The BEST episodes written by Masashi Kishimoto
#2 - Thank You
Naruto Shippuden - Season 12 - Episode 7
The Nine Tails, having been released from Madara's control, continues to wreck havoc in the city. The Third Hokage summons the Monkey King Enma and drives the Nine Tails away from the city. Minato then returns to the city and with the help of the toad Gamabunta is able to restrain the Nine Tails long enough for him to teleport it along with his family to the outskirts of the village. Kushina binds the Nine Tails and as Minato prepares to do the Reaper Death Seal to seal away half of the Nine Tails Chakra and seal the rest inside Naruto using the Eight Trigrams Seal. He also seals a bit of Kushina's chakra to help Naruto tame the Nine Tails. All of this is witnessed by the Third Hokage and a few other ninja.
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#3 - The Fourth Hokage's Death Match
Naruto Shippuden - Season 12 - Episode 6
Kushina successfully delivers Naruto but their celebration comes short when Madara suddenly appears and kills Taji and Biwako. Madara attempts to kill Naruto but Minato quickly saves Naruto from explosion, and as Minato fled and put Naruto to safety Madara manages to release Nine Tails from Kushina. Madara takes control of the Nine Tails by using his Sharingan and tries to eliminate Kushina, but quickly saved by Minato and being brought back to Naruto. Madara summons Nine Tails to start the carnage over Konoha and Minato prepares himself to face Madara. As Minato arrives in Konoha and Nine Tails' Tailed Beast Ball was being absorbed, Madara appears on Minato and tries to grab him however Minato teleports and been easily followed by Madara. Minato and Madara start their clash, and Minato cleverly defeats Madara using his Rasengan and applying the contract seal to remove control on Nine Tails.
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#5 - Battle in Paradise! The Odd Beast vs. The Monster!
Naruto Shippuden - Season 12 - Episode 8
Kushina finally departs from Naruto's psyche and Naruto promises himself that he will train hard and surpass all Hokages in pursuit of his dream to become the next Hokage. Naruto wakes up and activates his Nine Tails chakra mode, which allows him to sense negative energy from Killer Bee's Samehada. Kisame Hoshigaki suddenly appears and escapes the chamber. Kisame swims down and uses his Samehada to absorb Killer Bee's chakra. When Kisame attempts to escape the island to give information on their location to Madara, Might Guy chases him down and stops him.
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#6 - The Orange Spark
Naruto Shippuden - Season 12 - Episode 4
Naruto's initial attack is ineffective against the beast but wasting no time he flips the beast over and launches a Rasenshuriken at it. He immediately tries to separate the beast's chakra but the beast's hatred and malice begins to fill him. While in the training chamber, B alerts Yamato who begins to attempt to suppress the beast. As the hatred fills him he is reminded of the people that spurned him in his childhood but a small gentle voice rings out telling him that he could stay there. With that chains erupt from Naruto's body and restrain the beast who recognises them as Kushina Uzumaki's. Within Naruto's mind a kind-faced woman with long, bright red hair appears before him who Naruto initially believes to be the Nine-Tails trying to deceive him. After Kushina brutally corrects him — realising who she is — an emotional Naruto greets his mother. With this, the two begin to talk and Kushina tells Naruto of her youth and how she fell in love with Minato Namikaze.
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#10 - Bitter Rivals and Broken Bonds
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 25
As their rivalry reaches a fever pitch, Kakashi-sensei breaks up the battle and sends Naruto and Sasuke to their corners. Meanwhile, Four Sound ninja enter the Hidden Leaf Village with only one thing on their mind... Sasuke!
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#12 - Land Ahoy! Is this the Paradise Island?
Naruto Shippuden - Season 12 - Episode 1
After a long voyage at sea, Naruto’s ship finally arrives at the island of its destination. Before everyone can rejoice, a giant squid attacks the ship. Fortunately, the crew is saved by Killer Bee, the Eight Tails’ jinchuriki host.
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#13 - Target: Nine Tails
Naruto Shippuden - Season 12 - Episode 5
Naruto defeats Nine Tails and manages to extract its chakra. Kushina reveals to Naruto that she became the Nine Tails' Jinchuriki. She also revealed her origin from the Hidden Eddy Village, which is highly recognized for its powerful sealing techniques and close ally of the Hidden Leaf Village. As Kushina gave birth to Naruto, Madara Uchiha silently attacked ANBU ninjas and infiltrated the venue.
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#14 - The Man Named Kisame
Naruto Shippuden - Season 12 - Episode 9
The after-effects of Guy's Daytime Tiger are felt throughout the island. Kisame is defeated, and Guy explains his technique. Yamato restrains him so Aoba can gather intel. When he's about to learn Tobi's identity, Kisame forces himself awake by biting off his own tongue. Kisame breaks free of his restraints and creates a water dome around himself. He recalls Itachi's words about learning what kind of person one is when they die. Knowing he's too weak to resist, and to prevent his enemies from gathering intel, Kisame summons sharks and allows himself to be eaten. The others are impressed by Kisame's resolution. When they open the scroll Kisame intended to deliver, it turns out to be a trap, leaving them stuck inside water prisons, while a summoned shark takes the scroll with the intel away.
