yes also before that, that look bro, he never was shocked as much as that in the whole series. the way it's drawn, giving up expression mixed with shock
@@Max3r_nah, it's doesn't, if anything, i like how it shows that Naruto made the right decision and reaffirms his belief of peace. If he did kill Nagato, Kakashi and the villagers wouldn't have come back. And the way it ended was beautiful with him being lifted up by the people.
@gunningyoudown3466 sure but, I wasn't complaining, I was just making a joke lol, Ik this is peak fiction... when Naruto was hammering pain like a nail. I was screaming.. like fuck man.. we will never get something like this again.
Because of the ending... I was a huge Naruto fan, for me Naruto was the undisputed best manga of the Big Three. However, the ending ruined a lot of things.
@@SoulTaker78 That doesn't work without spoilers... But since he already knows that Hinata is Boruto's mother... I'm not an explicit NaruSaku fan, but I'm definitely less of a NaruHina fan. But the main reason I don't like it in the end has nothing to do with that, but like I said, that doesn't work without spoilers.
Fun fact: The animation style used in the fight is called kagenashi, meaning "without shadow". This style is used for creating higher quality animation at the expense of detail by not drawing the shadows on characters, or drawing much less shadow.
The number of people that say "the animation sucks" when, in fact, the animation is peak and they just don't like the artstyle always makes me laugh. So many don't know what they are talking about and cry so loudly... it brings pain to my heart. Pun intended.
@@amonggus1 it's definitely very overexaggerated and unnatural looking, but that perfectly fits this fight. This isn't two men quarreling. It isn't two ninjas fighting. This is a grudge match between a zombie that calls itself god and a beast that represents nothing but sheer hatred. The inhuman movements and lack of serious reaction to damage sells the air of this being a battle between monsters.
@@amonggus1 People say the animation sucks because it doesn't match the rest of the series. And because it gets overly loony toonsy at times (like Naruto hammering Pain into the ground with a rock). These are all valid criticisms. You disagreeing with it doesn't make their opinions any less valid.
And not only that. After og, they start saying shippuden is bad compared to og but Nick liked it lot more than og, then they start saying pain vs kyubi fight is bad but it became Nick's fav episode, then they start saying after pain arc show fall down but Nick enjoyed 5kage summit arc too. And I'm sure they'll say show fall off in war arc but he's gonna love that too
@@Kai-ln9zpafter Pain the show objectively begins to slowly fall down to the point it only becomes fanservice in the end. And I’m saying this as a Naruto fan.
@@luisofsuburbia ayo, as a One Piece fan AND Naruto fan, i say fuck that noise. aint the One Piece community saying that, if it were they fake ass fans for real.
As someone who suffered from depression because I couldn't keep up with what my parents wanted from me and tried ending my life at multiple occasions until I met the love of my life, the quote "Your smile saved me Naruto" is so dear to me. Hinata's story is so relatable to me in so many fronts it's crazy!
Sorry that happened to you bro, stay strong, and much love. I also got inspired by her because I did not expect her to jump in. She showed me that even if you hate urself, have alot of mental pressure you can still face this world face on, if u keep believing. She like me gave up, which really hit home to me, I thought maybe I can be like that, even if the world seems against me I can still push forward.
specially when the confessions chapter first drop in the manga..i literally cant believe it that i thought of not watching naruto again because hinata is my fave character in naruto😂😂
trust me, when itachi died by sasuke, i remember reading that a russian fan committed suicide because he didn't believe itachi died. he must have regretted knowing that itachi would come back. sad
Mega facts but unlike you, i actually forgot everything so i watched all of naruto with like kinda 0 spoilers like a year ago. I still think this is the best anime oat idgaf what anyone says. Boruto is also mega good (manga), qnime wqs kinda rough but the manga episodes on the anime go hard.
Episode 166 remains one of the best for me. Hinata's determination and Naruto's hatred are so palpable that it always gives me goosebumps. When Naruto's eye transforms, it's the climax. And the soundtrack is phenomenal. CINEMA.
Yup! My favourite arcs across all of anime would include > Chunnin Exams Arc from Naruto, > Pain Invasion arc from Naruto Ship, > the Chimera Ant arc from HxH, > Water 7 from One Piece and > War for Paradise from HxH. Sabaody and Zou from One Piece were pretty good too but were too short.
This moment was even more heartbreaking for manga reader because they had to wait for arc to finish to know things but i have to say this arc is beyond anything
@@jenecacraco3477 that would have been insane waiting for the arc to know she is still alive that would be so heart threating not knowing what will happen
@@Random-qi3vv honestly, other than the slugfest near the end of FV2, I'd say FV1 from the end of OG Naruto is a better fight in practically every category.
It’s mostly shipuden that people hate on, which is understandable. The quality of the writing definitely goes down a bit once the pain arc was finished. It’s the same thing when one piece had its time skip.
Fun fact = In Naruto especially hand to hand combat they not using CGI for battle, they really really draw frame by frame, you can already tell by just looking at pain face every time you pause Nick
@@joshbrosh6626 war arc I would say has better fights, I just love the story and the emotional attachment of this arc to me more. I respect your opinion tho
Naruto has some if Not The Best Osts in anime, they're so sick Pain's Theme called "Girei" Always gonna be The Dopest One The Best in all Naruto period IMO. Shit is Epic as hell
In my opinion episode 167 is THE most ambitious anime episode to ever come out. The entire episode had only 4 main key animators , Atsushi Wakabayashi - directed ep 167 , ep 133 (Naruto vs Sasuke) , ep 30 (sasuke vs orochimaru) , ep 71 (Orochimaru vs Hiruzen) , Shingo Yamashita made JJK ops chainsaw man op and many more , Kenichi Kutsuna , and the goat Norio Matsumoto. They elevated the fuck out of the source material and made this masterpiece. The amount of cuts in this one episode is monstrous and is the equivalent of 4-5 regular Shippuden episodes in terms of budget , time and effort. Naruto series is just blessed to have this kind of GEM.
