Naruto Shippuden Filler List
191filler eps
38.2%
38.2%
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Show this episode in the listOf 500 episodes, 191 are filler (38.2%). Cut them and you get about 73 hours back. The rest is canon, apart from 16 mixed, 22 adapted from novels or one-shots. Keep all of those.
Filler: 57-70, 91, 93-111, 144-151, 170-171, 177, 182-196, 223-242, 257-260, 271, 279-281, 284-295, 303-320, 347-349, 351-361, 376-377, 389-390, 394-413, 416, 422-423, 427-449, 464-468, 480-483
Shippuden's filler comes two ways: long side arcs, and short anime-only breaks right in the middle of the war. The last seventeen episodes aren't filler at all; they adapt official novels. Think we got one wrong?
Why other lists show a different number
We keep official novel adaptations in the watch plan. Episodes 484 to 500 are anime canon. Itachi Shinden (451 to 458) combines novel adaptations with mixed episodes 451, 455 and 458. Mixed episodes keep manga scenes alongside other material.
- 500episodes
- 271manga canon
- 191filler
- 16mixed
- 22anime canon
- 73hsaved
Naruto Shippuden 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
- Kazekage Rescue MissionEp 1-32 · 32 episodesWatch
Naruto returns after two years and the team rescues Gaara.
- Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance MissionEp 33-56 · 24 episodesWatch
Sai joins and Naruto faces Orochimaru and Sasuke.
- Twelve Guardian NinjaEp 57-70 · 14 episodesSkip
Asuma's old bodyguard unit. Anime-only.
- Twelve Guardian Ninja: YugitoEp 71 · 1 episodeWatch
Ends on Hidan and Kakuzu hunting Yugito, which is straight from the manga.
- Akatsuki Suppression MissionEp 72-90 · 19 episodesWatch
Hidan and Kakuzu. Shikamaru's revenge.
- Three-Tails' Appearance: openingEp 91 · 1 episodeSkip
The Three-Tails filler starts.
- Three-Tails' Appearance: ep 92Ep 92 · 1 episodeWatch
Mixed. Mostly the anime-only Three-Tails story, but it opens with chapter 343: Sasuke beating hundreds of opponents without killing any.
- Three-Tails' AppearanceEp 93-111 · 19 episodesSkip
Long anime-only hunt for the Three-Tails.
- Three-Tails' Appearance: ep 112Ep 112 · 1 episodeWatch
Mixed. The anime-only story wraps up, then Deidara and Tobi capture the Three-Tails (chapters 317 and 318).
- Itachi Pursuit and Kakashi GaidenEp 113-126 · 14 episodesWatch
Sasuke vs Deidara and Kakashi's backstory (119 to 120).
- Tale of Jiraiya the GallantEp 127-133 · 7 episodesWatch
Jiraiya vs Pain. A must-watch.
- Fated Battle Between BrothersEp 134-143 · 10 episodesWatch
Sasuke vs Itachi.
- Six-Tails UnleashedEp 144-151 · 8 episodesSkip
Anime-only.
- Pain's AssaultEp 152-175 · 24 episodes · filler: 170-171Watch
Pain destroys the Leaf. One of the best arcs in the series. Episodes 170 and 171 are anime-only.
- Past Arc: IrukaEp 176 · 1 episodeWatch
A manga scene after Pain's defeat frames an anime-only flashback about Iruka.
- Past Arc: flashbackEp 177 · 1 episodeSkip
Anime-only.
- Past Arc: Kakashi and InariEp 178-181 · 4 episodesWatch
Present-day manga scenes (Danzo named Hokage, Inari arrives) wrapped around flashbacks.
- Past Arc: The Locus of KonohaEp 182-196 · 15 episodesSkip
The rest of the flashback run. Anime-only.
- Five Kage SummitEp 197-214 · 18 episodesWatch
Sasuke attacks the summit and Madara declares war.
- Fourth Shinobi World War: CountdownEp 215-222 · 8 episodesWatch
Naruto trains to control the Nine-Tails.
- Paradise Life on a BoatEp 223-242 · 20 episodesSkip
Anime-only, mostly Part 1 recaps told on a ship.
- Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown (continued)Ep 243-256 · 14 episodesWatch
Naruto meets his mother's memory and the war starts.
- Fourth Shinobi World War: ConfrontationEp 257-302 · 46 episodes · filler: 257-260, 271, 279-281, 284-295Watch
The war's first big battles. Has many anime-only breaks; check the table below.
- Allied Forces side storiesEp 303-320 · 18 episodesSkip
Anime-only war vignettes, plus a prologue to the Road to Ninja movie (311).
- Fourth Shinobi World War: ClimaxEp 321-348 · 28 episodes · filler: 347-348Watch
Itachi and Sasuke vs Kabuto, and Madara enters the war.
- Kakashi's Anbu Arc: openingEp 349 · 1 episodeOptional
Young Kakashi in the Anbu. Mostly anime-only and a fan favorite.
- Kakashi's Anbu Arc: the manga episodeEp 350 · 1 episodeWatch
Manga. The young Kakashi story around it is anime-only.
