The Best Episodes Written By Yuka Miyata

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.5/10(4 votes)

   #1 - The Final Battle

   S20:E4769/29/2016

   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.

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   #2 - Naruto and Sasuke

   S20:E4779/29/2016

   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.

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   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #3 - Road to Tenten ~The World of Dreams

   S20:E4279/3/2015

   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?

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   #4 - To See That Smile, Just One More Time

   S20:E4319/24/2015

   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.

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   #5 - The Battle Over the Barrier

   S5:E1054/16/2009

   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.

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   #6 - The Difference in Power

   S20:E44312/24/2015

   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!

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   #7 - 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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   9.3/10(3 votes)

   #8 - The Divine Tree

   S18:E38110/9/2014

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

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   9.3/10(3 votes)

   #9 - The Sharingan Revived

   S20:E4738/25/2016

   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.

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10. 

    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Planetary Devastation

    S8:E1677/1/2010

    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?

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    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Something to Fill the Hole

    S17:E3728/14/2014

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

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    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Road to Tenten ~ Where Tenten Belongs

    S20:E4289/3/2015

    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?

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    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - The Mutual Path

    S20:E44212/17/2015

    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.

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    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Promise That Was Kept

    S18:E38711/20/2014

    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.

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    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Adored Elder Sister

    S18:E38912/4/2014

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

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    #16 - The Cursed Puppet

    S19:E4084/16/2015

    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.

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    #17 - Returning Home

    S20:E44112/10/2015

    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…

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    #18 - Their Backs

    S19:E4094/23/2015

    Ino and Choji fight to protect an immobilized Sakura although they have depleted most of their chakra due to the relentless fighting.

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    #19 - Hanabi's Decision

    S18:E39012/4/2014

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

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    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #20 - I Will Love You Always

    S15:E33911/21/2013

    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.

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    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Truth

    S6:E14112/24/2009

    After Madara finishes telling Sasuke about his past, he reveals the unfathomable truth about Itachi's massacre of the Uchiha Clan. What really happened on that night? Why did Itachi join Akatsuki? And for what reason did he really spare Sasuke's life?

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    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #22 - The Two of Them...Always

    S20:E4718/11/2016

    Fearing that he will once again break a promise, Obito uses the last of his power to bring Sasuke and Sakura back, but the thought of his inability to protect Rin nags at him as he loses consciousness.

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    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #23 - You Better...

    S20:E4728/18/2016

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

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    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Power of the Five Kage

    S10:E2043/24/2011

    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.

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    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Pain vs. Kakashi

    S8:E1595/6/2010

    Kakashi continues to fight against Pain. With the arrival of Chouji and Chouza, things start looking up, but Pain's not out of tricks just yet.

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