Naruto: Shippuden

Naruto: Shippuden

NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝
2007 -2017 Studio Pierrot TV Tokyo 500 episodes Completed
Action Adventure Martial Arts
Details & Synopsis
Naruto returns to Konoha after two and a half years of training with Jiraiya. He is taller, a little less reckless, and still nowhere near ready for what has been moving while he was gone. The Akatsuki are collecting tailed beasts. Sasuke has chosen Orochimaru. Every promise Naruto made as a child is about to become an adult problem.

Naruto: Shippuden ran from 2007 to 2017 for 500 episodes, which is long enough to contain some of the best material in the franchise and enough filler to make episode guides a basic survival tool. Both things are true. The Kazekage Rescue arc announces the scale. Pain turns the entire story back toward the loneliness Naruto started with. Itachi changes meaning every time the series tells you one more thing. The Fourth Shinobi World War eventually becomes bigger than the show can comfortably hold, but when Shippuden lands, it lands with ten years of accumulated weight behind it.

This was also the point where the old fansub rhythm collided with legal simulcasting. Dattebayo had been part of weekly Naruto life for years, then stopped when official same-week access finally became real. That transition is part of the history. The community did not vanish overnight, but the way people watched together changed permanently.

Five hundred episodes. Use a filler guide. Nobody gives out medals for pretending you did not.
Alt Title NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝
Studio Studio Pierrot
Network TV Tokyo
Aired 2007 - 2017
Episodes 500
Genre Action, Adventure, Martial Arts
Status Completed

Master Combat Ledger

Gaara vs. Deidara

SPOILER!

Kazekage Rescue Saga · Hidden Sand Airspace · Deidara Strategic Victory

A high-altitude aerial duel between the Fifth Kazekage and Akatsuki's demolition artist. Gaara utilized his sand tsunami to pressure Deidara into a defensive sphere, crushing Deidara's arm with a Sand Binding Coffin.
The Breakdown
Deidara intentionally slipped micro-C1 clay spiders into Gaara's sand defense during the arm crush. When Gaara pulled his sand back over the village to intercept a giant C3 drop bomb, Deidara detonated the internal spiders inside Gaara's protective dome, knocking him out and capturing him.

Debut: Ep 004 - The Jinchuriki of Sand

Kankurō vs. Sasori

SPOILER!

Kazekage Rescue Saga · Sand Wasteland · Sasori Absolute Victory

Kankurō pursued the Akatsuki abduction squad across the desert, unleashing his Crow, Black Ant, and Salamander puppets to ambush Sasori.
The Breakdown
Sasori easily countered every strike, revealing he was the original creator of all three puppets. Sasori disarmed Kankurō in seconds and poisoned him with a lethal, slow-acting neurotoxin, leaving him to die in the sand.

Debut: Ep 007 - Run, Kankuro

Sakura Haruno & Lady Chiyo vs. Sasori

SPOILER!

Kazekage Rescue Saga · Akatsuki Cavern · Alliance Victory (Sasori Yielded)

A brutal 2-on-1 puppet war where Chiyo manipulated Sakura like a marionette to dodge Sasori's poison-coated strikes, allowing Sakura to disintegrate the Hiruko shell and Third Kazekage puppet with monster strength.
The Breakdown
Sakura deployed a custom antidote to survive Sasori's toxic gas. Sasori ultimately allowed his parents' puppet bodies to pierce his core, leaving behind vital intel regarding Orochimaru's spy network.

Four-Tailed Naruto vs. Orochimaru

SPOILER!

Tenchi Bridge Saga · Grass Country Ravine · Draw / Environmental Destruction

Enraged by Orochimaru's taunts about Sasuke, Naruto surrendered to Kurama's chakra, manifesting a skinless Version 2 Four-Tailed cloak that vaporized the landscape and fired a raw Bijuudama.
The Breakdown
Orochimaru unleashed three Rashomon Gates to survive the blast before his decaying host body reached its absolute rejection limit, forcing Yamato to execute the Hokage Style Elder-Tenth-Plank-Hands technique to suppress Naruto.

Team Kakashi vs. Sasuke Uchiha

SPOILER!

