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Naruto - Watching Guide

This is a guide to watch Naruto $ 150 people
series without boring fillers as
often the bad comments I read
about the series are really about
the fillers, but if you just watch the
canon episodes, then the series
has a really fast pace and it goes
down in about 415 episodes for
both series, yes out of the 720
episodes about 305 are fillers.
Some fillers are indeed worth
watching, and I'm marking them
here on this guide.

1 Naruto (

Why Watch Without Fillers?

Fillers create many

inconsistencies with the
main story.
Fillers plot are based on
upcoming canon arcs,
which causes you to see
the low-quality content
first and spoil the good,
upcoming canon plot.
Fillers slow down the
pacing of the story and
this dilutes the message
the main story is trying
to convey.
They also have many
elements you saw in
previous arcs, making
them boring for seeing
them again and again.
Some filler characters
are based on upcoming
canon arcs, causing you
to get the characters
confused, as they look
alike with different
personalities.

Naruto Filler List

Source: http://www.animefille
rlist.com/shows/naruto

Watch Episodes 1-25

- Prologue: Land of
Waves Arc
Skip Episode 26
Watch 27-58 - Chūnin
Exams Arc

Although Episodes
53 & 57 are marked
as "mostly filler",
they are important
to the plot. You can
skip the dumb parts
as needed.

Episode 59 (Netflix S3-

E7):

This episode is
mostly filler &
recap, although is
marked as "mostly
canon".
The important part
is the conversation
with Hinata. Watch
between 6:00 and
13:50 minutes, you
can skip the rest.
The beginning of
the episode
introduces the
original Ino–Shika–
Chō Formation, that
is the parents
of Ino, Shikamaru &
Chouji, but
nothing important
is shown.

Watch Episodes 60-96

- Konoha Crush Arc
Skip Episode 97 (Netflix
S4-E17)
Watch Episode 98
Skip Episode 99 (Netflix
S4-E19)
Watch Episode 100
Optional - Filler Episode
101 (Netflix S4-E21) -
Gotta See! Gotta Know!
Kakashi-Sensei's True
Face!. This is a fun
episode to watch
Skip Episodes 102-
106 (Netflix S4 E22-E26)
- Land of Tea Escort
Mission Arc
Watch Episodes 107-
135 (Netflix S5)
- Recovery Mission Arc
Optional Filler Episodes
136 to 141 (Netflix S6:
E1-E6) - Land of Rice
Fields Investigation
Mission Arc

Watching these
filler episodes gives
you a better
continuation of the
story.
Otherwise, if you
want to skip them,
all you need to
know is Spoiler:
that Sakura asks
Tsunade to train
her in Medical
Ninjutsu.

Skip Episodes 142-

219 (Netflix S6-E7 to
S9-E7) and see my notes
below.
Episode 220 (Netflix S9-
E8), you should only
watch from 12:15 to the
end. Before that is just
the ending of the filler
arc.

Other Fillers worth

watching:

The rest of the episodes

on Naruto after 141 are
missions he takes as a
substitute team member
with other teams and is
mostly slice-of-life. I
recommend skipping as
they are ok at best. Even
if you are really
interested, it will be
better to leave them to
the end of the whole
series (Including
Shippuden) and come
back to watch them, as
the pace slows down a
lot and has an episodic
feel with a villain of the
week. You won't miss
anything important if
you decide to skip them.
Filler Episodes 152-
157 (Netflix S6: E17-
E22) - The Kurosuki
Family Removal Mission
Arc, is not a bad arc, but
not great either. It shows
one of the Seven Ninja
Swordsmen of the Mist.

Sub vs. Dub?

Subs are always best, the

dubs censor some of the
violence. Regarding the voice
quality, the dubs are ok and
convenient, as they let you
focus on the action rather
than subtitles.

Why watch Naruto?

Two people can look at the

same thing and come up with
completely different
conclusions, so I'll just give
you my part of the insights I
have while watching this
series.

