| Naruto: Shippuden | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Season 1 Cover | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | February 15 – October 25, 2007 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of the Naruto: Shippuden anime series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. They are based on Part II for Masashi Kishimoto's manga series.[1] The season is set two and a half years later, with Naruto Uzumaki and his team rescuing Gaara from the criminal organization Akatsuki. The first season aired from February to October 2007 on TV Tokyo.[2] It was also released on DVD in Japan over eight discs between August 1, 2007, and March 5, 2008, under the name Kazekage Rescue (風影奪還, Kazekage Dakkan).[3] There is also a special feature included with the seventh Naruto: Shippuden compilation DVD based on the second ending of the series called Hurricane! "Konoha Academy" Chronicles (疾風!"木ノ葉学園"伝, Shippū! "Konoha Gakuen" Den).[3]
The first season premiered from October 28, 2009, to April 21, 2010, on Disney XD.[4] The season ran on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from January 5 to August 10, 2014.
A series of eight DVDs of the season was released in North America between September 29, 2009, and April 6, 2010. The last volume also contained episodes from the second season.[5][6] Viz also collected the season in three DVD boxes between January 26 and August 3, 2010, also sharing the third volume with the second season.[7][8] In the United Kingdom, Manga Entertainment released it in three DVD volumes from June 14 to October 4, 2010,[9][10] while a DVD box containing the first 52 episodes was released on March 7, 2011.[11]
The series' first season used five musical themes: two openings and three endings. The first opening theme, "Hero's Come Back!!" by nobodyknows+, is used from episodes 1 to 30, while the second opening theme "Distance" by Long Shot Party, was used for episodes 31 and 32. The first ending theme, "Nagareboshi (Shooting Star)" (流れ星 〜Shooting Star〜) by Home Made Kazoku is used from episodes 1 to 18, the second ending theme, "Michi, To You All" (道 〜to you all) by Alüto is used from episodes 19 to 30. The third ending theme, "Kimi Monogatari" (キミモノガタリ, "Your Story") by Little by Little, is used for episodes 31 and 32. The first film, Naruto Shippuden the Movie, based on the Naruto: Shippuden series, was released on August 4, 2007.[12] The broadcast versions of episodes from 24 to 27 included scenes from the film in both the opening and ending themes, while it retained the original music.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | English air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Homecoming" Transliteration: "Kikyō" (Japanese: 帰郷) | Masaaki Kumagai | Satoru Nishizono | February 15, 2007 | October 28, 2009[lower-alpha 1][13] | |
| The episode begins with the preview of episode 51 with Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno and Sai reuniting with Sasuke Uchiha who seeks Naruto's power and suppresses the Nine-Tailed Fox within his subconscious. The first episode begins with Naruto returning home after two and a half years of training with Jiraiya, and seeing Sakura and Konohamaru, many people from the village congratulate him. Konohamaru and his fellows are on a mission and somehow successfully complete it. Jiraiya accompanies Naruto home and meets Tsunade who assigns Naruto and Sakura on their first mission, but first they must defeat someone to prove their growth and progress in the last two and a half years. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Akatsuki Makes Its Move" Transliteration: "Akatsuki, Shidō" (Japanese: 暁, 始動) | Atsushi Nigorikawa | Satoru Nishizono | February 15, 2007 | October 28, 2009[13] | |
| Learning that all of his friends were promoted to Chunin, Neji Hyuga as Jonin and Gaara as the Fifth Kazekage, Naruto gives a copy of Jiraiya's new book Make-Out Tactics to Kakashi Hatake, who challenges Naruto and Sakura for the bell retrieval test. Jiraiya converses with Kakashi about the Akatsuki searching for the Tailed Beasts and Gaara who is in the Hidden Sand Village, before Yura senses Sasori and Deidara arriving there to capture the One-Tailed's Jinchuriki Gaara. Meanwhile, in the Hidden Leaf Village, Sakura and Naruto fight Kakashi with their new skills and strength. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Results of Training" Transliteration: "Shugyō no Seika" (Japanese: 修業の成果) | Yuki Sugihara | Satoru Nishizono | February 22, 2007 | October 28, 2009[13] | |
| Naruto attacks Kakashi using shadow clones, using a new strategy which is very different from his previous head on attacks and surprises Kakashi. Sakura also shows her true beastly strength that she gained through the training from Lady Tsunade. Kakashi finds it hard to dodge every attack and relies on his Sharingan. As they fight, Kakashi reminisced about Team 7 from two years back and how they were so weak then, understanding that the same old tricks won't work on Sakura and Naruto again. He remarks on how Naruto has grown, and how Sakura has the potential to surpass the Fifth Hokage as an even better Kunoichi. Kakashi engages in Taijutsu, mimicking Rock Lee’s Dancing Leaf Shadow, before Naruto attempts the Secret Finger Jutsu on Kakashi. Meanwhile that night, in the Hidden Sand, Deidara (a member of the Akatsuki) stealthily infiltrates the village from the air, taking out three men who are tasked with watching the sky. However, he is confronted by Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage, who attempts to chase him off. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Jinchuriki of the Sand" Transliteration: "Suna no Jinchūriki" (Japanese: 砂の人柱力) | Kiyomu Fukuda | Satoru Nishizono | March 1, 2007 | October 28, 2009[13] | |
