Naruto Filler List
Naruto has 90 filler episodes out of 220 (40.9%). Another 3 episodes are mixed. 2 episodes still need review and remain in the watch order. Skip the filler and you save about 35 hours.
Filler episodes: 26, 97, 101-106, 136-140, 143-219
Naruto (the original series, before Shippuden) has one huge filler block: almost everything from episode 142 to 219 is anime-only. The manga story picks up again in Naruto Shippuden, so most viewers stop at episode 135, watch episode 220 and move on.
Last checked Oct 29, 2026 · Finished (2002 to 2007) · Report an error
- 220Total episodes
- 125Manga canon
- 90Filler (40.9%)
- 3Mixed
- 2Needs review
- 35 hSaved by skipping filler
Naruto arcs: watch, optional or skip
Our verdict for each arc or section. Watch = keep it, including episodes still needing review. Optional = side stories we recommend. Skip = episodes labelled filler. Some arcs are split to keep manga material in the watch order.
| Arc | Episodes | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Land of Waves Team 7 forms and meets Zabuza and Haku. | 1-19 | Watch |
| Chunin Exams The Forest of Death, the preliminaries and the finals. Episode 26 is a recap. Filler inside: 26 | 20-67 | Watch |
| Konoha Crush Orochimaru attacks the village. Gaara vs Naruto. | 68-80 | Watch |
| Search for Tsunade Itachi appears and Jiraiya and Naruto find the next Hokage. Episode 97 is anime-only. Filler inside: 97 | 81-100 | Watch |
| Kakashi's Face and the Land of Tea Anime-only. Episode 101, where the team tries to see under Kakashi's mask, is a fun one-off. | 101-106 | Skip |
| Sasuke Recovery Mission Sasuke leaves the village. The emotional end of Part 1 in the manga. | 107-135 | Watch |
| Land of Rice Fields Investigation (part 1) Anime-original section. Check the episode table for individual labels. | 136-140 | Optional |
| Land of Rice Fields Investigation (part 2) Adapts manga chapters between two anime-only stretches. | 141 | Watch |
| Mizuki Tracking Mission (part 1) Needs review: the wiki lists chapter 238, but we could not match a scene from it. | 142 | Watch |
| Mizuki Tracking Mission (part 2) Anime-original section. Check the episode table for individual labels. | 143-147 | Skip |
| Bikochu Search Mission Anime-only bug hunt with Hinata, Kiba and Shino. | 148-151 | Skip |
| Kurosuki Family Removal Mission Anime-only mission in the Land of Rivers. | 152-157 | Skip |
| Gosunkugi Capture Mission Anime-only. | 158-161 | Skip |
| Cursed Warrior Extermination Mission Anime-only. | 162-167 | Skip |
| Kaima Capture Mission Anime-only. | 168-173 | Skip |
| Buried Gold Excavation Mission Anime-only. | 174-177 | Skip |
| Star Guard Mission Anime-only. | 178-186 | Skip |
| Peddlers Escort Mission Anime-only. | 187-194 | Skip |
| Third Great Beast Anime-only. | 195-196 | Skip |
| Konoha Plans Recapture Mission Anime-only. | 197-202 | Skip |
| Yakumo Kurama Rescue Mission Anime-only, but Kurenai's genjutsu story is one of the better filler arcs. | 203-208 | Optional |
| Gantetsu Escort Mission Anime-only. | 209-212 | Skip |
| Menma Memory Search Mission Anime-only. | 213-215 | Skip |
| Sunagakure Support Mission Anime-only. | 216-219 | Skip |
| Departure Naruto leaves with Jiraiya to train. Leads straight into Shippuden. | 220 | Watch |
Naruto filler worth watching
Not all anime-only episodes are bad. These are the ones we would keep.
Kakashi's mask
Episodes 101
Pure comedy. The team spends a whole day trying to see Kakashi's face.
Yakumo Kurama Rescue Mission
Episodes 203 to 207
A darker story that finally gives Kurenai something to do.
Naruto watch order without filler
Watch these episodes in order and skip everything else. It keeps manga canon, mixed, anime canon and episodes still needing review (130 episodes, about 50 hours).
1-25, 27-96, 98-100, 107-135, 141-142, 220
All 220 Naruto episodes
- Manga canonAdapts the manga.
- MixedCombines manga material with anime-original scenes or a novel adaptation. Keep it in the watch order.
- Needs reviewSources are missing or disagree. Keep this episode until its content is checked.
