Naruto Shippuden Pain Episodes
Naruto: Shippuden (Season 8) | |
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Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 24 |
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Original network | TV Tokyo |
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List of Naruto: Shippuden episodes |
The eighth season of the Naruto: Shippudenanime series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. The eighth season aired from March to August 2010.[1] The season follows the Akatsuki leader Pain invading the Leaf Village and attempting to kidnap Naruto Uzumaki. It is referred to by its DVDs as the chapter of Two Saviors (二人の救世主Futari no Kyūseishu). Aniplex released the six volumes between October 7, 2010 and March 2, 2011. While the volumes contains all the episodes, episodes 170 and 171 were skipped to the sixth volume.[2]
On January 2, 2009, Viz Media and Crunchyroll began providing subtitledNaruto: Shippuden episodes.[3] The English dubbed version of this season premiered on February 16, 2013 on Neon Alley and concluded on March 30, 2013.[4]
The season contains five musical themes: 'Sign' by Flow is used as the opening theme until episode 153, where it was replaced by 'Tōmei Datta Sekai' (透明だった世界, 'Formerly Transparent World') by Motohiro Hata. 'For You' by Azu is used as the ending theme until episode 153, when it was replaced by 'Jitensha' (自転車, 'Bicycle') by OreSkaBand until episode 166, where it was replaced by 'Utakata Hanabi' (うたかた花火, 'Transient Fireworks') by Supercell. The fourth feature film, Naruto Shippuden The Movie: The Lost Tower was released on July 31, 2010. The broadcast versions of episodes 172 to 175 include scenes from the film in the opening themes, while still retaining the music 'Tōmei Datta Sekai'.
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Episode listing[edit]
No. | Title | Original air date | English air date | |
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152 | 'Somber News' Transcription: 'Hihō' (Japanese: 悲報) | March 25, 2010 | February 16, 2013 (online) April 1, 2017 (TV) | |
After extracting the Six Tails from Utakata, the Akatsuki note that only two Jinchuriki remain to be captured as Sasuke Uchiha hands the unconscious Killer Bee over to Tobi. Meanwhile, the Fourth Raikage learns of Taka's action as is livid that they stole his brother. At the Hidden Leaf Village, after recalling his encounter with Itachi prior to his battle with Sasuke, Naruto Uzumaki learns of Jiraiya's death from Tsunade and Fukasaku. | ||||
153 | 'Following the Master's Shadow' Transcription: 'Shi no Kage o Otte' (Japanese: 師の影を追って) | March 25, 2010 | February 23, 2013 (online) April 8, 2017 (TV) | |
Naruto, heart-broken of learning Jiraiya's death by the hands of Pain, walks off and recalls his time with his mentor. Fukasaku shows Jiraiya's chakra-encrypted code to Tsunade who has Shikamaru give to their village's best code breaker in translate. The next day, told that the cipher might be known by something Jiraiya knows, Shikamaru visits Naruto and gives him some peace of mind by revealing that Kurenai is pregnant with Asuma's child and that they should stop being children and become the best of what their mentors saw in them. | ||||
154 | 'Decryption' Transcription: 'Angō Kaidoku' (Japanese: 暗号解読) | April 8, 2010 | February 23, 2013 (online) April 15, 2017 (TV) | |
The scientists inspect the body of Pain's Animal Path, while Naruto and Shikamaru identify the message. Naruto, noticing the number nine emulated for the 'Ta' katakana on the 'Make-Out Tactics' Book, informs Tsunade and Fukasaku that the number code unveils the sentence saying, 'The Real One Is Not There'. Fukasaku memorizes Jiraiya's actions and takes Naruto to Mount Myoboku for training in Sage Mode. There, meeting Gamakichi who tries to help him understand Fukasaku's lecture, Naruto learns the basics of Sage Jutsu and the risk of death. | ||||
155 | 'The First Challenge' Transcription: 'Daiichi no Kadai' (Japanese: 第一の課題) | April 8, 2010 | February 23, 2013 (online) April 22, 2017 (TV) | |
Learning that Jiraiya did not perfect his Sage Jutsu, Naruto learns that taking in too much Natural Energy can cause him to turn into a toad and then into stone. Fukasaku has Naruto beginning his training by using 'toad oil' to help him gather energy, whacking him and his clones with a special club to prevent them from becoming toads. Fukasaku later gives Naruto Jiraiya's first book, Tales of Gutsy Ninja to read. Meanwhile, as Tobi and the other Akatsuki members discover that the 'Killer Bee' in their possession is actually a fragment of the Eight Tails, Pain and Konan head out to the Hidden Leaf to capture the Nine-Tails. | ||||
156 | 'Surpassing the Master' Transcription: 'Shi o Koeru Toki' (Japanese: 師を超えるとき) | April 15, 2010 | February 23, 2013 (online) April 29, 2017 (TV) | |
After intense training, Naruto successfully gathers energy to master Sage Mode for the first time and surpass Jiraiya. Fukasaku teaches to Naruto with Frog Kumite, a senjutsu-enhanced taijutsu increasing the range for physical attacks. Meanwhile, the Raikage A orders Samui, Karui and Omoi to find Bee and deliver the letter for Tsunade about capturing Sasuke. | ||||