- Kakashi's Anbu ArcEp 351-361 · 11 episodesOptional
Young Kakashi with Itachi and Tenzo. Anime-only, and very well liked.
- Birth of the Ten-Tails' JinchurikiEp 362-393 · 32 episodes · filler: 376-377, 389-390Watch
Obito's past and the Ten-Tails. A few anime-only episodes.
- In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' PathsEp 394-413 · 20 episodesSkip
Anime-only flashbacks about Naruto's friends.
- Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki (continued)Ep 414-431 · 18 episodes · filler: 416, 422-423, 427-431Watch
Madara returns. Watch out for anime-only breaks from 427.
- Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook: The Tale of Naruto the HeroEp 432-449 · 18 episodesSkip
Jiraiya's book retold, mostly as a recap. Anime-only.
- Tale of Naruto the Hero: back to the warEp 450 · 1 episodeWatch
Returns to the manga.
- Itachi Shinden: Light and DarknessEp 451-458 · 8 episodesWatch
Adapts the Itachi novel alongside manga material. Episodes 451, 455 and 458 include the main manga story.
- Kaguya Otsutsuki StrikesEp 459-479 · 21 episodes · filler: 464-468Watch
The final battle, with anime-original breaks. Episode 469 adapts a bonus manga chapter.
- ChildhoodEp 480-483 · 4 episodesSkip
Anime-only childhood stories.
- Sasuke Shinden and Shikamaru HidenEp 484-493 · 10 episodesOptional
Based on official novels set after the war. Anime canon.
- Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a WeddingEp 494-500 · 7 episodesWatch
Naruto and Hinata's wedding. The real ending of the series.
Naruto Shippuden filler that's actually good
Filler has a bad name, but some of it holds up. If you only keep a little, keep these.
Kakashi's Anbu Arc
Ep 349-361
Young Kakashi in the Anbu, with Itachi and Tenzo. It fills in a lot of his past.
Itachi Shinden
Ep 451-458
Based on an official novel. If you liked Itachi, do not skip this.
Konoha Hiden
Ep 494-500
The wedding episodes. A happy ending after 500 episodes.
Naruto Shippuden: watch without filler
For this watch plan, keep these episodes in order. That's 309 episodes, about 118 hours. Mixed and anime canon episodes stay in. We also keep unresolved episodes until we can verify them.
1-56, 71-90, 92, 112-143, 152-169, 172-176, 178-181, 197-222, 243-256, 261-270, 272-278, 282-283, 296-302, 321-346, 350, 362-375, 378-388, 391-393, 414-415, 417-421, 424-426, 450-463, 469-479, 484-500
Crunchyroll and Netflix episode numbers
- Our numbers run straight through, 1 to 500, with no seasons. If your app splits the show into seasons, find the episode by its title or air date in the list below.
- Shippuden episode 1 picks up right after Naruto episode 220.
Naruto Shippuden filler questions
- How many filler episodes are in Naruto Shippuden?
- 191 of its 500 episodes are filler, which is 38.2%. Skip only the episodes labelled filler and you get about 73 hours back. Another 16 episodes are mixed, meaning part manga and part anime-only. Keep mixed episodes for their manga scenes.
- Which Naruto Shippuden episodes are filler?
- Episodes 57-70, 91, 93-111, 144-151, 170-171, 177, 182-196, 223-242, 257-260, 271, 279-281, 284-295, 303-320, 347-349, 351-361, 376-377, 389-390, 394-413, 416, 422-423, 427-449, 464-468, 480-483. The arc sheet on this page shows where each block sits in the story.
- How long does it take to watch Naruto Shippuden without filler?
- Roughly 118 hours. Watching all 500 episodes takes about 192. We count 23 minutes per episode, so trimming openings and previews saves even more.
- What is the best Naruto Shippuden filler arc?
- Our pick is Kakashi's Anbu Arc (349 to 361). Itachi Shinden (451 to 458) is another recommendation, but it adapts a novel and includes manga material.
- Are the last episodes of Naruto Shippuden filler?
- Episodes 480 to 483 are anime-only. Episodes 484 to 500 adapt official novels, so they are anime canon. Watch at least 494 to 500 for the wedding.
Naruto Shippuden episode list: all 500
- 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.
| # | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homecoming | Canon |
| 2 | The Akatsuki Makes Its Move | Canon |
| 3 | The Results of Training | Canon |
| 4 | The Jinchuriki of the Sand | Canon |
| 5 | The Kazekage Stands Tall | Canon |
| 6 | Mission Cleared | Canon |
| 7 | Run, Kankuro | Canon |
| 8 | Team Kakashi, Deployed | Canon |
| 9 | The Jinchuriki's Tears | Canon |
| 10 | Sealing Technique: Phantom Dragons Nine Consuming Seals | Canon |
| 11 | The Medical Ninja's Student | Canon |
| 12 | The Retired Granny's Determination | Canon |
| 13 | A Meeting With Destiny | Canon |
| 14 | Naruto's Growth | Canon |
| 15 | The Secret Weapon Is Called… | Canon |
| 16 | The Secret of Jinchūriki | Canon |
| 17 | The Death of Gaara! | Canon |
| 18 | Charge Tactic! Button Hook Entry | Canon |
| 19 | Traps Activate! Team Guy's Enemies! | Canon |
| 20 | Hiruko vs. Two Kunoichi! | Canon |
| 21 | Sasori's Real Face | Canon |
| 22 | Chiyo's Secret Skills | Canon |
| 23 | Father and Mother | Canon |
| 24 | The Third Kazekage | Canon |
| 25 | Three Minutes Between Life and Death | Canon |
| 26 | Puppet Fight: 10 vs 100! | Canon |
| 27 | Impossible Dream | Canon |
| 28 | Beasts! Alive Again! | Mixed |
| 29 | Kakashi Enlightened! | Canon |
| 30 | Aesthetics of an Instant! | Canon |
| 31 | The Legacy! | Canon |
| 32 | Return of the Kazekage | Canon |
| 33 | The New Target | Canon |
| 34 | Formation! New Team Kakashi! | Canon |
| 35 | An Unnecessary Addition | Canon |
| 36 | The Fake Smile | Canon |
| 37 | Untitled | Canon |
| 38 | Simulation | Canon |
| 39 | The Tenchi Bridge | Canon |
| 40 | Nine-Tails Unleashed! | Canon |
| 41 | The Top-Secret Mission Begins! | Canon |
| 42 | Orochimaru VS Jinchūriki | Canon |
| 43 | Sakura's Tears | Canon |
| 44 | The Secret of the Battle | Canon |
| 45 | The Consequence of Betrayal | Canon |
| 46 | The Unfinished Page | Canon |
| 47 | Infiltration: The Den of the Snake! | Canon |
| 48 | Bonds | Canon |
| 49 | Something Important… | Canon |
| 50 | The Picture Book's Story | Canon |
| 51 | Reunion | Canon |
| 52 | The Power of the Uchiha | Canon |
| 53 | The Leaves Sprout! | Canon |
| 54 | Nightmare | Canon |
| 55 | Wind | Canon |
| 56 | Writhe | Canon |
| 57 | Robbed of Sleep | Filler |
| 58 | Loneliness | Filler |
| 59 | A New Enemy | Filler |
| 60 | Impermanence | Filler |
| 61 | Contact | Filler |
| 62 | Teammate | Filler |
| 63 | The Two Kings | Filler |
| 64 | The Jet-Black Signal Fire | Filler |
| 65 | Lockdown of Darkness | Filler |
| 66 | Revived Souls | Filler |
| 67 | Everyone's Struggle to the Death | Filler |
| 68 | Moment of Awakening | Filler |
| 69 | Despair | Filler |
| 70 | Resonance | Filler |
| 71 | My Friend | Mixed |
| 72 | The Quietly Approaching Threat | Canon |
| 73 | Akatsuki's Invasion | Canon |
| 74 | Under the Starry Sky | Canon |
| 75 | The Old Monk's Prayer | Canon |
| 76 | The Next Step | Canon |
| 77 | Climbing Silver | Canon |
| 78 | The Judgment | Canon |
| 79 | Unfulfilled Scream | Canon |
| 80 | Last Words | Canon |
| 81 | Sad News | Canon |
| 82 | Team 10 | Canon |
| 83 | Target: Locked On | Canon |
| 84 | Kakuzu's Abilities | Canon |
| 85 | Terrifying Secret | Canon |
| 86 | Shikamaru's Genius | Canon |
| 87 | When You Curse Someone, You Dig Your Own Grave | Canon |
| 88 | Wind Release: Rasenshuriken! | Canon |
| 89 | The Price of Power | Canon |
| 90 | A Shinobi's Determination | Canon |
| 91 | Orochimaru's Hideout Discovered | Filler |
| 92 | Encounter | Mixed |
| 93 | Connecting Hearts | Filler |
| 94 | A Night of Rain | Filler |
| 95 | The Two Charms | Filler |
| 96 | The Unseeing Enemy | Filler |
| 97 | The Labyrinth of Distorted Reflection | Filler |
| 98 | The Target Appears | Filler |
| 99 | Raging Tailed Beast | Filler |
| 100 | Inside the Mist | Filler |
| 101 | Everyone's Feelings | Filler |
| 102 | Regroup! | Filler |
| 103 | The Four-Corner Sealing Barrier | Filler |
| 104 | Breaking the Crystal Release | Filler |
| 105 | The Battle Over the Barrier | Filler |