Thank goodness we have this, swear we should be appreciating these animators even more but holy hell I always regard this as one of my favorite animations in all anime.
There is no competition. Anyone who doesn't put naruto as the greatest anime of all time either haven't watched it or forgot how great it was. Absolute Cinema. Peak direction and peak writing. Osts were out of this world. How could anything compete against this ?
especially the direction... I like one piece but its nothing like Naruto when it comes to osts, editing, sound design, etc... Even the animation is better imo.. And it sucks because one piece deserves great direction and animation. i hope they fix it in the remake..
@@GaurangAgrawal2one piece always had good to great animation but since wano sh"t is legit top tier when it comes to animation just pure sakuga fest and it's even better in new arc. Because they are somehow having a healthy schedule and got industry's best talent on board
@@JustAsh001 i am currently on dressrosa.. i only started loving the animation post time skip. Post Skypea to pretime skip animation is kind of trash imo
Naruto is great but the last quarter of Ship destroyed much of it. Additionally ,there are too retcons and inconsistencies and Kishimoto redeeming every single antagonist gets old real fast.
To whom wanted to know more about Naruto's background To sum up, Naruto's core vaule is to use Confucian thoughts of benevolence to fight against the painful world of infinite reincarnation in Buddhism. Naruto was able to stick to his will until the last moment. The Author of Naruto believes only LOVE can triumph Hatred and selfishness. Therefore he created Naruto, he entrust the our real world to his reader, like Jiraiya entrust the Ninja world to Naruto. When everyone are holding will of love, the real peace come true
I think anything Disney did with Star Wars with the exception of Rogue One was simply a fan-fiction. My headcanon cuts off everything past the OG and Prequels
Nick. Thank you so much for allowing me to rewatch Naruto in such easy way so that I can be reminded of all the highs it gave and the love I had for it. Over the years, there were some episodes or arcs (so much filler!) that I missed, making my memory of the series hazy. However, when I was a child and all the big 3 were still on, I remember I placed Naruto at the top despite my love for all 3 and now I remember why. This episode in particular is absolutely legendary. I can recall that after watching it the first time and completely losing my mind over it, I took out my family's camcorder to i record the episode and remember it forever. Watching Hinata finally confess, naruto going full kyuubi mode and then finally meeting the legendary fourth Hokage, who at the time was the most mysterious and whose hype easily eclipsed any other characters, was absolutely mind-shattering. Thanks to you I can recall all those moments and why I loved Naruto best. This is truly a one-of-a-kind anime that I've yet to see recreated with the same genius. The fights were the best, the villains the most memorable, the ost a masterpiece and no one does character introductions and entrances like Kishimoto. (tho I eventually did have my criticism of it) Thank you so much for making it easy for me to experience this moment again. I hope you can somewhat come to understand the sort of childhood this series (and the Big 3 era in general) provided by making the lives of millions of people more epic and why it's so cherished.
I agree. This arc won anime, solidified Naruto's spot in the big 3. It's an emotional rollercoaster. I don't understand why people have genuine hate for Naruto. This arc for me was an 11/10. Everything that happens after for me is an 8/10, still exceptional to me
@the_kranthikajol not the pain arc, people are just hating on naruto in general. I've seen many people put it on a list of the most overrated anime of all time
Naruto seeing Hinata get killed and just LOSING his mind to the Kyubi in rage... my GOODNESS, man. It sends chills down my spine. Every single time. And the fight? It's all just so, SO PEAK. I'm so glad he's finally experiencing it. Love his reactions, man, this is amazing.
Remember Nick, some people hate Naruto and think it's a bad series and that it's the worst of the big 3, or worse yet they think that it's nowhere near Bleach or One Piece. Those were the people telling you not to watch this peak, this ABSOLUTE CINEMA! Bleach fans, and especially One Piece fans, are just something else man.
The scene from 18:29 all the way to when Pain gets thrown into the mountain is the best scene of any show or movie I've ever seen. It is indomitable. The "Kakuzu" OST that plays as well is the best OST choice for that scene. It is also the most epic scene, and I mean "epic" as in its literal definition. Just like you said, it's theatrical and cinematic. That scene will never get old.
Attack on Titan is a phenomenal anime, but honestly this arc was the best in all of anime, Naruto returning to the village to save it and avenge his teacher, the love confession from hinata, her death and the blankness of his stare before resorting to the fox, the asteroids falling with the opera music, Yamato giving up as Naruto deciding to give into the rage, and then meeting his father. I have never had that experience in any attack on titan episode. This is peak story writing in all of entertainment
When Kishimoto gives Hinata a moment, you know that it's her time to shine (character development). She's brave, like for real, and always was. In ep 166, you see how much she loves Naruto that she's not afraid to lose everything including her own life, and how much Naruto really cares about her. His scream, when she was beaten like a puppy, and "Don't come..." with his voice breaking... But when she's got the "final" attack from Pain... Goddamn, that fear in Naruto's eyes, that pain, that sorrow, and that burning rage in the end... He couldn't take it anymore, and blew up like a nuclear bomb in hatred... One of the coldest and the most brutal moments in the series (imo). Ep 167 - well, you know its crazy as hell, no more words needed, haha but the last minute of this ep is one hell of emotional rollercoaster... PEAK gonna take some tissues 🤧
And hinata too. I mean how could she survive in the midst of all that destruction she was literally in between pain and naruto. Atleast they could have shown like pain throwing her so far away... It would've make sense
11:37 Pain : kills Hinata Kyuubi : "I've been shipping them for *years* and she JUST CONFESSED" Pain : "Do you hate me now?" Kyuubi : *Kicks the door open*
so glad you are watching and loving naruto. its till my favorite anime, and for too fucking long had people called it trash for what feels like because its name is naruto. never forget people were telling you to not watch this
Simplemente para mi es el mejor anime de la historia, por la emoción que transmite con sus escenas, los OST lo hace ser algo único, es la magia de este anime, ninguna anime puede llegar a estos niveles
I think if you ask people about their favourite Naruto episode, episode 322 will most probably win the poll. 167 does not make the cut because the change in animation was so radical and the fight turned loony toons-type. Such a serious and important fight should not have people laughing through it as Nick was (One Piece is the exception, of course). But, IMO, episode 166 (the Hinata one) is the most underrated and the second best Naruto episode! The entire episode was cinematic with flashbacks woven in seamlessly and god tier OST playing throughout.
