How many filler episodes are in Boruto?

208 of its 293 episodes are filler, which is 71%. Skip only the episodes labelled filler and you get about 80 hours back. Another 4 episodes are mixed, meaning part manga and part anime-only. Keep mixed episodes for their manga scenes.

Which Boruto episodes are filler?

Episodes 2-17, 25-38, 40-52, 60, 67-92, 96-105, 112-147, 152-156, 158-180, 190-191, 209, 221-281. The arc sheet on this page shows where each block sits in the story.

How long does it take to watch Boruto without filler?

Roughly 33 hours. Watching all 293 episodes takes about 112. We count 23 minutes per episode, so trimming openings and previews saves even more.

Why does Boruto have so much filler?

The manga comes out once a month, so the weekly anime ran out of story often. The studio filled the gaps with original arcs, which is why most episodes are anime-only.

Is Boruto worth watching without filler?

If you only want the main story, yes. Manga and novel-based episodes come to well under half the series. Plenty of fans keep a couple of anime-only arcs anyway, Time Slip most of all.

Boruto Filler List

Edited by Ren Calder · Sources updated Oct 31, 2026 · anime on break · 2017 to 2023 (Part 1)

208filler eps
71%

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Time remaining includes this episode. Mixed and unresolved episodes stay in the watch plan.

Of 293 episodes, 208 are filler (71%). Cut them and you get about 80 hours back. The rest is canon, apart from 4 mixed, 13 adapted from novels or one-shots. Keep all of those.

Filler: 2-17, 25-38, 40-52, 60, 67-92, 96-105, 112-147, 152-156, 158-180, 190-191, 209, 221-281

Boruto is mostly filler, and not by a little. The weekly anime kept catching up with a monthly manga, so the studio filled whole arcs with its own stories. If you only want the main story, you can get through it in under a third of the running time. Think we got one wrong?

Why other lists show a different number

Other lists can show a far smaller filler count for Boruto, because they label most of its anime-only arcs as anime canon. We only use that label for episodes adapted from official novels or one-shots. Everything else that isn't in the manga, we call filler. That's why our count is high, and why our watch order is short.

293episodes
68manga canon
208filler
4mixed
13anime canon
80hsaved

Boruto filler arcs, and what to skip

One row per arc. Each square is an episode, in order. A crossed red square is filler; a solid one is manga. The stamp is our call: watch, optional (anime-only, but we'd keep it) or skip.