| Gaara's sand tries to chase Deidara who seems to flee on his clay bird around the Hidden Sand. Deidara tries a few attacks and blows which Gaara easily evades. Finally, Gaara uses his sand as a complete shield and envelopes himself in it. Deidara wonders how he should capture the Jinchuriki. In the Hidden Leaf, Kakashi uses water (Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu); fire (Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu); and earth (Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu) techniques and quickly takes on the offensive, Naruto and Sakura try to defend but understand that they need a new strategy as Kakashi’s hand signs are too fast for them to keep up with. Naruto, knowing about Kakashi's love for the book " Make-Out Tactics" threatens him to tell him a big spoiler. As Kakashi covers his ears, leaving him unable to produce any hand signs for Ninjutsu, Naruto and Sakura retrieve the bells. Meanwhile, Gaara takes on the defensive. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Kazekage Stands Tall" Transliteration: "Kazekage to shite...!" (Japanese: 風影として...!) | Yuki Kinoshita | Satoru Nishizono | March 15, 2007 | November 4, 2009[14] | |
| Naruto and Sakura rest. Lady Tsunade informs Naruto and Sakura that they, alongside Kakashi, will be known as Team Kakashi, going on missions as Shinobi of the Leaf - equal in status. Meanwhile, Deidara plants a bomb inside Gaara's shield but Gaara prevents it using sand body armour. Later, Gaara brings out the Shukaku and attacks Deidara with Shukaku's huge hands, in which he catches Deidara's arm and breaks it using the Sand Coffin Technique. Deidara plants small bombs in the sand which later blow up in Gaara's face, weakening him. Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi relax following the second Bell Retrieval Test. Jiraiya tells Kakashi that he is entrusting Naruto back to Kakashi, as planned, and will be leaving the Hidden Leaf Village to find out more about the Akatsuki’s movements. The General expresses concern to Kankuro that Gaara could lose control, and the One-Tailed Shukaku could take over. However, Kankuro trusts that Gaara will not lose control - he remembers a conversation where Gaara expresses how when he fought Naruto, he was inspired by how Naruto formed bonds despite his suffering, and wants to do the same as Naruto despite the people of his Sand Village fearing him as a weapon. Later Deidara summons a huge puppet, which is an explosive named C3 with great destructive properties, and drops it on the Hidden Sand. Kankuro, the General and the entire village watch this and run. Naruto and Iruka eat Ramen as Naruto fails to go on a date with Sakura. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Mission Cleared" Transliteration: "Norumakuriā" (Japanese: ノルマクリアー) | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Satoru Nishizono | March 29, 2007 | November 11, 2009[14] | |
| Gaara blocks the C3 explosion using a big sand umbrella covering the Hidden Sand. Kankuro recalls the day that Gaara became Kazekage and how he promised he would control his beast and use it faithfully to protect the Hidden Sand and take responsibility. The villagers thank Gaara and acknowledges that he is a true Kazekage. Gaara pulls his sand back outside the village and deposits it there, before Deidara uses exploding clay spiders to knock Gaara unconscious and captures him. Diedara plants explosive spiders in Gaara's armor and defeats him. He carries Gaara's body using the tail of his clay bird and flees out of the Hidden Sand. Meanwhile, Iruka and Naruto discuss Naruto's growth and his ambitions over a bowl of Ramen. Naruto promises Iruka that, like Gaara, he would also achieve his dream of becoming the Hokage. | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Run, Kankuro" Transliteration: "Hashire Kankurō" (Japanese: 疾走れカンクロウ) | Hayato Goda | Satoru Nishizono | March 29, 2007 | November 18, 2009[14] | |
| As Deidara returns with Gaara, Sasori plants traps in the aisle of the entry to the Hidden Sand for the village's ninjas that were chasing after them. Several ninjas die in their hurry to catch Deidara but Kankuro manages to save two of them from the traps and hastily traces the footsteps of Sasori. The Hidden Sand prepares a backup squad. After Kankuro catches up to them, Sasori orders Deidara to leave with Gaara, while he stops to kill Kankuro. Alone in the desert, Kankuro uses the Puppet Technique on the Crow, Black Ant and Salamander to challenge Sasori the next day. The Hidden Sand delivers a message on the hawk Takamaru for the Hidden Leaf. Naruto takes up in his room and has a few memories. Shikamaru accompanies Temari as she prepares to leave the Hidden Leaf and head back to the Hidden Sand. | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Team Kakashi, Deployed" Transliteration: "Shutsugeki, Kakashi-han" (Japanese: 出撃, カカシ班) | Hiroshi Kimura | Satoru Nishizono | April 12, 2007 | December 2, 2009[14] | |
| Kankuro fails to attack Sasori who uses his stinging tail to destroy Kankuro's puppets and injures Kankuro with the three day poison, before Sasori declares that he created Kankuro's puppets and leaves. Temari, travelling back to the Hidden Sand, notices numerous bad omens. Meanwhile, the Hidden Leaf receives the emergency letter from the Hidden Sand. An expert deciphers the letter and reports to Tsunade that Gaara, the Kazekage of the Hidden Sand has been attacked and kidnapped by the Akatsuki. Tsunade, immediately understanding the emergency, assigns Naruto, Sakura and Kakashi to rescue Gaara. Naruto is angered and wanting an S-rank mission is prepared to do anything to rescue Gaara. Jiraiya, having been informed about the kidnapping of the Kazekage, returns to the Hidden Leaf, finding Team Kakashi as they are about to depart with Lady Tsunade and Iruka watching on. Jiraiya is concerned about Naruto going on a mission involving the Akatsuki, given their interest in the Tailed Beasts. He warns Naruto not to use "that power", before Team Kakashi depart to the Hidden Sand. | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Jinchuriki's Tears" Transliteration: "Jinchūriki no Namida" (Japanese: 人柱力の涙) | Masaaki Kumagai | Satoru Nishizono | April 12, 2007 | December 9, 2009[14] | |
