The first ending theme, 'Yume o Idaite ~Hajimari no Crissroads~' ( 夢を抱いて～はじまりのクリスロード～, 'Embrace Your Dreams ~Crissroads of the Beginning~'), by Rake, is used from episode 321 to 332. The second opening theme, 'Tsuki no Ōkisa' ( 月の大きさ, 'The Size of the Moon') by Nogizaka46, is used from episode 333 to 348. The first opening theme, 'Niwaka Ame ni mo Makezu' ( ニワカ雨ニモ負ケズ) by NICO Touches the Walls, is used from episode 321 to 332. The season contains five musical themes between two openings and three endings. The DVD collection was released on Maunder the title of The Fourth Great Ninja War - Sasuke and Itachi ( 忍界大戦・サスケとイタチ, Ninkai Taisen - Sasuke to Itachi ). By May 2021 at episode 339, Adult Swim began showing the never before aired dubbed episodes. The season would make its English television debut on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block and premiere from Decemto July 4, 2021. The English dub of the season began airing on Neon Alley on Novemuntil episode 338 on March 25, 2016, when the digital platform was beginning its shutdown and removed the anime from its rotation. The season aired from July 2013 to January 2014. The episodes are directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo. The season focuses the battle between Naruto Uzumaki and Madara Uchiha.
The episodes for the fifteenth season of the anime series Naruto: Shippuden are based on Part II for Masashi Kishimoto's manga series.
