· Arc 4: Akatsuki
Naruto Shippuden Episode 81
Sad News
Manga Canon
8.1
- Japanese Air
- Oct 23, 2008
- English Air
- May 18, 2011
- Runtime
- 23 min
- Manga
- Ch. 329, 330
Description Spoiler-Free
Shikamaru returns to the Hidden Leaf Village to report the results of the mission, forcing Tsunade and the others to confront troubling new information. Far away, the Akatsuki continue to move in the shadows as their larger plans begin to take shape.