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Naruto Shippuden
Two and a half years after leaving the Hidden Leaf Village to train, Naruto Uzumaki returns taller, stronger, and no longer the unskilled kid he once was. But his reunion with old friends is cut short, because a criminal group called the Akatsuki is hunting down the powerful creatures known as tailed beasts, and Naruto, who carries one inside him, is their target. At the same time, he refuses to give up on Sasuke, his former teammate who walked away from the village to chase power and revenge, even as that choice pulls him further into darkness. Along the way, Naruto faces painful losses, learns the truth behind the cycle of hatred that has shaped the ninja world, and is pushed toward a conflict far larger than any he has fought before. It's a more serious and emotional chapter of his story, where the question shifts from whether he can become Hokage to what he's willing to endure to protect the people he loves.
Naruto Shippuden Watch Order
How to watch Naruto Shippuden and the complete Naruto franchise in chronological order, including where every series and movie fits into the timeline.
Filler Note: Episode ranges below show full broadcast totals and do not separate out filler episodes. To check if this series has skippable non-canon filler episodes, open the Filler List tab.
Watch Naruto in the order below.
- Naruto (Episodes 1–220): Start here, following the story from the Land of Waves arc through the Sasuke Recovery Mission arc (plus the post-canon filler arcs from Episodes 136–220).
- Naruto Shippuden (Episodes 1–493): Spans from the Kazekage Rescue Mission arc through the Shikamaru Hiden arc; pause here to watch the movie before the final seven episodes.
- The Last: Naruto the Movie (Movie): Required movie set two years after the Fourth Shinobi World War that leads into the wedding arc.
- Naruto Shippuden (Episodes 494–500): Adapts the Konoha Hiden arc as the village prepares for Naruto and Hinata's wedding.
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (Episodes 1–293): Follows the next generation from the Academy Entrance arc through the Code's Assault arc (Episodes 51–66 retell and expand Boruto: Naruto the Movie, so you can watch either those episodes or the movie).
Note
This is the end of the main watch order, and everything below is optional.
Besides the main story, there are extra entries that are not part of it, and you can watch them if you want.
Extras for Naruto
These go with the original Naruto series.
OVAs:
- Naruto: Find the Four-Leaf Red Clover!
- Naruto: Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
- Naruto: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!
- Naruto: Finally a Clash! Jonin vs. Genin!! Indiscriminate Grand Melee Tournament Meeting!!
- Naruto: The Cross Roads
- Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes, Believe It!
Non-canon films:
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (after the Search for Tsunade arc, Episode 101)
- Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (after the Gosunkugi Capture Mission arc, Episode 160)
- Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (after the Third Great Beast arc, Episode 196)
Extras for Naruto Shippuden
These go with the Naruto Shippuden series.
OVAs:
- Naruto Shippuden: Hurricane! "Konoha Academy" Chronicles
- Naruto x UT
- Naruto: Chunin Exam on Fire! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!!
- Naruto Shippuden: Hashirama Senju vs. Madara Uchiha
- Naruto Shippuden: Sunny Side Battle!!!
- Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Escapades
ONAs:
- Road of Naruto (20th Anniversary special recap; watch only after finishing Naruto Shippuden Episode 479 to avoid major spoilers)
Non-canon films:
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie (after the Kazekage Rescue Mission arc, Episode 32)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (after the Twelve Guardian Ninja arc, Episode 71)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (after the Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant arc, Episode 126)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (after the Fated Battle Between Brothers / Itachi Pursuit Mission arc, Episode 143)
- Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison (after the Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha, Episode 196)
- Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (after the Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown arc, Episode 251)
Extras for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
These go with the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations series.
OVAs:
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie – The Day Naruto Became Hokage (adapts a canon special chapter by the creator, also adapted in Boruto Episode 18)
- Boruto: Jump Festa 2016 Special
Other extras
These aren't tied to one series.
Spin-off series:
- Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
Non-canon films don't have an exact place in the main timeline, so each one is placed at the end of a completed arc where watching it doesn't interrupt the story.
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