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What Episode Does Iruka Sensei Die In Naruto?

Naruto fans, my friend insists Iruka's survival is a major spoiler, but my memory's hazy on the Boruto timeline and specific arcs.
2026-04-07 03:45:12
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Trisha Sharma
Trisha Sharma
Iruka lives. The other permanent character deaths in the series are actually kind of shocking, but Iruka's okay for the entire run of the book. As for the title you picked out, ‘My Dead Husband Impregnated My Student’ is a web novel. It’s a completely different starting point, and explores the consequences of a teacher’s dead husband having an affair with her and getting her pregnant in scandalous circumstances, rather than following a group of ninja in action-packed battles.
2026-08-04
Grace
Grace
Wait, Iruka doesn't die in the story? No, he got stabbed by Mizuki in Episode 2, but survived. The scene was pretty intense, and when I first read it, I thought it was a really brutal move by Mizuki to kill off Naruto's only real supporter so early on. However, it's a powerful scene and really shows just how much Iruka cares about Naruto. He even spoke up for the boy at the Chunin Exams. Classic fake death.
2026-04-08
Sawyer
Sawyer
Iruka faked his death in Naruto episode 2! The ‘stabbing’ was done by Mizuki and Iruka recovered shortly after. That was one of the first times Naruto felt betrayed and then protected by Iruka. The risk of his life to save Naruto had opened up the possibility for their relationship to grow. And grow it did because later Iruka became one of the people that Naruto goes to confide in. In general I dislike fake deaths because they’re just a cheap plot device, but in this case it worked because it served to highlight Naruto’s and Iruka’s character development.
2026-04-10
Jack
Jack
Naruto Part 1 Episode 2 is one of the few episodes I’m happy I can re-watch. The scene where Sensei Iruka dies is really powerful, even though he doesn’t actually die. The Mizuki betrayal arc is very emotional and the scene where Sensei Iruka gets stabbed by Mizuki was heart-wrenching. However, just when we thought all hope was lost, Sensei Iruka survives. This scene was very powerful especially since Sensei Iruka was the first adult to believe in Naruto.

What’s memorable about this scene is not so much the “near death” itself, but how it solidifies Iruka’s role as the main emotional anchor for Naruto in the show. The show could have gone with a darker route with Iruka’s death but instead chose to keep him alive to be a constant guide for Naruto. That’s surprisingly powerful for something that wasn’t a death.
2026-04-11
Owen
Owen
This is almost a classic anime fake-out situation. First, Iruka Sensei is seriously stabbed by Mizuki in a pretty intense scene and for a moment or two it seems like he’s a goner. Luckily though he survives, which is a good thing because Iruka is basically one of the first members of a real family to Naruto outside of his Hosagli home. Also, it would’ve made for a really dark series if Iruka had died here. Oh well, at least we got to have more scenes like this where Iruka gives Naruto advice in comfortable scenes at Ichiraku Ramen.
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