Naruto: Shippuden season 22

Naruto: Shippuden (Season 21)
Naruto: Shippuden (Season 21)
Season 22
	Cover of the first home media release of Naruto: Shippuden's final season.
No. of episodes	21
Release
Original network	TV Tokyo
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 20 Next →; Boruto: Naruto Next Generations; episodes
	List of episodes

The episodes for the twenty-first and final season of the anime series Naruto: Shippuden are based on Part II of Masashi Kishimoto's manga series. While the first four episodes deal with the childhood of some main characters, the rest of the season covers the events of Sasuke's Story: Sunrise (サスケ真伝来光篇, Sasuke Shinden Raikō-hen), Naruto: Shikamaru's Story — A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark (NARUTO－ナルト－　シカマル秘伝闇の黙に浮ぶ雲, Naruto: Shikamaru Hiden — Yami no Shijima ni Ukabu Kumo), and Naruto: Konoha's Story - A Perfect Day For a Wedding (NARUTO－ナルト－　木ノ葉秘伝祝言日和, Konoha Hiden: Shūgenbiyori). The episodes are directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo.^[1]

The season aired October 27, 2016 to March 30, 2017.

The season contains three musical themes, including one opening and two endings. The first opening theme, "Empty Heart" (カラノココロ, Kara no Kokoro) by Anly, is used from episode 480 to 500. The first ending theme, "Departure Song" (旅立ちの唄, Tabidachi no Uta) by Ayumikurikamaki, is used from episode 480 to 486. The second ending theme, "Absolutely" (絶絶, Zetsu Zetsu) by Swimy, is used from episode 487 to 500.

Episode listing

No.	Title	Original air date

Home releases

Japanese

Nostalgic Days
Volume	Date	Discs	Episodes	Reference
Volume 1	July 5, 2017	1	480–483	^[2]

Sasuke's Story: The Exploding Human
Volume	Date	Discs	Episodes	Reference
Volume 1	August 2, 2017	1	484-488	^[3]

Shikamaru's Story: Secret Clouds in the Silence of the Dark
Volume	Date	Discs	Episodes	Reference
Volume 1	September 6, 2017	1	489–493	^[4]

Konoha's Story: Marriage Ceremony Day
Volume	Date	Discs	Episodes	Reference
Volume 1	October 4, 2017	1	494-496	^[5]
Volume 2	November 1, 2017	1	497-500	^[6]

References

General

"Episodes 698-707" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
"Episodes 708-720" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

Specific

^ スタッフ・キャスト [Staff.Cast] (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
^ "NARUTO―ナルト― 疾風伝 Nostalgic Days アニメ DVD" (in Japanese). Neowing. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017.
^ "NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝サスケ真伝来光篇 DVD" (in Japanese). Neowing. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; June 19, 2017 suggested (help)
^ "NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝シカマル秘伝闇の黙に浮ぶ雲 DVD" (in Japanese). Neowing. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; June 19, 2017 suggested (help)
^ "NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝木ノ葉秘伝祝言日和 1" (in Japanese). Neowing. June 24, 2017.
^ "NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝木ノ葉秘伝祝言日和 2" (in Japanese). Neowing. July 28, 2017.

[1] スタッフ・キャスト [Staff.Cast] (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved October 28, 2011.

[2] "NARUTO―ナルト― 疾風伝 Nostalgic Days アニメ DVD" (in Japanese). Neowing. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017.

[3] "NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝サスケ真伝来光篇 DVD" (in Japanese). Neowing. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; June 19, 2017 suggested (help)

[4] "NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝シカマル秘伝闇の黙に浮ぶ雲 DVD" (in Japanese). Neowing. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; June 19, 2017 suggested (help)

[5] "NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝木ノ葉秘伝祝言日和 1" (in Japanese). Neowing. June 24, 2017.

[6] "NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝木ノ葉秘伝祝言日和 2" (in Japanese). Neowing. July 28, 2017.

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