Manga canon
Mixed
Anime canon
Filler

Show meEvery arcOnly skip and optional arcs

Cold openEp 1 · 1 episode
A few seconds of adult Boruto from the manga, then the anime-only school story begins.
Watch
Academy EntranceEp 2-17 · 16 episodes
Anime-only school days. Sets up the class, so some people keep it.
Optional
Naruto becomes HokageEp 18 · 1 episode
Adapts Kishimoto's bonus manga about the inauguration, plus an anime-only family story.
Watch
Sarada UchihaEp 19-24 · 6 episodes
Adapts the Naruto Gaiden manga about Sarada and her father.
Watch
School Trip and Graduation ExamsEp 25-38 · 14 episodes
Anime-only.
Skip
Genin testEp 39 · 1 episode
Mitsuki's backstory, adapted from Boruto manga chapter 0.
Watch
Genin Missions and the Byakuya GangEp 40-50 · 11 episodes
Anime-only.
Skip
Versus MomoshikiEp 51-66 · 16 episodes · filler: 51-52, 60
The Chunin Exams and the Boruto movie story, with anime-original additions. Episode 60 is anime-only.
Watch
ChochoEp 67-70 · 4 episodes
Anime-only comedy arc.
Skip
Mitsuki's DisappearanceEp 71-92 · 22 episodes
Anime-only, but it builds out Mitsuki's story.
Optional
Parent and Child DayEp 93-97 · 5 episodes · filler: 96-97
Episodes 93 to 95 adapt an official novel. Episodes 96 and 97 are filler; keep them only if you want the extra side stories.
Optional
Cursed Seal and JugoEp 98-105 · 8 episodes
Anime-only.
Skip
Steam Ninja Scrolls: openingEp 106 · 1 episode
Adapts Naruto chapter 700 and starts the novel story.
Watch
Steam Ninja ScrollsEp 107-111 · 5 episodes
From an official novel. Mirai guards Kakashi and Guy at a hot spring.
Optional
Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail EscortEp 112-127 · 16 episodes
Anime-only.
Skip
Time SlipEp 128-136 · 9 episodes
Anime-only, but Boruto meets young Naruto and it offers a reunion with the original cast.
Optional
Mujina BanditsEp 137-147 · 11 episodes
Anime-only bandit chase.
Skip
Mujina Bandits: manga stretchEp 148-151 · 4 episodes
Adapts manga chapters in the middle of the bandit story.
Watch
Mujina Bandits: endingEp 152-156 · 5 episodes
Anime-only.
Skip
Kara: first sightingEp 157 · 1 episode
Mostly an anime-only mission, with a little manga plot about Kara.
Watch
Kara ActuationEp 158-180 · 23 episodes
Anime-only mission in the Land of Valleys.
Skip
Ao and KawakiEp 181-220 · 40 episodes · filler: 190-191, 209
Kawaki arrives and Kara attacks. The core of Part 1. Episodes 190, 191 and 209 are anime-only.
Watch
Chunin Re-ExaminationEp 221-232 · 12 episodes
Anime-only.
Skip
Great Sea Battle of KirigakureEp 233-260 · 28 episodes
Anime-only.
Skip
Kawaki and Himawari AcademyEp 261-273 · 13 episodes
Anime-only.
Skip
Labyrinth GameEp 274-281 · 8 episodes
Anime-only.
Skip
Sasuke RetsudenEp 282-286 · 5 episodes
Based on the Sasuke Retsuden novel, so anime canon.
Optional
Code's AssaultEp 287-293 · 7 episodes
Code attacks and Part 1 ends.
Watch

Boruto filler that's actually good

Filler has a bad name, but some of it holds up. If you only keep a little, keep these.

Time Slip
Ep 128-136
Boruto travels back and teams up with young Naruto. Great if you grew up with the original show.
Mitsuki's Disappearance
Ep 71-92
The best long anime-only arc, and it gives Mitsuki real depth.
Sasuke Retsuden
Ep 282-286
Sasuke and Sakura on a mission together, based on an official novel.

Boruto: watch without filler

For this watch plan, keep these episodes in order. That's 85 episodes, about 33 hours. Mixed and anime canon episodes stay in. We also keep unresolved episodes until we can verify them.

1, 18-24, 39, 53-59, 61-66, 93-95, 106-111, 148-151, 157, 181-189, 192-208, 210-220, 282-293

Crunchyroll and Netflix episode numbers

Our numbers run straight through, 1 to 293, with no seasons. If your app splits the show into seasons, find the episode by its title or air date in the list below.
The anime stopped at episode 293 in March 2023. The story carries on in the manga Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, and we'll add episodes if the anime comes back.
Watch Naruto and Shippuden first. Boruto follows their kids.

Boruto filler questions

How many filler episodes are in Boruto?: 208 of its 293 episodes are filler, which is 71%. Skip only the episodes labelled filler and you get about 80 hours back. Another 4 episodes are mixed, meaning part manga and part anime-only. Keep mixed episodes for their manga scenes.
Which Boruto episodes are filler?: Episodes 2-17, 25-38, 40-52, 60, 67-92, 96-105, 112-147, 152-156, 158-180, 190-191, 209, 221-281. The arc sheet on this page shows where each block sits in the story.
How long does it take to watch Boruto without filler?: Roughly 33 hours. Watching all 293 episodes takes about 112. We count 23 minutes per episode, so trimming openings and previews saves even more.
Why does Boruto have so much filler?: The manga comes out once a month, so the weekly anime ran out of story often. The studio filled the gaps with original arcs, which is why most episodes are anime-only.
Is Boruto worth watching without filler?: If you only want the main story, yes. Manga and novel-based episodes come to well under half the series. Plenty of fans keep a couple of anime-only arcs anyway, Time Slip most of all.

