"Naruto Shippuden" will continue to focus on the current Shippuden timeline after the anime aired a lot of filler episodes in the past. With "Naruto Shippuden" episode 470 showing the story back on track and away from the filler episodes that annoyed the fans, the upcoming episode 471 is expected to cast the spotlight on Naruto, Kaguya, and Sasuke.

According to reports, "Naruto Shippuden" episode 471 will still be about the exciting and showdown among Naruto, Kaguya, and Sasuke.

To the uninitiated, Kakashi's face was finally unveiled in the previous episode after leaving the viewers curious for the longest time on how he actually looks like. However, in the upcoming episode 471 of "Naruto Shippuden," it is said that Kakashi will finally die, which may be the reason why his face was finally revealed in the previous episode.

Meanwhile, other reports claim that many fans of the series were delighted when "Naruto Shippuden" episode 370 finally tackled the main canon of the series as the anime is finally back with the glory it lost when it aired numerous filler episodes.

Apart from being back to the original timeline of the Shippudens, there were also numerous notable things about the just-concluded episode, such as the impressive shots, the flawless execution of the fight scenes, and even the musical scoring that was in sync with the fight sequences. Hence, for many fans of the series, there is no denying that it was one of the best episodes of "Naruto Shippuden" ever.

However, it seems that the previous episode is only the beginning for "Naruto Shippuden" in terms of recapturing the admiration of the fans it lost due to its filler episodes. It is believed that the upcoming episode 471 will be another feature that will be lifted from its manga origins.

Will Kakashi really die in "Naruto Shippuden" episode 471, which is titled "The Two of Them... Always?" Find out when the episode airs over TV Tokyo on Aug. 11.