“Naruto returns stronger but unchanged, facing Akatsuki's looming threat to protect his village and friends.”
Naruto Shippuden
-ナルト- 疾風伝
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Synopsis
Naruto returns stronger but unchanged, facing Akatsuki's looming threat to protect his village and friends.
It has been two and a half years since Naruto Uzumaki left Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf Village, for intense training following events which fueled his desire to be stronger. Now Akatsuki, the mysterious organization of elite rogue ninja, is closing in on their grand plan which may threaten the safety of the entire shinobi world. Although Naruto is older and sinister events loom on the horizon, he has changed little in personality—still rambunctious and childish—though he is now far more confident and possesses an even greater determination to protect his friends and home. Come whatever may, Naruto will carry on with the fight for what is important to him, even at the expense of his own body, in the continuation of the saga about the boy who wishes to become Hokage.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 307 sampled reviews
What 307 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.26 · split reception
5.9 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 3.2
↓ 0.12
Running avg · Jun 2007 → Sep 2025
- 10 “This series has evolved into a true masterpiece that keeps me eagerly anticipating every new episode. While the story initially suffered from a slow start and failed to meet early expectations, it...”
- 7 “My biggest problem with this anime is that it takes way too long for a scene to happen. Over the course of around 15 episodes, 2-3 fights take place. Naruto in general is known for it's...”
- 9 “This anime is much better then the first series (naruto) the story is much more interesting and the fight scenes are much better also. The fillers do get annoying in Shippuuden but not nearly as...”
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- Format 500 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 191h 40m all episodes
- Aired Feb 2007 – Mar 2017 Winter 2007
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1575 catalog