157 | 'Assault on the Leaf Village!' Transcription: 'Konoha Shūgeki!' (Japanese: 木ノ葉襲撃!) | April 22, 2010 | March 2, 2013 (online) May 6, 2017 (TV) | |
While Naruto finishes training on Mount Myoboku, Pain invades the Hidden Leaf with his new Animal Path Pain. While Inoichi reads the Animal Path's mind and Shizune leads a biopsy team to find secrets behind the metal piercings for the Leaf's Intel Division, Pain interrogates with the villagers. Knowing that Pain is attacking the village, Tsunade orders them to get Naruto back. | ||||
158 | 'Power to Believe' Transcription: 'Shinjiru Chikara' (Japanese: 信じる力) | April 29, 2010 | March 2, 2013 (online) May 13, 2017 (TV) | |
Danzo, Homura and Koharu ask Tsunade to cancel Naruto's return, but she convinces them to let Naruto come for Pain and Konan. As Tsunade protecting them failed, Danzo kills the messenger frog from getting to Naruto. Kakashi Hatake meets to confront Pain, allowing Iruka's escape. | ||||
159 | 'Pain vs. Kakashi' Transcription: 'Pein vs Kakashi' (Japanese: ペインvsカカシ) | May 6, 2010 | March 2, 2013 (online) May 20, 2017 (TV) | |
Kakashi is stopped by Pain's Asura Path from helping Choza as he and Choji are outmatched against Pain. While Pain annihilates Choza's squad as his Asura Path attacks Kakashi, Choji escapes and get to Tsunade. | ||||
160 | 'Mystery of Pain' Transcription: 'Pein no Nazo' (Japanese: ペインの謎) | May 13, 2010 | March 2, 2013 (online) June 3, 2017 (TV) | |
Naruto attempts to merge with Fukasaku, so that he can move in Sage Mode while Fukasaku gathers Nature Energy for him. But the Nine-Tails forces them to find an alternate method for Naruto to enter Sage Mode in battle. As the Interrogation Corp fights off Pain's new Animal Path and barrages them with an assortments of animal summonings, Ibiki fails to stop them. | ||||
161 | 'Surname Is Sarutobi. Given Name, Konohamaru!' Transcription: 'Sei wa Sarutobi, Na wa Konohamaru!' (Japanese: 姓は猿飛、名は木ノ葉丸!) | May 20, 2010 | March 9, 2013 (online) June 10, 2017 (TV) | |
Pain's Naraka Path displays its mysterious power against two leaf shinobi while Konohamaru Sarutobi watches in horror. Pain senses Konohamaru's presence but is interrupted by Ebisu who takes on Pain in order to allow Konohamaru to escape. After seeing Ebisu about to be killed, Konohamaru intervenes and after learning of Naraka's ability, judging souls and then reaping the sinner of their life, with a Shadow Clone, he unleashes the Rasengan and is able to keep Naraka at bay. | ||||
162 | 'Pain to the World' Transcription: 'Sekai ni Itami o' (Japanese: 世界に痛みを) | May 27, 2010 | March 9, 2013 (online) June 17, 2017 (TV) | |
As the Inuzuka and Aburame clans battle with his Preta Path and Konan respectively, Pain meets with Tsunade, who recognizes him as Yahiko. As Naruto learns of the village's situation, Human Path discovers his location and then kills Shizune, transmitting the intel to Pain who uses his gravity-manipulating Deva Path ability to completely destroy the village in frustration with Tsunade. In the newly formed crater in the heart of Konoha, Naruto appears with a small armada of toads following Sakura Haruno's cries for his return. | ||||
163 | 'Explode! Sage Mode' Transcription: 'Bakuhatsu! Sennin Mōdo' (Japanese: 爆発! 仙人モード) | June 3, 2010 | March 9, 2013 (online) June 24, 2017 (TV) | |
Naruto confronts Pain as his other five Paths reappear. Asura Path attacks Tsunade and Naruto destroys it, telling Tsunade to leave. She does so and reverts to her old self with Sakura. Naruto charges forward as the toads deal with Animal Path's summons. Naruto fights Preta Path with Frog Kumite and defeats it before speaking to Pain. He reveals that they were both Jiraiya's apprentices and how he only wants peace. Angered with his hypocrisy, Naruto throws a finally completed Rasen-Shuriken at the remaining Paths of Pain. | ||||
164 | 'Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached' Transcription: 'Pinchi! Kieta Sennin Mōdo' (Japanese: 危機! 消えた仙人モード) | June 10, 2010 | March 9, 2013 (online) July 8, 2017 (TV) | |
Naruto successfully begins taking out Pain's bodies one after another, but when his Sage Mode reaches its limit, Pain attempts to take control of the battle. Naruto throws another Rasen-Shuriken but it's absorbed by a revived Preta Path. But Fusaku reveals that Naruto created two clones that are harvesting Natural Energy for him, Naruto summoning one of the clones to disperse and obtained the energy to resume Sage Mode. Naruto manages to kill the Naraka Path, just to get repelled by a recovered Pain who uses another Shinra Tensei on the toads. Naruto realizes he can't use taijutsu or ninjutsu on the remaining paths, so he will have to fight them using a genjutsu suggested by Fukasaku. | ||||
165 | 'Nine-Tails, Captured!' Transcription: 'Kyūbi Hokaku Kanryō' (Japanese: 九尾捕獲完了) | June 17, 2010 | March 16, 2013 (online) July 15, 2017 (TV) | |