Boruto episode list: all 293

Manga canonStraight from the manga. Watch it.
MixedSome manga, some anime-only scenes. Keep it, or you lose part of the plot.
Anime canonNot in the manga, but adapted from an official novel or one-shot.
FillerMade up for the anime. Skip it and the story still makes sense.

Titles and Japanese air dates from TVmaze. Labels use two source checks where available, plus cited reviews. Missing or conflicting evidence may need review.
#	Title	Type	Arc	Aired
1	Boruto Uzumaki!	Mixed	Cold open	2017-04-05
2	The Hokage's Son!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-04-12
3	Metal Lee Goes Wild!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-04-19
4	A Ninjutsu Battle of the Sexes!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-04-26
5	The Mysterious Transfer Student!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-05-03
6	The Final Lesson!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-05-10
7	Love and Potato Chips!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-05-17
8	The Dream's Revelation!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-05-24
9	Proof of Oneself!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-05-31
10	The Ghost Incident: The Investigation Begins!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-06-07
11	The Shadow of the Mastermind	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-06-14
12	Boruto and Mitsuki	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-06-21
13	The Demon Beast Appears!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-06-28
14	The Path That Boruto Can See	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-07-05
15	A New Path	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-07-12
16	Crisis: The Threat of Failing!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-07-19
17	Run, Sarada!	Filler	Academy Entrance	2017-07-26
18	A Day in the Life of the Uzumaki Family	Mixed	Naruto becomes Hokage	2017-08-02
19	Sarada Uchiha	Canon	Sarada Uchiha	2017-08-09
20	The Boy with the Sharingan	Canon	Sarada Uchiha	2017-08-16
21	Sasuke and Sarada	Canon	Sarada Uchiha	2017-08-23
22	Connected Feelings	Canon	Sarada Uchiha	2017-08-30
23	Bonds Come in All Shapes	Canon	Sarada Uchiha	2017-09-06
24	Boruto and Sarada	Canon	Sarada Uchiha	2017-09-13
25	The Turbulent Field Trip!!	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-09-20
26	The Mizukage's Successor	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-09-27
27	A Shinobi Bout of Friendship	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-10-04
28	A Declaration of War	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-10-11
29	The New Seven Ninja Swordsmen!!	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-10-18
30	The Sharingan VS The Lighting Blade, Kiba the Fang!	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-10-25
31	Boruto and Kagura	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-11-01
32	The Quest for Souvenirs!	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-11-08
33	The Super Beast Scroll Slump!!	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-11-15
34	The Night of the Shooting Stars	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-11-22
35	The Parent-Teacher Conference!!	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-11-29
36	The Graduation Exam Begins!	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-12-06
37	A Shinobi's Resolve!	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-12-13
38	Formation of the Three Man Squad?	Filler	School Trip and Graduation Exams	2017-12-20
39	The Path Lit by the Full Moon	Canon	Genin test	2017-12-27
40	Team 7: The First Mission!!	Filler	Genin Missions and the Byakuya Gang	2018-01-10
41	Strength in Unity	Filler	Genin Missions and the Byakuya Gang	2018-01-17
42	A Ninja's Job!	Filler	Genin Missions and the Byakuya Gang	2018-01-24
43	The Byakuya Gang Surfaces!!	Filler	Genin Missions and the Byakuya Gang	2018-01-31
44	Shikadai's Doubts	Filler	Genin Missions and the Byakuya Gang	2018-02-07
45	Memories from the Day of Snow	Filler	Genin Missions and the Byakuya Gang	2018-02-14
46	Go! The Crest of Night Strategy	Filler	Genin Missions and the Byakuya Gang	2018-02-21
47	The Figure I Want to Be	Filler	Genin Missions and the Byakuya Gang	2018-02-28
48	The Genin Documentary!	Filler	Genin Missions and the Byakuya Gang	2018-03-07
49	Wasabi and Namida	Filler	Genin Missions and the Byakuya Gang	2018-03-14
50	The Chunin Exams: The Recommendation Meeting	Filler	Genin Missions and the Byakuya Gang	2018-03-21
51	Boruto's Birthday	Filler	Versus Momoshiki	2018-03-28
52	Sasuke's Shadow	Filler	Versus Momoshiki	2018-04-04
53	Himawari's Birthday	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-04-11
54	Sasuke and Boruto	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-04-18
55	The Scientific Ninja Tool!	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-04-25
56	Rivals, Gather!!	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-05-03
57	The Reason I Can't Lose	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-05-10
58	The Tournament Begins!!	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-05-17
59	Boruto VS Shikadai	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-05-24
60	The Hidden Leaf VS The Hidden Sand	Filler	Versus Momoshiki	2018-05-31
61	The Iron Sand User: Shinki	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-06-07
62	The Otsutsuki Invasion	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-06-14
63	Sasuke's Secret Weapon	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-06-28
64	Rescuing Naruto!	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-07-05
65	Father and Child	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-07-19
66	My Story...!!	Canon	Versus Momoshiki	2018-07-26
67	Super Chocho Butterfly Mode!!	Filler	Chocho	2018-08-02
