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On the Brink of Death And so we return to the main storyline. Madara Uchiha now has pretty much all of the Tailed Beasts. The Kurama-stripped Naruto and the impaled Sasuke are close to death. Orochimaru and Team Taka are rushing to the latter's side, while Gaara and Sakura are taking the former...

The New Chunin Exams Looks like Naruto and Sasuke are going to die. Let's find out what happens in the next episode... Then again, maybe not. What a precedent! Anime adaptations of a still-continuing Manga usually made a stop of things even though the source wasn't reaching an end any time...

“Kakashi’s Resolve” Now we are back to the present storyline. I’ve decided to combine the next group of episodes into one thread. Don’t exactly know when this one will be completed (perhaps in the summer). The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "Crimson Lotus" By DOES ENDING: "FLAME"...

The Mask That Hides the Heart "Out Damned Spot! Out I Say!" - Macbeth Act V Scene 1 Verse 39 And now we are fully at the Backstory Arc of Konoha History. The Third Great Ninja War is at an end, and Hiruzen has decided to step down as Hokage. Meanwhile, as the above picture and...

Twenty Years Ago this July 9. Rock Lee drops some weights. Anyway, Today's episode portrays the fall of the Good Akatsuki. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: Eye of the Moon By Nogisaka46 CLOSING: Rainbow By FLAME Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Although we are dealing with...

This July 2 will mark the 20th Anniversary of the publication of Naruto Chapter 81, an interlude between preliminary matches, as Naruto swears to beat Neji for Hinata... As well as the beginning of some obscure fight nobody talks about... Meanwhile, we get this backstory on the Ame Orphans'...

One of the saddest NARUTO images ever IMO. The second half of this episode begins a Filler Arc known as The Shadow of the Anbu, putting together all the background histories together into a narrative of Konoha history from Rin's death to Kakashi testing Team 7. The Official Naruto Shippuden...

The Fall of Obito Uchiha... The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: Eye of the Moon By Nogisaka46 CLOSING: Rainbow By FLAME Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Oh man, what an episode. One of my major favorites (more on that later). Even though the Manga and Anime have both finished...

How did Obito survive the cave-in with his crushed body? How did he meet Madara? And why did a noble kid become the Big Bad? Thus begins a new origin storyline (which the Anime will extend, but more on that later). See the beginning of Obito Uchiha's Fall from Grace! Also debuts a cool new...

And Now... The Secret Identity of the Masked One! The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "Size of the Moon" By Nogizaka46 CLOSING: "Black Night Town" By Akishika Kondo Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN So the truth finally comes out. Please No Spoilers.

Kakashi figures out the Masked One's phasing abilities. He doesn't like the implications... The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "Size of the Moon" By Nogizaka46 CLOSING: "Black Night Town" By Akishika Kondo Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please No Spoilers.

He's Baaaaaack! The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "Size of the Moon" By Nogizaka46 CLOSING: "Black Night Town" By Akishika Kondo Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN No spoilers beyond Chapter 591 and Episode 340.

The End of the Edo-Tensei Army has Come. Good thing for the Kage... The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "Size of the Moon" By Nogizaka46 CLOSING: "Black Night Town" By Akishika Kondo Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please No Spoilers.

It's Been Good, Itachi Uchiha. Now Goodbye. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "Size of the Moon" By Nogizaka46 CLOSING: "Black Night Town" By Akishika Kondo Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please no spoilers.

This adaptation stretches out Edo-Itachi's explanation of the Izanami. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "Size of the Moon" By Nogizaka46 CLOSING: "Black Night Town" By Akishika Kondo Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please No Spoilers

Kabuto's fight with the Brothers Uchiha reaches its climax! The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "Size of the Moon" By Nogizaka46 CLOSING: "Black Night Town" By Akishika Kondo Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please no spoilers.

The Conclusion of Kabuto's Origin The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "Size of the Moon" By Nogizaka46 CLOSING: "Black Night Town" By Akishika Kondo Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please no spoilers

As we approach Easter, this episode also portrays a person thought dead finding new life- metaphorically speaking. The Origin of Kabuto shall be told! The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "Size of the Moon" By Nogizaka46 CLOSING: "Black Night Town" By Akishika Kondo Last Time on...

The battle begins for the Brothers Uchiha against Kabuto, who reveals some modifications of his own. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "Size of the Moon" By Nogizaka46 CLOSING: "Black Night Town" By Akishika Kondo Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please no spoilers. Kabuto will not...

And now we set into Plot C, as Edo-Itachi begins his mission, with Sasuke in pursuit. Will he help or hinder his brother? On a different note, we get a new intro and ending. The former has some cool graphics (especially the red tints at the climax, see above) although it does feature a clue to...

We get back to the other storyline, the Kage's fight against the Edo-Tensei Madara, as a new one is formed. OPENING “Not Even Falling Rain Can Stop Me” By NICO Dashes the Wall CLOSING “Carry Your Dreams - The Crossroad of Beginnings” By Rake Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please no...