As Hinata worries about Naruto, Inoichi and the others try to find the real Pain. Naruto continues to fight back the remaining paths, but is captured by Preta Path. It absorbs his Sage Mode chakra and is petrified due to the uncontrollable Nature Energy. Fukasaku then attempts to trap Pain in a Genjutsu, but is killed. Pain then impales several Chakra receivers into Naruto's body, immobilizing him to be manipulated by Nagato. Pain explains that the world peace Jiraiya envisioned can not be achieved due to hatred among the people, revealing his intent to use the tailed beasts' power to have every living know suffering and fear it. As he has Pain ask Naruto if he could think of another path to path, Nagato states that his ideal peace is almost in fruition. | ||||
166 | 'Confessions' Transcription: 'Kokuhaku' (Japanese: 告白) | June 24, 2010 | March 16, 2013 (online) July 22, 2017 (TV) | |
Hinata decides to come to Naruto's aid as he was about to manipulated by Nagato's Chakra receivers, finally admitting her love for Naruto as she fights a losing battle against Pain. But despite knowing may likely die, Hinata remains adamant before she is quickly defeated and seemingly stabbed by Pain. As Pain explains that the hate from losing loved ones is why there can never be peace in the current world, Naruto goes berserk as the Nine-Tails chakra begins to surface. Meanwhile, Konoha ninja start the search for Nagato. | ||||
167 | 'Planetary Devastation' Transcription: 'Chibaku Tensei' (Japanese: 地爆天星) | July 1, 2010 | March 16, 2013 (online) July 29, 2017 (TV) | |
Naruto enters his Four-Tailed form and attacks Pain, who manages to repel his attacks. Angered even further when Pain mentions Sasuke, Naruto continues his transformation into a Six-Tailed form. Pain decides to fall back from the village toward where Nagato is to trap Naruto with Planetary Devastation, a powerful jutsu that the Sage of Six Paths used to create the moon, to trap the Jinchuriki within a miniature moon in midair. But Naruto starts breaks free to Pain's shock, now in a monstrous eight-tailed state. Within his mind, Naruto succumbs to the Nine Tails telling him to embrace his hate and destroy everything. Naruto was about to remove the seal to completely release the Nine-Tails when he is stopped by the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze. | ||||
168 | 'The Fourth Hokage' Transcription: 'Yondaime Hokage' (Japanese: 四代目火影) | July 15, 2010 | March 16, 2013 (online) August 5, 2017 (TV) | |
Minato appears within Naruto's psyche, revealing himself to a chakra imprint of the actual Fourth Hokage as he takes Naruto to another part of his mind to discuss things away from the furious Nine Tails. It was there that Minato revealed himself as Naruto's father, making Naruto further conflicted on why his own father made him a jinchuriki. But Minato reveals he only sealed half of the Nine Tails into Naruto, revealing that the Nine-Tails's attack on the Hidden Leaf Village 16 years ago was Tobi's doing, theorizing that Pain may be a pawn of the masked ninja to Naruto's shock. Placing his faith that Naruto will find the answer to Pain's question, Minato restores the Nine Tails seal before fading away. Back to normal, and no means to renew his Sage Mode, Naruto confronts Pain and demands to meet Nagato himself. Pain refuses, resulting in a fight with Naruto stabbing himself with a Chakra Receiver to pinpoint Nagato's location. After using up his last Rasen Shuriken followed by a mass clone attack to force his opponent to exhaust his gravity manipulation, Naruto uses the 5-second window to land a Rasengan on Pain. | ||||
169 | 'The Two Students' Transcription: 'Futari no Deshi' (Japanese: ふたりの弟子) | July 22, 2010[5] | March 23, 2013 (online) August 12, 2017 (TV) | |
Naruto defeats Pain with his final Rasengan, removing his Chakra Receivers before heading to Nagato's location, having Katsuya tell the others not to follow as Sakura finishes healing Hinata. Naruto encounters Inoichi and Shikaku on the way, the latter honoring Naruto's request to stand down to Inoichi's dismay. Naruto finds Nagato and Konan, the former impaling him with a Chakra Rod to control him. But Naruto breaks free, stating his murderous intent as Konan gets between him and Nagato before the youth stopped himself. Naruto states Jiraiya's belief for a peaceful world with Nagato asking if he can still believe in Jiraiya's 'peace' after all that has happened. Noticing Nagato and Konan are not like the other Akatsuki members, Naruto requests to hear their story before giving him his answer. | ||||
170 | 'Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy - Part 1' Transcription: 'Daibōken! Yondaime no Isan o Sagase - Zenpen' (Japanese: 大冒険! 四代目の遺産を探せ・前編) | July 29, 2010 | March 23, 2013 (online) August 19, 2017 (TV) | |
Three years before Pain's attack on the Hidden Leaf, Naruto trains in preparation for the Chūnin Exam's final rounds when he hears Jiraiya speak of “the Fourth Hokage’s legacy'. Using information from Guy, Naruto, Sakura and Team 10 head to the Honegami Grounds, where they are instructed by a disguised Guy to enter and complete the obstacle course and obtain the Secret Technique. Meanwhile Hidden Rain Ninja begin their pursuit. | ||||