68	Super Chocho Kiss Mode!!	Filler	Chocho	2018-08-09
69	Super Chocho Love Upheaval!!	Filler	Chocho	2018-08-16
70	The Other Side of Anxiety	Filler	Chocho	2018-08-23
71	The Hardest Rock in the World	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-08-30
72	Mitsuki's Will	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-09-06
73	The Other Side of the Moon	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-09-13
74	The Enemy, Ino-Shika-Cho!	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-09-20
75	The Trials of Ryuchi Cave	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-09-20
76	Incurring Wrath	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-10-07
77	A Fierce Enemy, Garaga's Ferocious Attack!	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-10-14
78	Everyone's Motives	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-10-21
79	Reunion with Mitsuki	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-10-28
80	Mitsuki's Friend	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-11-04
81	Boruto's Wish	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-11-11
82	Infiltrating the Hidden Stone Village!!	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-11-18
83	Ohnoki's Justice	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-11-25
84	Ohnoki's Thoughts, Ku's Thoughts	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-12-02
85	The Heart Stone	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-12-09
86	Kozuchi's Will	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-12-16
87	The Sensation of Living	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2018-12-23
88	Clash, Kokuyou!!	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2019-01-06
89	A Piercing Heart	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2019-01-13
90	Mitsuki and Sekiei	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2019-01-20
91	Ohnoki's Will	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2019-01-27
92	A New Ordinary	Filler	Mitsuki's Disappearance	2019-02-03
93	Parent and Child Day	Anime canon	Parent and Child Day	2019-02-10
94	A Heaping Helping! The Eating Contest!	Anime canon	Parent and Child Day	2019-02-17
95	Tactics for Getting Along with Your Daughter	Anime canon	Parent and Child Day	2019-02-24
96	Blood, Sweat and Namida	Filler	Parent and Child Day	2019-03-03
97	Shikadai's Decision	Filler	Parent and Child Day	2019-03-10
98	The Cursed Forest	Filler	Cursed Seal and Jugo	2019-03-17
99	Jugo and the Cursed Mark	Filler	Cursed Seal and Jugo	2019-03-24
100	The Predestined Path	Filler	Cursed Seal and Jugo	2019-03-31
101	Jugo's Reinforcements	Filler	Cursed Seal and Jugo	2019-04-07
102	Melee!	Filler	Cursed Seal and Jugo	2019-04-14
103	Migration Season	Filler	Cursed Seal and Jugo	2019-04-21
104	The Little Roommate	Filler	Cursed Seal and Jugo	2019-04-28
105	A Wound on the Heart	Filler	Cursed Seal and Jugo	2019-05-05
106	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The S-Rank Mission!!	Mixed	Steam Ninja Scrolls: opening	2019-05-12
107	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The Dog and Cat War!	Anime canon	Steam Ninja Scrolls	2019-05-19
108	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The Haunted Inn!!	Anime canon	Steam Ninja Scrolls	2019-05-26
109	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: Potato Chips and the Giant Boulder!!	Anime canon	Steam Ninja Scrolls	2019-06-02
110	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The Resurrection Hot Springs!!	Anime canon	Steam Ninja Scrolls	2019-06-09
111	The Steam Ninja Scrolls: Mirai's King!	Anime canon	Steam Ninja Scrolls	2019-06-16
112	The Chuunin Selection Conference	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-06-23
113	The Qualities of a Captain	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-06-30
114	Cards Proxy War!!	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-07-07
115	Team 25	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-07-14
116	Konohamaru and Remon	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-07-21
117	Remon's Secret	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-07-28
118	Something That Steals Memories	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-08-04
119	Konohamaru's Ninja Way	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-08-11
120	With Sasuke as the Goal	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-08-18
121	The Entrusted Mission: Protect the One Tails!	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-08-25
122	The Puppet Battle!!	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-09-01
123	Urashiki Returns!!	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-09-08
124	Decision Time	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-09-15
125	Boruto and Shinki	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-09-22
126	Shukaku's Trick	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-09-29
127	Make-out Tactics!	Filler	Konohamaru's Love and the One-Tail Escort	2019-10-06
128	Urashiki's Target!	Filler	Time Slip	2019-10-13
129	The Village Hidden in the Leaves	Filler	Time Slip	2019-10-20
130	Genin, Assemble!!	Filler	Time Slip	2019-10-27
131	The Power of the Nine Tails	Filler	Time Slip	2019-11-03
132	Jiraiya's Assignment	Filler	Time Slip	2019-11-10
133	A Village Without Sasuke	Filler	Time Slip	2019-11-24
134	The Power to See the Future	Filler	Time Slip	2019-12-01
135	The Last Battle: Urashiki	Filler	Time Slip	2019-12-08
136	Crossing Time!	Filler	Time Slip	2019-12-15
137	The Samurai Exchange Student	Filler	Mujina Bandits	2019-12-22
138	Hiashi's Birthday	Filler	Mujina Bandits	2019-12-29
139	The Terror! Enko Onikuma!	Filler	Mujina Bandits	2020-01-12
140	The Mind Jutsu That Lost to Potato Chips	Filler	Mujina Bandits	2020-01-19
141	The Shinobi Prison: Hozuki Castle	Filler	Mujina Bandits	2020-01-26
