8.0/102 votes#1 - Attack of the Gedo Statue
Season 13 Episode 276 - Aired 8/23/2012
The Allied Shinobi Forces are on the verge of winning the war when Madara Uchiha appears. Madara summons the giant Gedo Statue and unleashes its devastating power.
Director: Hideki Takayama
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
6.0/105 votes#2 - Unison Sign
Season 13 Episode 277 - Aired 8/30/2012
Naruto and Killer Bee rush to the battlefield when Nine Tails suddenly speaks to Naruto inside his mind. The Nine Tails questions Naruto’s intent to end the hatred in the world and reminds him of how he was unable to save Sasuke.
Director: Masaaki Kumagai
Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo
8.5/102 votes#3 - Medic Ninja in Danger
Season 13 Episode 278 - Aired 9/6/2012
Over at the Medical Unit camp, Sakura and the other medic ninja work nonstop to treat the wounded. Neji is there to recover from overusing his Byakugan.
Director: Tsuneo Tominaga
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
10.0/101 votes#4 - White Zetsu's Trap
Season 13 Episode 279 - Aired 9/13/2012
Kiba, Shino, and Hinata are sent to investigate an area where the Akatsuki are supposedly getting through. There, the three are ambushed by a White Zetsu and get separated.
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/101 votes#5 - Aesthetics of an Artist
Season 13 Episode 280 - Aired 9/20/2012
As the Allied Shinobi Forces' headquarters scramble to deal with White Zetsu Army clones infiltration issue, word reaches the Fifth Division of the development and Mifune instructs his division accordingly.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
10.0/101 votes#6 - The Allied Mom Forces!
Season 13 Episode 281 - Aired 9/27/2012
Konohamaru participates in a meeting organized by Ebisu in Konoha of the remaining villagers, mostly including the children and wives. Ebisu attempts to rally everyones' spirits together in the event that rogue ninja should attack the village while their shinobi families are away at war, but the mothers scoff and claim that they will protect the village as they always have while their husbands fought. Suddenly Konohamaru is approached by several children, each claiming to have seen terrifying rogue ninja roaming the east and west forests outside Konoha. He tries to recruit his classmates into hunting them down, but they refuse to beleive him. Konohamaru investigates the area alone with Moegi and Udon, only to find a traveling circus troupe in the forest instead of rogue ninja. Heading back, Konohamaru is again alerted that people are attacking the village on the west side, and this time, the rumors are true...
Director: Kiyomu Fukuda
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
8.5/102 votes#7 - The Secret Origin of the Ultimate Tag Team!
Season 13 Episode 282 - Aired 10/4/2012
Tsunade and the Raikage arrive to prevent Naruto and Killer Bee from joining the battle. But the two Kage fail to convince the Jinchuriki to turn back, forcing the Raikage to use extreme force.
Director: Hisashi Ishii
Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo
8.0/102 votes#8 - Two Suns
Season 13 Episode 283 - Aired 10/11/2012
Fourth Raikage Ay attacks Naruto in an attempt to prevent the Jinchuriki from falling into Madara’s hands. Ay is unwilling to listen to either Tsunade or Killer Bee’s pleas to change his mind.
Director: Atsushi Nakagawa
Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo
10.0/101 votes#9 - The Helmet Splitter: Jinin Akebino!
Season 13 Episode 284 - Aired 10/18/2012
Kakashi assigns Sai to take over for the Sealing Corps, who are recovering from sealing the reanimated shinobi. But Sai is not sure if he can handle the responsibility. Soon afterwards, the Third Company is attacked by Jinin Akebino.
Director: Hiroyoshi Kishikawa
Writer: Junki Takegami
10.0/101 votes#10 - User of the Scorch Style: Pakura of the Sand!
Season 13 Episode 285 - Aired 10/25/2012
A group of Allied Shinobi, including Omoi and Maki of the Sand, battle against several reanimated enemies. Maki recognizes one of them as Pakura, her former master who was a Sand Village hero.