- FillerAnime-original material outside the manga story.
| # | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enter: Naruto Uzumaki! | Canon |
| 2 | My Name Is Konohamaru! | Canon |
| 3 | Sasuke and Sakura: Friends or Foes? | Canon |
| 4 | Pass or Fail: Survival Test | Canon |
| 5 | You Failed? Kakashi's Final Decision | Canon |
| 6 | A Dangerous Mission! Journey to the Land of Waves! | Canon |
| 7 | The Assassin of the Mist! | Canon |
| 8 | The Oath of Pain | Canon |
| 9 | Kakashi: Sharingan Warrior! | Canon |
| 10 | The Forest of Chakra | Canon |
| 11 | The Land Where a Hero Once Lived | Canon |
| 12 | Battle on the Bridge! Zabuza Returns! | Canon |
| 13 | Haku's Secret Jutsu: Crystal Ice Mirrors | Canon |
| 14 | The Number One Hyperactive, Knucklehead Ninja Joins the Fight! | Canon |
| 15 | Zero Visibility: The Sharingan Shatters | Canon |
| 16 | The Broken Seal | Canon |
| 17 | White Past: Hidden Ambition | Canon |
| 18 | The Weapons Known as Shinobi | Canon |
| 19 | The Demon in the Snow | Canon |
| 20 | A New Chapter Begins: The Chunin Exam! | Canon |
| 21 | Identify Yourself: Powerful New Rivals | Canon |
| 22 | Chunin Challenge: Rock Lee vs. Sasuke! | Canon |
| 23 | Genin Takedown! All Nine Rookies Face Off! | Canon |
| 24 | Start Your Engines: The Chunin Exam Begins! | Canon |
| 25 | The Tenth Question: All or Nothing! | Canon |
| 26 | Special Report: Live from the Forest of Death! | Filler |
| 27 | The Chunin Exam Stage 2: The Forest of Death | Canon |
| 28 | Eat or be Eaten: Panic in the Forest | Canon |
| 29 | Naruto's Counterattack: Never Give In! | Canon |
| 30 | The Sharingan Revived: Dragon-Flame Jutsu! | Canon |
| 31 | Bushy Brow's Pledge: Undying Love and Protection! | Canon |
| 32 | Sakura Blossoms! | Canon |
| 33 | Battle Formation: Ino-Shika-Cho! | Canon |
| 34 | Akamaru Trembles: Gaara's Cruel Strength! | Canon |
| 35 | The Scroll's Secret: No Peeking Allowed | Canon |
| 36 | Clone vs. Clone: Mine are Better than Yours! | Canon |
| 37 | Surviving the Cut! The Rookie Nine Together Again! | Canon |
| 38 | Narrowing the Field: Sudden Death Elimination! | Canon |
| 39 | Bushy Brow's Jealousy: Lions Barrage Unleashed! | Canon |
| 40 | Kakashi and Orochimaru: Face-to-Face! | Canon |
| 41 | Kunoichi Rumble: The Rivals Get Serious! | Canon |
| 42 | The Ultimate Battle: Cha! | Canon |
| 43 | Killer Kunoichi and a Shaky Shikamaru | Canon |
| 44 | Akamaru Unleashed! Who's Top Dog Now? | Canon |
| 45 | Surprise Attack! Naruto's Secret Weapon! | Canon |
| 46 | Byakugan Battle: Hinata Grows Bold! | Canon |
| 47 | A Failure Stands Tall! | Canon |
| 48 | Gaara vs. Rock Lee: The Power of Youth Explodes! | Canon |
| 49 | Lee's Hidden Strength: Forbidden Secret Jutsu! | Canon |
| 50 | The Fifth Gate: A Splendid Ninja is Born | Canon |
| 51 | A Shadow in Darkness: Danger Approaches Sasuke | Canon |
| 52 | Ebisu Returns: Naruto's Toughest Training Yet! | Mixed |
| 53 | Long Time No See: Jiraiya Returns! | Canon |
| 54 | The Summoning Jutsu: Wisdom of the Toad Sage! | Canon |
| 55 | A Feeling of Yearning, A Flower Full of Hope | Canon |
| 56 | Live or Die: Risk it All to Win it All! | Canon |
| 57 | He Flies! He Jumps! He Lurks! Chief Toad Appears! | Canon |
| 58 | Hospital Besieged: The Evil Hand Revealed! | Canon |
| 59 | The Final Rounds: Rush to the Battle Arena! | Mixed |
| 60 | Byakugan vs. Shadow Clone | Canon |
| 61 | Ultimate Defense: Zero Blind Spot! | Canon |
| 62 | A Failure's True Power | Canon |
| 63 | Hit it or Quit it: The Final Rounds Get Complicated! | Canon |
| 64 | Zero Motivation: The Guy with Cloud Envy! | Canon |
