The Price of Power
Episode 89 · Naruto Shippuden
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Filler or Canon?
Naruto Shippuden Episode 89 is mixed canon/filler — it contains canon manga material with some anime-original padding. Worth watching to follow the story. The Rasenshuriken's price — the arc's hard coda, a triumph that wounds the hero, establishing the technique's tragic cost that shadows it for arcs.
Series
Naruto Shippuden
Episode
089 / 500
Status
Mixed Canon/Filler
Arc
Three-Tails
THREE-TAILS · EP 89–112 · 24 EPISODESYOU ARE HERE · 1 OF 24
Episode Summary
The price of power comes due immediately. The Rasenshuriken that killed Kakuzu's hearts also shredded the chakra pathways in Naruto's own arm — Tsunade's diagnosis is a sentence: the strongest technique in his arsenal is forbidden to its wielder, cellular damage that could cripple him for good. The episode sits in the cost, the arc's coda reframing the triumph: a victory over an Akatsuki bought with a wound to the hero's own body. The Will of Fire's revenge is complete; the weapon that delivered it may never be used again.
Frequently Asked
What arc is it in?
It's part of the Three-Tails arc.
Can I skip it?
No, it contains canon story material you should watch.
Three-Tails · Ep 89–112 · 24 episodes
089The Price of PowerMixed Canon/Filler
090A Shinobi's DeterminationMixed Canon/Filler091Orochimaru's Hideout DiscoveredFiller092EncounterFiller093Connecting HeartsFiller094A Night of RainFiller095Two CharmsFiller096The Unseen EnemyFiller097Labyrinth of Distorted ReflectionFiller098Target AppearsFiller099Rampaging Tailed BeastFiller100Inside the MistFiller101Everyone's FeelingsFiller102Regroup!Filler103The Four-Corner Sealing BarrierFiller104Breaking the Crystal StyleFiller105A Battle Over BarrierFiller106Red CamelliaFiller107Strange BedfellowsFiller108Guidepost of the CamelliaFiller109Counterattack of the Curse MarkFiller110Memory of GuiltFiller111Shattered PromiseFiller112A Place to Return ToFiller720 episodes — canon, mixed, filler and best animation moments.
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