Naruto Shippūden - Twelve Guardian Ninja

Defeated by Sasuke, Naruto returns to the hidden Leaf Village to start a new training program with Kakashi and Yamato. Naruto learns that he has Wind-style chakra. Meanwhile, a group of four mysterious people attacks a village in the countryside of the Fire Country. Who are they and what exactly do they want from the Leaf Village ninja?

18 Episodes

Nightmare

Season 3 - Episode 54

Naruto's been having nightmares about the release of the Nine-Tail's power. Afterward, Kakashi informs Naruto that he has special training f...

Wind

Season 3 - Episode 55

Kakashi is released from the hospital and begins Naruto's training program. Naruto learns that he has Wind-style chakra. Yamato helps by set...

Writhe

Season 3 - Episode 56

Naruto and his clones continue to work on chakra nature manipulation by slicing leaves. After some struggling, Naruto approaches Asuma, who ...

Deprived of Eternal Sleep

Season 3 - Episode 57

Naruto, Sakura, Sai and Yamato head out for a new mission near the Fire Temple. When the other party fails to show up at the rendezvous poin...

Loneliness

Season 3 - Episode 58

The temple monks explain that the tombs hold the loyal bodyguards of Fire Country's feudal lord. Naruto observes Sora sparring with other mo...

A New Enemy

Season 3 - Episode 59

Tsunade suspects that Danzou is plotting something and orders an investigation of him. Team Kakashi, Chiriku and Sora notice the coffins mov...

Impermanence

Season 3 - Episode 60

Team Kakashi begins facing off against the enemy shinobi. Yamato eludes his opponent, Fudo, by faking his death. Sora, unwilling to look for...

Contact

Season 3 - Episode 61

Furido taunts Sora until Sora unleashes his true powers, before informing Sora that he is planning to use the four corpses to save the Land ...

Teammate

Season 3 - Episode 62

Asuma's team returns from its mission. Team Kakashi returns to Konoha as well, with Sora replacing Sai on the team. Naruto tries to show Sor...

The Two Kings

Season 3 - Episode 63

Asuma supervises Naruto and Sora's wind chakra training, and notices that Sora, like Naruto, has very powerful chakra. Tsunade and Yamato le...

Jet-Black Signal Fire

Season 3 - Episode 64

Danzou is brought in for questioning after being caught meeting with a young Rain ninja. Sora confronts Asuma, and Asuma admits to having ki...

Lockdown of Darkness

Season 3 - Episode 65

With Konoha in complete darkness, the village struggles to defend against the four attackers who have sealed the entire village behind a bar...

Revived Souls

Season 3 - Episode 66

Konoha's ninja fight off the revived zombie members of the Kohaku clan. The four Guardian Ninjas, Seito, Tōu, Nauma and Kitane, are also rev...

Everyone's Struggle to the Death

Season 3 - Episode 67

Sora refuses to let Furido destroy the village despite his grudge against Asuma and the Hokage. He is beaten up by Furido, who claims that h...

Moment of Awakening

Season 3 - Episode 68

Naruto deduces that Fuuka's secret consists of switching bodies to use each corresponding element and that her hair preserves her youth and ...

Despair

Season 3 - Episode 69

Furido releases Sora's seal, and tells him the truth: Sora is a pseudo-Jinchuuriki. The chakra that had leaked from the Nine Tailed Fox when...

Resonance

Season 3 - Episode 70

The chakra of the Nine-tails rages out of control within Sora, preventing Naruto and the others from subduing him. Asuma and Kazuma resume t...

My Friend

Season 3 - Episode 71

The struggle between Naruto and Sora continues. Asuma and Kazuma fight. Sai arrives, having snuck out of hospital, and binds Kazuma with an ...