The Best Episodes Written By Yuka Miyata

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

Hanabi adores her sister Hinata, who struggles to become a worthy successor to the Hyuga Clan.

Director: N/A

Writer: Yuka Miyata

When Hinata is labeled unfit as a successor, Hanabi's heart becomes bound to her destiny.

Director: Kiyoshi Murayama

Writer: Yuka Miyata

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Naruto and Minato combine their powers to perform a Sage Jutsu attack on Obito.

Director: Yoshihiro Yanagiya

Writer: Yuka Miyata

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

Chakra—whose energy connects this world to those beyond—allows Obito to leave Rin's side for a moment and appear in Kakashi’s inner psyche. Obito gives him his Magekyo Sharingan and leaves with a parting wish that Kakashi become the Sixth Hokage.

Director: Kiyoshi Murayama

Writer: Yuka Miyata

Naruto and Sasuke have both become such high-level shinobi that each knows exactly what the other is thinking just by exchanging attacks. Despite knowing how Naruto feels, Sasuke is determined to cut him down.

Director: Hiroyuki Yamashita

Writer: Yuka Miyata

Naruto and Sasuke have both become such high-level shinobi that each knows exactly what the other is thinking just by exchanging attacks. Despite knowing how Naruto feels, Sasuke is determined to cut him down.

Director: Hiroyuki Yamashita

Writer: Yuka Miyata

Naruto's rage pushes him to unleash six of the Kyubi's tails against Pain. In order to combat this menace, Pain is forced to rely upon his most powerful technique to stop Naruto. Will Pain succeed in defeating Naruto, or will the most unexpected of allies appear to calm Naruto down?

Director: Atsushi Wakabayashi

Writer: Yuka Miyata

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

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

Back at the front lines, the five Kage struggle to hold their own against Madara's Susanoo-clad wood clones.  As the lights surrounding the reincarnated shinobi begin to illuminate the battlefield as they faded into pillars of light, Itachi approaches Sasuke and uses his Sharingan to show Sasuke everything about the Uchiha clan massacre.

Director: Atsushi Nigorikawa

Writer: Yuka Miyata

Ten Tails is on the brink of its final transformation and begins to form a massive Tailed Beast Bomb.

Director: Masaaki Kumagai

Writer: Yuka Miyata

Recalling the time when he shared Naruto’s desire to become Hokage, Obito opens up to Naruto about his dreams.

Director: Kazunori Mizuno

Writer: Yuka Miyata