Naruto Shippuden Episode 479: Naruto Uzumaki!!
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9.5
63 Fans
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QUICK TAKES
kamina_the_man
Shikamaru asking to be the assistant was a smart move, and it shows how much they have all matured since the academy days when they were just kids playing around
jonakra
Guy Sensei still talking about the power of youth while his leg is in a cast is exactly why he is a legend. Lee crying right next to him made the scene
zora_284
Sasuke actually saying sorry to Sakura was massive and you could tell how much it meant for him to apologize. It felt like a weight was lifted off the whole team
necrozma
Sasuke finally doing the forehead poke with Sakura really got me, it was such a powerful echo of Itachi and a sign of how far he's come. I honestly didn't expect him to show that kind of genuine, gentle affection after everything, and it made me feel like he's finally finding some peace.
gisell_ghoul_485
My heart broke a little when Naruto gave Sasuke the scratched headband back at the end. It feels like their journey finally came full circle after all those years of fighting each other
hikari_horaki
The animation was a bit of a step down from the big fight last week, but the emotional payoff when Iruka and Naruto talked by the swing was worth the wait
diorukia
I can finally breathe now that the war is actually over and seeing everyone wake up from those cocoons was such a trip. The funeral scene for Neji really got me though because it actually feels real now
malon
Kakashi looks so stressed out with all that paperwork on his desk and it is pretty funny how he is the Hokage now. He deserves a break after everything he went through with Obito
bede_354
Seeing the Tailed Beasts finally standing free in the mountains instead of being used as weapons was such a relief after watching them suffer for so many years
hatifnatik
It is kind of crazy that Sasuke gets a full pardon after everything he did but seeing him leave on a journey to actually fix things feels right
anouki
Shikamaru deciding to become the advisor for the Hokage just so he can help Naruto later is the kind of friendship everyone needs in their life
matsumoto_melon_467
I really think this episode should have been the actual series finale because everything felt so resolved and quiet after the chaos of the war. That conversation Naruto had with Iruka by the old swing set really got to me because it shows how much they both have grown since the very first episode when nobody even liked Naruto or cared
kiawe
The way Naruto gave that old scratched headband back to Sasuke at the end felt like the perfect way to close their story and show their bond is back
roy_mustang_116
Seeing the names of Neji and Shikaku on those memorial stones really brings the weight of the war home and it feels like everything is finally at peace
jotaro_kujo_195
My heart sank for Naruto when I saw all those books because the poor guy fought a whole war just to end up doing homework in a classroom
aizen_ascendant_461
When Sasuke poked Sakura on the forehead just like Itachi used to do, you could really see how much he has changed and how much he cares now
ritsuko_akagi_183
Tsunade dropping that massive pile of books and papers on Kakashi was the best part of his first day as Hokage and he looked so miserable
amaterasu_angel
I finally heard Sasuke say he was sorry to Sakura and it actually made me tear up seeing her reaction like that
oni_omega
Shikamaru deciding to be Kakashi's assistant just to prepare for Naruto's future reign was such a smart move and it shows how much everyone believes in him now
gen_gunpowder_159
The animation was definitely a bit simpler than the previous fight but you can tell the focus was on the feelings of the characters
EPISODE CONTEXT
Directly following the climactic Naruto vs. Sasuke battle in Episode 478 ('The Unison Sign'), Episode 479 serves as the emotional resolution to Shippuden's central rivalry and the Fourth Great Ninja War arc. It marks a definitive shift from combat to aftermath, functioning as the narrative bridge between the war's conclusion and the character-focused epilogue episodes that follow. With only 21 episodes remaining in the series, this is where Shippuden begins its transition toward final closure.
QUICK TAKES
kamina_the_man
Shikamaru asking to be the assistant was a smart move, and it shows how much they have all matured since the academy days when they were just kids playing around
jonakra
Guy Sensei still talking about the power of youth while his leg is in a cast is exactly why he is a legend. Lee crying right next to him made the scene
zora_284
Sasuke actually saying sorry to Sakura was massive and you could tell how much it meant for him to apologize. It felt like a weight was lifted off the whole team
necrozma
Sasuke finally doing the forehead poke with Sakura really got me, it was such a powerful echo of Itachi and a sign of how far he's come. I honestly didn't expect him to show that kind of genuine, gentle affection after everything, and it made me feel like he's finally finding some peace.
gisell_ghoul_485
My heart broke a little when Naruto gave Sasuke the scratched headband back at the end. It feels like their journey finally came full circle after all those years of fighting each other
hikari_horaki
The animation was a bit of a step down from the big fight last week, but the emotional payoff when Iruka and Naruto talked by the swing was worth the wait
diorukia
I can finally breathe now that the war is actually over and seeing everyone wake up from those cocoons was such a trip. The funeral scene for Neji really got me though because it actually feels real now
malon
Kakashi looks so stressed out with all that paperwork on his desk and it is pretty funny how he is the Hokage now. He deserves a break after everything he went through with Obito
bede_354
Seeing the Tailed Beasts finally standing free in the mountains instead of being used as weapons was such a relief after watching them suffer for so many years
hatifnatik
It is kind of crazy that Sasuke gets a full pardon after everything he did but seeing him leave on a journey to actually fix things feels right
anouki
Shikamaru deciding to become the advisor for the Hokage just so he can help Naruto later is the kind of friendship everyone needs in their life
matsumoto_melon_467
I really think this episode should have been the actual series finale because everything felt so resolved and quiet after the chaos of the war. That conversation Naruto had with Iruka by the old swing set really got to me because it shows how much they both have grown since the very first episode when nobody even liked Naruto or cared
kiawe
The way Naruto gave that old scratched headband back to Sasuke at the end felt like the perfect way to close their story and show their bond is back
roy_mustang_116
Seeing the names of Neji and Shikaku on those memorial stones really brings the weight of the war home and it feels like everything is finally at peace
jotaro_kujo_195
My heart sank for Naruto when I saw all those books because the poor guy fought a whole war just to end up doing homework in a classroom
aizen_ascendant_461
When Sasuke poked Sakura on the forehead just like Itachi used to do, you could really see how much he has changed and how much he cares now
ritsuko_akagi_183
Tsunade dropping that massive pile of books and papers on Kakashi was the best part of his first day as Hokage and he looked so miserable
amaterasu_angel
I finally heard Sasuke say he was sorry to Sakura and it actually made me tear up seeing her reaction like that
oni_omega
Shikamaru deciding to be Kakashi's assistant just to prepare for Naruto's future reign was such a smart move and it shows how much everyone believes in him now
gen_gunpowder_159
The animation was definitely a bit simpler than the previous fight but you can tell the focus was on the feelings of the characters
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