| 106 | Red Camellia | Filler |
| 107 | Strange Bedfellows | Filler |
| 108 | Guidepost of the Camellia | Filler |
| 109 | Cursed Seal Counterattack | Filler |
| 110 | Memory of Guilt | Filler |
| 111 | Shattered Promise | Filler |
| 112 | A Place to Return To | Mixed |
| 113 | The Serpent's Pupil | Canon |
| 114 | Eye of a Hawk | Canon |
| 115 | Zabuza's Blade | Canon |
| 116 | Guardian of the Iron Wall | Canon |
| 117 | Juugo of the Northern Hideout | Canon |
| 118 | Formation! | Canon |
| 119 | Kakashi Chronicles: Boys' Life on the Battlefield Part 1 | Canon |
| 120 | Kakashi Chronicles: Boys' Life on the Battlefield Part 2 | Canon |
| 121 | Assemble | Canon |
| 122 | The Hunt | Canon |
| 123 | Clash! | Canon |
| 124 | Art | Canon |
| 125 | Disappearance | Canon |
| 126 | Twilight | Canon |
| 127 | Tales of a Gutsy Ninja - Jiraiya Ninja Scroll (Part 1) | Canon |
| 128 | Tales of a Gutsy Ninja - Jiraiya Ninja Scroll (Part 2) | Canon |
| 129 | Infiltrate! The Village Hidden in the Rain | Canon |
| 130 | The Man Who Became God | Canon |
| 131 | Honoured Sage Mode! | Canon |
| 132 | In Attendance, the Six Paths of Pain | Canon |
| 133 | The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant | Canon |
| 134 | Banquet Invitation | Canon |
| 135 | The Longest Moment | Canon |
| 136 | The Light and Dark of the Mangekyō Sharingan | Canon |
| 137 | Amaterasu! | Canon |
| 138 | The End | Canon |
| 139 | The Mystery of Tobi | Canon |
| 140 | Fate | Canon |
| 141 | Truth | Canon |
| 142 | Battle of Valley of Clouds and Lightning | Canon |
| 143 | The Eight-Tails vs. Sasuke | Canon |
| 144 | Wanderer | Filler |
| 145 | Successor of the Forbidden Jutsu | Filler |
| 146 | The Successor's Wish | Filler |
| 147 | Rogue Ninja's Past | Filler |
| 148 | Heir to Darkness | Filler |
| 149 | Separation | Filler |
| 150 | The Forbidden Jutsu Released | Filler |
| 151 | Master and Student | Filler |
| 152 | Sombre News | Canon |
| 153 | Following the Master's Shadow | Canon |
| 154 | Decryption | Canon |
| 155 | The First Challenge | Canon |
| 156 | Surpassing the Master | Canon |
| 157 | Assault on the Leaf Village! | Canon |
| 158 | Power to Believe | Canon |
| 159 | Pain vs. Kakashi | Canon |
| 160 | Mystery of Pain | Canon |
| 161 | Surname is Sarutobi. Given Name, Konohamaru! | Canon |
| 162 | Pain to the World | Canon |
| 163 | Explode! Sage Mode | Canon |
| 164 | Danger! Sage Mode Limit Reached | Canon |
| 165 | Nine-Tails, Captured! | Canon |
| 166 | Confession | Canon |
| 167 | Chibaku Tensei | Canon |
| 168 | The Fourth Hokage | Canon |
| 169 | The Two Students | Canon |
| 170 | Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy Part 1 | Filler |
| 171 | Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy Part 2 | Filler |
| 172 | Meeting | Canon |
| 173 | Origin of Pain | Canon |
| 174 | Tale of Naruto Uzumaki | Canon |
| 175 | Hero of the Hidden Leaf | Canon |
| 176 | Rookie Instructor Iruka | Mixed |
| 177 | Iruka's Ordeal | Filler |
| 178 | Iruka's Decision | Mixed |
| 179 | Kakashi Hatake, the Jōnin in Charge | Mixed |
| 180 | Inari's Courage Put to the Test | Mixed |
| 181 | Naruto's School of Revenge | Mixed |
| 182 | Gaara's Bond | Filler |
| 183 | Naruto: Outbreak | Filler |
| 184 | Deploy! Team Tenten | Filler |
| 185 | Animal District | Filler |
| 186 | Ah, the Medicine of Youth | Filler |
| 187 | Gutsy Master and Student: The Training | Filler |
| 188 | Record of the Gutsy Ninja Master and Student | Filler |
| 189 | Sasuke's Paw Encyclopedia | Filler |
| 190 | Naruto and the Old Soldier | Filler |
| 191 | Kakashi's Love Song | Filler |
| 192 | Neji Chronicles | Filler |
| 193 | The Man Who Died Twice | Filler |
| 194 | The Worst Three-Legged Race | Filler |
| 195 | Team 10's Teamwork | Filler |
| 196 | Drive Towards Darkness | Filler |
| 197 | The Sixth Hokage Danzo | Canon |
| 198 | Five Kage Summit's Eve | Canon |
| 199 | Enter the Five Kage! | Canon |
| 200 | Naruto's Plea | Canon |
| 201 | Painful Decision | Canon |