People calling this lunny tunes animation don't appreciate the art of fiction. I only make an exception for pain's legs doing the wheel thing when he runs. The rest is perfect. If you laugh at the pain frames it's not the animation being bad is you being too shallow
from shikamaru's arc in shippuden to this might be the greatest run of an anime ever. The strorytelling is incredible, coherent, relatable and thought provoking. To me, this is partly what cemented Naruto's place as one of the all time anime greats.
I think one key difference between this and AOT is that AOT has a far superior structure, plot, red herrings, and twist and turns. The characters on the other hand come second to the story. I think Naruto focuses much more on the characters emotional moments and on the story second.
@@lankeysob maybe the anime is coloring my comment. I never read the Naruto manga, so it always felt that it was a bit unfocused. The plot always felt very straightforward and that was okay. The characters, back stories, and power scale fights were far more interesting. I think the universe of Naruto is richer, and had more interesting depth. But AOTs storytelling was way more focused, tight, and deliberate. For me, I liked Naruto's world building more than AOT
Naruto fights are believed to be one of the best in anime history which tho Contains flashy @ss moves bang boom 💥 but also the DIRECTION of the fights and All the elements they put into it makes it EPIC 🔥
This ark, Marineford, and the soul society are the reason Naruto one piece and bleach are the big three. they all aired around the same time, the arks were so good that they opened the eyes of millions of people across the country.
The whole fjnal part of the Pain arc (starting with Pain invading the village) is an absolute masterpiece and one of my favourite arcs ever in any series. It's an incredible emotional rollercoaster with so many fantastic moments, one after another, especially these past three episodes. I still believe to this day that the ending of this arc would've been the perfect finale to the series (if it wasn't for the unfinished plot points ofc). And Hinata once again proved beyond any doubt what an incredibly strong and kind person she is, her struggle against Pain is one of my favourite moments jn the series. She doesn't get too many times to shine unfortunately, but whenever she does, she always reaffirms her place as my favourite female character in the series. Such a likeable character.
Been waiting a long time for you to reach this episode. It really is perfection. I love how the music that plays as the final scene unfolds is so 'tragic' and desperate and triumphant. Could have been really aggressive and in your face but the gravity and implication of what was or wasn't about to happen made that choice of music just perfect.
Originally the Hinata "death scene" was way more hard hitting, since we actually thought she was dead. The existence of Boruto unfortunately spoils that feeling.
NICK DO YOU GET IT NOW?! DO YOU KNOW PAIN? Yes, Hinata shines in this arc. She literally my favorite so this combined with her arc during the chunin exams, as well as the fact that SHE MAKES HER OWN JUTSU DURING THE TIME SKIP, will forever hold an iconic place for me in my youth. I'm so glad I got to grow up with her, as someone who was very like her and inspired by Naruto in the same ways she was. Like Hinata, Naruto helped me believe in myself and make my own path. It made my day the first time you said you loved her, because I usually never hear that. She's usually called annoying and "too shy", but not every young girl is outgoing and chatty. Some are naturally quieter, and yet can talk around the right people like we see Hinata do more during Boruto. I'm so glad she had Neji there to help her during the time skip. I wish we'd gotten more of that, but alas, at least she was somewhat well written because Kishimoto loves her and based her off of his own wife. Of course, I think their relationship could have been better written early on, but that's part of writing, you learn as you go. So the Last, the Naruto movie after this series, is better even though it retcons some early parts. And of course the music is iconic. I've seen it all before a few times, but watchhing it with you had me crying more than my first watch through. Fun fact though: Kishimoto did not plan on writing Boruto, he approved his old editor to do that and then took over it when he screwed it up. It really is better than some people say. Has a lot less problems than Naruto, because Naruto existed to teach Kishimoto how to write better. "He knocked the frames out of him" had me rolling. Yes, some of this animation sucks at some parts to make the first episode better. It still gets clowned on. I'm grinning. That ending never gets old. Wait until you see the rest. Yes. Yes, just, yes. And yes, weekly sucked. You never would have survived. It was insane. I watched a bunch at a time because I didn't have weekly access to Shippuden, but online was the way.
The episode 167 (Chibaku tensei) is one of the best episode I've seen not just in Naruto but in anime, probably my favourite alongside "Perfect game" and "Hero" from SNK.
I would have died when Hinata got stabbed if everyone weren't spoiling me about boruto (I started watching when Boruto was announced so everyone was talking about Naruto and Hinata's child)
This part will be the most replayed part 16:20😂😂 my head hurts and im just laughing at Nick's reaction here.. its like your confused and wondering what the hell kind of anime is this turning into😂😂😂
@@iambarryallen not hating bro 🤷🏻♂️ My favorite parts of the show are episode 1, naruto vs neji, hinata scene in the video and first sasuke vs naruto I'm just a fan who wished the war arc could be a part of my list 😔
![Orochimaru🐍 Vs Naruto and Sasuke | Reaction Mashup [Naruto 28,29,30] ナルト](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/iiBGjqCwI1I/mqdefault.jpg)
When narutos eye turns red with that heartbeat, it is
the first time anime sent chills down my spine. It's one of the best rage scenes.
remember first watching that in like 2017 bro i was geeeeked
yes also before that, that look bro, he never was shocked as much as that in the whole series. the way it's drawn, giving up expression mixed with shock
Peak
THIS!
