What episode is "The Young Man and the Sea" in Naruto Shippuden?
"The Young Man and the Sea" is episode 223 of Naruto Shippuden.
Naruto and his team undertake a secret mission involving a giant marlin terrorizing a port. They aid a fisherman in catching the marlin to help it return to its home before continuing their journey to the Hidden Cloud.
Naruto, accompanied by Yamato, Might Guy, Aoba, and three other ninja, embarks on what he was told to be a "top-secret, S-rank mission". When the group reaches the only port in the Land of Fire, they find that the bay for over fifteen years is being terrorized by a giant marlin summoned from the Third Great Ninja War who can not return to its point of origin. With Yamato providing a boat and fishing rod, Naruto and his group set out to help a fisherman named Yusuke in catching the marlin to avenge his father. Following an epic fishing struggle, Yusuke finally catches the marlin with Naruto removing the embedded shuriken on the fish's forehead so it can return to its home. Naruto and the others finally set sail for the Hidden Cloud.
"The Young Man and the Sea" is episode 223 of Naruto Shippuden.
"The Young Man and the Sea" is listed as canon in the current AnimeAnchor guide.
"The Young Man and the Sea" is part of the Fourth Great Ninja War: Attack Arc.
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Kakashi Hatake main
Naruto Uzumaki main
Sakura Haruno main
Sasuke Uchiha main
Asuma Sarutobi supporting
Gaara supporting
Hinata Hyuga supporting
Konan supporting
Konohamaru Sarutobi supporting
Sai supporting
Shikamaru Nara supporting
Yamato supporting
Danzo Shimura antagonist
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