'Naruto Shippuden' Episode 496: Shikamaru Finds Love; Naruto and Hinata Wedding Bells Ring

Naruto Shippuden is a worldwide famous manga/anime series. The 496^th Episode of the series will be aired today and will be called "Hidden Leaf Village Story: The Perfect Day for a Wedding, Part 3: Hot Springs and Food Pills."

Naruto Shippuden Episode 496 is all about the love. The episode will focus on Shikamaru and Choji as they search for the perfect wedding gift for Naruto and Hinata. The promo also teased that Choji plans to gift the couple a food item. The anime series continues from "Hidden Leaf Village's Story: The Perfect Day For A Wedding".

The meal or the food item will be intended for three people rather than two as Choji is also joining the couple. According to reports, Choji will have a separate table at the banquet so that the couple can enjoy in privacy as reported by Crunchyroll.

It is seen from the spoilers that Tamari and Shikamaru will come close in the new episode. Shikamaru, while finding the perfect for the couple ends up meeting a special woman named Tamari. He is panicking over what gift to get for the couple. They both visit the hot springs and Tamari finds that Shikamaru is planning his own honeymoon there.

In the new episode, Shikamaru invites Tamari so that she could check if a woman like Hinata would like that. But she declines it with Tamari's face turning red. This makes Shikamaru worried and he touches the face of Tamari. This causes Tamari to run away and Shikamaru realizes that Tamari has a wrong interpretation of what he said, reported by TrippedMedia.

In Episode 496 of Naruto Shippuden, Sakuro and Ina continue their rivalry and they both are seen fighting over a picture frame at a gallery. They both grab the gift at the same time but in the end, no one ends up buying it. Sakuro and Ino will end up having a competition over the food. The whole competition makes them realize that it made them better.