The Setting:

Naruto lives in a world

with 5 great countries,
each of them with a
ninja village that serves
as a military power.
These ninja villages sell
their services for a fee,
creating an economy of
war, as a conflict is
necessary to maintain
their income. So
countries are not really
interested in stopping
the fighting at all, barely
minimize it so it does not
get out of hand. (Sounds
familiar? I'm sure any
relation with reality is
mere coincidence,
right?). There are smaller
countries too and other
ninja villages that take
part in the story that is
also affected by this
economy of war.
People born into these
villages are trained as a
ninja from an early age
and when they
graduate, around 13
years of age, they are
sent on missions where
they risk their lives and
is kill or be killed. In the
end, ninja keeps on
fighting because they
want to protect their
friends or because they
already lost them and
want revenge. Although,
some have other
motives.
Ninjas are treated as a
tool for war by proxy,
meaning that people
with money hire them to
fight against their rivals
and in this world is ok to
send kids to fight. Adults
ninjas see kids as easy
prey and have no second
thoughts on killing or
torture them.
Naruto is an orphan
ninja in training with
absolutely no redeeming
quality whatsoever, he is
dumb and has no skills.
Unknown to him, he has
a spirit inside that is
capable of a lot of
power, but it's like an
Atomic bomb that could
explode any time, so he
gets discriminated and
rejected by adult
villagers who know
about this and kids that
follow the lead of the
adults, without really
knowing about him.
This is an epic story that
involves several
generations and it's a
masterpiece in the way
it shows how events and
everyone's lives and
decisions are connected
through time affecting
the present.

The First Part: Naruto

This part deals with how

Naruto gets
discriminated against
and rejected by
everyone and his strive
to be recognized and
accepted. His training
and first mission. it
delves into how small
things can produce a big
change in a person's life.
It also sets the world he
lives in and introduces
all main characters and
some antagonists.
Character development
is great and I think this is
where the story really
shines.
The second series refers
a lot to the events on
this first part, so its a
must watch.

The Second Part: Naruto

Shippuden

Shippuden delves more

into the problems that
plague the world of
ninjas.
You get to see the path
different people have
followed in order to
reach their dreams:

There are people in

this world that will
do anything to
reach their goals,
even at the cost of
their friends and
families.
There is the man
that thought who
knew what was
more important in a
mission, just to be
taught by his looser
colleague what is
really important.
There is a man that
lost all his dreams
at an early age and
the path of
corruption it took
after that.
There is a man that
lives in the
shadows,
orchestrates cruel
acts, its hated by
most but all he
does if for the sake
of defending his
village.
There is a man that
feels he barely
accomplished
anything important
that he really
wanted in his life,
but never stops
trying until his last
breath.
The antagonists are
great and very
complex as their
reasons to act as
they do are well
explained, forcing
you to understand
why they act as
villains. Some of
them have noble
intentions, while
they have chosen a
dark path to
achieve them.
You see many
characters with
similar lives and the
different paths they
take depending on
their decisions, the
focus of what they
consider important
in life and how far
are willing to
change in order to
accomplish their
dreams. You
understand where
they went wrong
and when they
went right.
At first glance,
Naruto seems to be
the one with more
determination to do
things to the point
of being obtuse, but
if you pay attention
you'll see that the
villains are also
very determined in
reaching their
goals, with many
years of
preparation prior to
implementing their
plans.
Reaching world
peace is a dream
that many ninja
shares and the
story delves into
the different paths
they have taken to
achieve this dream.

In a way, you could say

that Naruto's story is
trying to portray a path
where you don't lose
yourself while striving
for your dreams. it
shows what happens to
people when they lose
their dreams and how
they continue to move
forward for better or
worst.
It tries to answer the
question of how to stop
hatred in a time of war,
while the war itself is
how they make their
living and is all you know
from infancy. What do
you say to someone that
loose everyone that was
important to them? The
author comes with
surprisingly simple
answers that are very
fulfilling, in this sense I
think is a masterpiece,
although I know some
people may disagree
with that statement. I
wonder if they saw the
same thing? Or they just
saw a typical shonen
loudmouth ninja fight
over and over? Never the
less, this is not one of
the most popular animes
for nothing.
The story is not nearly
as serious as I make it
sound is full of comedy
too and told in a way
that all ages can
understand.

Movies & OVAs:

I cannot really recommend

watching the movies,
specials, and OVAs as they
aren't any good, but if you still
want to watch them, then I
recommend doing so after
you finish the main story, so
you don't interrupt the pacing,
+ some of them have spoilers
if you watch them too early.
The few exceptions are
marked below. You should
note also that the movies are
not canon (with 2 exceptions
marked below) and have
many inconsistencies with the
main story.

2 Naruto Special 2: Battle (

at Hidden Falls. I am the
Hero!

Extra mission between

Naruto episodes 19 and 20,
but it's better to watch at the
end of the first series to not
interrupt the pacing.

3 Naruto Movie 1: Ninja (

Clash in the Land of
Snow

Extra mission with team 7,

between episodes 101-106.
This is a good movie with
excellent animation for its
time, but it's better to watch
at the end of the first series to
not interrupt the pacing.