Tenchi Bridge Saga · Orochimaru's Hideout · Interrupted / Orochimaru Ends the Clash

The search mission finally reaches Sasuke, but the reunion immediately becomes a one-sided confrontation as he overwhelms Naruto, Sai, Sakura, and Yamato with speed, swordplay, and Chidori-enhanced attacks.
The Breakdown
Sasuke begins preparing a finishing technique before Orochimaru stops him, arguing that keeping Konoha alive is useful while the Leaf continues eliminating Akatsuki members.

Asuma Unit vs. Hidan & Kakuzu

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Akatsuki Suppression Saga · Fire Temple Outpost · Akatsuki Victory (Asuma Death)

Twenty NPU squads deployed to hunt the immortal bounty duo. Asuma engaged Hidan in close-quarters combat while Shikamaru mapped Hidan's movement using shadow manipulation.
The Breakdown
Hidan ingested Asuma's blood signature to trigger his dark voodoo ritual. Despite Shikamaru temporarily pulling Hidan off the symbol, Kakuzu's intervention allowed Hidan to re-enter the circle and pierce his own heart, inflicting a fatal wound on Asuma.

Kakashi & Team 10 vs. Kakuzu & Hidan

SPOILER!

Akatsuki Suppression Saga · Ravine Battlefield · Battle Splits

Team 10's revenge mission becomes a full Akatsuki engagement once Kakashi joins them, with Hidan's ritual and Kakuzu's hidden hearts forcing the Leaf team to divide its attention between two very different threats.
The Breakdown
Kakashi destroys one of Kakuzu's hearts with Lightning Blade, but the apparent kill exposes Earth Grudge Fear and its autonomous masks; Shikamaru then draws Hidan away, splitting the encounter into separate fights.

Shikamaru Nara vs. Hidan

SPOILER!

Akatsuki Suppression Saga · Nara Clan Forest · Decisive Shikamaru Victory

After analyzing Hidan's curse ritual during Asuma's death, Shikamaru lured the immortal zealot into a pre-rigged explosive trap deep inside the sacred Nara Forest.
The Breakdown
Shikamaru used chakra blades to bind Hidan's shadow, tricking him into using Kakuzu's blood for the ritual, before blowing Hidan into pieces with hundreds of explosive tags and burying his dismembered body in a pit guarded by deer forever.

Kakashi Hatake vs. Kakuzu

SPOILER!

Akatsuki Suppression Saga · Ravine Battlefield · Reinforcements Arrive

With Hidan isolated in the Nara forest, Kakashi, Ino, and Chōji are left against Kakuzu and his elemental masks, turning the original ambush into a prolonged survival fight.
The Breakdown
Kakashi counters the masks' coordinated elemental attacks while protecting Team 10, but Kakuzu keeps replacing lost hearts until Naruto and Yamato arrive to take over the finish.

Sasuke Uchiha vs. Orochimaru

SPOILER!

Hebi Formation Saga · Orochimaru's Hideout · Decisive Sasuke Victory

With Orochimaru's current host body failing, Sasuke turns on his mentor before the body-transfer ritual can begin, cutting through the weakened Sannin and forcing him to reveal his true white-serpent form.
The Breakdown
Orochimaru drags Sasuke into the mental dimension used for Living Corpse Reincarnation, but Sasuke's Sharingan reverses the takeover and suppresses Orochimaru inside his own consciousness.

Team Hebi vs. Deidara & Tobi

SPOILER!

Akatsuki Pursuit Saga · Forest Encounter · Interrupted / Deidara Duel Setup

Hebi's search for Itachi collides with Deidara and Tobi, turning a scouting encounter into a brief team skirmish before Sasuke and Deidara peel away into the fight both of them actually want.
The Breakdown
Tobi's interference keeps Suigetsu and Jūgo occupied while Deidara takes to the air, escalating his opening clay attacks into the C2 Dragon assault that defines the ensuing one-on-one duel.

Sasuke Uchiha vs. Deidara

SPOILER!

Three-Tails / Hebi Hunt Saga · Forest Wasteland · Sasuke Victory (Deidara C0 Suicide)

Deidara tested Sasuke's Sharingan using C2 dragon bombs and underground minefields planted by Tobi. Sasuke used Lightning Release to disarm Deidara's Earth-based clay.
The Breakdown
Driven mad by Sasuke's stoic refusal to acknowledge his "art," Deidara unleashed his ultimate suicide technique, C0, detonating a 10-kilometer anti-matter blast. Sasuke survived by summoning Manda, trapping him in genjutsu, and using him as a spatial blast shield.