Director: Masaaki Kumagai
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
10.0/101 votes#11 - Things You Can't Get Back
Season 13 Episode 286 - Aired 11/1/2012
Still coping with the loss of her loved ones, Tsunade indulges in gambling and drinking. Around the same time, the Raikage Ay and his men are on a mission to steal a scroll from a certain village.
Director: Mitsutaka Noshitani
Writer: Junki Takegami
10.0/101 votes#12 - One Worth Betting On
Season 13 Episode 287 - Aired 11/1/2012
The Raikage Ay and his team suffer critical injuries during an enemy attack. Unwilling to sacrifice any more of his men, Ay seeks medical help from Tsunade, who just happens to be in the area.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Junki Takegami
10.0/101 votes#13 - Danger: Jinpachi and Kushimaru!
Season 13 Episode 288 - Aired 11/8/2012
Kakashi races to the scene where the Seven Ninja Swordsmen Kushimaru Kuriarare and Jinpachi Munashi were last sighted. Enraged by the carnage they’ve left behind, Kakashi teams up with Might Guy.
Director: Kiyomu Fukuda
Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo
10.0/101 votes#14 - The Lightning Blade: Ameyuri Ringo!
Season 13 Episode 289 - Aired 11/15/2012
As Guy and Kakashi prepare to regroup their forces, they receive word that one of the units were engaged in battle with Ameyuri Ringo and decide to head to that location.
Director: Yoshihide Ibata
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/101 votes#15 - Power - Episode 1
Season 13 Episode 290 - Aired 11/22/2012
Taking place in the aftermath of the Kage Summit, Team Kakashi is sent out on a mission by Tsunade to a location known as "The Hole" to investigate an incident where its people were killed.
Director: Toshiyuki Tsuru
Writer: Toshiyuki Tsuru
10.0/101 votes#16 - Power - Episode 2
Season 13 Episode 291 - Aired 11/29/2012
The reborn Team Kakashi continues to investigate the recent attack by Kabuto and the reincarnated shinobi when Naruto gets swallowed by a giant snake, but manages to escape using shadow clones, and accidentally ingests snakes that were present in the pond which Kabuto uses to summon Hidan.
Director: Toshiyuki Tsuru, Masaaki Kumagai, Chikara Sakurai
Writer: Toshiyuki Tsuru
10.0/101 votes#17 - Power - Episode 3
Season 13 Episode 292 - Aired 12/6/2012
Miina wakes up in the middle of a night after having a nightmare where Naruto is consumed by numerous snakes inside his subconscious while the Nine-Tails looks on and goes to Dokku for consolation.
Director: Yu Yamashita
Writer: Toshiyuki Tsuru
10.0/101 votes#18 - Power - Episode 4
Season 13 Episode 293 - Aired 12/13/2012
The Nine-Tailed Naruto clone tries to attack Dokku and the orphans, when Might Guy and Rock Lee arrive to repel it.
Director: Toshiyuki Tsuru
Writer: Toshiyuki Tsuru
10.0/101 votes#19 - Power - Episode 5
Season 13 Episode 294 - Aired 12/20/2012
While the Saezuri is revealed, learning that Disonasu employed Kabuto Yakushi to wipe out the residents of Tonika Village, Dokku tried to attack Disonasu, but stopped by a reincarnated puppet and restrained by a resurrected Takigakure shinobi.
Director: Kazunori Mizuno
Writer: Toshiyuki Tsuru
10.0/101 votes#20 - Power - Final Episode
Season 13 Episode 295 - Aired 1/10/2013
The legendary Ama no Hoko imbues the Nine Tails’ clone with enough power to destroy the world. Naruto is overcome by its immense power and lies unconscious.
Director: Toshiyuki Tsuru
Writer: Toshiyuki Tsuru
The Best Episodes of Naruto Shippūden Season 13
Every episode of Naruto Shippūden Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Naruto Shippūden Season 13!
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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Season 13 Ratings Summary
"Attack of the Gedo Statue" is the best rated episode of "Naruto Shippūden" season 13. It scored 8/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Hideki Takayama and written by Katsuhiko Chiba, it aired on 8/23/2012. This episode is rated 2.0 points higher than the second-best, "Unison Sign".