What episode is "The Cursed Ghost Ship" in Naruto Shippuden?
"The Cursed Ghost Ship" is episode 225 of Naruto Shippuden.
While passing time with ghost stories, Naruto and his companions discover an eerie abandoned ship harboring a young cabin boy named Hishaku. As the group investigates, they confront a giant sea monster threatening them, leading to a dramatic rescue. The episode reveals mysteries surrounding Hishaku and the ship's tragic past.
While Yamato tells Naruto ghost stories to pass the time, they soon encounter a strange and abandoned ship floating on the sea matching Yamato's description of a ghost ship from one of his stories. Following Yamato and Aoba onto the ship, Naruto finds a young cabin boy named Hishaku working hard and clarifies mundane reasons for the ship's strange appearance even though his shipmates were all slaughtered by a gigantic sea monster called the Skeleton Crab. Eventually the Skeleton Crab makes its presence known and grabs Yamato whom Naruto, with Hishaku's help in exploiting a soft-spot, saves by killing it with a Rasengan. Hishaku is then reunited with the ghosts of his crew and their captain before vanishing. To Naruto's horror he later learns that Hishaku had long been dead and could not move on until his crew had been avenged.
"The Cursed Ghost Ship" is episode 225 of Naruto Shippuden.
"The Cursed Ghost Ship" is listed as canon in the current AnimeAnchor guide.
"The Cursed Ghost Ship" 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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