Among the more than 800 episodes that the original series consists of, this would be the one that would stand out among all of them.
Naruto is one of the most profitable and famous anime franchises in the world since its premiere in 2002. After its end, the Naruto Shippuden series was also made and, later, the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations series. for what we meet with over 800 episodes of all anime and thousands of hours of viewing.
So it is quite difficult to be able to stay with a favorite episode of the entire franchise. However, Junko Takeuchi, the actress in charge of voicing Naruto, has managed to reveal what would be the best episode of all of Naruto and, precisely, he does not appear:
There are many great scenes in Naruto, but I’d like to mention one that doesn’t feature him: The final scene between Inoshikacho (aka Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, and Akimichi Choji) and Asuma Sarutobi. I heard that the scene was recorded in a very intense time with the other actors sent home to be just the four of them. I was envious to hear how precious his time was. When I saw the actual footage that was created, I could feel that the scene was made by a very good team, so I thought it was a really wonderful episode. The team also took the initiative to do things that they thought were better, even if they required a lot of time and effort and I think this is the result of the human touch.
For those who still don’t remember what Takeuchi mentions, Asuma is resurrected in naruto shippuden thanks to the jutsu Invocation: Reincarnation of the Impure World. Along with him and other dead characters, they are summoned by Kabuto to create an army for the Fourth Great Shinobi World War. You can watch the scene below:
On the other hand, it seems Naruto is preparing to release some important news very soon, although the details of what it could be remains a mystery to this day. But many fans theorize that he could be in the works. a new anime of the franchise. Especially one in which Naruto had never freed himself from Madara Uchiha’s genjutsu, thus opening up an alternate history.