The Best Episodes of Naruto Shippūden Season 16

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(4 votes)

   #1 - A Mask that Hides the Heart

   S16:E3492/6/2014

   After the end of the Third Great Ninja War, the Leaf Village is divided over who should become the next Hokage.

   Director:Naoki Horiuchi

   Writer:Junki Takegami

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   Director:Naoki Horiuchi

   Writer:Junki Takegami
2. 

   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Minato's Death

   S16:E3502/13/2014

   Kakashi becomes part of the ANBU Black Ops, an elite team of shinobi who are under the direct command of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.

   Director:Daisuke Kurose

   Writer:Junki Takegami

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   Director:Daisuke Kurose

   Writer:Junki Takegami
3. 

   8.8/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Hashirama's Cells

   S16:E3512/20/2014

   At the Foundation, Kakashi meets a boy who uses Wood Style, a jutsu that only First Hokage Hashirama was capable of using. Kakashi goes to Third Hokage Hiruzen’s library to seek answers and discovers records regarding Hashirama’s cells.

   Director:Kazuya Iwata

   Writer:Junki Takegami

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   Director:Kazuya Iwata

   Writer:Junki Takegami
4. 

   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #4 - The Rogue Ninja Orochimaru

   S16:E3522/27/2014

   Orochimaru is forced to flee the Hidden Leaf after Third Hokage Hiruzen exposes his illegal experiments. Danzo, fearing that Orochimaru’s capture would lead to the exposure of his own involvement in the experiments, sends out one of his men to help.

   Director:Yoshihiko Iwata

   Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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   Director:Yoshihiko Iwata

   Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki
5. 

   8.3/10(4 votes)

   #5 - Orochimaru's Test Subject

   S16:E3533/6/2014

   While pursuing Orochimaru, Kakashi wanders into a village inhabited by the Iburi Clan, a group of people with the unique ability to turn into smoke. Kakashi is soon captured and learns that the villagers all serve under Orochimaru.

   Director:Masaaki Kumagai

   Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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   Director:Masaaki Kumagai

   Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki
6. 

   8.7/10(3 votes)

   #6 - Their Own Paths

   S16:E3543/6/2014

   Yukimi leaves the village to see the outside world, taking “Tenzo” with her. Kakashi tries to convince the two to return so that he can set a trap to capture Orochimaru, who is after Yukimi’s blood.

   Director:Naoki Hishikawa

   Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki

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   Director:Naoki Hishikawa

   Writer:Yasuyuki Suzuki
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7. 

   8.7/10(2 votes)

   #7 - The Targeted Sharingan

   S16:E3553/13/2014

   Danzo orders Tenzo to kill Kakashi and take his Sharingan. Reluctant at first, Tenzo decides to carry out his orders after learning that the Leaf Shinobi has come to be known as “Kakashi the Friend Killer.”

   Director:Naoki Horiuchi

   Writer:Katsuhiko Chiba

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   Director:Naoki Horiuchi

   Writer:Katsuhiko Chiba
8. 

   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #8 - A Shinobi of the Leaf

   S16:E3563/20/2014

   After being saved by the target he was ordered to kill, Tenzo realizes that the man known as “Kakashi the Friend Killer” is someone who values the lives of his comrades more than anyone.

   Director:Kazunori Mizuno

   Writer:Katsuhiko Chiba

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   Director:Kazunori Mizuno

   Writer:Katsuhiko Chiba
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   9.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - An Uchiha ANBU

   S16:E3574/3/2014

   Itachi Uchiha is inducted into Kakashi’s unit as the youngest member of the ANBU Black Ops. Itachi’s father, Fugaku, is pleased, thinking this will grant the Uchiha access to exclusive, top-secret Leaf intel.

   Director:Takuma Suzuki

   Writer:Katsuhiko Chiba

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   Director:Takuma Suzuki

   Writer:Katsuhiko Chiba
10. 

    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Coup d'État

    S16:E3584/10/2014

    Following the aftermath of the Nine-Tails incident, many on the Leaf Council voice suspicions that the Uchiha Clan were behind this tragedy. The Uchiha are then placed under 24-hour surveillance by the ANBU, which causes further tensions to arise.

    Director:Atsushi Nigorikawa

    Writer:Katsuhiko Chiba

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    Director:Atsushi Nigorikawa

    Writer:Katsuhiko Chiba
11. 

    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - The Night of the Tragedy

    S16:E3594/17/2014

    Kakashi visits the Uchiha District and notices that the community seems more antisocial than the last time he visited. Meanwhile Itachi finds concrete evidence regarding the Uchiha Clan’s coup against the Leaf. The fateful moment is fast approaching…

    Director:Fukutarou Hattori

    Writer:Katsuhiko Chiba

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    Director:Fukutarou Hattori

    Writer:Katsuhiko Chiba
12. 

    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Jonin Leader

    S16:E3604/24/2014

    Hiruzen relieves Kakashi of his ANBU duties and assigns him a new position as a Jonin Leader. Reflecting on his past mistakes, Kakashi decides to use the same test that Minato once used to measure one’s teamwork.

    Director:Daisuke Kurose

    Writer:Masahiro Hikokubo

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    Director:Daisuke Kurose

    Writer:Masahiro Hikokubo
13. 

    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Squad Seven

    S16:E3615/8/2014

    Hiruzen assigns Kakashi to be in charge of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, three genin that bear a striking resemblance to the former Team Minato.

    Director:Masayuki Yamada

    Writer:Masahiro Hikokubo

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    Director:Masayuki Yamada

    Writer:Masahiro Hikokubo