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The Jiraiya Ninja Scrolls arc (episodes 432–450) explores a "what-if" scenario where key tragedies never happened—such as Minato and Kushina being alive—though it still hits major plot beats from the original series, like the search for Sasuke and the threat of the Akatsuki .

, titled " The Child of Prophecy ," is the eighth episode of the Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook: The Tale of Naruto the Hero filler arc . This arc is a story-within-a-dream, representing a novel written by Jiraiya being read by Tsunade while she is under the Infinite Tsukuyomi . Episode Summary 439 : Jiraiya Ninja Scrolls: The Tale of Naruto...

You can watch this episode on streaming platforms like Crunchyroll . Are you planning to watch the , or Naruto Shippuden ‒ Episode 439 - Anime News Network The Jiraiya Ninja Scrolls arc (episodes 432–450) explores

The episode ends with a significant twist for this fictional story: Neji Hyuga confronts a mysterious masked man and addresses him as his father, Hizashi Hyuga . Arc Context Episode Summary You can watch this episode on

Meanwhile, the other genin (the Hidden Leaf Twelve) are struggling against an army of puppets controlled by Sasori .

Naruto arrives just in time with hundreds of shadow clones, each wielding a Rasengan, to obliterate the puppet army and force Sasori to retreat .