| The Hidden Sand repairs the damages around the mountain area and removes the explosives set on the walls. Temari gets the bad news and worries about her brother and joins Team Kakashi. Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi and Temari move through the forest and recalls their past about Gaara and how he countered the tailed beast sealed within him, about the Chunin Exams and Sasuke. Naruto regrets that Itachi met Sasuke which led to a division in their previous Team 7. The Hidden Sand's medical ninjas fail to find a cure to Kankuro's poisoning. Baki witnesses Kankuro's suffering in the hospital, and informs Chiyo and her brother, Ebizo, the two elder Councillors of the village about the Akatsuki. Chiyo is informed how her grandson, Sasori of the Red Sand, was part of the Akatsuki’s kidnapping of Gaara. The Hidden Sand's villagers discuss their loss and what they should do and plan the next step. | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals" Transliteration: "Fūin Jutsu: Genryū Kyū Fūjin" (Japanese: 封印術·幻龍九封尽) | Eitaro Ano | Satoru Nishizono | April 19, 2007 | December 16, 2009[14] | |
| Deidara and Sasori follow the tracks to their destination. Chiyo and Ebizo try to use all their knowledge and techniques but cannot understand how to heal Kankuro. Team Kakashi take a short rest for the night. Deidara and Sasori arrive at the hideout cave, where their leader gathers with them and the rest of the Akatsuki. Using astral projection, they took three full days to extract and seal Shukaku from Gaara within the Gedo Statue. All the members of the Akatsuki concentrate on the Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals Technique. Seeing that the need is dire and urgent Tsunade assigns Team Guy as backup support for Team Kakashi. The group arrive at the Hidden Sand after withstanding a strong sandstorm, where they meet with Chiyo who attacks Kakashi, mistaking him for his father, Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang. | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Medical Ninja's Student" Transliteration: "Iryō Ninja no Deshi" (Japanese: 医療忍者の弟子) | Atsushi Nigorikawa | Satoru Nishizono | April 26, 2007 | December 23, 2009[14] | |
| Kakashi reasons with Chiyo and Sakura removes the poison from Kankuro to create an antidote taught by Tsunade. Kankuro gives Sasori's torn mask cloth to Pakkun, the Ninja Dog Kakashi summoned, who senses it. Kankuro asks Naruto to save Gaara. | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Retired Granny's Determination" Transliteration: "Inkyo Babā no Ketsui" (Japanese: 隠居ババアの決意) | Kiyomu Fukuda | Satoru Nishizono | May 3, 2007 | December 31, 2009[14] | |
| The process of the extraction of Shukaku from Gaara has begun at the Gedo Statue. The next day Naruto wakes up and notices Pakkun. Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura and Chiyo leave the Hidden Sand to get Gaara back from the Akatsuki. Pakkun joins with them and informs Team Guy about the cave in the Land of Rivers, while Chiyo tells them about the tailed beasts, two of which are sealed inside Gaara and Naruto and there are seven others in the world. She also gives a brief account of their history. Temari is given another mission with a squad, to protect the boundary of the villages, should the weakness of the Hidden Sand be revealed. Team Guy also progresses through the forest to reach the Akastuki's hideout. Zetsu notices the arrival of both teams and informs his leader to send Itachi and Kisame to attack them and to give them some more time to complete the extraction and sealing of Shukaku from Gaara's body. Kisame confronts Team Guy and traps Lee, Neji and Tenten with the Water Prison Technique while Itachi takes on Team Kakashi, bringing back some memories. | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "A Meeting With Destiny" Transliteration: "Innen Aimamieru" (Japanese: 因縁あいまみえる) | Neko Okuma | Satoru Nishizono | May 10, 2007 | December 31, 2009[14] | |
| The Akatsuki continues the extraction process. Team Guy fights with Kisame as he builds up a huge flow of water and attacks constantly using his legendary sword, Samehada. He constantly pursues and asks Might Guy whether he recognizes him and have they met somewhere before. Sensing the opponent is a better one, Guy switches to maximum power as Kisame traps his students in Water Prison Technique. Team Kakashi confronts Itachi. Despite Kakashi's warning, Itachi uses his Mangekyo Sharingan on Naruto into confronting illusions. Naruto doesn't understand what it is and wastes his chakra by attacking crow clones of Itachi. He reveals his new move, Big Ball Rasengan, which has a bigger attack and damage cover. Itachi states that Naruto has improved but still won't be able to defeat him. | |||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Naruto's Growth" Transliteration: "Naruto no Seichō" (Japanese: ナルトの成長) | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Satoru Nishizono | May 17, 2007 | December 31, 2009[14] | |
