

In addition to this, characters learn more, grow more, and have much more intricate fights in Naruto Shippuden. Most episodes involve life-or-death fights, and those stakes, not knowing if a beloved character would make it out alive, are part of what keeps the audience invested in the story.

During that decade, more than 500 episodes of television were produced.Ī large chunk of the original stories in the Naruto series involved young students learning the skills they would need to be successful shinobi, including the endlessly quotable Naruto Uzumaki, but Naruto Shippuden is where the stakes are raised. The anime spent a decade releasing new episodes, and teenagers with advanced fighting abilities were the saviors in the series based on Masashi Kishimoto’s manga. Following the original Naruto series, Naruto Shippuden brought audiences tales of a ninja community on the brink of war.

If there’s one thing fans want from the best episodes of Naruto Shippuden, it’s an epic fight sequence and emotional payoff.