142	A Test of Willpower	Filler	Mujina Bandits	2020-02-02
143	The Criminal Targeting Kokuri	Filler	Mujina Bandits	2020-02-09
144	Kokuri's Secret	Filler	Mujina Bandits	2020-02-16
145	Breaking Out of Hozuki Castle	Filler	Mujina Bandits	2020-02-23
146	Executing the Prison Break	Filler	Mujina Bandits	2020-03-01
147	The Fateful Moonlit Battle	Filler	Mujina Bandits	2020-03-08
148	A New Mission!!	Canon	Mujina Bandits: manga stretch	2020-03-15
149	Friends!!	Canon	Mujina Bandits: manga stretch	2020-03-22
150	The Value of a Hidden Ace	Canon	Mujina Bandits: manga stretch	2020-03-29
151	Boruto and Tento	Canon	Mujina Bandits: manga stretch	2020-04-05
152	Developing One's Medical Ninjutsu	Filler	Mujina Bandits: ending	2020-04-12
153	Harmony in Gold	Filler	Mujina Bandits: ending	2020-04-19
154	Himawari's Ninja Trial Session!!	Filler	Mujina Bandits: ending	2020-04-26
155	Mitsuki's Rainy Day	Filler	Mujina Bandits: ending	2020-07-05
156	I Can't Stay in My Slim Form	Filler	Mujina Bandits: ending	2020-07-12
157	Kara's Footprints	Mixed	Kara: first sighting	2020-07-19
158	The Man Who Disappeared	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-07-26
159	The Hashirama Cell	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-08-02
160	To The Land of Silence	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-08-09
161	The Castle of Nightmares	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-08-16
162	Escaping the Tightening Net	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-08-23
163	The Pursuers	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-08-30
164	The Forbidden Jutsu of Death	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-09-06
165	The Quadruplets' Duty	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-09-13
166	Death Match	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-09-20
167	Their Decision	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-09-27
168	Training Begins!	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-10-04
169	A Joint Mission with the Sand	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-10-11
170	A New Rasengan	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-10-18
171	The Results of Training	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-10-25
172	A Signature of Fear	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-11-01
173	The Secret Behind the Underground Room	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-11-08
174	The Revival of the Divine Tree	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-11-15
175	Beyond the Limits!	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-11-22
176	Blockade the A-Un Gate!	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-11-29
177	The Iron Wall's Sensing System	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-12-06
178	Our Fathers' Example	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-12-13
179	Victor's Scheme	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-12-20
180	The Assassin, Mugino	Filler	Kara Actuation	2020-12-27
181	The Vessel	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-01-10
182	Ao	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-01-17
183	The Hand	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-01-24
184	Puppets	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-01-31
185	Tools	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-02-07
186	How You Use It	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-02-14
187	Karma	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-02-21
188	The Awakening	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-02-28
189	Resonance	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-03-07
190	Escape	Filler	Ao and Kawaki	2021-03-14
191	A Stray Dog	Filler	Ao and Kawaki	2021-03-21
192	The Past	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-03-28
193	Coexistence	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-04-04
194	The Uzumaki Household	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-04-11
195	A Vase	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-04-18
196	A Binding Force	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-04-25
197	Delta	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-05-02
198	Monsters	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-05-09
199	Overload	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-05-16
200	Apprentice	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-05-23
201	Empty Tears	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-05-30
202	The Cult	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-06-06
203	Surprise Attack...!!	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-06-13
204	He's Bad News	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-06-20
205	Proof	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-06-27
206	The New Team Seven	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-07-04
207	Regeneration	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-07-11
208	Momoshiki Manifestation	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-07-18
209	The Outcast	Filler	Ao and Kawaki	2021-08-01
210	Clues to Kara	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-08-08
211	The Chase	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-08-15
212	Amado's Defection	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-08-22
213	True Identity	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-08-29
214	Predestined Fate	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-09-05
215	Prepared	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-09-12
216	Sacrifice	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-09-19
217	Decision	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-09-26
218	Partner	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-10-03
