: Sasuke reminds Naruto that they are the only two people capable of sealing away using the Six Paths power granted by Hagoromo Key Highlights & Production Canon Return
The episode also delivers an emotional gut-punch by tying this cosmic history to Naruto and Sasuke. We learn they are the reincarnations of Hagoromo’s two sons—Asura (the hardworking, loving inheritor) and Indra (the genius, solitary heir). Their thousand-year feud is not a choice but a curse. Naruto was never just a loudmouth underdog; he was a demigod fated to fight his best friend. This retroactively adds a layer of tragic inevitability to the entire series, but it also cheapens Naruto’s original thesis: that hard work can beat genius. If he was always a reincarnation of a sage’s son, was his resilience his own, or was it programmed? Naruto Shippuden Episode 459
This moment is pivotal. It mirrors the "death" he faked as a child when he saved Kakashi from a falling boulder. However, this time, there is no coming back. The visual storytelling here is exquisite; as the bone disintegrates Obito’s body, he fades away, leaving behind a legacy that finally swung back toward the light. : Sasuke reminds Naruto that they are the
The English dub of Episode 459 is excellent. Maile Flanagan (Naruto), Yuri Lowenthal (Sasuke), and Kate Higgins (Sakura) deliver particularly raw performances during the death-save sequence. Naruto was never just a loudmouth underdog; he