As Naruto, Kurama, Kakashi, and Gai fight Tobi, the Alliance is on their way! The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING “Not Even Falling Rain Can Stop Me” By NICO Dashes the Wall CLOSING “Carry Your Dreams - The Crossroad of Beginnings” By Rake Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

To Kurama, he was just another hateful human. To Naruto, he was a permanent tenant who rarely paid rent. Now, the time has come for them to become friends. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING “Not Even Falling Rain Can Stop Me” By NICO Dashes the Wall CLOSING “Carry Your Dreams -...

Kur-ama’s story continues. It’s that time of the year again! For Lent I will abstain from the Internet for weekdays and Saturdays for the 40 Days. That means I will post my NS threads at midnight. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING “Not Even Falling Rain Can Stop Me” By NICO Dashes...

Kur-ama thinks about his present host. Does he really hate him? The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING “Not Even Falling Rain Can Stop Me” By NICO Dashes the Wall CLOSING “Carry Your Dreams - The Crossroad of Beginnings” By Rake Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN NO SPOILERS!

A certain character makes a return. Also... "Who's Kur-ama?" The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING “Not Even Falling Rain Can Stop Me” By NICO Dashes the Wall CLOSING “Carry Your Dreams - The Crossroad of Beginnings” By Rake Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please no spoilers.

The title says it all. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING “Not Even Falling Rain Can Stop Me” By NICO Dashes the Wall CLOSING “Carry Your Dreams - The Crossroad of Beginnings” By Rake Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please no spoilers.

Due to connection problems, I’m doing this by mobile. Naruto and Killer B confront the Masked One and his Edo-Tensei of Jinchikuri. This episode also serves as an Epilogue of the SHIPPUDEN’S Six-Tails Arc (the filler storyline where Naruto encounters the Six-Tailed Jinchikuri Utakata). The...

'Nuff Said. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING "Not Even Sudden Rain Can Stop Me" By NICO Touches the Wall CLOSING "Carry Your Dreams- The Crossroad of Beginnings" By Rake Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please no spoilers. Edo-Madara and the Five Kage will not like it.

Madara Uchiha has returned. The Tide of War has turned again. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING "Not Even Sudden Rain Can Stop Me" By NICO Touches the Wall CLOSING "Carry Your Dreams- The Crossroad of Beginnings" By Rake Last time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN As the picture portrays...

He Is Coming... The fillers are over. We now return to the canon storyline, as Naruto and the United Shinobi Alliance turn the tide in the Fourth Great Ninja War...until Kabuto unleashes his trump card. The identity of the Edo-Tensei in the casket, an identity that shocked even Madara...

I'm just going to condense the remaining filler episodes into one thread. Once again we're back to the 'meet an Edo-Tensei' side episodes. This one is "The Old Master and the Dragon's Eye" with Rock Lee. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING "Not Even Sudden Rain Can Defeat Me." By...

20 Years ago this week, the fellow in the middle made his first appearance. Guess who? Anyway, the filler takes a break with another one-shot to NARUTO: ROAD TO NINJA. This time it's a prologue with Naruto enjoying a good time with the Konoha Ten, little knowing he is being groomed as a...

The Edo-Tatewaki mini-arc concludes. I was rather fond of this episode. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING "Not Even Sudden Rain Can Defeat Me." By NICO Touches the Wall CLOSING "I Can Hear" By DASH// Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please no spoilers.

Here, the fillers take a change in focus. Instead of the Edo-Tensei of a familiar face, it's a 'new' person who is revealed to have had a past connection with the protagonist, cue the flashback. Here Naruto meets the Edo-Tensei of Tatewaki the Samurai, whom Naruto met in a pre-time-skip mission...

So, we return to the series after two weeks. Here is the conclusion of the Edo-Hayate mini-arc, as the reincarnated Ninja and his love Yugao (the Anbu captain that started the counterattack in the Konoha Crush) find closure. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING "Not Even Sudden Rain...

Remember Hayate Gekko? The coughing Ninja was the referee during the Chunin Exams preliminary round. He was also the first casualty of the Konoha Crush, killed by Baki after learning about Orochimaru & the Sand Village's alliance to attack the Leaf Village. Now he is an Edo-Tensei sent by...

Twenty Years Ago this week- July 31, 2000- saw the first appearance of this kid. Wonder what happened to him? Also, said chapter properly introduced Team 8 and Team 10 with their names and Naruto's view of them: Shikamaru the lazy, whining, good-for-nothing, Choji the porker, Ino the Sasuke...

The Edo-Sound Four VS Team Rescue Sasuke story reaches its conclusion. The Official Naruto Shippuden Thread OPENING: "If" By Daisuke CLOSING: "Goodbye Memory" By 7!!! Seven Oops Last Time on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Please no spoilers.

Twenty Years Ago this week- July 17, 2000- readers were introduced to this cheerful fellow. Back to the story. The Edo-Sound Four's Revenge against the four Ninjas who caused their deaths (or half of them, since Kankuro and Temari are absent) goes to another plane, literally. The Official...