Naruto Shippūden: Season 8

2010 · 24 episodes · ★ 8.3

S8 • Two Saviors

What Season 8 of Naruto Shippūden

Season 8 kicks off with Naruto devastated by Jiraiya's death. As he wanders through the Hidden Leaf Village, he and his friends manage to decipher the cryptogram his teacher left behind, though the information isn't enough to solve the mystery of Pain. Naruto travels to Mount Myoboku to train with Fukasaku in Sage Mode, but his impatience works against him. Meanwhile, Pain's Six Paths attack the Leaf and put Tsunade, Kakashi and the rest of the ninja to the test as they scramble to respond to the threat.

24episodes

Mar 24, 2010released

Aug 26, 2010final episode

9.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x152 Somber News
Mar 25, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 6.0
Team Kakashi returns to the Hidden Leaf Village after completing their mission. As Naruto thinks back to the talk he had with Itachi, he's summoned by Tsunade, where he discovers shocking news regarding Jiraiya.
Directing: Naoki Horiuchi · Writing: Yuka Miyata
8x153 Following the Master's Shadow
Mar 25, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.1
Shikamaru tries to decipher the dying message Jiraiya left before his death but cannot figure out what it says. Shikamaru asks for Naruto's help, thinking he might know the code. Can the saddened Naruto decipher Jiraiya's dying message?
Directing: Masaaki Kumagai · Writing: Yuka Miyata
8x154 Decryption
Apr 8, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 7.8
The code Jiraiya left behind is finally deciphered, but what exactly does it mean? Meanwhile, Naruto continues his training.
Directing: Shigeharu Takahashi · Writing: Shin Yoshida
8x155 The First Challenge
Apr 8, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.0
After reading Jiraiya's first book, Naruto becomes more determined than ever to complete his training. Elsewhere, the angered Raikage plans to call all of the kage together for a meeting.
Directing: Hiroshi Kimura · Writing: Shin Yoshida
8x156 Surpassing the Master
Apr 15, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.0
Naruto succeeds in mastering his Sage Mode, taking it farther than even Jiraiya could. Things aren't looking so great for Konoha, however, as Pain prepares to make his move.
Directing: Yuki Kinoshita · Writing: Yuka Miyata
8x157 Assault on the Leaf Village!
Apr 22, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.2
The Akatsuki Leader, Pain, begins his invasion of the Hidden Leaf Village. The Leaf ninja assemble to protect Naruto's whereabouts, but when Pain targets Iruka, Kakashi must face off against him.
Directing: Hideyuki Yoshida · Screenplay: Masahiro Hikokubo
8x158 Power to Believe
Apr 29, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.4
Tsunade issues an order to call Naruto back to the village, but the elders do not trust her judgment on this issue. While Tsunade tries to convince them and prepares to join the battle herself, Kakashi fights Pain in an effort to figure out his abilities.
Directing: Kiyomu Fukuda · Writing: Shin Yoshida
8x159 Pain vs. Kakashi
May 6, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.7
Kakashi continues to fight against Pain. With the arrival of Chouji and Chouza, things start looking up, but Pain's not out of tricks just yet.
Directed by Yoshihiro Sugai · Written by Yuka Miyata
8x160 Mystery of Pain
May 13, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.0
When Kakashi falls against Pain, the situation only grows worse for Konoha. Shizune and Inoichi are close to unraveling the mystery of Pain, but when the Animal and Human paths of Pain appear before them, can they escape with the truth about Pain?
Directed by: Naoki Horiuchi · Written by: Yasuyuki Suzuki
8x161 Surname Is Sarutobi. Given Name, Konohamaru!
May 20, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.0
Ebisu protects Konohamaru from Pain and refuses to divulge any information about Naruto. Ebisu is willing to give up his life in order to protect both Naruto and Konohamaru. Konohamaru isn't about to let his teacher throw his life away, but what can he possibly do against Pain?
Directing: Shigeharu Takahashi · Writing: Masahiro Hikokubo
8x162 Pain to the World
May 27, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 9.0
Pain confronts Tsunade and questions her about Naruto's whereabouts. Tsunade argues with Pain about his motives, but Pain soon gets the info he needs from another source. Before preparing to depart, Pain unleashes a devastating attack on the village! Meanwhile, Naruto prepares to return to the Leaf Village, but he may be too late.
Directing: Masaaki Kumagai · Writing: Shin Yoshida
8x163 Explode! Sage Mode
Jun 3, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.9
Naruto returns and discovers that the village has been devastated by Pain's Shinra Tensei attack. Naruto requests that everyone stays back as he prepares to take on all six paths of Pain at once.
