Naruto Shippuden Episode 163: Explode! Sage Mode
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QUICK TAKES
dazarodriguez459
VerifiedLa aldea de la hoja es atacada, la Hokage aunque exhausta, intenta oponerse contra Pain. Hasta que llega Naruto para protegerla.
macanime
VerifiedThis episode contains a lot of action and is one of the most epic moments, as Naruto arrives using sage mode and faces Pain, giving him an intense fight.
destron
Tsunade looked so exhausted and defeated until Naruto finally arrived with the toad squad and the way he told her to just go get some tea was such a move
minako_aino_374
Watching Naruto use that invisible frog strike to hit the path of Pain without even touching him was the coolest thing he has ever done and it shows how much he learned
tellu
You can really see how much Naruto has changed because he stayed so calm even though the village was gone and his teacher was missing which is way different from his usual yelling
arsyur
Those giant toads and Naruto dropping into the center of the destruction was the best entrance in the whole show and seeing him one shot that Path was incredible
gold_319
I can't believe how different Naruto feels now and the way he just destroyed that one Pain path with one hit was truly nuts
gino_weinberg_176
Naruto landing right in front of Tsunade and telling her to leave everything to him was such a huge moment after all the training he did with the toads at Mount Myoboku
arven_356
I still have chills from Naruto showing up on top of those giant toads and he looked so different with those eyes and that red coat over the scroll
tsunderekid
I actually yelled when Naruto landed in the middle of the village ruins with that huge scroll on his back, and seeing him sense that Kakashi was gone made the whole fight feel way more personal. He isnt just some loud kid anymore, and the way he stood his ground against those Pains showed he finally became a true leader
steven_stone_327
The visual of Naruto standing on Gamakichi while looking down at the crater where his home used to be was heavy, and seeing him instantly crush that summon was a massive power move
tsundylan
My stomach dropped when Naruto asked about Kakashi and then there was just that long silence because he couldnt find his chakra in the rubble of the village
bonnie
The sight of the village completely flattened like that was brutal but then Naruto just appears and one shots that mechanical Pain body like it was nothing and the music was perfect for it
arceus_309
The way the music just abruptly cut out and everyone's eyes were glued to Naruto, the kid who used to pull goofy pranks, honestly gave me chills. It’s so intense realizing that he's somehow the last one standing, the only shot at stopping Pain, and I felt this sudden weight of expectation land on him, it
alder_326
Woah, when Naruto just *one-shotted* that Pain body right after the village got leveled, I literally gasped! It felt like such a massive flex, and it really made me feel like he's finally stepped into his own as the strongest ninja in Konoha, just like he always dreamed he would.
iida_ingenium
My stomach dropped seeing Konoha in ruins, I mean, the sheer scale of destruction was just heartbreaking. But then, when Naruto finally descended with Fukasaku and Shima, those sage eyes glowing, I just *knew* Pain was about to get what was coming to him; it felt like all those grueling training sessions finally paid off and he's totally transformed.
bakugo_blast_122
Naruto, usually so boisterous, returning to a completely leveled Konoha and finding no Kakashi waiting for him was incredibly unsettling to me; that silence spoke volumes about the sheer weight of what he was seeing. I couldn't help but feel he wasn't just ready to protect the village anymore, but to truly embody Jiraiya's legacy, becoming the protector his master always envisioned.
brock
Naruto connecting that first hit on Pain so quickly totally caught me off guard, I was bracing myself for a much longer chase! But then the reveal of only five minutes of Sage Mode? Ugh, my stomach just dropped, because how is he possibly going to defeat all of them with such a strict timer looming over him?
zashiki_zenin_96
Naruto finally landing that giant Rasengan on mechanical Pain was such a relief, I was honestly on the edge of my seat after everything Pain did to Konoha. It truly felt like Jiraiya's spirit was powering him, like the Master was looking down and giving him that extra push.
kaolinite_382
My heart seriously sank when Naruto asked about Kakashi, and man, Tsunade's silence was just gut-wrenching, like, my stomach dropped knowing what that meant. But then seeing him just take it in with a quiet "I see" without blowing up? That really threw me for a loop; it actually showed me just how much he'd matured compared to his younger self, I mean, he's usually so loud about everything.
