Naruto Shippūden: Season 13

2012 · 20 episodes · ★ 7.6

S13 • The Seven Ninja Swordsman

What Season 13 of Naruto Shippūden

The Fourth Great Ninja War rages on, and danger comes from every front. Kabuto revives old allies and fallen enemies to pit them against the Allied Forces, who must survive both the assassins and their former comrades brought back to life. Naruto has grown stronger through training, but some believe that carrying the Nine-Tailed Fox inside him makes him a risk. Meanwhile, Sakura and the ninja medics in the rear guard discover that an enemy may be hiding among them. The episodes follow Naruto, Bee, the Raikage and Tsunade, as well as Kakashi, Sai and Omoi.

20episodes

Aug 22, 2012premiered

Jan 10, 2013Latest episode

7.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 13 Episodes

13x276 Attack of the Gedo Statue
Aug 23, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 7.6
The Allied Shinobi Forces are on the verge of winning the war when Madara Uchiha appears. Madara summons the giant Gedo Statue and unleashes its devastating power.
Directed by Hideki Takayama · Written by Katsuhiko Chiba
13x277 Unison Sign
Aug 30, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 6.4
Naruto and Killer Bee rush to the battlefield when Nine Tails suddenly speaks to Naruto inside his mind. The Nine Tails questions Naruto’s intent to end the hatred in the world and reminds him of how he was unable to save Sasuke.
Directed by Masaaki Kumagai · Written by Masahiro Hikokubo
13x278 Medic Ninja in Danger
Sep 6, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 7.6
Over at the Medical Unit camp, Sakura and the other medic ninja work nonstop to treat the wounded. Neji is there to recover from overusing his Byakugan.
Directed by Tsuneo Tominaga · Written by Yasuyuki Suzuki
13x279 White Zetsu's Trap
Sep 13, 2012 · 23 min
Kiba, Shino, and Hinata are sent to investigate an area where the Akatsuki are supposedly getting through. There, the three are ambushed by a White Zetsu and get separated.
Directing: Yusuke Onoda · Writing: Shin Yoshida
13x280 Aesthetics of an Artist
Sep 20, 2012 · 23 min
As the Allied Shinobi Forces' headquarters scramble to deal with White Zetsu Army clones infiltration issue, word reaches the Fifth Division of the development and Mifune instructs his division accordingly.
Directing: Shigeki Kawai · Writing: Katsuhiko Chiba
13x281 The Allied Mom Forces!
Sep 27, 2012 · 23 min
Konohamaru participates in a meeting organized by Ebisu in Konoha of the remaining villagers, mostly including the children and wives. Ebisu attempts to rally everyones' spirits together in the event that rogue ninja should attack the village while their shinobi families are away at war, but the mothers scoff and claim that they will protect the village as they always have while their husbands fought. Suddenly Konohamaru is approached by several children, each claiming to have seen terrifying rogue ninja roaming the east and west forests outside Konoha. He tries to recruit his classmates into hunting them down, but they refuse to beleive him. Konohamaru investigates the area alone with Moegi and Udon, only to find a traveling circus troupe in the forest instead of rogue ninja. Heading back, Konohamaru is again alerted that people are attacking the village on the west side, and this time, the rumors are true...
Directing: Kiyomu Fukuda · Writing: Yasuyuki Suzuki
13x282 The Secret Origin of the Ultimate Tag Team!
Oct 4, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 7.6
Tsunade and the Raikage arrive to prevent Naruto and Killer Bee from joining the battle. But the two Kage fail to convince the Jinchuriki to turn back, forcing the Raikage to use extreme force.
Directing: Hisashi Ishii · Writing: Masahiro Hikokubo
13x283 Two Suns
Oct 11, 2012 · 23 min · ★ 7.8
