Naruto Shippuden is an anime series adapted from Part II of the Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. (Photo : YouTube/Steve99)
The much anticipated final showdown between Naruto and Sasuke will have to wait for at least two more weeks as TV Tokyo already booked the 476th and 477th episode of Naruto Shippuden on September 29.
As confirmed by anime and manga media outfit Saiyan Island, there will be a two-week break in the manga series before a two-episode one-hour special on the 29th.
Episode 476 will be titled 'the Final Battle' and it will cover the final showdown between Naruto and Sasuke at the Valley of End (chapter 494 to 498 in the Naruto Shippuden manga series).
Interestingly, this particular episode serves will be the 697th of the anime series, if the first 220 episodes of the original Naruto series is included. Episode 477 has yet to be given a title.
Via Saiyan Island:
We're currently in the midst of a two week break, the next Naruto Shippuden action we'll get is a two-episode, 1 hour special on September 29. Based on the preview, which you can see below, it will interestingly be in black-and-white.
The first episode of the two on September 29, episode 476, will be titled "The Final Battle". It's expected to cover Naruto manga chapters 694 to 698.
Episode 478, which will mark the 698th episode of entire Naruto anime series, will be titled Unison 'Wakai no Ini,' which is expected to focus on the reconciliation between the two shinobis of the leaf and they have become unified to undo the mistakes of the past.
Episode 479th onwards will narrate the events that took place after the 4th Great Shinobi War, basically covering the entire series epilogue in chapter 700. Boruto, Sarada, Mitsuki and the new generations of ninja are expected to make their appearance in what is expected to be the series final on October 13th.
Naruto Hidden, which is a collection of stories that happened between the last shinobi war and the epilogue, will make its debut this fall.