| 65 | Dancing Leaf, Squirming Sand | Canon |
| 66 | Bushy Brow's Jutsu: Sasuke Style! | Canon |
| 67 | Late for the Show, But Ready to Go! The Ultimate Secret Technique Is Born! | Canon |
| 68 | Zero Hour! The Destruction of the Hidden Leaf Village Begins! | Canon |
| 69 | Village in Distress: A New A-Ranked Mission! | Canon |
| 70 | A Shirker's Call to Action: A Layabout No More! | Canon |
| 71 | An Unrivaled Match: Hokage Battle Royale! | Canon |
| 72 | A Mistake from the Past: A Face Revealed! | Canon |
| 73 | Forbidden Secret Technique: Reaper Death Seal! | Canon |
| 74 | Astonishing Truth! Gaara's Identity Emerges! | Canon |
| 75 | Sasuke's Decision: Pushed to the Edge! | Canon |
| 76 | Assassin of the Moonlit Night | Canon |
| 77 | Light vs. Dark: The Two Faces of Gaara | Canon |
| 78 | Naruto's Ninja Handbook | Canon |
| 79 | Beyond the Limit of Darkness and Light | Canon |
| 80 | The Third Hokage, Forever... | Canon |
| 81 | Return of the Morning Mist | Canon |
| 82 | Eye to Eye: Sharingan vs. Sharingan! | Canon |
| 83 | Jiraiya: Naruto's Potential Disaster! | Canon |
| 84 | Roar, Chidori! Brother vs. Brother! | Canon |
| 85 | Hate Among the Uchihas: The Last of the Clan! | Canon |
| 86 | A New Training Begins: I Will Be Strong! | Canon |
| 87 | Keep on Training: Pop Goes the Water Balloon! | Canon |
| 88 | Focal Point: The Mark of the Leaf | Canon |
| 89 | An Impossible Choice: The Pain Within Tsunade's Heart | Canon |
| 90 | Unforgivable! A Total Lack of Respect! | Canon |
| 91 | Inheritence! The Necklace of Death! | Canon |
| 92 | A Dubious Offer! Tsunade's Choice! | Canon |
| 93 | Breakdown! The Deal is Off! | Canon |
| 94 | Attack! Fury of the Rasengan! | Canon |
| 95 | The Fifth Hokage! A Life on the Line! | Canon |
| 96 | Deadlock! Sannin Showdown! | Canon |
| 97 | Kidnapped! Naruto's Hot Spring Adventure! | Filler |
| 98 | Tsunade's Warning: Ninja No More! | Canon |
| 99 | The Will of Fire Still Burns! | Review |
| 100 | Sensei and Student: The Bond of the Shinobi | Canon |
| 101 | Gotta See! Gotta Know! Kakashi-Sensei's True Face! | Filler |
| 102 | Mission: Help an Old Friend in the Land of Tea | Filler |
| 103 | The Race is on! Trouble on the High Seas! | Filler |
| 104 | Run Idate Run! Nagi Island Awaits! | Filler |
| 105 | A Fierce Battle of Rolling Thunder! | Filler |
| 106 | The Last Leg: A Final Act of Desperation | Filler |
| 107 | The Battle Begins: Naruto vs. Sasuke | Canon |
| 108 | Bitter Rivals and Broken Bonds | Canon |
| 109 | An Invitation from the Sound | Canon |
| 110 | Formation! The Sasuke Retrieval Squad | Canon |
| 111 | Sound vs. Leaf | Canon |
| 112 | Squad Mutiny: Everything Falls Apart! | Canon |
| 113 | Full Throttle Power! Choji, Ablaze! | Canon |
| 114 | Good-bye Old Friend...! I'll Always Believe in You! | Canon |
| 115 | Your Opponent Is Me! | Canon |
| 116 | 360 Degrees of Vision: The Byakugan's Blind Spot | Canon |
| 117 | Losing Is Not an Option! | Canon |
| 118 | The Vessel Arrives Too Late | Canon |
| 119 | Miscalculation: A New Enemy Appears! | Canon |
| 120 | Roar and Howl! The Ultimate Tag Team | Canon |
| 121 | To Each His Own Battle | Canon |
| 122 | Fakeout: Shikamaru's Comeback! | Canon |
| 123 | The Leaf's Handsome Devil! | Canon |
| 124 | The Beast Within | Canon |
| 125 | The Sand Shinobi: Allies of the Leaf | Canon |
| 126 | Showdown: Gaara vs. Kimimaro! | Canon |
| 127 | Vengeful Strike! The Bracken Dance | Canon |
| 128 | A Cry on Deaf Ears | Canon |
| 129 | Brothers: Distance Among the Uchiha | Canon |
| 130 | Father and Son, the Broken Crest | Canon |
| 131 | The Secrets of the Mangekyo Sharingan! | Canon |
