Episode 161 : The Appearance of Strange Visitors.

Gosunkugi Capture Mission ( Episodes 159-160 ) - Naruto, Kiba and Hinata help a bounty hunter named Sazanami clear his name of a crime he did not commit.

Episode 158 : Follow My Lead! The Great Survival Challenge.

Kurosuki Family Removal Mission ( Episodes 152-157 ) - Naruto teams up with Team Guy to deal with the Kurosuki family.

Bikōchū Search Mission ( Episodes 148-151 ) - Naruto and his friends from Team 8 search for a bikōchū beetle which they hope with lead them to Sasuke.

The plot revolves around Naruto helping Iruka catch him.

Mizuki Tracking Mission ( Episodes 142-147 ) - In this Arc, we see the return of Naruto’s first villain.

Land of Rice Fields Investigation Mission ( Episodes 136-141 ) - While on the hunt for Orochimaru’s whereabout, Naruto, Sakura, and Jiraiya encounter the Fūma clan.

Land of Tea Escort Mission ( Episodes 102-106 ) - In this filler arc, Naruto and his teammates go to the Land of Tea to help Idate Morino win a race.

Here come the filler arcs! Skip all of these:

Episode 97 : Kidnapped! Naruto's Hot Spring Adventure!.

Episode 26 : Special Report: Live from the Forest of Death!.In our no-filler guide we have included a short synopsis of each filler arc, so if any of them sound interesting to you, give them a try, you might just enjoy them! But once you know what to skip, you’ll be on the right track to enjoying one of “the big three” anime of our generation. However a huge chunk of this series is filled with filler episodes that add nothing to the story whatsoever.

The original Naruto anime focuses on the young days of the titular character from him becoming a ninja to his iconic battle with his rival Sasuke. And considering that there are 720 episodes in total, that is a hell of a lot of filler! But fear not, as this post was made especially for all you purists out there who want to watch just what’s canon and none that’s filler. The main one being that both the original anime and it’s sequel(titled Shippuden) have more than 43% filler. It’s based on the manga of the same name made by mangaka Masashi Kishimoto.Īlthough a fan-favorite however, the Naruto anime adaptation is not without its shortcomings. I’d even go as far as saying that it’s probably the second most popular anime after Dragonball, outside of Japan. Naruto is a series that was a lot of people’s first interaction with the medium that is anime, especially in the west.

All original naruto episodes