EPISODE CONTEXT
Directly following Pain's catastrophic assault on the Hidden Leaf Village in 'Pain to the World,' this episode marks the critical turning point where Naruto re-enters the conflict and the momentum shifts. It sits at the heart of the Pain's Assault arc—one of Shippuden's most celebrated stretches—serving as the explosive opener to Naruto's extended battle with Pain. The next episode, 'Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached,' pushes the confrontation further by testing the boundaries of Naruto's newly mastered abilities.
QUICK TAKES
dazarodriguez459
VerifiedLa aldea de la hoja es atacada, la Hokage aunque exhausta, intenta oponerse contra Pain. Hasta que llega Naruto para protegerla.
macanime
VerifiedThis episode contains a lot of action and is one of the most epic moments, as Naruto arrives using sage mode and faces Pain, giving him an intense fight.
destron
Tsunade looked so exhausted and defeated until Naruto finally arrived with the toad squad and the way he told her to just go get some tea was such a move
minako_aino_374
Watching Naruto use that invisible frog strike to hit the path of Pain without even touching him was the coolest thing he has ever done and it shows how much he learned
tellu
You can really see how much Naruto has changed because he stayed so calm even though the village was gone and his teacher was missing which is way different from his usual yelling
arsyur
Those giant toads and Naruto dropping into the center of the destruction was the best entrance in the whole show and seeing him one shot that Path was incredible
gold_319
I can't believe how different Naruto feels now and the way he just destroyed that one Pain path with one hit was truly nuts
gino_weinberg_176
Naruto landing right in front of Tsunade and telling her to leave everything to him was such a huge moment after all the training he did with the toads at Mount Myoboku
arven_356
I still have chills from Naruto showing up on top of those giant toads and he looked so different with those eyes and that red coat over the scroll
tsunderekid
I actually yelled when Naruto landed in the middle of the village ruins with that huge scroll on his back, and seeing him sense that Kakashi was gone made the whole fight feel way more personal. He isnt just some loud kid anymore, and the way he stood his ground against those Pains showed he finally became a true leader
steven_stone_327
The visual of Naruto standing on Gamakichi while looking down at the crater where his home used to be was heavy, and seeing him instantly crush that summon was a massive power move
tsundylan
My stomach dropped when Naruto asked about Kakashi and then there was just that long silence because he couldnt find his chakra in the rubble of the village
bonnie
The sight of the village completely flattened like that was brutal but then Naruto just appears and one shots that mechanical Pain body like it was nothing and the music was perfect for it
arceus_309
The way the music just abruptly cut out and everyone's eyes were glued to Naruto, the kid who used to pull goofy pranks, honestly gave me chills. It’s so intense realizing that he's somehow the last one standing, the only shot at stopping Pain, and I felt this sudden weight of expectation land on him, it
alder_326
Woah, when Naruto just *one-shotted* that Pain body right after the village got leveled, I literally gasped! It felt like such a massive flex, and it really made me feel like he's finally stepped into his own as the strongest ninja in Konoha, just like he always dreamed he would.
iida_ingenium
My stomach dropped seeing Konoha in ruins, I mean, the sheer scale of destruction was just heartbreaking. But then, when Naruto finally descended with Fukasaku and Shima, those sage eyes glowing, I just *knew* Pain was about to get what was coming to him; it felt like all those grueling training sessions finally paid off and he's totally transformed.
bakugo_blast_122
Naruto, usually so boisterous, returning to a completely leveled Konoha and finding no Kakashi waiting for him was incredibly unsettling to me; that silence spoke volumes about the sheer weight of what he was seeing. I couldn't help but feel he wasn't just ready to protect the village anymore, but to truly embody Jiraiya's legacy, becoming the protector his master always envisioned.
brock
Naruto connecting that first hit on Pain so quickly totally caught me off guard, I was bracing myself for a much longer chase! But then the reveal of only five minutes of Sage Mode? Ugh, my stomach just dropped, because how is he possibly going to defeat all of them with such a strict timer looming over him?
zashiki_zenin_96
Naruto finally landing that giant Rasengan on mechanical Pain was such a relief, I was honestly on the edge of my seat after everything Pain did to Konoha. It truly felt like Jiraiya's spirit was powering him, like the Master was looking down and giving him that extra push.
kaolinite_382
My heart seriously sank when Naruto asked about Kakashi, and man, Tsunade's silence was just gut-wrenching, like, my stomach dropped knowing what that meant. But then seeing him just take it in with a quiet "I see" without blowing up? That really threw me for a loop; it actually showed me just how much he'd matured compared to his younger self, I mean, he's usually so loud about everything.
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