171 | 'Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy - Part 2' Transcription: 'Daibōken! Yondaime no Isan o Sagase - Kōhen' (Japanese: 大冒険! 四代目の遺産を探せ・後編) | July 29, 2010 | March 23, 2013 (online) August 26, 2017 (TV) | |
Naruto and the others face the oncoming challenges in order to find the Secret Technique and break the Fourth Hokage's record, but Naruto’s impulsive action leads the group into various troubles. They are attacked by the Rain Ninja, but unknown to them, are saved by Sasuke. They eventually find the scroll which reads: 'There is no shortcut in the ninja way'. The phrase that becomes Naruto's motto. The story ends as the final rounds of the Chūnin Exam begin the next day. | ||||
172 | 'Meeting' Transcription: 'Deai' (Japanese: 出逢い) | August 5, 2010 | March 23, 2013 (online) September 9, 2017 (TV) | |
Learning that Naruto will answer his question after learning how he and Konan ended up as they are, Nagato recalls his two moments of pain, the first of which being the night his Rinnegan activated upon seeing his parents accidentally killed by Leaf Ninja. He then tells Naruto about how he met Konan and Yahiko, all three of them having to resort to thievery to stay alive. After seeing Hanzo the Salamander battle the Three Sannin, they set out to find the three ninja so that they can be taught ninjutsu. | ||||
173 | 'Origin of Pain' Transcription: 'Pein Tanjō' (Japanese: ペイン誕生) | August 12, 2010 | March 30, 2013 (online) September 16, 2017 (TV) | |
Nagato continues talking to Naruto and describes his second pain, how he and Konan helped Yahiko used what they learned from Jiraiya to create the Akatsuki to bring peace to Hidden Rain Village. But Hanzo deemed Yahiko's group a threat to his regime and allied with Danzo to kidnap Konan. Hanzo orders Nagato to kill Yahiko if he wants her to live and Yahiko sacrfices himself for Konan's sake, horrifying Nagato and forcing him into the crippled state and state of mind he is in today. | ||||
174 | 'Tale of Naruto Uzumaki' Transcription: 'Uzumaki Naruto Monogatari' (Japanese: うずまきナルト物語) | August 19, 2010 | March 30, 2013 (online) September 23, 2017 (TV) | |
With Nagato's story done, Naruto answers that he still cannot forgive him but will not abandon their sensei's legacy and will keep striving for peace no matter what pain he is put through. Nagato reflects on Naruto's words, thinking back to how inspired the lead character in Jiraiya's story who Naruto was named after. This causes Nagato to decide to put his faith in Naruto as he perform a technique that will revive all those that he killed in the Hidden Leaf with Konan considered on the consequences of its use. | ||||
175 | 'Hero of the Hidden Leaf' Transcription: 'Konoha no Eiyū' (Japanese: 木ノ葉の英雄) | August 26, 2010 | March 30, 2013 (online) September 30, 2017 (TV) | |
Nagato finishes reviving everyone he had killed and dies due to running out of chakra. He entrusts his dreams to Naruto and Konan likewise decides to believe in him. After retrieving Nagato and Yahiko's bodies, she gives Naruto a bouquet of flowers symbolizing the hope Naruto represents. After erecting a memorial for Jiraiya, Naruto returns to the village and is, after years of pain and isolation, finally heralded as a hero. |
Home releases[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Volume | Date | Discs | Episodes | Reference |
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1 | October 6, 2010 | 1 | 152–155 | [6] |
2 | November 3, 2010 | 1 | 156–159 | [6] |
3 | December 1, 2010 | 1 | 160–163 | [6] |
4 | January 12, 2011 | 1 | 164–167 | [6] |
5 | February 2, 2011 | 1 | 168–171 | [6] |
6 | March 2, 2011 | 1 | 172–175 | [6] |
English[edit]
Box set | Date | Discs | Episodes | Reference |
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12 | October 9, 2012 | 3 | 141–153 | [7] |
13 | January 29, 2013 | 3 | 154–166 | [8] |
14 | April 23, 2013 | 3 | 167–179 | [9] |
Volume | Date | Discs | Episodes | Reference |
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12 | March 18, 2013 | 2 | 141–153 | [10] |
13 | June 24, 2013 | 2 | 154–166 | [11] |
14 | September 23, 2013 | 2 | 167–179 | [12] |
Collection | Date | Discs | Episodes | Reference |
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12 | January 9, 2013 | 2 | 141–153 | [13] |
13 | March 20, 2013 | 2 | 154–166 | [14] |
14 | June 19, 2013 | 2 | 167–179 | [15] |
References[edit]
- General
- 'List of Naruto: Shippuden episode titles'. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- 'Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2010' (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- Specific
- ^'Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2010' (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ^二人の救世主の章 (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^'Naruto.com, Crunchyroll, Hulu Begin Shippūden Streams'. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^http://updates.neonalley.com/neonalley_schedule.pdf
- ^'NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝:テレビ東京'. Tokyo TV. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
- ^ abcdef'二人の救世主の章 - TV DVD - NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 - アニプレックス' (in Japanese). Aniplex. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016.
