Naruto Shippuden Episodes

Episode 1 - Homecoming

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:30:00 GMT

A figure passes through the gates. It’s an older Naruto, who has returned from a long training journey with Jiraiya. Naruto Uzumaki is back!

Episode 2 - The Akatsuki Makes Its Move

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:30:02 GMT

Naruto and Sakura team up and challenge Kakashi to a survival challenge to show off their progress.

Episode 3 - The Results of Training

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:30:03 GMT

Naruto’s and Sakura’s combined skills force Kakashi to use his Sharingan right off the bat. Naruto masterfully unleashes his jutsu one after another.

Episode 4 - The Jinchuriki of the Sand

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:30:04 GMT

Gaara is quick to detect Deidara’s presence, and an aerial battle ensues with Deidara on his giant bird and Gaara atop sand.

Episode 5 - The Kazekage Stands Tall

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:30:05 GMT

Naruto and Sakura defeat Kakashi in the survival challenge. Tsunade assigns them to a three-man squad led by Kakashi, who tells them they are now his equals.

Episode 6 - Mission Cleared

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:30:06 GMT

In order to protect his village from Deidara’s explosive clay, Gaara uses his chakra to create a giant sand shield.

Episode 7 - Run, Kankuro

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:30:07 GMT

Gaara, his strength completely exhausted, is whisked away by Deidara. Kankuro ignores Baki’s efforts to stop him and immediately sets out in pursuit with a platoon to rescue Gaara.

Episode 8 - Team Kakashi, Deployed

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:30:08 GMT

On her way to the Sand Village, Temari encounters Kakashi and his team. Kakashi admonishes Naruto when he tries to rush ahead…

Episode 9 - The Jinchuriki's Tears

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:30:00 GMT

An urgent message from the Sand Village detailing the Akatsuki’s kidnapping of the Kazekage reaches the Hidden Leaf Village. Tsunade wastes no time in ordering Team Kakashi to the Sand Village.

Episode 10 - Sealing Jutsu: Nine Phantom Dragons

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:30:01 GMT

The Sand ninja fight against time to treat Kankuro. Even the Sand’s poison expert, Granny Chiyo, is baffled. The only hope lies with the reinforcements sent by Tsunade.

Episode 11 - The Medical Ninja's Student

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:30:02 GMT

Sakura treats a critically ill Kankuro. After extensive training she’s now a full-fledged Medic Ninja, and Sakura amazes everyone with her sure, steady hands.

Episode 12 - The Retired Granny's Determination

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:30:03 GMT

Pakkun finds the hideout of the Akatsuki. Team Kakashi and Temari prepare to set out to get Gaara back, but Temari is ordered to stay behind and help guard the village.

Episode 13 - A Meeting With Destiny

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:30:04 GMT

Team Kakashi encounter Itachi Uchiha, who had dealt them a bitter defeat in the past. Kakashi warns everyone not to look into Itachi’s Sharingan Eyes.

Episode 14 - Naruto’s Growth

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:30:05 GMT

Guy prepares to use a forbidden secret jutsu. Meanwhile, Naruto falls under Itachi’s genjutsu, and all the anti-genjutsu training he underwent with Jiraiya races through Naruto’s mind.

Episode 15 - The Secret Weapon is Called….

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:30:06 GMT

Granny Chiyo and Sakura rescue Naruto from Itachi’s genjutsu. Without a moment’s delay, Kakashi begins a counterattack.

Episode 16 - The Secret of Jinchuriki

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:30:07 GMT

Chiyo and Kakashi realize that the attack was just a diversion, and that the Akatsuki have already begun the process of extracting the Tailed Beast from Gaara. Granny Chiyo explains to Naruto and Sakura the connection between the Tailed Beast and the Jinchûriki...

Episode 17 - The Death of Gaara!