Team Taka (Sasuke, Suigetsu, Karin, Jugo) vs. Killer B

SPOILER!

Unfilled Jinchūriki Hunt Saga · Hidden Cloud Valley · Killer B Strategic Escape

Sasuke led Taka to capture the Eight-Tails, but Killer B overwhelmed Sasuke's Sharingan using his eccentric Seven-Blade Acrobat Style and Version 2 Bijuu Cloak.
The Breakdown
Killer B mortally wounded Sasuke twice (requiring Jugo's flesh transfer and Karin's chakra healing to save him). When Sasuke unlocked Amaterasu to burn Gyūki, Killer B used a severed tentacle decoy to fake his capture and slip away to enjoy a rap vacation.

Pain vs. Utakata (Six-Tails Jinchūriki)

SPOILER!

Bijuu Capture Arc · Bamboo Forest · Pain Victory

The rogue Mist jinchūriki Utakata deployed acidic bubble ninjutsu to hold off Pain's Animal and Asura paths while protecting his apprentice Hotaru.
The Breakdown
Pain's mechanical Asura Path overwhelmed Utakata with a point-blank missile barrage. Utakata was subdued, bound, and transported to Akatsuki HQ, where the Six-Tails extraction resulted in his death.

Jiraiya vs. Pain (Six Paths)

SPOILER!

Rain Village Infiltration Saga · Amegakure Subterranean Sea · Pain Victory (Jiraiya Death)

Jiraiya entered the Hidden Rain to infiltrate Akatsuki's HQ, activating Toad Sage Mode alongside Fukasaku and Shima to destroy three of Pain's reanimated bodies with Frog Song genjutsu.
The Breakdown
Unaware that Pain controlled six bodies in total, Jiraiya was ambushed by the remaining paths, losing his arm. Before drowning in the sea, Jiraiya etched a coded message onto Fukasaku's back revealing Pain's secret: "The real one is not among them."

Sasuke Uchiha vs. Itachi Uchiha

SPOILER!

Fated Uchiha Saga · Uchiha Hideout Fortress · Sasuke Pyrrhic Victory (Itachi Death)

An apocalyptic duel starting with high-level Sharingan Genjutsu and Kirin lightning strikes, culminating in Itachi summoning the skeletal Susanoo with the Totsuka Blade to seal Orochimaru out of Sasuke's curse mark.
The Breakdown
Itachi fought while nearly blind and terminally ill, intentionally pacing the fight to push Sasuke to his absolute limit, purge Orochimaru, and seal Amaterasu inside Sasuke's eye before dying with a forehead poke.

Kakashi Hatake vs. Pain (Deva & Asura Paths)

SPOILER!

Pain Invasion Saga · Leaf Central District · Pain Victory (Kakashi Death)

Kakashi teamed up with Chōza and Chōji Akimichi to isolate Deva Path, using Lightning Style and subterranean chains to trap the primary body.
The Breakdown
Asura Path stepped in to intercept Kakashi's fatal blow. Exhausting his remaining chakra to warp away a homing nail and missile using Kamui to save Chōji, Kakashi suffered total chakra depletion and died on the debris field before being revived by Rinne Rebirth.

Sage Mode Naruto vs. Pain (Six Paths)

SPOILER!

Pain Invasion Saga · Destroyed Leaf Crater · Naruto Victory (Nagato Redemption)

Naruto arrived atop Gamabunta with Toad Sage Mode, systematically destroying five of Nagato's reanimated bodies using Frog Kumite and Rasenshuriken before Deva Path's Chibaku Tensei trapped him.
The Breakdown
Hinata's sacrifice triggered a 6-to-8 Tail Kurama rampage, breaking the gravitational core. Minato's chakra imprint restored the Nine-Tails seal, allowing Naruto to finish Deva Path and track down Nagato to convince him to cast Rinne Rebirth.

Sasuke Uchiha vs. Five Kage Coalition

SPOILER!

