'Naruto Shippuden' episode 480 spoilers: "Boyhood Arc" features Naruto and Hinata
"Naruto Shippuden" fans are certainly in for a treat on the upcoming episodes of the series. Episode 480 is revealed to feature a backstory about their favorite characters. It is also reported that the episode will be divided into two parts. Part A will tell the story of Naruto while part B will focus on Hinata.
Although the "Naruto Shippuden" manga series has already ended on chapter 700, fans are still far from having separation anxiety with the series since the anime version of it will still be running until episode 483. There are still more to discover about the character's backgrounds which will help the audience to further understand their actions and decisions.
Episode 480 will cover the story of young Naruto, when he was still a boy yet to discover his skills in the battlefield. It will show Naruto in his Kyuubi status, with the "Nine Tails" still sealed inside of him. While Naruto is training in the forest alone, a special person will appear, and it is speculated to be Hinata.
Being a two-part episode, it will not only be Naruto's story to be featured in Episode 480 but also Hinata's. While the first part will be telling Naruto's boyhood, the second part will see Hinata as a young warrior. Episode 480 will be appropriately titled "Boyhood Arc," since it is all about their stories way before they became who they are now.
"Naruto Shippuden" episode 480 will air on Thursday, Oct. 20, 6:30 pm JST on TV Tokyo.
The last episode of the "Naruto Shippuden" series following episode 480 will also feature stories of other characters. Naruto Shippuden episode 481 which will be on Oct.27 will be about Sasuke and Sakura.
Episode 482 showing on Nov.3 will feature Gaara and Shikamaru, while the last and final episode of the series which will air on Nov.10 will focus on the stories of Jiraiya and Kakashi.