- ^'Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol 12 (DVD Box Set)'. Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017.
- ^'Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol 13 (DVD Box Set)'. Viz Media. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016.
- ^'Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol 14 (DVD Box Set)'. Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
- ^'Naruto - Shippuden: Collection - Volume 12 - DVD'. Xtra-vision. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017.
- ^'Naruto - Shippuden: Collection - Volume 13 - DVD'. Xtra-vision. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017.
- ^'Naruto - Shippuden: Collection - Volume 14 - DVD'. Xtra-vision. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017.
- ^'Naruto Shippuden Collection 12 (Eps 141-153) - DVD'. Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016.
- ^'Naruto Shippuden Collection 13 (Eps 154-166) - DVD'. Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
- ^'Naruto Shippuden Collection 14 (Eps 167-179) - DVD'. Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
Naruto: Shippuden (Season 8) | |
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No. of episodes | 24 |
Season chronology |
The episodes from the eighth season of the anime series Naruto: Shippuden are based on Part II of the Narutomanga series by Masashi Kishimoto. The episodes are directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. The eighth season began airing on March 25, 2010 on TV Tokyo in Japan and finished airing on August 26, 2010.[1] They are centered on Konohagakure invasion by Pain, leader of the criminal organization Akatsuki wishing to kidnap Naruto Uzumaki, the host of the powerful Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. The season is referred to by its DVDs as the chapter of Two Saviors(二人の救世主Futari no Kyūseishu). Aniplex released the six volumes between October 7, 2010 and March 2, 2011. While the volumes contains all the episodes, episodes 170-171 were skipped to the sixth volume.[2]
On January 2, 2009 Viz Media and Crunchyroll began providing subtitledNaruto: Shippuden episodes.[3] The English dubbed version of this season premiered on February 16, 2013 on Neon Alley and concluded on March 30, 2013.[4]
This season contains five musical themes: 'Sign' by Flow is used as the opening theme until episode 153, where it was replaced by 'Tōmei Datta Sekai'(透明だった世界, 'Formerly Transparent World') by Motohiro Hata. 'For You' by Azu is used as the ending theme until episode 153, when it was replaced by 'Jitensha'(自転車, 'Bicycle') by OreSkaBand until episode 166, where it was replaced by 'Utakata Hanabi'(うたかた花火, 'Transient Fireworks') by Supercell. The fourth feature movie, Naruto Shippuden The Movie: The Lost Tower, which is based on the Naruto: Shippuden series, was released on July 31, 2010. The broadcast versions of episodes 172 to 175 include scenes from the movie in the opening themes, while still retaining the music 'Tōmei Datta Sekai'.
Episode Listing
No. | Title | Original airdate | English airdate |
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152 | 'Somber News' 'Hihō'(悲報) | March 25, 2010 | February 16, 2013 |
The Akatsuki finish sealing the Six-Tailed Slug, resulting in Utakata's death. At the same time, Taka delivers the Eight-Tailed Ox's jinchūriki, Killer Bee, to Madara Uchiha for the beast's extraction, before retiring to tend to their injuries. Meanwhile, in Konoha, Naruto remembers about Itachi's words about Sasuke, and about a 'secret power' that he had given him. The next day, Naruto is summoned by Tsunade in her office, where he is informed of Jiraiya's death in his battle against Pain by Fukasaku. Unable to cope with the shocking news, Naruto lashes out at Tsunade for letting Jiraiya go to Amegakure alone and exits the room, needing some time alone. | |||
153 | 'Following the Master's Shadow' 'Shi no Kage o Otte'(師の影を追って) | March 25, 2010 | February 23, 2013 |
In Tsunade's office, Fukasaku reveals the chakra-encrypted code that Jiraiya wrote on his back, and the Animal Path body from the Six Paths of Pain that Jiraiya managed to defeat. Immediately, Tsunade orders an autopsy to be performed on the body. Naruto is perturbed and thinks about his past times with Jiraiya while crying. His former sensei, Iruka greets and tries to perk him up, but to no avail. Tsunade summons Shikamaru and orders the decryption of the code, before she leaves her office to secretly mourn Jiraiya's death herself. Outside, Iruka meets with Naruto again, and comforts him. Later, unable to decipher Jiraiya's code himself, Shikamaru asks Kakashi for help in vain. He then goes to Naruto, but when he sees him still grieving, they both visit Kurenai, who is pregnant with Asuma's child and who Shikamaru has sworn to the latter to protect. Bringing up the fact that they both have gone through the sorrow of losing their master, Shikamaru manages to cheer Naruto up, who finally decides to help. | |||
154 | 'Decryption' 'Angō Kaidoku'(暗号解読) | April 8, 2010 | February 23, 2013 |