| Naruto remembers his Genjutsu breaking training sessions with Jiraiya and uses them to escape Itachi's Illusionary Technique. Guy fails to steal Samehada and hurts his own hands instead. Kisame is angered and tosses Guy deep down into the sea and send five huge chakra sharks which relentlessly attack Guy who is hurt. Guy, out of patience, opens the sixth Inner Gate and uses the Morning Peacock Technique to end the fight with Kisame, while Lee, Neji and Tenten breaks free from the Water Prison Technique. | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | "The Secret Weapon is Called...." Transliteration: "Kakushidama Nazukete" (Japanese: 隠し玉 名付けて...!) | Hayato Date | Satoru Nishizono | May 24, 2007 | December 31, 2009[14] | |
| Itachi uses shuriken inside the crows to immobilize Naruto, but Chiyo and Sakura free Naruto from Itachi's Illusionary Technique. Naruto and Kakashi together defeats Itachi who turns out to be Yura (a jonin-level ninja from the Hidden Sand) Chiyo wonders what kind of dark and powerful jutsu is this which allows all the abilities and powers to be transferred to an entirely different person. Furious, Guy opens his sixth Inner Gate and gaining much power ruthlessly attacks and kills Kisame who is later identified as Mukade (yet another jonin-level ninja from the Hidden Sand), stating the same case as Team Kakashi. They learn that Itachi and Kisame used the two ninjas to create clones to distract them. | |||||||
| 16 | 16 | "The Secret of Jinchuriki" Transliteration: "Jinchūriki no Himitsu" (Japanese: 人柱力の秘密) | Hiroshi Kimura | Satoru Nishizono | May 31, 2007 | January 6, 2010[14] | |
| Kisame and Itachi report to the Akatsuki that now that the Hidden Leaf's ninjas have been warded off and that they have enough time to focus and complete the extraction and sealing of Shukaku. Chiyo explains that the Jinchuriki (such as Gaara and Naruto) always carry the Tailed Beasts within them and when the beast is extracted from the host, the host dies. Naruto, furiously vows that he will save Gaara and hurries. Meanwhile, in the Hidden Sand, the advisory council argues about Yura and his loyalty/being an Akatsuki spy. Ebizo explains Yura may have been under the influence of an jutsu. The council also talk about the change in Kazekage position, due to which Kankuro becomes furious and attacks one of the elders. The elders state that if Gaara does not return soon then decisions must be taken, and a new Kazekage must be appointed for stability. A council member also says that some prefer if Gaara never returned. They thought the Shukaku would be easier to govern if made Kazekage; since he was a botched experiment. His father knew that, so the Fourth Kazekage ordered his assassination. One of the Council members explains how the Third Kazekage was also kidnapped. He was like no other, more powerful than the First or Second, yet his body was never found. The Hidden Sand prioritised his search rather than stability, which led to war since other nations saw the Sand as vulnerable. The council wish to avoid a repeat of that history, hence sending Temari to secure the borders. Team Kakashi rests for some moments - much to Naruto's unwillingness. | |||||||
| 17 | 17 | "The Death of Gaara!" Transliteration: "Gaara Shisu!" (Japanese: 我愛羅死す!) | Masaaki Kumagai | Satoru Nishizono | June 7, 2007 | January 13, 2010[14] | |
| After reminiscing Sasori and his parents, Chiyo tells the group that she was responsible for sealing the One-Tailed Shukaku inside of Gaara (at the request of the Fourth Kazekage - Gaara’s father) before arriving to the cave entrance. Team Kakashi and Team Guy arrive at the Akatsuki's hideout and greet each other discussing the direness of the situation. The Akatsuki finishes the sealing of Shukaku into the Gedo Statue which apparently kills Gaara. Kankuro watches as the photo of Gaara shatters - a bad omen. | |||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Charge Tactic! Button Hook Entry!!" Transliteration: "Totsunyū! Botan Fukku Entorī" (Japanese: 突入!ボタンフックエントリー) | Eitaro Ano | Satoru Nishizono | June 21, 2007 | January 20, 2010[14] | |
| Neji uses his Byakugan and observes what's happening inside the caves and sees the Gedo statue and the nine Akatsuki members assembled. Also he observes Gaara's body and tells both the teams what's happening inside. Guy tries to break the big rock covering the cave but is obstructed by a strong Five-Seal Barrier. Kakashi tells them that there are tags attached at five different locations around the area that should be torn off simultaneously to break the barrier. Neji observes the surroundings and pinpoints the locations of the tags. The Akatsuki sends Deidara and Sasori to hold Gaara and attack the group. Itachi informs Deidara and Sasori how the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Naruto, is part of the group. Team Kakashi and Team Guy sense that the five forbidden tags control the barrier on the cave. Using a wireless radio frequency, both the teams removes the tags simultaneously to disable the barrier, and Sakura destroys the rock before Team Kakashi along with Chiyo confront Deidara and Sasori. Deidara is sat on Gaara’s body, enraging Naruto. | |||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Traps Activate! Team Guy's Enemy" Transliteration: "Torappu Sadō! Gai-han no Teki" (Japanese: 罠作動!ガイ班の敵) | Atsushi Nigorikawa | Satoru Nishizono | July 5, 2007 | January 27, 2010[14] | |