| 202 | Racing Lightning | Canon |
| 203 | Sasuke's Ninja Way | Canon |
| 204 | Power of the Five Kage | Canon |
| 205 | Declaration of War | Canon |
| 206 | Sakura's Feelings | Canon |
| 207 | The Tailed Beast vs. The Tailless Tailed Beast | Canon |
| 208 | As One's Friend | Canon |
| 209 | Danzo's Right Arm | Canon |
| 210 | The Forbidden Visual Jutsu | Canon |
| 211 | Danzō Shimura | Canon |
| 212 | Sakura's Resolve | Canon |
| 213 | Lost Bonds | Canon |
| 214 | The Burden | Canon |
| 215 | Two Fates | Canon |
| 216 | High-Level Shinobi | Canon |
| 217 | The Infiltrator | Canon |
| 218 | The Five Great Nations Mobilize | Canon |
| 219 | Kakashi Hatake, the Hokage | Canon |
| 220 | Prophecy of the Great Lord Elder | Canon |
| 221 | Storage | Canon |
| 222 | The Five Kage's Decision | Canon |
| 223 | The Young Man and the Sea | Filler |
| 224 | The Ninja of Benisu | Filler |
| 225 | The Cursed Ghost Ship | Filler |
| 226 | Battleship Island | Filler |
| 227 | The Forgotten Island | Filler |
| 228 | Fight! Rock Lee! | Filler |
| 229 | Eat or Die! Mushrooms from Hell | Filler |
| 230 | Revenge of the Shadow Clones | Filler |
| 231 | The Closed Route | Filler |
| 232 | The Girls' Get-Together | Filler |
| 233 | Naruto's Imposter | Filler |
| 234 | Naruto's Favourite Pupil | Filler |
| 235 | The Kunoichi of Nadeshiko Village | Filler |
| 236 | Friends You Can Count On | Filler |
| 237 | Ah, My Hero Lady Tsunade! | Filler |
| 238 | Sai's Day Off | Filler |
| 239 | The Legendary Ino–Shika–Chō | Filler |
| 240 | Kiba's Determination | Filler |
| 241 | Kakashi, My Eternal Rival! | Filler |
| 242 | Naruto's Vow | Filler |
| 243 | Land Ahoy! Is this the Island of Paradise? | Canon |
| 244 | Killer B and Motoi | Canon |
| 245 | The Next Challenge! Naruto vs. The Nine-Tails!! | Canon |
| 246 | The Orange Spark | Canon |
| 247 | Target: Nine Tails | Canon |
| 248 | The Fourth Hokage's Death Match! | Canon |
| 249 | Thank You | Canon |
| 250 | Battle in Paradise! Odd Beast vs. The Monster! | Canon |
| 251 | The Man Named Kisame | Canon |
| 252 | The Angelic Herald of Death | Canon |
| 253 | The Bridge to Peace | Canon |
| 254 | The Super Secret S-Rank Mission | Canon |
| 255 | The Artist Returns | Canon |
| 256 | Assemble! Allied Shinobi Forces! | Canon |
| 257 | Meeting | Filler |
| 258 | Rivals | Filler |
| 259 | Rift | Filler |
| 260 | Parting | Filler |
| 261 | For My Friend | Canon |
| 262 | War Begins! | Canon |
| 263 | Sai and Shin | Canon |
| 264 | The Secret of the Impure World Reincarnatio | Canon |
| 265 | An Old Nemesis Returns | Canon |
| 266 | The First and Last Opponent | Canon |
| 267 | The Brilliant Military Advisor of the Hidden Leaf | Canon |
| 268 | Battleground! | Canon |
| 269 | No-Good Words | Canon |
| 270 | Golden Bonds | Canon |
| 271 | Road to Sakura | Filler |
| 272 | Mifune vs. Hanzō | Canon |
| 273 | True Kindness | Canon |
| 274 | The Complete Ino-Shika-Chō Formation | Canon |
| 275 | A Message from the Heart | Canon |
| 276 | Attack of the Gedō Statue | Canon |
| 277 | Unison Sign | Canon |
| 278 | Medic Ninja in Danger | Canon |
| 279 | White Zetsu's Trap | Filler |
| 280 | Aesthetics of an Artist | Filler |
| 281 | The Allied Mom Force!! | Filler |
| 282 | The Secret Origin of the Ultimate Tag Team!! | Canon |
| 283 | Two Suns!! | Canon |
| 284 | The Helmet Splitter: Jinin Akebino! | Filler |
| 285 | User of the Scorch Release: Pakura of the Sand! | Filler |
| 286 | Things You Can't Get Back | Filler |
| 287 | One Worth Betting On | Filler |
| 288 | Danger: Jinpachi and Kushimaru! | Filler |
| 289 | The Lightning Blade: Ameyuri Ringo | Filler |
| 290 | Power - Episode 1 | Filler |
| 291 | Power - Episode 2 | Filler |
| 292 | Power - Episode 3 | Filler |
| 293 | Power - Episode 4 | Filler |
| 294 | Power - Episode 5 | Filler |
| 295 | Power - Episode Final | Filler |
| 296 | Naruto Enters the Battle! | Canon |
| 297 | A Father's Hope, A Mother's Love | Canon |
| 298 | Contact! Naruto vs. Itachi | Canon |
| 299 | The Acknowledged One | Canon |