| 132 | For a Friend | Canon |
| 133 | A Plea from a Friend | Canon |
| 134 | The End of Tears | Canon |
| 135 | The Promise That Could Not Be Kept | Canon |
| 136 | Deep Cover!? A Super S-Ranked Mission! | Filler |
| 137 | A Town of Outlaws, the Shadow of the Fuma Clan | Filler |
| 138 | Pure Betrayal, and a Fleeting Plea! | Filler |
| 139 | Pure Terror! The House of Orochimaru | Filler |
| 140 | Two Heartbeats: Kabuto's Trap | Filler |
| 141 | Sakura's Determination | Canon |
| 142 | The Three Villains from the Maximum Security Prison | Review |
| 143 | Tonton! I'm Counting on You! | Filler |
| 144 | A New Squad! Two People and a Dog?! | Filler |
| 145 | A New Formation: Ino-Shika-Cho! | Filler |
| 146 | Orochimaru's Shadow | Filler |
| 147 | A Clash of Fate: You Can't Bring Me Down | Filler |
| 148 | Search for the Rare Bikochu Beetle | Filler |
| 149 | What's the Difference? Don't All Insects Look Alike? | Filler |
| 150 | A Battle of Bugs: The Deceivers and the Deceived | Filler |
| 151 | Blaze Away Byakugan: This Is My Ninja Way | Filler |
| 152 | Funeral March for the Living | Filler |
| 153 | A Lesson Learned: The Iron Fist of Love | Filler |
| 154 | The Enemy of the Byakugan | Filler |
| 155 | The Dark Creeping Clouds | Filler |
| 156 | Raiga's Counterattack | Filler |
| 157 | Run! The Curry of Life | Filler |
| 158 | Follow My Lead! The Great Survival Challenge | Filler |
| 159 | Bounty Hunter from the Wilderness | Filler |
| 160 | Hunt or Be Hunted?! Showdown at the O.K. Temple! | Filler |
| 161 | The Appearance of Strange Visitors | Filler |
| 162 | The Cursed Warrior | Filler |
| 163 | The Tactician's Intent | Filler |
| 164 | Too Late for Help | Filler |
| 165 | The Death of Naruto | Filler |
| 166 | When Time Stands Still | Filler |
| 167 | When Egrets Flap Their Wings | Filler |
| 168 | Mix It, Stretch It, Boil It Up! Burn, Copper Pot, Burn! | Filler |
| 169 | Remembrance: The Lost Page | Filler |
| 170 | The Closed Door | Filler |
| 171 | Infiltration: The Set-Up! | Filler |
| 172 | Despair: A Fractured Heart | Filler |
| 173 | The Battle at Sea: The Power Unleashed! | Filler |
| 174 | Impossible! Celebrity Ninja Art - Money Style Jutsu! | Filler |
| 175 | The Treasure Hunt Is On! | Filler |
| 176 | Run, Dodge, Zigzag! Chase or Be Chased! | Filler |
| 177 | Please, Mr. Postman! | Filler |
| 178 | Encounter! The Boy with a Star's Name | Filler |
| 179 | The Remembered Lullaby | Filler |
| 180 | Hidden Jutsu: The Price of the Ninja Art: Kujaku | Filler |
| 181 | Hoshikage, The Buried Truth | Filler |
| 182 | Reunion, The Remaining Time | Filler |
| 183 | The Star's Radiance | Filler |
| 184 | Kiba's Long Day! | Filler |
| 185 | A Legend from the Hidden Leaf: The Onbaa! | Filler |
| 186 | Laughing Shino | Filler |
| 187 | Open for Business! The Leaf Moving Service | Filler |
| 188 | Mystery of the Targeted Merchants | Filler |
| 189 | A Limitless Supply of Ninja Tools | Filler |
| 190 | The Byakugan Sees the Blind Spot | Filler |
| 191 | Forecast: Death! Cloudy with Chance of Sun | Filler |
| 192 | Ino Screams! Chubby Paradise! | Filler |
| 193 | Viva Dojo Challenge! Youth Is All About Passion! | Filler |
| 194 | The Mysterious Curse of the Haunted Castle | Filler |
| 195 | The Third Super-Beast! | Filler |
| 196 | Hot-Blooded Confrontation: Student vs. Sensei | Filler |
| 197 | Crisis! The Hidden Leaf 11 Gather! | Filler |
| 198 | The ANBU Gives Up? Naruto's Recollection | Filler |
| 199 | The Missed Target | Filler |
| 200 | The Powerful Helper | Filler |
| 201 | Multiple Traps! Countdown to Destruction | Filler |
