The Best Episodes Directed By Hiroshi Kimura

Every TV Episode Directed by Hiroshi Kimura Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - Your Words
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Your Words

    S2:E15

    Midnight fights a battle with Erza and Jellal; being weakened from the destruction magic, Jellal loses the fight easily. After initially being overwhelmed, Erza figures out the true form of Midnight's magic and prepares to fight him again. Meanwhile, Wendy searches for Jellal in order to find the necessary information that will help Natsu and the others stop Nirvana.

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Sword and Fist
    8.9/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Sword and Fist

    S4:E9

    Upon seeing Alice, Gabriel orders his entire army to capture her. The pugilists guild races ahead of the main force. As Alice and Bercouli try to come up with a strategy to counter them, the silent Integrity Knight Sheyta Synthesis Twelve steps forward.

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  3. undefined Season 8 Episode 165 - Nine-Tails, Captured!
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Nine-Tails, Captured!

    S8:E165

    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?

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  4. undefined Season 6 Episode 130 - The Man Who Became God
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #4 - The Man Who Became God

    S6:E130

    Having suspicions about the Nine-Tails' attack on the Hidden Leaf Village years ago, Jiraiya tells one of his frogs that the time may come when Naruto will need to access the fox's full power. His interrogations finished, Jiraiya sets out in search for Pain, but winds up encountering Konan instead. Is there a connection between Jiraiya, Konan, and the mysterious Pain? Elsewhere, one of Naruto's shadow clones runs into Team Hebi.

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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 98 - The Target Appears
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - The Target Appears

    S5:E98

    Naruto successfully breaks down the crystal labyrinth with his new jutsu and he and the rest of Team Kakashi come to Kakashi, Kiba and Shino's aide, and rescue Hinata as well. Meanwhile, Kabuto, Guren, Yukimaru and Gozu head to the lake Kabuto and Yukimaru went to before. What could be in the lake that Orochimaru wants?

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  6. undefined Season 5 Episode 106 - Red Camellia
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Red Camellia

    S5:E106

    Yūkimaru falters and the Three-Tails injures Guren. Rinji tells Yūkimaru to suppress the beast to save her, but he is unable to do so. Guren leaves her position and protects Yūkimaru with a Crystal Style shield. Naruto goes out to find Yūkimaru, but ends up fighting the Three-Tails with Guren. Despite their efforts to defeat it, the beast overpowers the two of them, and then it proceeds to swallow them. Meanwhile, Kakashi, Shino and Sai find Yūkimaru unconcious and flee with him, leaving Kabuto frustrated.

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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 139 - The Mystery of Tobi
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #7 - The Mystery of Tobi

    S6:E139

    As Sasuke has finally fulfilled his goal in killing Itachi and avenging his clan, he collapses from exhaustion. The news of his victory reaches the Leaf ninja and Tobi, who both race towards Sasuke's location. What does Tobi plan to do with him and who will reach Sasuke first?

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 24 - The Third Kazekage
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #8 - The Third Kazekage

    S1:E24

    Sakura counters the Iron Sand attack of the Third Kazekage puppet with superhuman strength.

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  9. undefined Season 6 Episode 114 - The Eye of the Hawk
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #9 - The Eye of the Hawk

    S6:E114

    Orochimaru reveals the true, hideous form his body has taken from years of experimenting on his body. Can Sasuke defeat this menacing form, or does Orochimaru still have a few tricks up his sleeves?

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 175 - The Hero of the Hidden Leaf
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #10 - The Hero of the Hidden Leaf

    S8:E175

    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.

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - Ruler and Mediator
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Ruler and Mediator

    S3:E13

    Kirito and Eugeo have been rescued by the young girl, Cardinal, who has secluded herself inside the Central Cathedral’s Great Library. Cardinal explains to Kirito how the Axiom Church and the Taboo Index came to be, starting with Administrator’s past.

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - The Final Load Test
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #12 - The Final Load Test

    S4:E3

    The mysterious group that attacked the Ocean Turtle turns out to be a secret unit under orders from the U.S. National Security Agency. And its leader, Gabriel, has battled Kirito and Sinon before.

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  13. undefined Season 8 Episode 155 - The First Challenge
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - The First Challenge

    S8:E155

    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.

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - The Secret of Jinchuriki
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #14 - The Secret of Jinchuriki

    S1:E16

    Chiyo 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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  15. undefined Season 7 Episode 146 - The Successor's Wish
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The Successor's Wish

    S7:E146

    As Naruto heads back to the Tsuchigumo Clan village, Akaboshi and his group find Hotaru with the help of Hotaru's uncle. Hotaru manages to escape but the ninja bandits surround her in the forest. Utakata comes to her aid and manages to take her and escape from the ninja bandits. Akaboshi and his group are about to chase after them until their boss arrives and reveals to them that Utakata is in the Hidden Mist Village's Bingo Book.