The interrogation and autopsy on the captured Amegakure ninja and Pain's Animal Path body begins, respectively, as Naruto helps Shikamaru and Shiho on decoding Jiraiya's message. Naruto, having travelled and trained under Jiraiya, notices that each number, following the 'Ta' katakana (that Jiraiya always wrote like the number 9), references the first character at certain pages of Jiraiya's 'Make-Out Tactics' book, which Kakashi is forced to read out loud. They inform Tsunade and Fukasaku of the message, which reads 'The Real One Is Not There'. Remembering Jiraiya's foretold destiny of training the 'world's savior', Fukasaku offers to take his apprentice, Naruto, back to Mount Myoboku for training in Sage Mode, which Naruto accepts. | |||
155 | 'The First Challenge' 'Daiichi no Kadai'(第一の課題) | April 8, 2010 | February 23, 2013 |
Naruto commences his training to gather in Natural Energy to learn Sage Mode, in which he learns of a dangerous risk: if too much Natural Energy enters the body, the recipient might turn into a frog statuette. Fukasaku helps Naruto with a special lubricant called 'toad oil' to gather Natural Energy quickly, and prevents his excessive collection of the latter by hitting him on the head. While taking a break, he gives Naruto the first book that Jiraiya ever wrote, which makes Naruto remember the latter bequeathing his mission for world peace to him. Meanwhile, the Akatsuki learn that the Killer Bee that Sasuke brought back was only a clone, as the Six Paths of Pain and Konan prepare to head out to Konoha to capture the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. | |||
156 | 'Surpassing the Master' 'Shi o Koeru Toki'(師を超えるとき) | April 15, 2010 | February 23, 2013 |
After intense training on Mount Myoboku, Naruto finally masters gathering Natural Energy and enters a perfected Sage Mode for the first time, surpassing even Jiraiya in its use according to Fukasaku, who now starts teaching Naruto a unique form of senjutsu-enhanced taijutsu called Frog Kumite, which increases the range of one's physical attacks. Meanwhile, Kumogakure initiates a massive man-hunt for Killer Bee, who's elder brother and the Fourth Raikage, A, asks a three-person team of Killer Bee's former students, Samui, Karui and Omoi, to deliver an urgent letter to Konoha's Hokage, Tsunade, entailing Sasuke's attack on Kumo and Killer Bee, as well as to invite her, along with the other Kage, to a Kage Summit. | |||
157 | 'Assault on the Leaf Village!' 'Konoha Shūgeki!'(木ノ葉襲撃!) | April 22, 2010 | March 2, 2013 |
The Six Paths of Pain and Konan arrive in Konoha, split in two teams and begin their invasion of the village to capture Naruto, who is finishing his Frog Kumite training on Mount Myoboku. Amidst the chaos, Konoha's Intel Division, led by Inoichi, tries to read the memories of the captured Amegakure ninja's mind, while Shizune leads a biopsy team to find out the secret behind Pain's Animal Path's metal piercings, that are distinctively found embedded on all the Paths' bodies. As Pain interrogates and assaults several Konoha ninja, Sakura and Shikamaru help the wounded, and Tsunade is informed that it is the Akatsuki leader that is attacking. She then orders for Naruto to be brought back immediately. | |||
158 | 'Power to Believe' 'Shinjiru Chikara'(信じる力) | April 29, 2010 | March 2, 2013 |
As the Six Paths and Konan try to determine Naruto's location, wreaking havoc in Konoha in the process, Danzo tells the village elders, Homura and Koharu, of Pain's arrival and Tsunade's inefficiency in dealing with the situation. They confront Tsunade on the matter, trying to make her change her mind about bringing back Naruto, fearing his capture would mean Konoha's annihilation. Furious, she tells them that they need to believe in Naruto (and the other young ninja) as he too is a member of Konoha, just like all of them, and not a weapon. As Shizune informs Tsunade of Pain's body piercings actually being unique chakra receivers, Tsunade formulates a plan to defend Konoha but as the messenger frog is leaving to inform Naruto of the situation, it is killed by Danzo without anybody knowing. In the battlefield, Pain's Deva Path encounters and attacks Iruka, but he is saved by Kakashi, who confronts Pain himself. | |||
159 | 'Pain vs. Kakashi' 'Pein vs Kakashi'(ペインvsカカシ) | May 6, 2010 | March 2, 2013 |
Kakashi starts fighting the Deva Path, which is soon backed up by the Asura Path. When none of his attacks work, Kakashi uses a clone as a decoy to learn of the Deva Path's powers of gravity-manipulation, allowing it to attract or repel any person, object or jutsu. After an eventual assist by Choza and Choji, who first destroy the Asura Path and then attack the Deva Path, Kakashi learns of a time delay of five seconds between Pain's consecutive attacks. He sets up a trap with the Akimichis' help, but a still-functioning Asura Path sacrifices itself to foil their efforts. Choza's squad is soon wiped out by the Deva Path, who seemingly strikes a fatal blow on Kakashi before leaving. However, Kakashi survives using his Mangekyo Sharingan ability, Kamui. Using the last of his strength at the cost of his own life, saves Choji from Asura Path's missile, by warping it away, giving Choji the chance to inform Tsunade about Pain's powers. | |||
160 | 'Mystery of Pain' 'Pein no Nazo'(ペインの謎) | May 13, 2010 | March 2, 2013 |
