10.0/101 votes#1 - The Battle Over the Barrier
Season 5 Episode 105 - Aired 4/16/2009
Kabuto plans on breaking Leaf’s The Four-Corner Sealing Barrier from the inside by using Yukimaru’s power and have the Three-Tailed Beast go on a rampage.
Director: Yuki Kinoshita
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#2 - Inari's Courage Put to the Test
Season 9 Episode 180 - Aired 10/7/2010
As the ninja of the Hidden Leaf Village work on repairing their village in the aftermath of Pain's invasion, Naruto and Sakura come across a familiar face among the carpenters: Inari and Tazuna have arrived to help out. Inari recalls what happened after Gato's death and how Naruto and Sasuke came to his rescue.
Director: Masaharu Watanabe
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#3 - Neji Chronicles
Season 9 Episode 192 - Aired 12/23/2010
Konohamaru's team asks Neji to talk about Naruto's heroism. Instead, Neji tells them about an incident during the Chunin exams three years prior. While Orochimaru attacked Konoha, two rogue ninja take advantage of the commotion and kidnap Hinata. Neji, Tenten, Kiba, and Akamaru rush out to save her. They're in trouble until Hiashi shows up and saves them, telling Neji that he's the beloved memory of Hiashi's younger brother. Neji realizes Naruto's speech about destiny was right; he isn't just a slave to the clan name. Konohamaru's team complains that Naruto wasn't in the story at all, and Neji cryptically answers that Naruto was the most important part.
Director: Hiroyoshi Kishikawa
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#4 - The Kunoichi Of Nadeshiko Village
Season 11 Episode 235 - Aired 11/3/2011
Naruto meets two kunoichi ninja named Shizuka and Tokiwa from the Nadeshiko village who are seeking the student of Jiraiya.
Director: Junichi Fujise
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#5 - Naruto's Vow
Season 11 Episode 242 - Aired 12/28/2011
During his final stop for supplies on an island in the Land of Water, Naruto runs into Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi of the Hidden Stone, who are on an assignment to deliver a letter from the Tsuchikage addressed to the Mizukage.
Director: Naoki Horiuchi
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#6 - Road to Sakura
Season 12 Episode 271 - Aired 7/26/2012
Ino sees Sakura falling from the sky. Although she manages to save her, the shock of the fall has left Sakura with amnesia.
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#7 - Fade into the Moonlight
Season 14 Episode 307 - Aired 4/4/2013
Three years ago, Leaf Anbu Yugao Uzuki lost her lover Hayate Gekko in battle. Unable to cope with his death, Yugao has since left the Anbu and joined the Medical Corps. Meanwhile, Kabuto has reanimated Hayate.
Director: Sumito Sasaki
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#8 - Night of the Crescent Moon
Season 14 Episode 308 - Aired 4/11/2013
Yugao is ordered by Sukui to track down the reanimated Hayate. Still shaken by her lover’s unexpected return as an enemy, Yugao manages to catch up to Hayate and his men.
Director: Hidetoshi Takahashi
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#9 - Prologue of Road to Ninja
Season 14 Episode 311 - Aired 5/2/2013
Madara is prepping his new jutsu Limited Tsukuyomi, choosing Naruto as his test subject. Meanwhile, Naruto is spending his day off alone in his room. Thinking that Naruto is lonely, Lee suggests they all go to the bathhouse for some relaxation.
Director: Kazunori Mizuno
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#10 - Nine Tails
Season 15 Episode 327 - Aired 8/29/2013
Naruto finds himself inside Four Tails’ inner world, where he promises to free Four Tails from Madara’s control. Listening in on their conversation, Nine Tails recalls all the time he has spent sealed inside Naruto.
Director: Hiroaki Nishimura
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#11 - 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#12 - 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
10.0/101 votes#13 - The Cursed Puppet
Season 19 Episode 408 - Aired 4/16/2015
Sakura and her team continue their trek across the desert towards the goal. Their continuous battles have depleted Sakura's chakra, so they stop to rest. Just then, they encounter a puppet manipulated by a rival team from the Sand and end up being discovered.
Director: Tsuneo Tominaga
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#14 - Their Backs
Season 19 Episode 409 - Aired 4/23/2015
Ino and Choji fight to protect an immobilized Sakura although they have depleted most of their chakra due to the relentless fighting.
Director: Yoshinori Odaka
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#15 - 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#16 - 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
10.0/101 votes#17 - 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#18 - 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#19 - 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#20 - 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: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#21 - Returning Home
Season 20 Episode 441 - Aired 12/10/2015
Naruto’s strength is recognized by his fellow genin, except Sasuke. But while Naruto enjoys a close relationship with his father, Sasuke’s father, Fugaku, constantly compares Sasuke with his older brother Itachi and barely pays attention to him…
Director: Toshihiro Maeya
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#22 - The Mutual Path
Season 20 Episode 442 - Aired 12/17/2015
Sasuke takes his frustrations out on Naruto and the two begin to fight, this time with their respective new jutsu. Minato steps in just before it turns into a disaster. From this encounter, Sasuke realizes that he is nowhere equal to Naruto in strength and joins the Leaf Police Force, determined to beat him one day.
Director: Maki Kodaira
Writer: Yuka Miyata
10.0/101 votes#23 - The Difference in Power
Season 20 Episode 443 - Aired 12/24/2015
Three years have passed since Sasuke joined the Leaf Police Force, and he's now lieutenant. But his abusive Police Force has only increased anxiety within the village, and the Uchiha remain in poor regard. Now that his training with Jiraiya has ended, Naruto returns to Hidden Leaf Village and has an explosive encounter with Sasuke in the middle of town!
Director: Yasuhiro Akamatsu
Writer: Yuka Miyata
9.5/102 votes#24 - The Hero of the Hidden Leaf
Season 8 Episode 175 - Aired 8/26/2010
Deciding to believe in Naruto, Nagato uses the Gedo Art: Rinne Rebirth jutsu, expending the last of his chakra, and thus giving his life, to revive every person in the village who died in the attack, saying that it's the least he can do. With Nagato dead, Konan leaves Akatsuki, taking Nagato and Pain's God Realm (who is actually the body of Yahiko) with her, parting with Naruto saying that since Nagato believed in him to achieve true peace, she will as well. As Naruto returns to the Leaf, he is astonished to find the entire village awaiting his return, hailing him as a true hero. After all these years, Naruto has finally received the acknowledgment he's always wanted.
Director: Hiroshi Kimura
Writer: Yuka Miyata
9.5/102 votes#25 - Power of the Five Kage
Season 10 Episode 204 - Aired 3/24/2011
Sasuke uses Susano'o to slip past Gaara and the Raikage and heads towards Danzo. Just as the latter is within Sasuke's grasp, however, the Mizukage stands in his way.
Director: Kenichi Nishida
Writer: Yuka Miyata
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"The Battle Over the Barrier" is the best rated episode written by Yuka Miyata. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Yuki Kinoshita. It aired on 4/16/2009 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Inari's Courage Put to the Test".