Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha (Episodes 176-196) After Pain wrecks the Hidden Leaf ... arc is one of the longer filler stretches in Naruto Shippuden and even feels slightly disconnected from ...

While episode #175 is not the end of the story, it does indeed end that quest. After Pain's defeat, Kakashi helps Naruto back to Konoha's location, where a very grateful crowd is there to welcome him.

For almost the entirety of Naruto: Shippuden, we watch as Naruto spends ... The Akatsuki come in all shapes and sizes and even introduces us to Pain and his iconic cycle of pain speech.