Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding (Arc)

Serving as the final arc of the Naruto: Shippūden anime, this storyline covers episodes 494 to 500 and adapts the Konoha Hiden novel from the wider Naruto Hiden series. Its subject is the wedding of Naruto and Hinata, and within the anime's order it comes after the Shikamaru Hiden arc. The tone is gentle and comedic, letting familiar characters share small, character-driven vignettes rather than face any true threat.

The village buzzes as everyone prepares for the wedding. Konohamaru struggles to collect congratulatory video messages, with Sai too stiff, Lee too loud, and Iruka repeatedly asking for more time because he cannot find the right words. Faced with too many friends wanting to attend, Kakashi turns the choice of a wedding gift into an official mission, judging who joins the reception and who takes duty that day by the thoughtfulness of their presents. This sends Naruto's comrades chasing the perfect offering.

Lee, Tenten, and Guy role-play their way toward giving matched dumbbells and a custom kunai. Shikamaru lands on a honeymoon idea while tangling into an awkward misunderstanding with Temari. Ino and Sakura's rivalry over a picture frame boils over into a cook-off. Shino and Kiba journey to Sora-ku for a rare honey wine, where Shino works through his own doubts about life after Team 8. The visiting Kage arrive, and Gaara resolves to give a gift as Naruto's friend rather than as Kazekage, inspired after Iruka apologises for pressuring him.

Throughout, Iruka wrestles with what role he holds in Naruto's life and what message could ever suit it, while a running gag has Orochimaru drifting through background scenes with Yamato quietly trailing him.

Kakashi resolves the scheduling crunch by asking the other Kage to lend shinobi for the day's missions as their own wedding gift, letting everyone attend. The emotional core lands when Naruto asks Iruka to stand at the ceremony as his father, the request that finally gives the teacher the words he had been missing. Iruka records his message at last and accepts. With guests gathered and mingling, Naruto and Hinata are married, bringing the long-running series to a warm, hopeful close.