| As the barrier tags are removed, the clones of Tenten, Guy, Neji and Lee arises from the ground and attacks them. Team Guy confronts to fight their clones not getting ahead at all. Deidara and Sasori have a strong argument about what is "Art". Deidara angers Naruto by playing with his emotions and challenges him to take back Gaara from him. Naruto angrily demands Deidara to give Gaara back while giving chase with Kakashi. Naruto attacks Deidara who easily dodges it and flings Naruto into a rock. Kakashi, knowing how dangerous his opponent is, relies on his Sharingan. Sakura learns that Sasori is Chiyo's grandson, Chiyo informs Sakura that she may look old but she has a few tricks up her sleeve. | |||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Hiruko vs. Two Kunoichi!" Transliteration: "Hiruko vs. Futari no Kunoichi" (Japanese: ヒルコVS二人の女忍者) | Kiyomu Fukuda | Satoru Nishizono | July 19, 2007 | February 3, 2010[14] | |
| Chiyo tells Sakura that Sasori is the best human puppeteer who betrayed and left the Hidden Sand. She explains that his true passion wasn’t making normal puppets, but instead, human puppets. He killed a shinobi called Hiruko from a nearby village, removing his organs and creating a puppet, armed with hidden weapons. Sensing the real Sasori inside his scorpion puppet Hiruko, Chiyo and Sakura have to dodge his stinging attacks in order to demolish Hiruko and force Sasori to emerge. Chiyo and Sakura expertly dodge Sasori's poison needles. As Chiyo paralyzes Hiruko's scorpion tail, Sakura unleashes her brute strength and breaks the puppet releasing the real Sasori. Deidara sees Naruto's Nine-Tails chakra activating, as Naruto grows more and more angry due to Deidara’s mocking behaviour. Deidara explains that 2 other jinchuriki have already been destroyed by the Akatsuki, excluding Gaara, and mocks Naruto for feeling connected to Gaara. He remarks how the other jinchuriki were uncared for by their people and neighbours, who were happy to see them captured, which is why he is surprised that Naruto isn’t also a sullen loner. | |||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Sasori's Real Face" Transliteration: "Sasori no Sugao" (Japanese: サソリの素顔) | Neko Okuma | Satoru Nishizono | July 26, 2007 | February 10, 2010[14] | |
| With Hiruko destroyed, Sasori reveals his face. He tells Chiyo and Sakura that he left the Hidden Sand over twenty years ago and now has upgraded himself beyond their wildest imagination. After a short battle, Sasori promises Chiyo that he will not spare her now that she's angered him, having used her Puppetmaster Jutsu to help Sakura dodge his bullets, and manipulate the scorpion tail of Hiruko. Meanwhile, Temari, Kankuro, Ebizo, and Matsuri, along with other Sand shinobi, leave their village to track down the others. Upon entering the Land of Rivers, they rest, as Ebizo tells the Hidden Sand's villagers about the Third Kazekage, and how he was the most powerful, yet his body was never found. Sasori then summons a new puppet - the Third Kazekage, whom he killed and turned him into a human puppet more than 10 years ago. Chiyo remarks how Sasori has been involved in attacks on 3 Kazekages, by killing the Third, being involved in Orochimaru’s killing of the Fourth before his invasion of the Leaf, and now Gaara. Sasori uses the puppet to injure Sakura with a hundred hands that he dispatches from the puppet. Chiyo saves herself and Sakura (using the chakra threads to pull her away) from the pins and needles that Sasori continually shoots at them. Later, the angered Sasori tries to finish off Sakura by releasing a very toxic gas which surrounds her. Outside, Naruto continues to chase Deidara. Kakashi checks on Team Guy, who are still engaged in battle against their clones. Aware of Deidara’s desire to draw Naruto out and exploit his naïvety and anger, Kakashi is reluctant to leave Naruto to help the two Kunoichi against Sasori. | |||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Chiyo's Secret Skills" Transliteration: "Chiyo no Oku no Te" (Japanese: チヨの奥の手) | Mitsutaka Noshitani | Satoru Nishizono | August 2, 2007 | February 17, 2010[14] | |
| Sasori uses strong chakra threads to trap Sakura in the toxic gas but she uses an explosive tag to escape. Meanwhile, Team Guy exhaust themselves fighting their own clones. Naruto and Kakashi continue chasing Deidara, avoiding his clay bombs. Deidara tries to cut off Kakashi to fight alone with Naruto (as he wants to capture the Nine Tails Jinchuriki) but is unsuccessful and depletes his explosive clay, so prepares to fight both. To block Sasori’s attack, Chiyo summons the puppet versions of Sasori's late parents that he himself modeled after the real ones when he was a child. Using the puppets, Chiyo and Sasori do battle at rapid pace, before Chiyo holds down the Third Kazekage using "The Mother" with a sword and "The Father" with a shuriken staff but Sasori releases the Kazekage's secret technique: Iron Sand, which is described as the Sand Village’s most terrifying weapon, and what made him the most powerful Kazekage. | |||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Father and Mother" Transliteration: ""Chichi" to "Haha"" (Japanese: 「父」と「母」) | Masaki Takano | Satoru Nishizono | August 2, 2007 | February 24, 2010[14] | |
| Chiyo uses the puppets of Sasori's parents to protect Sakura from the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand, making a chakra shield as part of her own upgrades on the puppets. In a flashback to when Sasori was a child, it was revealed that Sasori’s parents were killed by the White Fang. Chiyo introduces the Puppetmaster Jutsu to Sasori, since it has been passed through their family. She encouraged Sasori to make his own puppet. However, he made puppets of his parents, craving their love. Chiyo reprimands Sasori for creating the puppet versions of his parents to fake love. Back in the present, Sasori prepares to destroy Chiyo and Sakura. Chiyo instructs Sakura to leave while she still can. The Iron Sand meant that Chiyo lost an arm since it also contained iron. Sakura feels she cannot abandon Chiyo, and comes up with an idea - to be the puppet herself (as at the beginning of the battle) since she contains no iron, so the magnetised chakra of the Third Kazekage that enabled the Iron Sand would have no effect. Chiyo uses chakra threads on Sakura into dodging and bringing the sand near Sasori. She tells Sakura that the Third Kazekage's body is real unlike her puppets and that Sasori has the upper hand. | |||||||