219	Return	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-10-10
220	Remaining Time	Canon	Ao and Kawaki	2021-10-17
221	The Chunin Exams Resume	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2021-10-24
222	The Night Before The Final Round	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2021-10-31
223	Inojin vs. Houki	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2021-11-07
224	The Legend of the Monster Cat	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2021-11-14
225	Showdown Between Best Friends	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2021-11-21
226	Samurai vs. Science	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2021-11-28
227	Team 7's Last Mission?!	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2021-12-05
228	Kawaki, the Path to Shinobi	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2021-12-12
229	Order Violation	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2021-12-19
230	A Wish	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2021-12-26
231	The Rusty Sword	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2022-01-09
232	Captain Denki's First Mission	Filler	Chunin Re-Examination	2022-01-16
233	The New Team 7 Jumps Into Action	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-01-23
234	The Unleashed Villain	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-01-30
235	Infiltrating Dotou Island	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-02-06
236	Cut and Run	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-02-13
237	The Mobile Fortress	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-02-20
238	A Killer on the Ship	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-02-27
239	The Boy from the Isle of Shipbuilders	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-03-06
240	Ikada's Dream	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-03-13
241	Ikada's Secret	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-03-20
242	Seiren	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-03-27
243	Where I Belong	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-04-03
244	Rift	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-04-10
245	Funamushi's Tenacity	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-04-17
246	A Heavy Loss	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-04-24
247	For Kagura	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-05-01
248	Another Fierce Battle	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-05-08
249	Burgeoning Hatred	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-05-15
250	The Blood of the Funato	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-05-22
251	Their Resolve	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-05-29
252	The Desire to Believe	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-06-05
253	Conflicting Feelings	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-06-12
254	The Spiral of Revenge	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-06-19
255	A Tricky Assignment	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-06-26
256	The Ultimate Recipe	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-07-03
257	Konohamaru Becomes the Hokage?!	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-07-10
258	The Uzumaki Family's Hot Springs Vacation	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-07-17
259	Unhealing Wounds	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-07-24
260	Fireworks of Love	Filler	Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure	2022-07-31
261	Kawaki Enters the Ninja Academy	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-08-07
262	The Princess's Tea Party	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-08-14
263	Bloom, Hana! The Teacher's Gifts	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-08-21
264	The Seven Mysteries Investigative Team Forms!	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-08-28
265	Team Rivalry: Practical Skills Training!	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-09-04
266	Himawari Kidnapped!	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-09-11
267	Kawaki's Cover Blown?!	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-09-18
268	Target: The School Festival	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-09-25
269	The Sneaking Shadow	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-10-02
270	Two Sides of the Same Coin	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-10-09
271	The Island of Treachery	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-10-16
272	Students Unite!	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-10-23
273	Farewell, Academy!	Filler	Kawaki and Himawari Academy	2022-10-30
274	A Flightless Hawk	Filler	Labyrinth Game	2022-11-06
275	Into the Sky Again	Filler	Labyrinth Game	2022-11-13
276	Welcome to the Maze	Filler	Labyrinth Game	2022-11-20
277	Disappearing Lives	Filler	Labyrinth Game	2022-11-27
278	Musical Chairs	Filler	Labyrinth Game	2022-12-04
279	The Obstacle: Seven	Filler	Labyrinth Game	2022-12-11
280	Breakthrough	Filler	Labyrinth Game	2022-12-18
281	The Eighth Truth	Filler	Labyrinth Game	2022-12-25
282	Sasuke's Story: Infiltration	Anime canon	Sasuke Retsuden	2023-01-08
283	Sasuke's Story: Star Lines	Anime canon	Sasuke Retsuden	2023-01-15
284	Sasuke's Story: The Secret in the Cellar	Anime canon	Sasuke Retsuden	2023-01-22
285	Sasuke's Story: The Sky that Fell to the Earth	Anime canon	Sasuke Retsuden	2023-01-29
286	Sasuke's Story: The Ring	Anime canon	Sasuke Retsuden	2023-02-05
287	Claw Marks	Canon	Code's Assault	2023-02-12
288	Captives	Canon	Code's Assault	2023-02-19
289	Qualifications	Canon	Code's Assault	2023-02-26
290	Presence	Canon	Code's Assault	2023-03-05
291	Control	Canon	Code's Assault	2023-03-12
292	Hunger	Canon	Code's Assault	2023-03-19
293	Farewell	Canon	Code's Assault	2023-03-26

