Lost Bonds
Episode 213 · Naruto Shippuden
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Filler or Canon?
Naruto Shippuden Episode 213 is mixed canon/filler — it contains canon manga material with some anime-original padding. Worth watching to follow the story. Team 7's bonds in ruins — Sakura's confrontation with a Sasuke who'd kill her, the painful acceptance of how far he's fallen.
Series
Naruto Shippuden
Episode
213 / 500
Status
Mixed Canon/Filler
Arc
Five Kage Summit
FIVE KAGE SUMMIT · EP 197–214 · 18 EPISODESYOU ARE HERE · 17 OF 18
Episode Summary
Lost bonds confronts how far Sasuke has fallen as Sakura's plan collides with reality. The episode is the death of an old dream — Sakura facing a Sasuke who would kill her without hesitation, Naruto arriving to stop a murder-suicide, the Team 7 that existed in Part 1 revealed as truly gone. The bonds that defined the trio lie in ruins. It's the canon arc's gut punch, the friends confronting that the Sasuke they knew is lost, the painful acceptance that saving him may no longer be possible by any means they have.
Frequently Asked
What arc is it in?
It's part of the Five Kage Summit arc.
Can I skip it?
No, it contains canon story material you should watch.
Five Kage Summit · Ep 197–214 · 18 episodes
197The Sixth Hokage DanzoManga Canon198Five Kage Summit's EveManga Canon199The Five Kage Appear!Manga Canon200Naruto's PleaManga Canon201Painful DecisionManga Canon202Racing LightningManga Canon203Sasuke's Ninja WayManga Canon204Power of the Five KageAManga Canon205Declaration of WarManga Canon206Sakura's FeelingsManga Canon207The Tailed Beast vs. The Tailless Tailed BeastManga Canon208One as One's FriendManga Canon209Danzo's Right ArmAManga Canon210The Forbidden Visual JutsuManga Canon211Danzo ShimuraManga Canon212Sakura's ResolveManga Canon
213Lost BondsMixed Canon/Filler
214The BurdenManga Canon720 episodes — canon, mixed, filler and best animation moments.
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