The Best Episodes Written By Junki Takegami

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Counterattack of the Curse Mark

   S5:E1095/14/2009

   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.

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   9.4/10(7 votes)

   #2 - Thank You

   S12:E2492/9/2012

   The Nine Tails, having been released from Madara's control, continues to wreck havoc in the city. The Third Hokage summons the Monkey King Enma and drives the Nine Tails away from the city. Minato then returns to the city and with the help of the toad Gamabunta is able to restrain the Nine Tails long enough for him to teleport it along with his family to the outskirts of the village. Kushina binds the Nine Tails and as Minato prepares to do the Reaper Death Seal to seal away half of the Nine Tails Chakra and seal the rest inside Naruto using the Eight Trigrams Seal. He also seals a bit of Kushina's chakra to help Naruto tame the Nine Tails. All of this is witnessed by the Third Hokage and a few other ninja.

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   9.4/10(7 votes)

   #3 - The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant

   S6:E13310/29/2009

   Jiraiya realizes that the six Pains are all ninja he's met before. Putting various pieces of information together, Jiraiya figures out Pain's true identity, but Pain doesn't intend to allow Jiraiya to leave with that information alive. Elsewhere, the fated meeting between Itachi and Sasuke arrives, and Sasuke foresees Itachi's death.

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   9.2/10(6 votes)

   #4 - Kakashi Chronicles ~ Boys' Life on the Battlefield ~ Part 2

   S6:E1207/30/2009

   Obito ignores Kakashi’s order to continue with the mission and leaves to save Rin, who was kidnapped by the Rock ninja. But the enemies detect Obito’s arrival and defeat him. Kakashi arrives at the last minute and saves Obito…

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   9.0/10(6 votes)

   #5 - The Fourth Hokage's Death Match!

   S12:E2482/9/2012

   Minato is forced to use his Flying Raijin jutsu and leave his wife Kushina behind to save their newborn son, Naruto, from a masked assailant.

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   8.8/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Hashirama's Cells

   S16:E3512/20/2014

   At the Foundation, Kakashi meets a boy who uses Wood Style, a jutsu that only First Hokage Hashirama was capable of using. Kakashi goes to Third Hokage Hiruzen’s library to seek answers and discovers records regarding Hashirama’s cells.

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #7 - The Loser Ninja

   S20:E43210/1/2015

   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...

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   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #8 - The Search Mission

   S20:E43310/8/2015

   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.

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   8.5/10(6 votes)

   #9 - Target: Nine Tails

   S12:E2472/2/2012

   Sixteen years ago, Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and his wife Kushina are expecting their first child, much to the delight of the young couple.

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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Hopes Entrusted to the Future

    S19:E4135/21/2015

    Gaara meets with Fugi, the mastermind behind the assassination attempt on his life. He confides that perhaps, after all the fear and pain he has wrought upon the Sand, he has no right to be their leader.

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    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Minato's Death

    S16:E3502/13/2014

    Kakashi becomes part of the ANBU Black Ops, an elite team of shinobi who are under the direct command of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

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12. 

    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Tales of a Gutsy Ninja ~ Jiraiya Ninja Scroll ~ Part 2

    S6:E1289/24/2009

    In the Rain Country, Jiraiya decides to take care of three young orphans for a while. Yahiko, a spunky young boy, wants Jiraiya to train him, Konan, and Nagato to be shinobi, but it's not until he sees a strange phenomenon in Nagato that he decides to do so. What is the secret behind Nagato's Rinnengan eyes? What will become of these three children?

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Labyrinth of Distorted Reflection

    S5:E972/19/2009

    In Konoha, Tsunade discovers they have an enemy using Crystal Style. While on his mission with Team Kakashi, Naruto meets Yūkimaru once again and talks to him. Guren puts a gigantic Crystal Prison over the forest trapping Team Kurenai inside. Guren then prepares six Crystal Clones and attacks Team Kurenai with them. Hinata defeats one clone but is locked up in a Crystal Prison by another. Team Kakashi reaches the borders of the giant prison and Naruto uses his new Jutsu with Gamatatsu to bust a way in.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Inside the Mist

    S5:E1003/12/2009

    Guren is rendered unconscious and relives her past as Naruto is caught in an illusion about Sasuke. After Kakashi finds him, Teams Kakashi and Kurenai conclude the mist around them causes Genjutsu courtesy of the Three-Tails. After Guren wakes up, Yūkimaru suffers another fever and passes out. Tsunade hears of the Three-Tails and assmbles Shizune, Ino, Tenten and Lee to go and seal it before the Akatsuki do. Naruto and Sakura talk about the home that people should return to before Naruto heads off to find Yūkimaru.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Breaking the Crystal Style

    S5:E1044/9/2009

    After Shino finishes preparing his insects, he goes against Guren's crystal style. Elsewhere, while Shizune, Sakura, Ino and Hinata are bringing the sealing barrier to the Sanbi, they are being watched by Tobi and Rinji.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Memory of Guilt

    S5:E1105/21/2009

    Katsuyu arrives to help the sealing team with the sealing barrier. Naruto and Guren arrive to save Yukimaru from Rinji, but after Guren and Yukimaru have a brief discussion, Rinji reveals the truth about Guren to Yukimaru in hope that he'll make the Sanbi go wild. What will Yukimaru's reaction be when he discovers Guren killed his mother?

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - The Masked Man

    S20:E43611/5/2015

    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.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Order of Priority

    S20:E43510/22/2015

    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!

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    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #19 - Charmander - The Stray Pokémon

    S1:E116/10/1997

    Our friends, lost, discover an injured Charmander. Pikachu talks to it and learns that it's been waiting a long time for its trainer to return.

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    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Kakashi Chronicles ~ Boys' Life on the Battlefield ~ Part 1

    S6:E1197/30/2009

    Over ten years ago, the Five Great Nations’ were in the midst of the Third Great Ninja War. Future Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze assigns young Kakashi, Obito of the Uchiha clan, and Rin, on a mission to Kannabi Bridge...

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    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Tales of a Gutsy Ninja ~Jiraiya Ninja Scroll ~ Part 1

    S6:E1279/24/2009

    Having become genin, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru are assigned to the future Third Hokage's platoon. Watching Sarutobi's space/time ninjutsu, Jiraiya becomes absorbed into learning it. One day, Jiraiya loses his way and stumbles upon Myouboku Mountain. There he meets the Great Toad Sage who predicted his arrival. See the origins of the Toad Sage Jiraiya!

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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #22 - A Mask that Hides the Heart

    S16:E3492/6/2014

    After the end of the Third Great Ninja War, the Leaf Village is divided over who should become the next Hokage.

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    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #23 - One Worth Betting On

    S13:E28711/1/2012

    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.

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    8.2/10(39 votes)

    #24 - Luffy's Past! The Red-haired Shanks appears

    S1:E412/8/1999

    Out on the sea, Luffy almost loses his hat and reflects on his past, and how a pirate named Shanks influenced him. Afterwards, Luffy meets Nami, and Buggy the Clown's men.

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    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #25 - Set Sail! The Seafaring Cook Sets Off With Luffy!

    S1:E306/28/2000

    After the battle, Gin decides to go back to the Grand Line with Krieg despite still being poisoned, and Sanji makes the difficult decision on whether to stay or to go with Luffy just as Yosaku comes back with news that he knows where Nami is.

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