“Do you hate me?” On top of it the perfect line
This arc was so peak that Mount Everest was a part of its sub-mountain range
@@Tillu_dream16-39 exaggerated isn't the same as fake
@@Tillu_dream16-39get lost
@@Tillu_dream16-39this isn’t fake bro. This is legit the first time he’s ever seen this.
@@Tillu_dream16-39so go to anothers reaction channel what are u doing here
@@Tillu_dream16-39how is it fake
i never get tired of seeing people appreciate the emotional freight train of this arc for the first time.
It's soooooo good
Me too 🎉
And then they do rinne tensei bullshit and you realize it was just emotions bait
@@Max3r_nah, it's doesn't, if anything, i like how it shows that Naruto made the right decision and reaffirms his belief of peace. If he did kill Nagato, Kakashi and the villagers wouldn't have come back. And the way it ended was beautiful with him being lifted up by the people.
me either its one of m yabsolutele favorite things
Naruto got so angry he made Pain go on some looney Tunes type shit 😂
Yeah let's complain ABOUT 2 BITS OF animation...when the EDITING and overall SCENE DIRECTION TILL THE 4TH HOKAE APPEARS..IS PURE EPIC....
Looney TUNES ANIMATION?
You mean THE ENTIRE ONE PIECE
AND gear 5 specially 😂
@@MCFC-zt4mrtbh i like that kind of animation in both naruto vs pain and luffy vs kaido.. they both are my fav fights from each show
@gunningyoudown3466 sure but, I wasn't complaining, I was just making a joke lol, Ik this is peak fiction... when Naruto was hammering pain like a nail. I was screaming.. like fuck man.. we will never get something like this again.
@@MCFC-zt4mrLuffy-Toons is peak bro what do you mean
Minato planned so far ahead that he made Nicholas watch this on father's day.
Agree
minato and ging freecs the goat nonchalant dads who lowkey planned everything for their kid, w
this is the best comment
even a Uchiha couldnt foresee that shit happening. lol
I cant understand how people underate Naruto having this arc. This is the best arc ever.
This is ESSENCE.
Las 7 palabras.
Tablos? En un canal de Naruto de habla inglesa? Eso si que impresiona
Because of the ending... I was a huge Naruto fan, for me Naruto was the undisputed best manga of the Big Three. However, the ending ruined a lot of things.
@@Fatalis_Legend So what did it ruin? Share with us! You aren't a NaruSaku fan right?
@@SoulTaker78 That doesn't work without spoilers... But since he already knows that Hinata is Boruto's mother... I'm not an explicit NaruSaku fan, but I'm definitely less of a NaruHina fan. But the main reason I don't like it in the end has nothing to do with that, but like I said, that doesn't work without spoilers.
Peakest of the peakest peak.
Peakest of the peak peakest of the peakest peaks peakest.
Peakest of all peaks @@Duck_lord138
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This is the Peakest Peaking Peak of all Peaks
The Peakest Peak in Naruto that negs every meaning of " glazing " in The Peakest corner ever
Fun fact: The animation style used in the fight is called kagenashi, meaning "without shadow". This style is used for creating higher quality animation at the expense of detail by not drawing the shadows on characters, or drawing much less shadow.
The number of people that say "the animation sucks" when, in fact, the animation is peak and they just don't like the artstyle always makes me laugh. So many don't know what they are talking about and cry so loudly... it brings pain to my heart. Pun intended.
@@amonggus1 it's definitely very overexaggerated and unnatural looking, but that perfectly fits this fight.
This isn't two men quarreling. It isn't two ninjas fighting. This is a grudge match between a zombie that calls itself god and a beast that represents nothing but sheer hatred. The inhuman movements and lack of serious reaction to damage sells the air of this being a battle between monsters.
Especially with certain scenes where pain’s body looks like a puppet corpse
@@Sassaparilla say it louder for the dipshits in the back
@@amonggus1 People say the animation sucks because it doesn't match the rest of the series. And because it gets overly loony toonsy at times (like Naruto hammering Pain into the ground with a rock). These are all valid criticisms. You disagreeing with it doesn't make their opinions any less valid.
remember Nick, this is the anime people told you not to watch
Anime community half-trash as usual
OP fans are something else
And not only that. After og, they start saying shippuden is bad compared to og but Nick liked it lot more than og, then they start saying pain vs kyubi fight is bad but it became Nick's fav episode, then they start saying after pain arc show fall down but Nick enjoyed 5kage summit arc too. And I'm sure they'll say show fall off in war arc but he's gonna love that too
@@Kai-ln9zpafter Pain the show objectively begins to slowly fall down to the point it only becomes fanservice in the end. And I’m saying this as a Naruto fan.
@@luisofsuburbia ayo, as a One Piece fan AND Naruto fan, i say fuck that noise. aint the One Piece community saying that, if it were they fake ass fans for real.
16:40
Nick: "I wanna laugh, but I also wanna scream."
Vocal chords: "I only have enough strength for one."
After all these years, I have forgotten how God Tier this episode is.
16:52 THIS... THIS RIGHT HERE is my favorite naime ost drop of ALL TIME. Shit goes so hard
Frrr broo
ost name!
@@divrodihan its hidans theme
@@divrodihancrimson flames
Yeah I this one is crazy .. I also like the one when he starts with planetary devastation . That sounds like Satan entry music.
naruto seeing his dad for the first time made me cry the first time i watched anime
I still tear up everytime I see it. Same with when he goes to train to control kurama during the war arc
Nah when he is telling his dad all the things to tell his mom. That shit kills me 😭
I think I actually balled my eyes out when I saw him cry when meeting his mom
i am your 100th like :D
@@qhofuoiwa-x4e awesome haha 😛
As someone who suffered from depression because I couldn't keep up with what my parents wanted from me and tried ending my life at multiple occasions until I met the love of my life, the quote "Your smile saved me Naruto" is so dear to me. Hinata's story is so relatable to me in so many fronts it's crazy!
Sorry that happened to you bro, stay strong, and much love.
