This is a list of episodes of the anime series Naruto: Shippuden. The episodes are directed by Hayato Date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. They are based on Part II of the Naruto manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto: Shippuden is a continuation of the Naruto manga series by Kishimoto, and continues the same storyline after the passing of two and a half years in the fictional Naruto universe. The episodes began airing on February 15, 2007 and have all been shown on TV Tokyo in Japan[citation needed]. On January 2, 2009 Viz Media began providing eight subtitled Naruto: Shippuden episodes on the official Naruto website every week until it has caught up to the Japanese anime. Also, beginning January 15, 2009, Viz began providing subtitled versions of the latest Naruto: Shippuden episodes a week after they first air in Japan, with a new episode being added to the Naruto website each subsequent Thursday.[1] There has been an announcement by Viz about the Naruto Shippuden dub airing sometime in the near future, however, an air date has not been set.[2]   «   Summary from Wikipedia