Five Kage Summit Saga · Samurai Meeting Hall · Interrupted / Sasuke Extraction

Sasuke crashed the neutral summit to assassinate Danzo, engaging Raikage A's Lightning Armor, Mei's Acid Mist, and Onoki's Particle Style in rapid succession.
The Breakdown
Sasuke evolved Susanoo into its armored Tengu stage to survive A's Guillotine Drop, but was nearly atomized by Onoki before Tobi (Obito) materialized via Kamui to extract Sasuke into the space-time dimension.

Kisame Hoshigaki vs. Killer B & Raikage A

SPOILER!

Bijuu Hunt Saga · Lightning Country River · Raikage Alliance Victory

Kisame tracked Killer B and merged with Samehada to form a giant aquatic dome, exhausting B's chakra reserves in an underwater fight.
The Breakdown
Samehada grew enamored with Killer B's sweet Lightning chakra and betrayed Kisame. Raikage A arrived on the field, coordinating with Killer B to execute a double Lariat that decapitated Kisame's clone decoy (a Zetsu clone engineered to infiltrate the Cloud).

Obito Uchiha vs. Fū & Torune

SPOILER!

Five Kage Summit Saga · Summit Escape Route · Obito Victory / Both Captured

As Danzō flees the summit with his two Root bodyguards, Obito intercepts the group and forces Fū and Torune to hold him off while Danzō prepares for Sasuke.
The Breakdown
Fū and Torune quickly deduce the timing weakness in Kamui, and Torune's nano-scale insects contaminate Obito's arm when he makes contact; Obito discards the affected arm, exploits the opening created by their counterattack, and removes both men with Kamui.

Sasuke Uchiha vs. Danzo Shimura

SPOILER!

Five Kage Summit Saga · Samurai Bridge Outpost · Sasuke Victory (Danzo Death)

Sasuke confronted Danzo on the bridge, forcing Danzo to unleash his arm embedded with ten Sharingan eyes to repeatedly execute Izanagi, rewriting his deaths in real time.
The Breakdown
Sasuke tracked the timer on Danzo's closing eyes, casting a subtle genjutsu that made Danzo believe his last Izanagi eye was still open. When Danzo attempted to tank a Chidori Spear, the strike pierced his heart fatally.

Naruto Uzumaki vs. Dark Naruto (Falls of Truth)

Turtle Island Training Saga · Falls of Truth · Naruto Spiritual Victory

To master Nine-Tails chakra control, Naruto sat beneath the Falls of Truth to confront his inner darkness, a physical manifestation of his childhood hatred and resentment toward the Leaf village.
The Breakdown
Physical strikes proved completely useless, as Dark Naruto mirrored every move. Naruto achieved victory not through violence, but by embracing his dark self with gratitude, acknowledging his past pain and resolving his internal conflict.

Minato Namikaze vs. Masked Man (Obito)

SPOILER!

Nine-Tails Invasion Flashback · Leaf Outskirts · Minato Victory

The Fourth Hokage intercepted the masked intruder controlling the Nine-Tails, utilizing Flying Raijin space-time seals against Obito's Kamui intangibility.
The Breakdown
Minato threw a kunai directly through Obito's head. The moment Obito materialized to strike, Minato teleported to the flying kunai behind him, striking Obito with a Rasengan and applying a Contract Seal to sever his control over Kurama.

Might Guy vs. Kisame Hoshigaki (Final Encounter)

SPOILER!

Turtle Island Expedition Saga · Falls of Truth · Guy Victory

Kisame emerged from inside Samehada with stolen intelligence scrolls. Guy intercepted him in mid-air, opening the 7th Gate of Wonder to engage Kisame's Super Shark Bomb.
The Breakdown
Kisame's jutsu absorbs enemy chakra to grow stronger, but Guy's Daytime Tiger (Hirudora) was pure compressed air pressure, not chakra. The physical blast decimated Kisame, leading to his capture and self-feeding suicide to protect Akatsuki secrets.