| 300 | The Mizukage, the Giant Clam, and the Mirage | Canon |
| 301 | Paradox | Canon |
| 302 | Terror: Steaming Danger Tyranny | Canon |
| 303 | Ghosts from the Past | Filler |
| 304 | The Underworld Transfer Jutsu | Filler |
| 305 | The Vengeful | Filler |
| 306 | The Heart's Eye | Filler |
| 307 | Fade into the Moonlight | Filler |
| 308 | Night of the Crescent Moon | Filler |
| 309 | An A-Rank Mission: The Contest | Filler |
| 310 | The Fallen Castle | Filler |
| 311 | Prologue of Road to Ninja | Filler |
| 312 | The Old Master and the Dragon's Eye | Filler |
| 313 | Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning | Filler |
| 314 | The Sad Sun Shower | Filler |
| 315 | Lingering Snow | Filler |
| 316 | The Reanimated Allied Forces | Filler |
| 317 | Shino vs. Torune! | Filler |
| 318 | A Hole in the Heart: The Other Jinchūriki | Filler |
| 319 | The Soul Living Inside the Puppet | Filler |
| 320 | Run, Omoi! | Filler |
| 321 | Reinforcements Arrive | Canon |
| 322 | Madara Uchiha | Canon |
| 323 | The Five Kage Assembl | Canon |
| 324 | The Unbreakable Mask and the Shattered Bubble | Canon |
| 325 | Jinchuriki vs. Jinchuriki!! | Canon |
| 326 | Four-Tails, the King of Sage Monkeys | Canon |
| 327 | Nine Tails | Mixed |
| 328 | Kurama | Canon |
| 329 | Two-Man Team | Canon |
| 330 | The Promise of Victory | Canon |
| 331 | Eyes That See in the Dark | Canon |
| 332 | A Will of Stone | Canon |
| 333 | The Risks of the Impure World Reincarnation | Canon |
| 334 | Sibling Tag Team | Canon |
| 335 | To Each Their Own Leaf | Canon |
| 336 | Kabuto Yakushi | Canon |
| 337 | The Izanami Activated | Canon |
| 338 | Izanagi and Izanami | Canon |
| 339 | I Will Love You Always | Canon |
| 340 | Impure World Reincarnation: Release! | Canon |
| 341 | Orochimaru's Return | Canon |
| 342 | The Secret of the Transportation Technique | Canon |
| 343 | Who Are You? | Canon |
| 344 | Obito and Madara | Canon |
| 345 | I'm in Hell | Canon |
| 346 | World of Dreams | Canon |
| 347 | Creeping Shadow | Filler |
| 348 | The New Akatsuki | Filler |
| 349 | The Mask That Hides the Heart | Filler |
| 350 | Minato's Death | Canon |
| 351 | Hashirama's Cells | Filler |
| 352 | The Rogue Ninja Orochimaru | Filler |
| 353 | Orochimaru's Test Subject | Filler |
| 354 | Their Own Paths | Filler |
| 355 | The Targeted Sharingan | Filler |
| 356 | A Shinobi of the Leaf | Filler |
| 357 | An Uchiha ANBU | Filler |
| 358 | Coup d'État | Filler |
| 359 | The Night of the Tragedy | Filler |
| 360 | Jonin Leader | Filler |
| 361 | Team 7 | Filler |
| 362 | Kakashi's Resolve | Canon |
| 363 | The Allied Shinobi Forces Technique | Canon |
| 364 | The Ties That Bind | Canon |
| 365 | Those Who Dance in the Shadows | Canon |
| 366 | The All-Knowing | Canon |
| 367 | Hashirama and Madara | Canon |
| 368 | Warring States Period | Canon |
| 369 | My True Dream | Canon |
| 370 | Sasuke's Answer | Canon |
| 371 | Hole | Canon |
| 372 | Something to Fill the Hole | Canon |
| 373 | Team 7, Assemble! | Canon |
| 374 | The New Three-Way Deadlock | Canon |
| 375 | Kakashi vs. Obito | Canon |
| 376 | The Directive to Take the Nine-Tails! | Filler |
| 377 | Naruto vs. Mecha Naruto | Filler |
| 378 | The Jinchuriki of the Ten Tails | Canon |
| 379 | An Opening | Canon |
| 380 | The Day Naruto Was Born | Canon |
| 381 | Divine Tree | Canon |
| 382 | A Shinobi's Dream | Canon |
| 383 | Pursuing Hope | Canon |
| 384 | A Heart Filled With Comrades | Canon |
| 385 | Obito Uchiha | Canon |
| 386 | I'm Always Watching | Canon |
| 387 | The Promise That Was Kept | Canon |
| 388 | My First Friend | Canon |
| 389 | The Adored Elder Sister | Filler |
| 390 | Hanabi's Decision | Filler |
| 391 | Madara Uchiha Arises | Canon |
| 392 | One's True Heart | Canon |
| 393 | A True Ending | Canon |
| 394 | The New Chūnin Exams | Filler |
| 395 | The Chūnin Exams Begin | Filler |
| 396 | The Three Questions | Filler |
| 397 | One Worthy as a Leader | Filler |
| 398 | The Night Before the Second Exam | Filler |
