Naruto: Shippuden season 22

The twenty-second and final season of the Naruto: Shippuden anime television series is based on Part II of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto manga series. The first four episodes are anime exclusive material that examine the childhoods of some main characters under the title Nostalgic Days, while the rest of the season covers stories based on light novels set after the manga's ending, respectively titled Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise (サスケ真伝 来光篇), Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness (シカマル秘伝 闇の黙に浮ぶ雲), and Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding (木ノ葉秘伝 祝言日和). The episodes are directed by Hayato Date and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. The season aired from October 2016 to March 2017.

The season would make its English television debut on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block and premiere on March 10, 2024.

The season contains three musical themes, including one opening and two endings. The opening theme song, "Karanokokoro" (カラノココロ) performed by Anly, is used from episodes 480–500. The first ending theme song, "Tabidachi no Uta" (旅立ちの唄) performed by Ayumikurikamaki, is used from episodes 480–488. The second ending theme song, "Zetsu Zetsu" (絶絶) performed by Swimy, is used from episodes 489–500.