| 24 | 24 | "The Third Kazekage" Transliteration: "Sandaime Kazekage" (Japanese: 三代目風影) | Hiroshi Kimura | Satoru Nishizono | August 9, 2007 | February 24, 2010[14] | |
| Sakura thinks that she must be of at least some use and offers her body as a puppet to be controlled by Chiyo. Sakura deflects one of Sasori’s Iron Pyramids back at him. Enraged, Sasori sends his Iron Pyramid to crush Sakura but she remembers her strong training with Tsunade, and with brute strength fends off Sasori's Iron Sand pyramid and prism that destroys the top of the cave, causing it to begin collapsing. Sakura recalls how Tsunade taught her that the most important part of being a medical ninja, is being able to dodge every attack. Sasori accepts that this is definitely more than what he thought of the girl. Outside, a fatiguing Team Guy fights their clones and complains that they aren't getting anywhere. Neji looks in the cave using his Byakugan and reports that the cave is collapsing, though the battle seems evenly-matched. Sasori creates a large frame of poisonous iron spikes. Sakura is cut, with Chiyo realising that Sasori had applied his poison to these spikes too. Sakura stumbles to the ground, unconscious, and Sasori uses this as an opportunity to finish her off. Just before the puppet of the Third Kazekage is able to strike her, Sakura suddenly gets up and punches the Kazekage puppet, smashing it into pieces. Meanwhile, Naruto and Kakashi continue pursuing Deidara. Kakashi senses the destruction of the Akatsuki hideout, but is out of range so cannot communicate with the Team via radio. Naruto grows even more impatient and storms ahead, despite Kakashi stating that he was finalising a strategy, and that there was no need for Naruto to chase Deidara, since he was after Naruto anyway. Despite this, Naruto continues ahead, with Kakashi realising there is not much he can do to stop Naruto in the latter’s angered state. | |||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Three Minutes Between Life and Death" Transliteration: "Sei to Shi no Sanpunkan" (Japanese: 生と死の三分間) | Masaaki Kumagai | Satoru Nishizono | August 16, 2007 | March 3, 2010[14] | |
| Sakura tells Chiyo that she created 3 does of the antidote to Sasori’s poison, had used one dose on Kankuro, and now used the 2nd dose on herself - just before Sasori attempted to make his finishing move. She reveals the antidote converts Sasori's poison into a harmless protein, but that they have only three minutes until this antidote's effects wears out. Sakura heals Chiyo and herself, before they prepare to finish Sasori off. Sasori, in disbelief that someone could have resisted his poison, observes that Sakura also has a good skill as a medical-nin, and must be a student of Tsunade, the Hidden Leaf Village’s Fifth Hokage. Meanwhile, Deidara uses the last of his detonating clay to plant small jumping spider explosives between Naruto and Kakashi, to try and separate them. Kakashi creates a shadow clone and speedily runs away, escaping these explosives and reunites with Naruto. He tells Naruto to calm down since he has already made a plan. Kakashi reveals that Deidara can only be confronted by a long range attacks, which is the worst type of enemy for Naruto to face since he excels at close-range combat, while Kakashi, being the copy ninja, has intellect, and the ability to launch long-range attacks. Sasori reveals to Sakura and Chiyo that he had transformed himself into a human puppet (his last resort which he has not been forced into doing by an opponent for a long time), which explains why he looks as young as he did when Chiyo last saw him. Sakura has less than two minutes left, and needs to draw Sasori in so she can attack him from close range. Kakashi informs Naruto of his plan; Deidara and Kakashi prepare to battle. | |||||||
| 26 | 26 | "Puppet Fight: 10 vs. 100!" Transliteration: "Jukki vs Hyakki" (Japanese: 十機vs百機) | Atsushi Nigorikawa | Satoru Nishizono | August 23, 2007 | March 10, 2010[14] | |
| Sasori keeps on attacking Sakura using fire moves, then water moves. Later, Sakura pulls Sasori’s wire, bringing him into close-range, smashing him to pieces. But, Sasori reforms his body and unleashes a hundred elite puppets. Chiyo says that the battle has just begun. She counterattacks using ten best puppets from her collection, the Chikamatsu. The great battle of puppets begins and they soon nullify each other, with Chiyo’s 10 holding their own against Sasori’s 100. Chiyo is caught off guard and slashed by one of the puppets, meaning she is poisoned. She tells Sakura not to worry. Resisting the effects of the poison, Sakura takes a dog-puppet and smashes it into Sasori, paralyzing his body. Chiyo says that the battle is done since the puppet stops Sasori using any chakra threads. However, Sasori transferred his heart into another puppet's body and drives a poisonous blade through Sakura's side which was meant for Chiyo. Meanwhile, Naruto and Kakashi continue pursuing Deidara, who has noticed that Naruto has calmed down. Naruto asks Kakashi when they will attack, so Kakashi responds by telling Naruto to be patient, since Kakashi does not have as much chakra as Naruto. | |||||||
| 27 | 27 | "Impossible Dream" Transliteration: "Kanawanu Yume" (Japanese: 叶わぬ夢) | Eitaro Ano | Satoru Nishizono | August 30, 2007 | March 17, 2010[14] | |