| 202 | The Top 5 Ninja Battles | Filler |
| 203 | Kurenai's Decision, Squad 8 Left Behind | Filler |
| 204 | Yakumo's Sealed Ability | Filler |
| 205 | Kurenai's Top-Secret Mission: The Promise with the Third Hokage | Filler |
| 206 | Genjutsu or Reality? | Filler |
| 207 | The Supposed Sealed Ability | Filler |
| 208 | The Weight of the Prized Artifact! | Filler |
| 209 | The Enemy: Ninja Dropouts | Filler |
| 210 | The Bewildering Forest | Filler |
| 211 | Memory of Flames | Filler |
| 212 | To Each His Own Path | Filler |
| 213 | Vanished Memories | Filler |
| 214 | Bringing Back Reality | Filler |
| 215 | A Past to Be Erased | Filler |
| 216 | The Targeted Shukaku | Filler |
| 217 | Sand Alliance With The Leaf Shinobi | Filler |
| 218 | The Counterattack! | Filler |
| 219 | The Ultimate Weapon Reborn | Filler |
| 220 | Departure | Mixed |
Crunchyroll and Netflix episode numbers
- This guide uses continuous episode numbers from 1 to 220. Streaming services may group seasons differently by region; match the episode title and Japanese air date when numbers differ.
- Some services, including Netflix in some regions, split Naruto into seasons. Match by episode title if the numbers look different.
- Naruto Shippuden starts its own numbering again at episode 1. See our Naruto Shippuden filler list for that part.
Naruto filler FAQ
How many filler episodes are in Naruto?
Naruto has 90 filler episodes out of 220 (40.9%). Another 3 episodes are mixed (manga plus other adapted or original material). Skipping the filler saves about 35 hours.
Which Naruto episodes are filler?
The filler episodes are 26, 97, 101-106, 136-140, 143-219.
How long does it take to watch Naruto without filler?
About 50 hours, compared with about 84 hours for all 220 episodes (at 23 minutes per episode).
Where should I stop watching Naruto before Shippuden?
After episode 135, use the watch order above to keep every manga, mixed and unresolved episode before continuing with Naruto Shippuden episode 1. Keep episode 220 for Naruto's departure.
Is the Naruto filler worth watching?
Mostly no. A few episodes are fun, like 101 (Kakashi's face), but none of them matter for the main story.
How we label episodes, and our sources
Our working labels combine Fandom chapter mappings, Wikipedia episode information and cited reviews. Two anime-original checks support a filler label unless a review identifies adapted material. Mixed means a reviewed combination of manga and other material, not simply a disagreement between sources. Official novel adaptations are anime canon. Missing or conflicting evidence is marked Needs review and stays in the watch order. These labels can change as evidence improves. Arc verdicts and picks are our opinions.
- TVmaze episode data (CC BY-SA).
- Narutopedia episode list (CC BY-SA).
- Japanese Wikipedia episode list (CC BY-SA).
We combine episode facts, normalize numbering and add our own classifications. Adapted episode data and tables are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. See credits and modifications.
Reviewed episode labels
- Episode 52: Ebisu's chakra lesson and the hot-spring water walking from chapter 90, plus an anime-original chase. Japanese Wikipedia marks the title anime-original, so the manga part is a short section. Source 1Source 2Source 3
- Episode 59: Naruto meets Hinata and arrives at the stadium (chapter 98); most other scenes are anime-only. Source 1Source 2Source 3
- Episode 220: Combines the anime-original Seimei conclusion with the departure from manga chapter 238. Source 1
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