4 Naruto Shippuden (

Naruto Shippuden Filler List

Source: http://www.animefille
rlist.com/shows/naruto-
shippuden

Watch Episodes 1-56

- Kazekage Rescue
& Long-Awaited
Reunion Arcs
Skip Filler Episodes 57
to 71 - Twelve Guardian
Ninja Arc.

Watch at a later
time.
It's an extra mission
that delves into
Asuma's past.
These fillers create
some
inconsistencies
with the main story.

Watch Episodes 72-89

- Immortal Devastators
Arc
Watch Filler Episode
90 from 5:55 to 13:00
and from 18:20 to the
end.
Skip Filler Episodes 91-
111 - The Three-Tailed
Demon Turtle Arc

Watch at a later
time
This is not a bad
arc and you get to
see a tailed beast in
the wild (The
beginning is bad
but it gets better).
However, I still
recommend you to
skip and watch at a
later time.
This arc starts on
episode 90 and
ends on 112

Watch Filler Episode

112 from 13:40 to 19:40
Watch Episodes 113-
143 - Master's
Prophecy & Vengeance
Arc
Skip Filler Episodes 144
to 151 - The Six-Tailed
Demon Slug Arc

Watch at a later
time
It's an extra mission
where you get to
meet another
Jinchuriki.

Watch Episodes 152-

169 - Two Saviors Arc
(Pain Arc)
Skip Filler Episodes 170
to 171

It's just comic relief

Watch Episodes 172-

175
Skip Filler Episodes 176
to 177 - Past Arc: The
Locus of Konoha

These are a reprise

of the time Iruka
was teaching
Naruto and how
the village used to
reject him,
expanding more on
that story.

Watch Filler Episode

178 from 18:10 to the
end.
Watch Episode 179 only
up to 4:40. This is short
but an important part of
the story.

The rest is a reprise

of the time when
Team 7 was
formed.

Skip Filler Episodes 180

to 196

These fillers are

mostly extra
missions Naruto
took when he was
a child mixed with
parts of the
reconstruction of
the Hidden Leaf
Village.
Salvageable Fillers
may be 182, 190 to
192

Watch Episodes 197-

211 - The Gathering of
the Five Kage Arc
Watch Filler Episode
212 up to 3:20 and from
14:35 to the end.

In between are just

Sakura's memories
from the time
Sasuke was in
team 7.
These memories
will be repeated
again in canon
episodes where
they make more
sense, so there is
no need to watch
them twice.

Watch Filler Episode

213 up to 3:15 and then
from 11:56 to the end.

In between are just

Naruto's memories
of Sasuke.
There are still some
memories in the
second part but
they are related to
how Naruto puts
together his
thoughts to come
up with an answer.

Watch Episodes 214-

222
Skip Filler Episodes 223
to 241 - Paradise on the
Ship Arc

This is basically the

beginning of what
it will come to be
known as the
Infinite Filler Arc. It
took Naruto 19
episodes to reach
his destination
(including 242) and
that is what this
filler batch is about.
Quality drops a lot!

Watch Filler Episode

242

It delves into the

hatred that exists
between villages.

Watch Episodes 243-

253 - Nine-Tailed Fox
Taming & Karmic
Encounters Arc
Watch Episode 254 from
the beginning, but you
can skip from 2:42 to
9:50 as the middle part
is just nonsense comic
relief.
Watch Episodes 255-
256
Skip Filler Episodes 257
to 260

More memories of
the 1st mission,
Chunin exams, and
Sasuke leaving the
village.

Watch Episodes 261-

270

Due to the nature of

the opponents in
the war, there are
lots of recaps
within these
episodes. Just skip
as needed.

Skip Filler Episode 271

Watch Episodes 272-
278
Skip Filler Episodes 279
to 281

They are part of the

war but they don't
advance the story,
just let you see
other battles. They
are ok, not great.

Watch Episodes 282-

283
Skip Filler Episodes 284
to 289 - The Seven
Shinobi Swordsmen Arc

These episodes are

ok, not great but
they slow down the
pacing. They show
parts of the war
with Kakashi's
team against the 7
Swordsmen of the
Mist and flashbacks
of past battles.

Skip Filler Episodes 290

to 295 - Power Arc

Watch at a later
time.
I think this arc is a
good watch, but
completely out of
place at this point
of the story,
slowing down the
pace. It's better
enjoyed after
watching the whole
show, as a side
story, hence my
recommendation.
This is a
mission with Team
Yamato, including
Sai.
There are also
many
inconsistencies to
make it part of the
main story or place
it between episodes
of the main
timeline.

Watch Episodes 296-

302 - The Fourth Great
Ninja War - Assailants
From Afar Arc
Skip Filler Episodes 303