The original series follows a young Naruto Uzumaki as he enters the Ninja Academy and joins Team 7. This series ran from 2002 to 2007. 130 Filler Episodes: 90
Picking up after a two-and-a-half-year time skip, Shippuden follows an older, more powerful Naruto as he faces the Akatsuki and searches for Sasuke. This is the "meat" of the story and ran from 2007 to 2017. Approximately 295 Filler Episodes: Approximately 205 naruto number of episodes
| Saga | Episodes | Notes | |-------|----------|-------| | Kazekage Rescue | 1–32 | Mostly canon | | Tenchi Bridge | 33–53 | Mostly canon | | Akatsuki Suppression (Hidan & Kakuzu) | 54–71 | Canon | | Itachi Pursuit | 72–88 | Canon | | | 89–112 | Full filler (longest in Shippuden) | | Hebi/Sasuke vs. Itachi | 113–126 | Canon | | Six-Tails (Filler Arc) | 144–151 | Full filler (Utakata) | | Pain’s Assault | 152–175 | Canon (climax of early Shippuden) | | Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha (Filler) | 176–196 | Flashback filler | | Five Kage Summit | 197–214 | Canon | | Power (Chikara) – Filler Arc | 290–295 | High-quality filler (often praised) | | Shinobi World War – Countdown | 296–302 | Canon start of war | | Paradise Life on a Boat (Filler) | 303–307 | Short filler | | Shinobi World War – Actual War | 308–321 | Canon | | Kakashi Anbu Arc (Filler) | 349–361 | Backstory filler (canon-compliant but anime-only) | | Shinobi World War – Climax | 362–375 | Canon | | Second Chunin Exam (Filler) | 394–413 | Full filler | | Naruto’s Wedding Arc (Partial Filler) | 484–500 | Mostly anime-origin, but epilogue-related | The original series follows a young Naruto Uzumaki
The entire Naruto saga is divided into three distinct series. 1. Naruto (The Original Series) This is the "meat" of the story and ran from 2007 to 2017
If you watched every episode of Naruto and Shippuden (720 episodes) without skipping the intros or outros: ~16,560 minutes Total Hours: ~276 hours
Boruto handles filler differently, often labeling non-manga content as "Anime Original" to flesh out the world. Total Franchise Count