6.0/103 votes#1 - Team 7 Assemble!
Season 18 Episode 373 - Aired 8/21/2014
Team 7 is finally reunited when Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke join forces.
Director: Takuma Suzuki
Writer: Yuka Miyata
8.5/102 votes#2 - The New Three-Way Deadlock
Season 18 Episode 374 - Aired 8/28/2014
Bearing a close resemblance to the Legendary Sannin, Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke make a stunning arrival on the battlefield with each of their summonings.
Director: Naoki Horiuchi
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
9.7/103 votes#3 - Kakashi vs. Obito
Season 18 Episode 375 - Aired 9/4/2014
Kakashi holds on to the hope that Obito can return to being the young man that he remembers. But Obito has abandoned the present as well as the memories of his friends and is determined to end the world!
Director: Hiroyuki Yamashita
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki, Shin Yoshida
8.0/102 votes#4 - The Directive to Take the Nine-Tails!
Season 18 Episode 376 - Aired 9/11/2014
Part 1 of a special two-part extra edition! The townspeople are going about their daily business on the streets of the Leaf Village when someone suddenly appears and starts sending them flying!
Director: Kazuya Iwata
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
8.0/102 votes#5 - Naruto vs. Mecha Naruto
Season 18 Episode 377 - Aired 9/11/2014
Part 2 of a special two-part extra edition! The townspeople are going about their daily business on the streets of the Leaf Village when someone suddenly appears and starts sending them flying!
Director: Kazunori Mizuno
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
9.0/102 votes#6 - The Ten Tails' Jinchuriki
Season 18 Episode 378 - Aired 9/18/2014
Obito completely absorbs the giant Ten Tails, undergoes a transformation and becomes the Ten Tails' Jinchuriki.
Director: Takuma Suzuki
Writer: Shin Yoshida
9.5/102 votes#7 - An Opening
Season 18 Episode 379 - Aired 9/25/2014
Obito has gained complete control over his power as the Ten Tails Jinchuriki. His powerful, cold-blooded attacks force Naruto and his friends into a corner.
Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
9.5/102 votes#8 - The Day Naruto Was Born
Season 18 Episode 380 - Aired 10/2/2014
Minato is filled with regret during his confrontation with Obito. He thinks if only he had recognized Obito as the Masked Man during the assault on the Hidden Leaf Village, he could have stopped the attack, and maybe Kushina would not have died.
Director: Masayuki Yamada
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
9.5/102 votes#9 - The Divine Tree
Season 18 Episode 381 - Aired 10/9/2014
Naruto and Minato combine their powers to perform a Sage Jutsu attack on Obito.
Director: Yoshihiro Yanagiya
Writer: Yuka Miyata
9.0/102 votes#10 - A Shinobi's Dream
Season 18 Episode 382 - Aired 10/16/2014
The Ten Tails morphs into its final form, "The Divine Tree," and attacks the shinobi, absorbing their chakra one after another.
Director: Takuma Suzuki
Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo
9.0/102 votes#11 - Pursuing Hope
Season 18 Episode 383 - Aired 10/23/2014
Naruto's past, thoughts, and feelings flow into the consciousness of every shinobi, unifying their hearts.
Director: Masaaki Kumagai
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
9.0/102 votes#12 - A Heart Filled With Comrades
Season 18 Episode 384 - Aired 10/30/2014
Naruto and Sasuke size up Obito as the final battle looms.
Director: Naoki Horiuchi
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
8.0/102 votes#13 - Obito Uchiha
Season 18 Episode 385 - Aired 11/6/2014
Naruto objects to Obito’s claim that he is the second Sage of Six Paths and declares that he is Obito Uchiha.
Director: Kazunori Mizuno
Writer: Shin Yoshida, Junki Takegami
9.0/102 votes#14 - I'm Always Watching
Season 18 Episode 386 - Aired 11/13/2014
Pressed by Naruto, Obito remembers the time he, Kakashi, and Rin teamed up for the Chunin Exam and when he promised Rin that he would become Hokage.
Director: Kazuya Iwata
Writer: Shin Yoshida, Junki Takegami
9.5/102 votes#15 - The Promise That Was Kept
Season 18 Episode 387 - Aired 11/20/2014
Naruto's power of persuasion moves Obito's heart. Due to the influence of the Ten Tails, visions of himself and Rin from the past appear in the inner realm and play havoc with Obito’s emotions.
Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa
Writer: Yuka Miyata
8.5/102 votes#16 - My First Friend
Season 18 Episode 388 - Aired 11/27/2014
All the Tailed Beasts are freed, and old friends Kakashi and Obito come face to face with each other. What will Obito's response be? Meanwhile, the Tailed Beasts and the Allied Shinobi Forces shift their focus onto their greatest foe, Madara Uchiha. Gaara is reunited with his former Tailed Beast, Shukaku. When Gaara asks Shukaku to lend his power to seal Madara, he refuses. Will their history of animosity prevent them from working together?
Director: Yoshihiko Iwata
Writer: Masahiro Hikokubo
10.0/101 votes#17 - The Adored Elder Sister
Season 18 Episode 389 - Aired 12/4/2014
Hanabi adores her sister Hinata, who struggles to become a worthy successor to the Hyuga Clan.
Director: Maki Kodaira
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#18 - Hanabi's Decision
Season 18 Episode 390 - Aired 12/4/2014
When Hinata is labeled unfit as a successor, Hanabi's heart becomes bound to her destiny.
Director: Kiyoshi Murayama
Writer: Yuka Miyata
9.0/103 votes#19 - Madara Uchiha Arises
Season 18 Episode 391 - Aired 12/11/2014
Naruto and the Allied Shinobi Forces successfully extract the Tailed Beasts from Obito. Only Madara remains, and Naruto heads out to tackle this foe.
Director: Masaaki Kumagai
Writer: Yasuyuki Suzuki
9.0/102 votes#20 - The Hidden Heart
Season 18 Episode 392 - Aired 12/18/2014
With his newly revived strength, Madara doesn't give in against the nine Tailed Beasts.
Director: Masayuki Yamada
Writer: Katsuhiko Chiba
9.0/102 votes#21 - A True Ending
Season 18 Episode 393 - Aired 12/25/2014
Despite all efforts, Kurama is extracted from Naruto, and ultimately, all the Tailed Beasts are imprisoned inside the Gedo Statue.
Director: Kazunori Mizuno
Writer: Shin Yoshida
The Best Episodes of Naruto Shippūden Season 18
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Season 18 Ratings Summary
"Team 7 Assemble!" is the best rated episode of "Naruto Shippūden" season 18. It scored 6/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Takuma Suzuki and written by Yuka Miyata, it aired on 8/21/2014. This episode is rated 2.5 points higher than the second-best, "The New Three-Way Deadlock".