Konan vs. Tobi (Obito Uchiha)

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Rain Village Succession Saga · Amegakure Ocean · Obito Victory (Izanagi Used)

Konan ambushed Obito as he came to reclaim Nagato's Rinnegan, detonating six hundred billion explosive tags continuously over ten minutes to bypass Kamui's 5-minute intangibility limit.
The Breakdown
Obito survived the continuous explosion by sacrificing his left Sharingan to cast Izanagi, rewriting his death in real time. He materialized behind Konan, fatally piercing her and extracting Nagato's resting location.

Darui Division vs. Gold & Silver Brothers (Ginkaku & Kinkaku)

SPOILER!

Fourth Shinobi War Saga · Coastal Battlefield · First Division Victory

First Division Commander Darui engaged the reanimated Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers, who wielded the Treasured Tools of the Sage of Six Paths and Kurama chakra.
The Breakdown
After Ginkaku was sucked into the Benihisago gourd, Kinkaku entered a Six-Tailed Version 2 rampage. Darui coordinated with the Ino-Shika-Chō trio to trick Kinkaku into responding, sealing him away inside the Kohaku Jōhei pot.

Choji Akimichi vs. Reanimated Asuma Sarutobi

SPOILER!

Fourth Shinobi War Saga · Coastal Theater · First Division Victory

Team 10 was forced to fight their reanimated sensei Asuma. Overcome by grief, Choji initially hesitated to strike his mentor, nearly costing his squad their lives.
The Breakdown
Choji unlocked Butterfly Chakra Mode without taking the ancestral Red Pepper Pill, manifesting massive chakra wings. He delivered a colossal Gekiken punch to pin Asuma against a cliff face, allowing the sealing team to secure Asuma.

Gaara & Ōnoki's Division vs. Reanimated Kage

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Fourth Shinobi War Saga · Desert Battlefield · Fourth Division Victory

The Fourth Division is forced to fight resurrected former Kage whose techniques and personal histories are known best by the leaders now facing them, turning the desert front into a battle against the previous generation itself.
The Breakdown
Gaara overcomes his reanimated father Rasa and later helps contain the Second Mizukage while Ōnoki confronts Mū; the Third Raikage's separate battle is not part of this ledger entry.

Madara Uchiha vs. The Five Kage

SPOILER!

Fourth Shinobi War Saga · Wasteland Frontline · Absolute Madara Domination

Reanimated Madara challenged the Five Kage simultaneously, effortlessly countering Onoki's Particle Style, Gaara's Sand, and Mei's Lava Style with Hashirama Wood Release and his awakened Rinnegan.
The Breakdown
Madara summoned twenty-five Wood Clones, assigning five Susanoo-armored clones to each individual Kage to mock their authority. When the Kage pushed back, Madara stabilized his Perfect Susanoo, shattering their morale and leaving them near death.

Itachi & Sasuke vs. Dragon Sage Kabuto

SPOILER!

Fourth Shinobi War Saga · Ryuchi Subterranean Cave · Uchiha Victory (Edo Tensei Released)

Reanimated Itachi and Sasuke formed an unexpected alliance to capture Kabuto without killing him, bypassing Kabuto's Snake Sage immunities and Inorganic Reanimation terrain control.
The Breakdown
Itachi cast Izanami, an ultimate Uchiha Kinjutsu that traps the target's mind in an infinite, repeating time loop until they accept their true fate. Once Kabuto was paralyzed, Itachi manipulated Kabuto's hand signs to undo the global Edo Tensei jutsu.

Alliance Forces vs. Ten-Tails (Jūbi)

SPOILER!

Fourth Shinobi War Saga · Central Wasteland · Alliance Victory (Jūbi Transformed)

The 80,000-strong Allied Shinobi Forces combined all elemental natures to trap and assault the resurrected Ten-Tails under Shikaku Nara's strategic direction.
The Breakdown
The Ten-Tails evolved into its bipedal form, firing a long-range Bijuudama that wiped out the Allied HQ in Amegakure. The Four Reanimated Hokage arrived to erect the Four Red Yang Formation barrier, halting its destructive radius.

Neji Hyūga & Hinata vs. Ten-Tails Wood Projectiles

SPOILER!

Fourth Shinobi War Saga · Central Wasteland · Tragedy / Neji Death

The Ten-Tails unleashed a massive barrage of piercing Wood Release spears across the battlefield. Hinata used Eight Trigrams Palms to deflect incoming spikes away from Naruto.
The Breakdown
When a volley bypassed Hinata's defense, Neji threw his physical body into the path of the spears to protect both Naruto and Hinata. Neji suffered fatal chest punctures, passing away in Naruto's arms as his Caged Bird seal faded.