| Sakura attempts to heal herself despite Sasori’s sword still impaling her. Sasori remarks that she is talented. Sakura tells Chiyo to inject the antidote into herself, since she is poisoned. However, Chiyo injects it into the injured Sakura before collapsing to the ground. Just as Sasori aims to finish Sakura off, Chiyo musters the energy for a Puppetmaster Jutsu, using chakra thread to control Sasori's parental puppets as they stab him through his heart, apparently killing him. Chiyo then attempts to revive Sakura, who has collapsed. Sasori says he knew she was a medical ninja, so he targeted an area that is impossible to heal. However, Chiyo says she is doing more than first aid - she is transferring her life force into Sakura via a reanimation ninjutsu that only she can perform, that she made for Sasori. However, she says using it for him now is an impossible dream. Her own soul transfer technique (One's Own Life Reincarnation Technique) can be used to revive a dead person in exchange for the technique user's own life. However, Sakura was not dead, so Chiyo’s life was spared. Before he dies, Sasori praises Sakura and tells her, as a reward for defeating him, that he has a spy (Kabuto Yakushi) within Orochimaru's ranks, whom he was supposed to meet at the Tenchi Bridge of the Hidden Grass Village ten days later. Sasori dies while saying that he wouldn't have hesitated killing his own grandmother as he has already killed hundreds and thousands of people, and mocks her for being senile. As Sakura is relieved that the battle is over, Chiyo said the wrong shinobi died and that it should have been her. She says Sasori let his guard down at the end on purpose, and wanted to die. Meanwhile, Naruto wonders if Kakashi is ready to put his plan into action. Kakashi activates his new Sharingan (later revealed to be his Mangekyo Sharingan) and along with Naruto sets the plan against Deidara into action. | |||||||
| 28 | 28 | "Beasts: Alive Again!" Transliteration: "Yomigaeru Kemono-tachi" (Japanese: 蘇る獣たち) | Kiyomu Fukuda | Satoru Nishizono | September 13, 2007 | March 24, 2010[14] | |
| Might Guy, Neji, Lee and Tenten continue to fight their clones. Neji uses his Byakugan and informs Team Guy that Sasori has been killed and Sakura and Chiyo are alive. Team Guy faces difficulty in defeating their opponents. Guy tells them that they have grown weaker in the battle because they are made of flesh and get exhausted after using chakra but the clones can fight as long as possible. Lee tells everybody that the key to defeat the clones is to be more powerful than they were when they released the scroll. Memorizing the training with Guy, the team innovates new moves which are unknown to their clones and successfully takes their clones out. Elsewhere, Naruto marvels at Kakashi’s new Sharingan, and tells Kakashi that if their plans go wrong he will not give up and find another way to defeat Deidara. Sakura, realizing that Chiyo has been poisoned tells her to go back to the Hidden Sand for treatment with a new antidote, but Chiyo refuses, instead replying that she has yet to complete the most important task. | |||||||
| 29 | 29 | "Kakashi Enlightened!" Transliteration: "Kakashi Kaigan!" (Japanese: カカシ開眼!) | Yuki Kinoshita | Satoru Nishizono | September 27, 2007 | March 31, 2010[14] | |
| Team Guy regroup and begin moving to provide support to Team Kakashi. Sakura and Chiyo attempt to catch up with the others as well; though Chiyo is in significant pain and discomfort due to Sasori’s poison, her sheer willpower allows her to remain conscious. Meanwhile, Kakashi instructs Naruto to drop back from chasing Deidara, as he launches his attack. Kakashi activates his Mangekyo Sharingan. Kakashi destroys Deidara's arm with Mangekyo Sharingan: Kamui - a visual jutsu that opens a barrier sucking the targeted object away. However, Kakashi is not fully used to using the Mangekyo Sharingan, so Deidara is able to escape alive. Naruto, acting as backup, beheads Deidara’s clay bird with his Rasengan. He uses his Shadow Clone Jutsu to catch the head of the bird containing Gaara. His Shadow Clomes attempt to open the bird up, which is when he sees the dead and lifeless body of Gaara. Deidara remarks how he had planned to draw out the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki (Naruto - who Deidara deems useless) using the Sand Jinchuriki (Gaara). However, he had not planned on facing Kakashi, with a visual jutsu that he compares to that of Itachi Uchiha. Seeing Gaara’s dead body causes Naruto to angrily attack Deidara, using multiple shadow clones, a Rasengan, and punches to attack Deidara into the ground. Deidara uses a substitution jutsu at the last second, leaving behind only clay. Naruto becomes even more angry, accidentally tapping his Nine-Tails chakra, causing him to transform into the beast with two tails as a concerned Kakashi, and Naruto’s clones watch on. | |||||||
| 30 | 30 | "Aesthetics of an Instant" Transliteration: "Shunkan no Bigaku" (Japanese: 瞬間の美学) | Shigeharu Takahashi | Satoru Nishizono | September 27, 2007 | April 7, 2010[14] | |
| Naruto’s Nine-Tails chakra leaks out due to his rage, forming a two-tailed chakra cloak. When Jiraiya had spoken to Kakashi upon arriving back at the Hidden Leaf with Naruto after 2.5 years, he advised him that he had seen horrible things when the chakra leaked out, so Kakashi should suppress the chakra with a tag after one tail had appeared. Naruto’s clones, which have not transformed, feel a burning pain. Kakashi suppresses the Nine-Tails chakra inside Naruto with the tag that Jiraiya gave him. Naruto calms down while Sakura and Chiyo arrive at the scene. Deidara watches the power of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Team Guy attacks Deidara who apparently self-detonates by ingesting his own clay as a last resort, due to losing both arms and being unable to use jutsu. Kakashi counters with Kamui and teleports himself and the others to safety, moving the explosion to another space. Naruto and his friends mourn for Gaara. Naruto is unable to hold back his tears, hating how himself and Gaara are labelled as “Jinchuriki” and had their fate chosen by others, how they were ostracised for having monsters inside them, against their own will. However, Chiyo, already poisoned, uses her One's Own Life Reincarnation Technique (the reanimation jutsu) on Gaara. | |||||||