Where the labels come from

We use two source checks where available, plus cited manual reviews. The first checks the show's fan wiki, which lists the manga chapters each episode adapts. The second checks Wikipedia, mostly the Japanese episode lists, which mark episodes written for the anime. Matching anime-original signals give a provisional label of filler. If an episode has real manga scenes as well as invented ones, it's mixed. Episodes taken from official novels or one-shots are anime canon. When a check is missing or the sources disagree and a cited review does not settle it, we mark it needs review and leave it in your watch order. The verdicts on each arc (watch, optional, skip) are just our opinion.

We combine these episode facts, renumber them into one continuous list and add our own labels. The episode data and tables on this page are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0; see credits and changes.

Episodes we checked by hand (5)

Ep 1: Only the short cold open adapts chapter 1; the rest starts the anime-original Academy story. Chapter 1 itself is adapted later in episode 53. source 1 source 2 source 3
Ep 18: Includes the Hokage inauguration bonus-manga adaptation alongside an anime-original family story. source 1
Ep 60: No chapters listed. Chapters 4 and 5 go from the first round straight to the disqualification and the attack, so the Sarada vs Araya and Mitsuki vs Shinki matches are anime-only. source 1 source 2 source 3 source 4
Ep 106: Combines Naruto chapter 700 with the Steam Ninja Scrolls novel adaptation. source 1
Ep 157: Lists chapter 11, but most of the episode is an anime-original Amegakure mission for Sasuke and Sai; only the report about an outside party comes from the manga. source 1 source 2 source 3

Spotted a wrong label? Tell us the episode number and, if you can, the chapter it adapts. Sources updated Oct 31, 2026.

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