| 399 | Demon Desert Survival | Filler |
| 400 | As a Taijutsu User | Filler |
| 401 | The Ultimate | Filler |
| 402 | Escape vs. Pursuit | Filler |
| 403 | Unwavering Gutsiness | Filler |
| 404 | Tenten's Troubles | Filler |
| 405 | The Imprisoned Pair | Filler |
| 406 | The Place Where I Belong | Filler |
| 407 | The Yamanaka Clan: Secret Ninjutsu | Filler |
| 408 | The Cursed Puppet | Filler |
| 409 | Their Backs | Filler |
| 410 | The Hidden Plot Set Into Motion | Filler |
| 411 | The Targeted Tailed Beast | Filler |
| 412 | Neji's Judgment | Filler |
| 413 | Hopes Entrusted to the Future | Filler |
| 414 | On the Brink of Death | Canon |
| 415 | The Two Mangekyō | Canon |
| 416 | The Formation of Team Minato | Filler |
| 417 | You'll Be My Backup | Canon |
| 418 | The Blue Beast vs. Six Paths Madara | Canon |
| 419 | Papa's Youth | Canon |
| 420 | The Eight Inner Gates Formation | Canon |
| 421 | The Sage of Six Paths | Canon |
| 422 | The Ones Who Will Inherit | Filler |
| 423 | Naruto's Rival | Filler |
| 424 | To Rise Up | Canon |
| 425 | The Infinite Dream | Canon |
| 426 | The Infinite Tsukuyomi | Canon |
| 427 | To the Dreamworld | Filler |
| 428 | Where Tenten Belongs | Filler |
| 429 | Killer B Rappūden: Part 1 | Filler |
| 430 | Killer B Rappūden: Part 2 | Filler |
| 431 | To See That Smile, Just One More Time | Filler |
| 432 | The Loser Ninja | Filler |
| 433 | The Search Mission | Filler |
| 434 | Team Jiraiya | Filler |
| 435 | Order of Priority | Filler |
| 436 | The Masked Man | Filler |
| 437 | The Sealed Power | Filler |
| 438 | The Rules or a Comrade | Filler |
| 439 | The Child of Prophecy | Filler |
| 440 | The Caged Bird | Filler |
| 441 | Returning Home | Filler |
| 442 | The Mutual Path | Filler |
| 443 | The Difference in Power | Filler |
| 444 | Leaving the Village | Filler |
| 445 | Pursuers | Filler |
| 446 | Collision | Filler |
| 447 | Another Moon | Filler |
| 448 | Comrade | Filler |
| 449 | The Shinobi Unite | Filler |
| 450 | Rival | Canon |
| 451 | Birth and Death | Mixed |
| 452 | The Genius | Anime canon |
| 453 | The Pain of Living | Anime canon |
| 454 | Shisui's Request | Anime canon |
| 455 | Moonlit Night | Mixed |
| 456 | The Darkness of the Akatsuki | Anime canon |
| 457 | Partner | Anime canon |
| 458 | Truth | Mixed |
| 459 | She of the Beginning | Canon |
| 460 | Kaguya Ootsutsuki | Mixed |
| 461 | Hagoromo and Hamura | Mixed |
| 462 | A Fabricated Past | Canon |
| 463 | The No. 1 Most Unpredictable Ninja | Canon |
| 464 | Ninshū: The Ninja Creed | Filler |
| 465 | Ashura and Indra | Filler |
| 466 | The Tumultuous Journey | Filler |
| 467 | Asura's Decision | Filler |
| 468 | The Successor | Filler |
| 469 | A Special Mission | Mixed |
| 470 | Connecting Thoughts | Canon |
| 471 | The Two of Them… Always | Canon |
| 472 | You Better... | Canon |
| 473 | The Sharingan Revived | Canon |
| 474 | Congratulations | Canon |
| 475 | The Valley of the End | Canon |
| 476 | The Final Battle | Canon |
| 477 | Naruto and Sasuke | Canon |
| 478 | The Unison Sign | Canon |
| 479 | Naruto Uzumaki!! | Canon |
| 480 | Naruto ・ Hinata | Filler |
| 481 | Sasuke ・ Sakura | Filler |
| 482 | Gaara ・ Shikamaru | Filler |
| 483 | Jiraiya ・ Kakashi | Filler |
| 484 | The Exploding Human | Anime canon |
| 485 | Colosseum | Anime canon |
| 486 | Fūshin | Anime canon |
| 487 | Ketsuryūgan | Anime canon |
| 488 | The Last One | Anime canon |
| 489 | The State of Affairs | Anime canon |
| 490 | Dark Clouds | Anime canon |
| 491 | Recklessness | Anime canon |
| 492 | Cloud of Suspicion | Anime canon |
| 493 | Dawn | Anime canon |
| 494 | Naruto's Wedding | Anime canon |
| 495 | A Full-Powered Wedding Gift | Anime canon |
| 496 | Steam and Food Pills | Anime canon |
| 497 | The Kazekage's Wedding Gift | Anime canon |
| 498 | The Last Mission | Anime canon |
| 499 | The Outcome of the Secret Mission | Anime canon |
| 500 | The Message | Anime canon |
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.