Naruto attempts to merge with Fukasaku, so that he can move in Sage Mode while Fukasaku gathers Nature Energy for him. However, Fukasaku is rebuffed by the Nine-Tailed Fox, forcing the duo to find an alternate method for Naruto to enter Sage Mode in battle. Meanwhile, Konoha continues to fight off Pain while the Interrogation Corp fights off Pain's new Animal Path, which barrages them with an assortments of animal summonings. Ibiki Morino tries to torture Pain only to fail due to the corpse not feeling any sort of pain. | |||
161 | 'Surname Is Sarutobi. Given Name, Konohamaru!' 'Sei wa Sarutobi, Na wa Konohamaru!'(姓は猿飛、名は木ノ葉丸!) | May 20, 2010 | March 9, 2013 |
Pain's Naraka Path displays its mysterious power against two leaf shinobi while Konohamaru Sarutobi watches in horror. Pain senses Konohamaru's presence but is interrupted by Ebisu who takes on Pain in order to allow Konohamaru to escape. After seeing Ebisu about to be killed, Konohamaru intervenes and after learning of Naraka's ability, judging souls and then reaping the sinner of their life, with a Shadow Clone, he unleashes the Rasengan and is able to keep Naraka at bay. | |||
162 | 'Pain to the World' 'Sekai ni Itami o'(世界に痛みを) | May 27, 2010 | March 9, 2013 |
As the Inuzuka and Aburame clans battle with Preta Path and Konan respectively, Deva Path meets with Tsunade, who recognizes him as Yahiko. As Naruto learns of the village's situation, Human Path discovers his location and then kills Shizune, transmitting the intel to Deva Path, who, in its frustration with Tsunade, unleashes a giant shockwave on the village, destroying it completely. In the newly formed crater, at the heart of Konoha, Naruto appears with a small armada of toads following Sakura's cries for his return. | |||
163 | 'Explode! Sage Mode' 'Bakuhatsu! Sennin Mōdo'(爆発! 仙人モード) | June 3, 2010 | March 9, 2013 |
Naruto confronts Deva Path as the other five Paths reappear. Asura Path attacks Tsunade and Naruto destroys it, telling Tsunade to leave. She does so and reverts to her old self with Sakura. Naruto charges forward as the toads deal with Animal Path's summons. Naruto fights Preta Path with Frog Kumite and defeats it before speaking to Deva. He reveals that they were both Jiraiya's apprentices and how he only wants peace. Angered with his hypocrisy, Naruto throws a finally completed Rasen-Shuriken at the remaining Paths of Pain. | |||
164 | 'Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached' 'Pinchi! Kieta Sennin Mōdo'(危機! 消えた仙人モード) | June 10, 2010 | March 9, 2013 |
Naruto successfully begins taking out Pain's bodies one after another, but when his Sage Mode reaches its limit, Pain attempts to take control of the battle. Naruto throws another Rasen-Shuriken but it's absorbed by a revived Preta Path. He manages to kill the Naraka Path, just to get repelled by Deva Path who has just recovered his power. As Deva performs another Shinra Tensei to the toads, Naruto realizes he can't use taijutsu or ninjutsu on the remaining paths, so he will have to fight them using a genjutsu suggested by Fukasaku. | |||
165 | 'Nine-Tails, Captured!' 'Kyūbi Hokaku Kanryō'(九尾捕獲完了) | June 17, 2010 | March 16, 2013 |
As Hinata worries about Naruto, Inoichi and the others try to find the original Pain. Naruto continues to fight back the remaining paths, but is captured by Preta Path. It absorbs his Sage Mode chakra and is petrified due to the uncontrollable Nature Energy. Fukasaku then attempts to trap Pain in a Genjutsu, but is killed. Deva then traps Naruto and informs him of his plan to bring world peace through pain, asking Naruto if he could think up of any other choice. Naruto cannot, and Nagato states that his peace is almost among them. | |||
166 | 'Confessions' 'Kokuhaku'(告白) | June 24, 2010 | March 16, 2013 |
Hinata decides to come to Naruto's aid as he is incapacitated by Pain. Despite knowing her overwhelming disadvantage, Hinata confronts Pain in battle. Subsequently, she confesses her love for Naruto. She is ultimately defeated and appears to be fatally stabbed by Pain, causing Naruto's Nine-Tailed Fox chakra to go out of control from anger. Meanwhile, Konoha ninja start the search for Pain's controlling body, Nagato. | |||
167 | 'Planetary Devastation' 'Chibaku Tensei'(地爆天星) | July 1, 2010 | March 16, 2013 |
Naruto enters his Four-Tailed form and attacks Pain, who manages to repel his attacks. Angered even further, Naruto continues his transformation into a Six-Tailed form. Pain decides to fall back and activate his Chibaku Tensei technique, creating a miniature moon in the sky formed from the earth, which traps Naruto inside. However, Naruto breaks free of it, now in an Eight-Tailed form. Consumed in hate, Naruto prepares to completely release the Nine-Tailed Fox, but the Fourth Hokage appears and stops him. | |||
168 | 'The Fourth Hokage' 'Yondaime Hokage'(四代目火影) | July 15, 2010 | March 16, 2013 |
Minato appears within Naruto's psyche and reveals that Tobi was the one behind the Nine-Tails' attack on the village 16 years ago, theorizing that he's just using Pain for himself. He re-activates Naruto's seal to suppress the fox's chakra, and leaves, placing his faith in his son. Naruto confronts Deva Path and manages to find Nagato through his Sage Mode. They fight again and Naruto breaks through his Shinra Tensei to launch a final Rasengan at Pain, overcoming his 5 second time limit. It connects. | |||
