How to watch Naruto in order: Naruto, Shippuden, Boruto, the movies and the filler to skip

How many episodes of Naruto are there?

1,013 TV episodes across three series, plus 11 films. Naruto ran 220 episodes from October 2002 to February 2007, Naruto Shippuden ran 500 from February 2007 to March 2017, and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ran 293 from April 2017 to March 2023 ^{ANN, Anime Filler List}. Crunchyroll's beginner's guide gives the same order: Naruto, then Shippuden, "which takes place two and a half years after Naruto", then Boruto ^Crunchyroll.

Naruto filler list: the episodes you can skip

The counts are from Anime Filler List, which most guides rely on ^{Naruto, Shippuden, Boruto}. "Mixed" episodes combine manga chapters with new scenes, so don't skip them.

The famous "skip from 136" block in the first series is 82 filler episodes plus three mixed ones (141, 142 and 220). Watch episode 220: it ends with Naruto leaving to train with Jiraiya, which leads straight into Shippuden ^{Anime Filler List, Wikipedia}.

Boruto is a special case. Anime Filler List counts only 28 Boruto episodes as filler but labels another 179 as "anime canon": original stories that don't come from the manga. Crunchyroll's arc guide marks many of those as filler too, so if you want the manga story only, expect to skip much more of Boruto ^{Anime Filler List, Crunchyroll arc guide}.

Naruto movies in order

Eleven films, by Japanese release date. The episode slots come from each film's Wikipedia article.

Only The Last and Boruto: Naruto the Movie are part of the main story. Kishimoto worked on Road to Ninja's plot and character designs, but it takes place in an illusion world, and the other eight films are anime-original ^{Wikipedia: Road to Ninja, The Last}.

Where does The Last: Naruto the Movie fit?

After Shippuden episode 493 ^Wikipedia. Anime News Network says the film is "set two years after the end of the manga", and that Kishimoto approved its story ^ANN. Shippuden's last arc, episodes 494 to 500, leads up to Naruto and Hinata's wedding, which comes after the film ^Wikipedia. The film came out in December 2014, more than two years before those episodes aired, so you can watch it either at episode 493 or after Shippuden ends.

Where the anime stops in the manga

Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto ran for 700 chapters in 72 volumes, from 1999 to 2014 ^Wikipedia. The first anime series is based on Part I, the first 27 volumes ^{Wikipedia episode list}. Volume 27 closes with chapters 239 to 244, the Kakashi Chronicles side story, which Shippuden animated later as episodes 119 and 120 ^{Wikipedia: Part I chapters, Shippuden season 6}. Shippuden adapts Part II, chapters 245 to 700 in volumes 28 to 72. Its first episode, "Homecoming", shares its title with chapter 245, and episode 479 takes its title from chapter 700, the last chapter ^{Wikipedia: Naruto volumes, Shippuden season 1, season 21}.

The Boruto anime ends partway through the manga's Code arc. Its last episode, 293, aired on March 26, 2023; volume 17 ends with chapter 67, and ComicBook.com says the episode also used parts of chapters 68 and 70 ^{Wikipedia chapter list, ComicBook.com}. To keep going, start at volume 18, chapter 68 ^VIZ, and read to the end of part one at chapter 80 in volume 20. The story continues in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, which has 38 chapters as of October 25, 2026, six volumes in English and nine in Japan ^{VIZ, Shueisha volume 9 listing, Wikipedia}.

Is there more Naruto anime coming?

• NARUTO×NINKŪ: a four-episode crossover with Koji Kiriyama's Ninku, announced at New York Comic Con on October 10, 2026. Team 7 is sent into another world on a mission from Kakashi. It has no air date or platform yet ^{official site, ANN}.
• The 20th anniversary episodes: four new episodes set for September 3, 2023 were postponed on August 29, five days before, "to further improve their quality". They haven't aired. ANN says it is "currently unclear" whether NARUTO×NINKŪ is that project ^{ANN, 2023, ANN, 2026}.
• Boruto part two: production of the second part of the Boruto anime was announced on March 9, 2023, when the first part ended. As of October 25, 2026, there's no title or date ^{official site}.

Where to watch Naruto

• US: Crunchyroll and Hulu carry Naruto, Shippuden and Boruto (JustWatch: Naruto, Shippuden, Boruto, checked October 25, 2026).
• UK: BBC iPlayer has all 220 Naruto episodes and all 500 Shippuden episodes, plus 66 of the 293 Boruto episodes ^{BBC: Naruto, Shippuden, Boruto}. On iPlayer, Naruto and Boruto stream in the English dub ^{ANN, AnimeBlurayUK}. Crunchyroll also has all three series in the UK ^{JustWatch UK}.

How long does it take to watch Naruto?

Naruto, Shippuden, Boruto and the two main-story films come to about 397 hours at 23 to 24 minutes an episode. Cut the episodes Anime Filler List marks as filler and you're down to about 273 hours.

Naruto questions

What order do you watch Naruto in?

Naruto (220 episodes), then Naruto Shippuden (500), then The Last: Naruto the Movie, Boruto: Naruto the Movie and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (293). That's about 397 hours, or about 273 if you skip the filler.

How many episodes of Naruto are there?

Naruto has 220 episodes, Naruto Shippuden has 500 and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations has 293, so 1,013 TV episodes in all, plus 11 films.

When do you watch The Last: Naruto the Movie?

After Naruto Shippuden episode 493, or after the whole series. The film is part of the main story: Kishimoto approved it, and Shippuden's episodes 494 to 500 lead up to the wedding that follows it.

Do you have to watch the Naruto movies?

Only The Last and Boruto: Naruto the Movie belong to the main story, and the Boruto TV series retells the Boruto film. The other nine films are side stories you can skip.

Is there new Naruto anime coming?

Yes. A four-episode crossover, NARUTO×NINKŪ, was announced on October 10, 2026, and a second part of the Boruto anime was announced in March 2023. As of October 25, 2026, neither has a date.