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 189 - A Limitless Supply of Ninja Tools
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - A Limitless Supply of Ninja Tools

    S4:E189

    Naruto, Chouji, and Yurinojou take on Ruiga, who uses water as a weapon. Ruiga has the power to draw out water from the Earth, giving him an unlimited supply of ninja weapons. How can they defeat an opponent who has a limitless supply of water? Even if they can win, can they defeat the second ninja, Jiga? Also, what is the Princess' true motive for running away?

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 204 - Yakumo's Sealed Ability
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Yakumo's Sealed Ability

    S4:E204

    Naruto sneaks into Yakumo's mansion in the night, and has a dream that Kurenai threatened to seal Yakumo's abilities. He then discovers that this is the reason why she left the team, but Kurenai refuses to disclose any more. As Kurenai goes to see Yakumo, several Kurama Clan members attack.

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  18. undefined Season 10 Episode 215 - Two Fates
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Two Fates

    S10:E215

    Naruto reproaches Sasuke for attempting to kill Sakura. Then Sasuke reveals that he killed Danzo with his own hands. He goes on to declare his intent to purify the Uchiha clan’s name by annihilating the Hidden Leaf.

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Team Kakashi, Deployed
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Team Kakashi, Deployed

    S1:E8

    An 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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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 40 - The Nine-Tails Unleashed!!
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #20 - The Nine-Tails Unleashed!!

    S2:E40

    Immediately after Yamato signals Naruto and the others out to the bridge where Orochimaru and Kabuto are waiting, Naruto's chakra begins to boil with the chakra of the Nine-Tailed Fox. Slowly, Naruto grows more tails as Orochimaru taunts him and makes him even more angry. Meanwhile, Yamato remembers Jiraiya speaking of how many tails he has seen Naruto grow. Jiraiya explains more about what happened and more about how Naruto acts when he's in his Nine-Tails form.

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  21. undefined Season 6 Episode 122 - The Hunt
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #21 - The Hunt

    S6:E122

    Kakashi splits the two teams into five separate groups, each aided by a couple of his ninja dogs, in order to locate clues about Itachi and Sasuke's whereabouts. Unbeknownst to everyone, familiar foes have set their eyes upon both Naruto's group and Sasuke.

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  22. undefined Season 9 Episode 189 - Sasuke's Paw Encyclopedia
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Sasuke's Paw Encyclopedia

    S9:E189

    In the past, Naruto and Sakura joined Sasuke on a mission to collect the paw print of Nekomata, a large and powerful two-tailed ninja cat that ruled over all of the ninja cats.

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 72 - A Mistake from the Past: A Face Revealed!
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #23 - A Mistake from the Past: A Face Revealed!

    S2:E72

    While Naruto and Sakura continue to catch up to Sasuke, Temari trys to stall Sasuke long enough for Kankuro to get Gaara to safety, but Sasuke doesn't have time to waste on her! Meanwhile, The Third Hokage continues his battle with Orochimaru and is ready to use a move that not even he knows...

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  24. undefined Season 9 Episode 179 - Kakashi Hatake, The Jonin in Charge
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Kakashi Hatake, The Jonin in Charge

    S9:E179

    Kakashi has a flashback back when he was assigned to be the sensei of Team 7. In a bid to know his students, Naruto, Sasuke & Sakura, better, Kakashi spies on them and to see how they would all get along as a group. Angered by Sakura's talk about calling Naruto a brat and that he has no family to tell him right or wrong, Sasuke tells Sakura she is annoying. Realizing Sakura's sadness, Naruto goes to battle Sasuke, but gets defeated. It then goes back to the present and Kakashi claims that it is up to him to stop Sasuke.

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  25. undefined Season 10 Episode 206 - Sakura's Feelings
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Sakura's Feelings

    S10:E206

    Sakura, not wanting to cause Naruto any more pain, tells him that he can let go of his promise about bringing Sasuke back, and claims that she doesn't feel anything more for Sasuke. To top it off, Sakura confesses her feelings for Naruto, taking everyone by surprise. How will Naruto respond? Meanwhile, Kisame tracks down Killer Bee and the battle for the Eight-Tails begins.

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Hiroshi Kimura Ratings Summary

"Your Words" is the best rated episode directed by Hiroshi Kimura. It scored 9/10 based on 5 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 1/24/2011 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Sword and Fist".