| 31 | 31 | "The Legacy" Transliteration: "Tsugareyukumono" (Japanese: 継がれゆくもの) | Shinji Satou | Satoru Nishizono | October 18, 2007 | April 14, 2010[14] | |
| Chiyo continues using her Reanimation Jutsu on Gaara to revive him. She does not have enough chakra remaining, so Naruto helps her by letter Chiyo use some of his own. Just before Chiyo dies, she tells Naruto that the Hidden Leaf's and the Hidden Sand's villagers learns from the past and the wisdom of future. She reminisces on her life, regretting her scepticism of the Hidden Leaf, but is hopeful that the next generation of the Hidden Leaf and Hidden Sand truly can be allies, unlike in past eras where they were always opposing each other. Chiyo provides some parting advice to Sakura, telling her to look after those closest to her. To Naruto, she tells him to follow his dream of becoming Hokage, to use his power of connecting to & changing people, and, since he understands Gaara’s pain, to look after him. The jutsu is then complete, and Chiyo peacefully dies, falling into Sakura’s arms. A revived Gaara awakens and sees all of the surrounding ninjas of the Hidden Sand rejoicing his revival, realising that he has indeed become someone that is precious to others, no longer ostracised. Kankuro thanks Naruto, and tells him that Chiyo died saving Gaara. All the ninja, including her brother Lord Ebizo, pray for Chiyo. Naruto and Gaara stand side by side, as Kakashi says that her sacrifice was a death fit for a shinobi. | |||||||
| 32 | 32 | "Return of the Kazekage" Transliteration: "Kazekage no Kikan" (Japanese: 風影の帰還) | Hiroshi Kimura | Satoru Nishizono | October 25, 2007 | April 21, 2010[14] | |
| The real Deidara survives to recover his arm and meets with Zetsu and the masked Tobi who keeps Sasori's ring and joins the Akatsuki. Meanwhile, as the Hidden Sand's villagers pay their final respects to Chiyo, Team Kakashi and Team Guy return home to the Hidden Leaf, where an elderly ninja asks Sai to join up with Team Kakashi. | |||||||
Home media release
Japanese
| Volume | Date | Discs | Episodes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 1, 2007 | 1 | 1–4 | [15] |
| 2 | September 5, 2007 | 5–8 | [15] | |
| 3 | October 3, 2007 | 9–12 | [15] | |
| 4 | November 7, 2007 | 13–16 | [15] | |
| 5 | December 5, 2007 | 17–20 | [15] | |
| 6 | January 1, 2008 | 21–24 | [15] | |
| 7 | February 6, 2008 | 25–28 | [15] | |
| 8 | March 5, 2008 | 29–32 | [15] |
English
| Volume | Date | Discs | Episodes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 29, 2009 | 1 | 1–4 | [16] |
| 2 | October 27, 2009 | 5–8 | [17] | |
| 3 | November 24, 2009 | 9–13 | [18] | |
| 4 | December 8, 2009 | 14–17 | [19] | |
| 5 | January 12, 2010 | 18–21 | [20] | |
| 6 | February 9, 2010 | 22–26 | [21] | |
| 7 | March 9, 2010 | 27–30 | [22] | |
| 8 | April 6, 2010 | 31–34 | [23] |
| Volume | Date | Discs | Episodes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 26, 2010 | 3 | 1–13 | [24] |
| 2 | April 20, 2010 | 14–26 | [25] | |
| 3 | August 3, 2010 | 27–39 | [8] |
| Volume | Date | Discs | Episodes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 17, 2023 | 3 | 1–27 | [7] |
| Volume | Date | Discs | Episodes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 14, 2010 | 2 | 1–13 | [26] |
| 2 | August 9, 2010 | 14–26 | [27] | |
| 3 | October 10, 2010 | 27–39 | [28] |
| Volume | Date | Discs | Episodes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 7, 2011 | 8 | 1–52 | [29] |
| Collection | Date | Discs | Episodes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 17, 2010 | 2 | 1–13 | [30] |
| 2 | June 16, 2010 | 14–26 | [31] | |
| 3 | September 1, 2010 | 27–39 | [32] |
Notes
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- ↑ "Naruto: Shippuden episodes from 2007" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- 1 2 "Naruto: Shippuden Season One DVDs" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- ↑ "Naruto Shippuden Disney XD schedule". toonzone. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
- ↑ "Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 1 (2009)". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
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- 1 2 "Naruto Shippuden, Set 1". Viz Media. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- 1 2 "Naruto Shippuden Uncut, Vol. 3 (DVD Box Set)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016.
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- ↑ "Naruto Shippuden - Series 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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- 1 2 3 4 "Reminder: Naruto Shippūden to Debut on Disney XD Tonight". Anime News Network. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
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- ↑ "Naruto Shippuden, Vol. 8 (DVD)". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Naruto Shippuden, Box Set 1 (DVD)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017.
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- ↑ "Naruto Shippuden Collection (Eps 1-13)". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016.
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