Naruto: Shippuden is a series anime adapted from part II of the manga Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto series. The series is directed by Hayato date and produced by Studio Pierrot and TV Tokyo. Naruto: Shippuden is the continuation of the Naruto manga and follows the same argument after over two years and a half years of the Naruto universe. It began broadcasting on TV Tokyo on February 15, 2007.