I also got inspired by her because I did not expect her to jump in. She showed me that even if you hate urself, have alot of mental pressure you can still face this world face on, if u keep believing. She like me gave up, which really hit home to me, I thought maybe I can be like that, even if the world seems against me I can still push forward.
@@yo_koso_9 Thank you, I appreciate it.
I guess Hinata's way too relatable when you have asian parents.
Ayo bro don't go killing urself my man grind
Now, why am i cry😢?
How can you not get emotional when Naruto meets his father .... the orphan boy who never knew about his parents. This is peak anime!
When Hinata 'died' back in 2009, I tell you it literally broke the forums I was in 😂😂
specially when the confessions chapter first drop in the manga..i literally cant believe it that i thought of not watching naruto again because hinata is my fave character in naruto😂😂
trust me, when itachi died by sasuke, i remember reading that a russian fan committed suicide because he didn't believe itachi died. he must have regretted knowing that itachi would come back. sad
Hard to believe that was so long ago
@@vuthai4785 regretted in afterlife? regretted too quick its the very next episode
@vuthai4785 hey! Hush with the spoilers for him 😭😭😭
From 25:20 till when the 4TH HOKAGE APPEARS...that entire SEGMENT IS 🔥
glorious destruction
with the OST, the studio became godly at that scene.
What is the name of the OST
@@nekobitan8313 Naruto Shippuden OST - Tragic (with choir)
@@maarakmehdi5294 thank you so much
it was so peak, im jealous to my 11 yo age that experienced this for the first time.. that kid didn't deserve it, he didn't even understand that much
Mega facts but unlike you, i actually forgot everything so i watched all of naruto with like kinda 0 spoilers like a year ago. I still think this is the best anime oat idgaf what anyone says. Boruto is also mega good (manga), qnime wqs kinda rough but the manga episodes on the anime go hard.
Episode 166 remains one of the best for me. Hinata's determination and Naruto's hatred are so palpable that it always gives me goosebumps. When Naruto's eye transforms, it's the climax. And the soundtrack is phenomenal. CINEMA.
The Pain Arc And The chunin exams Will Always Be The Best Written Arcs In ALL Naruto history period. This IS Peak Indeed. The Goated
and dont forget the sasuke retrieval arc..
still It might be even but Pain got nerfs alot so Naruto could win for the plot,a little bit shame here...
Yup! My favourite arcs across all of anime would include > Chunnin Exams Arc from Naruto, > Pain Invasion arc from Naruto Ship, > the Chimera Ant arc from HxH, > Water 7 from One Piece and > War for Paradise from HxH.
Sabaody and Zou from One Piece were pretty good too but were too short.
I wont let anyone hate on the war arc, nothing compares to the war arc
Finally someone said this!! War arc is my fav too@@bryant5786
This moment was even more heartbreaking for manga reader because they had to wait for arc to finish to know things but i have to say this arc is beyond anything
ikr imagine the struggle for us back then😂😂
@@jenecacraco3477 that would have been insane waiting for the arc to know she is still alive that would be so heart threating not knowing what will happen
The fact that this is not the best fight in this series already says a lot, Naruto is so phenomenal it doesn't deserve the hate it gets its so peak.
yeah bro so many god tier fights that it really just depends on your fave characters who you vote to top ranks lol
this is the second best fight in the whole anime, the 1st is kakashi vs tobi
@@hmlolyolo Madara vs shinobi alliance, naruto vs Sasuke 2, kakashi vs Obito, so many
@@Random-qi3vv honestly, other than the slugfest near the end of FV2, I'd say FV1 from the end of OG Naruto is a better fight in practically every category.
@@Random-qi3vv Naruto vs Sasuke 2 is trash
Itachi, Pain, (yet to be revealed) are my top three for stuff like this. You both hate what they've done but you lowkey respect them for doing it.
THIS IS THE ANIME PEOPLE TOLD YOU NOT TO WATCH
But who tf watches Boruto before Naruto, why'd you spoil yourself
@@PolarSiren He didnt watch boruto he just got spoiled
@@PolarSiren Who tf watches Boruto? This is peak, Boruto is garbage.
« Never pause a Naruto animation »
-Animator (i guess)
animation is meant to be watched, not paused
That applies to all animations, plus why the heck are you watching it frame by frame?
Animations nowadays are meant to be watched frame by frame , take One Piece for reference
@@zin4hamzaadib bro watches anime in 0.5x😂😂😂
@@F13FAR0Them impact frames are crazy in one piece i got to lol
People hate on Naruto so hard and I don’t get it. Naruto has some of the best plot and scenes. Emotion and etc. it’s an amazing story.
It’s mostly shipuden that people hate on, which is understandable. The quality of the writing definitely goes down a bit once the pain arc was finished. It’s the same thing when one piece had its time skip.
@@Yuh_zhimmy yeah it has way more lows after this but I still think the highs are just as good if not better
One of my favourite fights not only in terms of action but also the philosophy 😊
GUYS IF HE ALREADY REACTS LIKE THIS, JUST FUCKING IMAGINE HIS REACTION ON LEGENDARY "i ****** declare you the strongest"
This fight could be done much, much better. Still is ok but could be absolute legend i was a bit sad that they do it a bit poorly.
@@haihai5293 yeah the animation was trash
@@nikolakrstic8079damn its not aleays about the animation dawg its about the emotions you feel whyile watching it
peak moment from bad arc sadly
It didn't even come close to that moment
Fun fact = In Naruto especially hand to hand combat they not using CGI for battle, they really really draw frame by frame, you can already tell by just looking at pain face every time you pause Nick
Mas a coreografia é tão bem feita que no final se torna nota 10, independente da qualidade da animação.
Never pressed faster💀💀
so real
I watched this live but still couldn't wait to rewatch this one
Ong!!!!!
14:53 reacting to every frame with his hilarious laugh that was epic 😂😂😂
The weird looking frames are referred to as smear frames in animation, they are done to accentuate movement and sort of simulate motion blur.
