The Best Episodes Written By Shin Yoshida
Every TV Episode Written by Shin Yoshida Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Shin Yoshida Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Shin Yoshida is "Successor of the Forbidden Jutsu", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Shigeharu Takahashi". "Successor of the Forbidden Jutsu" aired on 1/28/2010 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "The Heir to Darkness".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - 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
10.0/10 1 votes#2 - 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
10.0/10 2 votes#3 - 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
10.0/10 1 votes#4 - 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: Kiyomu Fukuda
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#5 - 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
10.0/10 1 votes#6 - 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
10.0/10 1 votes#7 - The Man Who Died Twice
Season 9 Episode 193 - Aired 1/6/2011
Naruto thinks back to the time when he encountered the soul of a man named Kisuke. Kisuke didn't recall anything about who he was, but a visit to the Leaf Village's hospital revealed something startling. Meanwhile, higher-ups of the Fire Country met to decide on a new security system for the Leaf Village put together by a ninja named Sabiru. Who exactly were Kisuke and Sabiru, and what connection did the two have?
Director: Chiyuki Tanaka
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 2 votes#8 - Naruto's Plea
Season 10 Episode 200 - Aired 2/24/2011
Naruto stands before the Raikage and begs him to forgive Sasuke. Will the Raikage listen to what he has to say? Later, the Five Kage Summit gets underway. Mifune suggests that the Five Great Nations should form the first alliance of its kind; but also nominates Danzo to be the leader. How will the other Kages react to the latter proposal?
Director: Shu Watanabe
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#9 - Eat or Die! Mushrooms from Hell
Season 11 Episode 229 - Aired 9/22/2011
Making a stop at a nearby port to stock up on supplies, Naruto buys a rare mushroom from a vegetable merchant. But soon after they set sail for their next destination, Naruto and the other crewmembers find their ship infested with poisonous mushrooms.
Director: Kiyomu Fukuda
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#10 - Naruto's Imposter
Season 11 Episode 233 - Aired 10/20/2011
Naruto finds an imposter that has been building his reputation by attempting to steal from other people while his friend is also attempting to gain a reputation by "beating" the imposter up so he builds his reputation even further and become a ninja.
Director: Naoki Horiuchi
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#11 - Friends You Can Count On
Season 11 Episode 236 - Aired 11/10/2011
While talking with his students, Shino talks about how he and his team got together and became more close as friends and teammates. The story switches to Shino's flashback during the first part of Naruto. They are on a mission assigned by Kurenai in which a Jonin assassin from a neighboring village. Shino gets defeated because of weak taijutsu and descends into depression. He even reveals he was going to abandon the team that helped him because he didn't think he was useful to them. But after his friends get in trouble with the rouge Shino comes back and defeats the rouge.
Director: Tomonari Tanaka
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#12 - 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
10.0/10 1 votes#13 - 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
10.0/10 1 votes#14 - The Heart's Eye
Season 14 Episode 306 - Aired 3/28/2013
Hinata defends Neji from a White Zetsu clone while he’s recovering from an earlier fight. She then remembers the time Neji protected her the same way after she temporarily lost her sight.
Director: Shigeki Kawai
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#15 - A Hole in the Heart: The Other Jinchuriki
Season 14 Episode 318 - Aired 6/20/2013
Kabuto reanimates Fukai to attack Killer Bee and Motoi. Fukai warns Killer Bee to escape before being taken over by Kabuto. To everyone’s surprise, Fukai releases Eight Tails’ chakra and enters Tailed Beast State.
Director: Hiroaki Nishimura
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 2 votes#16 - Madara Uchiha
Season 15 Episode 322 - Aired 7/25/2013
The reanimated shinobi appearing before Gaara and Ohnoki is revealed to be none other than Madara Uchiha himself…which raises the question of who the masked man claiming to be Madara really is.
Director: Hiroyuki Yamashita
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#17 - The Secret of the Transportation Technique
Season 15 Episode 342 - Aired 12/12/2013
Having absorbed the chakras of all nine Tailed Beasts, the Gedo Statue begins its transformation into Ten Tails. Naruto, Killer Bee, Kakashi, and Guy try to destroy the Gedo Statue but are stopped by the masked man.
Director: Masaaki Kumagai
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#18 - Creeping Shadow
Season 15 Episode 347 - Aired 1/23/2014
Being informed by Kakashi that the orphans he trained are now attempting to bring about change in the Hidden Rain Village through dialogue, Jiraiya expresses hist satisfaction with his students' progress.
Director: Sekito Kanno
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#19 - The New Akatsuki
Season 15 Episode 348 - Aired 1/30/2014
Danzo deliberately misleads Hanzo, telling him that the Akatsuki are attempting to sabotage the peace talks between the Hidden Rain and Stone. Believing his story, Hanzo sets up a trap to crush the Akatsuki for the sake of his people.
Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#20 - The Ties That Bind
Season 17 Episode 364 - Aired 6/5/2014
The Allied Shinobi Forces begin their onslaught against Obito and Madara. But Ten Tails suddenly transforms and hurls powerful Tailed Beast Bombs toward distant towns.
Director: Masaaki Kumagai
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#21 - Hashirama and Madara
Season 17 Episode 367 - Aired 7/3/2014
Villages did not exist when Hashirama was a child. It was during this strife-filled time that he met Madara Uchiha.
Director: Kazuya Iwata
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#22 - The Era of Warring States
Season 17 Episode 368 - Aired 7/10/2014
Madara and Hashirama eventually become the leaders of their respective clans.
Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa
Writer: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 2 votes#23 - 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: Shin Yoshida
10.0/10 1 votes#24 - 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
10.0/10 1 votes#25 - 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