Kakashi Hatake vs. Obito Uchiha

SPOILER!

Fourth Shinobi War Saga · Kamui Dimension · Kakashi Tactical Victory

Trapped inside the Kamui dimension away from the war front, former teammates Kakashi and Obito engaged in a high-speed, brutal hand-to-hand duel blending Taijutsu and weapons.
The Breakdown
Obito intentionally allowed Kakashi's Lightning Kunai to pierce his chest to purge the Cursed Individual Tag implanted on his heart by Madara, enabling him to become the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki back on the surface.

Naruto & Sasuke vs. Ten-Tails Jinchūriki Obito (Juubito)

SPOILER!

Fourth Shinobi War Saga · Wasteland Front · Alliance Victory (Juubito Defeated)

Obito absorbed the Ten-Tails to achieve god-like Jinchūriki form, rendering standard ninjutsu useless via Truth-Seeker Orbs. Naruto (Senjutsu Kurama Avatar) and Sasuke (Susanoo-Armored Kurama) combined forces.
The Breakdown
Tobirama and Minato used Flying Raijin to teleport Senjutsu-infused Rasengans directly past Obito's Orbs. The entire Allied Force grabbed chakra ropes to pull the nine Tailed Beasts out of Obito's body, stripping him of the Ten-Tails.

Might Guy vs. Ten-Tails Jinchūriki Madara

SPOILER!

Fourth Shinobi War Saga · Wasteland Front · Tactical Guy Victory (Madara Acknowledged)

Opening the 8th Gate of Death (Shimon), Guy unleashed Night Guy, a red-steam physical dragon punch so fast it warped space-time itself, shattering Madara's Truth-Seeker Orb defense and destroying half of Madara's torso.
The Breakdown
Guy sacrificed his body to buy time for Naruto and Sasuke. Madara survived due to instant Juubi regeneration, declaring Guy the undisputed strongest taijutsu master in history.

Kaguya Otsutsuki vs. Hagoromo & Hamura (Ancient Flashback)

SPOILER!

Prehistoric Era Flashback · Ancient Earth · Otsutsuki Brothers Victory

Millennia before the modern era, Hagoromo and Hamura fought their mother Kaguya after discovering she was harvesting human lives for the God Tree.
The Breakdown
The battle raged for months, reshaping global geography. The brothers combined their Sun and Moon crests to seal Kaguya into a gargantuan mass of earth that became the Moon, extracting the Ten-Tails chakra into nine separate beasts.

Team 7 & Obito vs. Kaguya Otsutsuki

SPOILER!

Fourth Shinobi War Saga · Kaguya Gravity/Lava Dimensions · Team 7 Victory (Kaguya Sealed)

Reconstructed Team 7 engaged the primordial chakra progenitor across multiple parallel dimensions, with Kakashi utilizing dual-Mangekyo Kamui Raikiri and Obito sacrificing his body to absorb Kaguya's All-Killing Ash Bones.
The Breakdown
Sakura landed a monster-strength overhead blow to prevent Kaguya from flying upward, allowing Naruto (Sun Crest) and Sasuke (Moon Crest) to make physical contact simultaneously and trigger Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei to seal her into a new moon.

Naruto Uzumaki vs. Sasuke Uchiha (Final Battle)

SPOILER!

Kaguya Defeat Epilogue · Valley of the End · Mutual Tie / Ideological Naruto Victory

The ultimate clash between Six Paths Sage Mode Naruto and Indra Susanoo Sasuke. Sasuke absorbed all nine Tailed Beasts' chakra into his Perfect Susanoo to fire Indra's Arrow, countered by Naruto's Asura Kurama Avatar firing a dual Six Paths Ultra-Big Ball Rasenshuriken.
The Breakdown
The collision vaporized the Valley of the End statues. Exhausted, they fought to a bloody fistfight that ended in a final Kurama Rasengan vs. Kagutsuchi Chidori clash, destroying Naruto's right arm and Sasuke's left arm, forcing Sasuke to concede his ideology.