Fourth Raikage Ay attacks Naruto in an attempt to prevent the Jinchuriki from falling into Madara’s hands. Ay is unwilling to listen to either Tsunade or Killer Bee’s pleas to change his mind.
Directing: Atsushi Nakagawa · Writing: Masahiro Hikokubo
13x284 The Helmet Splitter: Jinin Akebino!
Oct 18, 2012 · 23 min
Kakashi assigns Sai to take over for the Sealing Corps, who are recovering from sealing the reanimated shinobi. But Sai is not sure if he can handle the responsibility. Soon afterwards, the Third Company is attacked by Jinin Akebino.
Directing: Hiroyoshi Kishikawa · Writing: Junki Takegami
13x285 User of the Scorch Style: Pakura of the Sand!
Oct 25, 2012 · 23 min
A group of Allied Shinobi, including Omoi and Maki of the Sand, battle against several reanimated enemies. Maki recognizes one of them as Pakura, her former master who was a Sand Village hero.
Directing: Masaaki Kumagai · Writing: Katsuhiko Chiba
13x286 Things You Can't Get Back
Nov 1, 2012 · 23 min
Still coping with the loss of her loved ones, Tsunade indulges in gambling and drinking. Around the same time, the Raikage Ay and his men are on a mission to steal a scroll from a certain village.
Directing: Mitsutaka Noshitani · Writing: Junki Takegami
13x287 One Worth Betting On
Nov 1, 2012 · 23 min
The Raikage Ay and his team suffer critical injuries during an enemy attack. Unwilling to sacrifice any more of his men, Ay seeks medical help from Tsunade, who just happens to be in the area.
Directed by Sumito Sasaki · Written by Junki Takegami
13x288 Danger: Jinpachi and Kushimaru!
Nov 8, 2012 · 23 min
Kakashi races to the scene where the Seven Ninja Swordsmen Kushimaru Kuriarare and Jinpachi Munashi were last sighted. Enraged by the carnage they’ve left behind, Kakashi teams up with Might Guy.
Directing: Kiyomu Fukuda · Writing: Masahiro Hikokubo
13x289 The Lightning Blade: Ameyuri Ringo!
Nov 15, 2012 · 23 min
As Guy and Kakashi prepare to regroup their forces, they receive word that one of the units were engaged in battle with Ameyuri Ringo and decide to head to that location.
Directed by Yoshihide Ibata · Written by Shin Yoshida
13x290 Power - Episode 1
Nov 22, 2012 · 23 min
Taking place in the aftermath of the Kage Summit, Team Kakashi is sent out on a mission by Tsunade to a location known as "The Hole" to investigate an incident where its people were killed.
Directing: Toshiyuki Tsuru · Writing: Toshiyuki Tsuru
13x291 Power - Episode 2
Nov 29, 2012 · 23 min
The reborn Team Kakashi continues to investigate the recent attack by Kabuto and the reincarnated shinobi when Naruto gets swallowed by a giant snake, but manages to escape using shadow clones, and accidentally ingests snakes that were present in the pond which Kabuto uses to summon Hidan.
Directing: Chikara Sakurai, Toshiyuki Tsuru · Writing: Toshiyuki Tsuru
13x292 Power - Episode 3
Dec 6, 2012 · 23 min
Miina wakes up in the middle of a night after having a nightmare where Naruto is consumed by numerous snakes inside his subconscious while the Nine-Tails looks on and goes to Dokku for consolation.
Directing: Yu Yamashita · Writing: Toshiyuki Tsuru
13x293 Power - Episode 4
Dec 13, 2012 · 23 min
The Nine-Tailed Naruto clone tries to attack Dokku and the orphans, when Might Guy and Rock Lee arrive to repel it.
Directing: Toshiyuki Tsuru · Writing: Toshiyuki Tsuru
13x294 Power - Episode 5
Dec 20, 2012 · 23 min
While the Saezuri is revealed, learning that Disonasu employed Kabuto Yakushi to wipe out the residents of Tonika Village, Dokku tried to attack Disonasu, but stopped by a reincarnated puppet and restrained by a resurrected Takigakure shinobi.
Directing: Kazunori Mizuno · Writing: Toshiyuki Tsuru
13x295 Power - Final Episode Season Finale
Jan 10, 2013 · 23 min
The legendary Ama no Hoko imbues the Nine Tails’ clone with enough power to destroy the world. Naruto is overcome by its immense power and lies unconscious.
Directing: Toshiyuki Tsuru · Writing: Toshiyuki Tsuru