- TVmaze episode data (CC BY-SA)
- Narutopedia episode list (CC BY-SA)
- Japanese Wikipedia episode list (CC BY-SA)
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 (24)
- Ep 28: The episode's Trivia says it is unique to the anime because the manga only shows the start and end of Team Guy's fights with their clones, so that long fight is anime-only. The scene where Chiyo collapses from the poison and refuses to go back to Suna is Chapter 275 material, and the clones' defeat matches the end shown in Chapter 277. Japanese Wikipedia does not bold the title, which per its legend means manga or mixed. source 1 source 2 source 3 source 4
- Ep 71: Ends with Hidan and Kakuzu attacking Yugito (chapter 312); the rest is the anime-original Sora story. source 1 source 2 source 3
- Ep 92: The episode belongs to the anime-original Three-Tails arc (Yukimaru, Guren, Gamariki training), but it includes Chapter 343's opening scene, where Sasuke beats hundreds of opponents without killing any and tells Orochimaru that only Itachi is worth killing. source 1 source 2 source 3
- Ep 112: The Yukimaru and Guren aftermath is anime-original (Japanese Wikipedia lists Episodes 90 to 112 as an anime-original arc). The closing scene, where Deidara and Tobi defeat the Three-Tails and tow it away, adapts Chapters 317 and 318. source 1 source 2 source 3 source 4
- Ep 176: Present-day frame from chapter 450 (Zetsu reports Pain's defeat) around an anime-original Iruka flashback. source 1 source 2 source 3
- Ep 178: Present-day frame from chapter 450 (Yamato, Shikaku, Taka) around an anime-original flashback. source 1 source 2
- Ep 179: The Daimyo names Danzo Hokage (chapter 450) around an anime-original flashback. source 1 source 2
- Ep 180: Inari and Tazuna arrive to help rebuild the village (chapter 451) around an anime-original flashback. source 1 source 2 source 3
- Ep 181: Tazuna frame from chapter 451 around an anime-original flashback. source 1 source 2
- Ep 257: Reuses one Academy scene from chapter 538 but does not adapt that chapter; Japanese Wikipedia also marks it anime-original. source 1 source 2
- Ep 307: The infobox cites Chapter 521, but nothing in that chapter (Kabuto telling Tobi how to stop the reincarnation, the Zetsu army clash, Zabuza and Haku, Anko) appears in the synopsis. The story of Kabuto reanimating Hayate to raid the medical camp, with Yugao's pursuit, is anime-only, and Japanese Wikipedia bolds the title as fully anime-original. source 1 source 2 source 3
- Ep 311: This is a standalone tie-in prologue to the Road to Ninja movie (Tobi testing a trial Infinite Tsukuyomi, the bathhouse trip). The infobox cites no chapters and gives no arc. Japanese Wikipedia does not bold the title, but no manga chapter matches the story. source 1 source 2
- Ep 327: Opens with the chapter 569 conversation between Son Goku and Kurama, then an anime-original look back at Naruto's life. source 1 source 2 source 3
- Ep 351: This is part of the anime-original Kakashi Anbu arc (Kakashi's break-in, Danzo's assassination plot, Kinoe). Chapters 624 and 648 are cited only for brief flashbacks to the Senju and Uchiha war and Hashirama's history, which were adapted earlier. Japanese Wikipedia bolds the title as fully anime-original. source 1 source 2 source 3 source 4
- Ep 360: The infobox cites Chapter 607 (Obito watching Kakashi at Rin's grave), but the synopsis is all anime-only material: Kakashi failing genin teams at the bell test before he is given Team 7. Japanese Wikipedia bolds the title as fully anime-original and lists Episodes 349 to 361 as an anime-original arc. source 1 source 2 source 3
- Ep 427: The only Chapter 677 content is Tenten being caught as the Infinite Tsukuyomi is cast, which Fandom also gives to Episode 426. The rest is Tenten's anime-only dream in the Road to Ninja world (per the Studio Pierrot blog cited in the Trivia), and Japanese Wikipedia bolds the title as fully anime-original. source 1 source 2 source 3
- Ep 429: Chapter 678 only briefly shows several shinobi's dreams. This episode is a full anime-only story inside Killer B's dream (jinchuriki breakout, Tsunade's dice game). Japanese Wikipedia bolds the title as fully anime-original. source 1 source 2 source 3
- Ep 432: This opens the Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook arc: Tsunade, inside the Infinite Tsukuyomi, reads Jiraiya's alternate-history novel where Minato and Kushina survive. Japanese Wikipedia's anime-original story section lists Episodes 432 to 450 as this arc, even though the title is not bolded in the table. No chapters are cited, and it is not based on a published novel. source 1 source 2
- Ep 451: Includes manga chapters 677-678 alongside the Itachi novel story. source 1
- Ep 455: Includes manga chapter(s) 678 alongside the Itachi novel story. source 1
- Ep 458: Includes manga chapter(s) 678-679 alongside the Itachi novel story. source 1
- Ep 460: Black Zetsu tells Kaguya's story from chapter 681, heavily expanded with anime-original scenes. source 1 source 2 source 3
- Ep 461: Continues the chapter 681 story of Hagoromo and Hamura, heavily expanded with anime-original scenes. source 1 source 2
- Ep 469: Adapts Kishimoto's bonus manga about Kakashi's face from the Fu no Sho guidebook, with added anime-only scenes for the other teams. 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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