A complete guide to watch and skip Naruto and Naruto Shippuden filler episodes

As part of the ‘Big 3’ anime, Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto franchise has earned its status as a classic series for its epic storyline, an inspiring hero, complex power structure, themes songs that have become cultural touchstones, etc. While anime fans who have already been fan of the series since its inception have followed the show(s) in continuity, many old and new anime watchers may not presently have the attention span to follow this grand saga that boasts a hefty amount of filler episodes.

While fillers are often considered non-canon or useless, some of them are actually important despite not being in compliance with the canon storyline. Hence, this article will provide a comprehensive list on all the Naruto and Naruto Shippuden episodes that one must watch or skip to save up on their time while getting the full experience of the series.

Note: Episode names are put under double quotations, while arc names are italicized.

Naruto

The Naruto series, which chronicles the young eponymous hero’s younger days and Sasuke’s defection from Konoha, has 220 episodes in total. However, within the 220 episodes, 91 of the episodes are fillers.

Season	Episode number	Episode name or arcs	Skip or watch?
One	26	“The Tenth Question: All or Nothing!”	Skip
Two	97	“Kidnapped! Naruto’s Hot Spring Adventure!”	Skip
Three	101	“Gotta See! Gotta Know! Kakashi-Sensei’s True Face!”	Watch
Three	102-106	Land Of Tea Escort Mission arc	Skip
Three	136-141	Land Of Rice Fields Investigation Mission arc	Watch
Four	142-147	Mizuki Tracking Mission arc	Skip
Four	148-151	Bikochu Search Mission arc	Watch
Four	152-157	Kurosuki Family Removal Mission arc	Watch
Four	159	“Bounty Hunter from the Wilderness”	Skip
Four	160	“Hunt or Be Hunted?! Showdown at the O.K. Temple!”	Skip
Four	162-167	Cursed Warrior Extermination Mission arc	Watch
Four	169-173	Kaima Capture Mission arc	Watch
Four	174	“Impossible! Celebrity Ninja Art – Money Style Jutsu!”	Skip
Four	175	“The Treasure Hunt is On!”	Skip
Four	176	“Run, Dodge, Zigzag! Chase or Be Chased!”	Skip
Four	177	“Please, Mr. Postman!”	Skip
Four	178-183	Star Guard Mission arc	Skip
Five	184	“Kiba’s Long Day!”	Skip
Five	185	“A Legend from the Hidden Leaf: The Onbaa!”	Skip
Five	186	“Laughing Shino”	Skip
Five	187-191	Peddlers Escort Mission arc	Watch
Five	192	“Ino Screams! Chubby Paradise!”	Skip
Five	193	“Viva Dojo Challenge! Youth Is All About Passion!”	Skip
Five	194	“The Mysterious Curse of the Haunted Castle”	Skip
Five	195	“The Third Super-Beast!”	Watch
Five	196	“Hot-Blooded Confrontation: Student vs. Sensei”	Watch
Five	197-201	Konoha Plans Recapture Mission arc	Watch
Five	202	“The Top 5 Ninja Battles”	Skip
Five	203-207	Yakumo Kurama Rescue Mission arc	Skip
Five	208	“The Weight of the Prized Artifact!”	Skip
Five	209-212	Gantetsu Escort Mission arc	Watch
Five	213-215	Menma Memory Search Mission arc	Watch
Five	216-220	Sunagakure Support Mission arc	Watch

Naruto Shippuden

As opposed to Naruto, the Shippuden saga boasts a good total of 192 filler episodes out of the 483 episodes. The 22 seasons in Naruto Shippuden follows the titular blond ninja go through multiple trainings and character development to finally achieve his dream of becoming the Hokage of Konohagakure.

Season	Episode number	Episode name or arcs	Skip or watch?
Three	57-71	Twelve Guardian Ninja arc	Watch
Five	90-112	Three-Tails Appearance arc	Skip
Seven	144-151	Six-Tails Unleashed arc	Watch
Eight	170	“Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage’s Legacy – Part 1″	Skip
Eight	171	“Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage’s Legacy – Part 2”	Skip
Nine	176-196	Past Arc: Locus of Konoha arc	Watch
Eleven	223-242	Paradise Life on a Boat arc	Skip
Twelve	257-260	Sasuke and Naruto Flashbacks arc	Skip
Twelve	271	“Road to Sakura”	Skip
Thirteen	279-281	“White Zetsu’s Trap”	Skip
Thirteen	280	“Aesthetics of an Artist”	Skip
Thirteen	281	“The Allied Mom Force!!”	Skip
Thirteen	284	“The Helmet Splitter: Jinin Akebino!”	Watch
Thirteen	285	“The user of the Scorch Style: Pakura of the Sand!”	Watch
Thirteen	286	“Things You Can’t Get Back”	Skip
Thirteen	287	“One Worth Betting On”	Skip
Thirteen	288	“Danger: Jinpachi and Kushimaru!”	Watch
Thirteen	289	“The Lightning Blade: Ameyuri Ringo!”	Watch
Thirteen	290-295	Power arc	Skip
Fourteen	303	“Ghosts from the Past”	Watch
Fourteen	304	“The Underworld Transfer Jutsu”	Watch
Fourteen	305	“The Vengeful”	Watch
Fourteen	306	“The Heart’s Eye”	Watch
Fourteen	307	“Fade into the Moonlight”	Skip
Fourteen	308	“Crescent Moonlight”	Skip
Fourteen	309	“The A-Rank Mission: Food Fight”	Skip
Fourteen	310	“The Fallen Castle”	Skip
Fourteen	311	“Prologue of Road to Ninja”	Watch
Fourteen	312	“The Old Master and the Dragon’s Eye”	Watch
Fourteen	313	“Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning”	Skip
Fourteen	314	“The Sad Sun Shower”	Skip
Fourteen	315	“Lingering Snow”	Skip
Fourteen	316	“The Reanimated Allied Forces”	Watch
Fourteen	317	“Shino vs. Torune!”	Watch
Fourteen	318	“A Hole in the Heart: The Other Jinchuriki”	Watch
Fourteen	319	“The Soul Living Inside the Puppet”	Skip
Fourteen	320	“Run, Omoi!”	Skip
Fifteen	347	“Creeping Shadow”	Watch
Fifteen	348	“The New Akatsuki”	Watch
Sixteen	349-361	Kakashi’s Anbu arc	Watch
Eighteen	376	“The Directive to Take the Nine-Tails!”	Skip
Eighteen	377	“Naruto vs. Mecha Naruto”	Skip
Eighteen	389	“The Adored Elder Sister”	Watch
Eighteen	390	“Hanabi’s Decision”	Watch
Ninteen	394-413	The New Chunin Exams arc	Skip
Twenty	416	“The Formation of Team Minato”	Watch
Twenty	417	“You’ll Be My Backup”	Watch
Twenty	422	“The Ones Who Will Inherit”	Watch
Twenty	423	“Naruto’s Rival”	Watch
Twenty	432-450	The Infinite Tsukuyomi arc	Skip
Twenty One	464-468	Shinobi History arc	Watch
Twenty One	469	“A Special Mission”	Watch
Twenty One	480-483	Childhood Days arc	Watch

This makes the full list of Naruto and Naruto Shippuden filler episodes and arcs. If there are any more episodes from the series that you think are skippable, let us know in the comments below!