The Best Episodes Directed By Masayuki Matsumoto

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   #1 - Overload

   S1:E1995/16/2021

   Delta uses her destructive beam that can neutralize any regenerative power. Undaunted, Naruto forcefully suppresses it with a Giant Rasengan. He then turns up the power of his jutsu and propels it towards Delta. Unfortunately, Delta has been fitted with Scientific Ninja Tools and is able to absorb any jutsu, no matter how powerful… What will be the outcome of this battle?!

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   #2 - Predestined Fate

   S1:E2149/5/2021

   Koji Kashin continues his battle with Jigen, whose body is revealed to have been taken over by Isshiki Otsutsuki. He continuously hits Jigen with a barrage of attacks in an attempt to drag Isshiki out of his body and destroy him.

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   #3 - Rescuing Naruto

   S1:E647/5/2018

   Sasuke and the Kage wage an intense battle against the ridiculously powerful Momoshiki and Kinshiki of the Otsutsuki Clan. During that time, Boruto and Naruto, who have always been at odds, face each other and connect for the first time. But Momoshiki interrupts their reunion.

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   #4 - Escape

   S1:E1903/14/2021

   Boruto and the others return to the technology lab to contain and watch over Kawaki while Konohamaru returns to the Leaf Village to report the events of the mission to Naruto.

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   8.1/10(7 votes)

   #5 - Turn: In the End

   S3:E65/8/2018

   Takizawa continues his offensive against Haise on the main stage. Shirazu tries to get Saiko to help him subdue Nutcracker in the monitor room. Urie pursues Big Madam, and feels the effects of his increased Frame level.

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   #6 - Think: Sway

   S3:E106/5/2018

   Eto drops in on a defeated Kanae, offering to help. Shirazu decides he needs to make a fresh start. Ui finally consents to Haise's idea of an undercover fact-finding mission. Haise grows frustrated probing into his past.

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   #7 - Jugo And The Cursed Mark

   S1:E993/24/2019

   Boruto and Sarada confirm Juugo’s appearance. However, Juugo is under the influence of a ‘Cursed Seal’, and has transformed into a ferocious monster. The ‘Cursed Seal’ is one of Orochimaru’s research materials. Even though it amplifies strength and stimulates that attack instincts of living beings, Juugo is someone who possessed that capability from birth. Juugo has lost control over himself and begins to attack, putting up a difficult fight against Boruto and his comrades. Even though he’ll be getting assistance from his friends, will they cause damage to Juugo somehow?!

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   #8 - Kawaki, the Path to Shinobi

   S1:E22812/12/2021

   In order for Kawaki to become a genin, it’s decided that he can take a special test that differs from the one held at the Ninja Academy. A D-rank mission is deemed to be equivalent, so Kawaki is assigned as an additional member. However, he is difficult to work with, ignores the need for teamwork, and acts on his own—giving his teammates a hard time while disrupting the mission!

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   #9 - Infiltrating Dotou Island

   S1:E2352/6/2022

   The Land of Water is taken over by pirates, and contact with Denki's Team 5 is lost. The new Team 7 joins up with a unit led by Kagura and sets out for Dotou Island to assist Team 5 and rescue the islanders. However, the unit is made up of Buntan, Hebiichigo, and Kyoho, who in the past had called themselves the “New Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.” Sarada and Mitsuki go ashore to scout the island while Boruto and the others stay back and watch the situation nearby.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Another Fierce Battle

    S1:E2485/8/2022

    Denki and Iwabe protect the village children who accompanied them but they are captured by Funamushi and his squad. Funamushi’s squad shows up once again to attack the village. Funamushi burns with the desire to avenge Seiren as he fiercely battles Boruto and the others once more.

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    #11 - The Demon Lord makes his Park Debut

    S1:E72/20/2011

    Oga's family coerce him into taking Beelzebub to the park so he can make his 'park debut'. Despite making a bad impression with the other mothers, Oga meets a girl named Aoi who is looking after her little brother, Kouta. Aoi tries to help Oga make his park debut which, partly due to the appearance of Alaindelon, doesn't reap much success. The general antics convince the other mothers to call over a police officer, who starts badmouthing both Oga and Aoi. Before Aoi can lose her temper, Oga throws him into a trash can, with Aoi coming off impressed. After Oga leaves, it is revealed Aoi's true identity is that of Aoi Kunieda, leader of the Red Tails gang and one of the Tōhōshinki.

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    #12 - There was Something Money Could not Buy

    S1:E114/3/2011

    Himekawa plots revenge against Oga by setting him up with a poisoned sandwich, but it doesn't affect him due to his resilience to Hilda's cooking. He next attempts to use a popular costumed character in order to try and capture Beelzebub, but Oga and Beelzebub notice that he's a fake due to differently colored chopsticks. He later attempts to seduce Takayuki into giving him Beelzebub, but Alaindelon intervenes, transporting Himekawa and his gang to a far off island. The resulting failures leave Himekawa with no money to hire any more henchmen. Ans as he tries to attack Oga by himself, he gets caught up in fighting against a rival gang also attempting to kill Oga. Afterward, Kanzaki offers him one of his yogurt drinks, to which Himekawa repays him with a year's supply with a month long lifespan.

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    #13 - You Kidding Me? The Demon World

    S1:E236/26/2011

    As the Zebub Spell is restored, Lamia and Dr. Forcas begins to return to the Demon World through Alaindelon. While they were being transported, Baby Beel grabbed onto Lamia and refused to let go, causing Furuichi and Oga to be transported as well. All 4 of them landed in Vlad's Haunt, one of the most dangerous areas in the Demon World, with Alaindelon unconscious. Lamia manages to contact Hilda through her cellphone, and is informed that Alaindelon's daughter might be able to transport them home safely. A Yople alien shows up, which Oga punches, causing the Yople to call the creatures in Vlad's Haunt to attack the group. As the group escapes to find Alaindelon's daughter, they encounter numerous creatures, with Furuichi suffering the worst of their attacks. When the group finally reaches their destination, they realise the place was ransacked by bandits, Gare and Edda, who have kidnapped Alaindelon's daughter. As Oga defeats the bandits easily, the episode ends with Furuichi realising how attractive the daughter is.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Won't You Eat a Manju? / Won't You Get in a Mixed Bath?