169 | 'The Two Students' 'Futari no Deshi'(ふたりの弟子) | July 22, 2010[5] | March 23, 2013 |
Naruto defeats Deva Pain with his final Rasengan and then uses his Chakra Receivers in Sage Mode to find Nagato. He then heads off as Sakura finishes healing Hinata. Inoichi tries to stop Naruto from going in alone, but Shikaku agrees with Naruto, to Inoichi's dismay. Naruto finds Nagato and Konan, preparing to fight them out of anger. However, he remembers in Jiraiya's belief for a peaceful world and decides not to harm them. Nagato then asks how Naruto can still believe in Jiraiya's 'peace' after all that has happened. | |||
170 | 'Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy - Part 1' 'Daibōken! Yondaime no Isan o Sagase - Zenpen'(大冒険! 四代目の遺産を探せ・前編) | July 29, 2010 | March 23, 2013 |
The story goes back to right before the start of the final rounds of the Chūnin Exam. As Naruto trains in preparation for his upcoming match, he hears Jiraiya speak of “the Fourth Hokage’s legacy'. Using information from Guy, Naruto, Sakura and Team 10 head to the Honegami Grounds, where they are instructed by a disguised Guy to enter and complete the obstacle course and obtain the Secret Technique. Meanwhile Hidden Rain Ninja begin their pursuit. | |||
171 | 'Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy - Part 2' 'Daibōken! Yondaime no Isan o Sagase - Kōhen'(大冒険! 四代目の遺産を探せ・後編) | July 29, 2010 | March 23, 2013 |
Naruto and the others face the oncoming challenges in order to find the Secret Technique and break the Fourth Hokage's record, but Naruto’s impulsive action leads the group into various troubles. They are attacked by the Rain Ninja, but unknown to them, are saved by Sasuke. They eventually find the scroll which reads: 'There is no shortcut in the ninja way'. The phrase that becomes Naruto's motto. The story ends as the final rounds of the Chūnin Exam begin the next day. | |||
172 | 'Meeting' 'Deai'(出逢い) | August 5, 2010 | March 23, 2013 |
Returning to the present series, Nagato waits for Naruto to answer his question and Nagato recalls his two moments of pain, the first of which being when his parents were killed by Leaf Ninja and when Nagato's Rinnegan Eye was activated, killing the two ninja. He then tells Naruto about how he met Konan and Yahiko, all three of them having to resort to thievery to stay alive. After seeing Hanzo the Salamander battle the Three Sannin, they set out to find the three ninja so that they can be taught ninjutsu. | |||
173 | 'Origin of Pain' 'Pein Tanjō'(ペイン誕生) | August 12, 2010 | March 30, 2013 |
Nagato continues talking to Naruto and describes his second pain. Nagato, Yahiko and Konan were taught ninjutsu by Jiraiya, but after he left, they grew up to start an organization, led by Yahiko, to bring peace to the Hidden Rain. Hanzo decides that Yahiko's group is a threat to his ruling and teams up with Danzo to kidnap Konan. Hanzo orders Nagato to kill Yahiko if he wants her to live and Yahiko sacrfices himself for Konan's sake, horrifying Nagato and forcing him into the crippled state he's in today. | |||
174 | 'Tale of Naruto Uzumaki' 'Uzumaki Naruto Monogatari'(うずまきナルト物語) | August 19, 2010 | March 30, 2013 |
With Nagato's story done, Naruto tells him his answer, declaring that he will not abandon the legacy of his master, and that he will keep striving for peace no matter what pain he is put through. Nagato reflects on what Naruto says, thinking back to his final days as one of Jiraiya's students, and ultimately decides to believe in him. Showed the errors of his past ways, Nagato begins to perform a technique that will revive all those that he killed in the Hidden Leaf. | |||
175 | 'Hero of the Hidden Leaf' 'Konoha no Eiyū'(木ノ葉の英雄) | August 26, 2010 | March 30, 2013 |
Nagato finishes reviving everyone he had killed and dies due to running out of chakra. He entrusts his dreams to Naruto and Konan likewise decides to believe in him. After retrieving Nagato and Yahiko's bodies, she gives Naruto a bouquet of flowers symbolizing the hope Naruto represents. After erecting a memorial for Jiraiya, Naruto returns to the village and is, after years of pain and isolation, finally heralded as a hero. |
References
- General
- 'List of Naruto: Shippuden episode titles' (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- 'List of Naruto: Shippuden episode titles'. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- 'Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2010' (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- Specific
- ↑ 'Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2010' (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ↑ 二人の救世主の章 (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ↑ 'Naruto.com, Crunchyroll, Hulu Begin Shippūden Streams'. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ↑ http://updates.neonalley.com/neonalley_schedule.pdf
- ↑ 'NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝:テレビ東京'. Tokyo TV. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
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