'Naruto Shippuden' 472: After Obito's Death, Battle With Kaguya To End; Naruto To Deliver Finishing Blow? [VIDEO]

There is very little doubt that Episode 471 of Naruto Shippuden, especially the scene of Obito's death, was beautifully handled. While the flashbacks from Obito and Kakashi's childhood dominated roughly half the episode, the last few dramatic minutes were enough to more than make up for the rather filler-like treatment on the episode's first half.

Judging from the preview, however, it would seem like the next episode of Naruto Shippuden would finally feature the end of the heroes' long and drawn-out battle against the seemingly unstoppable Princess Kaguya. If anything, the next episode seems to be both an Ode to Obito's life, as well as a metaphorical passing of the Hokage torch to Naruto.

The brief preview for Episode 472, titled You Better..., features several more key flashback scenes from Obito's past. With this in mind, it is quite safe to assume that the next episode would devote a significant amount of its runtime to flashbacks once more.

Despite this, however, the preview of You Better... also featured scenes of a very angry and equally motivated Naruto powering up and seemingly getting ready to attack Kaguya with everything he has. Considering these scenes, it is also safe to assume that the episode would feature several key scenes about the Kaguya battle.

 In fact, there is a pretty good chance that Naruto Shippuden Episode 472 would feature the finale of the heroes' battle with Princess Kaguya. This is because after Obito's death, the battle against Princess Kaguya reaches a turning point.

For those that would like to avoid spoilers, it would be best to end reading the article here. For the undaunted, the major spoilers follow.

The manga gets particularly intense after Obito's death, with Naruto going full power against the Princess. While Kaguya and Black Zetsu initially didn't take Naruto's threat seriously, the crafty ninja nonetheless manages to sever the Princess' arm. Kaguya eventually gets pressured by Team 7 until Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura manages to strike the killing blow.

Thus, all these events following Obito's death can be covered in one episode. However, considering, Studio Pierrot's tendency to bleed the Naruto franchise for all it's worth, the chances of the battle being drawn out a bit more are just as likely.