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:30:00 GMT

Teams Kakashi and Guy take a short rest. Granny Chiyo watches Naruto dozing off and is reminded of Sasori as a child. The pursuit resumes, and when Chiyo wonders why Naruto puts such effort into rescuing Gaara…

Episode 18 - Charge Tactic! Button Hook Entry!!

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:30:02 GMT

Teams Kakashi and Guy reach the Akatsuki hideout. They hurry to infiltrate but are thwarted by a five-seal barrier. The only way to break the barrier is to remove all five seals at once.

Episode 19 - Traps Activate! Team Guy’s Enemy

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:30:03 GMT

Breaking the five-seal barrier set off a trap, which now has Team Guy battling amazingly accurate copies of themselves. Back at the Akatsuki hideout, Deidara and Sasori struggle to take the Nine-Tail Jinchûriki.

Episode 20 - Hiruko vs. Two Kunoichi!

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:30:04 GMT

At last, the showdown between the old woman and her grandson begins. Sakura is confused by Sasori’s strange appearance, and Granny Chiyo explains that this is Hiruko…

Episode 21 - Sasori's Real Face

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:30:05 GMT

Granny Chiyo and Sakura manage to expose Sasori, who amazingly looks no older than he did twenty years earlier. Chiyo is even more shocked at the second puppet that Sasori produces.

Episode 22 - Chiyo's Secret Skills

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:30:06 GMT

Sakura is caught by Sasori’s tactic and surrounded by a poison cloud. But she uses a Paper Bomb to blow herself free from the poisonous fumes.

Episode 23 - Father and Mother

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:30:07 GMT

Chiyo and Sakura take cover, and Sasori wastes no time unleashing a ruthless attack. Chiyo fights back to protect Sakura, but in an instant the Father and Mother puppets are sealed by the Iron Sand.

Episode 24 - The Third Kazekage

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:30:08 GMT

Sakura counters the Iron Sand attack of the Third Kazekage puppet with superhuman strength. She learned from Tsunade that the most important skill of a Medic Ninja is the ability to evade an attack.

Episode 25 - Three Minutes Between Life and Death

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:30:00 GMT

Sakura destroys the Third Kazekage puppet thanks to a secret antidote she had taken. Sakuro explains to a surprised Granny Chiyo that this antidote converts the poison into harmless protein and is effective for about three minutes.

Episode 26 - Puppet Fight: 10 vs. 100!

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:30:02 GMT

Sakura and Granny Chiyo are engaged in a fierce battle with Sasori, who is able turn himself into a human puppet. They somehow bring Sasori down within the time limit, but he ends up reviving.

Episode 27 - Impossible Dream

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:30:03 GMT

Although stung with poison herself, Granny Chiyo uses the last of the antidote on Sakura. Mocking the tender scene between Granny Chiyo and Sakura, Sasori attempts to end Granny Chiyo's life.

Episode 28 - Beasts: Alive Again!

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:30:04 GMT

Team Guy senses the result of the Sakura and Granny Chiyo’s desperate struggle while still in battle with his deadly copy. Although Guy’s team members are showing fatigue, their copies remain strong!

Episode 29 - Kakashi Enlightened!

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:30:05 GMT

Sakura hurries to get to Naruto with Granny Chiyo, who is suffering from the poison. The members of Team Guy rush to assist Team Kakashi.

Episode 30 - Aesthetics of an Instant

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:30:06 GMT

Naruto loses all reason to anger and is gradually taken over by the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit. Having been forewarned by Jiraiya, Kakashi narrowly manages to suppress the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Episode 31 - The Legacy

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:30:07 GMT

Relying on Naruto's power, Granny Chiyo performs the Transmigration Jutsu on Gaara. Sakura is saddened when she realizes the cost of this jutsu.

Episode 32 - Return of the Kazekage

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:30:08 GMT

Gaara and his rescuers make a triumphant return to the Hidden Sand Village. After paying their respects at Granny Chiyo's grave, Naruto and the Leaf ninja reluctantly take their leave.