Naruto Shippuden Episode 374
"The New Three-Way Deadlock"edit新たなる三竦み (Aratanaru Sansukumi)Episode dataPrevious"Team 7, Assemble!"EpisodeNaruto: Shippūden #374 (Watch Online)Next"Kakashi vs. Obito"ArcFourth Shinobi World War: ClimaxMangaNaruto Chapter #634, Naruto Chapter #635MusicOpening"Crimson Lotus"Ending"Never Change feat.Lyu:Lyu"Air datesJapanese August 28, 2014English January 17, 2017DebutJutsuEarth Release: Rock Gun Technique
Scorch Release: Halo Hurricane Jet Black Arrow Style Zero
"The New Three-Way Deadlock" (新たなる三竦み, Aratanaru Sansukumi) is episode 374 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.
Naruto Shippuden Episode 374
Not so much: they've each launched just the beginning of their beast techniques. Sasuke and Naruto only get one hit in before the episode focuses on Orochimaru, Karin and Suigetsu tracking down Tsunade and the other injured Kage. The comedic interludes in the Orochimaru segment are a welcome break, but if you were hoping for any progress in the big Ten Tails fight, you're not much closer after this episode.
Naruto really is ending, even if it's taking its sweet time to get there. Fans who've followed the anime for well over a decade are owed backstories for each of their favorite characters, so I think those of us watching have accepted this arc is far from over. On the other hand, there's simply no way a new fan can jump in at this point because there are 594 episodes to catch up on. (Naruto aired 220 episodes before Naruto Shippūden even started.) Still, for those of us who've stuck it out, it's far from the worst anime. For every much-maligned "filler" episode, there are plenty of episodes that mean more to you because you've been there every step of the way. Episode 374 falls solidly into the "this one matters" camp, even if not much happens. 041b061a72