People don't understand but it's because of these frames, the animation looks so intense, fitting for this type of direction and it suits it well imo
That's an excuse for bad animation
@@sugusenpai4273 you dont even know what animation is
those are hella experimental tho, you wont see that in most shows
The first girl who acknowledged Naruto's existence 💜💜💜💜💜
13:45 The episode starts with Minato’s statue and ends up with Minato’s soul 27:05 (This episode was also airing in Father’s Day) Absolute CINEMA ❤
In Pain , the love for Naruto is born
this is poetic as fuck
THIS IS NARUTO SHIPPUDEN AT ITS PEAK
War arc>>> pain Arc
@@wahajali2237any arc>war arc
Personally id say a certain war arc its even peaker with its fights and animation but thats subjective everyone will say a diferent answer
@@joshbrosh6626 Objectively, it's the Pain arc though. 🤷
@@joshbrosh6626 war arc I would say has better fights, I just love the story and the emotional attachment of this arc to me more. I respect your opinion tho
One of the best Rage Moments in anime history ever 🔥
Naruto has some if Not The Best Osts in anime, they're so sick
Pain's Theme called "Girei" Always gonna be The Dopest One The Best in all Naruto period IMO. Shit is Epic as hell
As a One Piece fan, I also admit that Naruto has the best OST in the big 3 or even anime.
In my opinion episode 167 is THE most ambitious anime episode to ever come out. The entire episode had only 4 main key animators , Atsushi Wakabayashi - directed ep 167 , ep 133 (Naruto vs Sasuke) , ep 30 (sasuke vs orochimaru) , ep 71 (Orochimaru vs Hiruzen) , Shingo Yamashita made JJK ops chainsaw man op and many more , Kenichi Kutsuna , and the goat Norio Matsumoto. They elevated the fuck out of the source material and made this masterpiece. The amount of cuts in this one episode is monstrous and is the equivalent of 4-5 regular Shippuden episodes in terms of budget , time and effort. Naruto series is just blessed to have this kind of GEM.
Thank goodness we have this, swear we should be appreciating these animators even more but holy hell I always regard this as one of my favorite animations in all anime.
There is no competition. Anyone who doesn't put naruto as the greatest anime of all time either haven't watched it or forgot how great it was. Absolute Cinema. Peak direction and peak writing. Osts were out of this world. How could anything compete against this ?
especially the direction... I like one piece but its nothing like Naruto when it comes to osts, editing, sound design, etc...
Even the animation is better imo..
And it sucks because one piece deserves great direction and animation.
i hope they fix it in the remake..
naruto is great, but not the greatest, maybe you should wach more animes
@@GaurangAgrawal2one piece always had good to great animation but since wano sh"t is legit top tier when it comes to animation just pure sakuga fest and it's even better in new arc. Because they are somehow having a healthy schedule and got industry's best talent on board
@@JustAsh001 i am currently on dressrosa..
i only started loving the animation post time skip.
Post Skypea to pretime skip animation is kind of trash imo
Naruto is great but the last quarter of Ship destroyed much of it. Additionally ,there are too retcons and inconsistencies and Kishimoto redeeming every single antagonist gets old real fast.
To whom wanted to know more about Naruto's background
To sum up, Naruto's core vaule is to use Confucian thoughts of benevolence to fight against the painful world of infinite reincarnation in Buddhism.
Naruto was able to stick to his will until the last moment.
The Author of Naruto believes only LOVE can triumph Hatred and selfishness.
Therefore he created Naruto, he entrust the our real world to his reader, like Jiraiya entrust the Ninja world to Naruto.
When everyone are holding will of love, the real peace come true
Bro went the best anime episode to dissing Star wars 👍🏼😅
can you blame him? lol
@@ferociouzbeats4147it's joke fuck Beats
I think anything Disney did with Star Wars with the exception of Rogue One was simply a fan-fiction. My headcanon cuts off everything past the OG and Prequels
@@Roboartist117 If you liked Rogue One then I'd definitely recommend Andor
@@zombombhuntermcoc3342 I heard it was good
Nick. Thank you so much for allowing me to rewatch Naruto in such easy way so that I can be reminded of all the highs it gave and the love I had for it. Over the years, there were some episodes or arcs (so much filler!) that I missed, making my memory of the series hazy. However, when I was a child and all the big 3 were still on, I remember I placed Naruto at the top despite my love for all 3 and now I remember why.
This episode in particular is absolutely legendary. I can recall that after watching it the first time and completely losing my mind over it, I took out my family's camcorder to i record the episode and remember it forever. Watching Hinata finally confess, naruto going full kyuubi mode and then finally meeting the legendary fourth Hokage, who at the time was the most mysterious and whose hype easily eclipsed any other characters, was absolutely mind-shattering.
Thanks to you I can recall all those moments and why I loved Naruto best. This is truly a one-of-a-kind anime that I've yet to see recreated with the same genius. The fights were the best, the villains the most memorable, the ost a masterpiece and no one does character introductions and entrances like Kishimoto. (tho I eventually did have my criticism of it) Thank you so much for making it easy for me to experience this moment again.
I hope you can somewhat come to understand the sort of childhood this series (and the Big 3 era in general) provided by making the lives of millions of people more epic and why it's so cherished.
16:30 Capybaras😂😂😂 What a peak Episode!! 💥💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, I almost pissed myself when he said that😹😹😹😭
I agree. This arc won anime, solidified Naruto's spot in the big 3. It's an emotional rollercoaster.
I don't understand why people have genuine hate for Naruto.
This arc for me was an 11/10. Everything that happens after for me is an 8/10, still exceptional to me
People hate pain arc? It's literally top 3 arc of all anime right?
@the_kranthikajol not the pain arc, people are just hating on naruto in general. I've seen many people put it on a list of the most overrated anime of all time
Want the answer? People actually don't hate Naruto. They hate it's fanbase.
