The BEST episodes of Naruto Shippuden season 22

#1 - The Unison Sign

Season 22 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/6/2016

Naruto and Sasuke are enveloped in a huge, intense light after exchanging attacks. When they come to, scenes from their childhood unfold. Is this just a figment of their imagination? Or could this be the afterlife?

#2 - Congratulations

Season 22 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/1/2016

Team 7 joins forces and succeeds in sealing away Kaguya, and the Tailed Beasts that Kaguya absorbed are also freed. Black Zetsu escapes the seal to lie in wait for another time to resurrect his mother, but Naruto is not about to let him go!

#3 - Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 7: The Message

Season 22 - Episode 42 - Aired 3/23/2017

Naruto had once lived a lonely existence, ostracized by everyone. But Iruka's words and his very presence have supported Naruto to this day. As Naruto's wedding nears, Iruka begins to lose sight of what he was to Naruto, and is unsure of what to say for his message.

#4 - Naruto and Sasuke

Season 22 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/29/2016

#5 - The Final Battle

Season 22 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/29/2016

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.

#6 - The Final Valley

Season 22 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/8/2016

The battle with Kaguya is over, and all that is left is for Naruto and Sasuke to combine their powers and release the Infinite Tsukuyomi. But before they can do this, Sasuke makes a shocking declaration.

#7 - The Two of Them...Always

Season 22 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/11/2016

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.

#8 - She of the Beginning

Season 22 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/12/2016

Kaguya Otsutsuki suddenly emerges from Madara’s body. She is the mother of Hagoromo, the Sage of the Six Paths who entrusted his powers to Naruto and Sasuke. Kaguya’s power is immense and instantly sends Naruto and Sasuke to an alternate dimension. Naruto and Sasuke are the only ones who can seal away Kaguya, but they can’t find a jutsu that works against her!

#9 - Naruto Uzumaki!!

Season 22 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/13/2016

"I'll be a better shinobi than Lord Hokage! Then all the villagers will have to acknowledge my existence at last!" True to his word, Naruto has walked his own path until there are none who do not recognize that he's become a great shinobi and a hero who has saved the world. But what path will Naruto take now? How will the world of the shinobi change? This is the story of the boy who blew through the hearts of all like a "shippu," an irresistible gale. This is the story of Naruto Uzumaki.

#10 - The Sharingan Revived

Season 22 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/25/2016

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.

#11 - Connecting Thoughts

Season 22 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/4/2016

Before Naruto and Sasuke can attempt to seal Kaguya away, she transports Sasuke into a different Time-Space. Obito realizes that Kaguya’s ability to travel through Time-Space is similar to Kakashi’s and his own Visual Prowess. Obito and Sakura team up and begin the search for Sasuke.

#12 - A Fabricated Past

Season 22 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/26/2016

Kaguya is furious that Hagoromo has broken the law. Hagoromo finds out what Kaguya did in the past and makes up his mind to fight her. Knowing nothing about her, Hagoromo cannot trust her—he wonders if the love and the despair she experienced are the sole cause of her anger. Unable to reach an understanding, mother and sons begin their long, sad battle.

#13 - Naruto Shippuden, Sasuke's Story: Sunrise, Part 4: The Ketsuryugan

Season 22 - Episode 29 - Aired 12/22/2016

Sasuke uncovers Fuushin’s true identity at last, and begins to fight him. The moment Sasuke tries to read Fuushin’s memories with his Sharingan, a wave of genjutsu from a massive red eye causes Sasuke to lose consciousness. He awakens to find himself alone, and sees tracks in the snow that indicate Fuushin has barely escaped alive.

#14 - Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 3: Steam and Food Pills

Season 22 - Episode 38 - Aired 2/23/2017

The super-secret mission to find Naruto and Hinata a wedding gift proves to be difficult for Shikamaru. Choji has found the perfect gift, which adds to Shikamaru's panic. But then Choji mentions something in passing and Shikamaru gets an idea. All he needs now is to enlist Temari's help!

