Naruto Shippūden (2007)
After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.
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Episode 1 - Homecoming
Release Date: 2007-02-15A figure passes through the gates. It's an older Naruto, who has returned from a long training journey with Jiraiya. Naruto Uzumaki is back!
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Episode 2 - The Akatsuki Makes Its Move
Release Date: 2007-02-15Naruto and Sakura team up and challenge Kakashi to a survival challenge to show off their progress.
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Episode 3 - The Results of Training
Release Date: 2007-02-22Naruto’s and Sakura’s combined skills force Kakashi to use his Sharingan right off the bat. Naruto masterfully unleashes his jutsu one after another.
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Episode 4 - The Jinchuriki of the Sand
Release Date: 2007-03-01Gaara is quick to detect Deidara’s presence, and an aerial battle ensues with Deidara on his giant bird and Gaara atop sand.
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Episode 5 - The Kazekage Stands Tall
Release Date: 2007-03-15Naruto 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.
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Episode 6 - Mission Cleared
Release Date: 2007-03-29In order to protect his village from Deidara’s explosive clay, Gaara uses his chakra to create a giant sand shield.
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Episode 7 - Run, Kankuro
Release Date: 2007-03-29Gaara, 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.
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Episode 8 - Team Kakashi, Deployed
Release Date: 2007-04-12An 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.
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Episode 9 - The Jinchuriki's Tears
Release Date: 2007-04-12On her way to the Sand Village, Temari encounters Kakashi and his team. Kakashi admonishes Naruto when he tries to rush ahead…
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Episode 10 - Sealing Jutsu: Nine Phantom Dragons
Release Date: 2007-04-19The 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.
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Episode 11 - The Medical Ninja's Student
Release Date: 2007-04-26Sakura 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.
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Episode 12 - The Retired Granny's Determination
Release Date: 2007-05-03Pakkun 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.
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Episode 13 - A Meeting With Destiny
Release Date: 2007-05-10Guy 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.
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Episode 14 - Naruto's Growth
Release Date: 2007-05-17Guy 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.
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Episode 15 - The Secret Weapon is Called...
Release Date: 2007-05-24Granny Chiyo and Sakura rescue Naruto from Itachi’s genjutsu. Without a moment’s delay, Kakashi begins a counterattack.
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Episode 16 - The Secret of Jinchuriki
Release Date: 2007-05-31Chiyo 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.
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Episode 17 - The Death of Gaara!
Release Date: 2007-06-07Teams 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...
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Episode 18 - Charge Tactic! Button Hook Entry!!
Release Date: 2007-06-21Teams 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.
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Episode 19 - Traps Activate! Team Guy's Enemy
Release Date: 2007-07-05Breaking 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.
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Episode 20 - Hiruko Vs. Two Kunoichi!
Release Date: 2007-07-19At 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…
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Episode 21 - Sasori's Real Face
Release Date: 2007-07-26Granny Chiyo and Sakura manage to expose Sasori, who amazingly looks no older than he did twenty years earlier.
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Episode 22 - Chiyo's Secret Skills
Release Date: 2007-08-02Sakura is caught by Sasori’s tactic and surrounded by a poison cloud.
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Episode 23 - Father and Mother
Release Date: 2007-08-02Chiyo and Sakura take cover, and Sasori wastes no time unleashing a ruthless attack.
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Episode 24 - The Third Kazekage
Release Date: 2007-08-09Sakura counters the Iron Sand attack of the Third Kazekage puppet with superhuman strength.
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Episode 25 - Three Minutes Between Life and Death
Release Date: 2007-08-16Sakura destroys the Third Kazekage puppet thanks to a secret antidote she had taken.
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Episode 26 - Puppet Fight: 10 vs. 100!
Release Date: 2007-08-23Sakura 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.
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Episode 27 - Impossible Dream
Release Date: 2007-08-30Although 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.
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Episode 28 - Revival of the Beasts
Release Date: 2007-09-13Team 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!
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Episode 29 - Kakashi's Enlightened!
Release Date: 2007-09-27Sakura hurries to get to Naruto with Granny Chiyo, who is suffering from the poison. The members of Team Guy rush to assist Team Kakashi. Meanwhile, with all preparations complete, Kakashi reveals his Mangekyo Sharingan.
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Episode 30 - Aesthetics of an Instant
Release Date: 2007-09-27Naruto 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.
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Episode 31 - The Legacy
Release Date: 2007-10-18Relying on Naruto's power, Granny Chiyo performs the Transmigration Jutsu on Gaara.
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Episode 32 - Return of the Kazekage
Release Date: 2007-10-25Gaara and his rescuers make a triumphant return to the Hidden Sand Village.