@@amzutd5291 yes I know that but I don't get why? Till the date I didn't find an answer 🤷
Simple answer is they're just jealous and most of them are probably some toxic fans of some other animes@@the_kranthikajol
Naruto seeing Hinata get killed and just LOSING his mind to the Kyubi in rage... my GOODNESS, man. It sends chills down my spine. Every single time. And the fight? It's all just so, SO PEAK. I'm so glad he's finally experiencing it. Love his reactions, man, this is amazing.
Remember Nick, some people hate Naruto and think it's a bad series and that it's the worst of the big 3, or worse yet they think that it's nowhere near Bleach or One Piece. Those were the people telling you not to watch this peak, this ABSOLUTE CINEMA! Bleach fans, and especially One Piece fans, are just something else man.
the episode just started and hes already screaming... i think he likes naruto
So ya hate Naruto ???😂
The scene from 18:29 all the way to when Pain gets thrown into the mountain is the best scene of any show or movie I've ever seen. It is indomitable. The "Kakuzu" OST that plays as well is the best OST choice for that scene. It is also the most epic scene, and I mean "epic" as in its literal definition. Just like you said, it's theatrical and cinematic. That scene will never get old.
Best Arc.
Best Villain.
Best fight Pain vs Naruto And The Nine Tails. Nothing Beats This, The Best moment in ALL Naruto Datebayo
Attack on Titan is a phenomenal anime, but honestly this arc was the best in all of anime, Naruto returning to the village to save it and avenge his teacher, the love confession from hinata, her death and the blankness of his stare before resorting to the fox, the asteroids falling with the opera music, Yamato giving up as Naruto deciding to give into the rage, and then meeting his father. I have never had that experience in any attack on titan episode. This is peak story writing in all of entertainment
When Kishimoto gives Hinata a moment, you know that it's her time to shine (character development). She's brave, like for real, and always was. In ep 166, you see how much she loves Naruto that she's not afraid to lose everything including her own life, and how much Naruto really cares about her. His scream, when she was beaten like a puppy, and "Don't come..." with his voice breaking... But when she's got the "final" attack from Pain... Goddamn, that fear in Naruto's eyes, that pain, that sorrow, and that burning rage in the end... He couldn't take it anymore, and blew up like a nuclear bomb in hatred... One of the coldest and the most brutal moments in the series (imo). Ep 167 - well, you know its crazy as hell, no more words needed, haha but the last minute of this ep is one hell of emotional rollercoaster... PEAK
gonna take some tissues 🤧
man i love ur reactions, pure excitement, really brings me back to when i first watched these shows
I can't Believe that the small slug survive in Naruto's nine tails form😅😅
And hinata too. I mean how could she survive in the midst of all that destruction she was literally in between pain and naruto. Atleast they could have shown like pain throwing her so far away... It would've make sense
8k views in that stream just shows how peak this anime is
167 was just peak all the way from the start to the end.
Nick laughing at every frame goofy faces made my day
Also, with the years i've come to love the fight. Looked weird in the past but it's actually a well animated one considering the speed of everything
11:37
Pain : kills Hinata
Kyuubi : "I've been shipping them for *years* and she JUST CONFESSED"
Pain : "Do you hate me now?"
Kyuubi : *Kicks the door open*
Bro is watching marineford and pain arc at the same time.
His dopamine levels will never recover.
so glad you are watching and loving naruto. its till my favorite anime, and for too fucking long had people called it trash for what feels like because its name is naruto.
never forget people were telling you to not watch this
Greatest arc in Naruto, absolute Peak
Simplemente para mi es el mejor anime de la historia, por la emoción que transmite con sus escenas, los OST lo hace ser algo único, es la magia de este anime, ninguna anime puede llegar a estos niveles
“He look like a capybara” had me dead ahah
This is by FAR the best reaction to this fight I've seen, including the pausing at Pain's face and the editors leaving the building😂😂😂
This two episodes from NARUTO vs AKIRA animation 🔥
The OST climaxing when Minato grabs Naruto from the seal, is peak cinema. The Pain arc is legit true art.
crying shaking sitting still watching this anime peak
18:22 that necklace could buy 3 mountains 🥵🥵
"...It doesn't get better than that..."
Oh but it does, further down the line it does 😊
Huh nah it doesn't bro sure fight might be but I don't think anyone can feel this much emotion in any arc again even in great ninja war sorry
@@vanshmaheshwari4361yeah this arc is the peak in terms of story and hype but there will moments after this which will be as much hype
@@saptarsi7868 Yes 🙌🏻
Its downfall, pain arc is the peak of Naruto.
Get some help
@@mikejeger696 go get your medical checkup
How cool you want this fight to be?
Producers: Yes
Let's go 16:52 who re-watch it more than 5 times😂🔥
PEAK is an understatement for this
5:05 "get away you're interrupting my acupunture sesh"
11:26 “it was just like this.. like my parents was kill right in front of my eyes, by shinobi… of the hidden village”
The other peak of Naruto, not fight wise, but emotionally wise, is when he met his mother... that shit makes me cry *EVERY SINGLE TIME* it's absurd.
Same.i’ve watched this scene earlier and i was sobbing like im watching for the first time. I think that episode is actually gonna break nick😭
The editing of this video was done very well. Enjoyed a lot!
Keep up the good work!
I think if you ask people about their favourite Naruto episode, episode 322 will most probably win the poll. 167 does not make the cut because the change in animation was so radical and the fight turned loony toons-type. Such a serious and important fight should not have people laughing through it as Nick was (One Piece is the exception, of course).
But, IMO, episode 166 (the Hinata one) is the most underrated and the second best Naruto episode! The entire episode was cinematic with flashbacks woven in seamlessly and god tier OST playing throughout.
People calling this lunny tunes animation don't appreciate the art of fiction. I only make an exception for pain's legs doing the wheel thing when he runs. The rest is perfect. If you laugh at the pain frames it's not the animation being bad is you being too shallow
The first part of 167 is crazy. The second part tones down.
