Episode
Naruto Shippūden: Explode! Sage Mode
Overview
Naruto returns and discovers that the village has been devastated by Pain's Shinra Tensei attack. Naruto requests that everyone stays back as he prepares to take on all six paths of Pain at once.
Details
- Series
- Naruto Shippūden
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 163
- Air date
- 2010-06-03
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Explode! Sage Mode is Episode 163 in S8 • Two Saviors of Naruto Shippūden. It aired on 2010-06-03. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 162: Pain to the World
Pain confronts Tsunade and questions her about Naruto's whereabouts. Tsunade argues with Pain about his motives, but Pain soon gets the info he needs from another source. Before preparing to depart, Pain unleashes a devastating attack on the village! Meanwhile, Naruto prepares to return to the Leaf Village, but he may be too late.
Episode 164: Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached
Naruto successfully begins taking out Pain's bodies one after another, but when his Sage Mode reaches its limit, Pain attempts to take control of the battle. Is the moment of Pain's victory at hand, or does Naruto have a plan?
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Episode 165: Nine-Tails, Captured!
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Episode 160: Mystery of Pain
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Episode 166: Confessions
As Pain tells Naruto about why he does what he does, Hinata appears on the scene and confesses her feelings to Naruto. In order to save him, she attacks Pain... Things are about to get messy and Naruto is about to go over the edge!
Episode 159: Pain vs. Kakashi
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Episode 167: Planetary Devastation
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Episode 158: Power to Believe
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Episode 168: The Fourth Hokage
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Episode 157: Assault on the Leaf Village!
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Episode 169: The Two Students
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