Directing: Yuki Kinoshita · Writing: Masahiro Hikokubo
8x164 Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached
Jun 10, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 9.0
Naruto successfully begins taking out Pain's bodies one after another, but when his Sage Mode reaches its limit, Pain attempts to take control of the battle. Is the moment of Pain's victory at hand, or does Naruto have a plan?
Directing: Yasuhiro Minami · Screenplay: Shin Yoshida
8x165 Nine-Tails, Captured!
Jun 17, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.8
Pain's God Realm finally enters the battle. As Naruto's toad allies fall one by one, the situation begins to look grim. Can Naruto defeat Pain?
Directing: Hiroshi Kimura · Writing: Shin Yoshida
8x166 Confessions
Jun 24, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 9.0
As Pain tells Naruto about why he does what he does, Hinata appears on the scene and confesses her feelings to Naruto. In order to save him, she attacks Pain... Things are about to get messy and Naruto is about to go over the edge!
Directing: Toshiyuki Tsuru · Writing: Toshiyuki Tsuru
8x167 Planetary Devastation
Jul 1, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 9.2
Naruto's rage pushes him to unleash six of the Kyubi's tails against Pain. In order to combat this menace, Pain is forced to rely upon his most powerful technique to stop Naruto. Will Pain succeed in defeating Naruto, or will the most unexpected of allies appear to calm Naruto down?
Directing: Atsushi Wakabayashi · Screenplay: Yuka Miyata
8x168 The Fourth Hokage
Jul 15, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 9.3
The Fourth Hokage appears in Naruto's mind and prevents him from foolishly setting the Kyubi free. Will this confrontation between father and son give Naruto the confidence he needs to stop Pain once and for all?
Directing: Kiyomu Fukuda · Writing: Masahiro Hikokubo
8x169 The Two Students
Jul 22, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.4
Naruto confronts Nagato and tells him that he'll give him the answer to the question Pain asked him earlier after he hears about what made Nagato turn to his evil ways. What is Naruto's answer, and what conclusion will Nagato reach?
Directing: Yoshihiro Sugai · Screenplay: Shin Yoshida
8x170 Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy ~ Part 1
Jul 29, 2010 · 23 min
The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, left behind his legacy before he passed away. Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke attempt to find Minato's legacy before the other shinobi teams can get to it.
Directing: Naoki Horiuchi · Writing: Junki Takegami
8x171 Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy ~ Part 2
Jul 29, 2010 · 23 min
Naruto, Sakura, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji continue to search for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy while chasing off some unexpected visitors.
Directing: Yuki Kinoshita · Writing: Junki Takegami
8x172 Meeting
Aug 5, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 7.4
Nagato tells Naruto about how he met Yahiko and Konan and later came to be Jiraiya's disciple.
Directing: Takahiro Okao · Writing: Shin Yoshida
8x173 Origin of Pain
Aug 12, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 7.8
Nagato reveals the truth about what happened to Yahiko and what made him disregard Jiraiya's ideals. With his story done, he demands to hear Naruto's answers. Will Naruto's answer be enough to convince Nagato to stop his evil plans, or will Naruto be forced to kill Nagato?
Directed by Masaaki Kumagai · Written by Masahiro Hikokubo
8x174 The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki
Aug 19, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.0
With Nagato's story done, Naruto tells him his answer, declaring that he won't abandon the legacy of his master, and he'll keep striving for peace no matter what pain he's put through. Nagato reflects on what Naruto says, thinking back to his final days as one of Jiraiya's students. How will Nagato ultimately respond to Naruto's answer?
Directing: Hiroyoshi Kishikawa · Writing: Yasuyuki Suzuki
8x175 The Hero of the Hidden Leaf Season Finale
Aug 26, 2010 · 23 min · ★ 8.3
Deciding to believe in Naruto, Nagato uses the Gedo Art: Rinne Rebirth jutsu, expending the last of his chakra, and thus giving his life, to revive every person in the village who died in the attack, saying that it's the least he can do. With Nagato dead, Konan leaves Akatsuki, taking Nagato and Pain's God Realm (who is actually the body of Yahiko) with her, parting with Naruto saying that since Nagato believed in him to achieve true peace, she will as well. As Naruto returns to the Leaf, he is astonished to find the entire village awaiting his return, hailing him as a true hero. After all these years, Naruto has finally received the acknowledgment he's always wanted.
Directing: Hiroshi Kimura · Writing: Yuka Miyata