Watch Naruto Shippuden Anime TV Series Online for Free. Naruto: Shippuden is an anime series adapted from Part II of Masashi Kishimoto’s manga series, with exactly 500 episodes. It is set two and a half years after Part I in the Naruto universe, following the ninja teenager Naruto Uzumaki and his allies. The series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. It began broadcasting on February 15, 2007 on TV Tokyo, and concluded on March 23, 2017.