The twenty-second and final season of the Naruto: Shippuden anime television series is based on Part II of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto manga series. The first four episodes are anime–exclusive material that examine the childhoods of some main characters under the title Nostalgic Days, while the rest of the season was set over two years after the Fourth Great Ninja War and covers stories based on light novels set after the manga's ending, respectively titled , , and . The episodes are directed by Osamu Kobayashi, Chiaki Kon, Toshinori Watabe, and Masahiko Murata, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. The season aired from October 2016 to March 2017.
The season would make its English television debut on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block and premiere on March 10 and finished on September 1, 2024.
The season contains three musical themes, including one opening and two endings. The opening theme song, performed by Anly, is used from episodes 480–500. The first ending theme song, performed by Ayumikurikamaki, is used from episodes 480–488. The second ending theme song, performed by Swimy, is used from episodes 489–500. __TOC__
Episodes
Home media release Japanese + Nostalgic Days Volume Date Discs Episodes Reference 1 July 5, 2017 1 480–483
+ Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise Volume Date Discs Episodes Reference 1 August 2, 2017 1 484–488
+ Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness Volume Date Discs Episodes Reference 1 September 6, 2017 1 489–493
+ Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding Volume Date Discs Episodes Reference 1 October 4, 2017 1 494–496 2 November 1, 2017 1 497–500
English + Viz Media (North America – Region 1/A) Box set Date Discs Episodes Reference 37 March 26, 2019 2 473–486 38 June 11, 2019 2 487–500
+ Manga Entertainment (United Kingdom – Region 2/B) Volume Date Discs Episodes Reference 37 July 15, 2019 2 473–486 38 October 7, 2019 2 487–500
+ Madman Entertainment (Australia and New Zealand – Region 4/B) Collection Date Discs Episodes Reference 37 June 5, 2019 2 473–486 38 August 7, 2019 2 487–500
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