<P> Naruto: Shippuden is an anime series adapted from Part II of Masashi Kishimoto's manga series, with exactly 500 episodes . It is set two and a half years after Part I in the Naruto universe, following the ninja teenager Naruto Uzumaki and his allies . The series is directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo . It began broadcasting on February 15, 2007 on TV Tokyo, and concluded on March 23, 2017 . </P> <P> On January 2, 2009, Viz Media and Crunchyroll provided eight uncut English subtitled Naruto: Shippuden episodes on the official Naruto website . Later on January 15, Viz began providing subtitled versions of the latest Naruto: Shippuden episodes a week after they first air in Japan, with a new episode being added to the Naruto website each subsequent Thursday . The English dub of Naruto: Shippuden made its US premiere on Disney XD on October 28, 2009 . On July 24, 2009, Viz Media announced that the series would be released on the iTunes Store . The first DVD release of the series in North America was released on September 29, 2009 . </P>

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