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#15 - The Next Challenge! Naruto vs. Nine Tails!!
Naruto Shippuden - Season 12 - Episode 3
With Killer Bee as his new master, Naruto begins his training to control the power of a Tailed Beast. In order to do so, one must fight the Tailed Beast head on and absorb its chakra, converting it into one’s own power.
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#24 - Killer Bee and Motoi
Naruto Shippuden - Season 12 - Episode 2
Motoi confesses to Naruto and Yamato that he attempted to kill Bee during their childhood because of his father's death due to the sealing of the Eight Tails 30 years ago. As the young Bee became the Jinchuriki of Eight-Tails, Motoi realized that Bee had the same maltreatment of people just like Naruto and he understood what kind of life Bee is experiencing that time. After Motoi's confession, Naruto leaves the Waterfalls of Truth and heads to edge of the island where he thinks how to overcome his hatred and defeat his dark self. The squid again returns and attacks Naruto but Motoi is caught from its tentacles, then Bee appeared as the Eight Tails defeating the squid and saving Motoi. Motoi asked Bee why saved him despite he attempted to kill Bee. Bee answered in a rap that he and Motoi will remain good friends.
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#25 - An Invitation from the Sound
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 26
Sasuke takes on all four Sound Ninja, but soon learns it's going to take more than Chidori to defeat them!
#26 - Good-bye Old Friend…! I'll Always Believe in You!
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 31
With his life on the line against the Sound Ninja Jirobo, Choji looks back on the seeds of his friendship with Shikamaru. Can he defeat his fearsome opponent without any Chakra?
#27 - Your Opponent Is Me!
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 32
Hot on Sasuke's trail, Shikamaru and his squad get caught up in a web of unparalled chakra when they tangle with the six-armed Kidomaru!
#28 - The Vessel Arrives Too Late
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 35
In pursuit of the Sound Ninja, Naruto, Kiba and Shikamaru strike at dawn to retrieve Sasuke and bring him back to the Hidden Leaf Village.
#29 - To Each His Own Battle
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 38
With the Sasuke retrieval squad now split into individual battles, it's up to Naruto, Kiba and Shikamaru to stop the sound ninja. But little do they realize that there's more to their opponents than their basic techniques.
#30 - The Leaf's Handsome Devil!
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 40
Naruto's Shadow Clones are no match for Kimimaro's attacks. But when an old bushy-browed buddy from the Leaf Village shows up, all bets are off!
#31 - Kakashi Hatake, the Hokage
Naruto Shippuden - Season 10 - Episode 23
As the stone carver begins to carve Danzō's face in the Hokage Monument, he was told that Danzō is dead. Meanwhile, Kakashi takes Karin to the Konohagakure Intelligence Division to be questioned. Naruto gathers the Konoha 11 and tells them his decision to fight Sasuke alone, much to their frustration. After talking with the village's elders, Kakashi wanders around Konoha, thinking about his future as a Hokage when Might Guy appears and challenges him to race. Kakashi ultimately wins the race and Guy congratulates him on becoming Hokage, claiming that from now on Kakashi will be too busy for their matches. However, Kakashi tells him that they will always be "eternal rivals" and that he is happy he is there, leaving Guy in tears. Later, as the Fire Daimyō is about to appoint Kakashi as the new Hokage, Guy interrupts him and informs them that Tsunade has awoken from her coma. As the stone carver begins to carve Kakashi's head, he is once again stopped and informed that Tsunade will remain the Hokage, much to his dismay.
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#32 - Squad Mutiny: Everything Falls Apart!
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 29
As Shikamaru and the rest of the squad move in, Jirobo, one of the Sound Ninja, traps them within an Earth Dome Prison and sucks up their chakra!
#33 - Miscalculation: A New Enemy Appears!
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 36
Naruto, Kiba and Shikamaru intercept Sasuke from the Sound Ninja Four, but little do they know that another ninja from the Sound Village has been dispatched to grab Sasuke as well.
#34 - The Beast Within
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 41
Rock Lee's back and he's full of a special medicine that has Kimimaro on the run! Can he take out the fifth Sound Ninja?
#35 - A Fierce Battle of Rolling Thunder!
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 22
With Naruto's help, Idate reaches the Modoroki Shrine... But just as he's about to cross the bridge, an old nemesis stands in his way.
#36 - The Last Leg: A Final Act of Desperation
Naruto - Season 3 - Episode 23
Now that Sasuke and Sakura are trapped at the bottom of a cliff, it's up the Number One Knucklehead Ninja to defeat the malevolent Aoi and help Idate cross the finish line.