#15 - Hagoromo and Hamura

Season 22 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/19/2016

Near the Divine Tree is an area known as the Peak of Demise. No one is allowed to go near it, except those chosen by Kaguya to undergo a ritual she has established. Gamamaru, a Sage Toad, says the truth lies beyond the peak—those words stir Hagoromo’s curiosity, and he decides to head out to investigate.

#16 - Naruto Shippuden, Sasuke's Story: Sunrise, Part 1: The Exploding Human

Season 22 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/1/2016

The fourth Great Shinobi World War has ended. But Sasuke decides to continue his solitary journey—this time to atone for his sins. Meanwhile, back at the Leaf Village, there is a growing number of missing shinobi. As Kakashi—the sixth Hokage—and the others discuss these incidents, the Leaf is attacked by a mysterious group of shinobi.

#17 - The Successor

Season 22 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/21/2016

Everyone believes that Indra is the best choice to be Hagomoro's successor, and the sage's indecision begins to cause anxiety among his followers. Finally, Ashura returns home, and Hagoromo reveals who he has chosen.

#18 - Kaguya Otsutsuki

Season 22 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/12/2016

Kaguya Otsutsuki suddenly descends from the heavens as the people of the Land of Sou look on in surprise and suspicion. But their king, Tenji, is enthralled by her and takes her for his concubine. In this age of endless war, Kaguya wishes for nothing but peace. But as the self-proclaimed protector of the Divine Tree, she soon finds herself engulfed by the tides of chaos and war.

#19 - Shikamaru's Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 2: Dark Clouds

Season 22 - Episode 32 - Aired 1/19/2017

After the Great War, many missing and Rogue Ninja made their way into the Land of Silence. Sai, who has infiltrated the region to investigate, sends a cryptic message back to the Leaf. Shikamaru, determined to find out what's happening, heads for the Land of Silence with two members of the ANBU, Soku and Ro. However, they must first get past a heavily guarded checkpoint.

#20 - Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 6: The Outcome of the Secret Mission

Season 22 - Episode 41 - Aired 3/16/2017

Naruto's wedding day approaches, and one by one, each of his friends is getting a gift ready. But the true purpose for this mission has not been revealed to anyone: the gifts will be judged to select who can attend the reception! Seeing the care and thought that went into each of the gifts, Kakashi begins to wonder if that's the right thing to do.

#21 - Hidden Leaf Story, The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 1: Naruto's Wedding

Season 22 - Episode 36 - Aired 2/16/2017

Naruto and Hinata’s wedding day has been set. As the date approaches, Kakashi encounters a problem: Naruto’s friends are all top shinobi—the first line of defense in the village. They work 24/7, and there are always a few who cannot attend celebrations. As Kakashi tries to find the most reasonable solution, he announces a super-secret mission to find the couple a wedding gift.

#22 - The Tumultuous Journey

Season 22 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/30/2016

Hagoromo sends the brothers to two battle-scarred regions left untouched since the fight with Ten Tails. He then announces that he will choose his successor depending on the outcome of their missions.

#23 - Shikamaru's Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 4: Cloud of Suspicion

Season 22 - Episode 34 - Aired 2/2/2017

Shikamaru is captured while trying to save Sai and stop Gengo. Far from giving up, he racks his brain to find a away out of the situation. Just as an opportunity presents itself, Ro and Soku appear under Gengo’s control!

#24 - Naruto Shippuden, Sasuke's Story: Sunrise, Part 5: The Last One

Season 22 - Episode 30 - Aired 1/5/2017

Sasuke begins his own investigation into the incidents. He overcomes many dangers on his path to the truth. The Exploding Humans, the Ketsuryugan, the Chinoike Clan, and the Uchiha Clan—just how are they connected? Where does his journey lead? The mystery is about to be solved...

#25 - Naruto Shippuden, Sasuke's Story: Sunrise, Part 3: Fuushin

Season 22 - Episode 28 - Aired 12/15/2016

Orochimaru brings Sasuke to the Coliseum fighting ring, to lure out En Oyashiro, who may have some information regarding the Exploding Human incident. The match is called off when more Exploding Humans appear and the opportunity to meet Oyashiro seems lost. However, impressed by Sasuke’s Sharingan, Oyashiro approaches him in person.