<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 11 Next → Season 13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Naruto: Shippuden episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The episodes for the twelfth season of the anime series Naruto: Shippuden are based on Part II for Masashi Kishimoto's manga series . It was directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo . The season follows Naruto Uzumaki controlling the power of the Nine - Tails at the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War . </P>

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