    S1:E573/4/2012

    Koma gets an idea from Oga's Super Milk Time training to switch bodies with Aoi Kunieda by offering her Manju. He has some fun moments with Aoi that gets pervy but he also spends a good bit of time with the kids, of which Koma fits in pretty well. His attempts to push them into his own designs are definitely fun since he wants to utilize the body switching ability for his own ends, which is essentially to get into Aoi’s body and play with her end. Hilda wins a ticket to an Onsen where Oga's family and her enjoy a relaxing bath. Oga, Beel, and Hilda bond a little bit while Furuichi thinks he has a chance to see a woman naked in the mixed hot spring bath.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Beelzebub's New Year's Special! Beelbeel Journey to the West!

    S1:E491/8/2012

    A tired and thirsty Furuichi finds himself in a desert, accompanied by Oga, Baby Beel and Kunieda. Furuichi asks what the hell is happening but Oga replies that this is Journey to the West, that he is the monk Sanzohoshi and they are traveling to Tenjiku (India) to retrieve the Buddhist Scrolls. Before dusk, Oga and company arrive at a village populated by people who look like Shiroyama. The townspeople prepared dinner for the four of them. They continued their journey, with more and more people accompanying them along the way, first the Six Holy Knights, then the Red Tails, then the MK5, until the whole of Ishiyama accompanied them to the doors of the Ox King's castle. They were surprised, however, to find Lord En and his three maidservants inside. En tries to hold a New Year's party for his newfound "friends" (Isabella comments that En does not have friends who visit him at New Year) by playing a card game. However, Furuichi beats En at the game, causing the latter to cry and set the Ox King's palace on fire. They later find out that the Ox King is not the Demon Lord himself, but Tojo, and he steals all of the octopuses from the village in order to make Takoyaki, as it was his part-time job. Oga borrows Tojo's fan and tries to quell the flames, but to no effect until Tojo comes with the real Bassho Fan and extinguishes the flame. After chiding En being a pain in the ass, Tojo invites everyone present to a Takoyaki party, at which point Oga and Baby Beel forgets totally forgets about their quest and joins in eating.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - His Brother Was a Crybaby

    S1:E3910/23/2011

    Before destroying humanity, Lord En wants to experience everything in the human world. As Lord En is a huge fan of games and the like, he is drawn to the game centres and amusement parks there and is distracted from his original mission of destroying humanity. During the visit to Ishiyama Land it's found that he cries very easily over the slightest things that BabyBeel does or happens in general. He suggests going on a roller coaster, which everyone is against due to his crying, but still he demands to go on. He does eventually end up crying and creating fire once again on the roller coaster. Lord En then alerts Oga that he may be attacked by his private guards.

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    #17 - No Conclusion Was Reached!

    S1:E318/28/2011

    The fight between Oga and Miki begins, with Miki seemingly beating Oga with ease. He strikes Oga with a technique which Aoi recognizes to be Hakkyokuken, a martial art form from China. Oga continues to fail to hurt Miki, using a variety of "special moves" which don't seem any different from his usual attacks. Miki begins to power up his most powerful technique, which he advises Oga to dodge due to its power. Before he has a chance to use it, he is interrupted by Nanami, the 2nd strongest of the 6 Holy Knights. She is shortly joined by the final knight, Izuma, the strongest of the six. Aoi senses how much power he has and recognizes that they have no hope of defeating him. The students return to their classroom to find a notice, declaring all of the Ishiyama High students who were present on the rooftop expelled. The students go to the Counselor's office to complain, and are told that they have a chance to avoid expulsion - by beating the 6 Holy Knights at a sporting event at the upcoming school festival. The students reluctantly accept and leave the office.

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #18 - The Serpent's Pupil

    S6:E1136/11/2009

    Orochimaru's body has reached its limit and the time for the ritual has come. Sasuke has other plans, however, and seeks to target a bedridden Orochimaru.

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    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Assemble

    S6:E1218/6/2009

    As Akatsuki seals yet another tailed beast, Itachi and Kisame are warned that Sasuke and his group are after them. Both Konoha and Team Hebi prepare to move out for their quests to find Itachi, but Sasuke makes a little trip to an old Uchiha storage house first.

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Shikamaru's Story, A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 4: Cloud of Suspicion

    S20:E4922/2/2017

    Shikamaru is captured while trying to save Sai and stop Gengo. Far from giving up, he racks his brain to find a away out of the situation. Just as an opportunity presents itself, Ro and Soku appear under Gengo’s control!

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    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Without Incident, the Congress Dances, But Does Not Progress

    S2:E65/8/2015

    After the student council election, Hachiman has his reservations as to whether he made the right choice as the new president struggles with her first event.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Wasabi and Namida

    S1:E493/14/2018

    Boruto's aunt, Hanabi Hyuga, leads an all-girl team made up of Sumire, Wasabi and Namida. They are given a mission to recover animals that someone has released from their cages at the zoo. The team sets out, but Wasabi and Namida start arguing en route, and Sumire is unable to stop them.

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - A Heaping Helping! The Eating Contest!

    S1:E942/17/2019

    Boruto comes across an eating contest, held by the popular eateries in the Leaf for Parent and Child Day. Many families participate but they don’t know that this event has an outrageous hidden motive arranged by the organizers…

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