I will say that episode 322 just good, not even close to peak 167.
from shikamaru's arc in shippuden to this might be the greatest run of an anime ever. The strorytelling is incredible, coherent, relatable and thought provoking. To me, this is partly what cemented Naruto's place as one of the all time anime greats.
I think one key difference between this and AOT is that AOT has a far superior structure, plot, red herrings, and twist and turns. The characters on the other hand come second to the story. I think Naruto focuses much more on the characters emotional moments and on the story second.
AOT and Naruto have one thing in common. Both authors kinda dropped the ball at the end. Just shows you how difficult it is to finish a manga.
@@Martyyri i mean war arc is still pretty good, the only ball kishimoto dropped was greenlighting boruto and fucking up scaling after greenlighting it
Exactly...
Nah hard disagree. AoT is mid in all those departments compared to Naruto.
@@lankeysob maybe the anime is coloring my comment. I never read the Naruto manga, so it always felt that it was a bit unfocused. The plot always felt very straightforward and that was okay. The characters, back stories, and power scale fights were far more interesting. I think the universe of Naruto is richer, and had more interesting depth. But AOTs storytelling was way more focused, tight, and deliberate. For me, I liked Naruto's world building more than AOT
Nicks nyc accent coming out tells you he’s really feeling it 12:20
Naruto fights are believed to be one of the best in anime history which tho Contains flashy @ss moves bang boom 💥 but also the DIRECTION of the fights and All the elements they put into it makes it EPIC 🔥
3:28 the 'where are you now bub?" was so real damn
19:31 "Mf got obitod" 💀
This ark, Marineford, and the soul society are the reason Naruto one piece and bleach are the big three. they all aired around the same time, the arks were so good that they opened the eyes of millions of people across the country.
i’ve never waited for a moment more
The whole fjnal part of the Pain arc (starting with Pain invading the village) is an absolute masterpiece and one of my favourite arcs ever in any series. It's an incredible emotional rollercoaster with so many fantastic moments, one after another, especially these past three episodes. I still believe to this day that the ending of this arc would've been the perfect finale to the series (if it wasn't for the unfinished plot points ofc).
And Hinata once again proved beyond any doubt what an incredibly strong and kind person she is, her struggle against Pain is one of my favourite moments jn the series. She doesn't get too many times to shine unfortunately, but whenever she does, she always reaffirms her place as my favourite female character in the series. Such a likeable character.
ONE OF THE BEST EP EVER
Been waiting a long time for you to reach this episode. It really is perfection. I love how the music that plays as the final scene unfolds is so 'tragic' and desperate and triumphant. Could have been really aggressive and in your face but the gravity and implication of what was or wasn't about to happen made that choice of music just perfect.
Originally the Hinata "death scene" was way more hard hitting, since we actually thought she was dead. The existence of Boruto unfortunately spoils that feeling.
NICK DO YOU GET IT NOW?! DO YOU KNOW PAIN? Yes, Hinata shines in this arc. She literally my favorite so this combined with her arc during the chunin exams, as well as the fact that SHE MAKES HER OWN JUTSU DURING THE TIME SKIP, will forever hold an iconic place for me in my youth. I'm so glad I got to grow up with her, as someone who was very like her and inspired by Naruto in the same ways she was. Like Hinata, Naruto helped me believe in myself and make my own path. It made my day the first time you said you loved her, because I usually never hear that. She's usually called annoying and "too shy", but not every young girl is outgoing and chatty. Some are naturally quieter, and yet can talk around the right people like we see Hinata do more during Boruto. I'm so glad she had Neji there to help her during the time skip. I wish we'd gotten more of that, but alas, at least she was somewhat well written because Kishimoto loves her and based her off of his own wife. Of course, I think their relationship could have been better written early on, but that's part of writing, you learn as you go. So the Last, the Naruto movie after this series, is better even though it retcons some early parts. And of course the music is iconic. I've seen it all before a few times, but watchhing it with you had me crying more than my first watch through. Fun fact though: Kishimoto did not plan on writing Boruto, he approved his old editor to do that and then took over it when he screwed it up. It really is better than some people say. Has a lot less problems than Naruto, because Naruto existed to teach Kishimoto how to write better.
"He knocked the frames out of him" had me rolling. Yes, some of this animation sucks at some parts to make the first episode better. It still gets clowned on.
I'm grinning. That ending never gets old. Wait until you see the rest. Yes. Yes, just, yes. And yes, weekly sucked. You never would have survived. It was insane. I watched a bunch at a time because I didn't have weekly access to Shippuden, but online was the way.
This is the moment where PAIN became one of the coolest characters in anime
Btw the same animation wre in the og Naruto vs Sasuki
Naruto, just pure chaos of emotions
The episode 167 (Chibaku tensei) is one of the best episode I've seen not just in Naruto but in anime, probably my favourite alongside "Perfect game" and "Hero" from SNK.
fun fact: Planetary Devastation is in lore the way the moon was created... yeah...
I would have died when Hinata got stabbed if everyone weren't spoiling me about boruto
(I started watching when Boruto was announced so everyone was talking about Naruto and Hinata's child)
This part will be the most replayed part 16:20😂😂 my head hurts and im just laughing at Nick's reaction here.. its like your confused and wondering what the hell kind of anime is this turning into😂😂😂
Imagine how it was watching, back when we didn't know Hinata would be in Boruto
I wish i can watch Naruto again for the first time again. But really blessed to have watched this growing up. This anime teaches a lot.
"It doesn't get better than that"
Those who saw the rest of naruto: ...... True-
Sadly, but true.
But we have it. Peak indeed.
@@Lia-px4ie Peak, until episode 321 reveal
stop hating bro embrace the franchise
@@iambarryallen not hating bro 🤷🏻♂️
My favorite parts of the show are episode 1, naruto vs neji, hinata scene in the video and first sasuke vs naruto
I'm just a fan who wished the war arc could be a part of my list 😔
I always liked the little detail of Minato steeping aside to cover 'Kyubi' eye from Naruto line of sight.