has never forgotten what he did for her—or his smile.
Director: Kiyoshi Murayama
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#19 - The Loser Ninja
Season 20 Episode 432 - Aired 10/1/2015
With the exception of Naruto’s Team 7, which is protected by the Susano’o, all other shinobi have been swept into a dream world by the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Even the Hokage, Tsunade, has fallen into a dream state. She awakens to find herself in the Leaf Village, where she discovers Jiraiya's final book, entitled "Jiraiya Ninja Scrolls," and begins to read...
Director: Akira Shimizu
Writer: Junki Takegami
10.0/101 votes#20 - The Search Mission
Season 20 Episode 433 - Aired 10/8/2015
Tsunade continues to read Jiraiya’s novel. Chunin- and jonin-level ninja have gone missing, and the Fourth Hokage, Minato, orders a search mission with teams of genin led by Guy and Kurenai. Kakashi’s Team 7 is also dispatched, but the hero Naruto Uzumaki, despite being the Hokage’s son, has the misfortune of being labeled a loser.
Director: Maki Kodaira
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki, Junki Takegami
10.0/101 votes#21 - Team Jiraiya
Season 20 Episode 434 - Aired 10/15/2015
Tsunade continues to read Jiraiya’s novel. Chunin- and jonin-level ninja have gone missing, and the Fourth Hokage, Minato, orders a search mission with teams of genin led by Guy and Kurenai. Kakashi’s Team 7 is also dispatched, but the hero Naruto Uzumaki, despite being the Hokage’s son, has the misfortune of being labeled a loser.
Director: Takuma Suzuki
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki, Junki Takegami
10.0/101 votes#22 - Order of Priority
Season 20 Episode 435 - Aired 10/22/2015
Team Jiraiya, Shikamaru, and his Leaf teammates are lured into a mysterious village during their battle. A couple children from the village get caught in the crossfire and fall into a cave-in. Yahiko’s team rushes to the rescue, but Shikamaru doesn’t budge. Meanwhile, Naruto and Neji’s teams rendezvous, but a mysterious voice addresses them out of nowhere!
Director: Kazuya Iwata
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki, Junki Takegami
10.0/101 votes#23 - The Masked Man
Season 20 Episode 436 - Aired 11/5/2015
The Masked Man shows Neji and Naruto images of past incidents that occurred in the Leaf Village. Meanwhile, Shikamaru and friends join up with Team Jiraiya to rescue the children. After fighting side by side with the Leaf, Yahiko and the others seem to have a change of heart.
Director: Ayataka Tanemura
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yuka Miyata, Junki Takegami
10.0/101 votes#24 - The Sealed Power
Season 20 Episode 437 - Aired 11/12/2015
The Masked Man is satisfied that the Hidden Leaf Genin chose the importance of life over their mission, but orders his team to continue their surveillance. Meanwhile, Naruto is frustrated at his inabilities, and recalls why his father Minato sealed the Nine Tails inside of him.
Director: Masayuki Yamada
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki, Junki Takegami
10.0/101 votes#25 - The Rules or a Comrade?
Season 20 Episode 438 - Aired 11/19/2015
Sasuke and Sakura join up with the others, but the Puppet User appears and blocks their path back to the Hidden Leaf Village. Sasuke wants to bring down the puppets and rush back to report to the Fourth Hokage, but Shikamaru and the others insist on staying and rescuing the jonin.
Director: Kiyoshi Murayama
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki, Junki Takegami
The Best Episodes of Naruto Shippūden Season 20
Every episode of Naruto Shippūden Season 20 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Naruto Shippūden Season 20!
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...
Genres:AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:TV Tokyo
Season 20 Ratings Summary
"On the Brink of Death" is the best rated episode of "Naruto Shippūden" season 20. It scored 8.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Akira Shimizu and written by Katsuhiko Chiba, it aired on 5/28/2015. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Two Mangekyo".